early morning blogging

Well once again wasting time between these sleepy, sleepy morning classes I have decided to blog to try to keep myself awake. Just left Human A&P where we were taking out second test of the semester. This one was on the bones and tissues, stuff that we are finally done with since we have finished up with it in lab. That is material we have been on since the beginning of the semester. I feel like I did just fine on the test, even though I could have been more prepared. Considering the average person in that class is not the most intellectual when it comes to anatomy and physiology, I expect a decent little curve on this test. So anyway we are moving on the muscular system, which is way more interesting to me than bones and tissue. On a different note spring break is coming up after next week. I'm sure it will be here before we know it! While I normally have some sort of trip planned (the beach), this year will unfortunately be much more uneventful. Due to USM's seemingly odd placement of spring break in comparison to other schools in the state, I am the only person out of my major group of friends that will be out of school then. This situation leaves me hanging out at home for most of if not all of my spring break..... Lame. Anyway guess that still beats the hell out of being in school.... hmmm I am a little long winded today.. so until next time thats it for me

My idea for an essay topic!

The topic of this paper will be to describe what you would find to be an ideal (utopian) society/world. This paper would involve your description of how this perfect world would run around you. Mention how such things as maybe politics, schooling, military, economy, law, individual freedoms etc... would be different in this ideal world of yours. Focusing on more of an individual level is also acceptable such as how people would dress, what music they may listen too, etc... There is infinite room for creativity so have fun with this and lets see what your perfect world/society would be!

just blogging away

Well here I sit once again in the library adding another weekly installment to my ENG 102 blog. I feel unusually eager to do some work so I'm getting an early jump on this weeks blog. I just left our english class for today and man! I must say I pretty much love that class. The atmosphere is so much more casual and relaxed than my ENG 101. Last semester our teacher seemed to think we were all English majors or something because he was way to serious with us. Therefore I spent all of last semester coping with some major stress brought on almost exclusively from my English class. This time around things are infinitely less stressful allowing me to relax and do some potentially better work. Unless one is an English major there is really no reason for too serious of an english class. Since it is likely that everyone else will rarely if ever need to call on exceptional amounts of creative or peer reviewed writing after taking their required english writing classes in college. Anyway guess thats it for this week.... before i go I just want to give props to Ryan for being a great English teacher.

something to do between classes

Alright so this looks like the first blog where I won't be complaining about something..... I am actually in exceptional spirits as of late. This week has been great so far (and yes im aware it just started). I have made A's on both my english and math tests, my english essay is going quite smooth (which is unusual), and I have finally taken some initiative with a good bit of my school work as opposed to the extreme procrastination that I am prone to. The rest of my week looks good too, with my least favorite class, Sociology, cancelled on Wednesday and no assignments due as of yet. This weekend I am going home to McComb for the first time in about a month and a half. Although my hometown is notorious for being an extremely unexciting place, when you go there as rarely as I do it becomes much more intriguing. Doing and seeing things that used to be boring everyday occurances are now extremely nostalgic. Plus I get to see quite a few friends that are still around town, which is always a good time. So anyway hopefully my week will only prove to be even better than it already is and until next time I'm out.

yet another unexciting blog entry

Alright so once again I find myself trying to occupy myself in the school library until my next class. I just got out of my first class today Human A &P. We took our first test of the semester this morning at 8 o'clock. Due to our awesome long weekend Mardi Gras break I of course forgot about my test. Therefore, much cramming was involved last night. And like clockwork, whenever I have to cram my roommates coincidentally decide to do something fun involving many people at our house, loud noise, and late nights. Not only do I tend to miss out on the excitement, but I am actually easily distracted by it when studying and especially when trying to fall asleep early enough to get some sleep for an 8 o'clock class. As usual I did the minimum amount of studying, struggled to get to sleep at a decent time and still managed to do really well on the test (well i feel that way, hopefully my feelings prove true). By the way if anyone is reading this take Nick Griffis for any sciences he teaches, he is super easy and then you can do like me and half way participate and still have an easy A! Its about time to go to my next class, so until next time im out.

Payne Center Interviews

This is a questionnaire filled out by the director of the Payne Center Mike Giles. I plan on getting interviews to post soon from two employs of the Payne Center that I am friends with .



1. What, if any, are plans in the near future for improvement in any
area of
the Payne Center? EXPANSION PLANS ARE BEING CURRENTLY
CONSIDERED. WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PAYNE CENTER
WITH A FACILITY THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER,
COUNSELING SERVICES AND THE SCHOOL OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND RECREATION.
2. What kind of medical support is offered at the Payne center for
emergency
situations? WE TRAIN OUR STAFF IN FIRST AID AND CPR. WE ALSO INCLUDE THE
USE OF AN AED FOR LIFE THREATING EMERGENCIES
3. What kind of security measures are in place during the business
hours of the
Payne Center. If cameras are used could you share a general area that they
cover? WE DO NOT HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS. WE USE A PATROL SYSTEM WITH
FACILITY SUPERVISORS WHO ARE STUDENTS.
4. How often are maintenance and/or replacement done on workout
equipment? DAILY AND AS NEEDED FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS
5. How often is the sports equipment upgraded or replaced?
EQUIPMENT IS REVIEWED BEFORE EACH INTRAMURAL ACTIVITY AS WELL AS ON AN
ANNUAL INVENTORY. EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED IN "FREE REC" IS CHECKED DAILY.
6. What are prices for personal training service? THIS VARIES WITH THE
NUMBER OF SESSIONS BUT A BASE PRICE IS $26/HOUR
7. What workout classes (such as yoga, martial arts, Pilates) are
offered? Are
all of these classes co-ed? ALL CLASSES ARE CO-ED. VARIOUS CLASSES ARE
AVAILABLE. SPECIFIC CLASS AS WELL AS THEIR SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE AT OUR
WELCOME CENTER
8. What request for change do you have most around the Payne Center?
FOR AN EXPANSION OF THE WEIGHT ROOM(WOZ)
9. Are there any plans for handling the over-crowding that occurs in
the workout
zone? EXPANSION PLANS ARE BEING INCLUDED WITH OUR PLANS FOR EXPANDING THE
ENTIRE FACILITY
10. What are some intramural sporting groups offered and who organizes
the
tournaments? MATT SEBRING IS OUR IM COORDINATOR. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF
SPORTS, BASKETBALL( SEVERAL VARIATIONS), FLAG FOOTBALL, SOCCER, ULTIMATE
FRISBEE ARE JUST A FEW. PLEASE CONTACT MATT.SEBRING@USM.EDU FOR MORE
INFORMATION