Event Number 3 - Free Rock Concert

Tonight I went to what was supposed to be a rock concert in the student center, which sadly fell flat of expectations.  The flyer I found for this a couple weeks ago made this event look like a lot of fun!  It had said there were going to be bands, pizza, prizes, and face painting!  Which all sounded like a good time so I figured this would be a perfect event for my last review.  I figured a lot of people would show up for this so my roommate and I decided to go a little early, and since it started at 6:30, we got there for 6:10. When we got there, I was kind of surprised by how few people were there.  There was one band setting up while a few other people were sitting at the tables and a few other people were walking around, probably a maximum of ten people in the room.  I was previously under the impression it was going to be actual bands performing but as we sat at the table and watched people bringing stuff in and out, we slowly realized it was student bands.  I wasn't against it, I figured they must have to start performing somewhere and what better place to start than in front of your peers.  And who knows, they might even be good.  We sat at the table for about a half hour but still no one else had showed up and they were supposed to have started already.  A little disappointed, my roommate and I went downstairs to get coffee from dunkin donuts to hold us over for a little while which was when we got back upstairs, they ironically put out pizza. We had a couple slices, finished our coffee and it was about 7:15.  We had been there for over an hour waiting and still nothing was happening so we decided to leave.  This event was very disappointing as I was expecting an actual concert like the flyer said!  I hope they started playing at some point in the night and that next time they will have more people and start playing on time.

Event Number 2 - Insidious 2

Last night I went to the program council's showing of Insidious 2.  They held it in the student center theater and since I just saw the first movie not too long ago, I couldn't resist!  I went with my friend Diana and her roommate Jessica who love scary movies just as much as I do ( even though we all screamed the whole time).  It started out as a prequel to the first movie showing the father as a young boy who was traveling into a ghostly world where all the deceased go, not a heaven or a hell though, when ever he fell asleep.  So his mother had a woman take away this "gift" because it was creating problems for them.  Next it comes back to where the first movie left off which is where it got good.  The father (Josh) somehow passed his gift onto one of his sons and in the first movie he got trapped in the ghost world so in the real world, his parents thought he was in a coma.  Josh figured out what was wrong with him and went to find him but when they tried to go back to their bodies, an evil spirit got into Josh's body before he did.  That movie ended with the spirit (Josh) killing the woman who helped him when he was a child.  So the second movie was a lot of trying to figure out what happened to the woman, Josh's wife and mother trying to figure out why there were still "ghosts" in the house and the real Josh trying to get back to his body.  I don't want to give away the ending, but it was very good and if you like scary movies, its a must see!
Since it was a monday night, I would usually have gone to the gym or done homework but scary movies are my weakness and since I still needed an event, this was perfect!  I'm very happy I ended up going because not only did I get to see a good movie, I made a couple new friends too!

CPB Weekly Post #10

With class registration being tomorrow, I figured I would check to see if I had any holds and to see how many seats were left in the classes I intended on singing up for.  Much to my displeasure, I found out the two of my classes, also my most important ones, were completely full.  General Chemistry I and Zoology.  I immediately emailed my chemistry advisor asking if there was anyway I could get into one of these classes but he wasn't able to help me.  I came up with two other classes (history 110 and sociology 100) which are university requirements for my major, but not as important to me.  So for now, my plan is to enroll in the five classes I came up with, wait until the add/drop period comes up and hope for the best.  If I can get into biology then I'm going to drop history and if I can get into chemistry then I'm going to drop sociology.  In the mean time, my goal is to see if the chemistry department will open up another section of the class.  I'm already behind on starting the classes for my major and if I'm not able to get into this class this semester then I'm afraid I'll fall too far behind.  Hoping for the best!

CPB Weekly Post #9

Hard to believe we are already on to the ninth CPB this week which means there's only a few more weeks left.  From my first semester at southern I've already learned so much and accomplished so much, I'm actually very happy with everything so far.  I've learned how to live on campus, how to be on my own, how to really work for a good grade, and how to register for classes plus so much more!  And because of all the things I've learned, I've been able to accomplish quite a few things as well such as getting all A's by midterms, changing my major to what I really want, living peacefully with a new person and planning out the next four years of schooling.  

I think the thing that scares me the most though is the last item in that list which was planning out the next four years of school.  I have extremely high expectations and goals for myself, I'm not exactly sure what I would do if I'm not able to reach them.  Because I am a biochem major, I know I'll have to take numerous chemistry, biology, physics and math classes but despite the fact that I like these subjects, that might not be enough to get me through it.  Everyone keeps telling me how hard it's going to be and how hard I'm going to have to work but I haven't heard to much support or a "you can do it" which is nerve-wracking.  In addition to just making it through my major though, I hope to do quite a few other things in my time here at southern.  Some of those include; making the dean's list, joining a couple clubs and hopefully becoming the president (or vice president) of one, volunteering with a vet every summer and then last but not least, get into the veterinary school I really want.

I know I still have a long road ahead of me but seeing what I've already accomplished is helping me get there!

Sotomayor Chapter 26 Response

The first time I read this chapter this summer, it really stuck out to me.  I admired her work ethic like no other.  But I also think this is the reason her life turned out so much differently than Nelson's.  She describes in other chapters how they're pretty much the same person, brother and sister, even twins.  Though that still didn't account for the fact that boys in their type of community weren't pushed like the girls were, as she put it "the culture that pushes boys out onto the streets while protecting girls...".  I do agree with this, I don't think boys are given the same fair chance that girls are in the type of community that she grew up in.  But then again, that's not completely to blame.
If Nelson had the same drive to succeed that Sonia did, I'm sure he could have been just as successful as she is today.  He would have been able to overcome the societal pressures in their community and then focus on his future.  Just as she did when she arrived at Princeton, he could have done his whole life; "I saw right away that a sense of belonging would not come easily.  The community was much bigger than any I had known, bound by its own traditions, some of them impenetrable to women and minorities".  And for that I feel she is 100% accurate in the reasons she gives for why they didn't turn out the same.

CPB Weekly Post #8

We're quickly approaching course selection and I've almost accomplished everything I wanted to;  I've met with my advisor, I selected all my next semester classes, changed my major to chemistry, and was given a second advisor for that.  Now al thats left to do is meet with my new chemistry advisor and wait  until I'm able to sign up for all my new classes.  It's hard to imagine the first semester of college is almost over and I'm ready to start the second.  It's safe to say college isn't what I expected though.  It somehow still feels like high school to me, especially since I have two classes with the same people.  I know that will change next semester though.  Yes I do have much more freedom and I don't have to be at home, but I don't think that makes too much of a difference.  Maybe once everyone gets more focused into their major, rather than in first year classes, like maybe junior year, it will feel more so like "college".

Mastery Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcvahP-cGf8