The Stresses We Create for Ourselves

For the past few months, I've been thinking only of college-related things.

Will I get into my number one? Will my SAT/ACT scores be high enough to even impress my top college choices?

Truth be told, it's all sickening. It brings with it panick and fear, and it's not something I should be this worried about. I should definately be academically preparing myself for college, which I believe I have during my high school career. I'm not taking SATs until April or May, and ACTs are in June. So, if I'm going to worry, I should at least wait awhile.

I of course still want desperately to attend Colby College, but I've also recently expanded my list of top choices. Thanks to College Board, I've received nearly two dozen letters from colleges nationwide - all offering amazing curriculum and extracurricular opportunities. As such, three of my Top 5 colleges were only recently introduced to me. Before that, I had no idea these schools even existed. Now, they seem very appealing,

My top 5 colleges are:

1. Colby College
   Waterville, Maine
   Private, liberal arts
   
   
2. Saint Joseph's College
   Standish, Maine
   Private, liberal arts
   
   
3. Thomas College
   Waterville, Maine
   Private, independent
   
   
4. Western New England College
   Springfield, Massachusetts
   Private, independent
   
   
5. Daniel Webster College
   Nashua, New Hampshire
   Independent
   
   

With any luck, I can get into a few of these. But I've decided to sort of relax about it. After all, I've got until November before the Early Decision applications are due at Colby. As you can probably tell, I want to go to a liberal arts school or some other type of private college. I also just noticed they're all "colleges", not universities. That's coincidental.

The Greatest Story Ever Told

So there's this movie online one of my friends had me watch. Broken into 3 pieces, the movie exmaines religion, 9/11, and the IRS. Somewhere about halfway through the religion section, I abandoned my Christian faith. Is this a permanent revelation? Who knows. All I know is that something about the Christ kool aid doesn't smell right anymore. I've looked into Judaism once again, but then again, that takes a lot of time and committment. I'm not sure if I question the existence of God per se, but I definately have changed my views of the world.

I know the response to this is usually something like, "Well, you fell for what they were saying! How reliable is this source?" To respond, all I can do is ask you to committ yourself for about two hours to watch the movie - the link is at the bottom of this entry.

As far as the 9/11 part goes, I've suspected it was rigged by the government since watching "Loose Change" on youtube. This video just adds to my certainty that the towers were demolished by bombs, not planes. Thousands of lives were taken, and we'll probably never have a clear, concise answer as to why.

And with the IRS, all I can say is that Americans have been saying for a long time that it is unconstitutional. Well, it actually is. Income taxes are illegal, and the government is committing a crime every year. I strongly urge all people to stop filing their income taxes. It's illegal for them to do that, and we need to stop the oppressor before She increases his tyranny against us. By She, I of course mean "Lady Liberty".

Well alright, the video can be viewed at:

http://zeitgeistmovie.com/

Why Democrats Are Just Better

So Tuesday is SUPER TUESDAY in the U.S. If you're a Republican (aside from having no soul), you're picking between McCain, Romney, Huckabee, and Paul. Those are OKAY candidates.

But if you're a Democrat, you are LUCKY this year. With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton both averaging in the mid-40s in polls, it's hard to tell who will win. We have such awesome candidates this year, and the Democrats will take back the White House.

We sort of have no right to complain about the past 8 years. Al Gore and John Kerry... what the hell were we thinking? It's time to get a Democrat elected, and either one of these two powerhouse candidates will do it. Both would make an amazing President, but only one can get elected. I can't make up my mind (although i miss election day by 24 hours). But it'll be an awesome election either way.