st. louis rams

yes they lose today but they still are in first place in the nfc west. the rams are having the best season they have had in the past three years. being from st louis i have always supported the rams it just has been hard the past few years because they have been so bad. since the new head coach came in and the new general manger took over the rams have started to look like a better team and have gotten better players.  with this years draft class playing so well the rams have become the best team in the nfc west. sam bradford is playing like the best quarterback in the divisions and is going to win the rookie of the year. the rams are not quite at the top of the league yet but in the next few years they will be one of the best teams after the player grow ore and a few more good drafts.

next semester

last week i finally got my scheduled set for next semester. i decided that i would not be taking Bio next semester. instead i took chemistry because i like chem better and i find it more interesting.  due to this change the rest of my schedule had to bee reworked so that i still had 4.5 credits. along with chem i am taking rise and fall of early empire which is a history class. i am very excited for this class because history is one of my favorite topics and i might decide to become a history major. also i will be taking statical methods and  intermediate comm both of which will be just class for my general education class. also i will be taking a .5 credit. this class is very important for me this year. because i am taking this class i will be able to go over to England during may term. this class will be about castle and churches. i am looking forward for the reason that this is a history class and i get to go over to England.

watching movies

over the past few day i have watch all of the Indiana Jones movies. after watching these movies it i started to realize that i have seen a lot a lot a TV while i have been at college. even right now as i write this blog i am watching football. i watch anything from movies to comedies to dramas, to sports all in the same day. to me watching Tv is a way to relax and let of some steam after classes. also having the tv on with some sort of sporting event makes be work hard and be less distracted my out side noise. also all of these movies seem to have the same themes and ideas in them. they all seem to introduce the main characters and then present the problem. that his point the characters begin to overcome the problem and it starts to look like everything is going to be happy then all of the sudden something goes wrong. the main character then happens to solve the problem and save the day and then live happy. also many movies seem to be main with the idea of a squeal and always leave some idea open for so that they can make more money.

winter break

right now as i write all of these blogs and get ready to study for bio again i cannot stop thinking about upcoming winter break. i am looking forward to not only see my friends and family but also just to be able to relax. this year for break i will spend the first few days at home while my brother finishes up his classes. my family and i will then go off to Colorado to see my grandmother. i cannot wait to see her for i have not seen her for close to a year now. also i am looking forward to see my cousins there for i have not seen them for about 4 years now. also during break i will be going to the doctor to have my hip look at again and possible get surgery done. i hope though that the doctor will tell be that i should begin to run again soon because i miss it so much. also over break i plan on relaxing after all of my class are over and i get time to spend by myself. the only problem with my break is that i have to come back on Jan 5th for indoor track. the problem with this is even thought it does not really make me miss much time as i will get to hang out with my friends a lot is that i probably will not be able to run so it will be really boring at practices.   

timeline

For my final project i chose to read the novel timeline by Michael Crichton. i thought this was a very good book both from a science and historian points of view. the science though it was differently exaggerated it still was rooted in science that is taking place right now. the science was really cool in how it dealt with quantum physics to make the characters travel back in time. how Crichton explains the use of quantum physics it is really good in that it lets the reader begin to understand quantum physics with confusing the reader with how complex quantum physics is. the historical part of the novel is accurate and also has some ideas that seem right. it is obvious the Crichton researched the time period greatly to make sure that it was correct and his character would fit in. also the areas do exists and there is ongoing research on them. the idea that the knight were still able to move in their armor and were really big men makes scenes over the smaller versions that are out there. the k\larger knights would have been able to fight and have armor but still be able to move around a defeat a quicker person. overall Timeline is a really good novel.   

studying

coming to college has made be become a better studier. in high school i did not study at all for test and did well on them to the tune of mainly just A. i thought that i could do the same in college as i did in high school. i realized that this is not possible an i have stated to study more for class. my first few test i did well on and really did not have to study. in Bio though my tests grades started dropping now to low B so i realized that to keep my scholarship i need to study more for class. to become a better studier i have set times up that all i use them for is to study for different class. i usually go  over my notes and make sure i read the questions in the book over the chapters and if i can not answer them i read them again to make sure i know what is in the ideas of the topic. also i have started to leave time open on days before test so that i can study homework and test. another thing that i do so that i get better score is to eat a good breakfast and get a good night sleep. i plan on using this same strategy for both my chem and bio final on Monday and Tuesday. 

MRI

While i was home for thanksgiving i went to have an MRI on my hip. i need this MRI because i had first felt pain in my hip about month and a half before i went to have the MRI and the pain had not gone now after many different treatment types or exercises. getting the MRI done was kinda weird. first they made sure you had no metal anywhere on your body before the would even yet you in the MRI room. they then strap you now so you really could not move unless you really had to. i got to listen to music otherwise they wanted me to lay still for about half an hour while the machine did its work. i think i fell asleep because it did not seem like i was in there for  a half an hour. what was kinda funny though was that the doctor asked me about my other hip/butt muscle first than the one i had hurt. the reason for this was that on my way to my car after IS i was riding my scooter and hit some ice and took a hard spill on the ice and it left a nice bruise on my butt. after the MRI machine stop the doctor just let me walk out and go home with out any more test. i got the results back a few days later and learn that i might have a particle larburm tear in my hip which means that i get to go back to the doctor over my winter break keeping my streak of seeing a doctor after each break.