My First Post

This is my first post, and I'm new to the blogging world, but here we go.

I'll start by saying that I intend to use this blog to say what's on my mind. I don't mind if you don't agree with what I think, so hate comments won't offend me. That being said, I consider myself a social and fiscal conservative and a foreign policy hawk. I voted for McCain on absentee ballot because I'm in college away from my place of residence. I think that an Obama presidency will put this country on the road for disaster, and I might consider moving to another country after I complete my schooling should he win. My political views are directly correlated to my religious views. I am a member of the PCA church and believe that every single word in the Bible is God-inspired and true. Jesus Christ is the only way to get to Heaven, and apart from him and his sacrifice, we are dead in our sins. I believe in absolutes, namely that there is good and there is evil.

That being said, my first two months in college have been fantastic. The college experience is completely unique, and it is one that everyone should if they have the means to do so, should experience. The relationships forged during this time will last a lifetime, and the education one obtains will signficantly improve his or her chances at getting ahead in life.

One of the better tv shows on right now is The Office. Some may say that The Office's quality has gone down is recent seasons, and I would agree with that in regards to season four. However, I think the writers have picked up the slack this season, and I think it'll be very good. I've liked what I've seen so far, but I don't think it will top season three. A friend of mine commented that season four was more about trying to push the story line rather than trying to be funny, and I would agree with that statement. When writers veer from what made the show the success, then dissatifaction will arise. No matter, I will still watch The Office until it goes off the air simply because I love watching Jim mess with Dwight.

When I was home on fall break last week, I applied for a job at Apple. I'm really hoping to get this job for a couple reasons: I've never had a retail job before, and I think it would be a good experience and a resume builder; I want to get a new ipod soon because my old thirty gig is all filled up, and I have videos and tv shows I want to put on it. If that falls through, I have a few backups that I can rely on. One is a construction job that would be some manuel labor which doesn't bother me. The other is a summer job which does nothing for me currently.

I just began reading the third book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Poulini (I don't know if I got his last name right) entitled Brisingr. I'm about 400 pages into it, and it's fairly good. I won't ruin it for anyone who hasn't read it yet, but except for a few fight scenes in the beginning, it has been a little slow. However, I'm not worried; I expect the action to pick up.

Well, that's all for this post. Hopefully, I'll remember to post on a regular basis.