I have recently been working at the Criminal Justice Training Commission in Burien as my internship this summer. It's been pretty interesting so far. I've been able to archive registration files for the classes that the law enforcement officers take and a few other office-type tasks such as copying. Some of the employees are pretty happy about all the time-consuming work I'm doing for them. I enjoy doing it though, it isn't too much of a drag.
One thing that I have been able to do while interning is to listen to National Public Radio almost non-stop. I've found it very fascinating, and it's really amazed me how much information I can absorb while doing mindless bean-counting tasks. I always like listening to the names of all the NPR people, because some of them are really interesting. There's a full list of all the correspondents and hosts at www.npr.org if you want to check them out.
Mom, Dad and I recently went to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It was pretty good, I would recommend to see it. I think it's obvious that there going to do more Indiana Jones movies after this one. Overall though, I think it only really worked because it's going to be an introduction movie to another series of Indiana Jones movies. It was sort of a novelty rather than incredibly engaging in its own right. Still, it is one that ought to be watched.
Other than that, our family is just gearing up for the wedding in a few weeks in Illinois, so there's not much time left. I'll figure out something to give to Kylan and Kristen for their wedding...
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
[Jaron's Blog]- "Relief Provided to Blog Drought Victims"
Kylan has made it known that there need to be more blog posts. To the rescue:
The earthquake in China has caught a lot of news and media attention so far. About two years ago when I visited China, I went to the region that has been hit, Szechuan Province. I've found myself wondering about the students that we were paired with and the sister school we visited. I really do hope they are all right. Since I got back home I've been listening to NPR a lot, and it was a little serendipitous that the NPR team was already over there ready to report the latest news. Along with the cyclone in Myanmar, things have been a little dodgy in the that area of the world.
I am actually back home now, and I am working basically as an office slave for my aunt up at the Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien. It turns out that where I am basically interning is only a few blocks from Peter Klosterman's (a friend from WSU) home. I might be doing some pretty interesting work up there this summer, so I'll keep you all posted.
The earthquake in China has caught a lot of news and media attention so far. About two years ago when I visited China, I went to the region that has been hit, Szechuan Province. I've found myself wondering about the students that we were paired with and the sister school we visited. I really do hope they are all right. Since I got back home I've been listening to NPR a lot, and it was a little serendipitous that the NPR team was already over there ready to report the latest news. Along with the cyclone in Myanmar, things have been a little dodgy in the that area of the world.
I am actually back home now, and I am working basically as an office slave for my aunt up at the Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien. It turns out that where I am basically interning is only a few blocks from Peter Klosterman's (a friend from WSU) home. I might be doing some pretty interesting work up there this summer, so I'll keep you all posted.
Monday, April 14, 2008
[Jaron's Blog] BuzzDash
Recently I installed the StumbleUpon addition to Firefox. Just now it led me to a site called "BuzzDash." Now, for those who are not political science majors or statistics majors, this may not be exciting, but I think it is great. This site contains a plethora of surveys for almost any subject. This is not just some add-on for Facebook or another social networking site; it is an entire website fully devoted to surveys and statistics put together by users. This could be a useful source of information for general popular trends and similar veins of information... Check out BuzzDash.
Monday, April 7, 2008
[Jaron's Blog] Strange Dream
Several nights ago I had a strange dream. I was apparently at my own wedding, and everything seemed to be going fine, until I figured out that I didn't know who I was marrying. After talking to my Dad, he said that it was my problem, so I ought to solve it myself and remedy the situation. Well, ok, how do I do that? I have to find some girl at the wedding who is willing to marry me, and I need to make a good choice so that I don't have a bad marriage. So my Mom was giving me a whole list of the girls that were there and single that might be good to choose.
After that I woke up, but I still didn't realize it was a dream for about twenty seconds, so I was still trying to think of who might be good to marry, and I found myself thinking, "Well why don't I just choose so-and-so. That'd be pretty obvious." Then I realized it was a dream. Boy that was weird.
Oh, furthermore, Kylan and Kristen were not there, so I was a little disappointed and jokingly bugged Kylan on Sunday that he was not at my wedding. Overall, this has been one of the more memorable dreams I've had lately.
After that I woke up, but I still didn't realize it was a dream for about twenty seconds, so I was still trying to think of who might be good to marry, and I found myself thinking, "Well why don't I just choose so-and-so. That'd be pretty obvious." Then I realized it was a dream. Boy that was weird.
Oh, furthermore, Kylan and Kristen were not there, so I was a little disappointed and jokingly bugged Kylan on Sunday that he was not at my wedding. Overall, this has been one of the more memorable dreams I've had lately.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
[Jaron's Blog] Important Events
As a college student I have been privileged to be a busy person. Hooray! But there are some important events coming up very soon in the next few weeks, this week included.
The first one is tomorrow, on Thursday. Even though it is not mentioned on the DupyCal, there is a Jazz Band performance at the WSU Art Museum at the noon hour. All are invited and welcome to listen. Sorry for the short notice, but the band itself only found out this week. It feels pretty last minute to us.
Secondly, the Bunco Party that I am hosting in Honors Hall is at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. I would recommend coming, because there will be stuff for everybody, in the form of hard candy.
The next thing is something interesting. The Washington Secretary of State is coming to the Pullman area next week, and it will be interesting to hear him speak. He will be appearing at a church, and then at Neill Public Library. I don't not currently know the times or dates for those two events.
Additionally, ASWSU elections are commencing soon, and I encourage all WSU students to do some minor research on the candidates, concerning they have a pretty sizable budget.
The week of March 10th will be WSU's Spring Break, and after that week I will have some papers and tests to do.
That is basically the whole gist of the post, things that I'm finding interesting that will be coming up, and just a short briefing on the whole situation in terms of times and events.
The first one is tomorrow, on Thursday. Even though it is not mentioned on the DupyCal, there is a Jazz Band performance at the WSU Art Museum at the noon hour. All are invited and welcome to listen. Sorry for the short notice, but the band itself only found out this week. It feels pretty last minute to us.
Secondly, the Bunco Party that I am hosting in Honors Hall is at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. I would recommend coming, because there will be stuff for everybody, in the form of hard candy.
The next thing is something interesting. The Washington Secretary of State is coming to the Pullman area next week, and it will be interesting to hear him speak. He will be appearing at a church, and then at Neill Public Library. I don't not currently know the times or dates for those two events.
Additionally, ASWSU elections are commencing soon, and I encourage all WSU students to do some minor research on the candidates, concerning they have a pretty sizable budget.
The week of March 10th will be WSU's Spring Break, and after that week I will have some papers and tests to do.
That is basically the whole gist of the post, things that I'm finding interesting that will be coming up, and just a short briefing on the whole situation in terms of times and events.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
[Jaron's Blog] Former Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin
I had an interesting opportunity this week to listen to the former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Wendy Chamberlin. She has served 29 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, the diplomatic corps wing of the Department of State. Her stories were interesting and informative. She has spent time in several foreign nations and worked in the UN dealing with refugee problems at one time. She is currently the President of the Middle East Institute, a think tank based in Washington D.C.
Many people posed some interesting questions to her, which she answered with a lot of good information. It's really a good opportunity to learn not only about the situation of foreign affairs in general, but also about the inner workings of government agencies like the State Department. About half of what she talked about was concerning the multiple bureaucratic levels of organization that she has dealt with over the years, not just in the United States, but also in the governments of other nations.
Another interesting topic was the attitudes toward the United States and Americans in foreign countries. For the most part, her stories indicated that foreign nations and peoples are rarely, if ever, lukewarm toward the United States. Either there is a lot of good sentiment or bad sentiment, but usually not anything in between. At least, this is what I heard from the tidbits she had shared.
Overall, it was an exciting opportunity to go hear her speak and to ask her questions. I had some questions that I did ask and did get answered, and so I am pretty satisfied with that opportunity. The speaker series that the Global Studies department probably has some more good people that they are going to call up to WSU, so it will probably be a good idea to look out and attend those as well.
Many people posed some interesting questions to her, which she answered with a lot of good information. It's really a good opportunity to learn not only about the situation of foreign affairs in general, but also about the inner workings of government agencies like the State Department. About half of what she talked about was concerning the multiple bureaucratic levels of organization that she has dealt with over the years, not just in the United States, but also in the governments of other nations.
Another interesting topic was the attitudes toward the United States and Americans in foreign countries. For the most part, her stories indicated that foreign nations and peoples are rarely, if ever, lukewarm toward the United States. Either there is a lot of good sentiment or bad sentiment, but usually not anything in between. At least, this is what I heard from the tidbits she had shared.
Overall, it was an exciting opportunity to go hear her speak and to ask her questions. I had some questions that I did ask and did get answered, and so I am pretty satisfied with that opportunity. The speaker series that the Global Studies department probably has some more good people that they are going to call up to WSU, so it will probably be a good idea to look out and attend those as well.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
[Jaron's Blog] Jazz Band Schedule
I've uploaded all the dates and times for my Jazz Band gigs onto the DupyCalendar. I'm sure that if anyone wanted to come and check us out they would not be disappointed. Some of the dates are for performances in Yakima and other special events, so be sure to check out where it is happening too.
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