english 110: a look at genres

2004-12-14T13:08:00.000-06:00

Well, i got up at 7:30am to take the Biology final... that kinda sucked... a lot. I came back and slept till noon though. My last final is Thursday... So i'll have to wait around here till then. I wanna go home!! I have a safety training meeting at work tomorrow. It's two hours long... at least I get paid for it though. I have no idea what my grades are in any of my classes... I hope they're not too bad. Yeah, it's supposedly quiet hours all day... but our floor doesn't seem to do that... ever. Oh well... It's almost Christmas!! :-)

2004-12-13T16:54:00.000-06:00

well it's nice to have the chem final done and out of the way!
im glad i wasn't in the class that had the cummulative final :)
that would have been hell
now i need to start studying for my math final
that one is cummulative and will be hell :(

best of luck to all of you and have a happy holiday break!

2004-12-13T11:36:00.000-06:00

Well, I've only been up since 10am, but today already feels like a LONG day!! I have a Chemistry test at 1:00, and a Math test at 3:15. Yeah, that's lovely. I studied all day yesterday and this morning, but I think I have as much info in my head as it will hold... so i don't know what any more studying will do, i'm afraid some of it will pop out again... However after my Math test I'll have to erase everything so I can study Biology. That test is tomorrow morning at 8:00. I haven't even looked at that stuff yet. Gahh... i hate finals, my last final is Spanish on Thursday. Then I'm DONE! w00t!~ That'll be great.
Good luck to all on finals!!
~Kelsey

2004-12-12T23:04:00.000-06:00

Finals week suck. I never studied so much in my whole life. I can not wait until this semester is over so I can sit on my ass and eat cheetos all day for a good month. I hope next semester goes by faster than it did this semester. The weather is starting to kick in and I got a good taste of what Fargo winter is like. I hope everyone will come back in one piece for next semester, for myself too. Well I am going to snow some throwballs.

2004-12-12T22:01:00.000-06:00

I just arrived back home from a Christmas Party. It started at 5:30 and I thought for sure it would have been over by 7:30. Two hours of studying lost. I am so cold and I know what is going to happen. I will curl up on the couch under a nice cozy blanket. The next thing I will remember is waking up on the couch in the morning., having accomplished no studying. I guess my only option is to freeze for alittle while longer. I MUST study tonight!

2004-12-12T21:58:00.000-06:00

So I was outside this weekend throwing snowballs at some friends when a cop came by. He was serious. He got out of his car and shined a flashlight in my face and told us to go inside and not throw "missiles" at cars. I tried to explain to him that we were throwing them at each other but he rudely interrupted me and "said" he was asking me nicely and I should go inside. Well, I tried telling him again that we were not throwing them at cars. This seemed to piss him off because he threatened me with a $150 citation. It worked though because I ran inside.

Slick

2004-12-12T21:55:00.000-06:00

I just got home forty-five minutes ago from a Christmas party. I am still shivering from the cold. I know I have some major studying to do tonight. I know I will try and get warm under a cozy blanket, and find myself waking up on the couch, having accomplished no studying. I guess I will have to tough it out and freeze for alittle while longer. I HAVE to study.

2004-12-12T21:07:00.000-06:00

sorry for the last post. I thought the first wouldn't publish so I had to re-type it

2004-12-12T20:57:00.001-06:00

Hey,

I, like everyone else, am tired of studying for tests. I have quite a bit of reading to do and I have barely started on it. I am bad at reading and keeping my attention focused on the subject. My mind wonders and I will find myself having an entire page read, but having no recollection of what the material covered. I then have to slowly re-read the entire page so I understand everything. The worst part studying is that I procrastinate. I should have been reading early today, but a nap, TV, and solitare got in the way - not to mention blogging. I don't have tests until Wednesday so I guess I have enough time to catch up on my reading. Hopefully.

Chad

2004-12-12T20:57:00.000-06:00

Hey

I, like everyone else, am getting sick of studying. I have only been doing it for about three hours but the reading material and notes are pretty much boring. I am bad at studying. I don't comprehend what I read. I will end up reading an entire page and not knowing what I have just read, so I have to go back and slowly re-read the entire page so I understand everything. The worst part is that I procrastinate. Today I should have been catching up on my reading, but a nap, TV, and solitare got in the way. Oh well, my tests don't start until Wednesday so I should have enough time. Hopefully

Chad

2004-12-12T20:04:00.000-06:00

Ok well tonight will be my last blog. Some may be said about this but to me its like turning a new page in my book of life.
Haha that was sick just talking about nothing.
Ok am i done yet ok im done.
I want to go to bed right now.
I know it 8 but thats what i want and thats what i'll do!!!

2004-12-12T19:36:00.000-06:00

Even though I have been talking about going home, like, ALL the time, during this time of the year, it really sucks being an athlete. We leave for Florida on Saturday, then get 4 days off for the holidays. We have to be back up here for about a week, by ourselves, in the dorms, all alone, then leave again and don't return until classes start again. I mean, it's fun hanging with the team, but when you practically live with them 6 months out of the year, the "bubble" of space tends to grow in size. All I want is one day where there is nothing to think about or worry about or have something to stress out about in it. Just one day.

2004-12-12T19:33:00.000-06:00

I am taking a break from studying. I think I got about 2 minutes worth in. Music theory. How do you study for a music theory class? I have totally taken the "I don't care" approach and I will be more than happy when quiet hours in the dorms are over.

2004-12-12T19:30:00.000-06:00

How can a semester go by so fast, yet so slow??? This weekend has dragged on and I'm sure this week will go by even slower. The last week before a break is a salvation, why must it go by like molassis? Only two finals left. One test. No papers. Hurry, hurry, hurry. I can't wait to visit with my family and friends.

2004-12-12T19:29:00.000-06:00

Hey guys? How's everyone's studying going? I haven't been on this thing forever. A few of my friends and I headed up to my cabin this weekend to get some serious studying done.. let's just say that we had a little to much fun and had a hard time concentrating on anything but recovering. Oh well, tomorrow all I have is my math final and then I'm done with it all and going home. I can't wait, but I better START studying.. hope everyone got all their blogs done and has a great break.

2004-12-12T16:34:00.000-06:00

Vikings? Who watches the Vikings? You should be watching the Packers. Sorry, I'm a Wisconsinite, it has to be said. I'll have to agree that the superbowl is fun to watch for the comercials instead of the football...sometimes. Even though my Packers probably won't make it there, there better be some kind of game on that day.

2004-12-12T16:27:00.000-06:00

So, who thinks Tice will be back to coach the Vikings next year? They are really killing me when it comes to my football pool. It's a good thing I am a bigger Broncos fan than a Viking fan. Of course the Broncos aren't doing so hot either after losing to Oakland and San Diego. I guess I will be watching the Superbowl for the commercials again this year. Oh the life of a football fan.

2004-12-12T15:37:00.000-06:00

Well I just got done watching the Vikings! Now I'm extremely pissed! I mean, who the hell calls a reverse pass with two minutes to go on the 20 yard line. I mean seriously!! Now I'm watching the Packers, and hoping to god they lose. They are playing the Lions though so I doubt that will happen! It's hard being a Minnesota sports fan!!

2004-12-12T15:07:00.000-06:00

The Last Week!!

It is hard to believe that the first semester of college is almost over. Finals week is this week and I am not looking forward to it. Many people are done by Tuesday and Wednesday, but I have to stay until Friday. My tests don't even start until Wednesday. I would like to get out of here and have an extra long break, but I guess I have the advantage of having this long weekend. I like the idea that many classes allow one test to be thrown out so if you do well on all the tests up unitl the final, you can skip the final. I also like that some of the classes are only using chapter tests for the finals an not accumulative tests.

Chad

2004-12-12T01:59:00.000-06:00

I know this looks bad, writing so close together, but I was still on the computer and thought I'd just do my last one now. I figured the chances of me forgetting to do it tomorrow were quite high, so here I am. Well, happy holidays. I have to stay around here until Friday at 3:00, so I am pretty sure I will be one of the last to leave. Hopefully you all get out of here before that. If not, I feel sorry for you. Hopefully I see you in English 120 next semester. I think I am in the 11:00 section. Talk to you later.

Ross

2004-12-12T01:42:00.000-06:00

I am really looking forward to spring break this year. It's going to be awesome. I can't wait to visit Norway again. I guess I just got my tickets today, mailed to my house. I got to choose my seats on each flight, which is pretty cool. I actually got the ones that I wanted, too. Oh yeah! Window seats on all the flights, in seats without a "wing view." Now I just hope some big person doesn't sit next to me or something. Oh well, I will probably sleep anyway.

2004-12-11T23:54:00.000-06:00

Hey, I went to see Ocean's Twelve with a few friends yesterday, and it was one of the best movies I have seen in a while. It was pretty good. If you enjoyed Ocean's Eleven, I think you'll like this one. The weather is strange. We have a lot of snow here, but where I am from, which is about 180 miles south and east of here, there is just a dusting. Highs this next week are supposed to be around 35 I guess. That's crazy. Funny how it can be so different in a relatively close place.

2004-12-11T23:10:00.000-06:00

Opening Presents
What category do you feel guilty to? Are you a person who has no patients and has the burning desire to find what you got so you tear the paper to shreds? Or, are you a conservationist and tear the tape off piece by piece so to use the paper over again the next year? If you want, write back and let me know what kind of un-wrapper are you? If you are wondering about the category I am apart of, I am an impatient guy who could care less of the wrapping paper and tear it right down the middle.

Boom

2004-12-11T23:06:00.000-06:00

Wrapping Presents
This is an activity that I can safely say girls have over guys. I am a guy as you all know, and I think I can vouch for a lot of guys out there when I say I can't exactly wrap a mean present. It's not hard I know, but it doesn't matter how tight I pull the sides together and the amount of tape I use, the darn thing still doesn't turn out. So, I have to resort to taking some ideas, so if there are any gift wrapping pros out there, please pass some tips on this way. It would be greatly appreciated.

Boom

2004-12-11T23:01:00.000-06:00

Christmas Shopping
Christmas I have to say is by far my favorite holiday of the year. It's the time where you get together with loved ones and have a good time. This is in part due to the exchanging of gifts, but you can't give a gift if you haven't bought a gift. Good thing for me I have that covered, I actually had thattaked care of about a month ago now. I decided to buy everyone NDSU apparel when it was 25% off. Now all that is left is wrapping, which I am not looking forward to.

Boom

2004-12-11T22:12:00.000-06:00

Well, I am getting alittle late start. I just started Christmas shopping today. I still haven't started Christmas baking yet. It just seems that for some reason Christmas is awfully early this year, or I am really behind. I still have two finals left on Tues. and tons more shopping to get done! Oh, well the shopping will just have to wait until after Tues. Too much to do..too little time.

2004-12-11T21:35:00.000-06:00

Has anyone played the new Halo 2? My buddy picked it up the day it came out at midnight. It's the most addicting game I've ever played. We'll sometimes sit around and put in over six hours at a time playing it. The best part about it is that you can play over a LAN, so you can play against people in all the dorms. I've you havn't tried it out, you should!

2004-12-11T21:30:00.000-06:00

I just got back from my high school's wrestling tournament a little while ago. I'm pretty sure we ended up winning, but I didn't stick around for the end. We had four total champions, and six guys in the finals. Only two of our guys didn't place. Overall it was a really fun trip, but tiring. I'll hopefully be going to another tourney next weekend.

2004-12-11T20:50:00.000-06:00

Hey, how is everyones weekend going? Mine is going pretty good, but tonight is kind of boring. I plan on just studying for my chemistry final which is Monday at 8 am! But I'm done on Tuesday with all my finals...I just have to stick it out until then! Good luck everyone and have a good Christmas break!

2004-12-11T01:59:00.000-06:00

Smokey and the Bandit is a great movie. My roommate and I are watching it. Why? I don't know. I just don't feel like going to bed. It's so nice to be done with some of my classes, but now I have finals, so that sucks. A friend of mine gets to leave on Tuesday afternoon, but I have to stay until the very last final that I know of. I have a test from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Friday. I also have another one Friday morning and one on Thursday morning. I really should study, but I know how that will go. I will probably put it off and try to avoid doing it. Oh well, I gotta start studying sometime. I suppose it might as well be sooner than later.

2004-12-10T20:37:00.000-06:00

Tomorow I'm going to go to Barret, MN to watch some wrestling. I'm going to go watch my High School team wrestle from Greenbush. They are pretty good, they are ranked 5th in the state in class A. I've always followed the wretling program really close, even though I didn't wrestle myself. But I suppose, hope everyone has a great weekend.

2004-12-10T20:33:00.000-06:00

Well I went to Grand Forks yesterday, had a pretty good time. On the way there the roads were absolutely terrible, I thought I was going to die. We passed this one car, and after we passed them they lost control and hit the ditch. That was pretty wild to see! Well I'm going to get on my way, I'll talk to you later.

2004-12-10T04:01:00.000-06:00

Yes believe it or not I'm up at 4 in the morning. Why? I really dont know. Have i dont anything with all this time i would be using for sleep? Well let me think, I helped out my best friend, finished a paper, played solitaire, wrote some emails, checked my email a million and one times, talk to a guy that i dont really know and told him what do with this life, talked to my boyfriend and as i do every night tell him how much i love him. Humm, if you put it that way I've done a thing or two tonight.

2004-12-10T03:01:00.000-06:00

I was that guy today. I had my portfolio done and forget to hand it in by 5. It takes shear stupidity to forget to hand it in. And it will not stop snowing. I am a summer boy and want my summer to come here. You could say I had a rough day today, but who doesnt. Well, hope to see some of you in my class next semester.

Peace

2004-12-10T01:49:00.000-06:00

Procrastination
Looking back at this semester, I can recall numerous times I had an assignment due the next day and I finished it in the nick of time. The most memorable was trying to finish both my english portfolio and my bio lab write-up. I managed to turn in both with just under a half an hour to spare. I have learned procrastination can sometimes be good from a girl named Ellen. Heck, I even wrote a poem about procrsatination and the funny thing was it turned out pretty darn good. So don't worry if your assignment isn't done and it's due the next day, cause it'll get done.

Boom

2004-12-10T01:42:00.000-06:00

AAHHH SNOW
Let it snow, let it snow, LET IT SNOW!!!
Snow brings a whole new meaning to fun.
Just look at all the stuff you can do with cnow:
make snowballs, through snowballs, hit people with snowballs, stack snowballs to make a frosty the snowman, make piles of snow in a parking lot, shovel snow, slip on snow, etc...
I know I'm not going to be bored while living in fargo.
Snow makes me happy!
I like snow!

Boom

2004-12-09T19:51:00.000-06:00

Portfolio: done.
Group paper: getting there - I think.
Exams: just about studied for.
Snowing: excellent.
Days winding down: even better.
Christmas music and Christmas shopping: joyous.
New roommate: priceless.

2004-12-09T18:54:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone. I just want to wish everyone good luck on their finals. I can not believe that it is already over. It makes me so happy. Also I am glad to see that it is just finally snowing out. I cant believe that we only had to walk in the snow to class for one week. I thought usuually it is almost a month of class that we have snow. Now all we have to wait for is next sememster to roll around. I don't know if any of you guys like to shovel. Well I do. Today I shoveled a whole church parking lot for fun. Ok well not just for fun, see the school I work at is under construction so they moved us to a church till the school is done, and the kids today were really hyper from it snowing so I didnt really want to be inside with them today so that is why I shoveled. Well that is really all I got to say I need to go and shower so I can head off to the wrestling meet. You guys should all go and support the bison. Maybe I will see you guys around campus sometime.

2004-12-09T18:39:00.000-06:00

It's SNOWING!! Yippie!! I'm so excited for the snow. Except it kinda sucked walking to and from work in the slush. So i started working on my English portfolio yesterday afternoon, and I finished it this morning... I'm so good at procrastinating!! It's what I do best. ;-) I spent 3 hours at work today numbering Petri dishes... ugh... It's for their rice research stuff. Yep, I work at the Bioscience Research Lab... it's the Red roofed building right by the R parking lot. Most of the time i water plants in the greenhouses. It's a pretty good job.
Anyways, good luck to everyone on their finals!!
~Kelsey

2004-12-09T16:20:00.000-06:00

Well I have a whole week off to do absolutely nothing but study! Which is definetely not going to happen, because that would totally suck. I'm not sure what else I'm supposed to do though around here! I found out we have quiet hours for the whole fricken week too!! That retarded!! I'm also a little cheesed off that both of my finals are on Friday so I can't get out of this place earlier!! GRRRRR!!

2004-12-09T16:16:00.000-06:00

Finally, more snow!! I went walking outside today, and it brought a tear to my eye. I havn't been this happy for awhile! I hope we get a huge storm soon and get a good couple feet of snow, so I can get my snowmobile out. I'm really excited I can't wait!

2004-12-09T14:11:00.000-06:00

Well, I just returned for my last class. Is it just me or did this semester go by really fast? I dropped my portfolio off on the way to my car. I went into class, not snowing. Come out one hour later and wham.... it's snowing. I guess that's why my mom hates me driving to her house in the winter because the weather can turn bad in a matter of minutes. Happy studying!

2004-12-09T13:08:00.000-06:00

So, have you ever had one of those days where you just don't want to talk to anyone... since the moment you awoke. I woke up this morning anti-social at about 11:30. I read an IM from my friends to meet them for lunch but I decided not to. I just don't feel like talking and putting up a face right now.

Chior in 5 minutes..I don't feel like going and singing and chitchatting with the pepole. I want to stay in my room and be alone. I'm not in a bad mood. I just wish I could have some solitary time.

Well, I should get my stuff together. Have a good'un everyone. I sure will in my little cave...

Chel~*

2004-12-08T23:57:00.000-06:00

AHH YEE!
I went curling on Sunday for the first time. It was AWESOME! I am on a team with 3 other guys, M@tix, Boomer, and Sis, who have never curled before as well. We learned the lingo. The House is the target, a slider is a tihng you put o your foot to slide around, the button is the middle of the target, the skip is like the master of the team, and a BonSpiel is a curling tourney. We are gonna bonspiel all the time and Dominate.

Slick

2004-12-08T23:47:00.000-06:00

Sup all. Hope everyone has their portfolios done for tomorrow 5 pm sharp. If anyone reads this before then, tell me if you handed in say papers 1-3 seperately or copy and pasted them onto one document. Mucho Gracias. On the subject of asking questions, does anyone have any ideas what to get my gf thats coming home from Penn for xmas. Ladies, I need some help here. Well better finish up this portfo.

Peace

2004-12-08T23:08:00.000-06:00

Hey, I don't know why, but last night I got the most sleep I have gotten in a long time, but I still feel tired. I got about 8 hours of sleep, but I have been dragging all day. I started off the morning getting up about 15 minutes before Calculus started at 8:00. I ended up skipping it when I realized I would be 15 minutes late, or more. It was just review anyway. Oh well. I worked from 1:00 to 9:00 today, first driving bus and then washing the Moorhead City Transit buses. I'll say it again, the snow sucks. The roads are just crappy. The salt and mud was thrown all the way to the top of the buses, all the way to the back. I got back at 9:30 and didn't feel motivated, so I will just have to finish some things up tomorrow instead. Oh well. I think I am going to go to bed and see if I feel better tomorrow.

2004-12-08T22:53:00.000-06:00

hey everyone.. is everyone enjoying the snow and ice as much as I am?? I love winter!! Well hope everyone's week is going good, just remeber, only 2 more days until the weekend!! Good luck with all your tests, especially finals.. Hope everyone has a great semester break and have a great christmas.. we'll see you all next semester hopefully!! good luck and study hard!! :)

2004-12-08T21:06:00.000-06:00

Bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla - Bah Humbug. Only how many more days left? Earlier I stated I was not stressing about finals....well, I'd like to change my opinion on that. I think because everything in the surrounding atmosphere is rushing, my brain seems to think it should go full-load, pedal to the metal as well. Study for this test, then study for that test, which one is which, you ask? Not sure, I guess we'll find out when the results are in. If you're wondering, yes, yes I did just have an entrie conversation with myself. Bah!

2004-12-08T20:52:00.000-06:00

OH the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, but since there's no place to go...let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! I'm just listening to some Christmas music right now with my friend Jamie...she's dancing like a crazy woman, haha. We both should be studying and getting some work done, but there's only so much you can do in one night! I'm just waiting for finals to be over with so I can go home! I'm excited to get back home because my basketball coach wants me to practice with the girls and plus I get to see my friend Casey who is coming home from ORU in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she goes to school! Other than that, all that's happened today is that I saw a guy picking his nose today in psych class and my friend spewed her milk tonight at supper. Good luck everyone on your finals!

2004-12-08T18:53:00.000-06:00

Today in gymnastics was so awesome. I forgot to type this in my last blog I did. While coaching today we had 4 new kids get their flip flop. If you guys do not know what it is it is also called a back handspring. I was doing big tramp today and the kids were just doing so awesome. It always makes the days go by faster when the kids listen and they do things well. I hate when i have to yell at them to get going on what they are suppose to be doing or yell at them for not keeping their legs tight. It was just such an awesome day. Well I am out for the night it is time for me to go and take my food out of the oven and then go workout. I am sure I will type some more stuff tomorrow night. HAve fun studying for finals.

2004-12-08T18:49:00.000-06:00

I HATE PHONES!!!! My stupid cellphone will not charge for me right now. Seriously, it says unable to charge and then when it says it is charging it really isn't. This is really starting to piss me off, and if it doesnt start to charge in like 3 min I am going to chuck it at the wall. Now it just shut off on me. GRR!! what in the world is wrong with it. I can't call anyone to help me either because my phone is going to die her any sec from not being charged. So on a good note, we are all done with english. It feels so good to be done with it and now all I have to do is go and drop off my portfolio tomorrow. Hope you guys are all done with them.

2004-12-08T17:36:00.000-06:00

Howdy all!!!! I figured I would get a blog in while I am in between studying subjects. It seems like that is all I have done this whole week....study....study...study.... My head is so over loaded, I'll be lucky if I remeber anything when it comes to my finals. On a lighter note, it's almost Christmas break. I keep telling myself that I just need to get through this next week, and it will get better. I hope everyone does great on their finals. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas too.

2004-12-08T14:23:00.000-06:00

Hey all. Have you all started studying for finals?? Cuz i haven't. ;-) I better get on that. Ah well, i work well under pressure! I wanted to get Sybil again for English 120, but noooo, it had to be full. Maybe i could just show up for her class instead of the one i'm signed up for. I have crappy times for my labs... ones at 8am for 3 hours and the other is at night. I better get to studying for my Bio Lab exam at 3:00.

2004-12-08T01:28:00.000-06:00

What up yall. This Steinhouse in the hizzie fo shizzie. Yes I know I am white but man do I love rap/hip-hop/r&b music. Basically anything you can "bump" to. I also love country ladies, so dont hold out on me. Here I am trying to blog my way to some more points. It is 12:30 Tuesday night/ Wednesday morn, however you look at it. I am pumped that I only have two finals on Monday then I am DONE for the semester. O fo sho. Does anyone have Sybil next semester, TR 11-1215? If yes then Ill be right there with you. I had to get it later so I wouldnt be late alot ;)

Later

2004-12-07T23:09:00.002-06:00

Hey everyone,

Well I am trying to catch up on my blogging. I called home today and my parents said the roads are bad for travel. It seems that whenever we get snow, people forget how to drive on icey roads. You would think that after living here people would know. I guess icey roads are unpredictable, but it still seems that people don't know how to drive. Speaking of traveling home, I am kind of getting anxious for Christmas. I love it here but I am ready to sleep in a big bed - not to mention one that is relatively soft. I am ready to be done with classes and early mornings. I think the break will be great and I will be ready for the next semester.

2004-12-07T23:09:00.001-06:00

Hey, how's it going. I promise that this time, I won't give anyone a lecture about driving habits. I hate the snow. Maybe not the snow so much, but the fact that the streets don't get plowed. In Moorhead anyway, the city streets just got packed down, and now there is an inch of ice on all the low-traffic streets. Today, I had a car slide about 50 feet right through the stop sign on the bus. It sucks. I also can't understand why they don't scrape it off. They drive around in trucks and spread salt and sand. That works great, until the snow melts and a mess of salt/sand is left. Combine that with water, and you get a nice mess to drive your car through. I guess I will just get to wash my car more often. That sounds like fun.

2004-12-07T23:09:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone,

Well I am trying to catch up on my blogging. I was called home today and my parents said the roads are bad for travel. It seems that whenever we get snow, people forget how to drive on icey roads. You would think that after living here people would know. I guess icey roads are unpredictable, but it still seems that people don't know how to drive. Speaking of traveling home, I am kind of getting anxious for Christmas. I love it here but I am ready to sleep in a big bed - not to mention one that is relatively soft. I am ready to be done with classes and early mornings. I think the break will be great and I will be ready for the next semester.

2004-12-07T22:42:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!!! I hope everyone watched the last episode of Laguna Beach!!! It was sooo exciting!! and the big suprise was that they are going to have a second season of Laguna Beach!! Now I am sooo freakin excited!! Well I have to get back to studying!! Good luck on all of your finals!! bbye

2004-12-07T20:08:00.000-06:00

hey everyone
i'm finally done with my final lab for bio so now i can start on the english portfolio. how is everyone's coming? i'm trying to get started but then i turned on the twoles game. it might take some effort to get started now. have a nice night!

2004-12-07T19:17:00.000-06:00

Hey all!! Just writing to say I enjoyed being with all of you in class this semester.. Since we don't have anymore English classes together after this semester is over.. Hope you all had a great first semester and good luck with finals.. I know I am definitely ready for vacation, a break from school!! Hope you all enjoyed our group project, they all were really good.. Have a great rest of the week and enjoy studying!! Good luck with your tests!!

2004-12-07T15:30:00.000-06:00

Okay, so I wasn't going to post again so soon, but this pisses me off.

It takes a lot of guts and maturity to bash someone on an internet site where they don't even have to see your face or even know you...Not. I was reading through some bloggs/comments and was appalled at how tactlessness/tasteless some people can be when replying. I feel that it's extremely inappropriate to ream someone out just because they make one comment you disagree with. State your opinions, be persuasive... but there's really no need for distastefulness. Honestly. I am a strong supporter of both frankness and tactfulness. I think they CAN co-exsist. I think that honesty is the best policy. I may even agree with some view points of certain commentators, but I don't agree with their methods and, to be frank myself, it makes me mad. Conflict is the vessel through which change and improvement travel, but there are rules ethical, learned people like us should follow.

I guess I would just ask people to maybe examine their own style of critiquing and perhaps put in a few more "I" statements and less of "you dumb @$$" statements, k? I am sorry if I myslf have offended, but I wanted to say something about it.

Still, have a good 'un.

toods*
Chel

2004-12-07T15:25:00.000-06:00

i think this blog is goofed up. it says i only posted 2 times, but i counted 6 just now. it feels like ive done more than 6 though. maybe im an idiot? oh well i guess i'll just keep posting.

2004-12-07T15:17:00.000-06:00

fishing is fun.
campfires are cool.
christ rocks!
music does too!
and i love snow.

those are some of my favorite things!

2004-12-07T15:12:00.000-06:00

ugh.

so

sore.

I don't even know why I'm so sore today. Every joint in my body is complaining. I didn't think that color guard practice was that bad last night...maybe it's all those stretches I'm doing...I dunno. Enough complaining.

So I've decided I'm not flexible enough. I'm fet up with not being able to touch my toes. So I started on Saturday and I've been doing it ever since. (Yes, 3 whole days!) I do all our guard stretches and try not to let the tears roll down my face as I lengthen muscles not used to being lengthened. I've found it helps if I focus on something other than the pain. Like, the benifits to being flexible. I'll be able to do all that weird Sh*t Craig can do in guard because he's flexible. I'll be able to dance better. I'll be stronger in general. And someday, when I get older, I'll maybe be seductive. Prolly not, though. I'm too white. But that's another story. So I'm all the way to being able to touch my ankles. It's better than mid-calf. Good times.

In other news...
It's Hannukah today! whoo hoo! Lol. I'm excited. It's my first Hannukah...I don't know what we're doing...I'm totally lost...I'm not even Jewish...but it's great. Like, I said, other cultures = da ðbombð! Well have a good 'un everyone! I'll talk again soon.

Toods*
Chel

2004-12-07T13:23:00.000-06:00

Today its the 7th, so soon it came only 19 days until my 19th birthday. For the first time in over two years my boyfriend will be home for my birthday. Last on my birthday I cleaned his apartment because i missed him and wanted to feel a little closer to him. This year there will be no cleaning i tell you only fun and games for me.

2004-12-06T20:42:00.000-06:00

One day I'll fly away. Leave all this to yesterday. Why live life from dream to dream and dread the day when dreaming ends. Someday I will be in my own life - living it up with the people I choose to be around. Someday I will be content where I am. One day... Some day...

2004-12-06T19:21:00.000-06:00

It's weird. I haven't been stressing out about finals at all. Maybe only because I have two, but I do have other tests along with papers due. Just reading and more reading. I wish I knew what my major was so I could be in classes I actually enjoyed. Well- most of them anyway. While I'm reading about how everyone else is frantically spazing out about these next two weeks, I'll also be wishing y'all luck with them.

2004-12-06T19:08:00.000-06:00

Have I completely lost myself? I've lost my inner enthusiasm for life. I've lost me secret motivation to be ambitious? I've only been in college for 2 and 1/2 months and I fell like I need a change. How can this experience feel so right and so wrong at the same time? It's a constant battle and the only thing helping me hold on is my faith. My comforts are far away from the world I'm in right now. I miss my life of the past and I can't wait to find the future one. It sucks to know I don't want to be caught up in the present and I hate to say I'm frustrated right now though it may be difficult majority of the time, I need to remember and realize that this is benneficial for me as well as a great learning experience that Christ is providing for me.

2004-12-06T18:27:00.000-06:00

A NOTICE TO MY STUDENTS (as seen on the BB):

I'll mention these things in class tomorrow to my English 110 students, but just in case:
:Last Time to Blog: Midnight-Sunday-December 12:
:Do Not Blog More Than 5 Times Per Day:

One more day to teach. One more workshop this week. One more patch of papers, and they are group ones, and one batch of portfolios. Not too shabby. Next week'll be filled with holiday parties, a birthday party or two, and configuring grades grades grades.

2004-12-06T16:51:00.000-06:00

Hey,

Christmas is coming up and everyone seems to be enjoying shopping for christmas gifts. No me! I hate it. I don't like shopping in the first place and trying to figure out what people like is even worse. I guess I think Christmas can be over-rated. I would rather just have the family together and have fun than worry about presents. Of course it is nice to get a few things but I am not into the whole Santa Gifts. I think I am a little too old for it. But on the other hand I am excited about all the Christmas food and drinks.

happy holidays

2004-12-06T16:50:00.000-06:00

Hey guys, does any one here use "Xanga"? I just started to, and I am wondering how you can make your posts have different fonts or colors. If anyone does know, email me at brian.lapham@ndsu.... thanks!

2004-12-06T16:46:00.000-06:00

I love snow as well! I was just talking to some people about it. To me, it really feels like winter now. Before it was just cold. Now it actually feels like Christmas is just around the corner. And we all know what that brings-- the best present of all-- WINTER BREAK! No school for three weeks for me. I lucked out this semester; my last final is monday the 13th! Good luck to all with studying!

2004-12-06T15:55:00.000-06:00

ITS SNOWING!! I love snow, this is my favorite time of the year!! Just writing to see how everyone was doing with school and finals. I know that I am really stressing right now, how about the rest of you?? I am definitely ready for semester break, ready to get outta here and away from school.. Well hope all of you had a good week and enjoy the snow!! :)

2004-12-06T15:04:00.000-06:00

Snow is ok unless you live at home an youhave to shovel your driveway and your neighbor's too because he's too old to do himself. I'm glad I moved out. Still, it wouldn't seem right if there wasn't any snow on the ground for the holidays.

2004-12-06T14:21:00.000-06:00

I thought it doesn't snow in Fargo, I guess I was wrong. Snow is hip, it is fun to make snowmen that are anatomically incorrect. That is the best. It's pretty crazy that this semester is over, time sure does fly when you are in the middle of nowhere. I hope next semester flies by even faster. But first I should concentrate on Christmas becuase that's the sickest time of year. I saw Santa Clause do some Christmas shopping at the mall, I wonder who he is shopping for? I bought Santa a snorkle for his present.

2004-12-06T11:57:00.000-06:00

IT'S SNOWING! IT'S SNOWING! IT'S SNOWING! IT'S SNOWING! FINALLY IT'S SNOWING! All this cold weather and no snow has really sucked. Now we can make snowmen and snow angels and bring out the childlike fun and games...or maybe just I would like that. The only thing missing are the Christmas cookies and home-made meals - only 17 more days left!!!

2004-12-06T04:10:00.000-06:00

Yes Shawn, I am very jealous of you!!! Thanks for rubbing it in too, I needed that. I am trying to get into the Christmas "spirit" by decorating our dorm and listening to Christmas music. Although without snow on the ground, it just does not feel like Christmas time at all. It is amazing how everyone complains if we have it, but yet now that we don't have it, they still continue to complain. I think people, including myself, just like to complain. They need something to complain about, otherwise they would probably complain about not being about to complain about anything. It sounds a little confusing here, but trust me, it is not that complicated.

2004-12-06T01:03:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone! I had a pretty fun weekend. It was my friends birthday from Thief River Falls, so a bunch of us went to St. Cloud to party. I met a whole bunch of new people, and I got to go watch the strippers at Sugar Daddy's. Justina, I got into Sybil's class next semester! Are you jelous?

~*Shawn*~

2004-12-05T19:06:00.000-06:00

Hey all! Regarding next semester, I feel I am somewhat ready. I am still trying to get into one class and out of another though. It sucks that we are on the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to signing up for classes. Sucks to be on the bottom for most things I guess. Well, it will only get easier as we get older. I hope.

2004-12-05T17:49:00.000-06:00

Hello Everyone!

Happy Holiday Season! This holiday season finds me with a new holiday spirit. Because one of my new friends (Donnie) is Jewish, I will be celebrating Hannuka starting Dec. 7! This is very exciting for me because I love learning about other people's cultures. AND I've never known a Jewish person before, either. It's cool.

PS I LOVE caroling! I want to go too!

Secondly, I'm having a great time working on my portfolio. It's awesome. I'm going to make it look really great. I'm also excited for English next semester. A bunch of my friends and I are going to have it together, so it'll be a blast. (An added bonus to a class I already like.) Well, that's enough for me today. Talk to y'all later.

Toods*

Chel~*

2004-12-05T02:25:00.000-06:00

Is everyone ready for next semester? Hopefully your schedule for spring is better than mine is. I was really looking forward to next semester of English 120 with Sybil. I was extremely disappointed to see that her classes were already full by the time I could register! I am not very happy about that at all. Oh well, I guess, I learn to survive without her somehow. Although, deep down I am still hoping someone will drop her class, and then I take that spot. :)

2004-12-05T01:51:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone,
Thanksgiving break was great. I needed it. It was fun being back home and seeing all my friends again. It is weird that we only have a couple weeks left of the semester. Then we get the long break. I can't wait. The weather is getting cold and I am having trouble getting out of bed and making it to class. Hopefully the next few weeks will be better, considering finals are just a week away. I am not ready for those either. But at least they aren't like high school. Well thats all I have to say.

2004-12-02T23:38:00.000-06:00

BOOMSKI,
I want to carol. We can become the masters of caroling. It's ok you got cut from the high school choir, I bet you have a glorious voice. We will be dominant. BING BONG, DING DONG, KING KONG! That is how you warm up your voice. I learned that in high school speech class. It's a good one. Try it and the screeching will go away.

Slick

2004-12-02T23:02:00.000-06:00

So how are everyone's group projects coming along? My group is doing pretty good. This project wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. We chose to do our subject on the entertainment of Fargo. We went around town and actually visited various places and wrote short reviews on them. It was actually quite fun and interesting. I had a lot of fun with this paper.

2004-12-02T16:36:00.001-06:00

CarolCarolling, where has it gone? Of the nineteen years I have been on the face of this earth I have never been greet by a caroller at my front door. If this were to happen it would definately make my day. My plan is to go carolling around the dorms and get other people in the Christmas sprirt. Even though I got cut from my high school choir, I think people could get past the screeching and get the spirit out of it. WHO'S COMING WITH ME?

2004-12-02T16:36:00.000-06:00

How do you get in the Christmas spirit? Is it watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer? Or is it going from dorm to dorm carolling? Whatever it is I'm sure it works. For me it's cutting down a branch from home, and bringing it to your dorm and decorating it with lights and various bulbs. I like to call it my "Chalre Brown" Christmas Tree.
Boomer

2004-12-02T16:12:00.000-06:00

I love this time of year too! Sure, the cold sucks. Well i guess up here it blows more. Ha! Get it, because its windy. Meanwhile, I love this time of year. People are getting into the Christmas spirit and all. However, without snow there is not much to do but whine. Mostly I am looking forward to skating. I am a hardcore hockey and just generally ice skating fan. I can't wait to get home for 3 weeks and skate.

2004-12-02T15:33:00.000-06:00

Who hates biology?

I do.

Tran

2004-12-02T11:51:00.000-06:00

I, personally love this time of year. I'm a warm person so the cold doesn't really bother me until its actually forty below and twenty mile an hour winds are whipping across the plains. The best part of winter for me though is the snow. As a kid I loved to sled and to ski and now that im older i enjoy riding my snowmobile. So in my opinion if its going to be this cold it might as well snow.

2004-12-02T11:16:00.000-06:00

Oh so Justina your trying to get help from the bloggers to get me back for how i wrapped your x-mas gift. Well good luck my love because nothing can out do the wrap job i gave you.

I also want to say that it is really depressing to me what they have been serving lately in for lunch. Today i had a enough of it and i went to hornbachers and got myself some real food!!!!

2004-12-02T10:18:00.000-06:00

BBRRRRR......Is it cold outside or what???? It's only 11 degrees out there. If you ask me, that's way too cold, especially with no snow on the ground. What kind of Christmas is it if there's no snow? That just is not right, at all. I hope everyone is getting there Christmas shopping done. Unfortunately for me, mine isn't going so smoothly. My roommate gave a wonderful Christmas gift last night, and now I have to try to out do her. If anyone has any ideas, I could really use some feedback! It's going to be pretty tough, but I hope I can think of something, and think of it fast. Christmas is approaching rather quickly.

2004-12-02T09:14:00.000-06:00

What up yall. Just trying to stay awake for my 11 o clock class and I don't know about anyone else but waking up every morning is getting harder and harder(as shown by my arriving at exactly 8). With it getting colder and colder, alls I want to do is stay wrapped under my covers and sleep. I think I could be one heck of a bear and hibernate. Anywho, anyone have Sybil for next semester? I do, TR at 11,(so I don't have to wake up so early!). Well better get to working on my portfolio.

Peace

2004-12-02T08:37:00.000-06:00

I hate this time of the year. It is soo cold out and when I work at 6:45 every morning it sucks to go and start my car. I wish that my parents would just let me get auto-start, but no they think that I should do it like they did it way back then. I am living in the 2000's now not the 50's like my parents. Do any of you guys have auto-start on your car, and if so how did you get your parents to let you have it. GRR sometimes parents really make me mad. IT is time for me to go shower and get ready for class now, so see you all in 45 min.

2004-12-02T01:13:00.000-06:00

In the past few days of school over in Moorhead, I have had several people drive through the stop sign on my school bus. Three times in five school days to be exact. All three times, kids had either just crossed the street or were about to. Here's a little advice. As most of you know, when the red lights are flashing on a bus, cars have to come to a complete stop. Like the cops told me when I reported the traffic violations: just like a stop light, when a school bus flashes the yellow lights, cars should slow down and prepare to stop, not speed up to get through. If you see a bus about to stop, don't try to beat it. Most of the time, they only stop for like 30 seconds anyway. Being patient is worth it. The drivers of the vehicles I have reported now have to pay a hefty fine, or go to court, which wouldn't be fun. Believe me, school bus drivers have enough to worry about without cars who don't obey the law. I love it when cars stop back too far, compared to those who keep creeping closer and closer, just anxious for me to let them go. Not that any of you did this, but just do yourselves a favor. Be patient around buses. It's worth it to everyone.

2004-12-01T23:53:00.000-06:00

I was dissapointed that there is a sequel to Frosty the Snowman which is titled, "Frosty the Snowman's Winter Wonderland." I saw it for the first time tonight and it was crap. Frosty has a girlfriend named Crystal, I think she sleeps with other snowmen. Frosty you can do better than that. You should give her the "cold shoulder".

2004-12-01T23:07:00.000-06:00

So if you guys didnt know yet Justina is my lovely roommate. Today I gave her a choice she could open her x-mas gift today if she wanted to, so she did. It took her over 30 minutes to get that baby open. I know i should get a pat on the back for that one. In side was a green carhartt jacket, to keep my love roommate warm this winter.
If it wasnt for her i really wouldnt have known what to get her. She told me at lunch that she felt a little left out because she kept see all these people wearing carhartt jackets and she didnt have one. Well no longer will my roommate feel left out.

2004-12-01T22:09:00.000-06:00

Another day gone and one day closer to finals. I have to agree with Andy on the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I too also watched it SOOO many years ago, and I still look forward to it every year. The same goes for Charlie Brown Christmas and Frosty. My six year old gets so excited when she sees the commercials for these movies, just like I do. It is hard to believe that these shows ahve stuck around and have now become classics. It just wouldn't seem like the Chritmas season without them.

2004-12-01T20:35:00.000-06:00

Hey
I just watched some of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on TV. It is a great old-time show. Tran knows what I am talking about. I think the characters are dolls or something, it is cool. I remember watching that thing as a little kid. I still try to watch it every year. The snow monster guy is the best, he comes out all pissed off and hungry looking. I wish I could be him.

Slick

2004-12-01T20:28:00.000-06:00

I just turned on my TV and am watching the Nick and Jessica christmas show. Oh my gosh Nick is soo hot. Do all you girls agree?? I wish that I had a boyfriend just as hot as him, my life would be complete. The tv show newlyweds is also such a great show. I love how dumb they make Jessica look. I don't know how many of you guys watch the show but if you don't I will just tell you one thing. I can not believe that Jessica doesn't know what a double in baseball is. That i just one of her dumb things that she ever said. Well the show is back on so I have to get going.

2004-12-01T20:23:00.000-06:00

I don't know if any of you guys have ever taken an online course ever but I recommend that you do. I think that they are so awesome! You get to use your books and notes that you get off the internet on all the tests. I just finished one of my classes for my major online and I got an A. Out of 8 tests I only missed 15 points out of the 800. I love the feeling of the semester coming to an end. It just means that much closer to graduating. YIPPEE!! I hope all your studying for finals is going well.