White and Nerdy… right?

I’ve just been recently listening to the song White & Nerdy by Weird Al Yankovic, and all I can say is that I feel this practically defines my life. The cool kids always snub me, and then I go on being my nerdy self.

I’ve counted up the nerdy things Yankovic says he does, and nine (9. That’s right. 9. No lies) apply to me in some way.

1. I mow my lawn.

2. I’m not bad at Minesweeper, just fine actually

3. My dad has a soldering gun

4. I’m pretty good at trivia

5.  I can probably kick your butt in a game of Ping-Pong

6. I look online for deals on electronics

7. I edit Wikipedia (check out my user profile if you want)

8. I do HTML

9 (sort of) I have a keyboard that looks like his.

Is this sad, or good? Gee… um… well… I have no idea. Either way, I still love the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEzGIuY7kw. Have fun!

The Moderate Party: The Next Big Thing?

The Right or the Left?

A political debate rages for Christians every election year, in every country. Do I go to the right, the war hawks, or the left, the socialists/liberals?

The right offers positions of pro-life and anti-gay marriage. But… the left offers welfare for all, a key value Jesus had.

It seems pretty obvious to me. A moderate party that offered moral conservative values but liberal welfare would do quite well. Picture Obama with pro-life and anti-gay marriage views. But why may that be impossible?

Because too many people are biased either toward the Republicans or the Democrats. Even if they believe in all the Democratic values, some will vote Republican because it’s been in their families for generations. It’s odd, but… it’s the way voting works.

As well, there would be no room for parties to muscle in on because of that. Take the Libertarian Party. A little odd, but arguably the best alternative to the Democrats and Republicans except Ralph Nader. They receive half a percent of the vote at best. Help please!

This dream party will never materialize, unfortunately. Even though this party would get a huge voting block of Christians and others who believe in the same values, the Democrats and Republicans would smear it into oblivion.

NationStates.Net-A Great Site

I’ve been busy the past week and a half. Lots of homework, soccer, that type of thing. Either way, I’m back with NationStates.

NationStates is a great site I’ve been using for about a year now. In it, you create your very own country, struggle with issues concerning it, join the World Assembly (like the UN) to vote on resolutions, and join a region filled with politics. If you supply an email address, you can also visit the NationStates forums at Jolt. At the forums you can declare war, make embassies, and participate in sports events like the next World Cup 42, involving over 80 different nations. On another part of the forums, you can get your voice heard on the latest issues or burning political questions-or just stupid things-like when the Michigan government shut down for a weekend.

Here’s an example of what your nation can look like (because this is mine): Kenavt

Please check it out!