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Don’t be Undeservingly August!

Daniel Cole — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:58:20 +0000

Here’s a quick summary of what is going on: summer school at Blinn is done, grades will be transferred on Thursday the 7th, soon after that I can apply for my Aggie Ring (Whoop!), August 6th-22nd I will be working 8am-5pm, and August 25th the fall semester of my senior year at Texas A&M begins.

I am so glad to be finished with English and speech classes. They were some of the most difficult and challenging courses I’ve taken. Grades should be post by the end of this week.

I can apply for my Aggie Ring as soon as the credits get transferred to Texas A&M. Once ordered, I will receive it in November. I am taking 15 hours this fall, and my parents agreed to purchase a sports pass this year, so I plan on going to as many games as possible.

Today, tropical storm Edouard came though town; I’ve seen more water come out of a sprinkler system. I was very disappointed; I wanted a drenching thunderstorm.

I think I am going to redesign my blog this month, before school starts up. But don’t hold me to it. Trying to do things when working 40 hours per week is not always as easy as it seems. I like when school is in session, because I feel like I get more done.

The Burn

Daniel Cole — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:49:07 +0000

Well, I’m not dead, but I am burnt out. I just have 6 days of class: two speeches, two exams, and two essays left. I just wanted to updated the blog with a new post. I updated to WordPress 2.6, we’ll see what’s new.

Two by Two should have been One by One

Daniel Cole — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:17:55 +0000

So, this is the second week of English and Speech at Blinn. I only have until August 4th, then the semester is over! These two classes are probably the hardest one’s I’ve ever taken. Not just because they are writing intensive, but also because they are condensed into one month, I am working 20 hours/week, and Blinn has challenging classes to keep their standards up. I have a total of 5 major speeches to give and 4 major essays to write within the month. But along with those assignments I have also had a lot of reading, smaller writing assignments, weekly quizzes in English, and other speaking activities in Speech. Each class has a midterm and a final. I’m not really sure why they are trying to fit every single assignment from the full semesters into the one month summer semesters, but it hasn’t been much fun so far.

Tomorrow, I will present my first major speech. It is about how my jobs have influenced my dream to become big in the corporate world. Working where I have, I now want to own a small company, not work in a large corporation. Well, I had better practice the speech again. Each one has to be 7-10 minutes in length, yikes!

Hopefully, you will hear from me again, if you don’t you know what killed me: summer school at Blinn.

About to Get Busy

Daniel Cole — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:49:41 +0000

On Monday, I will be starting summer school at Blinn. I’m taking English Composition (freshman English that I skipped for 3 years) and Intro to Speech. I will buy the books on Monday after class is over. My first class starts at 9:35 AM and the second class ends at 1:35 PM. I’ll grab lunch then go to work from 3 to 7 PM. I have the feeling that I’m going to be really busy writing papers and speeches; we’ll see.

Tonight, I’m planning to go see Hancock with a friend, but if I don’t get a call soon, I’m going to go see it on my own at 9:45 PM. Lately I’ve been watching a lot of movies, either online, via Netflix, or in the theaters. I’m trying to work my way through a list of movies I’ve wanted to see before school gets started and I don’t have time. (The previous is an example of a poorly structured, mostly likely, run-on sentence.)

Pre-Seattle Trip

Daniel Cole — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:28:18 +0000

Ok, so today I’m packed and getting ready to fly to Seattle this evening. Last week, I watch the first 3 seasons of The Office. I don’t know how I missed the train on this show! It is so hilarious! I’ll catch up on season 4 on Hulu.com.

I’ve watered my plants for the upcoming week, I’m pretty sure they will be fine. I have about sixteen magazines, fourteen hours left on an eBook, eighteen podcasts, and about 4000 songs I can listen to for the trip.

When I get back, I plan on buying a mini-fridge. I’m excited about buying one; not sure why, I just am. Yesterday, I bought a new wireless router for the apartment. The previous roommate removed the router that had been there, causing the internet to not work right. It’s all fixed now.

Yesterday, I also had my parents pay for Blinn and I filled out my FAFSA. There are so many things to do before you go on a long vacation.

I will be posting pictures, locations, text, and more online as the trip progresses.

The Move Next Door

Daniel Cole — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:18:02 +0000

A lot of things are happening for me right now and in the near future. Last Saturday, I moved into my new apartment. I’m really excited about it. I had to rearrange my room quite a bit to make everything fit, but I’m happy with how things are.

On Monday, my family and I are flying to Seattle until the 17th of June. I will definitely be posting stuff from Washington. On July 7th, school will be starting at Blinn. I’m taking Freshman Composition and Speech; two classes that I’ve just been putting off. Well, I have to get up early tomorrow, so goodnight!

MeToday 5-13-2008

Daniel Cole — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:36:44 +0000

New plants, wanted vegetable garden, and Blinn registration.