For most people, summer is a time to get out of school, forget about everything, and be lazy and take things slow. Well, I am not one of those people. It has been long standing in our family that June is the busiest month of the year. This year might just be the busiest. […]
Filed under: English 150, Free Write on April 10th, 2007 | No Comments »
It seems like most everybody I know from before college is now leaving on a mission. First, my cousin got a call to Korea, and I have been watching him as he goes out and buys everything he needs. Then one of my friends from highschool got a call to go to japan (which was […]
Filed under: English 150, Free Write on March 15th, 2007 | No Comments »
This past week I competed in BYU’s national Dancesport competition. I competed primarily standard events such as silver tango, gold foxtrot, and open novice standard. I also competed a little bit of latin such as the gold rumba. I made it to the quarter finals in all of my dances except open novice, where I […]
Filed under: English 150, Free Write on March 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
At the beginning of this week, in my job, we had the president of quest software come and speak to us. The meeting lasted about two hours and at the end, he introduced this lady, who he said would be coming around and interviewing many people. I thought nothing of it, after all, I only […]
Filed under: English 150, Free Write on March 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
Ever since I got my iPod, I have found a most efficient and useful way to read book. Well, not really “read” according to the classic definition, but more accurately: listen. What I do is I will load full audio books onto my ipod, which I will then listen to as I drive to […]
Filed under: English 150, Free Write on February 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
When I first went to junior high, it was quite a change from the private school I attended. The private school was small and personalized which was quite the opposite of the junior high: big, crowded, and isolated. But the biggest difference that I noticed, was that my lips would always get chappy at the […]
Filed under: English 150, Free Write on February 18th, 2007 | No Comments »
As of recent, there has been a big fuss between operating systems on who has the GUI, that is - who has the best display and eye-candy. Microsoft recently with windows Vista, Linux with beryl windows management, and Mac with their long-lasting style. With both Windows and Linux, the graphics are top-level, however, they are […]
Filed under: Linux, Windows, English 150, Free Write on February 8th, 2007 | No Comments »
Recently, I read the book Eragon. This is a great book if you’re looking for a fun book with which to indulge in. The story at first seems simple and a stereotypical fantasy; however, it thickens up with added complexities and deeper character development. It is a story about a boy who discovers a dragon, […]
Filed under: English 150, Free Write on February 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
As of recent, I have purchased a multi-use tool which has the appearance of a key. This ‘key’ then unfolds revealing several useful tools, such as flat and phillips screwdrivers, bottle opener, and a semi-serrated blade. The scary thing is, the whole thing appears as a convincing enough key when in the folded position. This […]
Filed under: English 150, Free Write on January 25th, 2007 | No Comments »