Day 265: Asian People

 

September 22nd, 2011Today, my encounter with asian people was reinvigorated with the first day of classes here in my final Fall Quarter at UCSD. Tragic moments prior to this event as I clogged the toilet spilling a ton of toilet waste all over my bathroom. Cleaning it all up was not particularly fun, but as I proceeded my butt all the way over to HSS for my first ever Vietnamese class I realized this was the beginning of the end of my journey here. Tyler was hilarious when he was the only white person in the class and called out by the professor for not being “of heritage”. The teacher hilariously said if you’ve never been exposed to Vietnamese before this class is not for you, but instead recommending using “Rosetta Stone”. The only other white person in the class the teacher said belonged in Intermediate class which made me and Tyler laugh at in the back. The teacher called me out and said I should be in Intermediate but I had a discussion with her after class pleading that I needed the extra help. Combined with the fact that I already bought the non-returnable book, I convinced her to allow me to stay. Shortly afterward, I went to work while starving.

When work was over I visited Geetha and she bought me some pizza at Foodworx before we went to the Sixth College Visibility BBQ. It was false advertising to call it a BBQ when hot dogs were the only things there. I went home afterwards to do some fun Teach for America online activities before watching the Republican Presidential Debate. Ron Paul 2012. YEEE. Gary Johnson <24. Alexis came over to bother me during the debate as I cooked some delicious lasagna, and watched some Big Bang Theory with her afterwards. When all was said and done we got some delicious boba at TeaNMore, where I snapped a picture of a bunch of asians, representing essentially my day. When I got back I got some supplies at Von’s before busing over to Geetha’s place to hang out the rest of the night.

On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, shortly after Lincoln’s inauguration as America’s 16th president, he maintained that the war was about restoring the Union and not about slavery. He avoided issuing an anti-slavery proclamation immediately, despite the urgings of abolitionists and radical Republicans, as well as his personal belief that slavery was morally repugnant. Instead, Lincoln chose to move cautiously until he could gain wide support from the public for such a measure. In July 1862, Lincoln informed his cabinet that he would issue an emancipation proclamation but that it would exempt the so-called border states, which had slaveholders but remained loyal to the Union. His cabinet persuaded him not to make the announcement until after a Union victory. Lincoln’s opportunity came following the Union win at the Battle of Antietam in September 1862. On September 22, the president announced that slaves in areas still in rebellion within 100 days would be free. LINCOLN WAS SUCH A FAKE.

In a political season marked by warfare between Democrats and Republicans, the White House and Congress, haves and have-nots, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has built staunch support among voters who are furious at the federal government — from emo-kids to retirees. Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas), answers a question during Thursday night’s GOP debate in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool) But in Thursday’s debate, as candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry tore into each other, Mr. Paul showed once more that he isn’t particularly upset with, or allied with, anyone. This week, the Texas congressman said he seldom even mentions President Barack Obama, though he’s picking up support from some of Mr. Obama’s disillusioned backers. GOOD STUFF.

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