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Does anyone else think it's terribly cool that pirates are making world headlines? I've never really been on the pirate-obsessed bandwagon, but I just think this is neat. I'm also not really a violence enthusiast, but these pirates don't really seem out to kill people, they just want to make a few [million] bucks. Also, I basically live in a cave so international crises tend to not have a large impact on my life, so I have the luxury of simply observing things like Somalian pirates and economic disasters without much fear. I think the reason I like this pirate situation is that it proves that no one is in control because people exist who refuse to be controlled. I can respect that, on some level, even if I don't necessarily think that piracy is the way to go.

Half of my grad school applications are due Monday and I am not prepared to submit them. I am extremely stressed out. Also, next week I have 32 pages of papers due. As soon as this semester ends I think I'll go on a pretty serious bender. It'll be great.