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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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).

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..?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.