The other day while browsing Yahoo! News like I always do, I came across an article in which they spoke of Lauren Caitlin Upton's (Miss Teen South Carolina) response to the a question about why one-fifth of Americans can't locate the United States on a world map. At first, I thought it was just a recap of some of the events from the pageant but little did I know that this poor girl amidst the camera lights, live audience and judges made a fool of herself by answering with the following response:
"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uhmmm, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us." The Star
At first, I laughed when I read the article and later saw a Youtube video of the clip from the pageant itself...a few seconds later I asked myself "what the hell?" Luckily, Miss Teen South Carolina was able to redeem herself on the Today show in which she was asked the question again and responded with the following answer:
"Well personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. I don't know anyone else who doesn't. And if the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography." The Seattle Times
Much better the second time around, Miss Teen South Carolina. Miss Teen Colorado ended up winning the pageant, however, despite her horrible answer Upton was third runner-up.
Not only does Coke zero taste great because of it's real taste and no sugar, but they have come out with a new interactive site that allows users to direct their own small movies and send them to friends. Also, have you ever watched one an old black and white film that plays nothing but music but has the subtitles at the bottom? Well, now you can manipulate old b&w film clips by using a voice recorder along with writing your own conversation for the movie, all on the Coke Zero's "Life as it should be" campaign site. When you're done making your movie, send it to friends and see your movie compete with other movies to see which gets the highest rating! Try it out for youself and see how much fun you can have.
I have an interview today at 2pm for an office position at a local screenprinting company. I am really excited about this because not only would it give me some extra cash (only PT so not much) but it'll allow me to work after classes and fit nicely into my schedule; most likely I would be working 1pm-5pm on Monday & Friday and 1:30pm-5pm on Tuesday & Thursday giving me enough time to get out of class and leave the campus. I can't work Wednesdays, however, because I have to be on campus until 5pm because of my Astronomy lab. Either way...wish me luck!
Here is the bulleted list for the day since I'm too lazy to type out anything meaningful that actually flows together:
- I spent the day with my mom; first we went by two properties so she could place for rent signs in the yard, then went and grabbed lunch at Chickfila. We stopped by Walmart to pick up a few things and left with more than we went in there for, including The Departed and Wild Hogs movie.
- I'm making meatballs for dinner...just waiting for the diswasher to finish washing! Yummy!
- I have 4 chapters in one of the books for my Social Problems class to read by Tuesday, and write up my second assignment...shouldn't be too bad but the book seems rather boring, poo.
- I have an interview sometime on Monday, around 1:30pm/2:00pm, I'm not exactly sure when since I sent the email to the lady & called to set one up with her but she had already left the office, hopefully I'll get the job which will bring in some much needed extra money.
- I can't wait until October which is when I am going to Michigan to see Alan...I'm so excited :)
- I found this in my bookmarks; funny yet annoying and cute at the same time!
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I have all my books for classes; my aunt took me to the downtown campus awhile ago so I could get my last book for my Criminal Justice class before finicial aid closes tomorrow @ 1pm. In total, books for 5 classes all new except one cost about $440...the one used book I managed to snag was still $95 USED! It's ridicilous that textbooks cost so much, and then when one tries to sell them back after the semester over in basically brand new condition you don't even get half of what you spent back, not to mention a lot of the textbooks they won't buy back because they seem to change editions EVERY semester. Either way, I have all the books I need and I'm good to go.
Also, I received an email earlier from a receptionist position I had applied to a week or so ago. I guess they tried to call me but my voicemail disconnected, I'm going to call them ASAP to setup an interview; I've been looking for a position like this for awhile now, something that was pretty flexiable because of my class schedule that I could work in the afternoons (1pm until)...so we'll see :)
When my mom and I moved into our new townhouse back in January, I decided I wanted to decorate my room a little differently; this meant finding curtains that actually looked nice and complimented my room but also would keep the street light from outside from getting it. Luckily I found some after an extensive search through various stores, but I wish I had known about Terry's Fabrics. Not only do they offer a wide variety of curtain designs/prints at prices that won't hurt anyone's pocket, they also offer curtain poles and tracks along with other various items to decorate your house and/or room with! So if you're in need of some decorative touch to add some spice to your house, check out Terry's Fabrics and see if they have something to suit your taste.
After talking with my mom last about the situation concerning the algebra class, I have decided to not take it. If me not getting into a school is based off not having one class, then that's just lame and a waste of time. Not to mention, the class doesn't even transfer to USC but it does transfer to KU/MSU, sigh why do they make it so difficult? Either way, the classes that I have I absolutely need to get my Associate of Arts degree and it isn't worth messing up those classes just to take another.
As a college student getting ready to embark on my journey called life separated from the confines of my mother’s home and financial support, I need to start looking into building up my own credit. Now I can with low rate apr credit cards like those offered by Mint who is offering a competitive introductory offer of 0% interest on balance transfers & purchases for 13 months. Not only that, but they offer a host of benefits like 24 hour customer service and the ability to manage your account online! I should definitely look into building my credit soon with an offer like this.
When you look at my transcript for all the classes I've taken since starting college you notice a general trend; all the classes are general education requirements (English, Science, Humanities, Electives, etc.) the only thing missing is my math class. I was told misinformation I don't know how many times when it came to getting into the math class that I wanted to take (college algebra) that it got to the point where it was too late to do anything about it, getting stuck taking Probability & Statistics which at my college counts as a Math course towards your degree but when transfered to other schools does not count as a Math course which means I have to take College Algebra anyways.
Now the situation at hand is this...I can register to take Immerdiate Algebra (the class before college algebra) which starts in October and runs until the end of the semester in December, it's called a Fastforward class at my college. Which means, in the end I would end up taking 6 courses instead of the 5 I am taking now. This algebra class would not count as a degree credit towards the AA I'll be getting in December, hence why I'm not taking it in the first place HOWEVER it will transfer to other schools as a Math courses, particularly MSU in which a transfer student who has taken College Algebra or at least an Intermediate Algebra class or higher is prefered. I can register for the class now, which starts in October, the only thing I'd have to do is switch my lab from Wednesday to Friday that way the times for the math class don't conflict with my lab times (the math class would be from 3-5:51pm, Monday & Wednesday and I currently have lab on Wedesnday from 2-5pm). Hmm...
