yay blogging!

so instead of doing my homework on a monday evening, i have been honored with an invitation to contribute fun facts of knowledge to michael's blog! i actually learned a lot of things today (surprise surprise) but i'll limit it to two things: something educational, and something random.

first. i went to a lecture given by dr. steve miller from harvard about the iraq war and the current war on terrorism... not exactly for kicks, but because it was "strongly strongly recommended" by my govt professor. anyhow, he split up his lecture into three parts. first, what were the original objectives in the iraq war? second, what have been the costs? finally, what is the situation now? the most interesting part was the conclusion, when he said that though we don't know what will happen in the future, it seems that the costs have greatly outweighed the benefits already - regardless of how the situation ends, it is impossible justify the huge cost (diplomatic, reputational, military) that america has already paid. also, i learned that obama plans to remove troops from iraq to put them in afghanistan. oh politics.

second. something more fun!
what is the second most common cause of death in birds? cats!
what is the primary cause of death in birds? buildings and other stationery objects!
fun fact that i learned from kara during intl politics last week.

another fun fact:
less than a month until winter break :)