As I am writing this there are only two class days left of this semester, and after that a week of exams. It will be time for everybody to go off and do their summer plans whatever they may be. I think it will be great because I will no longer have the daily stress of going to class and turning in assignments. It sucks though because I like this place! It's nice being so close to my friends, and I find it to be an enjoyable campus altogether. But all great things must come to an end, so now marks the end of freshman year and the beginning of summer.
Some summer plans I'm looking forward to are going to Atlanta, getting sleep, doing a bunch of swimming, getting sleep, hanging out with missed friends, and oh yeah did I mention get sleep!
Right after I leave Tech next Tuesday I'm heading straight for Atlanta! My dad and I are going to hang out there for a few days. I don't know exactly what we'll be doing, but it'll be a new city to us, so I'm sure it won't be hard to find something. We are also seeing a Braves game while we are down there. I'm not particularly a Braves fan, but we like to see all sorts of different teams in their home stadiums whenever we travel.
I'm planning on going to a pool very often during the summer. One reason is because I just enjoy swimming and the water. Another reason is that swimming is just a really good exercise that when done enough tones the whole body, so I think it will be nice to be in some sort of decent shape.
It'll be nice to see the old friends I went separate ways with at the end of high school. I mean I've seen them a few times during breaks, and by them visiting here, but I really haven't spent that much time with them. It will be nice to see them a ton during the summer months.
I'm also going to enjoy sleeping! A lot!!
A downside is that I'm getting a summer job. I've never had an official summer job before. I mean I've done different odd jobs over the summers past, but nothing official. Now I'm going to be working at the Giant. I feel it won't be that hard cause it's just a grocery store, so they're probably only going to have me push carts or work at a register. It might get boring though, but I hope not.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
The epic of Ike!!
I drive a 1994 Ford Ranger, and his name is Ike. He's the vehicle I learned to drive stick shift, but at the time it was just a little practice vehicle for me. Then my dad bought it for me because he had helped replace tons of parts in it, so he knew it ran well. Due to all the replacements though he was a unique vehicle, sporting 5 or 6 different colors. He was three shades of green, off white, had some gray, and had a patch of rust on the side. At first I wasn't sure about driving around a milti-colored truck, but I warmed up to the idea cause he was just so awesome.
Then the next Summer came around, and all of a sudden father was like "Surprise!! We're getting the truck painted!!" He got referred to a guy who does a good job with paint jobs, by a guy that he works with. We went and checked the shop out and asked some questions then a week later I was having his seats taken out, and being sent over to the shop. I chose a nice metallic sonic blue color that I thought looked pretty cool in the sample booklet. Ike stayed there for four days getting painted and having his plastic bed liner replaced with some sort of spray on bed liner, and when he was done he looked really nice, but kinda lacked some of the personality that I had come to know and love.
This didn't last very long though because about 3 months later on November 13, 2008 I kinda had a little run in with a guard rail. It seems that circumstances piled against me because it was raining, I was going down a hill, and (unknown to me) my back brakes were completely out. After that we got it towed back to my dad's house, and eventually we started to do work on it. We had to straighten out the frame, fix the brakes, and get a new parts (fender, hood, headlight, etc.) After a bunch of work though, Ike was back in working order. We bought all the new parts from this warehouse type place in Baltimore, so to make sure the fender and hood wouldn't rust I had to spray paint them. We got a cheap can of sky blue spray paint, and that's what we used. Now Ike is back to being multi-colored with a sky blue hood and fender, the rest of his body being metallic blue, and his front grill being black.
Then the next Summer came around, and all of a sudden father was like "Surprise!! We're getting the truck painted!!" He got referred to a guy who does a good job with paint jobs, by a guy that he works with. We went and checked the shop out and asked some questions then a week later I was having his seats taken out, and being sent over to the shop. I chose a nice metallic sonic blue color that I thought looked pretty cool in the sample booklet. Ike stayed there for four days getting painted and having his plastic bed liner replaced with some sort of spray on bed liner, and when he was done he looked really nice, but kinda lacked some of the personality that I had come to know and love.
This didn't last very long though because about 3 months later on November 13, 2008 I kinda had a little run in with a guard rail. It seems that circumstances piled against me because it was raining, I was going down a hill, and (unknown to me) my back brakes were completely out. After that we got it towed back to my dad's house, and eventually we started to do work on it. We had to straighten out the frame, fix the brakes, and get a new parts (fender, hood, headlight, etc.) After a bunch of work though, Ike was back in working order. We bought all the new parts from this warehouse type place in Baltimore, so to make sure the fender and hood wouldn't rust I had to spray paint them. We got a cheap can of sky blue spray paint, and that's what we used. Now Ike is back to being multi-colored with a sky blue hood and fender, the rest of his body being metallic blue, and his front grill being black.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Keep Off the Grass!!!
I wrote this story the other day in class, so I thought I'd add some stuff to it and then use it as my blog!!
Have you ever wondered why it is important to “Keep Off the Grass”? It must be important or else people wouldn’t put signs up all over the place. Sure they may say “We put a lot of work into our landscaping efforts and we don’t want you to mess it up by walking all over it”, or “Its rained a lot recently, so the grass is very muddy and slippery”, but I know that’s not how it goes. I know the truth, the real reason behind it all!
We’ve all heard stories about how at the end of a rainbow is a leprechaun’s pot of gold. This is partially true. The gold is found at the ends of a rainbow, but you don’t just walk up and find it. The pot of gold is actually pushed by the rainbow down through the ground until it is deep enough to instantly become the humble home to so many varieties of bugs and insects.
Obviously gold is valuable; therefore the people who happen upon where the rainbow ends want to be able to get to it. That is why they devised a plan. If they put up a “Keep Off the Grass” sign then people will stay away. This gives the person ample time to find the gold for themselves.
In the dead of night, by the light of the moon, they go out and dig, dig, dig. Then when dawn starts to arrive they cover up their work and wait again until the next night. Sure countless hours of sleep may be lost, but the end justify the means, so they keep at it. This cycle goes on for weeks even months until the gold is finally found.
So the next time you see a “Keep Off the Grass” sign, Heed my warning!! Don’t just walk by saying “My that sure is a nice yard, so green and lush”. Kick over the sign! Go on the grass! Tear up the yard! A pot of gold is just sitting there waiting for you to claim it. Just make sure to get rid of all the bugs before you go off and start spending.
Have you ever wondered why it is important to “Keep Off the Grass”? It must be important or else people wouldn’t put signs up all over the place. Sure they may say “We put a lot of work into our landscaping efforts and we don’t want you to mess it up by walking all over it”, or “Its rained a lot recently, so the grass is very muddy and slippery”, but I know that’s not how it goes. I know the truth, the real reason behind it all!
We’ve all heard stories about how at the end of a rainbow is a leprechaun’s pot of gold. This is partially true. The gold is found at the ends of a rainbow, but you don’t just walk up and find it. The pot of gold is actually pushed by the rainbow down through the ground until it is deep enough to instantly become the humble home to so many varieties of bugs and insects.
Obviously gold is valuable; therefore the people who happen upon where the rainbow ends want to be able to get to it. That is why they devised a plan. If they put up a “Keep Off the Grass” sign then people will stay away. This gives the person ample time to find the gold for themselves.
In the dead of night, by the light of the moon, they go out and dig, dig, dig. Then when dawn starts to arrive they cover up their work and wait again until the next night. Sure countless hours of sleep may be lost, but the end justify the means, so they keep at it. This cycle goes on for weeks even months until the gold is finally found.
So the next time you see a “Keep Off the Grass” sign, Heed my warning!! Don’t just walk by saying “My that sure is a nice yard, so green and lush”. Kick over the sign! Go on the grass! Tear up the yard! A pot of gold is just sitting there waiting for you to claim it. Just make sure to get rid of all the bugs before you go off and start spending.
Monday, April 5, 2010
More Flarf!!
Toaster
Bed Bath & Beyond
the headquarters of toasters and toaster ovens
Devoted to educating, entertaining, and enlightening visitors about the history and cultural importance of the bread toaster
the invention of the Toaster by Charles Strite in 1919
Typically a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products
OK, who forgot their toast in the toaster oven again?
Cliff · Jule
Unstick it with a knife: Entertainment so light it's burnt
This is one of the finest virtual toaster museums of the world
100% satisfaction guaarantee
Every morning he burns that moment into a slice of bread with the Darth Vader Toaster
How to make a VHS video toaster
Toaster Computer is fine for email, useless for Pop Tarts
Kool-aid
"Don't drink the Kool-Aid."
With a rainbow of flavors kids love, and a good source of Vitamin C moms can feel good about
owned by the Kraft Foods Company, and manufactured by its Mexican subsidiary
got its start right here in Hastings, Nebraska
Kool-Aid Man is one of those hopelessly deluded superheroes who foolishly believes he can make up for his all but worthless superpowers
"The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man" had a six-issue run between 1983 and 1989
The Kool Aid Man goes on a murderous rampage when people stop drinking Kool Aid!
Need some sugar so I can get my Kool-aid fix
How to Dye Hair With Kool Aid
Kool-Aid is an easy, fabulous and fun way to create your own hand-dyed yarn
The No Kool Aid Zone
Grilled Cheese
Here we are at the very cusp of grilled cheese month. Cheese fans should be on high alert at this time!
Grilled cheese isn't usually grilled
A grilled cheese sandwich is heated until the bread crisps and the cheese melts
the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich including Lingonberry Jam
My aunt used to make these for me for lunch when I spent the summers with her
The Grilled Cheese Academy is your source for everything grilled cheese
Bread, butter and Cheddar cheese - here's a way to make this classic sandwich in a nonstick pan.
There's nothing like a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of tomato soup for comfort food.
This recipe is ooh so fattening but ooooh so good
The husband and wife owners of The Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ have 31 grilled cheese sandwich
Bed Bath & Beyond
the headquarters of toasters and toaster ovens
Devoted to educating, entertaining, and enlightening visitors about the history and cultural importance of the bread toaster
the invention of the Toaster by Charles Strite in 1919
Typically a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products
OK, who forgot their toast in the toaster oven again?
Cliff · Jule
Unstick it with a knife: Entertainment so light it's burnt
This is one of the finest virtual toaster museums of the world
100% satisfaction guaarantee
Every morning he burns that moment into a slice of bread with the Darth Vader Toaster
How to make a VHS video toaster
Toaster Computer is fine for email, useless for Pop Tarts
Kool-aid
"Don't drink the Kool-Aid."
With a rainbow of flavors kids love, and a good source of Vitamin C moms can feel good about
owned by the Kraft Foods Company, and manufactured by its Mexican subsidiary
got its start right here in Hastings, Nebraska
Kool-Aid Man is one of those hopelessly deluded superheroes who foolishly believes he can make up for his all but worthless superpowers
"The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man" had a six-issue run between 1983 and 1989
The Kool Aid Man goes on a murderous rampage when people stop drinking Kool Aid!
Need some sugar so I can get my Kool-aid fix
How to Dye Hair With Kool Aid
Kool-Aid is an easy, fabulous and fun way to create your own hand-dyed yarn
The No Kool Aid Zone
Grilled Cheese
Here we are at the very cusp of grilled cheese month. Cheese fans should be on high alert at this time!
Grilled cheese isn't usually grilled
A grilled cheese sandwich is heated until the bread crisps and the cheese melts
the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich including Lingonberry Jam
My aunt used to make these for me for lunch when I spent the summers with her
The Grilled Cheese Academy is your source for everything grilled cheese
Bread, butter and Cheddar cheese - here's a way to make this classic sandwich in a nonstick pan.
There's nothing like a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of tomato soup for comfort food.
This recipe is ooh so fattening but ooooh so good
The husband and wife owners of The Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ have 31 grilled cheese sandwich
Monday, March 29, 2010
A Little more about me!!
I enjoy swimming! It's a lot of fun to just plunge into the water on a nice day and just swim around in the pool, lake, ocean, or wherever. Like one time I was at the beach with some friends, and I decided to just swim out far and touch a buoy type thing that was bobbing in the water. I got really close and then started hearing noises from the beach, so I turned around and saw the Lifeguard motioning for me to come back. I figure he just didn't want to have to do his job so the closer I stayed to shore the more he could just sit on the beach. I was obviously a good enough swimmer to get out there, so he shouldn't have been too worried. Being the rule abiding person that I am, I turned around and swam back to shore never to reach the buoy.
I like blue! It's the best color ever!!
I like Gummy Bears too! They are the best! I did a poll for an assignment in high school about what was better gummy worms or gummy bears, and a majority of people chose bears, so it must be true. One of my favorite responses that someone gave me for liking gummy bears was that Winnie the Pooh likes honey, and honey is good for you, so obviously bears are better. That's not quite my reasoning, but as long as it makes him see then truth, then I accept his reasoning.
I tend to wear shorts quite often year round. Since the cold doesn't bother me all that much, I don't see much wrong with walking around in shorts in the dead of Winter. I mean I would obviously have my limits, but it wouldn't be all that odd for me to be walking around in shorts on a 32 degree day. This does normally lead to people insisting that I must be cold, or they just give me strange looks. But whatever.
I have recently started eating Ramen noodles strait out of the bag without cooking them. Whenever I would cook them I would end up eating like three chunks of noodles out of the bowl before I popped them in the microwave, so I figured why not eat the whole thing uncooked??
I like blue! It's the best color ever!!
I like Gummy Bears too! They are the best! I did a poll for an assignment in high school about what was better gummy worms or gummy bears, and a majority of people chose bears, so it must be true. One of my favorite responses that someone gave me for liking gummy bears was that Winnie the Pooh likes honey, and honey is good for you, so obviously bears are better. That's not quite my reasoning, but as long as it makes him see then truth, then I accept his reasoning.
I tend to wear shorts quite often year round. Since the cold doesn't bother me all that much, I don't see much wrong with walking around in shorts in the dead of Winter. I mean I would obviously have my limits, but it wouldn't be all that odd for me to be walking around in shorts on a 32 degree day. This does normally lead to people insisting that I must be cold, or they just give me strange looks. But whatever.
I have recently started eating Ramen noodles strait out of the bag without cooking them. Whenever I would cook them I would end up eating like three chunks of noodles out of the bowl before I popped them in the microwave, so I figured why not eat the whole thing uncooked??
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
A little about me!
I really didn't know what to blog about, so I decided to do it on something I know well, ME!
I am 18 years old and was born on September 25, 1991. Since I was born like right on time that means that I was conceived on Christmas, which is a weird thing to think about. Throughout my life I have lived in two states. First I was born in and live in Virginia for like seven years. Then I moved to Delaware for seven years. Then I moved back to Virginia which I still call home to this day.
I really like most all animals, so it's hard to pick favorite ones. If I had to though I'd say that my favorite animals are dogs, pigs, walruses, and polar bears. This is just a basic list because I like most any other animal just these are the ones I like the most.
I love to sleep. It's like one of the greatest things ever! I even wake up in the middle of the night and rejoice when I still have more hours to sleep! I've started sleeping more since I came to college though. I don't know why, but it just seems like I can sleep later here then I did at home. Like on a Saturday morning at home I used to sleep til like 9:30 to 10. After living at college I normally wake up on a Saturday morning between 11:30 and 12. The funny thing is that I would go to bed at around the same time at both places.
I really like board games too! I don't know why, but I really enjoy them. Some of my favorites are like Monopoly, Connect Four, Sorry and Cranium. It kinda sucks though because sometimes these games can be quite time consuming so people don't really want to play. Especially monopoly! I hardly ever get to play it because people are always like "It'll take hours". Ughhhh...
My favorite season is probably Winter. I don't mind the cold all that much, so I find walking outside to a crisp Winter breeze refreshing. Also you have my birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all wrapped up into one major season. Even though we got a lot of it this Winter, and I should be sick of it, I still love snow!
I am 18 years old and was born on September 25, 1991. Since I was born like right on time that means that I was conceived on Christmas, which is a weird thing to think about. Throughout my life I have lived in two states. First I was born in and live in Virginia for like seven years. Then I moved to Delaware for seven years. Then I moved back to Virginia which I still call home to this day.
I really like most all animals, so it's hard to pick favorite ones. If I had to though I'd say that my favorite animals are dogs, pigs, walruses, and polar bears. This is just a basic list because I like most any other animal just these are the ones I like the most.
I love to sleep. It's like one of the greatest things ever! I even wake up in the middle of the night and rejoice when I still have more hours to sleep! I've started sleeping more since I came to college though. I don't know why, but it just seems like I can sleep later here then I did at home. Like on a Saturday morning at home I used to sleep til like 9:30 to 10. After living at college I normally wake up on a Saturday morning between 11:30 and 12. The funny thing is that I would go to bed at around the same time at both places.
I really like board games too! I don't know why, but I really enjoy them. Some of my favorites are like Monopoly, Connect Four, Sorry and Cranium. It kinda sucks though because sometimes these games can be quite time consuming so people don't really want to play. Especially monopoly! I hardly ever get to play it because people are always like "It'll take hours". Ughhhh...
My favorite season is probably Winter. I don't mind the cold all that much, so I find walking outside to a crisp Winter breeze refreshing. Also you have my birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all wrapped up into one major season. Even though we got a lot of it this Winter, and I should be sick of it, I still love snow!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Flarf!!!
-Bologna (I got a mixture between the food and the place)
My Bologna
From the Latin Bononia
Oscar Meyer
has been awarded the accreditation level of Mapping
considerata la più antica del mondo occidentale
Presentations that engage and drive action
A possible impact crater for the 1908 Event
cured beef, pork, or a mixture of the two
Bologna things to do
significance of the Bologna Declaration
St. Catherine of Bologna, Virgin (Patroness of Artists) Feast
The Secretariat can also provide printed copies
Short biography of this Poor Clare, mystic, and writer, who died in 1463
[buh-loh-nee, -nuh, -lohn-yuh]
-Sidewalk Chalk
Item number 51-3505
I am NOT the creator of the art
This is sidewalk chalk guy
Sent along this report from Minneapolis
I am giving away for free over 30000+ Pieces
Typically large colored sticks of Calcium Sulfate
Add fun and color to your neighborhood
Rip off the toilet paper tubes
Peel away the paper cup
Use them together to create the best 3D effects
Crazy! Absolutely Crazy!
Check out the picture of the shark on the bus!
Add small cars to drive around the streets or to visit the zoo
But with a large container of Plaster of Paris
that connects caring, creative members of the community with under-resourced schools
show your kids how to make their own colored chalk
-Magician
The masked magician
goes by the stage name Amazing Randi
automatically corrects dozens of MARC errors
One who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand
Specializing in memorable entertainment assured to capture everyone's curiosity and imagination
World's largest organization for magicians boasting nearly 15000 members in 33 countries
Has math games for training addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction at different levels
David Blaine impresses Tyra Banks
But what about close-up?
Free library about the art of magic, magic history, magicians and their amazing feats
offers current information on freshwater fishing for all species in North Central Washington
Please click in the box below and enter your name
Welcome to The Magician's Elelphant
DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS
Skillful, self-confident, a powerful magus with the infinite as a halo floating above his head
The first super-powered, costumed crime fighter in comics
My Bologna
From the Latin Bononia
Oscar Meyer
has been awarded the accreditation level of Mapping
considerata la più antica del mondo occidentale
Presentations that engage and drive action
A possible impact crater for the 1908 Event
cured beef, pork, or a mixture of the two
Bologna things to do
significance of the Bologna Declaration
St. Catherine of Bologna, Virgin (Patroness of Artists) Feast
The Secretariat can also provide printed copies
Short biography of this Poor Clare, mystic, and writer, who died in 1463
[buh-loh-nee, -nuh, -lohn-yuh]
-Sidewalk Chalk
Item number 51-3505
I am NOT the creator of the art
This is sidewalk chalk guy
Sent along this report from Minneapolis
I am giving away for free over 30000+ Pieces
Typically large colored sticks of Calcium Sulfate
Add fun and color to your neighborhood
Rip off the toilet paper tubes
Peel away the paper cup
Use them together to create the best 3D effects
Crazy! Absolutely Crazy!
Check out the picture of the shark on the bus!
Add small cars to drive around the streets or to visit the zoo
But with a large container of Plaster of Paris
that connects caring, creative members of the community with under-resourced schools
show your kids how to make their own colored chalk
-Magician
The masked magician
goes by the stage name Amazing Randi
automatically corrects dozens of MARC errors
One who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand
Specializing in memorable entertainment assured to capture everyone's curiosity and imagination
World's largest organization for magicians boasting nearly 15000 members in 33 countries
Has math games for training addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction at different levels
David Blaine impresses Tyra Banks
But what about close-up?
Free library about the art of magic, magic history, magicians and their amazing feats
offers current information on freshwater fishing for all species in North Central Washington
Please click in the box below and enter your name
Welcome to The Magician's Elelphant
DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS
Skillful, self-confident, a powerful magus with the infinite as a halo floating above his head
The first super-powered, costumed crime fighter in comics
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