Mavis Becon...real person?

May 31, 2009. That was the last time I blogged. That was for a grade. This blog entry is not for a grade. What to say, what to say...

A lot has transpired since May 31, I must say. Well, I must not say, but I will. Don't go thinking that someone is behind me twisting my arm to start writing this. Although, if you think about it, that wouldn't be a very useful way to get someone to write. Have you ever tried typing one-handed? It's tough! Especially when you're used to being able to type with two hands. Think back to the day when we didn't know how to type...that was a while ago. Thank you Mavis Becon.

That was a quality computer program. My favorite exercise was the one where you're racing and you have to keep up with typing the letters that flash across your screen, otherwise the other guy will win. Is Mavis Becon a real person? Wasn't it that lady on the program; wasn't that Mavis? If she exists, I most definitly want to meet her some day. Talk about an influential person. Or even whoever it was that created the program. They changed society with something as simple as a computer program focused on improving typing skills.

Just goes to show that it doesn't take much.

Perhaps the Last One

The last weekend of the school year. The last required blog of my life, probably. Such a huge, momentous occasion, what to blog about? Perhaps this is meant to be the most important, worth while blog of the whole year, that last one. But....nah. I guess this whole blogging thing turned out not to be as terrible as it seemed at the beginning. It has actually been kind of fun reading other people's blogs every week. Well, at least up until the end of the first semester. Since then I don't think half of the people still blog, which makes it a little less special, but nonetheless it's still neat. By blogging every week we've been exposed to a newer sort of communication. We've gained new experiences with how the internet can be used. Now that part is over, the blogging part. Is anyone still gonna blog during the summer?

Woh! Wait, there are Five!?

If you're reading this, there is a 90% chance that you live in, or near Albert Lea. That being the case, I'm sure that you know how many water towers there are in town. There's the one by Southwest, the one by Brookside, the one by the library, and finally the one out by Home Depot. That's all of them, right?
Wrong.
It's ok though, I didn't know about the fifth one until just a few days ago, so don't get too down on yourself. I was riding my bicycle out and about around town the other night (it was a nice evening for a bike ride) and I stumbled upon an area of town that I had never known about before. Out by 11th street there is an industrial park. I think it's called Jobs Inc. or something. There are buildings and warehouses all over the place. There is also a small neighborhood over there that I had never known of before. Not only that, but there is a water tower! Crazy, I know. I felt like I was lost at first, but the water tower said Albert Lea on it, so I knew I wasn't. I just thought I'd share that with you, for your own personal knowledge.
Albert Lea: The Land Between the Lakes, and The Town of 5 Water Towers. Who knew?

A Dime for a Rhyme?

Rain
Pouring wet rain.
Some people think it's a pain.
I kind of like it, so they call me insane.
They say it's mundane.
If only they could refrain
From using these harsh words.

I looked outside today.
A cold, wet, misty spray.
Well, the grass needs it, no point to delay.
It should be expected, after all, it is May.
"Why do you write this pointless poem?" you say.
I have to for a grade, ok?
Anyway...

Redbox? Nice.

You know who must be really rich? Well, whoever it was that you were thinking about, is probably not who I was thinking about. You may have been thinking Bill Gates, or the founder of Google, or something. Not me though. I was thinking about the founder of RedBox. You know, those movie rental station thingys at HyVee and such. Whoever's idea that was, is a genius. I mean really, renting a movie for $1. Granted, you usually have to take it back like the next day or so, but that's plenty of time to watch it once, maybe even twice if you cram it in there. Think about it though. When you think of inventing something and getting rich, you wouldn't think about a movie rental station. That takes some great, outside-the-box thinking. That's my take on it anways.

Ohboyohboyohboy!

Wouldn't you know it, the school year is almost over! Only about three more weeks of waking up, going to school, coming home, doing homework, and then trying to get some sleep. What a relief. Of course, that doesn't mean it's ok to slack off for the last few days. You want to finish strong...unless you really want to take the finals and/or go to summer school. Even if it's not that extreme, you want to be mindful of your grades, colleges will probably take into consideration what type of student you were in 10th grade. (I'm guessing that anyone that reads this is in 10th grade, due to the fact that no one outside of the two J-10 classes even know we have to blog.)
It's neat to think about this past year. In the fall, everyone was excited to be back at school, to see all their friends again. It didn't necessarily go by the fastest, but it wasn't a big deal. Then winter came. Winter. That's when everything slowed way down. Winter always seems to take forever.
Once things start to get nice again though, everyone's outlook brightens. Next thing you know, you've only got two months of school left...then only one. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! Summer is almost here! Fun fun fun! (As you can tell, my blogs are becoming less and less insightful...but hey, it's almost summer.)

What a nice day...

Today is a beautiful day. The sun is shining, it's about 70 degrees, no clouds, a slight breeze is blowing...and I'm stuck inside doing homework. I guess, it's just one of those things you gotta get done. Only about a month of school left anyways, so I suppose I can handle it. But I still really wanna get done with this stuff and go outside. That's why this blog is gonna end pretty shortly. I find that as the weather becomes nicer, my blogs become shorter...but that's fine with me. I mean my grade in this class hasn't been updated for a month on edline, so for all I know, we don't even have to blog anymore.