CIS 150

One of my classes this semester is CIS 150. It is the teaching of C++ programming. I have realized that i only go to class for the 2% extra credit for coming. If we show up to all the classes we get 2% extra credit at the end of the semester, or part of it depending on how many days we came, relative to how many classes were held. I learn nothing in the class. I sleep or read every class. I only learn during the lab hours. It is much more fun to learn hands on. I can get all the important information online too. The bad part is my other classes are usually done by 12:45, and CIS150 isnt til 4:35. I'm not sure if I should keep going to class. Is the 2% really worth the 4 hours of waiting every tuesday and thursday? On the plus side, I get a lot of reading done. I'm reading at least 1 300+ page book per week.

Buffalos and Frontsies

I have found out something i had not realized before. Getting frontsies on roller coasters makes them about ten times better. You have to wait a lot longer to get on the roller coaster, but it is well worth the wait. I only managed to get on four roller coasters saturday, but i felt like i had more fun than any other time I've been there.
It was me, my brother Jeff, his girlfriend Jenna, and my friend Chris on this road trip to Cedar Point. Jeff was driving, with Jenna in the passenger seat. We were driving down I-75 when Jeff had an idea. He asked me if I remembered going through that drive through zoo in Toronto, to which I replied: yes. He said that he heard about one in Ohio. So i looked it up on my phone, and we decided to go. Turns out the zoo is a drive through one, but only deer and buffalo could come up to the car. We drive through, and Jeff tries to feed a Gigantic buck out of the feeding cup they gave us, and it tried to ninja the whole cup. So, he dumped it out outside for all the others. The we got to the area with the buffalo. One had its entire head, which looked like it was about 50 lbs by itself, in the passenger window. Jeff and Jenna were focused on that, when Chris and I saw one sneaking around the driver side. Jeff had his window fully opened too. He and Jenna were still completely focused on the passenger side when the other buffalo stuck his entire head in. So I said "Hey Jeff." He turns back to his side and gets a face full of buffalo. He nearly jumped out of his skin, and i almost died laughing, as did Chris.


Gooooooooood times....

Quickwrite - Problems in your community

One thing that bothers me in my community, the United States, is way too much positive thinking, and the belief that it solves everything. In my opinion, I think people put so much faith in the power of positive thinking, that they forget that actual work needs to be done. Believing everything will work itself out, and believing the country will just prosper is dangerous at best. Over time, things will likely be worked out, but not on the own. People will just sit back, believe everything will get better, and do nothing. Then they will look down on anyone who looks at things realistically, saying that they just need to smile and think positive.
I believe this is how Barack Obama got his presidency. He rode in off the coattails of hope, and the belief that everything will get better. It was an intelligent campaign strategy. I'll give him that. He even won a Nobel Peace Prize for his 'vision'. That, to me, proves people are relying on positive thinking way too much to make things better. You don't have to be cynical to be realistic, but it's all the same to the overly positive thinkers. I'm hopeful for the future too. I admit that, but I don't think that, in itself, is quite enough. People should start waking up and looking at the world more apprehensively.

Cedar Point

So tomorrow, I shall be traveling to Cedar Point. I haven't been there in about 4 or 5 years, so it should be really fun. I don't really like the whole halloweekend thing though...

An admission of guilt

Yeah... So I wrote out then typed my rough draft in the hour and a half before class. It turned out surprisingly well for the short amount of time. However, I had no sources to back it up. Then it turns out I am way behind in my blogs and need to get back on track. I suppose I am on the fast track for failing COMP, so I must change my ways.




Oh.... and I haven't even started my project yet, but i know what I wanna do.



epic fail