i gotta feeling

1. tried to see avatar 3d today--fail. it was sold out 45 minutes before the movie was supposed to start. ugh, next weekend will be try #2 to see the movie that will change the face of the movie industry. 
2. did homework. reading consumes my life. but it's okay--classes should be pretty good this semester. let's hope I can continue my dean's list record...
3. joined a lot of efforts to help haiti--donating money, items, showing support, etc. btw: wear red on tuesday for haiti. you'll notice if you look at golden globe pictures that some stars wore red bows on their outfits--for haiti. also, some stars are auctioning off their entire outfits for haiti relief efforts. 

 this blog post is titled after the song "I gotta feeling" by the black eyed peas from their newest album, the e.n.d. (energy never dies). the song is basically about how tonight is going to be a good night out on the town, partying and such. my post refers to a slightly different topic. essentially, I gotta feeling that things will turn out OK. this earthquake is just another demonstration of how large scale tragedy brings humans together. the tsunami in 2004 was an example of this, as was hurricane katrina in 2005, and now the haiti earthquake in 2010. what this shows me, amidst immeasurable tragedy, is the human capacity for compassion and love. what I have been struggling with lately is the unfairness of this life--I have a hard time accepting the c'est la vie mentality. but this earthquake, strangely enough, has renewed my hope in humanity. what becomes hard now is understanding why it takes extreme suffering to bring about compassion. is it that so much bad stuff happens in this world that we have become numb to the sense? this is my main hypothesis right now--when people have so much on their plates anyway, it's hard to be concerned about the 15 people who died in a suicide bombing in afghanistan, the village wiped out in africa, the ice species dying in the rainforest, etc. but such huge tragedy that is so impossible to prevent wakes up people. I feel, however, that there is hope; this outpouring of help of all types demonstrates to me (an optimist who is buried underneath a realist) that humans aren't dead inside; a part still lives that allows us to grieve for others like us. tragedy is a leveler in this world--it strikes all people at one point. but I gotta feeling that this sign of life from the world community is a good sign. perhaps this decade will bring about...a change.

another bucket list item: meet with a President