Disregarding Personal Opinion

It's a pretty hard thing for me (or I'd assume anyone) to do... I never really thought much about it. I mean, people always said to "pick the easier side to support, even if you don't agree," but I was never really able to do that. Just the fact that I'd have to write a paper supporting ideas with which I disagreed turned me off, and actually doing it was so hard that I'd pick the side I actually believed in, because it'd make the paper easier to write. I mean, when I was more or less neutral on a topic I'd go with the side with more evidence, no doubt.

In any case, I had to write a 3-5 page simulation paper for politics. Needed to support a temperance law and a questionably worded (and inherently questionable) loyalty oath for suffrage and office. Needless to say, I don't support either of those. In any case, I have a rather shoddy 3-page paper - I really just couldn't think of anything more to write, and no matter how hard I tried, my arguments just sound weak and flimsy. I need to do some major revision tomorrow - I'm sure there's something more out there... I mean, a whole movement was based off temperance and loyalty oaths have been huge in constitutional history... Blah.

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In other news, today was a gorgeous day. Yesterday was too, but in a different way. Went from being all white and pristine and snowy to warm and sunny. It finally felt like spring!

Finished an insanely easy econ pset with Will, had lunch with Civic Engagement chairs from different res colleges, met with Jack to talk a bit about a potential PACE Center job, headed to Forbes and worked outside for a bit (or attempted to at least), dined with TASA people, and slugged through the politics paper. In all, a pretty decent day. So much work left though! I suppose at this point I'm glad I'm done with most of my midterms, even if I'm not completely happy with my grades. Ah well. Daylight savings in T-47 minutes, so I better get some sleep!