Outside Event

I went to Jill McCorkle's reading of "Surrender." For some reason things were not going very well for me that day. I was not in a good mood and it did not help anything when I arrived late to this event. I came in and I had no idea what she was talking about. She seemed as if she was a bit nervous. She spoke in a monotonous voice. The story did not keep me very interested. A part of the story was actually quite outrageous and a little over the edge. I just remember wishing I was somewhere else the whole time. I definately did not want to be there any longer than I had to be.

Outside Event

A few Sundays ago, I went to Saint Benedict at Auburndale to attend a play by the name of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrols." Coming into the autorium, I had no idea what to expect. I did not know anything about the play, what it was or what it was about. The play was about a man tricking a girl into giving him money. The man's name was Lawerence. He meets another guy by the name of Freddy who is also fond of tricking women out of their money. The two clash. They decide that only one can stay in the town. They set up a competition between themselves that the first one to trick a woman out of 50000 gets to stay. It was a great play.

outside event

I went to the Otherlands coffee shop at 6:30 one night to listen to this lady read her story. Right away, I realized that this lady had an annoying voice. I found out that it was the University of Memphis's creative writing group that always put on the event. The lady was really bad at presenting and did not keep me interested very long at all. She spent a lot of time on a lot of boring deals. I could not focus long enough to even get what the story was about. I felt uncomfortable there like I did the first time I was there. I guess I just dont like the atmosphere there.

Exam Week

Exam week has been really hectic. I cannot wait until it is all over. Right now I am up at two in the morning still studying away. I never thought that college final week would be this hard but it turns out I was wrong. It will all be worth it when Christmas break comes along this Friday. I have taken a Lab Final. Tuesday, I have to turn in my eight page paper and take a psychology exam. Wednesday, I have an anthropology exam. Thursday, I have a Freshman Seminar exam. Finally on Friday, I have my chemistry final. Kill me.

annotated bib

For years now, reproductive specialists have been helping couples become parents. Dr. Jeff Steinburg predicts that in one year specialist will be able to predict the sex of a baby 100% certainty and the eye color of a baby 80% certainty. "I think it's very important that we not bury our head in the sand and pretend these advances are not happening," Dr. Steinberg said. According to a survey, most people do not have a problem when it comes to removing genetic diseases. Coordinating physical traits scare some but not all. "Somebody has a taste for a particular child or a preference for a particular child," Dr. Caplan said. Prefered traits such as not having red hair or freckles is driven by our culture. Dr. Caplan argues that the rich will occupy these technologys because money will play a big role. He states that laws should be set that people should get couseling before making a decision for a physical trait. ( would this trait really make a difference to me?...Is it that important?) Dr. Caplan makes a good point that parents would automatcially set high expectations for their children. If the child does not succeed as the trait promised, the parent then becomes upset and worried about the invested money. (211)

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/03/earlyshow/health/main4840346.shtml

School

I have really been stressing out about school lately because I am extremely worried about my grades. I have not made a B since probably 7th grade and I do not want to make one now. I know that sounds insane but those are the standards I have set for myself. Chemistry is really grinding my gears right now because I have Freilich, the worst possible teacher I could have gotten. All the other people that do not have Freilich have a way better average grade than people in Freilich's class. I am very worried I might have a C in that class. In comparison to many of my classmates, I am doing extremely well versus their 50s and 60s. A C is not good enough for me and what I want to do. If this stress continues, I will have gray hair in a year. (147)

Thanksgiving

Many teenagers despise Thanksgiving because that means they have to be around family all day. I guess the older you get the more tend people realize that Thanksgiving should be a time of peace and rejoice. For instance, I love Thanksgiving because I get to see all of my family at one time. Its always nice to see people you have not seen in a while. Plus, there is a never ending pit of food every house you go to. Some people really miss the point of Thanksgiving because no one really realizes what it means. Instead of enjoying the peaceful holiday, many people are chaoic because they are rushing from house to house and waiting for Black Friday so they can go shopping all day. (126)