Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for America

Last Wednesday I had the privilege to go to UNC-Charlotte with the Eco-Reps to listen to Cynthia Barnett talk about the water crisis in America. She was speaking a day after her newest book, Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for America, was released for sale. Barnett has written another book on water crises, entitled Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. Her newest, however, takes a broader look at water crises, by including all of the United States and through references to practices used in other countries, like India and Australia.

There are 3.5 million miles of river in the United States, and 600,000 trillion gallons of water beneath our feet. This seems like a lot, but Barnett argues that it isn't.

Mocked.

I had a Mock Trial second round tryout last night. I ended up not making it on the team, but the experience of trying out was fun enough. The competition was really fierce.

I had my first meeting for the Freshman Eco-Reps, and I enjoyed it. Ellie and I are going to be writing an article to go in the Davidsonian sometime, so be on the lookout for that.

I'm considering using the time I would have used for Mock Trial to start making/editing YouTube videos again. Those of you who have seen my old ones, please don't express your feelings on the first round of Hamptonesque vlogs! These new ones will be better, more exciting, and smarter! (Also, Caroline and I [briefly] discussed doing a joint YouTube channel; think vlogbrothers style. I'm very excited about that channel, too.)

I think I may have found a topic for my first Ethics paper, and Dworkin (and co.) will be the topic. Dear readers/editors of my paper, be prepared for some smart-sounding trolling with some sound arguments. I'm pretty excited about the paper, especially since I know it will be a challenge, and one I can accomplish with a good grade.





Today has been good, and my tiredness-time completely flipped today. This morning, I was VERY conscious, and was trying to figure out what the heck my previous week's econ notes even meant. This afternoon, however, I've been SUPER tired, which will probably explain the scatterbrainedness of this post.

Have a wunnerful day, guys and gals!

Makin' History

Hi there, stranger!

Yesterday morning, I had to get up waaaaay early to go to an event with the College Democrats of Davidson. It was our first event (before a meeting, even), and was very exciting. We went to the Time Warner Cable Stadium in Charlotte for a very exciting event. Before I reveal what the event was, I first want to say a couple of things.

First, Davidson kids NEVER cease to impress me. I met a kid who looked like he wouldn't enjoy any sort of politics or speeches or anything, but when he and I started talking, he knew waaaay more than me in all of politics. I was very impressed, especially since he was able to not only keep up with me when debating policies, but (more often than not) surpassed my knowledge and understanding of the subjects.

Second, there was a freak switch in drivers for who I would be riding with to get to Charlotte, as my driver cancelled at 11:30 the night before. Instead, I was to be riding with Gerard, the President of the Student Government Association at Davidson. (Quite an important and prestigious role, if you ask me.) He was very nice, and I definitely look forward to talking with him more this year, and perhaps in the years to come as well.

Third, I should really stop judging people before meeting them. Back to the first point, I met like 4 other people who were REALLY informed and passionate about really interesting things, whom I judged wrongly about. I'm glad that they set me straight on the matter, but I will strive to get better in the coming four years.

Alright, now to the event:

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 2012 KICKOFF!


It was so exciting to be there, especially since I felt all cool and stuff being there with the College Democrats! (We got to go in an exclusive entrance, and were up front, able to TOUCH the speakers as they walked by!)

Not only did really interesting people speak, including Eliza Hernandez (president of the College Democrats of North Carolina), Debbie Schultz (DNC Chair), and Anthony Foxx (Mayor of Charlotte and Davidson alumnus), but the new 2012 DNC logo was released to the public for the first time. It was all so great.




Our hall had a Flickerball scrimmage against 1st (and a few from 2nd) Cannon, and it was a lot of fun. As of now, I am a wide receiver and a long pass receiver for special teams, but that could all change really soon. Our team lost the scrimmage, but it was fun nonetheless.

Also, last night, I had an interview for Mock Trial, which I think went pretty well. The four interviewing me seemed friendly and I think I spoke well enough. Only time will tell.

After the interview, I talked with Kara about the EcoReps, and I'm definitely getting really excited about the group.

All in all (repeating myself again here), this year is going to be great.