One. I woke up late. Okay, we all know I’m not good at waking up on time, but I woke up late and missed a work meeting at 11:30. You know what’s worse? I thought the meeting was at 1 pm.
Two. I stubbed my toe. Twice! First time was getting in to the shower. Not quite awake, I kicked the shower door sliding thingie. Later, I opened up the closet door and hit my foot. At least I didn’t throw up on el novio (thanks for reminding me, Joel).
Three. I was offered another job. Okay, that sounds like a good thing, but in my case it’s a bit problematic. I already have a half time job on campus. Grad students are only allowed to work 50% because the other time we should be taking classes and doing research. Not a bad policy. My current job is great, but it lacks one important thing: fee remission. Academic apprenticeship positions (teaching assistants and graduate student research assistants) get their fees and health insurance covered and still get an hourly or monthly wage. In order to take the job, I have to pull some strings. I guess my advisor was right, I do get everything I ask for.
Four. As I drove home from work, I switched between the Dodgers/Mets game and NPR’s All Things Considered. Neither radio broadcast made me smile. Arnold Schwarzenegger made another statement on assimilation today that reaffirms why I don’t like him.
“And that is very difficult for some people to do especially, I think, for Mexicans because they are so close to their country here so they try to stay Mexican but try to be in America so there’s this kind of back and forth and what I’m saying to the Mexicans is you’ve got to go and immerse yourself and assimilate into the American culture become part of the American fabric. That is how Americans will embrace you. That was my, I think, the secret, if there is one, to success.”
Some other bloggers and politicians already responded with the same thing I would have written (Political Muscle, San Jose Mercury article).
Five. The Dodgers lost against the Mets. They’re now 0-2 in a best of 5 series. I have a ticket (yeah, just one) for game 4. I really hope I get to use it.
it’s not looking good for your boys… but I have faith in Maddux.
While I do believe he was wrong in singling out Mexicans, I don’t see anything particularly objectionable to asking immigrants to assimilate…
He may have picked Mexicans because Califorina is in the “floodplain” of the illegals…And California is in the red in large part due to large numbers of Mexicans coming in and making demands on the infrastructure: hospitals, schools, police, even such basics as water and electricity…
EPGAH:
assimilate to what? to anglo culture? why? what purpose does that serve? When you say Mexicans do you refer to recent Mexican immigrants, Mexican-Americans, Chicanos(as), 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc., generation people of Mexican descent?
Cindylu – Thanks for alerting us to the Governor’s misguided remarks. It inspired my to get blogging again
Funny how Whites want us to assimlate… but they have Little Italy’s from New York, to Chicago, to North Beach in San Francisco, the Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day bigger than the 4th of July, and every cop gets a Scottish Bag Pipe band at thier funeral. Speaking of backwards… the Amish live in the 19th century and speak old German still!!! EPGAH go work on your own people first, then come talk to us… but I’ll still tell you to fuck off!