How could you Barbie?

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Finally got that brief on the "Copyright in the Digital Age" conference done. Hooray!
It was not a tedious or hard task.  To be frank, I just kept getting distracted by music and facebook...
ALSO other research.  It's hard staying focused on writing a briefing when I felt like there was other research just waiting to jump onto the Hanna-Knowledge train.
Speaking of other research, I actually did find some articles that looked very interesting and useful.  Here's to hoping to make a difference!

On a completely different note, have you guys seen Greenpeace's new campaign?
Apparently Ken just found out that Barbie is, of all things (anorexic), a serial killer!
Yes, she is into deforestation and Ken will just not have that!
Why, might you ask, is Greenpeace doing this?  Here's what they have to say:
Mattel, the manufacturer of Barbie, is feeding this nasty habit by using paper packaging for the world's most famous toy from Indonesia's most notorious rainforest destroyer Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). 
They even made a cute little video of Ken being interviewed and getting "surprised" with information on his beloved Barbie:


I personally have to say good job Greenpeace.  Way to really use social media to your advantage.  What most companies need to understand these days is if you want your message to go viral, get it on #Twitter, @Facebook, and post it on your blog.  This generation, my generation, is the most important public because they are the way that messages get into the limelight.

How about your thoughts?

Alright, that's all for know.  Until next time...

Helplessness Blues

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The above needs to be accredited to the lovely Fleet Foxes.

They're really hitting the spot right now as I am trying to relax after a day at the European Parliament.
I didn't do particularly much to need relaxation, but the stress of being rather bored today, I feel, is enough.

On a brighter note, I finally got my real badge! Now I don't have to call the assistants every time I want to enter through the building.
Hooray!


So in political news...how about Weiner?
Yeah, I know, old news.
For those of you that don't know, Rep. Anthony D. Weiner released photos of his penis on twitter. Of course, it got exploited.  For a while, he didn't fess up to it.  Saying he couldn't be quite sure that he had released that photo or not.  To that, I felt John Stewart said it best.  To paraphrase, how can you not know what your own penis looks like?
Regardless, he finally admitted to putting the photos on the web in relations with a woman.
Now?  He's refusing to resign and now Pelosi is calling for an ethics investigation on the whole scandal.
It's great that Weiner wants to stay committed to his job and what he probably feels are his "duties," but after this much scandal?  Nobody is going to want you to be in charge of anything. How can they? You couldn't even recognize your own penis and now you expect people to trust your judgment?

Well folks, that's all I have for today.  Until next time...

Pssst!

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A quick reminder...

Check out my "latest link" tab.
There you will find a link to what I found the most intriguing this week.
Hint for what it is about?
Her last name rhymes with failin'....
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Belgium is an interesting place.  Despite not having insurance, the doctor's appointment was 30 euros and the medicine was around 14 euros.  That's not bad considering the $90 prescriptions we are sometimes subjected to in the states.

Today I did not have to go in to the parliament.  Alessandra and Francesco (the assistants to my MEP, Luigi Berlinguer) are in Strasbourg, getting ready to vote on important issues.  There is a girl to let me in, but alas, she was not in today.
My fingers are crossed for the contract law reformations!!  Let's hope "could favour" doesn't lead to a disaster.  I've been recently doing so much research on copyright debates and laws that my head could explode.  But interestingly enough, I find it rather amusing...
If anything else, I know this will help me greatly for my future law school endeavors.

Speaking of which, must get on studying for the LSATs.  I'm very stressed since I am taking it in October, but I really just cannot motivate myself to start studying in Belgium.  However, July, August, and September are days in which there will be no sunlight for me.  It'll be LSAT books and test preps.

So here's to another day Brussels, Belgium.  Missing home like crazy, but loving Brussels while I am here.

Until next time...

A week in...

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It has been about a week since I have arrived in Brussels, Belgium.
What an experience!  How big the world seems when you travel somewhere different.
I have always been mainly intrigued with Asian relations.  Typical for me, perhaps, but so very interesting.
However, how can one truly learn the world if they don't go to regions they never thought they would?
Europe has never been in my area of focus, so of course, I had to go and see what the hype was all about.
Very glad I did so.  What an interesting environment.
I have never felt such an intense difference, where I cannot relate to any of my surroundings.
But there is no better way to learn about people and yourself.  That's where growth truly begins.

Though it has only been a week, the scent and comfort of home is never far.  I find myself always wanting to talk to the boyfriend or a friend just to be reminded of the simplicities of comfort...

How interesting European politics are!  Such diversity and commitment to beliefs.  Working with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats has been quite the experience.  Yet, I would still never trade it for anything else.  Despite the hours of copyright research, I can't deny that I love it.

More to come, but for now, I will leave it at that.

Remodel

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Last week I had my finals.  This week, I am a free woman that is no longer a junior, but a senior.

What's in store for me now?


This summer I am off to Brussels, Belgium to be an intern for Luigi Berlinguer in the European Parliament.  When I come back from that, I will be hitting the books hard for the upcoming LSATs.
And then finally, I will begin my senior and final year of my undergraduate career.
However, this final year will be the most hectic year out of any of the other years.
Should be interesting... or too stressful.

Anyways, in lieu of all the changes coming up, I will be doing a remodeling of my blog.
New design layout, new posts, new me!

In other news, Osama bin Laden is dead and they have thrown his body in the sea!
According to Obama, they have known of his whereabouts for some time.  However, on Sunday, Obama had more confidence in his whereabouts and cornered Osama in Pakistan.  They caught him, he resisted, and then was shot in the head.

Obama's speech? Eh, it was a little soft and lacked a more moving quality.

Citizens of the United States are cheering and chanting the National Anthem in an uproar.
No doubt, a proud moment for Americans.  We are one step closer to having terrorism become a smaller issue.  But I must admit, it feels odd.  I understand, completely, that he has killed many in the name of extremism.  By killing him, we kill the core of the extremist movement.

But all of the cheering for someone's death just irks me on the inside...

Procrastination

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Maybe I should study for my midterm that will comprise 20% of my grade.
Or, maybe I should work on my application that I need to send in tomorrow.

Pft, naaa. It's only 1 A.M. No big deal!

This application will be for going abroad to Brussels and getting some good experience with the European Parliament.
It sounds really awesome and I can't wait! Hopefully I'll be accepted.

Writing the application for this makes me think more about the field I want to go into and why I want to do it.

After doing a couple of years of broadcast journalism intensely, I've realized that it's not really the field for me.  Not that there is anything wrong with it.  I give high regard to journalists that take their careers seriously and report for the benefit of the people that they call their audience.  They are the gatekeepers of information, making it one of the most important jobs out of any occupation in the world.

However, I'm more drawn to the legal changes that can be made.  The resolutions, the policies, the declarations, all of that jazz.  It's right up my alley, it's everything I want.  I want to write, implement, revise, lobby, and create the change that I really want to see happen in this world.

I know this sounds like a typical rant by a college student.  The type that's all empty talk with no real idea of what they're talking about.  I know I have much to learn, but I know how far I have come and appreciate every bit of knowledge about multiple issues I have learned over the years.

It's the need to do something bigger and more for the people that I coexist with in this world.  It's not enough to talk about it.  I want to do it.  I don't want to just sit pretty on the television screen and let everyone understand what's going on.  I want it to not have to be a reality to them because we're working on policies to make it better.  I want to give back to the world and the people in it because they have given so much to me.
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