school gets in the way of my learning

I skipped part of one class and all of another to go see this lecture/panel type thing at the Kennedy Center. They were discussing what changes in the presidency will occur, that type of thing. I was pleasantly surprised that they were pretty unbiased concerning partisanship, which was refreshing at this school. I think one of the most irritating things is how narrow-minded and.. just... I can't think of the word. But people just use the most emotionally-triggering words that don't really say anything. Like socialist, communist. Do they really know what they're saying? What they're even talking about? I highly doubt it. But one person says it and they all chime in without actually thinking about what they're saying. It's so irritating! People. People are just irritating. Ok ok, people can be irritating.

They talked a lot about how President Obama has a lot of goodwill already, not just with the American public, but internationally, which will help him be successful. And how he's good at selling his issues and policies to people, which will also help him internationally. But how campaigning is a lot different from actually being in office. And obviously inheriting two wars, an economic crisis, and a whole lot of other problems will be difficult to manage. I wish him the best and hope the 46% will do the same.

In other news, I have never seen so much rain in Provo! It's rather nice. It really does feel like back home, the gray drearyness that I miss so much. I know, I shouldn't miss it at all. But I do, mostly because it triggers memories of walking to class in high school, heck just living there and living in that weather all the time. It's the memories I miss, not the grayness exactly. No ve?

I guess I should take advantage of this downtime to do homework.