Upside down

I haven't posted in a while. I'm such a slacker. But, I swear I'm not...well...not all of the time. So, I'm still applying and interviewing. I've got *fingers crossed* another interivew coming up, hopefully next week. And, I think I really want this particular job. I don't even want to speak much about it in fear of jinxing it. So, I'll lay off until they've either embraced me with both arms or have shunned me.

I am, however, more tempted to go to grad school than ever. It just feels right. Maybe it just feels safe, which seems like the same thing sometimes. I'll give it some more thought.

So, I got to talk to a German diplomat recently, which was a neat situation. I asked him about the EU Constitution (and ratification) and UN reform, and he actually seemed slightly impressed I thought to ask about UN reform. So, I was then, of course, impressed with myself for having asked. But, his answer showed me why I don't think I could ever be a diplomat. I don't have enough self-control for that kind of position. He was his title; I mean, he answered as any diplomat would- diplomatically. I remember talking to this assistant to a US diplomat a few months ago and I had an inkling of the same thing. She said it's one thing to have your opinions, but it's another to be in a position where you represent an entire nation even though you're not representing your opinions. It's not like we've all never been in that situation, though. So, I understand it. I just don't know if I could do it since politics and international affairs is such an important topic for me. I mean, if it came down to cosmetic preferences, damn...I could two-face about that forever. Not exactly a topic for me.

I've had some time, lately, to read up on Korea and Korean politics and this issue is such a red hot button topic for me. I really do not understand why Korean politics have taken such a back seat for 50 years in the US despite the clear messages, which need attention. I'm going to leave this topic as it is for now. I need to finish up quite a bit of reading to really form a conclusion about it. But, in comparison to many of the issues present (and which were on the forefront) in politics in the US, the Koreas should have made more of a blip on the radar and should have make more positive diplomatic headway by now.

"All I really need is 5 Dollars...All I really need is conversation..." -Tim Mahoney

It was a good show last night. I forgot I liked him. I saw Tim Mahoney last night because my friend had an extra ticket. You see, the ticket came from our manic U2 obsession. U2 came to Minneapolis and the two of us didn't have tickets. We did, however, (and still do...) think we deserved to win tickets considering we're awesome people. So, the two of us sat in front of our computers with telephones at our sides, listening to the radio. We were waiting for the contests on two different radio stations so we could call in and win tickets. Well, it didn't pan out. I did get through a few lines, but I wasn't the winning caller. So, the next day my friend went downtown to the U2 pre-party one of the radio stations was having and tried to win tickets. At this point, I was sick of the radio so I did something else. I can't remember what. Anyway, she didn't win the U2 tickets, but she did get two tickets for Tim Mahoney. All in all, a good deal because she ended up winning an mp3 player last night at the concert.

I watched Far and Away a few weeks ago. It's that movie with Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise (pre-divorce) and they're new Irish immigrants in the US around the turn of the century. I've seen the movie before. Sure. But, it was only this particular time when I noticed the accents. Before they get too far into the story, they're in Ireland and not everyone is speaking with an Irish accent. One guy has an American accent, others have fake Irish accents and others still have English accents when they're all suppose to be Irish. I couldn't even watch the movie; I was too distracted.