Looking Ahead

I am just astonished how fast this semester went.  I know we are not suppose to play catch up, but I have two more posts I have to do.  I however felt I needed to say I had a fabulous semester and really enjoyed this English class.  I learned so much this semester and I grew as a writer.  I never knew I could learn so much about my writing.  I realized this semester that procrastination is not the key to good writing.  I also realized that I love having my work critiqued before I turn it in.

I also wanted to mention that I enjoyed reading everyone's blog.  I tried to sneak on every week regardless if I wrote or not on mine.  You all are great writers and I can see we have all improved on our writing.  I wish you all the best, and God Bless!

Fallacies are Common in Advertising World!

A lot of times we don't even realize we see fallacies everyday.  The most common form of fallacies is the appeal to authority or celebrity.  Celebrities endorse products all the time that we hardly notice it anymore, like Michael Jordon in the Hanes underwear commercials.  Other ones are Bounce who endorse Loreal color in a box.  I mean serious she doesn't use that product, and Drew Barrymore for Covergirl who most likely does not use the product since she can afford the best make up.  My favorite the Marilyn Monroe who advertised Lustre-Creme Shampoo.

Sick

I haven't been this sick in awhile.  I have missed a lot of work and concentrating on school work has been very hard.  Also not being able to go do things has been a huge bummer, but thank God for an amazing boyfriend and family to keep me entertained with movies, games, good conversation, and food. 

Thor is a bit bigger and longer hair.  Long Hair Chihuahua/Merle Coat

Oh and I can't forgot my lovely dog who makes me laugh through out the day with his little habits like running around the couch as fast as he can, cuddling under the blankets with me when I want to take a nap, and giving me kisses to make sure I'm still with it.  His favorite thing about me being sick is the spoonful of ice cream I let him have. 

Self

The self image is huge in this day and age.  And well its been huge since the beginning of time.  I however believe its become even worse in now.  Girls are trying to look like women in the magazine who have been touched up, and men are trying to be like sport stars by taking steroids, etc.  My thought is people need to realize God made them and that they are gorgeous in his eyes and should be gorgeous in their own eyes.  We were made in His image.  We all are suppose to be different and that's what makes us beautiful. 

I use to hate how I looked growing up, but I realized I am gorgeous and completely happy with who I am and how I look.  We all go through a time when we wish we could change something about ourselves and well frankly that's part of growing up.

Good Ol' Spring Break

Well, my Spring break is not to exciting.  I will be working Monday thru Friday like usual.  I will also be working ahead on some school work and working out.  I hope my man and I will be getting to see each other more and go do some fun things like an excursion to the cities to maybe see a game, movie or go eat some fabulous food.  If anything else goes on I'm sure I will make a post about it.

Family

I think family is super important to a persons upbringing.  I know I wouldn't be who I am without my family.  I learned more from my family then I have with school.  When I say that, I mean I learned more valuable life lessons from my family than in school.  My parents have always told me to be proud of who I am and what I stand for.  Show everyone respect and be kind.  Don't pass judgements on others, because you may not know their whole story. Treat others as you want to be treated.  Be proud of your work and work hard.  Remember your working for the Lord. Learn from other peoples mistakes and your own.The list goes on and on. 

Without my family I wouldn't be who I am.  I have learned from their mistakes and mine.  They have helped me be a stronger person and have always supported me and gave me critique when I needed it.  I'm not say my family is perfect, because all families have their dysfunctions/quirks.  But its those quirks that make your family special/unique. 

Working Out!

Don't we all wish we could do that?

I am super excited about working out.  I just joined Work Out World, because my good friend, Sheena and I decided we need to get ready for bathing suit season.  We both admitted we needed someone to help motivate us to go work out.  WE ARE GOING TO BE WORK OUT BUDDIES!  So we decided we would set up 3 days a week that we would go to WOW, and if we wanted to go more we would call each other.  This whole work out thing started because our work has a program through our health insurance on losing weight, and getting a discount at fitness centers. So I hope to lose 10 lbs and tighten up my core area, and Sheena wants to lose 8 lbs.

Do you suffer from the motivation issue to, to go work out?

Wish me luck, that we can keep the motivation going to lose the weight and keep it off! :-)

Oh, to Facebook!

Facebook really became huge when I was in college in 2007.  I was currently on Myspace, which was the place to be.  I was using the networks to connect with bands and fans because I was going to school for Music Business and I was booking bands.  I got out of Myspace and just went on Facebook.  But I cannot stand either site to be honest.  I have some information of myself on Facebook, but not everything.  My privacy is high on that site.  I do post pictures from time to time, but I rarely update my status because I get sick of having to weed through everyone else's post on "hey just doin' laundry, what should I do next?".  I think to myself, are you serious?  You really need to me tell you what to do next?  And do I even care that your doing laundry?  (I do not mean to offend anyone, it's just I feel people put to much information on what they do through out their day.  It's like don't you want people to call you to see what your up to, instead of them reading what your doing every 15 minutes?) My thought on the whole status thing is; if someone really wants to know what is going on with me, they can call me, and vise versa.  I love the face to face communication better than Facebook communication.

I do like the site because I can talk to friends I haven't seen in a long time, along with family members who are over seas.  I think Facebook has a good idea going, but I think its ruin communication skills with the younger audience.  We need to focus more on communication face to face or on the phone instead of going on the internet to communicate or texting instead of calling.  Moderation in both is key!

Love

I thought I would write about Valentine's Day is approaching.

Valentine's Day was named after Saint Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius in 500 AD.  It was deleted from the Roman calendar of Saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI.  It is a day on which lovers express their love for each other by buying gifts or sending cards.  Valentine's Day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages when tradition of courtly love grew.

I can't wait to see what my honey has planned for Valentine's Day.  It doesn't have to be anything extravagant.  To me its all about the thought that goes into it, like a homemade Valentine's Day card or romantic dinner at home.  I did make him a card for Valentine's Day.  It is really cute.  I will have to post a picture of it after V-Day.

I hope you all have an amazing Valentine's Day.  That it is full of love, happiness, and great memories.

Clive Wright

Clive Wright

• tennis shoes
• banana bread
• CNN News
• Old Movies
• orange candy cookies
• fishing
• swimming

My grandfather passed away on December 2010.  He was a great grandfather, but you knew not to talk about politics with him; it would go on for hours.  He was always there for me and always said in his sarcastic voice "You never came to visit us enough"!  He said I would always be his little girl no matter what.  I miss my grandfather, and wish I had spent more time with him.  I did tell him at his funeral that I would spend as much time with grandma as I could, and that I loved him so much.   

My greatest memories with my grandfather are of fishing on Lake Miltona, in Alexanderia, MN, and swimming.  We also baked orange candy cookies and banana bread with my grandma. Let me tell you they never lasted long after we were done making them.  At the end of the day we would always watch CNN News and an old movie like "Tora Tora Tora".  I personally hated watching CNN, but I did it because I loved spending time with him.

Journey of Desire

"One thing I have come to embrace is this: we have to let it go. The more comfortable we are with mystery in our journey, the more rest we'll know along the way. The Christian life is full of paradox...Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, yet possessing everything." - Journey of Desire

This quote a friend gave to me when I was having a hard time after my car accident about 2 years ago.  I always come back to it when I feel lost.  I know life is hard and we forget about what is important.  It makes me realize God has my life in his hands, and I will follow him where ever he takes me even when I may be unsure.

I know I may not be rich with money, but I'm rich with God's love, good family, and friends.  God has always given me what I needed, when I needed it.  No matter what life throws at me I know God is always there no matter what, along with my family and friends.

Old Movies

I absolutely adore old movies from the 1920s to 1960s.  I believe movies should be made that way again.  I think movies now-a-days are so violent and sex-oriented.  If you look at old movies there weren't sex scenes, instead it was kind of implied, and the violence was never overpowering.  I do love the old horror movies like Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.  My favorite genre by far is romance.

I just watched the movie "It Happened One Night" (1934).  It is one of my favorite movies. It stars Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, and directed by Frank Capra. A spoiled heiress runs away from her family, and is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story.  A little piece of information for you; Claudette Colbert became famous for her legs after this film.  I highly recommend you see this film if you haven't
already!

I also watched a movie called "Affair To Remember" (1957), directed by Leo McCarey.  It stars Carey Grant, Deborah Kerr, and Richard Denning.  The couple falls in love on a cruise, and decides to meet six months later at the top of the Empire State Building.  It;s a very touching story that will make you tear up for sure.  This is also a most see if you haven't already!

Waffle Fries

I haven't quite decided which place I like in town more for waffle fries.  It's between Brothers or Green Mill, unless someone knows a better place in town?  I know the Malt Shop in Minneapolis off of W 50th St and Lyndale Avenue, has amazing waffle fries that I use to dip into my Oreo Cookie Malt. MMMmmmm!

What do you want to be when you grow up? (College)

"Being an audit accountant is like being a dentist.  People don't want to see you, but they know they have to." -Nate O.


I have always loved going to school.  I loved meeting new people and learning new things.  I couldn't wait to go to college to make something of myself.

When I was growing up I thought I had it all figured out on who I wanted to be.  I think I changed my mind three times.  The three professions were Veterinarian, Nurse, and Music Manager.  I did actually go to school for Music Business, but there were no jobs. So I decided to go back to school to be a Registered Nurse, but I changed my mind when I took an Accounting class.  I am now going to school for my Bachelors in Accounting so I can take the CPA test.  The career path I have chosen my not have been what I dreamed about being, but I am very good with numbers and feel this is the right choice.  I do plan on going back to school for another profession down the road.  I'm not quite sure what it will be at this point in time, but I'm thinking it will be in journalism or medical industry.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?  Did you change your mind a lot?  What did you end up choosing to go to school for?