BLAHBLAHBLAH LIGHT RAIL

You know public transportation is suffering when they have to make a song about the light rail.

http://www.valleymetro.org/notes/topic/ridelrebn/

I'm gonna write my own song about the valley metro. Here it goes.

Valley Fever Metro

Parking in Phoenix is horrible,
The theft in Tempe is bad,
There's scary people in Mesa,
But I still drive my car instead.

Because the Light Rail's a waste of state money,
There's really not much it can do,
"The Light Rail decreases CO2 emissions,"
Yeah, can I get a big "Whoop-Dee-Do"?

Now I'm just as green as the next guy,
But does any of this really make sense?
Arizonan's like their suburbans,
We won't change at Ol' Burb's expense.

Valley Metro just isn't for you and me,

Because it carries all types of disease.

Watch out for where you place your body,

you just might walk out with fleas.

So next time you're thinking of going downtown,

Stop and think at what cost,

You might find yourself leaving

Without a wallet or purse that is "lost"

the end.

Time to Move On

Today I wore a V neck t shirt and cut off shorts to school. Today I was hot after riding my scooter back to the Institute Building. Today it was 89 degrees. TODAY IS NOVEMBER STINKIN' 5TH!!! So I lean my head back and yell into the unfeeling Arizona sky, asking, "WHERE IS FALL?!!!??"

I love Arizona. I love the people, I love the atmosphere, there's diversity throughout the regions, it's relatively safe from natural disasters, and all my family is here. It's great. But man. It is just so darn hot. All the time. This is my favorite time of year. I love the fall, I love feeling the crisp fall feeling, the colors, it's just amazing what it does for your soul. I love the baking, the cleaning, the decorating the stress mixed with the relief when everything turns out like it should. But I feel like I'm being robbed. It's been summer for a good 9 months now. I'm ready to put on some long sleeved shirts, turn into a rudolph on my way to class, walk into a house with a fire burning and hot chocolate on the stove. I'm ready to have 3 blankets on my bed and not leave the fan on all night. I want to see the trees change colors in October, not January. Everything about the seasons here is so anticlimactic. Winter and spring don't exist. Summer lasts 9-10 months out of the year, and fall begins in January and ends in February. What in the world. It could be worse, I know. But part of the human experience is being a part of this amazing system of seasons that we have. And I think living in Arizona robs that from us sometimes. And so, here's to hoping that things start taking a cold turn sometime soon. Here's to hoping Thanksgiving isn't cut off's and V neck weather. Here's to hoping we have a chilly Christmas. Here's to hoping that Arizona lets go of summer and turns to winter. Out with the old, in with the new. Amen.

Vanished

The unthinkable has happened.

I... deactivated my facebook account.

SUPER GASP!!!!??!!? And I feel like I don't exist anymore. People won't be able to get a hold of me, I'll be a social outcast forever!! AHG WHAT HAVE I DONE!?!?

I keep thinking of things I'd like to put as my status, but now I can't. Weird. So you may see a bunch of "status-like" blog posts. Just so I can get them out of my system. Coping methods. Agh.