Talladega

Today is the Talladega race. This is one of my favorite races of the year. Even if someone does not like racing, this is a race people just love to watch. it may be the only one for non-race fans, but i am very excited for today.

Log 12

Monday 4/20

Today we finished our multi modal presentations. Fast food and firearms went today. Everybody did a great job. We then went over what would be contained in our portfolios.

Wednesday 4/22

Today we worked on our portfolios. I worked on my first essay and tried to figure out what my in class essay would be. I hope everyone got done what they needed to get done.

Friday 4/24

Today i was sick so i didnt show up. Once again I hope everyone got everything done they wanted to.

Website

although there is nothing more in the world i hate than work...lol...(text speech)..i am somewhat excited to finish the website that we have to do. Professor McArdle in my opinion is rigth about how cool it can be when its done, and ive always liked group projects.

Easter

Today is easter as everyone knows, and it was a great day. We had very nice weather which is more than i can say about the last few years, but i had to travel to eastern indiana for my uncles funeral, but i saw all my family there so that was nice, but i hope everyone else had a good weekend, and ill see everyone tomorrow.

Revisions

I have been working on revisions all weekend since i have been sick. They are coming around nicely though. I am gunning for at least a b in this class, and i think i can get it. The point is i see myself as well as most in the class improving every week.

Sick week

This week had to be one of the worst weeks for me, but greatly improved during the weekend, i was sick on thursday and friday with a cold, but it bounced back sat night, and today was a grreat day of sleeping, wish i could have been at class on friday, i hate missing classes.

Free Write 3/20/09

The paper i would like to really work on is my research paper over oil. I feel like i knew what i was talking about in my head, but when Professor McArdle read it, he thought i needed to specify what i was arguing. When i looked over the paper again, i realized that there was no central argument, that one could point out, but in Economics class, we have to read the wall street journal and i think i found another point i could put in my paper. The article was about alternative energy, and what Obama wants to do with it. He wants to double the amount we already have, but in the article it states that the bush administration accomplished that feat from the clinton administration. The point being, that Obama criticized bush for not doing enough to utilize alternative energy sources. Whereas the article states (and i checked his sources) that if Obama where to keep his word on renewable energy such as wind and solar, he would only be on par with former president bush on that, and it would only bring 1.4% of the total amount of energy in our country. Also, the article says that some environmentalists are somewhat worried about total reliance on renewable energy, the reason being, is they are variables. Meaning that if there were a drought and we relied too much on water power, we would not be able to get the amount we require, and we would have to construct more dams, which would disturb wildlife. Also if there was little wind, there would hence be little power. Solar energy is only good during the day as well. There are problems with renewable energy, and the overall point i am trying to make is that there is no perfect way at all to produce energy.
On the subject of water power though, i got the opportunity to see the Hoover Dam in Boulder City, NV. It is right outside of Las Vegas and it is huge. There are 5 massive generators, and caves that go into the rock. It kind of makes me think of Vegas Vacation, which is a great movie, centered in Las Vegas, which is my favorite place to visit, regardless of me not being 21 yet. There is so much to do there, and the scenery is great, there are ridges everywhere, and some are even snow-capped. The place i visit a lot there and eat a lot at is the NASCAR Cafe, there you can place bets on the races, eat tailgate type food, watch highlights from past races, and sometimes even racers are there mingling with the public. I would like to go to the Las Vegas race next year, as it will fall on spring break that year, and i will be 21, it is a win win situation.
Enough with Las Vegas, Daytona beach is a great place to go as well, all the clubs are within 20 minutes of each other, walking, and the waves are big for bodysurfing and boogeyboarding. I got to see the Track there, and it is huge, it is kind of like indianapolis motor speedway in the since it creeps up on you when you get there, it is building, building, building, track -track-track-track- building. It made me think of home, because i was raised around the speedway, even though we live 30 minutes from IMS, my childhood was based around the 500. Every year, my aunt and uncle and a few frineds come into town, and we have a lot of fun with them. I would suppose that most people in this class would know what im talking about, because i bet most people have an event like this they do. The brickyard 400 is a more recent addition to my tradition, bc i have only been there for 3 years in a row, but rush the band always plays the thursday before teh race, then practice on friday, qualifying on saturday, then race day sunday, and it couldnt be a better weekend for me.