Pet Peeves

One of my pet peeves is messiness. I'm not really sure why but, I'm a neat freak, so if something isn't organized or is just left lying around, it really bugs me. Some days I really don't care and other days it really annoys me. When I first moved into the dorms, my roommate would always leave a pile of dishes by the sink, and she would always say she would do them...later. It really got to me one day because they would take up all of our shelf space by the sink. I'd hit my head on them almost every time I was brushing my teeth, so I just washed them when I washed my own dishes. Now we have a deal that I do the dishes and she takes out the garbage. It's worked out pretty well so far. We don't use that many dishes anyway. When ever something is messy, I just have a weird urge to clean it, even when I was younger. I was probably the only kid in America that didn't have her parents telling them to clean their room. I just get some satisfaction out of it I guess. It helps me relieve some stress and gives me something to do when I'm bored.

Quote

"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." - B.F. Skinner

Education is a very important part of life no matter how young or old you are. When we're young we learn to walk, talk, and ride bikes. As we get older, we learn about the stars, writing papers and some other important life lessons along the way. With so many things to remember, it's hard to absorb everything. Luckily, we can relearn the things we can't remember, and we can teach other people things we remember that should be passed on. Some cultures pass things down from generation to generation, so the traditions aren't forgotten. Other cultures have traditions that are fading out with only a few people left to carry them on. It's sad how things eventually fade away, but if we keep teaching maybe somethings can hold out a little longer. I guess sometimes people lose interest in the old want to make new discoveries.

Second Semester

I'm going to be very busy this semester. I'm taking 17 credits and all of them are either three or four credit classes. So far I've had to do a lot of reading for pretty much every class and textbooks are really not the most fun thing to read. At least for composition I have to read The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman. Although the novel is sad, I've enjoyed it so far. I know I'm going to have to put a lot of work into the class to make progress and do well in the course. Writing is usually hard for me and everything about it stresses me out, but I'm hoping my writing stresses will be relieved once I'm through with the class. I expect the instructor to teach me the skills I need to be a better writer and give me feedback on my writing when we have conferences. I really hope the course isn't as hard as I think it is going to be.

About Me

I was born in Illinois, but my parents moved to Winona when I was only a few months old and I've lived there ever since. I'm an only child, but I have two dogs, Charlie Mudd and Copper. I used to have cats, but they all seemed to run away, so I've given up on cats in general and decided that I'm just a dog person. I'm really close with my parents and I love hanging out with them. Coming to MSU this year was the first time I was really away from home without my parents for a long amount of time. So far it's been pretty good. I'm set on business management for my major, but I'm only a freshman, so I that could change. I've met a lot of people at MSU and I think I came out of my shell a little bit amd became more independent. I love my roommate; we didn't know eachother before coming to MSU and I was really worried that I was going to end up with a roommate from hell. I got pretty lucky though because we actually have a lot in common and hang out all the time. I love listening to music and constantly have music on when I'm on the computer or just hanging out. My favorite band has to be Dashboard Confessional. I also like to read pretty much anything I can get my hands on. One of my hobbies is photography. I took a class in high school where I was actually able to develop my own black and white pictures which was really fun. Now I just take digital pictures and let the pros handle the developing, but I still love taking pictures. I've always loved art; I'm not very good at doing anything else besides photography but I enjoy looking at other people's art. I think people who paint are extreamly talented. I don't know how many times I've tried to paint something and it turns out to be a big blob of color. I like watching HGTV and watching how people make things. Sometimes the things people make can be a little wierd but either way it's cool to watch. I also love the Food Network. Cooking is really fun for me, which is strange considering my mom hates cooking, so I don't know where that joy came from! Probably from my love of eating and food in general. I think ice cream and chocolate are two of the most important foods and can fix almost anything. That thought is probably not so good for my health, but I don't think I can change that.