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Thursday, September 22nd, 2005
Today, I slept, and on tuesday, I slept. I mean that I took a nap, and I'm contemplating taking another nap right now. I love to nap. It's not like im all that tired, i just like to sleep. Its rather enjoyable being nice and cozy on my bed and enjoying a nice hour or two hour nap. I don't really understand how I can sleep for an hour or two during the day, and then sleep for a full seven or eight during the night. I sure as hell am keeping up with my sleeping at least. However, I usually wake up after my naps and remember that I have to Blog for English class. This is ironic, almost like I dream about English Class. Today I dreamed about sleeping next to a friend of mine, not with her, but next to her, and her pushing me off of the bed, I wonder whats up with that, oh well that was a good refreshing Blog, now I feel like I am going to go back to sleep.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
I have been thinking about joining a fraternity lately. Today I was talking to this Sophmore from Beta Sigma Beta and he said it was his best decision that he made as a freshmen. One of the only things that held me back from joining a fraternity was the fact that the majority of frat guys are considered to be jerks, and in truth, most of them are. I've heard that the normal frat guys are brainwashed into turning into an asshole. I don't necessarily believe this to be true, however, there is some credibility to the fact that if everyone believes you to be something, then you become it.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2005
I can't believe that it's the 20th already. It seems that time flies when you're up here. The weeks are spent immersed in homework and wishing for the weekend, it seems that the weeks go fast. I believe this is because we only have three or four classes a day, and it seems that once your classes are done, the day is over. Today, I had an 8am class, 9am class, and an 11:15, after these classes, I came back to my dorms, ate, and promptly fell asleep, only to wake up around 4:30.
Monday, September 19th, 2005
Today, my math professor started talking about Sesame Street, in the middle of derivatives. He draws a green dot on the board, to make it different from all the white dots and then started singing "It's tough being green." Apparently, he graduated with the, "late, great" person who wrote that song, I don't exactly remember who. And then, somehow, he segued into Kermit the frog and Sesame Street music. My math class is by far, the easiest in terms of what we are learning. However, sometimes, it tends to get very very boring. Last week, my professor noticed that the syllabus stated that he should go over the same section in the book on the wednesday and the friday class, which is exactly what he did, however, these classes turned out to be duplicates of each other, therefore being extremely boring, and I wished I didn't come to class one of those days.
Friday, September 16th, 2005
Today I realized how much the major political debates affect us on a day to day basis. These seemingly out of touch debates effect our daily lives. For instance, the abortion debate not only effects the women with babies, but the men who are their boyfriends, and the men who are their friends, and also women without babies, because they may one day, not want to have that baby. Also, the stem cell research debate effects any of us who may end up with a disease that would have been cured by that research, so under definition, we are all capable of getting one of the diseases that are curable if we continue this research, so it effects us.
Thursday, September 15th, 2005
junkbox400: any final project ideas?
hOckEy bOy8787: i was thinking about doing something along the lines of religion and its validity
hOckEy bOy8787: or maybe the steroid debate
hOckEy bOy8787: or stem cell research
hOckEy bOy8787: or combine all of the debates of the day into a paper
hOckEy bOy8787: you?
junkbox400: i was thinking about possibly doing something on socail secruity or maybe how messed up the bcs rankings are
hOckEy bOy8787: thats a good idea
junkbox400: i want to stay away from the gray topics like abortion or stem cell research
junkbox400: too much controvercy
hOckEy bOy8787: well see, you can also use it to your advantage... lots to write about
junkbox400: that is true
hOckEy bOy8787: you could anylize both sides of the debate, and then decide which is better or better founded
junkbox400: very good point
junkbox400: something seeded with controvercy would be better
hOckEy bOy8787: yeah
NittanyNiftyNiff: what should we write about for our paper?
hOckEy bOy8787: i dunno, ive given it some thought
hOckEy bOy8787: eddie talked to me yesterday
hOckEy bOy8787: about doing possibly a debate on football
hOckEy bOy8787: however, i cant imagine doing 10-12 pages on football
NittanyNiftyNiff: yea, that would be cool but I dont know which aspect
NittanyNiftyNiff: true
NittanyNiftyNiff: if we want to do something about sports, we could do the labor agreement in hockey, or steroids, or lance armstrong dominating...something along those lines
hOckEy bOy8787: thats actually a really good idea, because there's so many different sides to those arguments, and we could explore them all
NittanyNiftyNiff: yeaa
NittanyNiftyNiff: the only thing is there won't be many resources except for online, unless we looked back through old sports illustrated mags
hOckEy bOy8787: very true
hOckEy bOy8787: i personally, was thinking about doing something on the validity of religion, and exploring how different religions look at god and our situation on earth
NittanyNiftyNiff: and we could incorporate the "truth" and perspectives about the religions
hOckEy bOy8787: exactly
Gobirds1234: you wanna do our paper on football?
Gobirds1234: it can be a debate within itself
Gobirds1234: i think it could work out cool
hOckEy bOy8787: 10-12 pages on football?
Gobirds1234: yep
hOckEy bOy8787: im not sure i could do that
Gobirds1234: it could be done
hOckEy bOy8787: yes, but is it worth doing?
hOckEy bOy8787: i was thinking about doing something about religion
hOckEy bOy8787: and its validity
Gobirds1234: o ok
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005
I was thinking about this today, and this is also something that we went over in my economics class. That during these, four or so years, five for some people, that we're in college, we have a very low cashflow, as do our female counterparts. This means that we can impress people for almost nothing. We need to spend less than 10 dollars on a date (much less than that if youre crafty) and we arent looked at as cheap sons of bitches. Pardon my french. I was thinking, when i was at home, and i wanted to take someone out on a date, which probably consisted of a dinner and a movie, i would spend from $50-$75 (this is because i insist that i pay, because i had a job). However, up here, because of the proximity, a first date can be anything from hanging out in a dorm room, to playing frisbee on the quad, to eating, and you dont need to insist on paying, simply because most people our age have meal plans, and why would you insist on using your meal plan for someone else? Exactly, you wouldnt. So, my advice to those of you out there, is to get out there while the market is hott, and cheap. Never before have you been exposed to this amount of females or males, who are pursuing a relationship, or even something less serious.
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
Something that most people don't know about me, or even suspect is that I was very active in the Drama Society back in high school, and that I would like to get involved at Penn State. I love musicals, however, I seem to be more suited to directing them, on account of my organizational and people skills. In high school I was in the musicals Anything Goes and Footloose, and I student directed the musicals Crazy for You and 42nd Street. Participating in these musicals was probably the best experience to date of my life. The closeness and the family like way we all bonded to each other was amazing. I grew out of actually performing on a stage, to doing most tech things, and I enjoyed it and hated it at the same time. I could still sing with the actors, however, I did not get to share their glory on-stage. This was one of the main drawbacks from managing tech was that you did not get to participate in the finished product, however people seem to be somewhat impressed when I tell them that I was a student director for two years. Whats ironic, was for my Junior year in high school i had two other student directors who, were sort of my bosses, they were seniors, and oddly enough, they both ended up at Penn State Main campus. Which is funny. Whatever. I thought that was interesting.
Monday, September 12th, 2005
When I was walking around campus today, I saw a ridiculous amount of Eagles jerseys, and a thought crossed my mind, where do they all come from? Somebody must be making a boatload of money on Eagle’s jerseys. Also, I’d like to remark on how only a few of these Eagle’s fans are obnoxious. I never realized how many people there actually were that supported the Eagles until today. I remember from past weekends maybe one or two total people starting those rants that they pass of as cheers. “E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!” is only screamed by only a small minority of the fans that call the eagles ‘their’ team. I believe that most people won’t agree with me, mainly because the chants are so rude, obnoxious and loud, but I challenge you, count the people you saw today wearing Eagles shirts, and then count the people PER WEEK you hear chanting that Eagles slogan, and see the comparison.
We are only obnoxious when provoked.-Veritas
MonicaKras's Remixed Narrative
In the beginning, it was beyond me, why anyone would want to toss themselves from an incredibly high altitude, at the ground. I was naïve, and inexperienced. However, that was all to change in the next forty eight hours.
My friends and I were trying to figure out what we were going to do before each of us left for college. Of course, we had to do something amazing, something that would officially put a cap on our summer together. After many hours of deliberation, and half baked ideas, I came up with the idea to go sky diving. My reasoning was that none of us have ever tried it, but have always dreamed about doing it.
Within moments, we were all decided, and we left to start getting ready, dressed that is, because being guys, none of us had gotten dressed yet, because that’s just how summer seemed to work. Once dressed, we all got into my friend Daniel’s Subaru outback, because earlier, we have ascertained that this is the most fuel efficient car among the four of us. Before I go any further, I will have to make the introductions. First, you’ve already met Daniel, he is a short, but strong, fiercely Italian, and one of the best friends I have ever had. Next, is Tony, he is probably the strongest of the group, and he is the one that attracts all the girls. He also is Italian, however not nearly as much as Dan. And last but certainly not least, is Chris, Chris is a bigger guy, about 6’1”, however he plays the part of the gentle giant. He’s amazing with anything that has at least two wheels and an engine, and he also is a year older than the rest of us.
The trip to the airfield seemed a blur, all wasted in anticipation of what was to come. We all had to go tandem, because of our lack of experience, however, we didn’t care, and adrenaline was already coursing through our bodies in eager expectation. First, we helped load up the plane that was to take us to the ‘wild blue yonder.’ Then, the long wait that we incurred, because the airfield was rather busy that day was excruciating. Finally, we took off, and all I could think about was what was going to happen. My buddy was a young girl instructor named Brooke. She was 25 and had been sky diving since she was 18. I felt like I was in good hands. Eventually, the time came that we had to jump, it was now or never. First Tony, then Daniel, and Chris all disappeared out the door of the airplane. It was my turn. Looking down, I had never felt so high in my entire life. Too late, because I was already falling, I felt disoriented. When had I jumped?
On the ground the four of us met up in reunion, and we were amazed at how exhilarating the dive had been, and that since Dan and Tony leave for WVU the next day, we officially said our good byes. That was the last time I saw Tony Chris and Dan, because I was working every single day until I left after that. However, that will always continue to be my favorite memory of the four of us.
Friday, September 9th, 2005
So today, I went biking for the first time in about, a month. I joined the cycling club, and we did about 30 miles today. It was really cool being with experienced bikers and being able to not try for the first half and draft behind them. However, nearing the end of the bike ride, I was really feeling the burn. I used to be able to bike about 50 miles before starting to feel it that bad. I also joined the golf club, however, I wont be able to play any time soon because my clubs are still in Pittsburgh. Also, how about the football game tomorrow? It's ridiculously early, ive gotta wake up at around 9:30! I know that sounds like it should be enough time to sleep, however, after staying out untill 3am, that really cuts into my sleeping time!
Thursday, September 8th, 2005
How about today, I was riding my bike back from my Spanish class, which is in the Thomas building, and I almost ran over a squirrel! Now, the ride from my dorms to the Thomas building and back is about, two or three minutes, depending on how busy it is around the Thomas building. However, getting back to the real point of this BLOG, what the hell is wrong with animal instinct these days? Remember when we all feared wolves and bears and the like? I do. But lately we think of bears and we think of feeding them in Yellowstone, and we think that coyotes or wolves more specifically would make great pets. Many people actually do have domesticated wolves for pets, and they make wonderful pets because they're so brutally loyal and protective of their owners. A descendant of the wolf, the Siberian Husky, is a beautiful example. How many people, after seeing a photo of a Siberian Husky, can honestly say they wouldn't love to have them as a pet?
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
On this past Saturday, I noticed the amazing amount of spirit Penn State has. Coming from a huge football school (Central Catholic) I'm amazed at how much Penn State reminds me of my high school. Our highschool had the reputation for being pretty good at a majority of sports, and academically as well, however, Penn State seems to be the perfect place for me to continue this, going seamlessly from high school to college. The ironic thing is that everyone tells me that it was so hard the first semester of college, but what it seems like, is that it's a little easier, for me at least. The freedom, and nobody barking down your back to get your stuff done, is awesome. It actually motivates me to do my work weeks in advance for some reason. Maybe because of all the free time I have between classes, or maybe its just because of the feeling that I'm here for one purpose, to learn and do well. I don't know, but i expected college to be alot harder than it's turning out to be, maybe I'm missing something and my grades will bite me in the ass.
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005
I was thinking today about those freshmen who have already taken summer courses, that have about 12 or 13 credits worth already under their belts. They're not quite freshmen anymore, yet they arent sophmores yet. I was talking to my friend today who is in this situation herself. Somehow, after only going six weeks in the summer, it seems that she has amassed a confidence in her abilities here at Penn State that seems elusive to most, if not all freshmen at Penn State. She knows her way around, nows what she has to do to succeed, and most of all, she has already put together a group of friends that she knows she can rely on. This is something that the majority of freshmen have yet to attain, or even begin to attain. For example, when I met her, we had lunch together, just me and her, almost every other freshman girl would either bring a roomate, or a friend, and expect you to do the same. This is what impressed me about the LEAP program. Not only does it give you a head start to academics, but it also gives you a head start to adjusting to the social situation that you find yourself in.
Monday, September 5th, 2005
(edited version)
I would like to take this time to rebute Veritas's Blog about the Eagles. I don't really think that they are going to make it to the superbowl and even if they do, the Steelers will beat them in the superbowl, cuz thats the only time we'll play them. If the preseason game between the Steelers and the Eagles is any telltale sign, I believe that the Eagles are going to have a rough year.
Also, I have extreme confidence in the Steelers, with our quarterback coming off of a 16-0 regular season last year, and our backup being a seasoned veteran, Im not too afraid of anything the NFL can throw at us. Last year, we had a rookie, this year, he's a veteran, and he'll take us all the way. Furthermore, the Steelers have always had a solid line and running game.
Here we go Steelers, Here we go!
I would just like to note that I, Eddie (an Eagles fan) proved the original version of this entry wrong, and that is why there is now an "edited version." That just goes to show you that Eagles fans are more educated than Steelers fans. The original version of this blog spoke of the Eagles' inability to succeed last year without T.O. (but they made the playoffs). It also talked about how the Steelers will stop the Eagles from making the Super Bowl, but that is obviously not possible because the Steelers won't even play the Eagles before the Super Bowl. If my comment is deleted again I will be very mad and there will be reprecussions. E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!
Sunday, September 4th, 2005
My Narrative
Dawn was approaching as I slammed into the door of my hall, feverishly trying to activate the automatic lock with my ID+ Card. Only until safely inside did I realize how out of breath I was and how badly I was shaking. However, to totally understand how I was put into this position, I must take you back to the day after move-in at
Penn State University, August 27th, 2005.
This was just like any usual day in Pennsylvania, dreary, overcast. Being from Pittsburgh, I was long accustomed to the dismal sort of weather that our half of the state endured from time to time. However, back on track, the day started out rather slow, with me sleeping in, of course, and just laying around wondering why my internet wasn’t working. Around 2pm I went down to
ResCom, which stands for Residential Computing, in the Waring Commons. I took my laptop with me, to aid the process.
As I waited my turn to be helped, lugging my somewhat large laptop; I was amazed at all the students who could not simply input IP addresses or other basic computer functions. Finally, when it was my turn to be helped, they quickly ascertained that I had configured my laptop correctly, and then scheduled an appointment for Sunday at 1, to see if my connection was bad in my room.
Dejected that the problem could not be fixed immediately, I shuffled my way back to my room, and continued to read. Now, to understand me, you need to know that I love to read, I guess my mom got me into it at an early age, and I never quite gave it up. Instead of watching television or playing video games, I read. It was like watching television, and I could do it for hours on end. Which I did this day, I read from 2:30pm until 7:30pm. It was at nine that the trouble began.
During the course of the previous day, I had met a sophomore; I will call him Jason, because in this publication, all names are changed to protect the innocent. And earlier that morning, I had met his roommate, Tyler. Tyler and Jason were going to have a few of their friends over that night, just to hang out, and they invited me to come to their room, which is right down the hall from mine.
That night, their friends, Leslie and Jill, came over and it was a great time listening to all their stories about being freshmen. Although, when the conversation got dull, Leslie suggested that we go to her friend’s, who was having a party. Jason didn’t want to come, because he was going over to his friend’s dorm room, and Jill was tired, because she was out late partying the night before. As a result, Leslie, Tyler and I proceeded all the way down to an apartment building called Meridian II.
At this party, there were many juniors and more sophomores, and yes, there may have been an alcoholic beverage or two. However, the story lies not in the party, but after it. For around 3am I realized that the party was winding down, and I decided to get going. I walked out the front door, and felt weird that I could not find Tyler and Leslie. Maybe it was the ominous feeling, or maybe it was the alcohol, I couldn’t tell which, but when the elevator came up, a policeman stepped out, and proceeded to knock on the door which I had just left. Curiously, he said hello to me, and looked awkwardly at me, as I waved at him when the elevator door closed. “Whew!” I thought, “That was ridiculously close.” Thank God I decided to leave that party when I did. Little did I know that on the walk home, there would be more in store for me.
Halfway home, I walked past another policeman, and even though I was coolly walking in a straight line, he looked at me suspiciously, and followed at a distance. By this time, I was almost panicking until I spotted a drunken frat guy up ahead. I figured that the cop would stop following me, and probably serve the frat guy with a DUA (drinking under age). However, when I got near said frat guy, he seemed to take an interest in me. “Man, that guy has a really determined walk, and wow! Look at those jeans, they are so form fitting. Man, I wish I was him,” he said. When I walked twenty yards past him, he yelled at me, “Wait! Hold up a minute!”
It was at this moment, that I realized he was chasing me, along with the policeman following behind. I took off at a sprint, running through the creepy trees in front of Old Main and across Purtin Rd. He was still behind me, so I ran back across Purtin road, behind the Williard building, and then across it again, and around the Carnegie building, which leads to a passageway under Thompson and eventually to Hamilton Hall, where I live. Finally away from my two curious pursuers, I almost breathed a sigh of relief, when I heard someone screaming coming through Thomas.
Dawn was approaching as I slammed into the door of my hall, feverishly trying to activate the automatic lock with my ID+ Card. Only until safely inside did I realize how out of breath I was and how badly I was shaking.
Presently, I am in my comfortable bed, under lock and key, smiling about the odd events that I was involved in that night. As I slowly drift off to sleep, I wonder if every night at Penn State University was like the one I had just incurred. No, that’s impossible, the conclusion I arrived at, in the safety and security of my blankets.
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Saturday, September 4th, 2005
Okay, let's get down to business. First of all, I would like to lay claim to the pittsburgh steelers logo thats on our
HomePage∞. That is simply because I was bored with the ridiculously awesome punk that was there, and I decided that Pittsburgh needed some representing. Its not that I'm this hardcore Pittsburgh Steelers fan, no, I like the Penguins better. But seriously, the only reason I changed the logo is because I was bored. I think that this weblogging thing is pretty neat, although it's pretty hard to decide what you want to write about, much less how to say it. I believe that this is good practice for our future job and that we should be using this to its fullest extent. One thing that kids these days lack very much is the ability to write well, write clearly, and write cogently. Now, I'm not one of your teachers in disguise, I just believe that writing is one of the most important things we can do in this day and age, along with the ability to articulate ourselves.
Also, the reason i chose a creative commons liscense was because I believe that its wrong to plagairise. However, I cannot agree with
IslandGirl in her convictions about music, I believe that by music sharing, more and more people listen to your music and are exposed to it. Thereby interesting these people, and doing what all bands have dreamed of, spreading their music. This spreads interest and provides all of the money that the bands make through concerts, you cannot steal someone's performence. And by the way, my name is Justin Jamison, my screen name is hockeyboy8787, and i live in Hamilton Halls.
It looks like we are in for a very entertaining year, because I am a diehard Eagles and Flyers fan. October 14, Flyers Penguins. We should watch it together. (I am Eddie Grant by the way.)