The Mississippi Valley Fair

I absolutely can't wait to go home back to Davenport, Iowa because the Mississippi Valley Fair is there. It is traditional so we have it August of every year. It is so much fun and it hosts 3 other cities out of the Quad Cities. Davenport being one the others being Moline, Illinois, Rock Island, Illinois, and Bettendorf, Iowa. The fair is filled with all kinds of family fun. It stays open all night long and we see literally everybody we know. I haven't seen a lot of these people in so long so this should be interesting

The grand finale

Well I have been in a program this whole summer at Iowa State University. This program is called APEX and the experience I have had is great. We have had a busy summer though I have enjoyed it none the less. Every week we have had events planned and meetings that have helped us get familiar with ISU and the resources it offers. I am sad that I didn't have a summer with my friends back home but this is much better. I have made so many new relationships it's not even funny. This program has prepared me for academic excellence and now I am ready for the summer.

At the Library

Right now I am at the library studyung with a group of students in my economics class. I am really hoping to get a handle on these past couple of chapters because we have a test on Friday. We have taken a total of three tests and Friday will be our fourth. I didn't do so well on the last test but have gotten an A on both of the first tests. Luckily, only the best three tests scores you have from taking the test count towards your grade, so I am hoping to do well on this test. Well, I am going back to study so wish me well.

Getting ready for finals!

Lately, I have been working my butt off trying to get ready for finals here at ISU. This weekend I has to finish all of my Econ homework as well as spice up my brochure for English 150. Also, there is a Psych 131 final project due by Thursday that I started this weekend. Just to be safe for my Econ final I am going to study every night so that I can make sure I understand all of the material to keep my grade up. This summer has been a great one indeed and I'm am so glad to have gotten a chance to experience ISU for a whole summer and get a head start on my college education. Well bring on finals week!

Busy Schedules

Oh man time is really winding down for the summer. I have all of these final projects to do in classes. I have to make sure I manage all of my time so that I won't be  looking stupid on the last day of class. Hopefully I can do well on all of the rest of my assignments in my classes so that I can make sure that I finish the summer strong. I'm getting so excited for the fall to start. In between this summer and the fall school year I will have about a week and a half to go back home and spend time with my family and friends. After all of that it's back to Ames, IA. Overall, I've had a great time experiencing ISU for the summer, however, I feel the fall will bring a totally different experience in itself.

Amazing find

I've been wondering if I could do this for awhile now. I am writing my blog on my iPod touch using the local wifi network in my residence hall. If anyone has a iPod I would highly encourage you to use it to blog. This is so helpful and convenient because its very portable and fast. You don't have to wait for your computer to boot up or anything and don't have to shut it down afterwards. This is a great find for me but actually I feel kind of dumb since it took me so long to figure out that I can do this.

Harry Potter 7 pt.2

So I finally got to see Harry Potter 7 pt 2 on Saturday. It was awesome to see the grand finale on the silver screen. I loved the way they brought the movie to a close. The special effects brought a lot of the movie to life as they always do. There were a couple nitpicky things in the movie like he final fight that differed from the book. One word to summarize the movie....awesome.

Thai Kitchen

Today for lunch, myself and a group of friends went out to eat at Thai Kitchen. It was actually better than i had expected it to be. There is another asian food restaraunt thats off of lincoln way by the swift shop right off of campus but I didn't care too much for the food there. I would strongly recommend anyone who would like to try Thai food to go to Thai Kitchen. It's located on Welsh and the food was pretty fresh. They even have chop sticks that you can eat with so it gives the resaraunt an authentic feel. Overall I was satisfied after I had finished the meal.

Deathly Hallows Pt. 1

I just finished watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 a few minutes ago. This was the first time I had seen this movie and it was pretty good. I am planning to go and see pt. 2 tonight because the tickets were sold out on Friday. I feel as though the movie wasn't 100 percent acurate but it made a good atempt at trying to be. We all understand that the movie can't fit as much information as the book can because if it did the movie would be aroud six hours long. Hopefully the second movie surprises me and lives up to the hype of the book. I am very excited to go see this last film and I probably will buy a collection of items from the movie as collectors items in rememberance of Harry.

Very Dissapointed

Darn, I didn't get to go and see Harry Potter with all of my friends tonight. This sucks David just came back to the dorm and he said that the movie was pretty good but he wouldn't recommend going to see it in 3D because the 3D effects aren't that effective. I am planning on seeing the movie on Saturday. On the other hand I got a ton of homework done so that I shouldn't have to do a lot during this weekend. Also I need to see the first part of movie seven. I've been procrastinating for this long and I feel like its vital to see part 1 befor I see part two even though I've already read all of the books.

Probate

Last night we went to the Omega Psi Phi (QDogs) probate. It was pretty interesting actually. I was excited to go to it especially because I've seen movies about them. Actually I knew they weren't going to be this exciting because It's Iowa and there aren't alot of black fraternities here, but for the most part it was a good experiece. Surprisingly there was some foul language going on and a little kid almost got stepped on. I enjoyed the show overall because it was very intense and there was also lots of screaming. Who knew the Library could be such an intense place to be around.   

My Life Sucks

So ever since I got back to Aimes from my home Davenport, Iowa, a week ago, I've been in a bit of a rut. It wasn't unitl Wednesday the 6th that I realize I brough my laptop back without the charger! My laptop is something that kind of needs to be charged. I mean I kinda need to do work in school in order to pass classes. i mean I kinda have a class that requires you to get online and blog or do reading reflections or take test online. I mean my life kinda sucks right now. Luckily there is a boy that lives in the same dorm as me with the same computer that i have and he lets me borrow his charger. My mom is going to send my charger but she is currently unable to pick up the phone right now obiously.

Weekend

So this weekend was actually fun filled. Friday I took a break from working so much and hung out with the kids from the APEX program that I am in. On Saturday morning all of the APEX kids woke up and went to the Science Center in Des Moines, Iowa. We visited the Wildlife exibit, The Human Body exibit, and there was a room filled with games and other activities. My favorite exibit was the wildlife exibit. It was filled with reptiles and different information on animals in Iowa. My favorite animal was Snippy the snapping turtle. he was humungous and is only a year older than me. He looked like a prehistoric turtle with his long spined tail and pointed beak like snout. We then got to visit Jordan Creek mall and didnt return back to Aimes until later that night.

"Wonderful Weekend"

For the most part this weekend has been great. Sorry about not making it on time to blog but this is literally the first time I have been able to reach a computer. While I was on my way hear I found out that one of my cousins was rushed to the hospital due to an infection on her chest. She had to be taken to Iowa City to be further operated on. Then I found out that my mother was in a car accident in Hannibal, Missouri while on her way to the store to gather materials for her husband's family reunion. After that new I found out that my youngest first cousin had to go to the hospital for an infection of a blister thats on her back. So other than that I got to watch fireworks in downtown Davenport, Iowa and attend a party. What a great weekend huh?

Shocking News

My mom just called me a few minutes ago to share some breaking news with me. At a family reunion last year we found out that my great great grandmother's name was Effie Knowles. I joked about it all the time last year because that's the same last name as the famous superstar Beyonce. Mom has just informed me that one of our cousins went to the Knowles family reunion recently and she found out that we are actually related to Beyonce! This is crazy to me and I'm still in disbilief. Also supposedly on that side of the family we are related to Michelle Obama. That's pushing it a little. Our family is ordering a family book that is being sold that has all of the background information on our family. This should be interesting and if I can snag a copy I will bring it to class and show everyone.

I'm Sick

This is absolutely rediculous. I am very sick and I don't know whether it is my allergies or if I have a cold. Last night I went to see Transfoirmers 3 and it was pretty awesome. Optimus is a beast as always and bumblebee still does his part as being comic relief at times. I would recommend everyone to go and see this movie. So i started to feel sick right before the movie and when I got back to my room I felt very incoherent. I laid down after I had taken a shower and I felt terrible. I couldn't even make it to class today because i couldn't even be alert. My head felt like it was spinning. I hear there is no class tomorrow so I will see evryone Tuesday, I guess.