...because I just finished applying to the three graduate programs that I want to be considered for: Columbia, NYU, and Northwestern. If you aren't aware, I am aiming to get a master's degree in journalism.
Though I feel like I can finally let out a sigh of relief, I still have to prepare to take Columbia's proprietary test (or, what I call the "We-need-to-separate-ourselves-from-everyone-else-because-we're-so-damned-superior" test) on Saturday, January 19th. Here's a practice test from 2003.
I can't wait.
In other news, I think I'm actually starting to get interested in the realm of American politics. I always tried to stay away from it because it seemed so overwhelming to keep up with, and because I was a bit repulsed by all the bickering and contemptible characters. (I also feared that a genuine interest in politics was equivalent to becoming a true adult, something that I wanted to avoid at all costs.) But after attempting to keep up with 'Election 2008,' I'm starting to find all this hubbub a tad engaging.
Tim Keller once said (approximately) that the media always thinks religion is about politics, when in reality politics is really about religion. At first, I thought this statement sounded cool, but I didn't really get it. Now I do, and politics is more interesting and relevant because of this realization that the foundation of it all is the desire to steer this country, and the world, towards truth. This is a very spiritual undertaking indeed, no matter how hard it is to see it.
I'm tempted to go on about the candidates and more, but I'll save that for another day...or never.
Now it's off to end this warm January night with some New Hampshire action, The Wall Street Journal, C.S. Lewis, the Bible, prayer, and some other odds and ends.
I bid thee adieu, fair reader.
(The use of Hillary's smile above does not mean that I support her, or that I don't.)
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