My week of Twitter wasn't that bad, but I don't think I'll use it later in life. With my luck I will forget I even have one. It was really annoying having to post about my every day things. To tell the truth I don't really like facebook either. I just go on it to talk to my brother and uncle that's about it.I will say this for Twitter, its lets you know what other people are doing in their life in short little sentences, giving you a feeling of being connected to the world.
Everything's worth a try at least once in your life, so why not Twitter.
My Twitter account is http://twitter.com/LordyRose
http://www.balkhis.com/twitter/25-reasons-why-someone-should-join-twitter/ I was surprised by how accurate this article/post thing is. Funny how things work.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Diversity Event
So we were required to go to a diversity event and I decided to go to the Traveling Mercies in Afghanistan, Kenya, Haiti, and Mexico. It was an amazing speech given by Aldo Magazzeni, who talked about how he spent ten years of his life volunteering all over the world. He built wells and water systems for these nonprofit organization called Traveling Mercies.
Its just amazing to be able to hear his story, he helped so many people and maybe even saved so by building those wells. He made so many sacrifices to help others and even sold his own car to help raise money. This man is a real Hero.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Track and Pain
While I was reading our assignment, the first thing that came to mind was my high school track career. Back home, everyone thought the only way I could make it to college was through my running. Running was my passion; only problem was I was never meant to be a runner.
Freshmen year, both my coach and principle had high expectations for me. It was my first year and I thought I could do anything, and all I wanted to do was run. On the way to my first meet I got into a car accident. I should have taken it as a sign but didn't. The funny thing is that I actually got third that day in the final round of the 50m dash. After awhile all the girls on the team started to treat me different, and not in a good way. They would say the only reason I run so much was because I was the coach's favorite. So I started working more with relays. We where so close to making it to state, our times were perfect for more then four weeks. However, before reginals, I tore my quad in seven different places. I was dumb and didn't tell anyone, as a result I ended up collapsed on the track unable to walk. I felt like my life was crushed, not only did I let myself down, but I let my team down. I spent the rest of the year on crutches waiting for the next season.
My sophomore year I learned that all my injures were caused by my bunions, I was born with them. The doctors said that I was two young to have surgery on them, but if I didn't I would not be able to run track anymore. So, I researched and found a physician who would do it. Now that I look back I can't believe that I went through all this just to run for only a few more years. So my sophomore and junior year I had surgery, only I was stupid again and started walking early and then started running again when my bones were not fully healed.
You know that moment when your body can't take it and yet you still try. I don't know how many times I went past that point. I was a sprinter running on my toes that had been completely severed; I can't believe how stupid I was. But running was my life, and I had to start all over again. I ran as hard as I could and more than once I had to be carried off the track. I finally felt like I could make my dreams of running track in college true. My senior year my doctor told my mom that if I keep running the way I was, that soon I would be paralyzed. I only cried once before like the way I did then. I felt like I was ripping in two, on one side my mom and teachers and some of my close friends wanted me to quit. On the other my dreams were on the line. My dad got it so I could still run but I had to promise my mom that I would stop if I felt even a little pain, I also had to promise that this would be my last year of track.
My last track meet I got fourth place in the 200m run, that was the last race I ran. I never felt as proud as I did then, I ran all four of my races and even thought my foot felt like the screws were coming out. Even though I couldn't walk for a week after wards-it didn't matter. I will never forget that feeling. The feeling you get while running is that of which you can do anything and all there is in the world- is you and the track. Every time I ran I felt free, so I believe those moments are my finest moments.
Freshmen year, both my coach and principle had high expectations for me. It was my first year and I thought I could do anything, and all I wanted to do was run. On the way to my first meet I got into a car accident. I should have taken it as a sign but didn't. The funny thing is that I actually got third that day in the final round of the 50m dash. After awhile all the girls on the team started to treat me different, and not in a good way. They would say the only reason I run so much was because I was the coach's favorite. So I started working more with relays. We where so close to making it to state, our times were perfect for more then four weeks. However, before reginals, I tore my quad in seven different places. I was dumb and didn't tell anyone, as a result I ended up collapsed on the track unable to walk. I felt like my life was crushed, not only did I let myself down, but I let my team down. I spent the rest of the year on crutches waiting for the next season.
My sophomore year I learned that all my injures were caused by my bunions, I was born with them. The doctors said that I was two young to have surgery on them, but if I didn't I would not be able to run track anymore. So, I researched and found a physician who would do it. Now that I look back I can't believe that I went through all this just to run for only a few more years. So my sophomore and junior year I had surgery, only I was stupid again and started walking early and then started running again when my bones were not fully healed.
You know that moment when your body can't take it and yet you still try. I don't know how many times I went past that point. I was a sprinter running on my toes that had been completely severed; I can't believe how stupid I was. But running was my life, and I had to start all over again. I ran as hard as I could and more than once I had to be carried off the track. I finally felt like I could make my dreams of running track in college true. My senior year my doctor told my mom that if I keep running the way I was, that soon I would be paralyzed. I only cried once before like the way I did then. I felt like I was ripping in two, on one side my mom and teachers and some of my close friends wanted me to quit. On the other my dreams were on the line. My dad got it so I could still run but I had to promise my mom that I would stop if I felt even a little pain, I also had to promise that this would be my last year of track.
My last track meet I got fourth place in the 200m run, that was the last race I ran. I never felt as proud as I did then, I ran all four of my races and even thought my foot felt like the screws were coming out. Even though I couldn't walk for a week after wards-it didn't matter. I will never forget that feeling. The feeling you get while running is that of which you can do anything and all there is in the world- is you and the track. Every time I ran I felt free, so I believe those moments are my finest moments.
This next post is for my class
It might not seem like it goes with our assignment but if you stick with it you'll see it does.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
What students of 2014 Do or Don't Know.
First off I just want to say WOW someone actually put together a list of 75 things that the graduating class of 2014 know or don't. So now I'm suppose to talk about the ones I found shocking and just plain......how to describe........you can't. Some of these were just too.....bla......its like trying to make a cookie with wood.....Painful no matter what. So let the bashing of the heads commence. (Sorry could not resist.)
When you first read the page there is this little statistic thing saying most students that are just entering college were born in 1992. My first reaction was wow I was born that year too, then I thought. Then it went on to list these people I don't know much about and it states that we have always seen them as dead. Well they are dead NOW but they were alive at some point in time.
Okay now to serious stuff, if you believe that Clint Eastwood is better known as a sensitive director then as Dirty Harry you people need serious help. I mean really I can't think of one move where he is not shooting or hitting someone. Also if you believe that Al Gore has always been animated you need help. Not as much as you would need with the Dirty Harry one but pretty close.
Now for the questions??????? Do people really not understand that Fergie is a pop singer, and not a princess?? My real question is where get this question even come from? Oh and do people really still have there Beanie Baby collection? And if so is trading chocolate the moose for patti the platypus really going to help you build that collection??? Also the one that really makes you think is number 73. Silicone-gel breast implants have always been regulated. Is this true or false cause personally I think this is just sad that it made it on the list.
Here are the ones that I just want to bash my head in. DNA fingerprinting and maps of the human genome have always existed. Come on really. This one just made me ashamed to be a 2014 graduate. An other one that I cannot believe is on this list is Czechoslovakia has never existed. If you believe this you need to go back to fourth grade.
Well thats all I have to say for now on this list. We might come back to it later though.
When you first read the page there is this little statistic thing saying most students that are just entering college were born in 1992. My first reaction was wow I was born that year too, then I thought. Then it went on to list these people I don't know much about and it states that we have always seen them as dead. Well they are dead NOW but they were alive at some point in time.
Okay now to serious stuff, if you believe that Clint Eastwood is better known as a sensitive director then as Dirty Harry you people need serious help. I mean really I can't think of one move where he is not shooting or hitting someone. Also if you believe that Al Gore has always been animated you need help. Not as much as you would need with the Dirty Harry one but pretty close.
Now for the questions??????? Do people really not understand that Fergie is a pop singer, and not a princess?? My real question is where get this question even come from? Oh and do people really still have there Beanie Baby collection? And if so is trading chocolate the moose for patti the platypus really going to help you build that collection??? Also the one that really makes you think is number 73. Silicone-gel breast implants have always been regulated. Is this true or false cause personally I think this is just sad that it made it on the list.
Here are the ones that I just want to bash my head in. DNA fingerprinting and maps of the human genome have always existed. Come on really. This one just made me ashamed to be a 2014 graduate. An other one that I cannot believe is on this list is Czechoslovakia has never existed. If you believe this you need to go back to fourth grade.
Well thats all I have to say for now on this list. We might come back to it later though.
Blogging Pains
First off I just wanted to say I just spent half an hour trying to remember my password, when my password was not the problem my user name was the wrong one. One of the many joys of technology. So whats new in the world? I've been sick this whole weekend and have been in meeting after meeting at the same time.
So this will be the first blog I will do for my class and the topics get pretty random. So it might or might not be that interesting. See I was kind of on cold medicine and was at work will looking at these topics so I decided to write my own commentary on all of them. Lol. Needless to say most of it does not make sense now.
So this will be the first blog I will do for my class and the topics get pretty random. So it might or might not be that interesting. See I was kind of on cold medicine and was at work will looking at these topics so I decided to write my own commentary on all of them. Lol. Needless to say most of it does not make sense now.
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