To anyone taking French, I recommend these two books :
Easy French Reader by R. de Roussy de Sales
Mastering French Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach by Wolfgang Fischer and Anne-Marier Le Plouhinec
They should not be hard to find, most booksellers should have them, especially if you search online.
They are great for practicing reading and building vocabulary or writing flashcards!
-Apollo
February 6, 2008
Super Bowl 42 Replay
For those who have NFL Network, they are doing a replay of Super Bowl 42 tonight at 6:30pm (8:30 ET).
If you didn't see it Sunday, and have NFL Network, try to get a chance tonight. It was a great one. The NFL Network replays are usually pretty good, and cut out unnecessary time from the showing, such as the halftime show.
-Apollo
If you didn't see it Sunday, and have NFL Network, try to get a chance tonight. It was a great one. The NFL Network replays are usually pretty good, and cut out unnecessary time from the showing, such as the halftime show.
-Apollo
Super Tuesday wrap-up
Last night we recieved all the results from "Super Tuesday", and it was an interesting evening.
The race remains, but McCain merely confirmed what all the polls were saying.
Of all the speeches, Obama's was the longest and perhaps the most inspirational, but I found it lacked substance. It was nice what he wanted to do: I even wanted to do many of those things, but he did not explain how he intended to do so. That is, it's fine to want to unite people, but tell us how, because otherwise I think Obama will run into the same problems: party lines, disagreement, etc. Obama just isn't extremely clear and it seems like he is already trying to appease the general electorate.
That is what happens every election. In the primaries, candidates want the left/right to like them. In the general election, they worry more about the middle, since the far left/right has no other choice, anyway.
McCain's speech was shorter but also very good. Unlike Obama, he talked with a little more substance. Romney sounded a little mean, especially with how he started the speech. He realizes that it will take a lot to beat McCain, and he's not likely to get enough votes to overcome him. I think he would have done better.
I didn't see Huckabee or Clinton speak.
But it's interesting to examine the vice-presidental situation on the Republican side, given nothing major happens (the Democratic side is still close to discuss). There are two groups of thought on this: one suggests that McCain should choose a very moderate or even slightly liberal (on the theory that conservatives see it as the lesser of two evils). The other suggests that McCain choose a moderate to strong conservative.
Both have valid points. I would not at all rule out Romney and Huckabee as candidates for McCain's running mate. Huckabee seems like slightly more likely due to the good will between McCain and Huckabee as Huckabee has been helping McCain by taking votes away from Romney. Also, McCain was careful to congratulate Huckabee quickly and strongly BEFORE Romney during his speech. It's hard to say, but does this mean anything?
The right is looking at the polls right now, and sees that only McCain has a shot at beating Obama or Clinton in the general electron, hence why so many are now backing McCain even if they think he is not the perfect conservative. McCain does address this in his ads, however: he is tired of people not calling him conservative because of several more liberal positions, such as his amnesty stance of immigration.
-Apollo
The race remains, but McCain merely confirmed what all the polls were saying.
Of all the speeches, Obama's was the longest and perhaps the most inspirational, but I found it lacked substance. It was nice what he wanted to do: I even wanted to do many of those things, but he did not explain how he intended to do so. That is, it's fine to want to unite people, but tell us how, because otherwise I think Obama will run into the same problems: party lines, disagreement, etc. Obama just isn't extremely clear and it seems like he is already trying to appease the general electorate.
That is what happens every election. In the primaries, candidates want the left/right to like them. In the general election, they worry more about the middle, since the far left/right has no other choice, anyway.
McCain's speech was shorter but also very good. Unlike Obama, he talked with a little more substance. Romney sounded a little mean, especially with how he started the speech. He realizes that it will take a lot to beat McCain, and he's not likely to get enough votes to overcome him. I think he would have done better.
I didn't see Huckabee or Clinton speak.
But it's interesting to examine the vice-presidental situation on the Republican side, given nothing major happens (the Democratic side is still close to discuss). There are two groups of thought on this: one suggests that McCain should choose a very moderate or even slightly liberal (on the theory that conservatives see it as the lesser of two evils). The other suggests that McCain choose a moderate to strong conservative.
Both have valid points. I would not at all rule out Romney and Huckabee as candidates for McCain's running mate. Huckabee seems like slightly more likely due to the good will between McCain and Huckabee as Huckabee has been helping McCain by taking votes away from Romney. Also, McCain was careful to congratulate Huckabee quickly and strongly BEFORE Romney during his speech. It's hard to say, but does this mean anything?
The right is looking at the polls right now, and sees that only McCain has a shot at beating Obama or Clinton in the general electron, hence why so many are now backing McCain even if they think he is not the perfect conservative. McCain does address this in his ads, however: he is tired of people not calling him conservative because of several more liberal positions, such as his amnesty stance of immigration.
-Apollo
Get Published!
I'd like to point everyone to the right side of the blog. You will see a link called 'Get Published! Create Zine!'. Please take a look, it's a great opportunity and should be a great publication.
-Apollo
-Apollo
February 2, 2008
food is...
food is delicoius here! the chef was a perfect speaker and everyone could hear her perfectly. she was entertaining too! she cracked a few jokes here and there and let us smell some delicious things. like chili paste, oregeno, and basil. basil smell really good! they should make a perfume out of it! haha just kidding. overall, the class was excellent. i learned how to make potstickers, cheese fondue, and bruschetta (broosketta) i had fun and i hoope to come back again for the same experience!
Internat'l Food Fun!!!
This event was one of the best ever!! We actually got to do stuff to make the food. We had Fondue, bruschetta and pot stickers. All you people you didn't come are crazy!!! ; )
February 1, 2008
3 Frogs
I had to show you all the three frogs that sit outside my office.3frog (Queen of Collections)
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