Below are the 7 most recent journal entries recorded in capitalsunrise's LiveJournal:

Tuesday, January 11th, 2005
2:38 pm	Confused I thought I was over the election for good about a month ago. But, the news is too depressing. More reports of abuse, more soldiers dying, more budget cuts at home. I had trouble keeping up with the news during the campaign, mainly because of time, so it came to a matter of skimming one paper everyday. Now that I have time to read more articles indepthly, I'm reminded of how fucked up this country is. I keep on thinking to myself, what a little more work in Florida might have accomplished. I guess I'm also a little depressed being back here in Michigan. After having a job and a huge amount of self-respect for three months, I'm now back to just being a student here at this University. The Roemer campaign is taking off, but I haven't immersed myself in that yet. It's funny, I feel like have maybe a couple hundred friends on this campus from Alpha Sig, the Daily, classes, other places, and yet there is no one person who I can really confide in. Several good friends have graduated or are abroad. The one girl who is potential girlfriend material is in DC. I don't think I've ever craved for a girlfriend more now than in my previous three years here. At the same time, I don't know if I'd want to date half the girls on campus, whether it be looks or attitude. If I had not worked on the campaign, I would have gone abroad this semester without a doubt. Don't get me wrong, life is not terrible, but I'd never thought I'd ever see the day, where I would say that I'm looking forward to graduation. Reading Arthur Miller now, and then some Milton. I don' t know yet if I'll go out tonight, but I might try and drink in some sort of way, we'll see. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, January 7th, 2005
9:10 pm	Party at 502 Thompson tonight Finally, we're having something again. Classes were fun on Wednesday. It's nice to finally have something to do again. Hopefully, I'll be able to balance classes and the Roemer campaign, although I don't anticipate many problems. So I go to buy books for my History seminar on activism Wednesday. My professor decided to order them from this random bookstore downtown, instead of the usual places. I had some time, so I walk down to Fourth street while it's snowing. It turns out then that the bookstore has moved to some random street, "Braun Ct" which I've never heard of. A sign on the door says it is right next to the Aut Bar (Ann Arbor's notorious gay establishment) like a frequent patron. I call their new number and they give me directions to the place which is about another four blocks away. I get there and find out the books won't be in for another week, what a waste. The news on Iraq is getting depressing. Nine soldiers got killed yesterday, people in the reserves are forced to extend their tours, and Alberto Gonzales still believes we shouldn't abide to the Geneva Convention. We're almost at the two year anniversary now of the invasion and we have no fucking clue what we're doing. I think it's becoming more apparent to people that this could turn into another Vietnam. Alright, time to drink. I love Sparks. Whoever thought of alcohol and caffeine mixed together must be some sort of genius. I'll be back later. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005
8:39 am	Hungover and I've got class in about an hour. Went to skeepers last night with the guys for Josh's birthday. I saw Hali for the first time in four months, and she looked great. Anyway, recap of the last week. New Year's was fun at Goodspeed's. I went with Yasmin, and we saw Grass and Libby Benton there. The next couple days I just did nothing, except sort of read and pack up my stuff. I'm almost halfway through Master of the Senate right now, what an amzing book. It should be a requirement for all new Senators. Off to the showers, I'll write more later. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, December 31st, 2004
8:07 pm	Goodbye to what turned out to be a shitty year Happy New Year (almost). I'm going into DC tonight to Goodspeed's. It's been a great year for me personally, although a shitty year politically. I can't believe we have four more years of Bush and at least two more of a Republican House and Senate. I'm currently getting ready and drinking a gin and tonic. Dan, it was great to hear from you earlier and more importantly that you're alive. It looks like you left Thailand just in time last week. To a happy, productive, and satisfying 2005. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 30th, 2004
11:49 pm	So it's Thursday night now, the second to last night of 2004, and I'm home, importing my dad's music collection into ITunes, while I work on a report for Duga about Roemer's DNC plan. It involves pretty much what I've been doing for a month now, searching old articles on lexis nexis, and finding meaningful information. I like the work I'm doing now, although I'm looking forward to the next week or so when I should have a better idea of what my exact role will be in this campaign. But, I guess after the Hill last summer, and Florida this fall, I should be used to a job where I never know exactly what I'm doing until ten minutes beforehand. It's funny but I feel much more of an affinity toward Washington these days than NYC, especially after working there last summer. I grew up loving the city, going in a lot, Broadway, the Village, restaurants, you name it. Even after my parents moved down to Maryland a few years ago, I still told people I grew up around New York and New Jersey. But now, I have stronger feelings about DC. I love the political atmosphere, the more formal environment, the way happy hour is built into daily schedules, the other traditions, the party stalwarts who have operated here for 30 plus years. I guess I can imagine myself as a political operative within 20 years with a townhouse in Georgetown and my face up on the wall of the Palm. Also, the people here tend to be just as affluentas the people I grew up with in NJ, but way more down to earth. That's why I call this blog capital sunrise, and why I can see myself making this city my new home. (Comment on this)
10:56 am	and so we continue I should have written more yesterday. So this is my blog, where I hope to ramble a little everyday if possible about what's going on in my life. I'm currently in a Starbucks in Rockville because Internet is down in my apartment. I chose the name captial sunrise because I live so close to DC and that's what I saw in the way distance yesterday as the sun rose. I've got 4 days left of winterbreak before I head back to school and my nine week vacation comes to an end. I was in Florida a few days ago and I realized that the campaign feels like such a long time ago. I try and keep in touch with people, but it's tough. Vinny's the only person I talk to on a regular basis, but that's because of the money issue. I'm working with Duga, and I catch Christian online every once in a while, but that's about it. I'll call some people tomorrow night to wish them a happy new year. Next semester's going to be crazy with taking classes and working on Roemer's DNC chair campaign, commuting back and forth to Washington. But it'll be fun, and hopefully it will allow me to make more connections for a job after graduation, (four months away and I still have no clue what I'm doing). Whatever. I've learned to take things one day at a time. That's it for now. I'll be back later. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004
7:38 am	Sunrise That's what prompted me to start this blog. King's been after me forever to start a journal, well here you go. I love watching the sun ris and set. It reminds me of several times in Israel this summer when we cid the same thing, when we first arrived, and the first time I saw Jerusalem. There is something wholesome about it. Everyday is a new life with a beginnig and an end. Anyway, enough for now, I'll tell you more about myself later. (Comment on this)