Spring 2005 Schedule

ART 126
INTRO TO THE VISUAL
MW
03:30P 04:45P
PEARC 128
VOLKER, MICHAEL
(RateMyProfessors.Com give this guy a bit over a 3 out of 5. Comments say that attendance is manditory and lectures r pointless.)

MUS 182A
WOMEN'S CHORUS
MWF
12:00A 12:50P
MUSIC 157
GUMM, ALAN
(I don't care what RMP.com says, I know him, he is cool. I might be playing a frame drum in our concert. David would be proud, that is what he played in his band, lol.)
>>> Isn't he cute? No, it's not Dr. Gumm, I don't know who he is, but I love him. lol <<< AST 111
ASTRONOMY
MWF
02:00P 02:50P
PEARC 128
WILLIAMS, GLEN
(Rated a bit over 4, looks like he is pretty well liked by people who weren't even very interested in Astronomy, so that is good.)

ART 105
DRAWING I INTRODUCTION
TR
11:00A 01:50P
POWER 243F
DAVIS, ANDREW
(3.6 rating with 4:5 people giving him a "hot" vote. That sounds like a man i can spend 6 hours a week with, lol.)

MTH 106
PLANE TRIGONOMETRY
MWF
10:00A 10:50A
PEARC 228
LENKER, TERRY
(This guy didnt even get a 2, he got a 1.9 rating. That is not a good thing. But, people said that if u work hard u will do well, it is not impossible. People who don't go to class fail, the end.)

HST 237
MID EAST SINCE MUHAMAD
TR
09:30A 10:45A
POWER 201
ROBERTSON, JOHN
(4:5 ain't bad. Comments say that he makes u think and study guides help with tests. Did n e 1 notice I have no women profs? lol. I swear I didnt do it on purpose!)

Total Credit Hours:
16.00

What do you think of my schedule? That drawing class is so pointless, I dont think i even get a UP credit for taking it, but u know... I just feel like it, and besides... the prof is supposed to be hot. lol. Sorry, I just find that entertaining. I can't wait to see if he really is.

Airport Family

I was thinking today, mostly because I knew i needed a new post, about some events going on in my life. One big event that is coming up is the the arival of my brother Jon and his family from Florida. He couldn't come up for my graduation party because of his job, he owns a lawn care business.

>>> As a side note for Rachael, a creepy old poor-looking guy just walked by me in the Library. Ok, back to the post...

I was wondering to myself how many times I have atually seen my brother's family. I don't count the times I was in my mom's belly and when I was less than a year old... but that would be 2. Then when I was about 4 and we went to Disney World. They tricked me onto a rollercoaster. They said, "You like trains, don't you?" That was when Garrett was a baby. When I was about 8 I think we went again. I was riding one of their horses and I told Tracy that the saddle was going to falloff but she didnt listen. The saddle rolled right under the horse and I fell right on the ground. Then when I was in middle school we went to Tennessee. That was possibly the lamest vacation of my life. No, not quite, going to the football hall of fame when sea world was closed would be the worste, but I digress. That makes about 3 REAL times that I've seen them.

On Friday night, 11pm, my airport family should be flying in. It will be an excieting time. A nice Thanksgiving, especially for my mom and sister. Jon's family hasn't seen either of Patty's kids yet, so that should be fun.

>>> As another side not. People have been talking about airplanes and trips here a lot and I think thats why I had a dream last night about going on a trip. I remember there were guys going on this trip, Andy Weber comes to mind for some reason. There was someone's mom, someone I don't know. The trip was going to be for 3 months and the flight would be 12-16 hours. I was worried that I hadn't packed enough. I hate it when I can't remember enough of my dreams. Mostly just the feelings.

Yahoo! Music

Rufus Wainwright Fan Radio Station

In listening to the AWESOME radio station I found on Yahoo! Music I have been reintroduced to a great musician, Ryan Adams. His genre, according to Yahoo! is alt-country, but really he is just awesome folksy rock. Check out his site and the VH1 site for him. I love his song "Amy" and "New York, New York," with a video featuring the Twin Towers in the background was a favorite of MTV in 2001.


Another great musician who is played on my new favorite radio station is Jeff Buckley. He has one of the most beautiful voices in rock music (according to me). Ben was the first to tell me about this great musician while we were messing aroudn with Rachael's piano. He covered Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" before Rufus got a chance to. He has a beautiful song called "Lover, You Should've Come Over" along with others on a great CD called "Grace."

If you get a chance to listen to any of these great songs, tell me what you think.

Exams & Studying & Observations Oh My!

Today I had an exam in GEO. I took it is about a half hour; i was rushing. I had to be in Fowler to get 3 observation hours in.

I have to observe 10 hours of teaching this week. At least one teacher I've never had and at least two grade levels (elem., middle, high, or special ed.). Today, I observed a guy who took over for Mr. Mowry teach two classes of physics and Ms. Tichnell in choir. On Thursday I am observing Mr. Wilson most of the day but at least one hour in special ed; maybe another hour in Mr. Smith's or another class. For observations I have to make a class layout for each class and fill in notes about the behavior or the teachers and students and other elements of the classroom. When I am done observing I have to write a report about my experience.

Aside from the GEO exam today, I also have my HEV exam on Friday and my HST exam on Monday. I have a study session for HST on thursday from 5-7 (so I have to come back up here right after observing school). And another might still be scheduled for HEV.