You Guessed It. Chick-fil-A.

Alright kids. Most of you who know me relatively well know that there are two fast food restaurants that I eat at quite often. Subway (is Subway really fast food?) and Chick-fil-A. I'm quite literally always in the mood for either of these places. And unless you live under a rock, you probably know where this is going.

Since we regrettably don't have a Chick-fil-A here in Greenville and I didn't have a reason to go to Montgomery today, I'm blogging. About Chick-fil-A. Trust me, I'd rather be enjoying my eight count chicken nuggets right now but this will have to suffice.

I personally fall in line with Mr. Cathy's views on same-sex marriage. I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. But that in no way means I hate gay people. I love that Chick-fil-A is one of the few places that I can go to and know that I'm always going to get great service. I also love that they're closed on Sunday. And I admire a man who can stand up for what he believes in even when it may not be popular or in the best interest of his business.

I most certainly don't agree with the notion that government officials have the right to prevent Chick-fil-A from doing business in their cities. I don't believe that anyone has the right to force me to believe in something that goes against everything I know to be true. And if you want to live in a country like that, then go try it out. Go live somewhere where you are forced to believe and act a certain way. But as for me, I refuse to let anyone take my rights away from me.

I love that each of you has the right to believe something different than I do. Don't get me wrong, I still believe that there are rights and there are wrongs. And I'm going to try my hardest to stand for them in a dignified, respectful way. But I admire and respect people who can believe one thing and still respect me and my contrasting opinion.

Stand up for what you believe in. But do it in the right way.

I'm trying to be optimistic here.

I probably blog more about how bad I am at blogging than anything else. Oh and about how much I hate titles. But tonight it's either blog or Finance homework, and well you see which one is the victor. Plus today the SCOTUS upheld what is commonly referred to as Obamacare. So of course I have a few thoughts on that whole debacle. But because even I'm getting weary of the endless talk about health care I'm going to focus on a broader subject.

Lately I've noticed that my generation, the millennial generation, has become outright hopeless. And probably rather helpless too, but that's normal. As everyone knows the job market is basically awful. And it's particularly hard on the millennial generation. We have a huge national debt that I'm personally not too terribly excited about being responsible for. And millennial's are paying into social security every pay check and we'll probably never see a dime of that money. (frustrates me to no end) And today you throw in the fact that the SCOTUS upheld the rather expensive health care overhaul. I could probably just do a whole post about how terrible things are for us, but you get the point. Things don't look so hot for the 20-somethings of America right now.

But the two things that scare me the most are the lack of hope from those who do care and the lack of caring from the rest.

If you don't care about decisions the leaders of  your country, state, or town are making you're allowing them to just make decisions for you. And aren't we the generation of "you can't tell me what to do"? (insert rolling head here) Or are we only against being told what to do when it's "cool"? The sad part is you can honestly made a difference. But instead a lot of us idly sit by and talk about how we're only living once or something. (YOLO is basically the dumbest saying ever) Politics may not be the most enjoyable thing ever, law may be boring, and economics may seem pointless to you but these things have a huge effect on every aspect of your life. Every day people are making decisions that you'll have to deal with, so if you're content to just keep "yoloing" or whatever then go for it. But please don't ask me for a handout when you didn't even care enough to be involved in the first place.  


And to those of you who do care, don't lose hope. We can still pull through this. It's going to be painful and nasty, but if we're disciplined and diligent I honestly believe things can get better.

If You're Too Lazy to Get a Hair Cut Like Me...

I'm going to be nice and share a secret with you ladies who happen to read this.

 So if you're like me you probably fry your hair daily and you also probably don't make it to get your hair cut nearly as often as you should. Over the past few weeks my hair was was really starting to look awful. I'm talking split ends and dry craziness. So last night I decided to try olive oil. Now olive oil is a little pricey but the great news is you don't need a lot. Even if you have a ton of hair like me. 

Basically you just put a little bit in a bowl and heat it up for like 45 seconds in the microwave and then massage it into your (wet) hair. Now if your ends are just bad you can just use it there, but it's also really great for your scalp. You're supposed to then put a shower cap on, but I personally don't own a shower cap so I got creative with saran wrap. And then you leave it in for anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight. Due to my much damaged hair I decided to leave it in in overnight....

And it totally worked! Now I still need a hair cut within the next few weeks , but my hair looks so much healthier. 

On a more "Susan-like" note, Jon Huntsman dropped out of the race today and threw his support to Mitt Romney. It's a shame his campaign never caught on more. He was much more interesting than most of the others.   

A Few Thoughts on the Election

I just knew I'd be bad at blogging. I don't think I've done this since September. I definitely think that qualifies as "bad at blogging." So that puts a lot of pressure on this post to be pretty dang good.. Don't get your hopes up.

Unless you've been living under a rock you know that election time is nearing (well kinda) and hopefully you have some sort of an idea of who is running. Surely you at least know that Barack Obama is the Democratic candidate. That's the easy one. Now I personally do not fall into the "anyone is better than Barrack Obama" mindset. In fact I think that is a cop out response. Because in reality it could be worse, much worse.

Now the GOP field does have a few more names to remember. But most of them won't be able to hold on much longer after the Florida primary anyway, which is on Jan. 31st. Right now there are six candidates left: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Raul, Rick Perry, and  Jon Hunstman.

I have spent a great deal of time following this election (probably too much time) and have come to several conclusions: Rick Perry needs to stay in Texas, Newt Gingrich can be quite a baby which is a shame because he can be terribly intelligent sometimes, and Jon Hunstman would make an interesting Secretary of State.

Now for what I can't quite figure out. Why is Ron Paul so popular among young college students? And how can Rick Santorum say "when I left office" when he lost his re-election by 17%, the largest margin of any incumbent Republican Senator ever. He didn't leave. He got fired, big time. And of course the biggest question of all, can Mitt Romney grab the nomination?