Study Break

Hello again!  It's been so long since I've written. *sigh*  I actually have a paper due for my Law for Finance class tomorrow, but of course, I don't want to do it...so what's a better way to use my time than to write a new post and listen to music!

I'll keep this short because I really do need to finish researching and start writing, but while I was away, I thought about what direction I wanted to take this blog.  I've been all over the place with my postings, and I just wondered if it would be more interesting to have a set theme or topic to focus on.  I'll try this for a while and see where it takes me!

So, for this next month, I want to try to do one of those 30-day photo challenges.  I've seen friends do them on facebook, and it seems like a good thing to try.  I'll start that with my next post.  :)

Back to the Grind

10 days left until I take REG...time for the home stretch.  See you in two weeks -_-

Before I go AWOL, there are two great things I'd like to share:
1) I passed FAR and BEC!
2) This video is impressive:

Funny Pages

I ran across this note on a friend's Facebook and had a good laugh.  Enjoy!

HELL EXPLAINED BY A CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so profound that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well :

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct......leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my G**."

 

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A".

If I Should Grow Older...

Sarah Kay:  If I Should Have A Daughter...

I didn't know what to expect when I clicked on this video, but once I started watching, I was sucked in.  Her words are so beautiful, and they paint such a vivid picture that reaches inside you and stays with you.  I especially loved the lines:

I'm going to paint the solar system on the back of her hands 
So that she has to learn the entire universe before she can say
"Oh, I know that like the back of my hand."

She's such a talented young woman.  I've heard other artists perform spoken word poetry before.  Some were good, and some seemed angry.  I would describe Sarah Kay's poetry as inspiring.  After listening to her talk, I decided to write a poem as well:

When my parents are no longer beside me, but are up in the sky

where the birds fly, where balloons float away

and become little specks in the universe,

When I look to the future, will I be happy?  Satisfied?

I've always had something pulling me forward:  

summers, college, graduation

When life becomes stable and smooth like a perfectly iced cake,

will I still feel the pull forward, or will the tide recede?

We have so much energy and vibrance as kids. 

Where does it all go?

Does it evaporate like steam, 

only to come down again as tears and sweat?

Do we learn to store it away like a prized piece of candy 

that we take out only on special days?

Do we pass it on to the littler ones and reminisce on the side 

because that's how it should be?

I enjoy speaking to older people because they always have stories.

As the words pour out through their weathered lips,

their eyes shine with the life of their younger years.  

When I grow older, I want to have stories to tell.

I want a library.

How can I gain so many experiences in such a short lifetime?
Experiences that are meaningful, unforgettable, unregrettable.
I can learn from others and create my own memories,
take every opportunity to live a new day, and not sleep them away
because I can sleep as much as I want after I die. 
Will that be enough?


When I grow older, I want to have stories to tell.
I want to understand why people do what they do.
I want to have opinions on things that matter.
I want to make good decisions,
even when I don't know what will happen.
I want to be able to fight when I must with passion and loyalty,
but when the war is over, I want to foster peace always.
I want to love unconditionally.
I want to be a good person, 
and I hope to inspire others along the way.