The Ugly Truth

I have been wanting to make a post for awhile now, but I never know what to write about. So as I was sitting on my computer, reading other peoples posts, I came up with a brilliant idea. What else is better to write about than hot girls. What normal person on this earth doesn't love to admire the beauty of a hot model or celebrity? Anyways, I don't really know where i'm going with this beside the fact that I appreciate the beauty of females. I mean we all know guys love hot girls but, do guys easily approach a hot girl? Do guys really not care about personality and interests as long as a girl looks hot? Is this true? The answer to this question, sadly, is yes! as long as she's hot we don't really care. THE END!

(I just got done watching The Ugly Truth, Gerard Butler is my new idol!) and honestly personality is just as important! For any girl out there that think of themselves as hot, please don't be stuck up. Nothing is worse than a stuck up female. THE END AGAIN!

Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Basically the only thing I have been able to do lately is watch this show. This show is hilarious and absolutly

Tupac or Biggie?

I'm sitting here trying find some more sources and listing to some Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac. These are obviously two of the greatest rappers of all time, but which is better? This is a tough one but i think i'm going to have to go with tupac. Pac is better than Biggie in my opinion. He was real in his music. He spoke what was on his mind and feared no one. I love them both though!

PASSED!

Just so happy to know i passed finally know to try and survive the rest of my finals and make it out alive. Great class and had a fun time to bad all my classes were not like this. Good job to everyone else that passed and hello summer!

passed!!

the back row has one passing portfolio so far.. how about the rest of the back!?!?!

Just got the e-mail that I passed assessment! Totally made my day!! :) So I have my psych final today and I must say that a final on a saturday is a huge downer! It makes it feel like it's not even the weekend. lol

Assessment

I literally just checked my email like 2 minutes ago and it said that if I was getting the email, I passed assessment so I have a huge weight lifted off my shoulder. I feel good.

LETS GO CELTICS!!!!!! studying will be postponed due to partying if the celtics win this game

just watching the celtics vs cavs game right now and wanted to blog. i hope the cavs choke tonight and lose cuz i dont like them very much. I cant seem to study right now which is a problem. anyway its time to party. peace out

the end.

Shouldn't there be some sort of relief in submitting the final portfolio? ... I hit submit and wanted to throw up. I can only hope this is good-bye to English 102.

bye bye

bye bye blogging...bye bye english 102...i had a good experience...bye bye...

feels good to be done with my paper, i worked a long time on it. I hope it passes, not sure if i met the 4th course goal but i sure as hell tried to. and my roommate is snoring super loud at the moment so im going to hit him with a pillow. peace

The End

It is the best feeling ever to know that I am DONE with this class foreverrrrrr!!!!!!!!

DONE

Im am done. This is a great day.

DONE

Im am done. This is a great day.

So the Brewers are on a bit of a stretch of actually playing good. Prince is starting to hit more consistently, and the pitching has been pretty good as of late. Lets hope the Brewers can keep it up, FEAR THE BEER!!! Semester is coming to an end and it feels good to be done with the English papers, now all thats left is a few finals. Glad summer is almost here!!!

OVER

Soooooooooooo unbelieveably happy to be done with this paper! This was by far the worst experience I have ever had writing a paper. I am so relieved to finally be done with this class and stop stressing! I feel like a million pounds has been lifted from me! Now it's just waiting to see if I pass....oh joy!

Finally over

Its all over finally i have never felt more relieved to have a class done with now all i have to do is hope i pass... now more waiting... shit

YEEEEEESSSSS~

IT'S FREEEAAAKEEENNNN OVER!!!! almost...lol...

Suns

Just watched the Spurs get swept. I never thought that would happen and especially by the Suns because they have been dominating them for nearly ten years. The Spurs are getting old and they are having a hard time keepnig up and that makes me happy. I hate the Spurs. I hope Boston beat the Cavs and Orlando faces Phoenix even though i wouldn't mind the facing Orlando in the Finals again. I want Phoenix to win because they have a bunch of older players who have yet to get a ring like Hill, Nash, and Stoudemire. I don't care who wins as long as Cleveland, Utah, Atlanta, Boston don't win the Finals.

O.M.G.

Yes, it is done. I have completed my final draft fixing all the impurities and now I am done with my portfolio. It is done, hallelujah!

hopefully there

i have been working pretty hard on my paper over the weekend but it was hard to this weekend because i had a lot of family things which was fun so i cant complain but i am feeling pretty good about both of my papers and i am just hoping that they pass and do pretty well for a grade but only time will tell now im still going to work on them just fine touches i hope but i hope everyones paper is doing well

Feels Good

I finished both of the papers last night and I feel good. I just hope that the portfolio readers aren't the type of people that are stuffy and boring and would rather read something that sounds like it came from an academic magazine because that type of writing sucks. All this week all I have to do is look over my study guides for my other classes and try to figure out what i am going to do about my math class.

ahh

okay, so i just uploaded all my work on D2L.. for some odd reason I feel like im missing some of the assignments but i know i ddi them all, maybe i just saved them all in one draft? ahh well. im finishin up my RA and making all the final changes to both of my papers. i hope they are both good enough for a passing grade. this class makes me nervous, especially bc of the grading style. i cant believe we have less thn 2 weeks and its SUMMMER time. yayay :) im actually pumped... even tho i wish it was warmer outside.

GOOD luck to everyone with their papers :) :) :)

Final Blog

This will hopefully be my final blog in English 102. I am still finishing up the paper and trying to meet the 4th course goal. I think i did it this time but who knows. Not sure about you guys but I had a lot of fun during our class. The back row was definitely always on top of things, having great attendance and participation. I hope to not be apart of the back row next semester however. Good luck to all on passing 102!

Final Draft

Working on my final draft right now...all those last corrections...it's so relieved I can't stand working on my paper anymore. I thought it was fun honesltly, but there comes a time when all things must pass. I just feel like I rambled too much in mine, 17 pages is the longest paper I've ever written. Thinking back to how I ever first started this paper is amazing, I can't imagine having to do that process all over again so I'm really hoping I got it right this time. Best of luck to all!

okAY ANOTHER THING THAT IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT, TITLE! OMG LIKE I FEEL LIKE ANY TITLE IS NOT WORTHY OF HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE SPENT ON THIS PAPER. any one!? help me with a title. my paper is the origins of matriarchy, patriarchy and matrilineal and patrilineal....and what makes them tick in society... help!

I just uploaded all my work on d2l. I have the idea for my research analysis to say that for the presentation I wanted the paper to be crumpled up into a ball and then flattened back out for all the pages, cause that is seriously what i have done like 10 times. It would show all the hard work Ive really put into this paper. Ive carried it around with me to almost all of my other classes, adding stuff here and there. So i beleive that my paper that i should turn in SHOULDNT be all neat and just out of the printer because it has gone through so much traveling in my hands and in my backpack all the time, even all the people who have proof read it and all the emails it has gone through. EVEN THOUGH i feel like it shouldnt be all perfectly neatly printed out, i am going to do it anyway. HMM digity.

Upload

I just uploaded all my assignments to D2L! I feel like I should of had more, but oh well. I can't believe this class is over with on Monday! It went by so fast. I can't wait to turn in this last paper and "pass" the class!

a writing roller coaster

Well, this class has been a writing rollercoaster. It’s had its ups. It’s had its downs. The slow ups have been the research and understanding of the course goals. The exciting downs have been the flow of writing and the work that was produced. It’s at the end of the ride and its time to recollect what just happened.

The rides been real with all of you. I know some kids had a blast and some puked on the way down and failed. Hopefully you weren’t the latter. At the end of the day our portfolios, hours, weeks, and semesters work is judged by a teacher whose more focused on making sure goals are satisfied rather then the quality of the writing. If you fail portfolio it doesn’t mean you’re a bad writer. It just means you weren’t a sheep following the herd. I bet T.S. Elliot never took English 102 and he won the nobel prize in literature.

Good luck to everyone. If there’s one important skill that will help you throughout life’s endeavors, it’s your writing capabilities. Also, continue to grow as good individuals.

So much to do

I feel like I have a lot of work to still do on my paper. I need to start my Works Cited page, as of right now its just a bunch of websites listen one after another. I also have to look over my Research Analysis paper, which I haven't looked at since the last time I revised it. And I still need to rewrite my conclusion for the third time. This is just one of m english classes, I definitely have an essay due next week for my english media class and I need to finish psych! Oh how this semester has just flown by!

Missing the end

So I feel really bad, I missed our last day of classes, I woke up this morning in the worst pain my throat was literary on fire and enlarged, but I got to spend my morning in the ER fun NOT. But I've been working on my papers like crazy, and I really hope that I pass this class because I've spent this whole semester writing for this class. On another note I just submitted everything into the drop box on D2L I had 21 files which I think was great!!! Well I guess thats it...I need to get back to writing!!!!

last week

How is everybody doing this final week of English 102? Lets cross our fingers for a passing final portfolio

so were nearing the end of the semester and i am truly stressing over my paper and scrambling to get it done.

Almost time !! I am going to feel so relieved after i turn in that portfolio!

did you see that?!

my buddy and his classic quotes playin the new halo :D

end of semester to do lists...

Finally feeling a bit more confident in passing this class, especially after Adam gave it a passing grade. Hopefully my portfolio reader will feel the same. I'm continuing to edit my essay, considering switching up some paragraphs, but all in all am not too worried. Will keep working on both through the weekend, as well as getting my other classes finished with. Kind of wish my exams were sooner, not that anything vitally exciting is happening come summer. Ready to be done!

assignments

i submitted 11 assignments to the drop box. How many do you guys have/submitted?? I'm not sure home many assignments we are supposed to have.

end is in site.... pause not

Sooo the end for me is no where near and im jealous of the last few blogs posted up. My final exam which is in calculus isn't until the 21st and is worth 300 points. Basically if i get an 80 or above on it I will get an A in the class, however last semester's average was a 60% which makes me a little nervous. It's kinda hard to study for math but I will have to when it gets closer to that time. I have four exams this semester and they are every other day from saturday may 15 to friday the 21st, just my luck

Savage Garden

I miss them, and they make this windy but sunny Wednesday afternoon much more enjoyable.
I wish they would make music again!

Final portfolio drop box

The email we just got kind of confused me, because my friend had Adam last semester and he said that we were supposed to have multiple rough draft copies of our research paper. But I always revised my paper and just saved the revised version so I don't have rough copies saved just printed out. Will I get docked points for not having them on paper but not on my hard drive, and, consequently, not being able to download them the the drop box?

Finally getting some head way on Psych and I am able to worry less and less about the semester coming to an end. My English paper is pretty close to being done, im getting close to finishing Psych, and I only have 1 exam to worry about and its a take-home.

coming to an end

so the time is near...it's almost the end of the semester...everything is winding down...i have to do a few touch-ups on my essays and then i think i'm good for monday...when i look back and think about my first college semester i kinda regret it...i know that i should've tried harder...then i wouldn't have to be taking anatomy again next semester...but i didn't try...and i feel sad that i let myself fail...cuz if i think about the future...i know that i can't just slide by without putting ALL of my best effort into school...so my goal for next semester is to give it my all...i'm just scared that i won't be able to reach that goal tho...

3 2 1 we have lift off

im going to print 2 copies of my entire portfolio. im going to turn one of them in to be graded. with the other, im going to attach a mortar firework to it and launch it into obliteration. mOther F2*@#*#

Worked on my final portfolio AGAIN today. I really need to start concentrating on my research analysis essay though :( -not good. If I fail this paper, I might have to drop out of college. lol

?

whats your plan for this weekend? like what exactly you will do with your english paper?

last week

How is everybody doing this final week of English 102? Lets cross our fingers for a passing final portfolio

END OF SEMESTER

Finally finishing up editing on my essay, should be done within the next day or so. Have a good summer

Macboooooook

I finally bought a Macbook and I love it. I didn't want to get the pro because I didn't like the black keys and how it was silver, I wanted an all white one :].

But I'm in love and its a beautiful thing.

halo beta

girls, say goodbye to your boyfriends for the next few days. the new halo reach beta launched yesterday and is expected to run through may 19th. i know my girlfriend hates it.

Information

I guess this is a good place to put this. To anybody interested in joining a student organization: CEO is recruiting students who are interested in entrepreneurship or who are just looking to network with everyone from students to those in that profession already. Right now everything is not completely set up and you do not have to be a business student to join.

my smart friend

So this week at mifflin my friend decided to run down the street with a bottle of vodka. Its not hard to guess what happened after that. He was given a ticket and proved to be a very funny event that i find awesome. He is not very bright.

Weekend

This week went by so fast, I can't even remember it. Lets see Thursday I found out that I'm the new Student Housing Administrative Council President for the 2010-2011 School year I'm really EXCITED I think it's going to be a blast. Friday I found out that out of all the students at UWM I was one of the 5 students invited to attend an National Leadership Conference in Illinois this Summer. I'm so honored for this opportunity I don't even believe words can describe how I feel. Saturday was SHAC's Spring Carnival that was a lot of fun I've never seen so many college students act as kids. Sunday I walked for the fifth year for MS it was really great a lot of people came out for the walk.



Sunday night was my last General Body meeting as the Director of housing for SHAC and also with this years Executive Board, it was really sad I will miss them all so much next year they made work from a chore into an experience that I will never forget. Well besides all that I did do work on my paper I'm still really confused now I thought I was doing really good until I had my conference then I let my roommate and friends read my paper now I just feel lost. But I think I'll figure it out soon!!!!

This week

this week was pretty blah. Worked on my essays trying to meet the 4th goal. Discovered that the way I was wording things was preventing me from meeting the goal so I have to go back and revise. Other then that the weekend was alright. Helped paint my boyfriends room. Ended up getting a blister on my hand from the roller which sucks, but oh well.

Mifflin

Mifflin was pretty crazy, great to see so many old people i havent seen in forever. But back to reality, I have some stuff I need to do on my paper but I dont have a lot to do this week so I'm feeling alright. Good luck to everyone else.

So the bucks season comes to an end today, after losing to Atlanta in game seven. It was a great season and we proved everyone wrong about are team this year. Also we have something to look forward to for next season, once we have Bogut back and maybe get one other decent guy, we should be a good team. The Brewers still continue to struggle as we lost again today 8 to 0 against the padres, lets hope we can string some wins together here and try to get on track. We need some consistency out of our pitching as well as our hitting, come on Prince!!!!

So were down to 2 weeks of actual classes left, its getting harder and harder by the day to remain concentraited. I am really hoping my paper is at a passing stand point becuase im to the point where i dont know what else to do or how else to further conect the stuff.. is that bad?!
I just got done working out and im super sore, but whatever at least i know im doing something right then, or i hope. well this was just a bunch of random stuff.. but thats nothing new.

Mifflin

Was a complete blur.

Which is good! That's how its suppose to be.

So because of Mifflin, I did not do as much homework as I was suppose to.

Opps?

derby

I spent the very early part of my evening Saturday cheering for the horse I bet on Super Saver. I put a hundred dollars down on him to win, sure enough Calvin Borel rode him to victory!!! The bet paid 18.80 which meant i wont 940 dollars!! It was definitely my lucky day, don't remember much what happened after that thank you Mifflin. My paper still needs closure and I'll be working on that the rest of the night.

I am really starting to get nervous about my final portfolio. The paper I am able to fix within a week hopefully, what I am most worried about now is my revision paper.

i want to pass!

if i didn't pass this class i wont graduate this fall! so please pray for me that i pass!..am sick of school.. i want to have a job..

a little disheartened

after my conference i was still kinda sad that i found out that i still have a lot of work to do. But the one thing i am excited about is that what he is telling me at least what i remember him telling me gets me kind of excited to research and write about it. which is really weird because i hate work like that but i hope it turns out well. One thing i wish i would have done is just written down everything he had said because i am sure i wont remember half of what he said to me by the time i actually start to work on it again. So i am hoping just like probably all the rest of you, even the ones who dont read the blogs which is probably 95% of the students, that all goes well.

No job

I have no job lined up for this summer and all the places that I have applied are already filled or not hiring. Is anyone in the same boat?

Conference

So I'm waiting in the grind for my conference to start, I am the last conference on the last day. While sitting and waiting I decided to blog since I didn't blog this week yet. To be honest, I am kind of nervous for my conference because I am wondering what Adam is going to say about the things that I have written in my paper. I have tried to expand on things, link concepts together and express how and why I connected them this way. Its hard to be asked on the spot what I was talking about in a certain area of my paper because then Im afraid that he won't understand what Im talking about and how I connected these concepts. I better pass this portfolio because if I don't pass this class and have to take it again, that will really suck! Hopefully this weekend will be fun so I can get my mind off of this paper for a little while.

Freaking Out

I'm not worried about my paper or English class at all. My concern is this stupid math class that I have right before it. The professor said that if we are not averaging a 70% in the class already, we will have to get at least a 70% on the final, and I know that I am averaging closer to 60% or lower and now I have to do this exam. I should just take classes that really suck in the summer or in the winter during the school breaks because I hate being in classes that don't have a real point besides having them just to have them .

The only thing I am thinking about in English is the presentation, but I don't want to do anything about it because it feels like we have to find something that entertains them. I am not writing this paper to entertain anybody and if the portfolio readers want some entertainment or excitement, they should go to a movie. I dont want to create a magazine or try to be creative, I just want to get straight to the point and talk about what I gathered and why it is so important. By creating some type of special presentation for it, I would be contributing to this part of the paper that I feel is unnecessary.

weekend

Well now that its thw weekend I have to work, work on my paper, and study for more exams. Man just a few more weeks and its summer yet it seems so very far away.

going home

The weekend is finally here, I cannot wait to finally go home. I am so l sick of school, and I'm tired of partying every weekend. I can't wait to be home for the summer and be with all my friends back home.

Conference Time

I have my conference today. I think I am pretty much set with my paper. I just have to work on my presentation and I definitely think I am going to go with the magazine idea (mainly because nothing more brilliant has come to mind). Anyways, I am happy with how everything is coming together. I know he still has to read my reflective essay, but I think I am meeting all of the goals with it as well. So I am feeling good. Now if I could just feel that way about all of my other classes. I would be golden.

Conf Time

My conference is in about 12 hours. Might as well throw those 8 hours I was suppose to be dedicating to my paper actually into my paper now. I know a lot of people have done the same as me, putting everything off till the last possible second. Why not, I seem to function better under pressure. Let's see what shit I can come up with tonight, hopefully it's awesome.

Yay weekends almost here

I went to class for the first time in 3 weeks yesterday. Yay me. But i'm going home tomorrow for my birthday and i'm pretty excited! :)

Bucks

Wow the Bucks ar playing amazing without Andrew Bogut. Lets go Bucks.

So the Brewers lost another tough game yesterday in extra innings. Obviously the biggest problem right now is are pitching, they just are not getting the job done right now. We need to close out games and then we should be alright, but if we don't it could be a rough season. The Bucks on the other hand, shocked all of Atlanta last night with a win and are now up 3-2 in the series. Lets hope we can finish off this series at home on Friday, and move on to the second round. All I can say is FEAR THE DEER!!!

Fresh Out The Hospital

Hello my fellow classmates. I really have some catching up to do so im going to start and try to finish up my revisions today. Over the past nearly two weeks ive been VERY sick. Still dont know exactly what was wrong with me so far...(still awaiting some of my test results). Ive been in the hospital twice and to the doctor 3 times. Doctors get paid to find out what's wrong with their patients right? Well i thought the same thing lol. Since the sunday before last ive lost 13 pounds sadly. Everything i tried to eat was thrown up, and i had the worse stomach pains that a person could have. I was finally able to digest a full meal for the first time this tuesday. Only to come home to effin house maintenance lol. They were replacing our windows and i guess there's a state law that says the residents of the home cant be inside due to the lead and chemicals used in the process. But i guess im back now, feeling alot better and im ready to rock n roll....now its time to restress on this english work. I hope u all enjoyed ur lives without me lol. Anyways, wish me luck and hope that i dont construct BS in my attempts, i wish u all the same.

happy!!!

so i just had my conference with Mr. Andrews and i got good feedback...i just needa clean up my sentences a bit and then i am set...so i'm very happy...i'm confident i will pass English 102...YES!!!!

New Knowledge

So it is now 5:20 a.m. I have NOT slept because I have been working on this damn paper that I HATE! I have taken an energy shot along with an energy drink...that's a first for me. Uhm, I have the jitters a bit and have started speaking to my computer screen...I'm going slap happy. I have confrences at 1:00 which I am not looking forward to. I might cry if I'm imformed my paper is still not meeting those ridiculously confusing course goals. I am over tired I can barely read over what I just wrote. I have come to a block so I figured I minaswell participate in this thing. I leave for Madison in twelve hours to spend the weekend there and go to Mifflin and what not. I have yet to pack, go to another class, finish this paper, and hopefully make it to the gym and tanning. I am so completely excited for the weekend and so completey terrified for the moment I crash.

wow

Bucks won tonight! defiantly did not see that coming especially after atl lead by 9 in the 4th and had all the momentum. All the pressure is on the Bucks now to close at home because if they don't I don't see them beating Atlanta in game 7.

Paper

Well my conference was on Monday and since then so far I've just started over on my paper same concept but I just wanted a blank surface. I'm really trying to get to a place this time in my writing. Besides working on my paper I've been writing a Poli Sci paper thats also due Monday. Besides all that I can't wait til the summer to start my new job it's going to be awesome!!! I just hope I pass this class I think I've had enough of English 102 so thats why I'm taking 112 hahhaha fun times next year.

Bucks

I just have to comment on the Bucks tonight who pulled off a road victory tonight.. HUGE WIN for them to win because they now are up 3-2 in a 7 game series and they are coming back to Milwaukee Friday night. It is hopefully going to be an awesome game and a victory for the bucks who can hopefully move to the next round for the first time in like 40 years without their awesome center Andrew Bogut

done

I am so done with everything! i can feel the end of the semester coming and i just wish everything was done and over with. i have been working like crazy on homework, studying and my job. Today i work i dealt with so many crabby customers that i wanted to hand over the store keys and quit! i know i cant cuz i love what i do but im so done! then i have my conference and it was ok but i realized that i have so much to do! all my friends are almost done with school and i just cant wait till summer! plus im moving into my own house with a friend for the summer and i just can not wait! it will be a very LONG last couple of weeks that is all i have to say. many all nighters ahead for this girl!

Thoughts

I think somebody needs to create a pillow that stays cold because I hate warm pillows and this is just a random thought. I also want a waterbed because I am sick of all these beds that all eventually become hard and stiff. Just random thoughts.

Bucks in ATL

Bucks win after the run and now up 3-2, hopefully they win the next game too so either Orlando or Milwaukee go on to the next round and then I would be pleased with whoever wins that series (Magic).

Where do I live again?

So all I do is go back and forth from home and the hospital. And if I had a laptop I would probably never leave the hospital.
I have my conference on Friday and I hope that I hear some good news. I think my paper is doing okay but I have no idea what to do about presentation. I cant think of anything to add into my paper that would make it sound better or be absorbed better. I found one intersting quote that I stuck in for aesthetics(?) but otherwise nothing. I was thinking of making it into a magazine because what I am writing about is something that reminds me of those articles you see in TIME magazine so I am thinkin I might do that. Format it like a TIME magazine too, with all the pictures and little block quotes in random spots so you are never truly forced to read the whole article to understand what is going on. The lazy way to gather intelligence. I love it.
Anyways, I want school to be over just like every other person on this blog. I cant wait for one less stressor. Stay positive. Just stay positive.

Meeting...

Even though our final paper is due in about a week I feel like I still have SO MUCH to work on. I'm so close to having my paper perfect, but I'm yet so far at the same time. I cannot wait for this paper to just be done...

essay

i had my conference the other day and it definitely helped me a lot. I still have a lot of work to do but i feel i should be able to get it all done before the end of this week. Anyway hoffman sucks and we need to move carlos into the closer role for a little while hoffman figures his shit out. Go bucks go

I'm spent

this week has been nothing but work, not fun at all. Exams plus my papers to write, it just sucks all around. i cant wait till my last final its going to be such a relief, my mind is burning out and its becoming more and more of a harder task to keep my mind focused when i should be getting my work done but my brain is just spent.

cant wait for summer

I'm getting so sick of school. This portfolio stuff has been taking up tons of my time, and I have a 12-15 page paper to write for my urban studies class as well. I haven't been able to enjoy the decent weather recently which is starting to get depressing. It sucks having to sit in my room typing paper about stuff I could care less about while its sunny outside. I've lost all interest in school and feel like its a waste of time any money. I don't feel like I should have to pay for things I don't want. The only reason I'm going to school is to get a good job, but lately I'd rather have a decent job and just start working now. I like making money more than spending it.

tired,,,

ok well i felt like i've been at school all day...just got done doing and anatomy online assignment which was vvery hard...and i know that i'm not going to pass that class so i'm going to take it again next semester...and then it's so frustrating cuz i cant enroll for any classes until i go and have a meeting with my advisor which i didnt know so now i have to go for a walk in cuz her schedule is all booked...wtf...and tomorrow is my conference with mr. andrews and i really hope that i get good feedback....huh...school is so irritating...i just wanna drop out...but anyways...now i'm off to go meet up with some classmates so that we can start on our group project..so bye bye...

school. ugh.

school, classes, homework, tests...they're all getting really old, really fast. I'm spending the entire day rest of my day working on my papers. I'm not looking forward to it, but I have my conference tomorrow...so it has to be done. So that's all I have for now. If I get enough work done today, I'm heading to the 3oh3, cobrastarship concert tonight. jealous? ya, you should be. ;)

Summer and English

Cant wait for the weekend. Going home and hopefully Miflin on Saturday. School is getting real old and I cant wait til the summer to start! Working, fishing, golfing, swimming, and park ball with my friends from home; I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I had my conference yesterday. Got some good feedback, and I feel that I am able to transform my paper into an A paper, BUT I need to put a lot more work into it. I am comfortable and feel like I will pass the class, so a lot of pressure about English is off! I can now focus on my other classes a little more!

Confrence

About to go to my conference hopefully prof. Andrews likes my paper. I didn't get as much done as I would have liked to. I defiantly waited too long to start.

Prepare for the end of English 102

I hope i pass my portfolio review. Ive done what i can and ill continue to focus my attention on meeting the course goals. How about you guys?

So the bucks have tied up the series at 2-2, and tonight they play again in Atlanta. It's not going to be an easy game, but lets hope they can pull off a road win. Brewers game was sad last night had a 3-2 lead going into the 9th inning Hoffman comes in for the save... What did he do, first guy up home run, next three guys get on, bases are loaded, grand slam. Seriously are you kidding me right now, Hoffman is obviously past his prime and he can't get away with and 84 mph fastball anymore. That's about the scoop, but lets hope Brewers and Bucks can win today!!

today i am busy. i have a meeting with my advisor today at 2:30, english and a&p lecture are cancelled but joy i have an out of class assignment to do in place of class. i have to work on both english essays, i need to schedule an appt to the Writing Center ASAP, i bet stuff is filling up. uhm confrences tomorrow so tonight i will go to town on connecting my sources, i worked on my works cited page, i hope i did it right. math quiz friday. i made my may calender today! alot of stuff to do, maybe i should stay home from mifflin and just get sh*t done. okay adios.

bllahhh

So, i still haven't decided a major, and i have no idea what i want to study and spend the rest of my life doing. I just scheduled my classes for next semester, and School feels like a waste of money right now. I am taking the most random classes, and i guess getting my GED's, but it just feels like such a time waster because i don't know what i want to study.

Almost There

So I'm starting to feel a bit more relieved as my paper is coming close to an end and I'm starting to figure things out. I haven't finished it yet but it's starting to make sense and things are connecting together in my head, I just need to put it all on paper. This is probably my most challenging class of all at the moment but I feel that if I can write this paper and have it be what the professor is looking for or close to it, then I'm going to be super happy with myself.

tuesday

gotta go to work in a hlf hr.. gay
i'm at my friend mitch's house. and he just cut off a piece of my hair with a knife cuz he apparently thought it was funny. it was not
and i couldn't even fight back cuz my abs are so sore
I did strength and conditioning yesterday with my students and it was redic hard
we did all kinds of jumps and push ups, planks, wall sits, tons and tons of pilates ans situps
omg so sore.
ow.

more and more

As i continue to work on this paper I seem to get more and more frustrated with it because I feel that no matter what I do I'm still going to need more of the 1st and 4th course goal since that is what we all need to improve on no matter how well written our paper is already. I hope that everyone going to mifflin this weekend have a good time because I will not be able to go because of this project for another class, plus the financial situation, plus making sure everything is good with my paper including enough "academic inquiry" that is supposedly not what I have in paper right now..

frustrating...

errrrghhh...i hate school...

Curves

In three of the classes I'm taking this semester, my professor has made it clear that no one in the class is doing as well as he/she would have hoped and that there will end up being a large curve on our final exam / overall grade. This seems to be a continuing trend in the past 3 semesters. As the classes get harder the curves become bigger and bigger. Don't get me wrong I appreciate the help, as does my GPA, but shouldn't some kind of change be made. If no one's doing well the professor either hasn't done a very good job of covering the material,or the exams are much too hard, most likely its usually a combination of both. Even though I hate to admit it, when I KNOW there is going to be a curve on an exam I usually try less hard in preperation for the exam, mostly because I usually do pretty well on exams and If I know theres a curve its enabling me to put less effort into it and still receive the grade I'm looking for. (Man what would rickert have to say about all this?)

Basically I think the biggest problem is professors are attempting to really push there students to learn, and then caving when they fail to meet their expectations. There are two solutions, cover the material slower, and more in depth to allow for some real learning and give a chance for students to do better on an "easier" exam. The other option would be to make it clear from the get go, that there will be no curve, that everything covered in class is going to be tested on, and force the student to push themselves and do well in a hard class. (or fail)

Some sort of debate on this topic could probably be pretty interesting if a few people chimed in..?

One week left of English

I can't believe there will be only one week left of class, and I hope my essay will pass because i dint want to take this class over again. Brandi we still need to get dinner one of these nights, get on the blog and write back.

2010 Governors Elections

I was just looking at the news about the Governor's race. I'm not sure who to vote for come November because I don't like any of them, especially Scott Walker. I wish that somebody else would run that I actually like. These elections bring out some of the dirtiest tricks that you can think of and I hope that at least one election race does not, but I know that won't be the case for the Governor's race. If Barrett is elected Gov., who will take the Mayor's job? Who will be the new County Exec. if Walker wins? What does Neumann do anyway? Well all I can do is that the canidate with the intent of helping the state, not themselves, will win.

Neglecting

I have been completely neglecting to post on the blog. It just isn't something that I'm use to doing! Plus this paper has kept me plenty busy, among other things. It's scary how the semester is coming to a close. I feel like everyones in a scrabble to do one thing or another for next year. Whether that be picking classes, figuring out a place to live, getting second jobs, everything is chaos. But pretty soon we'll be done with this paper and things will be begin to settle. I hope that everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather we're having!

Good luck with the remainder of the class!

xoxo

DTV and Entertainment in General

What is the point of DTV? It is a useless, unentertaining piece of nothing that wastes money. I actually prefer the regular channels that were around before DTV. They claimed their would be new channels, but I knew that the channels they would put would be on things that nobody watched like the traffic channel. The only channel that I kind of liked was the one that plays movies, but the movies began to suck. They put on shows that were canceled before I was born and they don't show more than 10 episodes of each show, so you are watching reruns every two weeks from a show that is in black and white. If people want to protest all the spending that is done, protest this piece of crap, DTV.

Entertainment in general has declined. TV, music, movies and other things have seemed to be so predictable. The only thing that you see on TV is reality shows, which are more scripted than many of the comedic shows. Everybody gets a dating show and everybody watches it as if this is entertaining, but I can't really watch any TV because I can't take watching crap. The only shows I watch are the original Law and Order, Law and Order:SVU, all three CSI's, Criminal Minds, and sports.

Music has taken a turn for the worse, but there are many good artists left. I don't really know anything about rock, pop, or country, but the genres I do know about have been deteriorating. Everything has become so cliche filled and corny that the future of the genre is in jeopardy. All it takes is a stupid catch phrase to become famous and I would not mind it as much if the artists had much more to same than repeating that same phrase over and over. I miss music I used to hear in the 90's that seemed like they actually put an effort forth to create their music.

Movies have become so predictable that when you see the trailers, you already know how it is going to end. I'm especially sick of these "romantic comedies". THEY ARE NOT FUNNY OR ENTERTAINING. It's usually the same people in the same genre of movies, too. I use to love the variety of movies when I was younger. There were the Jean Claude Van Dammes, Steven Stegal, Jackie Chan, for action, Jim Carrey and a bunch of other people for comedies, and there were a bunch of other actors who acted in different genres.

I don't know, I guess change is necessary.

miss how fooking easy highschool was!

While we didn't have class I actually had a productive day. I went to Chemistry lecture and got an extra point on my 3rd exam, which brings my grade up to a 40 out 44. I got two Chemistry assignments done for tomorrows discussion. I did two ethnics journals, which took like 2 hours. I revised my research paper, reflective essay, and participated in the class blog! And now I am trying to make way on some Psychology. I fooking hate Psychology!!!!

Tomorrow I am going to be at it again. I need to get up at 7 and start Psychology again until 10 when my English conference starts. Hopefully I get feedback from Adam saying that I either met the course goals or that I have very little left to do in order to pass or receive a good great on my final research paper.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMERRRRRRRRRRRRRR

New Leaf

From now on I will try to use my blog entries for more serious purposes like how I feel about certain things happening in the world. First, the Arizona Law. I don't like it even though I understand that the immigration seems to be a problem for some people. This is a dream come true for anyone who dislikes anyone of a certain ethnic background or anyone who is not like them. This law would allow mostly cops to have authority to question the citizenship of anyone who they expect of being an "illegal alien," but this is just plain dumb. I get that some people don't like that many people come to America the "proper way." But why don't those same people go live in Mexico with no ID, no electricity, no S.S. #, no knowledge of what is needed to become a citizen in America and then try to "properly come to the U.S." Time is not on the side of many of these people who might live in some place that none of us can imagine, while trying to provide for a family with no resources or help from their government. They can't just sit around and wait for the government to allow them to come in. The government won't let them in if they don't have all the proper paperwork and all that other stuff, so how can someone who can't afford to feed their family get all these things in order?

I get that the U.S wants to know who is in the country and makes sure that they are not harmful, but why aren't there checks done on those born here? The U.S. is home to some of the most sick, ignorant, dangerous people, but because they were born within the borders, they get a pass. I never understood the argument that the so called illegal aliens are stealing jobs from people. Lots of these jobs were here for years and STILL ARE , but many Americans thought they were too good to take them. It kind of reminds me of little toddlers who don't want to play with a toy until they see another toddler playing with it. Lots of these immigrants are some of the most reliable, hardworking, and grateful workers in the country, unlike many people born here who are so spoiled and use to getting their way. I definitely don't have a problem with them coming to work, but I do have a problem with the people who take advantage of them by paying them next to nothing and making it seem as if they are doing them a favor. I think people should help them get citizenship, but I don't even think that is the root of their problems with them. I think that in many cases, they just don't like anybody who is not from America whether they come legally or not and this illegal immigration is just a smokescreen for some.

What I find especially funny is that many of the people opposed to it are those who might have never have done real work in their life. Some of these people inherited money or come from families with money and would not even know what it means to work. Also, it becomes annoying when people just repeat what they hear on TV or what they heard someone else say. If you feel that way about immigration, I can respect that, but at least come up with your own original thoughts rather than regurgitating everything because I can find a parrot who can do that.

I Don't Know

I keep getting random thoughts in my head so I guess this is the best place to spit them out. UWM is one of the most dull and uninteresting campuses ever. All everybody does is sit in their rooms playing video games or plays basketball. Does this ever get old? It feels like groundhog day or at least a nursing home because nothing ever changes. College is supposed to be fun, but some of the people that I have meet are so boring and dry that I just go to class and anytime in between, I leave off campus and just go through the city and find things to do. This city has a lot of things to do even though it does not seem like it, all people have to do is get away from the Eastside and explore other parts of the city. Go downtown, it's always something there.

Bored

Just sitting in my room watching the Simpsons on Hulu while trying to get this blog done. At around 8:00 tonight I guess I'll be going to the CEO meeting. I have a lot of things to get done with that and that group will be something come next year. Is anybody else in a student org. on campus because it seems like the only people who are involved are the Jrs., Snrs., and Grad students and I don't get why. It seems like the people who do join only do so in name only and never participate or show up, but put it on their resume, when that can actually hurt them more than it helps because it shows that they might not be serious or committed even though I understand lots of these groups are kind of boring.

Summer Classes

I was hoping to take summer classes so I won't have as a hectic fall or spring semester, but it sucks that the FAFSA doesn't cover it. I also hate that after what happened with all the banks in 2008 and 2009, there are very little student loans that students can get. My first year of college, I had no problem getting one and I did not have a co-signer or credit, but the upside to that is that UWM isn't expensive at all. The downside to that upside is that UWM, like any other college, has expensive books and unnecessary things that students have to buy. I don't get why we cant use books from the previous year; they say the exact same thing and the only change in the books are the years and a few pages might be added. I also hate those clicker things. They' re almost $40 and instead of using them to get participation points, the questions could be asked online or something. I had to spend about 775 dollars on books alone this year, not including having to pay for online grading programs for Spanish or a poetry dictionary, or even a$20 booklet that looked like a three year old made it.

School year

The second semester always goes faster than the first and this year, it zoomed by again. I can't wait to take a break from everything, but I am not looking forward to the weather. It always gets too hot outside to do anything and there are always those ozone advisories. I hate the summer for that reason and also the fact that there is little to do that I have not already done during a Milwaukee summer. I want to leave the state for the summer because everything is a little too routine for me and I want to see all the big cities like New York, Phillie, D.C., or even San Francisco. I am also not looking forward to all the hectic things next year either. I will have about six or seven classes each semester and will be part of about 6 different on campus orgs. I guess being part of all the different orgs. allows me to meet people outside of my major and I get to meet people I don't see everyday in class.

Mr. Vice President

the vice president, Joe Biden is coming to campus tomorrow along with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. I for one am excited to hear what Geithner has to say, Biden... not so much. Anyway, i don't understand why they are both coming here to speak to us business students when they should be focusing on other problems. I guess i'll figure it out tomorrow!

Research Esaay

How's everyones reseach essay and research analysis essay's going? I've been working on mine for a long time now, probably close to 2 weeks. I spent a lot time just re-reading my papers and making corrections with a highlighter and pen, now I'm ending the process of typing them out for our 3rd draft. I think I met the course goals but I guess I won't know for sure until my conference tomorrow. I also think writing the research analysis essay is more tideous than writing the actual essay, anyone else think this? Anyways best wishes to everyone on their research papers.

Blogging

Does anyone else find themselves not checking the blog as much as they used to? When we were first assigned to blog I enjoyed it and I kept current with everything that people were talking about, but now that its critical revision time I don't check the blog as often. It seems if you don't blog for a few days you kind of get lost on what's going on which makes me not want to blog about anything, and it has a snowball effect.

Free Agency

Can't wait for free agency this summer. LeBron might end up staying in Cleveland, but I really don't care about him. I'm curious about Joe Johnson, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Shaq, Llgauskas, Dirk Drew Gooden, Josh Howard, McGrady, Yao, Fisher, Farmar, Rudy Gay, D-Wade, Joel Anthony, Reddick, Grant Hill, Amare, Ginobli, Richard Jefferson, Roger Mason, and Boozer. A lot of them might stay with their team, but i am really looking forward to see where many of them go or who is added to their teams to keep them there. The NBA draft is not going to be anything special, but I hope the Bucks get a big man that is reliable and not injury prone.

NBA

Now that the draft is over in the NFL, all my focus is on basketball. The playoffs are reall making me mad. The Spurs won last night; the Mavs were up by double digits, but ended up losing and I am tired of the Spurs. I 'm tired of Tim Duncan, I like Ginobli, but I want him to play somewhere else, and all of the teams who are supposed to be losing are winning. Oklahoma City should have been gone, Utah should have lost the series, Phoenix should have won the series too. Wade exploded last night, he just couldn't miss from three. I kind of want some players like Melo, Steve Nash, Dirk, Amare, Grant Hill to win a ring because time is not on their side.

conferences

anybody have their conference yet? If so did he destroy your hopes of getting a good grade or just the opposite?

This weekend was pretty good, to start Friday I went to the Brewers game which was a lot of fun as always. The only problem was, the Brewers lost badly to the damn cubs. On Saturday I was in Illinois helping my Grandma get her house ready to be sold in the near future. It went pretty good, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Also note worthy the bucks won on Saturday night making it now a 2-1 series, still down 1 game in the series to Atlanta. The bucks play to night again and lets hope they can square the series up at 2 apiece. Also the Brewers start a new series tonight against the Pirates, which should hopefully be a good thing, cause we usually handle them with an ease. Not to much else going on just another start to another week, and still have things to get done for many classes, fun fun.

Charge of the Light Brigade and Blind Side followup

I saw this and it reminded me, straight up, of the english 102 goals.

Charge of the Light Brigade.”

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred, Lord Tennyson

1.

Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

2.

"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

3.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

4.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

5.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

6.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.

Quote from Blind Side-

Courage is a hard thing to figure. You can have courage based on a dumb idea or mistake, but you're not supposed to question adults, or your coach or your teacher, because they make the rules. Maybe they know best, but maybe they don't. It all depends on who you are, where you come from. Didn't at least one of the six hundred guys think about giving up, and joining with the other side? I mean, valley of death that's pretty salty stuff. That's why courage it's tricky. Should you always do what others tell you to do? Sometimes you might not even know why you're doing something. I mean any fool can have courage. But honor, that's the real reason for you either do something or you don't. It's who you are and maybe who you want to be. If you die trying for something important, then you have both honor and courage, and that's pretty good. I think that's what the writer was saying, that you should hope for courage and try for honor. And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some, too.

This paper is going to be the end of me. I am so close to finding out how to fix my problems but yet I am no where near it. So, right now I am going to work on just doing citing my sources and giving my brain a rest.

brewers epic fail

So the brewers absolutely sucked this weekend. swept by the cubs is always an embarrassment. We can't score runs against the good teams so i vote we play the pirates every game from here on out. But on a good note the bucks won their first playoff game this year.. mainly because i was in attendance!!! It was an amazing night!

need help!

what do you think is the best way to be sure that the paper will pass 100%? what am doing right now is to go through the paper and see the spots where it fills the requirements for the course goals

My Shopaholic Ways

So I really have a shopping problem this weekend my mom decided that she would treat me to a day out it was great. Friday she picks me up, and when I get in the car she hands me a bag that has band new cloths and jewelry in it I was extremely happy. So she takes me to dinner and a spa day we get our pedicures that was GREAT and felt even better. After that she takes me home where she has basically redid our whole house which was awesome. After I'm checking out our new furnished house she takes me back to school. Now Saturday my sister picks me up at around 11am we got to lunch then hit the mall, and this is where my shopping problem starts up every store we went into all but probably two I have to get something out of. By the end of the night I have arms full of bags and a soon to be very upset Dad, but I blame it all on him and my mom they shouldn't always give me what I want and just look at my mom she has refurnished our whole house that by the way was just purchased at the beginning of this year.

comments

So everyone always writes up blogs because that is what Mr. Andrews wants us to do. But, how come no one ever really leaves peoples comments to the blog postings. I have always found it interesting to see what other people have to say, towards what you have posted. anyways, i think we all should try and say more to peoples blogs.

Paper

Anybody else finding it difficult to revise your paper fully? I am trying to modify it, but i believe i am just going to trash it and start all over.

soccer

so the world cup is coming up pretty quick...im stoked to watch my team italy kick some ass. any other soccer fans out there?

I think it is.

I am pretty happy with my paper. I think I need to revamp the intro because it is a little blah and there are a few more 'connections' that need to be made, but otherwise I think it is pretty much complete. The only issue I really have left to worry about is the whole presentation thing. I think I want to get some good quotes to stick in there but I don't know how I should make it look or how I should enhance it. Do I need to make specific word choices? I don't know. But what I do know is that my keyboard is acting strange and is skipping letters when I type. Oy..
We are heading back to the hospital in a few minutes but I just wanted to make sure I remembered to blog because I dont have a computer once I leave home. It is so hard having him there, but we can board there which is really wonderful and gives me comfort. I just want to have him home with us.
Everything else seems so trivial now, but I know I just have to push through the semester because now matter how I feel I still KNOW how important school is.
I love being a mommy...
and now, back to working on english. Woo.

Oh My God, I just had an Epiphany!

So as i have been blogging about my distress on getting my "point" across. I realized what I have been trying to say reguarding plant forms in the enviroment of healing patients!!!! So I dabbled a bit into architecture because i know they have some crazy ideas for feung shwai idk how to spell or what not. So i found out more about the idea of "Articulated Skin" and this whole idea of how human skin correlates with walls and wht not. For instance, human skin perfoms critical functions such as the control of body temperature and moisture, and even produces important life-sustaining chemicals in response to sunlight. Hmmm, THIS got me thinking! So i dabbled further, and gained new insight stating: human skin has two other functions. 1 pyschologically and 2 as a means of communication this STRUCK me! For instance, we can visually show how we feel by facial expressions! Now for the major correlation! The exterior of a building (its skin) is expressive of the body of the building, its identity is a form of space just as human skin is expressive of a human body in space!!! And when the skin is removed, we take away from the identity and feel unnatural. So I began to think HMM PLANE TREE?! PLANTS EVERY WHERE?! And pyschologically we are feeling torn from our identity and planted in a hospital space. So I made the connection of how plant forms in space (building skin) can be a means of communication and means for keeping the patient sane! This is only the beginning...Will blog more about this later!

I lied...

So it turns out I lied in my last blog post... I told myself my goal for that day would be to at least write out a whole rough draft of my analysis. I wrote about a page, posted about that being my goal, then decided to write "goal:" at the top and ended up drawing a bunch of grapes from the colon - major distraction, for me anyways. So my new goal is to get all caught up by Sunday, despite my already planned busy weekend. Good luck to me.

So my friend is a generous 5"3' individual named Nicholas Melcher. Mr. Andrews may know him from his previous English 102 last semester. Anyway, we were in the lunch room, there are a lot of elementary school kids visiting the college. Nick attempted to leave the lunch room when he was stopped by one of the supervisors of the children, and told him not to leave! Nick looked at them and was wondering what the F is up and why can't I leave? The supervisor examined him and realized that he was wearing a UWM sweatshirt and was clearly not in there group. The supervisor look at nick and said that he was sorry, and that should be taller.

I give Nick shit all the time about being so small because I am more than a foot taller than him. Loved this moment and had to share!

I am going to the brewer game today and will be missing class. I gave my class presentation on my research project and will continue to work on it through the weekend until my conference.

Human Touch

As I thought about it more, I started to think. Really? What is my point in this essay that I am writing? What is this great correlation between human touch, plants, and the five senses...all tied to the "plane tree philosophy" of patient centered care. I mean how do plants and integrative activites like yoga which stimulate the 5 elements of nature in the body correlate and supplement a hospital visit and healing.

Well, first of all my thinking of the whole jazz, was that plants like humans have an exterior and interior anatomy and phyisiology (duh!). But what im saying is that is there is more to this. That maybe we are connected to plants somehow, that maybe when a geriatric cancer patient in the ICU sees a plant or catches a glimpse of a green lively plant, with its vein like stems; they would think and look that their own hands, skin, and veins kind of look like the plants, and can feel some type of hollistic being. I mean this is all still quite a blur to me. For instance, when i talk about the "response theory" in plants, and how some plants wont react to something as strong as a wind gust, but will respond to something as suddle as a rain drop, or another leaflet brushing against eachother. That maybe this can be correlated and can mean something when just touching a patients foot when letting them know you are there, you can get a response. Like plants, that feel of other plants or rain drops nurtures the plant and allows it to grow and feel whole. Patients are like plants, they are planted in a spot, they cannot move and they just wait for their enviroment to stimulate them in some way. That "human touch" could infuse a new power within in a patient, like it does within a plant. It will either attack or respond in a positive growing manner.

Another idea I am dabbling around, is this idea of yoga and other integrative activities that can be incorporated in a healing process. I focus on yoga because my past studies on alternative medicine and the five elements (classical) infuse different aspects of natures inside of us, allowing us to heal mentally and physically. Just as plants very well incorporate everyday the classical five elements in which their enviroment is surrounded by.

This is where my thought process is focused around, I want to produce new information in regards to this. The plane tree model does not in any way shape or form say that plants are what heals patients. Plants in the plane tree model serve a purpose aesthetically, and pyschologically. I want to take this a step further and parallel human systems to plant systems, and really show that yes we do function like plants. And that YES, plants in the hospital enviroment DO stimulate our inner classical five senses and nurture us in the healing process. Ranging from cancer patients to respriatory patients in a hospital.

NFL Draft

some might complain on the pick the packers made, but i think its a solid choice and a needed pick. if you look back at last year, when Rogers was under pressure the packers had a hard time putting points on the board, but later in the year when he began go get more protection he was amazing. im looking forward to see how he progresses under our two all pro tackles. he was a solid safe pick. Another note, HOW ABOUT THEM BREWERS!!!!

revising is not fun! That will be basically consist of my whole weekend and my poor friends who get to read my paper and try and help me.

randomness

So I've realized that I really like math...but I just can't seem to remember the different types of methods there are to solving stuff!!! But when I learn it fresh I'm really good at it...so that's kinda gay...but gosh it's time to start looking for classes for next semester and it's such a freeaken hassle...I made a list of classes that I am considering taking and daamn my schedule is going to be full!!! errrrrgh...but whatever...I have to finish my homework...so I'm sitting in my boyfriend's room eating some chicken and trying to finish my math homework because I have a big test tomorrow...and oh yes...LAB...which I freeaken hate because it's so boring and it seems like half the class doesnt even pay attention...and oh yea..I finally realized why I wanted to become a nurse...because I want a future that has a purpose...anywaz this is so random...and I'm sorry if you read to this point and you're like who gives a crap...so yea...stop reading...

UGH!!

So this semester is coming to a quick end and I'm really stressed about my paper! There's so much fixing to do and I'm working really hard to try to reach "critical inquiry". Plus, I have to look through a little more sources and then I should be okay! But, yeah... *sigh* I really hope that I pass this class! I don't want to repeat it! :(

today

so today i had a pretty productive day getting homework done and such, then i picked up my best friend from badger buss and i havent seen her in like 3 weeks so this was awesome! i was so excited to see her. so now instead of finishing homework we are going to go hang out at my dad's movie theatre. pretty fun night.

Draft

I would like to see the packers get Baluga out of Iowa or Kyle Wilson. Lets go Teddy T

NFL Draft

Right now I'm watching the draft and I agree with whoever Gordo is; the Packers need an O lineman and a CB because Woodson and Harris are getting old. They also need a saftey whether it be from free agency or from the draft because Nick Collins is the only consistent safety. I just can't wait to see where Tebow, Clausen, and other big names go.

Brewers/Packers

AYa I was so shocked when someone told me today the Brewers were winning in the 7th 16 to nothing, maybe you're right maybe it's because they're playing the pirates I mean come on--it's the pirates they always suck but it's good to finally see some decent pitching and some powerful hitting. I still think the Brewers need to invest a pitcher though that's actually known around the league, Jeff Supan is terrible we could deal him and someone else for a better pitcher. As for the Packers I really don't know, not paying attention to the draft but we could use a good linebacker or offensive lineman...I was so mad when we traded Kampman but you do what you gotta do.

brewers

what happened to the brewers?? They can hit again! Probably helps that they played the pirates but the pirates aren't that bad this year. After today's 20-0 victory the brewers outscored the pirates 36-1 over the three game sweep. Braun is hitting like an mvp and weeks is da bomb!! Packers better draft an offensive tackle in tonights draft, if not it better be a corner back. peace out

random...

So this whole entire semester I haven't felt like I had a roommate. She has missed over half the semester because of medical reasons and professors have given her extensions on things so many times. Yet I see her facebook statuses and it seems like she's just sitting and watching TV when she could be doing homework for a class. And when she does come back she decides not to go to class the next day, I don't see how she's going to pass her classes this semester....but I guess I wish her the best of luck!

bday cricket game

just wanted to say my buddy and i scored over 900 points in a dart game of cricket last night at axel's :D

cheers

cheers mates

im sitting at the union waiting for my ride to daves and busters, the new adult arcade near mayfair. i guess it's supposed to be like an adult chuck e cheese. i hope its decent cause its my birthday! ill throw an update later around 5am with a good story. i promise

-dan

your favorite blogger

Hi to all my fans once again, the bucks lost a close one last night... good joke i know. but they return home saturday so if your not going, go cuz they need a big crowd. Anyway i have one more exam til finals week so i will be getting a lot of work done on my essay over the next two weeks. Lucky for all of us it is wasted wednesday so the ideas should be flowing in no time. peace out blog

Grades in general

I hate tests, they prove hardly anything and they put unnecessary pressure on students. Specifically in my math class, we go through about six different things per week that are unrelated and we are supposed to remember them all semester, but there are 18 weeks in a semester and as we learn new stuff, the old stuff sort of fades away. I hate math classes because after a while they become irrelevant unless you really plan on using the stuff. Why does somebody who might not ever use this crap have to waste time on it? All of these classes fill the heads of the students and give this this false sense of accomplishment and intelligence, but I have no use for a lot of this stuff and unless you are going on a trivia show like Jeopardy, the classes are a waste. I also find it funny how so many people complain how the U.S. is behind in so many things. Maybe we wouldn't be if the things that we are going to encounter in the real world are taught to us rather than things we never use.

I know some people disagree and feel that some of these classes might help us in the future, but we don't see it yet. I agree to an extent because we know what we dislike more than what we actually like, if that makes any sense. I also know that some people say that this can make us more well rounded people, but how? I often learn more valuable things on my way to class rather than when I am actually in them.

I also realize that there are some oldheads who use the same stupid argument, "When I was in school, we had to do the same thing, if not more." What they fail to realize is that nobody gives a crap and just because they had to do it doesn't mean we should have to, especially if it is useless. People use to ride on horses to get around, does that mean everybody should stop using cars and start riding horses again? People use to typewriters, leave their front doors wide open, and open their windows as ventilation. Does that means that we should all throw away our computers, or leave an invitation to get our houses robbed, or get rid of all of our air conditioners? No, we should use A LOT MORE COMMON SENSE. One of the biggest problems with that is that the people making these dumb rules are focusing on the quantity of classes rather than the quality of them. I never understood why just because a certain class or even a certain "learning institution" has a particular name attached to it, people just accept it. Just because a class is called AP or something like that it doesn't mean it is or the fact that a school has a supposed distinguishment as better than other colleges doesn't mean they are. What is the proof of this so called correlation with a certain type of university and intelligence, the ability to get good jobs after graduating? I just call that knowing the right people or having connections.

Something else about school that just makes me mad is this attendance rule. I get that the universities don't want students to miss class because they feel that it makes the school look bad and it can have a negative effect on the grade in the class. I get that, but what if a student actually does better than everyone who attends regularly, which is possible and happens often even though professors like to lie about that, so they make a certain amount of times that a student can be absent. That really sucks. This year was one of the craziest years I have ever had there were so many things happening that caused me to miss classes, like today I didn't come because I had something private I had to take care of. That brings me to my other point: Some professors feel that they should fail a student if they have one unexcused absence, but not everybody is comfortable telling the whole world their business and who made them God? I'm pretty sure we, the students, would like to know what was so important when the professor misses, that the professor could not come to class like everybody else. To make missing one class or forgetting to staple a paper an automatic fail in a class should be an automatic ass whooping of the professor. I really don't care how bad this sounds because for someone who is supposedly so smart to do something to evil, dumb, and just plain inconsiderate to someone who might have ran out of staples at the last minute and could not afford to buy some (we are college students who scrape the money we have to pay for everything) is just wrong. I know the professors might use the argument of they don't want to have to staple everyone's paper, but I'm pretty sure the students don't want to have to sit through every class inhaling that nerve gas some professors call perfume or cologne nor do they appreciate having to listen to the boring and often times over-sharing of information involving their personal life. But I guess that what happens when you get a little authority, you abuse it and somehow forget that you were once one of those wide-eyed students who just wanted to get by and do something with themselves, but I guess that's just what happens.

dropping by..

i cant freeaken wait until SUMMMER!!!! even though there are only like 2 more weeks left it feels like there is till so much to do!!! errrrrgh....how FRUSTRATING!!! but yea...that's all...

randdoooo

so its almost midnight and normally i like to be alseep by now considering i have english at 9 in the morning so i get up at like 630 to get there.. lame.. but im wide awake!
Also the fact that summers like right around the corner is significantly increasing the effort it takes for me to get up in the morning i just want to sleep in! my brain is already on summer mode, so i just keep telling myself three more weeks of english.. and 4 more weeks of school! thats still to long!

random talk

i can honestly say that i shut down for the week, all want is the weekend to come. its going to be a good time to say the least, one i wont remember lol.

Another question, why is 4/20 the national smoking day, what is so significant about today? ive always wanted to know.

AHHHHH

okay so i want school to be over so that i can enjoy a month of summer so that i can start summer schoool. lets be honest here, we are ALL sick and tired of school. the next 2-3 weeks are going to be hell, i have tests, papers, and other homeworks that i have to do. and oh lik re-write the paper for this class.. thats just awesome! i just hate the feeling stressed out about the end of the semester.. its like a lot of pressure.

on a lighter note, im dissapointed that the bucks lost AGAIN vs. the Hawks... they are not even that good if you think about it, the bucks should be beating their ass.. but no BOGUT had to get hurt. lamee. so thats 0-2 record for them. on the other hand, the mavericks are 1-0 so i hope that they beat the spurs tmorw so that they are closer to eliminating them :)

i've been wondering.. what happened to the nice warm weather we were havingg? i dont like the fact that its cold at this point, its so close to summer and we still have to wear sweaters... wtf?

okay so im going to end this post now bc im just babbling about w/e comes to my mind. goodnight people!

So it wasn't a bad day for Milwaukee sports teams. It was a good brewers game today we won 8 to 1. Dave Bush pitched a good game, and it was a nice change to see some good pitching out of us. Now all we need is Fielder to start hitting. The bucks lost their second playoff game and now trail 2 to 0 in the series. The next bucks game is at home on Saturday, so hopefully we can win that one. Besides watching sports today not to much else going on.

I am so over school! These last few weeks are absolute hell. I have exams every few days and plus I have to work on this final paper. I am starting to freak out because I feel as though my paper currently, will not pass. I don't even know how to cite my sources.

i got a 100% on my first a&p lab practical and now i got a 102% on my second lab practical. i'll call it a DAY! DOES EVERYONE KNOW HOW HARD AND TIME CONSUMING A&P IS? yup. anyway.. i love my paper, i need to work on connecting my resources more...and look over everything. i feel like im not behind which is good. im excited for summer. have you ever had KOPPS icecream, holy shit. soo good. any way.....uhm english...i dont really know what to say other then this class can be and was really frustrating at first but its over soon. hmmm.

Venting

So i have decided that i am so done with school, and the dorms, and stupid people. Normally this is not like me to be so negative, but i have let everything build up and get to me.

First off for my ranting that i will be doing i can't wait to not live in the dorms. Its not the dorms that i don't like, it is the room mate part of it. It has been a week or so that we have not said a word to each other. I try and make conversation, but i get no response back. It is like i am talking to myself. Better yet to add to this issue, is the fact that we have been friends since before high school. big mistake to live with her, lesson learned.

Secondly, i have decided that i have no patience when i get stressed. I think that might be why i am being so negative. It is all the little things that get me. I think i have just been trying to pretend that everything is going well and that life is good that i have been hiding the fact i am stressed out of my mind. i have never been the one to complain, and to be honest i hate the fact that i am right now. I am not one to share my emotions with someone unless they are good things to share. So i have decided that i will share with this blog, so i can get it out of my system.

Anatomy is kicking me in the ass. I have studied my butt off, been going to tutoring, and i still can't seem to be doing good in the class, and time it running out. I have no room to fail the class because that will put me a year behind because i would have to take it over. ugh. so hopefully a miracle will happen and i will ace the last exam that will allow me to barely pass.

I find that i am taking out my stressfulness on my boyfriend, which makes me feel bad. He is always there to cheer me up but lately i just can't find that happy place that i always used to be in. I hate being negative. Any one you ask will tell you that this is not like me. I have found that if i go and work out i can relieve the tension that i have. that helps a lot because i need to relax. But i feel like the time i spend working out i should be studying. I need to find that point where everything is evened out. I just want to get back to that happy stressed free life i had before this. I know i am probably just having a moment, but still its not fun.

On the other side of things, I am going to go home this weekend. I need to. Partly because kyle (my bf) is also going home which happens to be the same place i live, so it would be silly to stay here at school, when i have the chance to go home and eat good food. and i miss my cat Rosie, so i get to see her.

Any who. that was me ranting, and i actually feel better that i was able to tell someone. Even if no reads what i vented on, i still was able to get it. out. Hope everyones paper is going well, and if you really are enjoying writing it, feel free to finish mine as well. :)

Summer Now Please

I AM SO READY FOR SUMMER! And for this Friday so the Brewers can beat the Cubs of course :) I am completely sick of school and all this stupid work and ready to head home and work and play alllllll summer long! :)

Homework

Ya same here i have so much homework that i have to do this week plus i just had 2 exams-one monday and one today so i feel exhausted.

Blahh.

I have so much to do today! Homework, read, read, & read some more! -__-"

Another non-productive day...

I found this kind of humoring :)

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1AIlnE/www.collegehumor.com/article%3A1802364

back another day

Hello to all my fans/readers out there. I'm back for my second consecutive blog. Last night i spent all night writing a boring paper that seemed to drag on. But i got good news when i went to class this morning becuase i got an A on my calculus exam. Tonight our Milwaukee Bucks play their second playoff game against Atlanta. I'm expecting a big victory on the road as they return home saturday night for their third playoff game. The brewers are also on tv tonight which means i am short one tv in my room. Two tv's in one room is necessary for situations like this. That is all blog

Driving

I live in Waukesha and I drive to UWM 4 days a week for class.... it's starting to get really old and I am really get sick of bad drivers! I want this semester to be over with... the 30min-1hour drive is getting really old.

and I have learned that I will never ever ever take an 8am class again...

Brewers

The Brewers better take out the cubs this week. Lets go Brewers!

Paper

How is everyones paper going. Having any problems. My paper is coming along nicely. Any feedback would be nice.

BLOG

So, I was doing really well with English, staying on top of everything, getting assignments done when they were assigned, actually trying... then April came around, meaning (for me) birthdays, nice weather, and general ailments. I haven't been keeping up with or even doing the work the last couple weeks and I know I'm behind especially with conferences next week. Finally starting to realize that I decided to go through the assignments from the last weeks and figure out what I still need to do so I can catch up. My goal for today is to get all that completed before I start working on other classes. Yeah...

the final stretch..

I'm really nervous for this final stretch of school. This portfolio is the biggest of my worries though. I feel like I won't meet the course goals or even make sense and the readers will just read the first paragraph and send it to the "FAIL" pile. I'm screwed. on the plus side...I'm signing a lease on a house tomorrow! woooooo

Conferences

So I feel a little confused, when exactly are we able to sign up for conferences? The day may have been mentioned but it's very possibly I missed it, so if anyone knows that would be wonderful. I'm so glad there's only like 3 or 4 more weeks, no more writing assignments!

--Crackers are a family food, for happy families...we don't know if single people eat crackers and frankly, we don't want to...

my bad

So I have not been blogging at all and today in class I found out that it is part of our participation grade. Have no fear I will be blogging every day from here on out. Today sucks mainly because I have to write a paper on Society and Gender during the second world war. It is extremely lame and that is all.

Peace out

Yup

I think about thinking way too much. Lately I spend almost all of my time in my own head. Weighing whats important and whats not. The worst part is im terrible at it. At least I think I am.

The other day I read a quote by Jeffery McDaniel

Once
I dated a woman I only liked 43%.So I only listened to 43% of what
she said.Only told the truth 43% of the time.And only kissed
with 43% of my lips.Some say you can't quantify desire, attaching
a number to passion isn't right, that the human heart doesn't work
like that.But for me it does-I walk down the street and
numbers appear on the foreheads of the people I look at. In bars,
it's worse.With each drink, the numbers go upuntil every woman
in the joint has a blurryeighty something above her eyebrows, and
the next day I can only remember 17%of what actually happened.
That's the problem with booze-it screws with your math.


I feel like thats the type of shit running through my head all the time. but getting something like that written down just will never happen. Even this attempt at writing something feels nearly impossible but somehow I manage. I'm waiting til I meet that person who gets me, but I dont even get me.

I've got one, maybe two guys who know me so well they could probably do a better job of explaining me then I can. I like that, and I usually like image they produce. I'm not allowed to own a firearm. Thats fucked up.

School isn't for me. Ive learned a lot here. But the thing I really learned was how to drink, and that makes sense cause I learned from the best.

I've never been so close to someone that I literally feel there pain, but not just there pain, there joy too. I think I like that sensation more then my own pleasure. Ive had so much of it I dont even care about it anymore. Someday someone will make me care, if I give them the chance.

I feel like I spent my younger years numb, I literally dont remember any of my childhood. Where the fuck did my memory go. It used to be awesome.

SchOol wOrK AHHHHHHHHH

This weekend I did not revise my essay. I went home, relaxed, and tried to refocus to try and help me not stress so much about school. I exercised and spent time with my family. Now that I am back in the dorms I am starting to think about my school work again. Although thinking about my school work stresses me out, I feel like this weekend at home did me some good. I am a not on edge as much and hopefully the break I had this weekend will be enough to last me the rest of this semester.
I have to study today for a big Chemistry test at 5. and then I need to get some more psych quizzes done this week so that I can get a for sure A. Somewhere in the mix I need to sit down and make a few changes on my essay. I think that I will do this in the middle of the week after my Chemistry test is out of the way and hopefully a psych quiz or two.

Revalation

Suddenly feels like the door to writing this paper has been opened and now I see where my paper needs to be worked on, removed, or added onto. Can't say how happy i am to finally feel like i got it. Just sucks cause there is now a lot of work to do in a little time only wish it could have happened sooner. Well hopefully i get done what is needed of me and get the chance to use my time to finally do what is needed of me

my weekend

My weekend started with my head in toilet, you should always listen when your mom says don't eat in bowling allies, once again I got food poisoning or a stomach virus something that cursed my Friday morning. After a wrongful morning I had forgot all about work training for an up coming event and a business meeting for my other job. Looking gross and highly up set I forced myself out of bed to go to these two very important events. But right after both I ran to my bed sleeping the day away. Saturday morning I was up at 7am getting ready for my jobs retreat, which turned out amazing it started with ice breakers, then presentations, then lunch, then more presentations then off to the craft center in the union, which by far is my favorite place in the whole union. On the agenda was pottery I made a kick as bowl plus matching plate it was so much fun. After that I started revising my paper and working on homework for my other classes. At around 10pm I decided I had had enough so went out with friends. After hitting up Milwaukee's best we ended up back at the dorms at 2. We played some games made pop corn and chilled, at around 5am we put in Godfather I and watched it until around 8am Sunday morning, as soon as the movie was done we all kind of fell asleep where ever we could. From that moment on I was in a sleep coma I woke up at 2:30pm did some homework, made some shirts the went to vote in elections for the new SHAC president. After that eventful time I went and hung out with work friends. Now i'm sitting at my laptop finishing off my weekend with homework you gotta love college life!!

exams

god i hate exams and hw, it feels like all i do is study, write and do hw for all my classes. i need a break!!! lol god

Wow my boss is a bitch with a false sense of reality. Thats my weekend. This will be better. So on that note...

i wanna do it with you.

i wanna hear us breathe hard.

i wanna get all hot and sweaty.

so i know this might be awkward but...

do you wanna go jogging tomorrow?