What is wrong with Mayberry?

I'm Tate, and this is my protest to blogging. I am a sociology/political science undergraduate at Oklahoma State University, I am an aspiring graduate student.

can one really aspire to be a graduate student? if so, that is sad...

Nov 7, 2009 12:53pm

We flipped our finger to the king of england. Stole our country from the indians

With God on our side and guns in our hands
We took it for our own
Built a nation dedicated to liberty
Justice and equality

Does it look that way to you?
It doesn’t look that way to me
The sickest joke I know

I come from the land of Ben Franklin
Twain and Poe and Walt Whitman
Otis Redding, Ellington,The country that I love

But it’s a land of the slaves and the ku klux klan
Haymarket riot and the great depression
Joe McCarthy, Vietnam, The sickest joke I know

I’m proud and ashamed, Every fourth of july
You got to know the truth, Before you say that you got pride

Now the cops got tanks ‘cause the kids got guns
Shrinks pushin’ pills on everyone
Cancer from the ocean, cancer from the sun
Straight to Hell we go

Listen up man, I’ll tell you who I am
Just another stupid American
You don’t wanna listen
You don’t wanna understand
So finish up your drink and go home

‘Merican - The Descendents

Nov 7, 2009 12:50pm

In my office all day today. Determined to make a rough draft of my research project.

So I fully expect to be posting more on tumblr than I have in months

Nov 6, 2009 2:11am

Today, I drove to within 20 minutes of my house and family that I haven't seen for more than a few hours at a time in nearly 1/2 of a year, but had to turn around and head straight back because I have responsibilities back at my school...

…I hate responsibilty

Nov 3, 2009 12:56pm

“ Why don’t they pass a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as Prohibition did, in five years we will have the smartest people on earth. ” - Will Rogers (via retropolitics)

Oct 30, 2009 12:18pm

TAKE THAT STANDARDIZED TESTING

I got the minimum for my school!

I am now a “competitive” graduate school candidate.

I am now going drinking. Maybe before 4:00. Because that is what qualified candidates do, drink, alot.

Just kidding, Mom.

Oct 26, 2009 1:24am

The GRE

Words do no justice to the anger I have. It is absolutely insane to ask one to take a test that basically rates my skills learned from 4 years of college to see how I could handle Grad School.

I would much rather do interviews.

But no that would make sense.

Academia is the most bass-ack-wards place to work.

Oct 23, 2009 12:58am

The Misfits "Where Eagles Dare"...

…is the single most raging song ever, and keeping me sane as I deal with stupid people all day.

Oct 21, 2009 9:56pm

raritsjeff:

What Teachers Make by Taylor Mali

One of my favorite poems of all time. It’s what inspired me to want to teach (though certainly not at the grade school level) in the first place.

Oct 21, 2009 9:51pm

thedailywhat:

Pro-Health Care Reform Ad of the Day: Heather Graham in short shorts and a tank top racing a bunch of fat dudes? Whatever it is you’re selling put me down for three.

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Oct 20, 2009 5:36pm

robot-heart-politics:

danielholter:

Ronald Reagan meets with the Taliban.

via img200.imageshack.us

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