Ya know when your taking a multiple choice type exam and you get a bunch of one answer in a row and get really scared that your making a mistake? Or how about if you actual started to spell something with your answers? This may be cause for even more concern especially as we head into finals week where crazy thoughts begin to make sense as students loose a grip on reality.
This happened to me today during my Materials Science examination. First off, there was a gigantic picture of a devil on the first page....my professors favorite saying is "the devil is in the details" so it makes sense but it doesn't mean that it doesn't scare me.
Secondly, page twos answers spelled the word "HELP". .... dear god help me through this week.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Last Day!
Just finished up my last day of classes here at Penn State. Pretty crazy huh?
I thought that I would have a feeling similar to high school where you are nostalgic over your past 4 years and excited for the future but alas this feeling has failed to come to me. I'm pretty sure its because I didn't do anything the last month of high school, and theres that whole "going away to college to find yourself and get out on your own" idea that everyone has in their heads. So did I find myself here at Penn State?
Why thats a good question. Whereas "college" certainly has shaped where I am going in the future, it is the people who are really the ones who shaped who I am. My friends, my family, my professors, the Moroccans, Lion Ambassadors, Engineering Club, all the way back to Orientation Leaders.
It's been one hell of a trip thats for sure. Now a bunch of my friends are moving on to new jobs. Some are stuck looking for these jobs, and I will be back in the fall to start graduate school. In the past 4 years I have learned a metric ton of information about myself, civil engineering, friendship, and the world. But I have a feeling that this is only the tip of an iceberg of knowledge I have yet to touch.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Oblivion, I love college, hot dogs
Rule 1:
Never eat 4 hotdogs and only 4 hotdogs in 2 days. Just dont
Rule 2:
if you haven't yet played Oblivion for Xbox 360 go forth and purchase it now. The game of the year edition is availble for around 30 dollars I believe and this game is the shit. Sure it came out when the Xbox 360 launched and sure I alreday logged at least 70 hours in at that time and sure I am playing it again just because im a freaken nerd....but you should go buy it now.
For those that don't know of it its essentially a roleplaying game set in a fantasy world where dragons, demons, wizards, knights, and talking lizards exist. You play the role of an escaped prisoner who happens to meet up with the emperor of the land of oblivion in a wonderful twist of fate. After your destiny is set forth you are free to go about it as you want....or completely ignore it.
You see, the world of morrowind/oblivion is freaken huge. With hundreds of people to encounter and thousands of square feet of land to traverse it can be a huge time sink. It would probably take at least 30-45 minutes to walk from one end of the map to the other in the game...and thats barring no encounters.
Its an awesome game that lets you play exactly how you want to play and rewards you for everything you do including exploring the expansive world. do it, buy it, play it.
I love college
That asher roth dude is coming to penn state tonight among others to play his famous song about how college really is. News flash: if you experience half of what this guy claims in his video during your 4 years of college you will not only be "lucky" but also mentally fucked. I hope he enjoys his stay at penn state though.
Seriously dude. If you think that the valuable and "cool" stuff at college consists of ragers with jack daniels and beer then your a freaken moron. Then again I dont suppose this guy would be anywhere if he actually "rapped" about the cool stuff at college like studying abroad, making crazy awesome friends, learning sweet material, or even just learning about yourself. No he needs to sing about getting girls nake (doesnt happen that easy sir), drinking shit tons of beer (ill give it to you, that happens), and not remembering the night before.
Im done, out, ghost.
Thats it folks.
Never eat 4 hotdogs and only 4 hotdogs in 2 days. Just dont
Rule 2:
if you haven't yet played Oblivion for Xbox 360 go forth and purchase it now. The game of the year edition is availble for around 30 dollars I believe and this game is the shit. Sure it came out when the Xbox 360 launched and sure I alreday logged at least 70 hours in at that time and sure I am playing it again just because im a freaken nerd....but you should go buy it now.
For those that don't know of it its essentially a roleplaying game set in a fantasy world where dragons, demons, wizards, knights, and talking lizards exist. You play the role of an escaped prisoner who happens to meet up with the emperor of the land of oblivion in a wonderful twist of fate. After your destiny is set forth you are free to go about it as you want....or completely ignore it.
You see, the world of morrowind/oblivion is freaken huge. With hundreds of people to encounter and thousands of square feet of land to traverse it can be a huge time sink. It would probably take at least 30-45 minutes to walk from one end of the map to the other in the game...and thats barring no encounters.
Its an awesome game that lets you play exactly how you want to play and rewards you for everything you do including exploring the expansive world. do it, buy it, play it.
I love college
That asher roth dude is coming to penn state tonight among others to play his famous song about how college really is. News flash: if you experience half of what this guy claims in his video during your 4 years of college you will not only be "lucky" but also mentally fucked. I hope he enjoys his stay at penn state though.Seriously dude. If you think that the valuable and "cool" stuff at college consists of ragers with jack daniels and beer then your a freaken moron. Then again I dont suppose this guy would be anywhere if he actually "rapped" about the cool stuff at college like studying abroad, making crazy awesome friends, learning sweet material, or even just learning about yourself. No he needs to sing about getting girls nake (doesnt happen that easy sir), drinking shit tons of beer (ill give it to you, that happens), and not remembering the night before.
Im done, out, ghost.
Thats it folks.
Fitness Exam
Took my second fitness exam today which is awesome. I did well in every category and improved in all categories except leg strength. This might have something to do with the 3 leg strength exercises i did this morning during my last gym class. Which reminds me...never take an 8 am gym class. just...never.
If you were to take one however i would reccomend Kines 61: Fitness theory and practice. Its a 2 part class which accounts for 3 credits where you are in the gym learning the ropes of strength training and cardio for 2 days a week and for 1 day a week you learn "theory". Its a sweet way to start your day but running on a treadmill at 8am is not my idea of a good time nor should it be yours becuse then you will make me feel considerable worse about myself.
If you were to take one however i would reccomend Kines 61: Fitness theory and practice. Its a 2 part class which accounts for 3 credits where you are in the gym learning the ropes of strength training and cardio for 2 days a week and for 1 day a week you learn "theory". Its a sweet way to start your day but running on a treadmill at 8am is not my idea of a good time nor should it be yours becuse then you will make me feel considerable worse about myself.
Last Class
What do you do on for your last undergraduate class? Truth be told, for my very last class I will not be on campus because I will not be attending due to the fact that it is shit. But....what to do during the class before that.
Before that I will be in CE 341: Concrete Structures. Some possibilties of what I could do during the day are the following:
1. Dress as wolverine and come in to my materials class yelling "STRIKER!!" as i belive that Dr. Sheetz looks like Colonel Striker from X-Men:
Seeing that I havent got my grade yet for this class I may pass on that.
2. could take pictures around penn state but I can just google those...ill wait for the padres in order to be dragged around campus to all the "hot spots" for graduating seniors to take pictures at.
3. Drink my face off. This would seem the most common alternative for graduating seniors as one of my buddies today mentioned he will be at the Cafe starting at 11am and how i am more than welcome to join. Perhaps I will partake in a few celebratory beers but when everyone else is doing it, it takes away from the uniqueness.
4. Play videogames. nope, this ones out. If i ever said to anyone this is how i spent my last day as an undergraduate student I would be murdered socially.
5.........i dunno, have any suggestions?
Before that I will be in CE 341: Concrete Structures. Some possibilties of what I could do during the day are the following:
1. Dress as wolverine and come in to my materials class yelling "STRIKER!!" as i belive that Dr. Sheetz looks like Colonel Striker from X-Men:
Seeing that I havent got my grade yet for this class I may pass on that.
2. could take pictures around penn state but I can just google those...ill wait for the padres in order to be dragged around campus to all the "hot spots" for graduating seniors to take pictures at.
3. Drink my face off. This would seem the most common alternative for graduating seniors as one of my buddies today mentioned he will be at the Cafe starting at 11am and how i am more than welcome to join. Perhaps I will partake in a few celebratory beers but when everyone else is doing it, it takes away from the uniqueness.
4. Play videogames. nope, this ones out. If i ever said to anyone this is how i spent my last day as an undergraduate student I would be murdered socially.
5.........i dunno, have any suggestions?
Last Dance With Matt Poese
So in order to reflect on the wonderful experience that has been the source for almost getting me arrested for dressing as a pirate, making some spare cash, and creating this blog I have posted a video on youtube that is a tribute/reflection of ENGR 407. The video of course is a parody of Tom Petty's Last Dance With Maryjane song. I mean not to reference any drugs in this song, it just sort of fit with the title of what I wanted a parody to be.
The inspiration behind the song is of course 407 and I'll admit its a superficial glance at the class with a little humor thrown in to boot as well. It will be revealed tonight in ENGR 407 but is here for those who care for viewing pleasure and ease of finding on the wonderful interwebs.
Tonight is the last class of the semester and for this I am kind of sad. I mean the class on a whole was awesome. The relationships I built and formed with everyone throughout this spring have really grown and I feel like we are all friends now. We all suffered together in the cold state college weather trying to make a buck or two. We all got conned by the judges for our latest project. And we all grew as entrepeneurs throughout this semester.
This is one thing I never thought I would be. I came to this class figuring that my skills lie in sales. I could sell stuff and add glitter and pizaaz to just about anything in a presentation. But I just could never come up with the ideas myself. This semester taught me that you need to search for something that interests you because the best ideas come from the things that you are passionate about.
The wastewater project I did is certainly a reflection of that s it really was a passion of mine. Even the Green DP project inspired me. Overall this class kicked ass and this video represents that.
The inspiration behind the song is of course 407 and I'll admit its a superficial glance at the class with a little humor thrown in to boot as well. It will be revealed tonight in ENGR 407 but is here for those who care for viewing pleasure and ease of finding on the wonderful interwebs.
Tonight is the last class of the semester and for this I am kind of sad. I mean the class on a whole was awesome. The relationships I built and formed with everyone throughout this spring have really grown and I feel like we are all friends now. We all suffered together in the cold state college weather trying to make a buck or two. We all got conned by the judges for our latest project. And we all grew as entrepeneurs throughout this semester.
This is one thing I never thought I would be. I came to this class figuring that my skills lie in sales. I could sell stuff and add glitter and pizaaz to just about anything in a presentation. But I just could never come up with the ideas myself. This semester taught me that you need to search for something that interests you because the best ideas come from the things that you are passionate about.
The wastewater project I did is certainly a reflection of that s it really was a passion of mine. Even the Green DP project inspired me. Overall this class kicked ass and this video represents that.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Canyon Pizza
Why the hell is Canyon Pizza still in business?
I was walking to my girlfriends place tonight when I had a sudden urge to have a slice of canyon or two. I walked in, handed over my two dollars, and "got some slabs" as they say. But why? Canyon pizza gives you canyon pizza breath which is a mix of italian spices, cardboard, and beer. Canyon pizza doesn't even taste that good and it is rarely if ever fresh...Why are they still in business?
The only thing they have going for them is the magic number: 1. 1 dollar for a slice of pizza. 1 dollar that will get you a little fuller. I suppose its because college students, being poor as shit, flock towards whatever fills them up. Needless to say they make a shit ton of money on the weekends when the conveyor belt of drunken students makes its way through the doors. But really are they making that much money?
Lets say that they make 75 cents a slice. With that low of a number they have to be selling thousands of thousands of slices in order to turn a decent profit. But they have found their niche in this market. They have targeted poor college kids and because of this have gained a reputation in the area. Now when friends come to visit Penn State the necessary pit stop on a friday night walk is always Canyon Pizza. Its become Penn State culture and because of this they will never die.
But the pizza is still pretty bad. I recommend having the "Canyon Special". That means drink around 8 beers, give yourself a half hour, and then go to get a slice of Penn States ...cough...finest.
I was walking to my girlfriends place tonight when I had a sudden urge to have a slice of canyon or two. I walked in, handed over my two dollars, and "got some slabs" as they say. But why? Canyon pizza gives you canyon pizza breath which is a mix of italian spices, cardboard, and beer. Canyon pizza doesn't even taste that good and it is rarely if ever fresh...Why are they still in business?
The only thing they have going for them is the magic number: 1. 1 dollar for a slice of pizza. 1 dollar that will get you a little fuller. I suppose its because college students, being poor as shit, flock towards whatever fills them up. Needless to say they make a shit ton of money on the weekends when the conveyor belt of drunken students makes its way through the doors. But really are they making that much money?
Lets say that they make 75 cents a slice. With that low of a number they have to be selling thousands of thousands of slices in order to turn a decent profit. But they have found their niche in this market. They have targeted poor college kids and because of this have gained a reputation in the area. Now when friends come to visit Penn State the necessary pit stop on a friday night walk is always Canyon Pizza. Its become Penn State culture and because of this they will never die.
But the pizza is still pretty bad. I recommend having the "Canyon Special". That means drink around 8 beers, give yourself a half hour, and then go to get a slice of Penn States ...cough...finest.
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