Urban Poly Princess

My mom used to take me and my brother to the bishop museum in Hawaii when we were young. I was really spoiled. This was one big room about the size of my second floor. Anthropology reminds me too much of my friend David who got his PhD in Anthropology at the University of Washington. One of his huge problems is with scholars who study other cultures and form judgements from their own usually American or British culture. Margaret Mead is an anthropologist who studied and wrote about Samoa. Many Pacific Islander scholars resent her work that they view as limited and condescending. David is fluent in Tongan and hopes to produce work that can be studied WITH his understanding of the language and culture that he thinks will give a more accurate portrayal of Tongan culture. I agree with David. The only thing I hope he does is make clear that even with his descriptions and views, it is still HIS and may not be shared by everyone even if he is Tongan.

I worked at the Daily Utah Chronicle-the newspaper at the University of Utah. I hated that whenever they did a story or included something they thought might possibly offend a minority they would ask me if I found it offensive. I tried to explain but I don't think they ever got it. I would say-speaking for ALL minorities EVERYWHERE I feel and then I'd express how I felt.

Walking up the stairs was NOT good for me. That air had me hacking EVEN when I sat down to listen to the presentation. I wasn't a very good patron. I was bored, not impressed AT ALL at what was there AND I had to leave to get a drink of water during the middle of the docent's speech. I didn't listen to him. I just tried to find someone who didn't park at the bottom of the hill so they could give me a ride to my car. Jen was very sweet. Although she parked down the hill she said she'd go get her car and pick me up. She tried to tell me where to wait for her and I needed her to actually physically show me. NOOO I don't know where the quad is or even old main!!!

I know where the Taggart student center is because I went to the luau there the first year I lived in Logan. I know where the frat houses are because my friend's band played there once. I also went to a frat party briefly to see how Neva Sleep Entertainment threw parties when I first moved to Logan. I considered working with them on the weekends. I'm glad I didn't.

I saw David and although I didn't talk to him, I didn't hate him when I saw him. He was talking to Jared so yeah NOT talking to him then. I asked Jen if there was somewhere we could go for ice-cream so I could thank her for going out of her way to give me a ride. We went to Aggie ice-cream. I was hoping their half-cartons would be less there but NOOO they aren't-same price at Maceys BUT sooo worth it.

I'm glad I went!!! I didn't feel horrible when I saw David!!! I just listened to president Uchtdorf's talk ALL day today while I worked. I think that did the trick and I am fine now. I saw Sarah-I'm proud of her for coming tonight. She's not feeling her fhe group and she said she wasn't going to go anymore. I told her to come to ours. I wonder what it is.