October 2009
6 posts
“You look at this planet hanging out in the darkness of space, and it really...”
– Ron Garan, Nasa Astronaut and Manna Energy founder
How do you define Sustainability?
So I’m in this Sustainable Engineering and International Development class currently and I absolutely love it. It has been one of the most interesting concept classes I have taken during college, probably because it is one of the rare and few concept classes I can take. Anyways lately I have seriously been thinking about ‘sustainability’ and its meaning.
My question is, how...
4-Year-Old Inspirational Hockey Speech is Today's... →
If you’ve seen the movie, Miracle, about the 1980 U.S. Hockey team, you will appreciate this. Even if you haven’t, it’s pretty sweet.
Your own 'Theme Song'
So the other day I was in Wal-mart doing some miscellaneous shopping and I met a guy in the ‘notebook’ aisle, he was probably a graduate student of some sort, he looked a little older. Anyways, he must have had an IPhone or Blackberry that had an external speaker for listening without headphones, because he was walking around with some Avril Lavigne song blaring(as much as a I-phone...
September 2009
5 posts
“There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our...”
– Robert Orben
I thought it was kind of clever.
“When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let...”
– Albert Einstein
Triathlon.....check
I would never have thought to be, well, an athlete whatsoever, but to think that I could be considered a ‘triathlete’ is absolutely astonishing. The race was a grueling, mind-over-matter obstacle, which I conquered without an mp3 player. When I trained for the race, I always had music in my ears. For some reason, the atmosphere and adrenalin rush combined were enough to fuel myself...
August 2009
1 post
June 2009
3 posts
This is why I love Carlos Gomez. I could watch... →
(via ghostsdonotscareme)
What Is It About Drama?
Why are some people so infatuated with drama? Several people I know love to be involved with everyone’s life, not in a ‘hey I’m your friend’ way, but in a ‘hey I heard you and her got in a fight last night’. It’s incredibly annoying to me, it just irks me completely. Why do you need to know? Do you really care? Probably not, since all you really do...
May 2009
4 posts
I'm not gonna hit 6', but...
So once upon a time I told a friend if I ever hit 6’ tall, he owed me $100. Well, I would say that I will not be getting to that height ever. But, I am proud of something else. At 5’ 8”, I can officially say I touched rim on a 10’ basketball hoop. I never thought it would happen. Needless to say, I am proud and pumped. Just thought I’d let everyone...
Is it the Offseason?
Wow, I suck. I have not posted anything on here in a long time. I’m sorry. Well, in case you are interested and have five seconds, here is a small update.
I am enjoying my summer, because:
I have a Extremely non-stressful job
I work at an Ice Arena, so aka in an Air Conditioner
I don’t have to do homework
I have been able to see a lot of my friends
The weather is awesome
...
Star Trek
Can it be true? I’ve heard that this new Star Trek movie is for everyone, you don’t have to know anything about it. Is it really true? It looks really sweet from the commercials, but the name, Star Trek, is really holding me back.
April 2009
6 posts
Collection of Cool Coca-Cola Ads | Toxel.com →
I like the add with a straw going into the window.
Still Can't Believe It....
Interviews
So things, well as far as the job search, continue to be quite dismal, but I am still okay with that. I just simply would like to know what I am doing wrong, or what is the ‘other guy’ doing. I mean, I don’t brag about myself, but I have always thought of myself as a pretty good person all around, I can carry a conversation, I’m pretty smart, I work hard…..what am I...
Home Sweet Home
Easter Weekend is this weekend and I will be back in Farmington for the first time since Christmas. It’s been awhile, long time since I’ve seen a lot of people. It will be good though, I’m excited. I think I am more excited to get away from Ames, IA, simply because I won’t have to think about school for a little while, which I don’t get to do very often.
...
Dumb Woman Locked in Her Car 911 Call →
This video is only a minute long, just watch it. Hilarious.
March 2009
10 posts
NY Times
So I looked at the New York Times website for that picture and article of the Minneapolis 35-W Bridge that Curt told me about, well his twitter did. That article is good and very interesting, but I bet someone in NY Times looked at my Tumblr and saw my blog of the Popular Mechanics article over the same topic. Someone from the NY Times was probably like, oh damn this getsomeair.tumblr.com kid is...
I Love Getting Tax Refunds!
Maybe I'm Not So Dumb
So for my German class, I had to watch a movie today about protesting and demonstrations.
Anyways the entire movie was in German and I didn’t have any trouble comprehending the plot or any other details. If I were to ask myself back in Frau Blees’s German class in high school, if I thought I would ever be able to do that, I would laugh at the thought. It is still way easier to watch...
Whoa What an Adventure!
So Viva Las Vegas!
Wow what a great time! I definitely was a little hesitant when I knew I was headed to Vegas for Spring Break. I mean, I am not a big gambler or risk taker, and there I was headed to none other than ‘Sin-City’, what was I thinking? Well as it turns out, Las Vegas can be fun, even for those not so risky people. We stayed at the Tropicana Hotel, which bases its name...
Fantasy Football Players Show Off - CollegeHumor... →
This is pretty sweet.
Veishea 2009
So the line up for bands this year at Veishea looks, well, better than last year.
Trapt (hit: Headstrong)
Cartel
Jamey Johnson (country artist)
Straylight Run
Ludo
The Morning Light
Now, let’s just hope the weather cooperates this year.
I am going to Las Vegas for spring break
I think it will be pretty fun, hopefully anyways.
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
I heard a band in...
February 2009
20 posts
Armchair Exploration - Top 10 Google Earth Finds -... →
Some of the stuff they found is pretty crazy, a mid-flight missile!
Plug-in Infrastructure Begins Here: San Francisco... →
Even if you're not a fisherman, look at this
This is a new record Northern Pike in Canada . He caught it on Rainy Lake. Check this thing out.. The man (in the photos below), was fishing and caught a 36” Pike. As he was reeling it in, a 56” - 55lbs Pike tried to eat it !!!!! He landed them both in the same net. The last picture is unbelievable.
The pictures are in my previous two posts, hopefully you can see them now.
Every once and awhile
I feel that every once and awhile everyone should just slow down, find a place to relax, and let the mind wander. Sometimes so many thoughts, ideas, things to do, responsibilites, yesterday’s conflicts, and endless others clump up in the mind and create a tornado that no one person can control. All of this ‘stuff’ can clog the mind and be an incredibly stressful feeling, which...
8 Awesome Cars They Won't Let You Buy |... →
An 11:00 PM Intramural Basketball game is just too late…
Do you ever feel that you’re just drowning in a sea of equations, erased ideas, broken pieces of lead, and crumpled up papers?
Well, I guess I’m not drowning, I’m doing quite well, but I do have a lot of stuff to do.
Google Documents
Yesterday, for the first time, I discovered Google Documents. I had no idea what it was, I just clicked on the link to see where it took me. When I found out that you can use Google Documents for free, online, to make pretty much any file type you would need, I was pumped. It will be so much easier to use Google Documents, since it will save to my account, therefore being basically with me...
