This ain't "The Apprentii"...

...especially since, as far as I know, there's no such word as "apprentii."

If you watch The Apprentice, which I am known to do, you may also have seen the finale. There's a bit of a debate going on. Here's a little article on it, with some reader reactions.

I must say, when I saw the finale and Randal said that Rebecca should not also be hired, I thought it was kinda harsh. (Trump hired Randal, then asked him if he thought Rebecca should also be hired. Randal stated no, that there should only be one winner, and that the show is entitled "The Apprentice," not "The Apprentii.") However, a few minutes later, I decided that he shouldn't have had to share- he won fair and square. He's INSANELY well-educated, book-learnin'-wise. (Though he did fucking say "apprentii." Whatever, I'll be charitable and chalk it up to nerves, I guess.)

Then, tonight I saw a clip of that part of the finale while I was watching "The Soup" on E!, where they were making fun of Randal for being so cold to his former teammate. When I saw it again, I thought, "Well, why the hell does the black guy have to share?," when I hadn't even thought about race the night before. Then, I googled to see if others were having a similar reaction, and found the MSNBC article.

I don't know. I don't think Trump is necessarily racist, but it was strange...maybe he knew that he had to have Randal, but was kinda smitten with Rebecca and just wanted to let her in, too? Perhaps he picked Randal, counting on his good-naturedness, assuming that he'd definitely want to let Rebecca in, thereby hedging that he could get them both? I don't know. And it sucks that these things even have to be contemplated. I'm so tired of questioning people's motives...

Non Sequitur

Perhaps I'm not getting it. It's possible- I've had a rough day, a day which has shaken my faith in the existence of justice. Whatevs. I went to read this article on the impending execution of one of the co-founders of the Crips, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, and saw this photo:



See the protest placard on the left? About Austrians? Someone, please, explain how the question on the placard is related to ANYTHING? I mean, are we alleging that Arnold only executes non-Austrians? Is there some discrimination lawsuit I missed, where the Governator has been accused of granting clemency to no one, save...Austrians? I mean, if you want to make a statement about the racial bias in the administration of the death penalty, be my guest. More power to you. The system is quite fucked. But this? Yeah, no.

I'm in the thick of it.

Hi, how are you? If anyone cares, I'm sorry for being so remiss in the posting. I should be apologizing to myself, mostly, I think, because this page was to be a nice, healthy catharsis for me. Oh well. I'm doing all right, anyway. Exams are coming, yet I don't have too many this semester, so no tears.

Well...

That was before I saw this. I cried. And then, I died. Almost. Another sign that we are well on our way to the apocalypse...or, some people were bored and decided to make up some fucked up shit...up. Ha!