January 2012
30 posts
Happiness Continued
I thought of my favorite things today. So I was happy. Simply smiling makes me happy, which is interesting. Does it make me happy because I naturally associate it with good things? I don’t know. I was thinking about the simple forager vs. modern person idea and it brought up some interesting (or at least I think so) thoughts on society. As a society we have chosen brains over physical...
Simple Happiness
During times when I am sad (usually when I am trying to find a job/internship for the summer) I, as they say in sound of music, “simply remember my favorite things and then I don’t feeeel sooo bad”. So what do I think of to make me happy. I think of, and actually, play my ukulele and other instruments. I am pretty sure it is impossible to be sad while playing the ukulele. My...
Almost Forgot
I almost forgot to post today. In the future I might change the format to a 3+ times a week deal because it is now driven by thought content instead of plot content…anyway Until tomorrow ML3
Overbearing Parents
I am starting to get used to having no class on fridays. Which is fun now but it will be an adjustment when I get into the working world and have to work every friday. Lately I have been thinking about my fear of failure. I forget where I heard it but somewhere I heard that younger people take more risks than older people because they think they are invincible. I have never really felt that. Which...
Stair Jumping
I only have one class on thursdays and that is marketing. Today we talked about cognitive dissonance, or buyers remorse. It is an interesting element of psychology. People are always wondering about what the alternative would have done for them. And expectations play a huge role. If you hear great things about a movie then see it and it is alright then you are disappointed. But if you see the same...
New Format
I am very tired. I have been doing school work for 12 hours straight with my only breaks being to eat or walk from one place to another. Part of it was my fault and my procrastinating ways and some of it was simply unfortunate timing. Anyways, this is the inaugural post of my new format ba da da da! (Imagine triumphant horns). I should warn you, since it is my first post and I have been thinking...
Not Yet
I know I said the new format would start today, but I stayed up later than I wanted to doing homework so it will start tomorrow. Today was a pretty normal Tuesday. Class, NCAA, homework, workout. The new format will start tomorrow I promise. Until then. ML3
The Solution
So part of the reason I started this blog was to find meaning and to share my thoughts on the smaller, day to day, things in life because that is where I think a lot of the most important stuff goes unnoticed. By simply recounting what happened during the day I am accomplishing neither. So, I will try to fix this by making notes in my phone when a thought strikes me. The blogs will become more an...
Normal Sunday
Why is it that Sunday has the most distinctive feel of all the days? I don’t know. Anyways. I slept in a little today then made a lot of waffles and ate them all. Then I played NCAA. After that I watched a little bit of the NFL playoffs then read Made To Stick and watched How I Met Your Mother. Then my roommate and I went grocery shopping. I spent $75 on groceries, I normally spend like $45....
No Solution
So I haven’t come up with a solution yet. Today I went to the basketball game. It was a good game we came back to win. After that I went to a hamburger place with my roommate. We came back and I finished looking for Alaska (I will expand on this tomorrow) then we watched a movie. Until tomorrow. ML3
The Problem
No class today so I got to sleep in a little. But I woke up at 9 for some reason. I wasn’t tired though so that was good. I then read for two hours. I am really starting to like looking for alaska. Then I ate breakfast and played NCAA. Then I read a lot more, watched Ninja Warrior and then went to the gym to play basketball. After basketball I finally started my internship search. I have...
Basketball Game
8:21, shower, breakfast. In marketing today I wasn’t able to sit next to the girl I wanted. That is still my favorite class though. I can’t tell if it is because of the subject or the professor. Probably a little of both. We talked a lot about Coke and Pepsi and brand loyalty and what information market researchers should look for. After marketing I came home played NCAA did laundry...
Life Decisions
8:21, Shower, breakfast (Actually I hit the snooze once but I was up at 8:21…then 8:30). Then I went to DSC. That class continues to be boring, and doesn’t appear to be changing trajectory anytime soon. After DSC was management. We spent the whole time talking about this fire tragedy called Storm Hill or something. It happened like 15 years ago. It was a pretty useless class. People...
TV Day
8:21, shower, breakfast. Back to normal routine after getting MLK day off. Then I went to my one class of the day. I was finally able to sit next to the girl that I wanted too. It was good. We talked and it wasn’t awkward. Then I came back played NCAA read and then sent out some emails I had been procrastinating. (progress!) then I did some homework and went to work out. After that I came...
Procrastinating Master
I probably shouldn’t use the word master because that makes it seem positive. It’s not. It’s a problem that I really need to fix. I will fix it this term (if I say it enough times it might happen), So today I procrastinated by watching lost and reading. Then I finally did my homework which took longer than I anticipated. Now since I am very tired and since I have procrastinated I...
NFL Playoffs
Slept in again. Made some waffles watched lost and then the Oregon basketball game. Then I watched the NFL playoffs. During the 1st game I got bored and played basketball for a while. After basketball I watched the 1st half of the second game them the patriots where winning by so much I played NCAA football then watched more lost. I know I wrote back to back short phone posts. Tomorrow will be...
Book Walk
It was a pretty relaxing Friday. I slept in, read, went on a walk, bought my textbooks, played NCAA (lost for the first time in the last 47 games), worked out and watched basketball. I also watched the first episode of lost. I don’t really need another tv show but this one seems good. I may will try to cut down on my other tv watching to make time for this one. Until tomorrow. ML3
Random Day
8:21, shower, breakfast, sportscenter. Then I went to marketing. The plan was to go a little later than last time so I could sit next to the girl I know in that class so I walked instead of biked. It turns out I was a little too late and all the spots around her were full by the time I got there. I saw her after class though and we said hi so that was good. I’m pretty sure marketing is going...
More Class
8:21 again. Shower, breakfast, sportscenter. Hopefully I start doing fun things soon so my titles won’t all be about class. Although I kinda enjoy going to class. Today is wednesday, one of my busy class days. DSC is turning out to be exactly as I expected a semi useful semi boring class. Management was actually more fun today than I expected. We talked a lot about what affects human...
Day Two
Again woke up at 8:21 this morning. It was a little harder this morning since I stayed up a little too late watching youtube videos last night. Went through the same morning routine as yesterday. Shower, food, sportscenter. Then I was off to marketing class. I was a little nervous for this class. I’m not exactly sure why. I just have a fear of the unknown and I didn’t know what to...
New Classes
Today was the first day back at classes so I woke up at 8:21 as I will every monday through thursday this term. I don’t like waking up on even numbers. I don’t know why. I showered ate breakfast and watched Skip Bayless rant about Tebow for a little bit then I headed to my first class. DSC. I wasn’t really sure what DSC was going to be it is technically “decision...
Moving Back
I woke up later than I have been lately. Probably because there was no dog banging against my door to wake me up. After I avoided tripping over the mess that was my room I ate breakfast and read a little bit. Then I watched part of the NFL playoffs until my roommate woke up and we went to the store. It is his 21st birthday so he wanted to make some drink he saw on the Jersey Shore so he got all...
Back Home
When you live in two places “home” is an interesting concept. Is home the place you spend most of your time? Is it where you have lived the longest? I don’t know. The way I see it I have two homes. School and where I grew up. So I finally got back to school today. I love being with my family but break was a little long (4 weeks!). I have been gone for so long it feels almost like...
Packing Up
I was again awoken by Wilson at our normal time today. I went out and threw the ball for him then ate some breakfast. After breakfast I played NCAA football. Football season is almost over I will have to get a basketball game to play. I went to costco with my mom and sister today. Costco is a cool place and it was kinda fun today. I got some contact solution, vitamins, and muffins (I can’t...
Baseball Practice
I was woken up at my normal time by Wilson bumping his head against my door. This may be a large part of why I wake up at the same time everyday here without an alarm. I threw the ball for him as usual then ate breakfast. After breakfast I played NCAA and watched How I Met Your Mother. Then I went to the bank and drove to reebok. I drove to reebok with the intent of going in and visiting the...
Book Store
I woke up at my normal time today despite being so tired last night. It will be interesting to see how my sleeping patterns change when I go back to school. I threw the ball for Wilson then ate breakfast as usual. Then I played a couple of games of NCAA football. I have started this new thing where I do push-ups after each score like a college mascot. It is actually a pretty good workout when you...
Very Tired
Today I woke up early to Wilson barking. Threw the ball for him and ate breakfast. Then I read for a little while and played NCAA as has become my routine the last week. After that I played basketball. We played 10 games and I am oh so very tired. I can’t remember being his tired before 11 o’clock for a while. Until tomorrow. ML3
Rose Bowl
Oregon won the Rose Bowl!!!! It’s been 95 years since they have won the Rose Bowl and we finally ended that streak today. It was awesome. After heartbreaking losses in bowl games the last two years this feels really good. I will enjoy reading about this the next few days. I woke up around 9:00 this morning and threw the ball for Wilson. Then I ate breakfast while watching some bowl games,...
Sisters Birthday
The first day of 2012 was similar to 2011. Things generally don’t change suddenly, usually more gradually. Almost unnoticeable until a while after. My mom, sister, her boyfriend, and I took Wilson to the dog park this morning. Then I read and watched football until 3:30 when we went to my grandparents for my sisters birthday. That will be the last time I see the extended family on my moms...
Snowboarding Again
Today is new years eve. I am very tired . I’m writing from my phone again because my computer is all the way downstairs so this will be short. Today I read and played NCAA football. I watched some bowl games and then went snowboarding for my sisters birthday. It is technically new years now. Happy new year! ML3
