So this blog has been lacking juice in recent months. I wanted to end that with a commentary on two things I like, good looking men and debate. Though the intersect of the two is a limited catagory, it is a wonderful catagory, and should be celebrated with a Top Ten List. Now, this Top Ten list will be based soley on physical attractiveness and nothing else. It may be the case that I would want to date people not on this list more than those actually on this list, but the people on the list win out because of their raw beauty/attractiveness/intangible hotness. Also, the list will be limited to people still eligible to debate on APDA (including people around the world). This list will probably be slightly creepy to those of you who didn't know I was paying attention, but this is what gay men do, get over it. Because the Blog dealy doesn't allow you to cut and paste, and I wrote these before realizing it, each person will get a hottness score( 0 for the Crypt Keeper and 100 for the love child of Orlando Bloom and Justin Timberlake) and a rank (1 being for hottest) after the commentary.

The Ten Hottest Guys in Debate

Nate Goralnik, Brown- While I preferred cute, dorky Nate Goralnik of last year to "I am going clubbing on Miami Beach" Nate Goralnik of this year he is still very cute. Hotness Score: 72 Rank: 10

Adam Bonnifield, Cornell-Ever since Adam traded the perfectly combed hair and business suit of freshman year for the perfectly disheveled hair and Lacoste shirts of soph/junior year, his hotness has really come out. Love the pink shirts! HS: 85 Rank: 4

Karl from NYU- Don't know his last name, but I do know he's extremely handsome, and really keeps his eyebrows in shape. HS: 80 Rank: 6

Josh Bendor, Yale- A controversial pick, I realize, but c'mon folks....listen to that deep voice HS:74 Rank:9

Deon Provost, BU- Is anybody hotter than Deon? Well, yeah....but not many! HS: 75 Rank: 8

Ed Bush, Bates/UPenn- Where have you gone Ed Bush? Not many people remember him, and he's been gone for a while, but he still holds a place in the pantheon of APDA hotness. HS: 84 Rank: 5

Seb Isaac, Cambridge- It's almost unfair...one of the best public speakers in the world AND he's unbelievably hot AND he has a metrosexual sense of fashion AND he has an accent. Not many can top him. HS: 95 Rank: 1

Gavin Newsome, Oxford- A personal favorite, I totally had a crush on him throughout my Oxford/Worlds experience. He looks so cute in a kilt. HS: 79 Rank: 7

Jan from Utrecht- Tall, Dutch, Mick Jagger quality lips, HOT.....HS:87 Rank: 3

Greg Arthur, UMCP- Yah yah, I know BU people, he has been against us in most of our struggles, but he is fucking hot. He has an amazing body, and a really attractive face thats has this constant manly virile scowl. Wow!.......HS: 93 Rank: 2

So to recap:

10.) Nate Goralnik, Brown
9.) Josh Bendor, Yale
8.) Deon Provost, BU
7.) Gavin Newsome, Oxford
6.) Karl from NYU
5.) Ed Bush, Bates/UPenn
4.) Adam Bonnifield, Cornell
3.) Jan from Utrecht
2.) Greg Arthur, UMCP
1.) Seb Isaac, Cambridge

Comments? Arguments with the list?

John McCain and Colin Powell are douchebags.

There, I said it. I have grown increasingly frustrated with people who claim that somehow John McCain and Colin Powell are any better than George Bush, and that though they might be Republicans, they secretly wish that better policies could be put in place for the United States. However, facts are facts and no matter how much we may wish they secretly are on our side, the fact is that for whatever reason that have chosen to stand with the George Bush, whose policies have led to over a thousand American deaths in Iraq, hatred abroad, and increasing division over social issues at home. In my veiw, if they actually do have faith and respect the leadership of George Bush, then politically they are douchebags. If they secretly believe something different and for their own political gain they have kept silent, then they are REAL douchebags of the worst sort. I will not continue to praise, and will never vote for, two people who are either right wingers, like Bush, or political and moral cowards unwilling to use their position of power and influence to help change the world for the better.

School has come, and hopefully more frequent blogging will follow. I have missed updating my blog, and being able to look over at it to see what comments people have about my entries, and getting random IMs or comments at parties about how much people love my latest blog entry. The truth is though, that over the summer I didn't feel I grew very much or learned anything new about myself. I basically just worked alot, made some money, and kind of kicked back intellectually. Except for a few key points during the summer, I didn't explore my life or think about it as much. I just kind of took it as it was, accepting that my life was somewhat in neutral until I got back to school. I guess there is a time and a place for that, but now the time has come to explore more and to grow further as a person, and I am really happy about that.

Going into this school year I think I have finally become comfortable enough with myself and with who I am that I am able to put myself out more into situations to meet people or to try new things. Being places where I don't know that many people has become less awkward for me, and I find myself to be increasingly less self critical in such situations. I remember as a freshman, and even sometimes as a sophomore, being at a party or something where I didn't know people that well, and ticking off every possible thing that people could find wrong with me. I couldn't speak because I was afraid that people would think I was a moron or uncool or some other silly thing. So in many situations I would come off as a basketcase or I just wouldn't be noticed. Hence I never met all that many people. At some point, though, I realized that being afraid all the time never did anything for me. It didn't prevent all that much embarrassment; it just caused me to be isolated from others, and to not meet people that I might actually like.

I still think I have some self confidence issues that pop up once in a while, but with the help of some great people I think I am starting to truly believe that I really do have alot to offer, and even some funny, insightful stuff to say.