I haven't been on this thing since the end of my 101 class last December. I doubt that anyone will ever actually see this blog again, but I am bored and it's quarter to one in the morning and I was inspired to write because I was reading someone else's blog. Maybe I will tell some people that I have this thing, like my friends back home or something. Anyway, what to write about?
My family just left on Monday - they were here for ten days. I miss them terribly already. I hadn't seen them since Christmas, and I don't know when I'll see them again. And life is awfully fragile - what if I never see them again? Morbid, I know, but I'm feeling down. I want to go home. But I am stuck here. I have no money, and I have school and hopefully a job soon.
I can tell that Padmae misses them too. She has been moping around the house pathetically. I think she liked all of the extra attention and food and walks.
I just miss them all so much...
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Rudy, here are the Final instructions (anyone else who missed class today (Tues the 8th) can read this too if they'd like)
Okay Rudy - I'm sorry, but I can't figure out which blog is yours, lol. I'm just going to post this and hope that you check here - let me know if you get this. I would have posted it earlier but I fell asleep - sorry 'bout that.
So, the final is on Monday December 14th from 9:00 AM (yes, earlier than usual) to 10:50 AM (yes, later than usual.)It is an in-class essay. The prof will give us 4 or 5 topics to choose from to write about. Writing about a different topic is an F. Here is what Mrs Croker told us to do:
1. Don't procrastinate because that is usually the first thing people do when they get an assignment but there isn't time for it.
2. Brainstorm for about 10 minutes
3. Write a rough draft. It can be sloppy or messy or whatever.
4. Make it interesting and have good topic sentences.
5. Write a good conclusion. It is the last thing the professor reads so you want it to be good.
6. Make the writing detailed, have good transitions, well-developed paragraphs, etc.
7. Write a final draft.
8. Know your problems (for example, if you have trouble spelling, or writing fragmented sentences, or whatever) and go back over the essay looking for those mistakes.
9. Wait for a little while
10. Proofread
If you are done with all of your writing at 10:30, you have 20 minutes to proofread, so that is a good time frame to shoot for. You are allowed to bring a thesaurus and a dictionary but nothing else. There is no specific length but you should probably about 3 pages or so.
If you want a conference about your research paper, you can go in tomorrow (Wednesday the 9th) - otherwise, there is no class until the final.
Hope that helps -
- Sam
So, the final is on Monday December 14th from 9:00 AM (yes, earlier than usual) to 10:50 AM (yes, later than usual.)It is an in-class essay. The prof will give us 4 or 5 topics to choose from to write about. Writing about a different topic is an F. Here is what Mrs Croker told us to do:
1. Don't procrastinate because that is usually the first thing people do when they get an assignment but there isn't time for it.
2. Brainstorm for about 10 minutes
3. Write a rough draft. It can be sloppy or messy or whatever.
4. Make it interesting and have good topic sentences.
5. Write a good conclusion. It is the last thing the professor reads so you want it to be good.
6. Make the writing detailed, have good transitions, well-developed paragraphs, etc.
7. Write a final draft.
8. Know your problems (for example, if you have trouble spelling, or writing fragmented sentences, or whatever) and go back over the essay looking for those mistakes.
9. Wait for a little while
10. Proofread
If you are done with all of your writing at 10:30, you have 20 minutes to proofread, so that is a good time frame to shoot for. You are allowed to bring a thesaurus and a dictionary but nothing else. There is no specific length but you should probably about 3 pages or so.
If you want a conference about your research paper, you can go in tomorrow (Wednesday the 9th) - otherwise, there is no class until the final.
Hope that helps -
- Sam
Monday, November 30, 2009
Why I'm stuck here.
Okay, so, I am pretty much trapped on base (where I live) until 3pm tomorrow. Jordan and I went to his parents' house for Thanksgiving. They live in Phoenix, AZ. I accidentally left my purse there. It had my military ID, driver's license, debit card, etc. in the wallet. So, when we got to the base, they weren't going to let me on. We called base security and got them to make a special circumstances waiver or whatever, but they said that I can't leave the base until I have an ID, or I won't be able to get back on. Jordan's parents are overnighting my cards to me, and then regular-sending the rest of the purse, but they won't get here until 3pm tomorrow. So I am trapped in my house, basically. I mean, I could go for a walk, but I can't go to the store, not only because I don't have a debit card or cash with which to buy anything, but because you can't buy anything without a military ID. I can't go to the on-base movie theater (it's free, so that's pretty awesome) or bowling alley or anything like that either, because those all require an ID, too. Usually, you can get on-base without your ID if you are not the driver, because they usually only ask for the driver to show it. But, for the last week or so, we have had increased security for reasons unknown, and they have a 100% ID check in place indefinitely. It sucks. Also, as long as someone in the car has a military ID, you can just show a driver's license or school ID or any other picture ID and they'll let you on, but I don't have any of those, either. It is a strange feeling, to have absolutely no proof that you are who you say you are. I mean, I have a social security card and stuff, but that could be anyone's card - there's no picture. So there you go. I can't got to school, and finals start next week. So I am stressed out about this. Anyway, yeah, hopefully I'll be back to school on Wednesday...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
I Don't Know What To Say
Usually, I already have a topic chosen before I post, and I usually have already completed a draft a day or two before I actually post to the site. But, I can't think of anything right now and I decided to just post anyway because I don't want to get behind. How many of these are we supposed to have now, anyway? Maybe I'm behind already. I'm not sure. Anyway...
So yeah. I'm tired. I've been sleeping all day but I'm still tired. I've taken three naps or something. And I still can't wait to go to bed. I hope all of this stuff goes away soon.
The End.
So yeah. I'm tired. I've been sleeping all day but I'm still tired. I've taken three naps or something. And I still can't wait to go to bed. I hope all of this stuff goes away soon.
The End.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Gus-Guss, Lemmiwinks, and Padmae (with pictures!)
These three odd names are the names of my pets. Gus-Guss and Lemmiwinks are chinchillas. Gus is named after the possibly mentally retarded mouse in Disney's Cinderella. Jordan named him. I named Lemmiwinks after the gerbil in the T.V. show South Park. We didn't name Padmae, but she is named after Queen Amidala in Star Wars. It isn't spelled the same, though.
Jordan and his sister, Sonya, pooled their money to buy Padmae when she was a puppy. They bought her from some friends who bred Beagles. So, she is a purebred, but she's not inbred. She used to live inside at Jordan's parents' house, but then they got a foster kid who was allergic to her and she was banished to live outside...in Arizona. Obviously, this is kind of a cruel thing to do to a dog. She lived out there for a couple of years, and then they were going to get rid of her. We found that out when we were in AZ for Cyndi's (another one of Jordan's sisters - he has six siblings) graduation party. So Jordan begged to take her. I did not want a dog, but I gave in because he was acting so pathetic, and I felt bad because she was Jordan's dog originally. The other kids (four of his siblings still live there, ages 12 to 18) were less upset, too, because they knew they'd see her again. But, even though I originally didn't want her, I fell in love with her and I am glad that we have her now. Oh, and I forgot to say that she is seven years old. Below are some pictures of our pets, which we call our babies because we don't have any human babies (thank God):
Gus-Guss
Another of Gus
Lemmiwinks
This is their cage, and the one you can see in the picture is Lemmiwinks.
This is Padmae looking very pathetic when we first got her and she still slept in her kennel.
This is Padmae sleeping where she does now, on a blanket in the living room.
Padmae camouflaged - you can barely tell that she's on her blanket!
See? I told you she was there.
Padmae looking like a true hound dog.
She doesn't spend all of her time on a blanket, though. Just most of it.
Okay, just one more.
The End.
Jordan and his sister, Sonya, pooled their money to buy Padmae when she was a puppy. They bought her from some friends who bred Beagles. So, she is a purebred, but she's not inbred. She used to live inside at Jordan's parents' house, but then they got a foster kid who was allergic to her and she was banished to live outside...in Arizona. Obviously, this is kind of a cruel thing to do to a dog. She lived out there for a couple of years, and then they were going to get rid of her. We found that out when we were in AZ for Cyndi's (another one of Jordan's sisters - he has six siblings) graduation party. So Jordan begged to take her. I did not want a dog, but I gave in because he was acting so pathetic, and I felt bad because she was Jordan's dog originally. The other kids (four of his siblings still live there, ages 12 to 18) were less upset, too, because they knew they'd see her again. But, even though I originally didn't want her, I fell in love with her and I am glad that we have her now. Oh, and I forgot to say that she is seven years old. Below are some pictures of our pets, which we call our babies because we don't have any human babies (thank God):
Gus-Guss
Another of Gus
Lemmiwinks
This is their cage, and the one you can see in the picture is Lemmiwinks.
This is Padmae looking very pathetic when we first got her and she still slept in her kennel.
This is Padmae sleeping where she does now, on a blanket in the living room.
Padmae camouflaged - you can barely tell that she's on her blanket!
See? I told you she was there.
Padmae looking like a true hound dog.
She doesn't spend all of her time on a blanket, though. Just most of it.
Okay, just one more.
The End.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Halloween Visitor
My sister, Alyssa, came out here from Michigan to visit for Halloween. She came in extremely late on Wednesday night (October 28th) and left extremely early Monday (November 2nd). It feels like she was barely here at all, since she was only here for 4 full days and just little snippets of 2 others. I miss her a lot. We are good friends. She is about 2 1/2 years younger than me - she's 19.
On Thursday, we mostly hung out and watched our old childhood T.V. "scary" shows, which were "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and "Goosebumps." We went out shopping for Halloween stuff and carved pumpkins. On Friday, the day before Halloween, we went to The Haunted Swamp, which is a haunted house that they do at the military base where I live (Port Hueneme.) On Saturday, we gave out candy to more than 100 kids who live in our neighborhood on base. Then we made a whole bunch of desserts and had a few friends over, and we played Apples to Apples. On Sunday, we went to Long Beach to the Queen Mary ship, where they had an event called "Shipwreck". They had 5 haunted houses. Jordan's brother, Daniel, who lives in Los Angeles, came with us as well. We had a good time. I was really sad when she had to leave.
Here are two pictures of Alyssa and me on Halloween:
On Thursday, we mostly hung out and watched our old childhood T.V. "scary" shows, which were "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and "Goosebumps." We went out shopping for Halloween stuff and carved pumpkins. On Friday, the day before Halloween, we went to The Haunted Swamp, which is a haunted house that they do at the military base where I live (Port Hueneme.) On Saturday, we gave out candy to more than 100 kids who live in our neighborhood on base. Then we made a whole bunch of desserts and had a few friends over, and we played Apples to Apples. On Sunday, we went to Long Beach to the Queen Mary ship, where they had an event called "Shipwreck". They had 5 haunted houses. Jordan's brother, Daniel, who lives in Los Angeles, came with us as well. We had a good time. I was really sad when she had to leave.
Here are two pictures of Alyssa and me on Halloween:
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
This is a real product...I'm not joking.
Do you think that this product is funny, or is it offensive? Cast your vote now!
First of all, I would like to make sure that everybody knows that I am approaching this post from a completely neutral political point of view. I am not trying to poke fun or be disrespectful. I honestly want to know what people think of this product. I thought at first that it was a joke, but I checked and it is on Amazon and other sites for purchase. You can see the product/watch the commerical here, and please do so before you read my questions below (and, also, if you have bought this, I apologize, I'm not trying to make fun of anybody):
https://www.chiaobama.com/flare/next
Okay, now, honestly, what do you think of this thing? Do you think it expresses patriotism and support for the President as the commercial suggests, or do you think that it is disrespectful or making him into a joke?
When I first saw this, I assumed it was a joke. Can a product really be a sign of respect and support if people can see it and laugh and automatically think that people are kidding and making fun of the President? What did you think when you first saw it? If I didn't tell you that it was real beforehand, and someone just e-mailed it to you, would you think they were kidding? I think that people who dislike the President are probably just as likely to buy this as people who do like him...it'd either be a symbol of pride or a gag gift. If you saw this in someone's home, would your first thought be, "This person must really like Obama", or "This person must be making fun of Obama"? Do you find this offensive? Do you find it funny? And, I don't want to cross any boundaries here, but does anyone else think that this thing seems slightly racist in some way? What do you think Obama thinks or feels about this chia pet? Do you think he's flattered, or somewhat disturbed about it? How would you feel if you were made into a chia pet? Would people be teasing you or honoring you?
I wonder if they are going to start making lots of president chia pets now. "And now introducing our new President Products! Includes Chia Washington, Chia Lincoln, Chia Roosevelt, Chia Kennedy, and, just to be really random, Chia Taft! Order yours today! Be on the lookout for new Chia Presidents soon!"
First of all, I would like to make sure that everybody knows that I am approaching this post from a completely neutral political point of view. I am not trying to poke fun or be disrespectful. I honestly want to know what people think of this product. I thought at first that it was a joke, but I checked and it is on Amazon and other sites for purchase. You can see the product/watch the commerical here, and please do so before you read my questions below (and, also, if you have bought this, I apologize, I'm not trying to make fun of anybody):
https://www.chiaobama.com/flare/next
Okay, now, honestly, what do you think of this thing? Do you think it expresses patriotism and support for the President as the commercial suggests, or do you think that it is disrespectful or making him into a joke?
When I first saw this, I assumed it was a joke. Can a product really be a sign of respect and support if people can see it and laugh and automatically think that people are kidding and making fun of the President? What did you think when you first saw it? If I didn't tell you that it was real beforehand, and someone just e-mailed it to you, would you think they were kidding? I think that people who dislike the President are probably just as likely to buy this as people who do like him...it'd either be a symbol of pride or a gag gift. If you saw this in someone's home, would your first thought be, "This person must really like Obama", or "This person must be making fun of Obama"? Do you find this offensive? Do you find it funny? And, I don't want to cross any boundaries here, but does anyone else think that this thing seems slightly racist in some way? What do you think Obama thinks or feels about this chia pet? Do you think he's flattered, or somewhat disturbed about it? How would you feel if you were made into a chia pet? Would people be teasing you or honoring you?
I wonder if they are going to start making lots of president chia pets now. "And now introducing our new President Products! Includes Chia Washington, Chia Lincoln, Chia Roosevelt, Chia Kennedy, and, just to be really random, Chia Taft! Order yours today! Be on the lookout for new Chia Presidents soon!"
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