Goodbye Blog

Wow, I cant believe the semester is over with already. It seems like I just started not to long ago. Before this semester I have never blogged before. I am on facebook and etc but never blogged. At first I thought I wasnt going to like blogging but I actually do like blogging. It gives me a chance to type everything out and just recharge after.
My writing has become better. I dont know if it is because of the blog or the class work or even both but I do feel like it has improved. I will it has improved more but you dont always get what you wish for.
My future is looking pretty good in my book. After this semester I will be moving to St.Cloud to go to school. I am still majoring in Radiology. Hopefully I will make it.
This semester has been a rollercoaster. I have had my ups and I have had plenty downs. It had been a very stressful semester for me. I have learned not to take 16 credits. Thank you to all the students and for the professor for all the help. This class was one of my favorite this semester. :) Thanks for everything and good luck to everyone! Peace out!

Gobble Gobble

This week is Thanksgiving week! This is the week where everyone can eat until they get sick. I love the holidays but Thanksgiving isnt my all time favorite holiday. I love seeing family and having school off but I am not a fan of the traditional Thanksgiving food. Usually while everyone is eating turkey and pumpkin pie, I will be eating frozen pizza. This year my 2 sisters from Tennessee are coming here to visit. I am very excited to see them :). Every year people get asked what they are thankful for and everyone says the same thing, they are thankful for there family and all. This year I am trying to think of something different. I am thankful for my family and all of us being healthy. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving week!! :)

The Case Against College

I have mixed feelings about "The Case Against College" by Linda Lee. In the essay, Linda talks about how college isnt for everyone and people dont have to go to college to get a good job. I feel that everyone should go to college. They might not finish it but I believe that they should try and experience the college life. If it doesnt work out, then I guess drop out. I do believe that if you have a college degree that you will get paid more and maybe enjoy your job more then other people. On the other hand, I do know people who dont have a college degree and do love there job. They dont get paid as well but they dont care about the money they just love what they are doing. I hope in my future I love going to work everyday and get good pay.

Logical Fallacies

I see logical fallacies everywhere! Expecially during voting time. The commericals, the billboards, the news, its everywhere. Even not during voting season, you see alot of different type of logical fallacies. Now a days, I seem to see Appeal to Pity and Appeal to Gallery the most. Ever since the economy has gone down, people losing there jobs, it seems everyone wants pity so maybe they could get something. As for the political stuff, shifted burden of proof is used the most. Each party trys to get there point out and then the other party trys to prove them wrong. There are so many logical fallacies, we probably see them everyday but dont notice it.

The Count Down

I just cant believe we only have 6 weeks left! This semester has done by so fast. I am very ready to be done with this semester. I cant wait to leave for St.Cloud. :) This will be a long, hard and busy 6 weeks. Yikes. I feel that the english papers are getting closer and closer. I am very nervous for the final unit. I really hope that I can organize my time with all the other classes to finish up all the work but yet get good grades. After taking 16 credits, I know that I will never take 16 credits again.

Tattoos or Piercings

This week we are supposed to write about one of the short stories from chapter 7. I will be writing about the "On Teenagers and Tattoos" by Andres Martin. My thought about tattoos or piercings are fine. I dont really have anything bad to say about it. I have 4 pierces on my ears. 2 on each ear. I also have a tattoo on left foot. It is just a little star, nothing to great. I do want to get another one :) The one thing I dont like is that gaged ears (the big open circle on the ear lobe). It just looks nasty to me. Having tattoos or piercings doesnt make a person look sloppy. I feel like people feel that if you have tattoos your a bad person. I dont believe that at all. I feel that it makes a person unique.

Family

This week we are supposed to write about family. What makes a functional or dysfunctional family is the question I am supposed to answer. I think that everyones answer to that question will be different. A functional family to me is a family that loves to be around each other and has family dinners. Parents that go to there childrens sport games and helps them with homework. There will be some arguments but no screaming or hitting. A functional family is a family that will drop anything to go help someone else in the family if they need them. If you have a problem, you could go to family members and get help.
A dysfunctional family is a family that cant stand by being by each other. There is no communication and there is only screaming.
The Glass Castle is an amazing book. I absolutly love it! I cant put it down. The family in the story is very dysfunctional in my eyes. I just can not image living the life they do.
I bought a Nook from barnes and noble and I love it!! :)

Stress

This week we were told to write about whatever we want. The only thing that I am thinking of these days is school. I am always so busy with school or homework. It seems like I never get a break. I am taking 16 credits which is a lot. I thought I would be able to keep up with all the work but I am starting to regret it now. We have 11 weeks left of school and I just need to keep going. 11 weeks sounds so far away. Everyone in my family knows how stressed out I am and they keep telling me that one day it will pay off. It feels like that day is so far away. It is so hard trying to keep up with all the homework and tests. I feel drained emotionally and physically. I just need to keep going.

Facebook!

This week we are supposed to be talking about social networking. I am one of the facebook addicts. Yes, I know crazy. I just love being able to catch up with people you haven't seen in awhile or even see your older friends from when you were a kid. I do go on facebook everyday. Sadly, I have facebook on my laptop, cell phone and Ipod. Right when I log onto my laptop, the first thing I do is go on facebook. Sometimes I don't even notice I am doing it automatically.
Social networking is so big right now. That is how everyone communicates. Talking to you parents face to face, who does that these days....no one! If my parents need me they call me, text me or facebook me. I know it is sad. Even when dinner is ready upstairs they will call my cell or text me. First, I thought we were the only family who does that but there are a lot of family's that do that. I don't know what I would do without my facebook or cell phone. That is like my life right in my hand.

Ellen Degeneres

This week we were told to write about whatever we would like. Everyday I sit in my room in my bed or on the couch and watch the Ellen Degeneres Show. It is one of my favorite shows. I laugh so hard during every episodes. She is so funny. My favorite episode is when she was scaring some famous people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDVH58k3f3g&feature=related
Everytime I watch it, I laugh so hard I cry. One thing I want to do before I die is go to one of her shows in LA. She is so funny!!

Well I guess I should get back to doing some homework. yuck!

Grandparents

I never really knew my Grandpa's. I was very little when both of them passed away. I have a bunch of pictures of me with them so that is comforting. I wish I got to know them though.

This is my moms parents. I was about 7 in this picture. I loved my grandma. She was amazing. She died about 3 years of cancer. The things I remember most about her is.....

1. Her red lipstick she always wore

2. Her chocloate chip cookies were the best

3. I remember the cookie car being way ontop of the fridge

4. My family and I always went over to there house for holiday dinners

5. She had to best toys in the basement

These are my dads parents. They lived in Dyersberg Tennessee. I dont know how old I was in this picture but it doesnt look like I was happy. The things I remember about my grandma are...

1. Her chicken  & dumplings were always my favorite

2. I loved the way she spoke... her southern accent

3. She took me to Elvis's house

4. When she came to visit us in MN, she always brought a suitcase just for food and gifts.

5. She always took care of everyone else before herself.

The quote that is inspiration to me is....
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." by Helen Keller.
Every time something goes wrong with school or anything in life, I get upset for awhile and don't get over it. I always think negative and also never get my hopes up for anything. I don't try to but it is just a habit. This quote has really opened my eyes to realizing there are also more doors that are going to open in life and close. I need to let the past be the past and focus on the current day and future. Life is to short to be upset.

Another Week

Monday, Monday, Monday. Congrats to me and everyone else who have survived the first week of school. This semester of school will be very busy. I am taking 16 credits and am working part time. When I signed up for all the classes, I thought that this semester will just be somewhat busy but not as chaotic as I thought. I do like my classes though, well for now.

For the past couple weeks, I have been waiting for all my St. Cloud State University information in the mail. It hasn't come in yet and I am sick of waiting. I am so excited to leave Rochester! :)

I miss summer. I was going through all my pictures and found a baby picture of me and my brother fishing! Enjoy! :)

I just love my brothers shorts!

Crazy!!

Today was the first day back to class. I had mixed emotions about it. I am happy that I am getting back into classes so I can get it done but sad that all I will be doing is homework. Blah. O well it will be a crazy semester. I have taking 4 classes which equals 16 credits. I will be busy for sure. After doing homework for 4 hours already today, I say I deserve a yummy dinner!

First Timmer

Hello everyone. This is my first blog experience so I have no idea what I am doing. :)