here's a civics test to see if you, as an american citizen (or resident alien, or illegal immigrant :P), are fulfilling your civic duty by being knowledgeable about the nation you pledge allegiance to, or are leeching off of. and yes, i ended the last sentence with a preposition. i do that a lot, thanks.

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

i got a 27/33. i thought i was gonna pass with a legit >90% until the questions started heading towards the economy. since when was economics part of american civics? anyway, here are the questions i got wrong -

Question #7 - D. Gettysburg Address
Question #13 - E. certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
Question #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
Question #28 - C. requires those with higher incomes to pay a higher ratio of taxes to income
Question #29 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

just shows you how much i know about economics. i don't think i've ever been in a true econ class (no offense, mr. fox haha). otherwise, i'm pretty happy with an 80ish percent. it seems to top the avg american quite a bit, and even some of our elected officials. so, i can declare myself a baller when it comes to civics. if you're owning the quiz, then you are a baller too. we can be civic ballers together

week 9 means finals are soon. time to own! or get owned.

kobe kicked ass tonight.

man, these last couple of days have been way too sluggish for my liking. you know, those days where you just absolutely CAN NOT focus and get work done. your head's telling you to do one thing and your heart is steering you to the complete opposite direction, and you end up just not getting anything done. yeah, the last few days have been like that for me. and there wasn't really anything that was troubling or bothering me. kinda weird, huh

the good thing is i actually feel a little more motivated and driven right now. steven and david went with me to the gym, and we did quite a bit. maybe its just the endorphins kicking in, but it's a lot easier for me to focus right now.

lakers lost to the pistons. i think adding iverson to their lineup is really going to make them a strong team. the fact that he can drive into the lane so effectively can really throw off any team's defense. drive in and kick it out to price, wallace etc and you've got a pretty good chance at getting a bucket each possession. not to mention iverson is a hella good finisher. kobe hasn't been having efficient games at all lately. lets hope he gets his shot back and starts consistently shooting over .500.

hmm so whats going down this week. just one midterm on thursday, which is nice. a cs project due, and chem labs. all that seems like so little, but it feels like so much more. and freakin cs. takes like 20 hours a project for me WTF. so glad im not a cs major

friends are going to karaoke on friday, but i can't make it. NOOOOOO!!!!!

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/11/09/jaffey.wa.last.wish.komo

woops so it might have been over a week, i don't know.

tons of stuff going down right now. i'm trying to figure out the activities that i want to stay vested in for the next few years, and it's a pretty comforting process knowing that my attention won't be spread out too thin in the next couple of years.

cs31 midterm is this week. also a couple laker games (and wow, we are seriously owning it up right now). gotta build up my stamina again and play some ball.

kobe mvp