Mastercard Commercial...

I just ran into this clip that my brother had sent me back in January. I think this is one of the funniest things I have ever seen in my life.

Gamma Class...

This past week, we had our initiation for the Gamma class of Phi Delta Theta. Before initiation we had to perform one last mission which consisted of running down the Golden Gate Bridge in shorts, walking a chicken on a leash around San Francisco and many other tasks. This gave all of us a great chance to bond as a group one last time before becoming actives. Above are few pictures from the trip!!!

Testing Out...

Today I passed the last major hurdle before graduation. Few weeks ago I was informed by my undergraduate advisor that I had to either take three semesters of a foreign language / or test out of a language before graduating in May. Fortunately my native language is Farsi and therefore I had the opportunity to test out of it; the problem however was that I would only get one try to pass the test which consisted of reading, writing and speaking. The scary concept was the fact that I only got one chance to pass all three areas and that failing to reach that goal would have meant not graduation. So after a two hour test I am happy to announce that I indeed passed the test and are now one step closer to graduating !!!!

Spring Break Pics...

Over this past spring break I visited some friends in San Francisco; and I finally have the pictures to prove how much fun I had flying over the Golden Gate bridge. It was my first type flying a small plain.

Drunk Driving...

Last night, the director of “A Christmas Story,” Bob Clark, and his son Ariel were killed in a drunk driving accident in Pacific Palisades. One of Hollywood’s greatest talents, gone. Just like that. Gone because someone decided to drive home after a few drinks instead of letting his wife drive, or just calling a friend. Irresponsible people like THIS are the true terrorists in America—completely disregarding the safety and well-being of others by driving drunk. How many parents, children, friends, teachers, brothers, sisters, grandparents have to die before people wise up and do the right thing?

Diplomacy!!!

Well, the hostages are free once again. I must say, I was surprised that the British admitted to their mistake, whether it was true or not, and that the Iranians accepted it and returned their men. Who knew diplomacy could actually work in this world. In fact, this relatively painless transfer of POWs actually gives me hope for future diplomatic relations with Iran, it proves to the rest of the world, or just the rest of America, that they are not mindless fundamentalists, but that they are reasonable when it comes to making deals with other countries.

Money Money Money... Money!!!

So, Obama is close on Hillary Clinton’s tail with fundraising. He has already raised $25 million, which apparently almost matches the amount that Clinton has raised. Furthermore, he has tapped over 100,000 donors, two times as much as Clinton. Does this mean that Obama is holding his own in the race for the democratic nomination—that he may be developing a quality base of constituents? I hope, in the midst of this frenzy to gain money and popularity, that Obama can actually prove his worth as a leading political candidate. I’m still waiting to hear, other than his homely background and charismatic public appeal, what his platform is, and how he truly represents the wishes of America.