Day 335: The Cookie Monster

 

December 1st, 2011As the first day in the last month of my 365 project, I would say today went quite well in the grand scheme of things. My schedule was as follows: went to my last Vietnamese class, went to work where I worked on a trifold for my boss (and at the same time ate some PB&J sandwiches), went to Geetha’s place to hang out, went to Geisel to “study” for a bit, went to Tapioca Express to eat dinner, hung out at Geetha’s place making and consuming cookies (as pictured above), and then ended my night at Ron Paul club, where we played a wonderful game of Jeopardy. Team Simeon/Nandu/Josh > Team Angad/Kelsey/Josh/Brian > Team Cody/Ernesto/Sam/Chase. The best question among the game was “Outline Ron Paul’s plan to restore america” and “recite the first line of the Declaration of Independence”. Tricky Tricky Tricky. Amy, Elizabeth, Paul, and I talked for a bit after the meeting before I went home to ultimately relax. I’ve decided no studying until tomorrow – and studying actually only entails VIDEO EDITING for Comt100, writing my essay for POLI113A, and then prepping for my Vietnamese final (next Thursday). I talked with Tyler about his female endeavours when I got home.

Shortly after 11 a.m. on December 1, 1990, 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drill an opening the size of a car through a wall of rock. This was no ordinary hole–it connected the two ends of an underwater tunnel linking Great Britain with the European mainland for the first time in more than 8,000 years. The Channel Tunnel, or “Chunnel,” was not a new idea. It had been suggested to Napoleon Bonaparte, in fact, as early as 1802. It wasn’t until the late 20th century, though, that the necessary technology was developed. In 1986, Britain and France signed a treaty authorizing the construction of a tunnel running between Folkestone, England, and Calais, France. WOW!

Ron Paul has long been the Rodney Dangerfield of the Republican presidential field: He just can’t seem to get any respect. Despite polling consistently within the top three or four candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire, the libertarian-leaning congressman has not convinced most of the media and the other campaigns that he can reach beyond a dedicated group of supporters and become a serious threat to win the nomination. But with a month to go before the Iowa caucuses, Paul is leaving an increasingly significant mark on the race. HE WILL WIN.

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