Jocelyn McLean's POLI333 Blog

@aviaaron: I read your intro-post (or rather, your Author page) and saw that you’re a big fan of Parks and Recreation. It is my favourite sitcom on TV right now – I think it’s so much better than a lot of the shows out there  because they manage to keep it funny while also making all of the characters so likeable. Anyways, I spend half of my time perusing YouTube for my favourite TV clips, and as Ron Swanson is one of my all-time favourite TV characters, this is my go-to playlist for his best clips.

@blairmotlukpoli333: I don’t know about you, but growing up in Winnipeg gave me a serious love/hate relationship with the city. In fact, it was mostly hate until I left, and I find myself getting homesick all the time. It especially happens in early December when I’m trying to get myself excited for Christmas but it is rainy, miserable, and green in Vancouver when the ground should be covered in snow. Anyways, this year I started looking for photos of Winnipeg Winters to satisfy my craving for nostalgia, and I stumbled upon this website. The tagline pretty much captures everything I feel about the city.

@jeffdemo: I am so glad there’s a fellow Homeland fan in the class! I honestly watched the entire first season in two days this week when I was sick. Without giving too much away to anyone else in the class who may be reading this, and may want to watch the show, I’ll say that I enjoyed the finale but I’m worried about a few things for next season. This article from New York Magazine kind of captures what I thought about the whole episode.

Hi everyone,

I am a 4th year Sociology major, minoring in Political Science. I was born just outside of Toronto, but spend most of my life in Winnipeg, Manitoba, before heading out here for school. I hate the rain, and I would prefer the freezing cold (but sunny) weather of Winnipeg any day. I am graduating this year (fingers crossed), at which point I hope to move to Toronto to pursue a career in public relations.

As we have the opportunity to do one free-style post a week, I suppose I should give everyone in the class fair warning about my interests. I am an avid follower of popular culture, so as we are in the midst of awards season there will likely be a few posts about that. I try to keep up with a number of television shows, the most recent of which is Homeland, which I highly recommend to everyone.

That being said, I’m looking forward to this class and I will try to keep my posts as entertaining as possible for those of you who will be reading.