Archive for May, 2008
MeToday 5-29-2008
Summary: I’m really busy, working 7:30 am to 5 pm. I don’t have anything exciting to mention. I will be moving on Saturday. I will be in Seattle from June 9th to June 17th. I’m sorry I haven’t had time to watch or post on viddler.com.
I’m Going Green
So, I’m not really going that green, but I did buy two plants yesterday. I got a Sago Palm and a silver philodendron. Both are small as you can tell from the picture, but I don’t have a lot of space, or light for that matter. These plants don’t require too much light and are used frequently indoors. I’m really excited about getting them. Just recently I got the urge to grow something. I really want a vegetable garden, but I don’t have the space or light for that; It will have to wait. Maybe you should get a plant too.
MeToday 5-13-2008
New plants, wanted vegetable garden, and Blinn registration.
MeToday 5-8-2008
Exciting day: car wrecks, photo albums, and Microsoft Office galore!
MeToday 5-7-2008
Synopsis of my grades for the last semester of junior year.
iPod = “Howdy” Killer
If you’ve read the sidebar, you should be aware that I’m a junior at Texas A&M University. TAMU is full of traditions. Greeting passersby with a “howdy” is one of the most recognizable traditions practiced on- and off-campus. Every year there is a cyclical decline of the use of “howdy.” High in August and decline through December. There is a low spike in January, then it declines to it’s lowest in May. I’ve notice over the pass three years an overall decline in “howdy’s” use.
I attribute the iPod as a leading reason for the decline in “howdy’s” that I hear. The popularity of the Apple iPod and other mp3 players lead to people wearing headphones to and from class on campus. Listening to music, Aggies are less likely to spout a brief “howdy” to the person walk by, and if you walk by someone wearing headphones/earbuds you are less likely to say “howdy,” as not to disturb them.
This is a sad trend here in Aggieland. I hope the new classes admitted will push to bring back “howdy” to the levels it once was. I’ll do my part and say “howdy” to everyone I pass.
