FINAL BLOG!

At the beginning of this semester I really did not enjoy blogging, not one bit.  I am not saying that it has grown on me much but I have gained a few positive feelings about it, and I am not completely against it like I was at the beginning of the semester. 

At the beginning of the semester I found myself searching for things to blog about.  I would end up posting a really negative blog full of complaining.  This type of ranting was very unlike me.  With time I realized I could blog about anything, and boy did I.  My past few blogs have been me straight rambling about my day and upcoming days.  To anyone else reading I am sure it was one of the most boring blogs that had ever read, but to be honest it really helped me get myself organized.  I keep a planner and write everything I need to do, but actually spelling it out in detail really kept me organized.  Blogging about my days helped me relax and think about everything that I needed to get finished. 

The blogs that we had to have three sources on we sometimes annoying, but other times beneficial.  If I did not have anything I cared to learn more about it was annoying to have to look up, read, and discuss a topic that I did not even care about.  When I found something that I cared to learn about it was a good time to make me learn more about it.  I even used things that I had read in conversations with other people along with my blog topic.  The three sourced blog really kept me in tune with the world around me for once.  Anytime something came on TV and I thought it was interesting I would look it up later, learn more about it, and use it for my blog.  Thus, I would get points for class and learn a little bit about something going on in the world that maybe I could shared with other people or at least chime into a conversation if the topic aroused. 

I am unsure if the blog made a difference in my writing skills.  I learned a little bit more on how to just write exactly what I am thinking instead of trying to use big words and over formalize my writing. 

I doubt that I will continue to blog over the summer, and mostly because of time issues.  I had a hard enough time coming up with two topics every week to use for class that I doubt when I am not forced to do so that I will put forth the effort.

All in all the blogging was not as bad as I originally thought it was going to be.  At some points I enjoyed it and found it a little relaxing.  It helped me stay in touch with the world and gave me some added conversation starters.  I’ll keep my blog open just in case I ever have something I NEED to get off my chest!

Osama is DEAD!

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/release_or_not_release_photos.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/01/osama-bin-laden-dead-killed_n_856091.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-bin-laden-killed/story?id=13505703

Osama is DEAD! I know I am sure I am not the only one to blog about this, but come on it is every where in not only the news but Facebook.  I do not have television at my house and on Sunday I was just hanging out when I received two text messages telling me to turn on the television that I do not have.  Instead I went to CNN.com.  The first thing I saw was that Osama Bin Laden was dead! I went to a few other web sites to read the same thing.  President Barak Obama came on for a special report to inform the United States that we had located and killed Osama Bin Laden.  This was great to hear, but the best part of all of this was the reactions by others. 

Getting on Facebook I could not miss all of the statuses people had put up in response to the death of Osama.  Some of my personal favorites:

“Party in the USA! I’ll drink to that”

“Game over, Good game America”

And of course there were some of the serious ones that revisited all of the deaths and damage that has been done throughout all of this.  Which is very true, and very sad I agree.  I am in no way downplaying all that has gone one in between this time, so I hope no one takes offense to this blog.

My friend called me later that night and told me that after Obama’s speech she heard fire works throughout her apartment complex, she assumed celebrating Osama’s death.  My first thought was who in the world has all of those fireworks just sitting around at their house? My second thought was, of course, I want to be there!!

With all of the responses aside I think it is a great feat for America that we finally got our revenge.  I am glad in a way that he did not die of natural causes and that we actually got to seek revenge for ourselves. 

On the other hand I do feel like since we have been over there we have opened up many more problems and issues that just because he is dead we still have a lot more work to do, but I will not rain on every one’s parade.  I think it is great, GO AMERICA!

Now the White House is debating whether or not to release the photos of Osama’s dead body or not.  I know that there are many skeptics out there that will not believe his death until they see it.  I say show the photo…if you do not want to see it look away.  The news reports should warn their viewers that they are about to show it.  I would not mind seeing it, not that I do not believe it, It just would not bother me to see something like that.  I am sure this will be a tough decision for the white house to make and I cannot honestly imagine them showing it but more power to them if they do! Again, GO AMERICA!

Summer time

Summer time is just around the corner and it is obvious in more ways than one.

I never really realized how many external stimulants can affect someone’s mood so much.  I always thought of myself as someone who did not let external things affect my internal mood.  I feel like I am someone that people can always count on to be in a good mood no matter what the situation.  I know that there are some people that are very much affected by their external environments.  Whether these external stimulants include weather or something that is going on in their daily life these things affect the mood that they are in.  As summer is nearing I can tell the moods of people around me are changing for the better and I LOVE it! Granted the weather has not been consistently nice yet, but it will soon enough and people know it!

I have known already from taking Anatomy and physiology that during the winter time your body secretes more melatonin, which is a hormone that increases sleeping.  This explains peoples increased sleeping habits during the winter time which I guess has a direct relationship to their mood.  In the summer less of this melatonin is secreted giving rise to not as much sleep being had by individuals.  All of this aside the warm weather, sunny skies, and good moods of others have really affected me.

First of all the sunny skies have made sitting down to study for school THAT much harder.  Even though I know I am THIS close to getting an A in one of my classes and just a little bit more work would put me over the edge for a guaranteed A I cannot seem to focus long enough to get my stuff finished. 

The warm weather has of course changed my wardrobe.  I love love LOVE wearing shorts and a t-shirt to class.  Most comfortable thing to wear!!!  It is just when I think I am comfortable in what I am wearing in class that I look out the window and see the beautiful day and it is at that time I sneak out of class and meet up with my friends….oops. 

Along with my changed wardrobe and decrease in my academic drive the increased happiness of people around me has done a lot.  It is always a downer to be around people that are in bad moods and constantly complaining.  Lately I have noticed how many more people are smiling across campus, opening doors for people, and being talkative. 

Maybe the reasons for these changes do not have anything to do with the weather.  Maybe it is just the pure excitement of being finished for the semester that has changed the moods, my attitude, but probably not my wardrobe.  My wardrobe has to be solely based on the weather.  Maybe just maybe it is a combination of both the sunny days and the ever nearing semester end.  Whatever the reason is I love it and I’ll take it!!