Food Issues

I feel like I have a health problem. Every time I leave school and eat real food, my stomach rebels. A few days later, I get used to it, then go back to school, and have MORE stomach problems.

This makes me angry. I realize that Bon Apetit (our school's food supplier) probably uses fake food, which my body gets used to. The same thing happened to me when I got back from El Salvador, although it lasted for almost a month before they put me on the BRAT diet (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast).

But I feel like this shouldn't be happening. Perhaps I should protest against GCC's food?

Has this ever happened to you?

Overpopulation

Well, my last few entries have been very lighthearted, talking about bathrooms and snow boots. In this post, I am going to talk about something that I have heard a lot abot, overpopulation.

The first time I'd really even thought about overpopulation was last weekend. I attended the Students for Life of America Conference in DC, and they had an interesting view. They stated that the Pro-Choice movement had invented the myth of overpopulation as a way to encourage mothers to have abortions. Now, having never heard that before, I was very skeptical.

Later, I was reading a book called America Alone, written by Mark Steyn. In it, he basically claims that Europeans need to have more kids, because Muslim nations are 'out-breeding' us. Unfortunately, Steyn never cites his sources, which always makes me a little skeptical.

Now, I do believe that some of his statistics are correct. While people used to have tons of kids, they are now waiting until later in life to do so, leading to fewer children. In doing so, there is going to be a lot more elderly people than younger people--which is a problem.

However, in going to Grove City, I have only seen the conservative part of this argument--and it is fair to say that "America Alone" is brainwashing me.

I don't know. What do you think?

Shoes...

I don't know if it's like this wherever you are, but the weather is TERRIBLE here. It rained this morning, then this afternoon all of the rain froze on the sidewalks, and it started snowing. It's pretty bad.

My friends and I were discussing footwear this morning. For some reason, it takes me a good three weeks to break in a pair of shoes. It's crazy. Clogs are the worst, because they are just so easy to walk out of.

Well, because of this discussion, I started noticing people's footwear today. And I noticed one thing: Rain Boots.

Honestly? Rain boots?! Those things have no insulation, wouldn't your feet be freezing? And yes, some of the patterns and such are cute, but most of them are simply eyesores. But there is a huge FAD when it comes to rain boots.

Personally, I'm not a fan. If it's snowing--wear snow boots.

Gross or not?

Today I am choosing to blog about something that is very close to my heart. Community Bathrooms. How do I feel about them? Why do I feel that way?

Well, here are the good things about community bathrooms: You don't have to clean them, you don't have to buy toilet paper, and you get to laugh at your friends' hair at 8 a.m.

But the problem, is they smell. They smell so bad. Late in the day, when the trash hasn't been taken out of the stalls in a while, the smell is overpowering. I gag when I go in the bathroom.

And the hair! There is hair everywhere, of all different colors. It's in the sinks, in the showers, on the floors! And sometimes, you crawl out of bed at 7, simply to have to wait in line to take a shower! It's outrageous.

But honestly, I've had some good times in that bathroom. During finals, we had dance parties in there. I am currently planning a giant game of telephone for the bathroom. We wouldn't be able to do things like that unless we had a community bathroom.

So is it worth it? I haven't quite decided yet.

Welcome!

Well, hello, everyone!

If I know you, which I hope I do, welcome to my blog. I have a couple of other blogs, which I have been horrible at updating. The first one is called "Made New," and focuses on my faith. The second is called "Life Advocate," which focuses on my pro-life views--and I just started that one not long ago. If you look on the sidebar, you will see links to these blogs.

Why did I want to get a blog? That's a good question, and one I cannot truly answer. I suppose I wanted to get my feelings out by writing about them. I have discovered that I am truly passionate about a lot of issues, and I want others to know WHY I am passionate about them. Why do I go on missions? Why do I love Christ? Why should everyone go to Grove City College? Why should everyone watch my favorite movie? Things like that, that I would normally forget to talk about.

So, dear reader, I will begin my blogging career by asking what you want to hear about. What do you want to know my opinion on? What do you want me to write about during class...I mean, after class...oh boy.