Thursday, November 03, 2005
I-100
Finally, I can officially say I live in the Mile High city. Denver a metropolis in the heart of Colorado passed “Initiative 100.” This means that it is legal for an adult to possess 1 ounce or less of the marijuana.
1st Mistake- I’ll have you know that a few days ago I was discussing this initiative with a lady at work who lives in Westminster. She thought it was funny us Denverites would have such a thing on our ballot. So, I went on to tell her that it makes no difference to the actually law. I said when a cop busts someone for pot here they don’t go by the Colorado law they go by the Federal law…she gave me a funny look and said nothing. My facts were backward. I understood the idea that when a person is prosecuted he/she can not fall back on this law to plead innocent to possession because a high court’s ruling stood. I just made the mistake on the level. We go by the state law not the City law to charge a defendant. That’s my mistake one for the week.
2nd Mistake-I’ll have you know that in Spanish class Monday I asked the teacher a silly question about subject pronouns. I said, “Aren’t’ subject pronouns the same as possessive pronouns.” He looked at me funny and said, “Caballo. There are no such things as possessive pronouns are you talking about adjectives?” See, I study this concept last weekend and the congruent pronoun that I was thinking of was Personal Pronouns. That’s my mistake two for the week…(trust me the list can go on and on.)
I’m smart enough to know these simple little things. I’ve actually taken the time in my life and exposed myself to such (American considered) esoteric knowledge of politics and grammar. The problem I have in this world (Denver the whatever one would like to call the world I’m living in) is it’s going too fast. I will understand this stuff just give me a few minutes to think about it and null it over for awhile. I look at my peers and see they are adjusted to learning information at the pace in which this world turns but they too suffer other ailments of this rat race. For example most of the students I know in my classes are antisocial.
My Spanish professor announced today that our school is changing its curriculum. They are going to eliminate two chapters from the class I am taking. That means if I was in this exact class next semester I would already be done. It's a bummer for my class but right on to the future. Denver seems to be moving into a more positive slacker mode…First I-100 and now more a more relaxed curriculum.
Today I was walking to the Tivoli (the campus mini-mall food area) and I had my backpack unzipped. No one said a word to me….as I said my school is anti-social due to the time restraints on us to actually being human. My point is this. I don’t smoke pot…it makes me paranoid. I just hope my city keeps moving toward that laidback pothead slacker mentality. If everyone around me would just light up then in turn lighten up I just might be able to keep up with my studies in a less pressuring manner. They just might be human and tell me I have a burger in my nose…do please tell me. I voted yes on I-100 yesterday. I hope Colorado will keep up with the progressive slacker movement and embrace its enriching and I’ll go as far as saying nurturing environment because I’m not the only one with a burger in my nose.
Finally, I can officially say I live in the Mile High city. Denver a metropolis in the heart of Colorado passed “Initiative 100.” This means that it is legal for an adult to possess 1 ounce or less of the marijuana.
1st Mistake- I’ll have you know that a few days ago I was discussing this initiative with a lady at work who lives in Westminster. She thought it was funny us Denverites would have such a thing on our ballot. So, I went on to tell her that it makes no difference to the actually law. I said when a cop busts someone for pot here they don’t go by the Colorado law they go by the Federal law…she gave me a funny look and said nothing. My facts were backward. I understood the idea that when a person is prosecuted he/she can not fall back on this law to plead innocent to possession because a high court’s ruling stood. I just made the mistake on the level. We go by the state law not the City law to charge a defendant. That’s my mistake one for the week.
2nd Mistake-I’ll have you know that in Spanish class Monday I asked the teacher a silly question about subject pronouns. I said, “Aren’t’ subject pronouns the same as possessive pronouns.” He looked at me funny and said, “Caballo. There are no such things as possessive pronouns are you talking about adjectives?” See, I study this concept last weekend and the congruent pronoun that I was thinking of was Personal Pronouns. That’s my mistake two for the week…(trust me the list can go on and on.)
I’m smart enough to know these simple little things. I’ve actually taken the time in my life and exposed myself to such (American considered) esoteric knowledge of politics and grammar. The problem I have in this world (Denver the whatever one would like to call the world I’m living in) is it’s going too fast. I will understand this stuff just give me a few minutes to think about it and null it over for awhile. I look at my peers and see they are adjusted to learning information at the pace in which this world turns but they too suffer other ailments of this rat race. For example most of the students I know in my classes are antisocial.
My Spanish professor announced today that our school is changing its curriculum. They are going to eliminate two chapters from the class I am taking. That means if I was in this exact class next semester I would already be done. It's a bummer for my class but right on to the future. Denver seems to be moving into a more positive slacker mode…First I-100 and now more a more relaxed curriculum.
Today I was walking to the Tivoli (the campus mini-mall food area) and I had my backpack unzipped. No one said a word to me….as I said my school is anti-social due to the time restraints on us to actually being human. My point is this. I don’t smoke pot…it makes me paranoid. I just hope my city keeps moving toward that laidback pothead slacker mentality. If everyone around me would just light up then in turn lighten up I just might be able to keep up with my studies in a less pressuring manner. They just might be human and tell me I have a burger in my nose…do please tell me. I voted yes on I-100 yesterday. I hope Colorado will keep up with the progressive slacker movement and embrace its enriching and I’ll go as far as saying nurturing environment because I’m not the only one with a burger in my nose.
# posted by Nick D @ 5:44 PM 
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I agree that life goes too fast. There's something sick and twisted about US culture in an urban environment that accelerates time. I think Einstein has a theory on it, something related to espresso and exhaust fumes. I dunno.
I do know that when I've traveled to other countries, I've enjoyed the slower pace. While this might be related to the lack of espresso and the fact I was on vacation, I think there's definitely a cultural element here.
Oh, and by the way, don't worry about being smart on grammar and spelling in any language. It's your content and organization that matter. If you're good enough, you can hire someone else to fix all that little stuff for you. Keep up with your writing!
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I do know that when I've traveled to other countries, I've enjoyed the slower pace. While this might be related to the lack of espresso and the fact I was on vacation, I think there's definitely a cultural element here.
Oh, and by the way, don't worry about being smart on grammar and spelling in any language. It's your content and organization that matter. If you're good enough, you can hire someone else to fix all that little stuff for you. Keep up with your writing!
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