End of the Year: Final Rant

So year's coming to a close… It sucks. Worst part about school year ending is having to go home. I love having a family and home cooked meal but home just doesn't compare to college. Let's face it the food you're getting at home can't compare to the variety of food offered here at tech, especially the West End two dollar London broil (YUM!). The friends at home are great but it's just weird having to maintain, what seem to be two different groups of friends, according to what season you're in. The rules of being home suck too. Having my mother tell me that I need to make a bed or do the dishes only pours salt in the wound. College life entails not having to make your bed, vacuum, wash dishes, and do laundry, on command from an authority figure but rather on personal convenience. Parties are not always readily available at home either. Raging on a Tuesday night at your local apartment complex or in a bedroom located above the neighborhood church is NEVER an option at home, at least to me. If you did manage to go to a party, there is no drunk bus to drive your sorry ass back home after you did get wasted anyhow. I'm just saying freshman year of college ending is a sad note. It's almost indicative of me leaving true youth behind, which I noted in a previous blog entry, blows big time. Hopefully the next 4 years will be a little bit longer so I can more thoroughly enjoy them. On a better note, this is most likely going to be the last blog I ever write. I'm not exactly happy about no more blogging but rather happy about not having a weekly assignment to do. Blogging definitely kicks the shit out of having to write formal reports or anything of that sort, but having a weekly assignment just annoyed me a little. Can't say much to why it bugged me but I'm just lazy enough to not want to any work whatsoever. When I look back at the concept of blogging for Julia's class next year when I'll have more serious and formal writing assignments, I'll envy what I had. Well the last blog is doneskis so just wanted to thank you for reading what I've had to banter about to this point. Peace.

Things I Could Be Doing Instead of Writing This Blog

I'm just gunna write a bunch of words to get credit for a blog this week.

Eating a sandwich

Making a Sandwich

Dunking a Donut

Sleeping

Dreaming while Sleeping

Doing other work

Trying to find a summer job

Cleaning up my room

Doing a ton of laundry

Walking to the tobacco store

Walking in general

Getting a slurpie at 7-11

Working over a resume

Studying

Writing the assignment 4 memoir which is due for me in about 20 hours

Drinking recently purchased kool-aid

OHHH YEAHHH!

Listening to red hot chili peppers album I got off torrents

Getting more albums off of torrents

Sleeping again

Munching on a burrito

Playing Video Games

Crunkin to Young Jeezy

That's about all I can think of right now.

 

I used this as an experiment to see what was on my mind over a 5 min span, analyze it, and try to create a logical thought process out of it. From what I can see visually my mind is mostly focused around food. This makes sense considering I was really hungry. Most of the stuff that I stated was stuff I could either see or hear. I was working in the dark, at my desk which is located under my bed. I was also exhausted. These could be the reasons why I mentioned sleep multiple times. Then I started a to-do list which could've reminded me about other work to do, especially the English memoir. My laundry was overflowing, therefore l was thinking about doing it. I can't really put any reasoning behind wanting to go walking, considering I'm normally very lazy. I happened to pound about 3 or 4 glasses of kool-aid which obviously explains the specific choice of that beverage. ITunes shuffle probably explains the talk of music especially since I just recently obtained Red Hot Chili Peppers' and Young Jeezy's Discographies. My roommate playing Xbox was the reason why I brought up video games.

 

Reason for even doing thisà you now understand 5 minutes of the most obscure thought process ever… MINE!

 

 

Growing Up Sucks…

I realized the other day that freshman year for me is almost over. It was a moment that seemed to blow my mind. Think back to the start of your college career. Think back to your first semester it was a while ago, but it seemed like the blink of an eye. Don't get me wrong growing up is cool with the ability to drink, smoke, make your own decisions, and have complete freedom from any authoritative figures, but I scared of having that freedom. I don't ever want to pay the bills, or have a 9-5 desk job. These are consequences of having unlimited freedom. This just supports the reason that college is the best time of one's life. You have that freedom, where you are basically allowed to do whatever the hell you want when you want to. There's no have-to's or need-to's. Even if you live in the dorms and never go out, there's nobody to tell you that you need to do laundry by a certain time, or that you have to make your bed, or you have to get up and eat breakfast. ONCE a semester Resident Advisors, or RA's, will pass and will make you clean your room if it's a complete shit-show, but then again it's ONCE a semester. That's like your parents or whoever you lived with as a kid telling you that you need to clean your room once in March and Once in October; What a joke! Imagine if you treated the real world like you did college. Unlike college where you skip a class and at most you lose attendance, the real world will slap you with a salary loss or even the loss of your job. If you got kicked out of college for missing classes I guarantee that people might not cut class so much, or at all for that matter. If you went out Tuesday night in college and got smashed and you went to class the next day your professor might not notice, especially if it was a lecture, but if you went and got drunk before work the next day you could be in some deep trouble. You definitely DO NOT need future employers getting information from references that you frequently show up to work drunk. All I'm trying to say is that growing up is the worst thing to happen to anyone in their lifetime. Love college life while you still can!!!

The Rant from Hell

Writing is extremely entertaining, IF it pertains to anything interesting and important to its creator. This assignment is a whole lot of nothing that I'm supposed to spit out onto a page and "submit". Submission doesn't mean anything to me except a grade. What happened to the time when writing meant something? When did it turn to minimum word counts and grammatical proficiency? When did writing stop coming from the heart and start coming from the endurance of a wrist. Why did it take this turn? Writing where has you gone and why can't anyone find you?

It's people like Julia Tillinghast-Akalin who make writing a repetitive task rather than a creative experience. Julia is a dictator rules over her oppressed students whom follow seeking a good grade rather experience writing personal and interesting memoirs. She has oppressed our people for the last time! Revolt I say, to the students from whom Julia demands perfection, to the students who have a heavy workload every Monday night and can't get their blogs up in time, to the students who go to bed early and wake up later and can't comment on other blogs in time, to the students who have 89's rather than the necessary 88 to do rewrites, to the students who could give two shits about the rules for structuring a conversation, and finally to the students who hate the concept of writing to begin with. Her reign as ENGL 1106 teacher is over! From now on I suggest a new set of rules that will run the classroom.

• Anyone can submit a Blog on a day convenient to them.
  
• Anyone can do a rewrite if they want to!
  
• Anyone can comment on Blogs within 1 week after they have been posted.
  
• Anyone can talk however they want, without structuring of the conversation.
  
• Anyone who doesn't want to write doesn't have to; you'll just get a C+.
  

These changes are a means to an end of the Julia Tillinghast-Akalin regime. These changes will bring order to a system which is obviously in disarray. Hopefully, these changes will make a positive impact on the disgrace that is English 1106.

The Three Stages

Let me start this blog with the theory of the three stages of settling on women was cofounded by me and a few colleagues of mine. I personally don't buy into all of the concepts of the theory but for the most part, my personal experiences with women have reflected positively on the theory of the stages. Also, I don't mean to demean women or men in relationships who disagree with

Every guy wants that "perfect" girl. Unfortunately in today's day in age, the fast paced lifestyle and difficulty maintaining consistency in relationships forces men to take what they can get, when they can get it. However this doesn't mean men "whore" themselves to any girl. We have standards and certain expectations from women we are interested in. The theory of "The Three Stages" describes how men value different certain standards above other based upon maturity, normally gained through age, but possibly gained through experience.

There are tons of characteristics of women that men are attracted too. The "Three Stages" generalizes these characteristic into 3 simple categories. The "Hot" category covers characteristics of women such as, general attractiveness, facial beauty, body type, and the obvious attraction to a girl's "assets". The second category is the "Fun" category. "Fun" includes good dancing, drinking, and possible hook-ups and other "relations". The third and final category is "Personality". Obviously this category pertains to the ability to have a conversation, manners, and sociability with friends and family.

Stage 1

My research indicates stage 1 primarily exists in men ages 15-19. Stage one pertains to boys who are normally very immature in terms of relationship experience. These boys are basically concerned with finding the hottest women that they can get their hands on, just to be able to brag about it. If the woman is a good dancer they're even happier but they're most concerned with how good looking she is. The fact that these boys are inexperienced in terms of relationships shows and it's rather obvious they don't know how to value personality and therefore they could care less about it.

The Final Rankings for Stage 1

1. Hot
   
2. Fun
   
3. Personality
   

Stage 2

Stage two overlaps age groups with stage 1. Stage 2 begins at age 18 and concludes around age 26. Men in stage 2 are normally college students whom are less interested relationships and more interested in "hooking up". Hooking up is a key component of the "Fun" category and therefore "Fun" tops the list of the Stage 2'ers. Stage 2's would also prefer that the girl they are hooking up with is hot, but often alcohol inhibits "good" perception of women. The case with hooking up is generally the two people hooking up have nothing more than a physical attraction to one another.

The Final Rankings for Stage 2

1. Fun
   
2. Hot
   
3. Personality
   

Stage 3

Stage 3 is heavily based upon the fact that men in this stage are looking for long term spouses. These men have probably experienced their fair share of relationships, are very experienced, and know what they want out of a spouse. Men in this bracket are normally 24+. They highly value a strong personality because they in fact are looking for someone to spend the rest of their life with. They also want their spouse to be a fun filled, loving person. Sociability with family and friends is held highly by men in stage 3. They are least concerned with how attractive their spouse is, but having a hot wife is always a plus J.

The Final Rankings for Stage 3

1. Personality
   
2. Fun
   
3. Hot
   

 

 

 

Meaning of Life

What is the meaning of life? Everyone surely asks themselves this question at some point in time but is there real answer to it? The meaning of life varies often between the people who would be curious as to what his/her purpose of living is. A common answer to the question is "The meaning of life is the achievement of success." I have problems with this answer. The answer is extremely vague and poses more questions. These questions are led by the definition of success and what is it? Some could say success could be defined as the acquisition of monetary or materialistic goods. Some might say that success could be having a family and many friends. Others might say success might be defined as the work one has done to improve others lives as much as they have helped themselves. I don't believe that success is the meaning of life. I also think that there is a meaning of life for you naysayers out there who are deniers of a meaning of life. I think that the meaning of life is to do the following: ENJOY IT! Life is a time span from birth to death. If people could live forever life would lose its purpose. However, due to the fact that people die after short periods of time we need to celebrate the time we are alive. Don't worry, be happy and Carpe Diem. Have you ever wished you had done something but then thought of the possible risks involved and backed off, and then later regret a decision made without gusto? Emiliano Zapata once said, "It's better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!" Emiliano hit the nail on the head. If you have work or the opportunity to fulfill a life's goal, which would you choose? I'd go straight for the life goal. The opportunity may never present itself again, so jump on it and live your life to the fullest. Live life with no regrets, have fun, do what you like and like what you do, because the clock is ticking and sooner or later your time will come and you don't want to look back at your life and say "What if?"

My Troubles with Bureaucracy of Virginia Tech

Virginia tech has always treated me well. Sports are a priority here and the hokie athletic programs fail to disappoint. The food is tops in the nation and West End will be dearly missed after my graduation. The students are friendly and we represent this campus very well. The one problem that I have with Virginia Tech is the bureaucracy. The steps one has to go through to accomplish anything meaning at this university are absolutely ridiculous. I personally have HAD IT with this garbage that Tech calls policy.

I wanted to change majors into the college of business, Pamplin College, here at Virginia Tech. I went to my advisor, who works for the Engineering Education section of the college of engineering, early in the fall semester after I knew I wanted to change majors. I went into his office based with the question of, "What classes should I take in order to be in good standing with Pamplin?" He responded with an unhelpful answer of, "Check Pamplin's website." I checked the website but was unable to find the information that I needed. I then went to the Pamplin college undergraduate advisors' office in order to seek answers about my questions. I went into the office filled out an appointment form and was able to see an advisor. The advisor gave me adequate answers until… a higher ranking Pamplin official burst into the office. She went on a long rant which included information such as, "You can't be here because you're an engineering student… go get answers from your own advisor… and check the website for answers." I told her that I went to the website but was unable to acquire the information I needed. I also told her that I went to my advisor and was still clueless but she cut me off before an explanation and told me to vacate the office as soon as possible. I had to swallow the words I would have told the lady, because if I stated them I'd probably face charges of verbal assault. I asked the advisor who I was seeing for some final info which she squeezed onto a Post-It note. I thankfully got enough information from the advisor to squeak by for the spring course requests. I again went to my advisor for information on how to handle this situation better and he told me to see them. I told him the situation and he told me he didn't know how to handle the predicament. I also asked him about going into University Studies to get more accurate and helpful advisory but unfortunately, I am an active member in the society of engineers at Virginia Tech called the Galileo Program. Galileo's policy does not include any details surrounding the idea of changing majors for first year students. I happened to HATE engineering here at Virginia Tech and wanted to change my major before I got far into my educational career (before sophomore year). I asked him if a change to US was possible but if I did I would be EVICTED from my dorm. One phrase can only describe my emotion, "WHAT THE FUCK!" I'm either eligible to keep my dorm but stay in a major that I despise, or I can opt to move with 8 weeks left in the semester and attempt to get into a major I'm not 100% sure I can get into based upon the courses I've taken because of poor advisement. Life sucks. I'm still trying to find a possible 'out' of this terrible policy pickle. To be honest I needed a muzzle while writing this blog because I would've gone Jerry Springer on this thing. I've had a great time this semester with all classes and my extracurriculars and the lone stress causer is the damn bureaucracy and shitty policies. If you have any advice on how to handle this situation please comment or talk to me because course request is soon and I'm almost "Sol."