Change.

I was playing around on my Macbook yesterday. This was the outcome.

There really isn't much to say regarding the actual election beyond the fact that I am extremely proud that this country used their brains this time and voted for a man who will hopefully bring about the change this nation needs. I'm so excited to see what is in store for the United States and hope the last 8 years are burned alive and served cold and spoiled to the Bush Administration.

While I'm soaking up the joyful democratic waves, there is a huge part of me that has been smacked in the face by not only California, but Florida, Arkansas and my own temporary state of Arizona. I don't understand how the people of these states even remotely thought that it was a good idea to take away the rights of homosexuals and no matter how much I search to find answers there is no response that is sufficient enough for someone to vote "no." This country is built on religious freedom and separation between church and state, so its not even the state's right to ban marriage in the first place and I'm pretty sure that if enough people rallied together to propose a ban on Heterosexual marriage, the front page headlines would be relentless in how unjustified it would be to take away the rights of two people who loved each other. Its extremely heartbreaking to know see that the progress the gay community has made throughout the years has been set back a million years, but I'm holding out hope. Hope that not only Obama will stick to his promise of allowing civil unions but that all of these protests in California will do something. Originally, I thought the ban would be passed and everyone would complain and not do anything so its nice to see celebrities and citizens lashing out so vocally.

Okay, thats all for my political rant. Its on to a normal entry. I cannot stand not walking and getting my exercise in the fresh air. I really wish I would've walked passed that guy in the park and didn't stop to play nice and have a conversation with him. I would've still been able to go there and walk around. I've been thinking of just walking around the block a couple of times but that seems more dangerous than trying my luck at the park.

School hasn't been going too good. The first three weeks of school is exactly how everyone described it. You sit in a room for four hours a day and the instructors throw out a shitload of information at you that you're supposed to remember with minimum hands on experience. I bombed the MIDI test because I figured that I knew how MIDI worked so I didn't need to look it over. The test was pure vocabulary and specifics and I knew next to none of it and I also barely passed the test on different microphones, soundwaves, signal flow, etc. I'm retaking both tests and I know I will pass with flying colors but its a bit disappointing that I didn't do too hot on them the first time around. Its great that these instructors are so understanding and treat you like a real person as opposed to my high school where if you failed a test the teacher automatically added you to their death list and didn't even give you another chance to succeed. I love how all of these extra classes are in place and test retake sessions and feel so extremely fortunate to be at this school right now. We start our next cycle of classes on Monday where the concept of live sound is introduced and the concepts of recording (digitally and analog) are expanded. It seems a lot more hands on so I am ready.

Part of the reason I didn't study and bombed the MIDI test is that the time I had to prepare for the test was thrown off by my first week at my job. For the first two weeks I literally received calls daily that I would answer and they would ask if I would cover someone's shift (which is fine to a point, money is a good thing.) I constantly obliged and it definitely took a lot of time away from me that I needed to ensure I did well on it. My cell phone is still harassed more than Sarah Palin will be for the next two years because she didn't know Africa was a continent, but I've implemented a new rule in my life: "Don't pick up the phone unless you want to go into work." The upside to the job is I still like all of my co-workers and last night I bought a $45 hoodie that was put on clearance for $10.49 for $6.00. I also bought an Amy Winehouse poster and some mints for less than a dollar.

For the last part of the entry I guess I can ramble on about a movie I watched last night for a bit. I rented Dancer in the Dark off of Netflix because it had Bjork in it and I've been wanting to see it for a long time. It had to have been one of the most depressing movies I've ever watched in my entire life. All the reviews I read spoke about how sad it was, but I didn't believe them. I'm a pretty tough cookie when it comes to movies, but this one had me crying like a baby. Poor Selma. She couldn't have had a good day if she tried. :-(