Corrections

Hello again, it’s been a long time, hasn't it?

Right now I’m on spring break, and it’s always quite refreshing to be able to write on my own volition. Although, I am proud of a few essays I wrote this term. Either way, I re-read my older posts just now, and I think I owe whoever might be reading a few updates.

A while back I mentioned I was working on a couple of serious pieces. That was true at the time, but is now inaccurate. Lately I haven't had the heart to work on them, and I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to look back on them and get them to a point where they're cohesive and complete enough to publish. I still want to write about issues I care about, but for now I think I need to distract myself from my own life for a while.

To whoever may be reading, I can only hope things are going well for you as the weather gets nicer every week. Thank you for being here.

2021

I still haven’t moved, but to be honest I’m not as upset about it as I used to be. We adopted a second cat in February, and he’s very sweet, very dumb, and extremely lovable. I’ll miss all the cats so much once I leave again.

I also still haven’t found a job or internship. Believe me, I’ve been trying and applying almost everywhere. I think this lack of success is in part because I’m changing majors soon, so I’ve been applying to internships relevant to my new major with my resume that still says I’m in marketing. I'd feel strange updating it now when the change isn't official yet. This is also a nit-pick, but I cannot stand unpaid internships that only want upperclassmen. I understand why they would want upperclassmen, but for fuck’s sake give them money! Damn!

As for my last goal, I have actually been getting more confident with my cooking. I don’t think there’s anything else to say about that.

School

When I was reading this over, I had to re-edit it; it made no sense towards the end. Though, concerning the external force thing, these last two quarters have felt quite a bit more equitable in terms of effort and reward, which has been refreshing. I can only hope that my new, different coursework will also be this way once I officially switch majors.

Also, this might sound strange, but I tend to feel somewhat sad about certain classes being over. I took two ethics related courses that were the driving force behind changing majors, and I really loved the readings as well as the assignments I had to do. My rationale behind this sadness is that in a way, it’s a death, isn’t it? I’ll never need to or will take those courses again, and I probably won’t have those professors ever again, either. I probably need to think about things in a less grim manner, but it’s quite difficult anymore.

Oh also, I'm moving from Marketing Major/Industrial-Organizational Psychology Minor to Anthropology Major/Bioethics and Society/Business Administration Minors. In a way, anthropology is a more interesting form of marketing, but I really don't want a career in manipulating people. Honestly, I'm not sure what I want to or will end up doing, but for now I think that's alright. Maybe I'll be a social worker.

OFF This City

This one was rushed, but I think the conclusion was alright. I would love to write more about OFF, but I'm not sure it'd be worthwhile. The only correction that I have is when I mentioned capitalism working to the benefit of Christians. To be specific, it was a sect of Christianity, see Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904). It's interesting to see how Western religion was used in order to kickstart capitalism, but also a bit disheartening.