Surviving ISU

As a second semester freshmen here at Illinois State University I have found out pretty quickly that there are a few essential skills that you will need to learn in order to properly complete your college education. At the beginning of my first semester I did not think that it was any different than high school. However, this was before I realized I was low money and my grades were not up to par. So, the first skill that I would highly recommend you learn would be money management. As soon as you come to college you will learn that you must pay for more things then you have had to for in the past. Some of the major expenses may include food, textbooks, events, and whether or not anybody likes it but alcohol. If you successfully manage your money you will in turn be in a better mood and have that much better of a time at Illinois State University. The next skill that I would say would be a very high necessity in being successful at ISU would definitely be time management. The best way that I think would be to do this would be to devise a schedule for yourself including things such as your schedule of classes, eating times, exercising, as well as time to do your homework. The last skill that I would say would be to be outgoing. The reason that I say this is because if you do not make an attempt to meet anyone you will be miserable and not have any fun at Illinois State University. If you successfully master these three skills I can guarantee that your time at ISU will be the best four to five years of your life. Go Redbirds!!

PRISON BREAK

My favorite television show is called “Prison Break”. “Prison Break” is in its fourth season right now, however is on a break till about mid April. The first season of this fantastic show starts off with Michael Scofield’s brother Lincoln Burrows getting setup for the murder of a very important person from the city of Chicago. He is found guilty, even though he did not kill him, and is put into Fox River State Prison. Michael, Lincoln’s brother, is a very smart person; he has a degree in engineering and is an extremely intelligent person. Michael devises a plan in order to break Lincoln out of Fox River. In order for Michael to do this he must first get put into Fox River jail. Michael goes to a bank with a fake gun and pretends to rob the bank, even though all he really wants is to get thrown into Fox River with his brother. Even before the bank robbery Michael gets his entire back tattooed with a whole bunch of random tattoos that to the common eye make no sense what so ever. Once Michael gets put into Fox River he begins planning immediately. The viewers during this season are wondering how they are going to escape. The tattoos’ that Michael had gotten before he went to Fox River actually represent the blue prints of the Fox River jail. Each picture or numbers on his back represent a specific aspect to the escape from the barbed wired hell. As the first season progresses problems arise and new people join Lincoln and Michaels’ crew. One of the biggest problems the crew encounters is when Michael is out of his cell late one night and is forced to back against an extremely hot pipe. He suffers a severe burn on his upper left shoulder. The only problem is that is where the crew was in there mission to escape. Prison Break is an electrifying television series that I would definitely recommend watching if you want to see how Michael and Lincoln’s crew turn out. Can they escape from Fox River? What will they do next??

My Weekend

This weekend I decided to head home because I missed my parents and needed to get away from school for a little bit. So, I was supposed to leave at about one o’clock Friday afternoon but the guy who I was going to get a ride from got into a car accident the night before. I decided to call my friend who I knew lived relatively close to me. Thankfully, I got a hold of him just thirty minutes before he was leaving! I got home around four thirty Friday afternoon and my parents were extremely excited to see me. I was also very glad to be home, I felt as if all the stress that I had had from the previous school week had blown away in the wind. I was extremely glad to see my parents, my sister, and my dog. Another thing that was pretty cool was three of my best friends had actually came home that weekend and I had found out after the fact that I decided to go home. Friday night I went over to my buddy Adam’s house and we all chilled and had a sleepover. Saturday I just hung out with my Mom and my sister during the day. We ran some errands and rented a couple of movies that we would later watch that night. My Mom and I played cards for about an hour while we watched one of the two movies that we rented earlier that day. After the movie was over we had our special Valentine’s Day dinner. Every year my Mom makes heart-shaped meat loaf and pink mashed potatoes. Meat loaf is my favorite so I was excited for that. After dinner my Mom, Dad, and I turned on the other movie that we had rented earlier. The movie was pretty good, I was just happy to be home and see my parents. I woke up the next day and packed up all of my stuff and left for school around four o’clock. I was sad to leave home and to leave my Dad; he gave me a ride back to school. Even though I realized that I would see them all in two and a half weeks so I was not too sad.

Harry Potter

Throughout my teenage years there has been a specific set of novels that come out in a series. The mysteriousness, the action, and the adventure of the Harry Potter series is my favorite set of books by far. When you start reading the first book, the first character that you meet is a young boy named Harry Potter. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and his cousin Dudley. He lives with these people because his parents were brutally murdered by the dark lord Voldemort. Harry’s life with the Dursleys’ is terrible; he lives underneath the stairs and has to do all the chores around the house without the help from anyone. Until one day thousands of letters begin flying through every opening in the entire house, saying that Harry had been invited to attend the wizardry school Hogwarts witchcraft and wizardry. His aunt and uncle said that he would not be allowed to attend. It was not until Hagrid, he was somewhat of a giant, came to the Dursleys’ house and rescued Harry and brought him to the special school. At school Harry met his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Ron Weasley was not much taller than Harry but he had very distinctive red hair. Hermione Granger is what you could call a nerd but turns out to be actually decent looking. These three were always up to something. In the first book they must ward off Lord Voldemort because he is trying to steal the elixir of life, the sorcerers stone. This duo makes the books very interesting and I would definitely recommend reading them. For now, mischief managed.

Which tourney and course is it??

This golf tournament happens once a year. It is the very first major and all the top players attend this top tournament. This major is held normally around the weekend of April 12th. The golf course that it is played on is considered to be one of the most prestigious golf courses in the entire world. Each year there is some type of history made, whether it is the lowest score ever seen on this course or the record amounts of hole in ones in the weekend, it always happens. The fairways are lined with huge oak trees and the fairways are extremely narrow. There is famous bridge that is called the Hogan Bridge, which is named after one of the greatest golfers of all time Ben Hogan. The rough surrounding the fairways is typically around four and a half to five inches long. The putting greens roll about twelve point five on the stimp meter. A stimp meter is a measuring device that judges how fast the putting greens are rolling. Every hole on this golf course has name that represents a different type of flower. Nearing the end of the weekend the grounds crew that runs this golf course must begin to water the greens because they are becoming two difficult for the professionals of the PGA tour. This golf course is only open four out of the twelve months of the year and has only thirty members who are allowed to play this course. The waiting list to become a member at this course is over thirty years long. This course is one of the toughest courses that the professionals play all year. The greens are lightning fast, the fairways are narrow, the rough is thick, and the competition is fierce. Do you know what golf course and tournament I am describing? The link will reveal the answer!Masters.org