Ror's Random Thoughts

The first 21 years of my life, I was basically a sloth. Whenever I could, I would sleep until the afternoon, get up to eat something (that was usually unhealthy, like pizza) for "breakfast," and then go back to bed to take a nap. I was constantly lazy, moody and unmotivated. Towards the end of my undergrad, I decided that something had to be done. I couldn't wake up for class (not even my 11 AM ones), I couldn't get through a simple assignment without a nap, and I was barely scraping by in school. At the time, I didn't really believe the idea that exercising and eating healthily would actually make you feel better. My thoughts were more like: I love pizza, so eating pizza will make me feel better! Or: eating a bunch of leaves will never fill me up, but a big bowl of pasta will! In terms of exercise, I never understood how physically exerting yourself could give someone MORE energy...wouldn't that just make you more tired? However, I thought that a slight lif...

With everything that's been going on politically in the past couple years in the U.S., I've found myself harboring a lot of anger, resentment, and frustration towards the country. I've really felt the need to direct these opinions and emotions somewhere, and this seems like the perfect platform to do so. Politics are always a heated topic, and I understand that individuals reading this post may not agree or approve of what I have to say, but that's quite alright because that's exactly what this piece of writing is: MY very own personal opinion. Although my anger is stemming mainly from the idea that a country actually elected someone as erratic and narrow-minded as Donald Trump, this post is actually going to focus more on what's been going on with the Supreme Court, specifically the decision to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. But first, I want to touch on how the Supreme Court system operates. I can't understand why those that are hired for the Supreme Court ar...