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I am not really sure what I should write so I guess I will just write about my first day of classes. I started the day off by waking up at 8:00. I then brushed up and got dressed for class. After I was ready to leave I went to the cafeteria and ate before my first class. Once I finished my breakfast I walked to the bus stop and hopped on the white loop. Unfortunately I was not looking for my stop and I missed it. Lucky for me I had left with plenty of time to spare because I had to take the loop all the way back to the stop I missed and I still made it to english class with five minutes to spare. When english class finished I went back to my dorm and gathered my chemistry and math books and headed off to my math class. Nothing of any great interest happened on the way to math class. My math teacher let us out of class five minutes late but I was close enough to my next class so that I was still able to make it there in time. After my chemistry class I went back to my room and took care of my math homework.

 

 

9/2

Today was basically a normal day except for the fact that one of my good friends came up to visit me here. It was nice to see him again. He came down to see the game against USF. I took him aground friday and showed him around the Penn State campus. He was impressed by how large the campus. He has never seen a Penn State football game before so I have a feeling he will be excited to experience one in the student section. I have been coming to Penn State football games for years but never have I sat with the students. I too am excited for viewing my first game from the student section.

 

9/5

 

I was home today. I stopped by to drop off some laundry and to pick up a few things. It was kinda weird being home without any of my friends around. It kinda felt like everything was different from how I once knew it. I spent most of my day just shopping for things I couldn't get up at Penn State. My sisters weren't home so I had the whole house to myself. It was quiet much like dorm life. When staying at the house I kinda felt just like a guest. I don't feel as if I really live there anymore. I don't mind though I am kinda excited that I am partially on my own. I like the feeling of self-reliance. The only person I need to worry about is myself. I also like having the whole day to myself to get all my work done.

 

9/6

Well I am back to attend my second week of classes. I expect all the real work to start this week. I am not worried though because I intend to work on schedule where I have plenty of time to finish my work. I want to spend my first semester on my studies and maybe later I partake in some of the other activities Penn State has to offer. All of my friends have high aspirations for their first year and I respect them for that. I spent a lot of my day trying to straighten up the dorm room. I am starting to get too comfortable and treating it like my room back home. I need to take better care of this place.

 

9/7

Today was one of my busier days. I had four classes, starting and 9 and ending at 4:30. On days like today I find it hard to make it to the IM building when its not packed with people. No matter what time I visit the weightroom, I can't seem to find a time when the weightroom is empty. Ihave tried to visit at all time of the day and it is always crowded. Sometimes there is even a line to get in. Back home I never had this problem. There were times when the place was packed and then there were times during the day when it was completely empty. It might be easier t get in there if the building was open later.

 

9/8

I had a light schedule today. I just had to get through chem class and my freshman seminar. Also today O.A.R tickets went on sale. My friends and I were lucky enough that after an hour of waiting in line we were able to get general admission tickets. The O.A.R concert is the night before Ohio State, so that should be a very fun weekend. I hope I have a light work load for that weekend.

 

9/9

It was another four class day. It was such a nice day toady but unfortunately I had to spend most of my time in class. When I was not in class I spent the remainder of my time sleeping. It seems that all I do is study and sleep. I feel like I am becoming lazier and lazier. I need to find some sort of physically exerting activity to keep me occupied. I guess my best bet is to sign up for IM sports to keep my self from becoming a load.

 

9/12

Today was the first Monday we had class. This will be the first full week of class. I am finding it harder and harder to wake up early day after day. Napping is the only thing that keeps me going. Today in english class we discussed how 62% of americans believe in the literal meaning of the bible. I find that believe many of the things in the bible but I don't think it is suppose to be taken literally. I feel that much of the bible is just metaphoric and suppose teach us a lesson. I don't think that the bible is meant to be taken literally.

 

9/13

I love Tuesdays. On tuesday I am able to sleep in until 10:30 and I only have to deal with one class. I spent most of the day doing some odd jobs I needed to take care of and some of the day sleeping. Tuesday is a great day for me to catch up on m work and to catch up on my sleep. I never know what to say on these blogs it gets kinda of annoying to write about your boring day everytime. Not much happened out of the ordinary today.

 

9/14

In english class today we discussed the definition of knowledge. The definition we came up with in class dealt with useful information. I personally don't think that knowledge has to be useful. I think that the best way to describe knowledge is the retaining of information. Because not all knowledge is useful. Occasionally someone picks up a piece of useless information that stays with them for some odd reason and I think that would still qualify as knowledge. I think that there are two types of knowledge one is useful knowledge and the other is useless.

 

9/15

My day started early today with my 4 hour chemistry lab. Today I realized that this is where college steps up a little. What I mean by this is that I recieved my first heavy work load today. I was issued three projects. I really have to take advantage of the time I have. Back in high school I was a notorious procrastinator. I need to make better use of my time if I am going to succeed up here.

 

9/16

Finally its friday again. I can't wait for the game tommorrow. Days go by pretty fast on friday. It is another big day for classes but its ok. Its hard to try to think of anything interesting to put on these blogs. Life up here at college is the same as it has always been.

 

9/19

The week starts all of again. The football game was amazing as always and of course we won. Nothing really interesting is happening this week and there is no home football game so this might be a slow week. Today in class we discussed definitional arguements. Nothing out of the ordinary really happened today.

 

9/20

I love tuesdays. On tuesdays I get to sleep in and have a small schedule. Tuesday is a good time for me to catch up on my work. I finally found a good time to work out. I have a nice period between classes where I can hit the white building. Its a nice relief after class to lift weights, I feel that it helps me clear my head. Its just after I am done lifting I don't want to have to go back to class.

 

9/21

 

Wednesday is just like the other days. I have a long day of classes and nothing to look forward to in the evening except homework. Everyday seems the same up here. Nothing special ever happens. I need to get involved in some sort of club or something to stay active. At times I am so bored up here that I even study. I better get some good grades.

 

9/22

Finally I am on the down slope of the week. I start my thursdays early but I always have a pretty easy day. Today I am doing something different though I had to visit the career fair for my freshman seminar. Everyone there was all dressed up and I didn't even have a tie. The people I questioned were very nice and one told me to come back and visit. It would be nice to get a good internship early so I don't have to worry.

 

9/23

Once again its friday which is always good but I have another big day of classes. This weekend I will step away from college life for two days and go to the beach. I can't sleep up here but down there maybe I can finally get some rest. It will be nice to go to the beach and experience a change of atmosphere.

 

9/26

Mondays are always so slow. It stinks to have to go from the weekend into a a four class day. My ED&G class is starting to pile on the work and keeping me active. Even though we spend two hours in three days a week in this class it still seems as if we have so much work to do outside of class its frustrating.

 

9/27

Tuesdays are great. Today was a very chill day and it gave me a lot of time to catch up on my work. It also is a good day for me to sleep in. I had soccer tonight and thats always fun. I like being able to get out there and forgetting about school work for awhile. Soccer is a geat escape for me.

 

9/28

Today was kind of a busy day. I have class starting at 9 and ending at 4:30. I hate starting so early and ending so late. Again ED&G has us doing another project that is consuming much time outside of class. School is starting to pick it up now and the work load is gradually increasing.

 

9/29

Although its an easy day, I am forced to wake up at 7:30. I have my 4 hour chem lab today at 8 in the morning. This class has so good points to it, but I feel like I am spending most of my time here doing busy work. I wouldn't mind the class if I didn't think that much of what I was doing was a waste of time.

 

9/30

School is going by quickly, its already the end of September. Fridays are always fun because you know that when you are done class it is two more days before you have to worry about class again. Fridays seem like they go by so fast because I feel like all I have to do is wait out the day before a can rid myself of the pressures of class.

 

 

 

 

How to bush your teeth

Walk to the bathroom with your toothbrush and toothpaste; Walk up to an empty sink; Turn on the cold water faucet; Place your the bristles of your toothbrush underneath the running water; Take your toothbrush out of the water and turn of the faucet; Open the tube of toothpaste and squeeze about 1 gram of toothpaste onto the bristles of your toothbrush; Put the toothbrush in your mouth bristles first and begin to scrub the upper teeth and then moving onto to the lower ones when every upper tooth was brushed; When every tooth (both top and bottom) has been brushed take the toothbursh out of your mouth and spit out into the sink; Turn on the cold water faucet and place the bristles of your toothbrush under the running water for about 8 seconds when done remove the toothbrush and turn off the water; Place the toothbrush back in your mouth bristles first and scrub the both sets of teeth again; When all the teeth have been brushed take out the toothbrush and spit into the sink; Once again turn on the cold water faucet and rinse off the toothbrush; When done turn off the faucet and you are done.

 

10/10

In an article at CNN.com it is said that 5%-50% of cancer cases had been misdiagnosed. The article describes that one of these causes for these misdiagnoses was due to the poor clinical sampling. Another cause was from the variability in lab practices and standards. To me this makes sense and I can understand how because of the differences in lab practices can cause a different diagnoses.

 

10/11

An article from CNN.com states that they believe that the cause of the 1918 flu virus was due to a bird flu. This was so deadly because it mutated so it was able to be transferred between humans. They believe that this like sars was caused by animals first. sars supposedly was caused by bats where as the 1918 flu was caused by birds.

 

10/16

Causual Argument: Because my roommate leaves his window open when its cold out he is sick.

Argument: While this may be a cause for why he is sick there are several other factors that could be the cause for his sickness. Things like sharing cups with people with colds, or maybe because he doesn't dress properly for the weather. Also he does not have an umbrella so the fact that he walks to class in the rain might cause him to be sick.

 

10/17

Stimergy

 

Stimergy is the process at which insects communicate with each other. Because insects can not talk to one another they communicate through a type of ESP known as stimergy. Stimergy helps insects to realize where they are suppose to be and what they are suppose to do. Stimergy is like a stimulation experienced by a insect to help them realize their purpose.

 

10/18

Argument: Watching TV is bad for children.

Analysis: Studies show that young children who watch more than 2 hours are 30% more likely to develop a attention deficit disorder. Children's brains develop at a rather fast, and being exposed to television at a young age can cause the child to experience an unnatural amount of stimulation and thereby make it more difficult to deal with the slower pace of school. If this is true then what can be said by educational television or educational video games. Would these things have the same affect on children as normal TV does. If so why are there more educational video game systems coming up or why does PBS continue to create more and more television for children. Also do these interactive books also overstimulate a child or not.

 

11/2

I have always been interested in weight training and how it affects the body. This has always been a passion of mine. I can not allow an opportunity pass that gives me a chance to investigate how lifting can benefit the body. I think that this is a good topic for me to choose because I will enjoy investigating it and it will not seem like work.

 

11/3

I hate having to wake up at 8, but I only do it once a week so I can manage. Today was a very long chem lab. Most of the class was spent making these spectroscopes out of cardboard. It was very frustrating. Lately these labs have been getting longer and longer. Unfortunately I am going to be a chemical engineer so I have three more years of these labs.

 

11/4

I love fridays. Although friday is a very busy class day, but the idea of the weekend coming up makes it go a lot faster. I hate having ED&G, a two hour class, at the end of the day. This class keeps me occupied till 4:30 every friday.

 

11/7

Mondays are always hard to get through, but because tuesday is a one class day it makes Monday's a little easier. I am right now just looking forward to break and can't wait to catch up with some old friends.

 

11/8

Tuesdays are always fun. Today I was able to hit the gym early and get a good lift in. Lifting helps me to eliminate all the stress, That I gather over the work. I like to use Tuesday's to also catch up on any work I have fallen behind on.

 

11/9

Wednesdays are like Mondays. I have the same load of class work that I have on for Mondays and fridays. I hate Wednesdays the most of all because it falls in the middle of the week and I have some difficult class work I usually need to complete for thursday classes.

 

11/10

Today was once again another hard chem lab. It took almost all the class time to do this experiment. Today we worked with water samples from different areas of Pennsylvania. We tried to test the Mg and Ca count in water, in order to discover the waters hardness. It was discovered that out our samples the water from State College had the hardess water.

 

11/11

Friday again. Today my roomate and I went to the IM building and played some basketball. Its been a veyr long time since I last played basketball. I use to always play basketball and it seems kinda wierd that I haven't played in such a long time. Afterwards I gave raquetball a try but I really didn't care for it. I love squash but dont care for raquetball.

 

12/05

Today we brought all of our introductions for our final into class today. Unfortunately for me my printer is out of ink, so I had to run over to computer lab before class to print out my introduction. I am not looking forward to this week, with finals coming up I have a lot of work to do.

 

12/06

Just another Tuesday. It was another easy day where I just used my free time to catch uo on work. Then in the early evening I got together with my group and we worked three hours straight on our project. I didn't get back till around eight o'clock, which isn't that bad but I was not back in time to food from the commons. I dont get why fresh express closes at one it doesn't make sense I thought it use to close at two.


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