Pocket PC

I absolutely hated doing the Pocket PC assignment. It tokk way too much time working with a partner and getting everything checked off individually. I just did not enjoy it at all. I hope that I get everything else in this class done since I was planning to work on it instead of doing the checklist. I most likely will never own a pocket PC and if I do I will then take the time to figure out how to work it.

ouchies

So my eye was beat red when I woke up this morning. I could barely open it and it hurt extremely bad. I had no idea what was wrong and I went to the mini convention anyways. I could barely see especially when I got close to sunlight. I went to the health center the first break I got. I found out that I have a severe abrasion in my left eye kind of like a cut and I cannot wear my contacts for a whole week. Plus I have to deal with th pain and putting drops into my eye which hurts really bad. I can't wait till it gets better!

car borrowing

My brother goes to SRU also. He has gone through many cars due to wrecking and accidents. Some of them were not his fault in his defense, like the time he was driving home from work at 5am and a horse ran out in front of him. However, my brother is a crazy driver and i am terrified to ride with him. he is epeleptic and extremely diagnosed with ADHD. This makes him not pay attention or get distracted easily. This weekend he wants to borrow my car since I just had it inspected and got all new brakes, tires, and other things. his car has bad tires and he does not want to drive to Pittsburgh with it. Im a little nervous about this, but I said yes. I want to be a good sister, but I really hope my car makes it home ok.

Efolio

AHHHH... I just now realize that the efolio assignment is due next tuesday. I knew it was coming up, but I did not know that it was so soon. With all of my other projects I am so far behind. I have yet to start to efolio, and Im starting to get nervous. I only have one week to do it and I have so much going on this week. I hate being unorganized. I hope I can get everything done!

Volunteer activities

So, I understand that teachers want us to get involved in volunteer activities. I also think it is a good idea to be active within your major. However, volunteer is volunteer meaning you do it because you want to and not because you have to. For several of my classes this year at least three volunteer activities are mandatory, and it is really bugging me. I think that if a teacher requires you to take time out of class to do a requirement then they should owe you that time. I dont think volunteering for outside of class time activities should be mandatory. That creates so much more stress for the student who now has to balance work schedules, other classes, and other activities. It is sometimes very hard to find time to do these without having to give something else up. I personally am having a very hard time signing up for these "volunteer" task due to my class schedule. I have seven activities I have to volunteer for and I have no time at all.

College of Ed

So it is already April 1st and I am supposed to apply to the college of ed by today. The problem is i do not feel my advisor is very good or knows what they are talking about and I kind of feel mis led. I am waiting to recieve my praxis score back which I took about 3 weeks ago. it takes about 3 weeks so they should be coming anyday. I cannot get deied to the college of ed because I need to take 352 in the fall so I want to wait to apply til the scores come in. I really hope that if I turn them in a little late it will be okay. Phhheeewww the stresses of college.

Naspe

I am completely lost on how to do these NASPE talk and forum things. I have no clue how to do it and it is due this week. I thought I already did it, but apparently I did it all worng or something. Im going to try and do it step by step by following the instructions and hope that it works. I should be able to figure it out, but I wish it would have worked the first time.

college of ed

So I have to apply to the college of ed by April 1st and thats kind of overwhelming. My advisor sent me an email about all the things I need to have done before applying, and it seems ridiculous. There are so many forms and applications to fill out. The there is the portfolio. Some advisors do not even check your portfolio, however, go figure I would get one who seems to be a major nazi about the issue. I cannot even remember where my 152 portfolio is little alone find time to work on it. The worst pars is all of the times listed on my advisors door to meet with him were horrible and ther is onlt one before I schedule that I can do. Of course that date happens to be this week. I feel SO overwhelmed with projects and school work that I do not even know where to begin!

Vacations

I like to go on vacation im sure just as much as everyone else does. However, I must say when I got on vacations I enjoy camping. This frustrates me becasue to me camping means a tent, a sleeping bag, a flashlight, some food, and other basic materials. I find things to do outdoors around where I am camped and rarely use my car. I usually camp in the woods. I hate when someones idea of camping is hauling a hughe mobile home into the woods, parking it, then spending the time inside of it all day watching tv or movies. You could do that withit sitting in your front yard. I love the advantages and pleasures of using technology, but sometimes I would just rather go without it.

Yay for coming back to school

So I am really, really not happy to back to school. Don't get me wrong I love living here, and the friends I have made here, I just do not like doing any of the work. I think that most times my school work can become overwhelming, and frustrating. I think that spring break went way to fast, and while I loved being away from school, it was the lack of classes I enoyed the most. I just hope that I can get back on track as quickly as possible, and not become lazy. Spring break was fun, but summer break is just around the corner and I cannot wait.

My car

I drive a 1997 chevy cabalier. It is ugly and I have hated it since the day I bought it. However, it is my first car and it has lasted me so far. I havent had to fix too much on it since the first summer when my fuel pump broke 3 times. That was frustrating and expensive. I hate how I know absolutely nothing about fixing cars and I wish i knew more. I actually would like to be one of those greasy, sweaty, and oily people under y car on saturday afternoons.

Spring break

It is absolutely insane to think that spring break starts after my last class today. Where is the year going? I am looking forward for just a break from classes. I also took off work so that I can just relax. I decided not to go anywhere this year because I have a lot I need to get done and plus my family is coming to visit from cleveland. Im looking forward to spending my days in front of the tv, going out with friends from home, hanging with my family, and relaxing. I am not however looking forward to paying bills, taking my praxis, or sending in job applications for summer jobs. I am very excited to go to carnegie with my dad, and spend time with my best friend who is on a two week leave from the army. I hope spring break goes well and I hope everyone elses does too.

Cell phones

Sometimes when I think about cell phones I get a little scared. Has anyone ever been talking on the phone and then heard someone elses conversation? I think that is kind of nerve wracking. If i can hear them can someone else hear me? it just makes me think about technology and who comes up with all of these inventions. I mean dont get me wrong I love using technology it is great, but its weird. I always think someone out there knows every little thing about my life.

Adapted class

I am in intro to adapted P.A. and it is an interesting class. We work with kids every monday who are disabled in some way. I think it is interesting that besides one of the children who has down syndrome, it is almost impossible to tell any of these children are disabled. When most people think about disabilities they think of something noticeable and obvious, however this is not always the case. I think that this fact alone should prove that no matter how severe the disability is, deep down they are still just regular human beings

Webpage

So, I am extremely unorganized and I lost my pages from our workbook on the webpage and how to do it. This is horrible for me because my skills in working with technology and designing projects like this are extremely slacking. I am really hoping that I can borrow my firends and get it copied soon or I will be even farther behind than I already am. I barely have it started and I really do not want to be pulling an all nighter the day before its due. That will make me crazy! Hopefully I find it soon and get a major part of it started and can get it done.

Lifeguarding

So today I have decided to apply for some summer jobs that are kinda far from home to get away for the summer. I think it could be a lot of fun and also could be kind of scary. Since I need to save up money for my apartment for next year which is much more expensive than the one I have this year, I need a high paying job. I was thinking of being an ocean lifeguard. What could be better than sitting in the sun all day saving people from shark attacks, drowning, and broken limbs and such. I think it could be a lot of fun if i can can hired and pass the fitness tests. SO i guess id better get down to the pool and start some decent swimming.

SRU and the outrageous snow

I just wrote this whole blog and then it got deleted so basically what I was ranting about was the snow. I think its sad how I did not have any classes canceled, and most of my friends did. I wish this Valentines Day could have been as good as last where classes were cancelled. I really do not mind the snow, I just mind having to drive and walk to class in it. I would have enjoyed having at least one class canceled, but I guess like usual I am just not lucky.

Picture Addiction

I have a digital camera. I have had one for several years now, although I have horrible luck with breaking them. My first camera went in my back with my metal track spikes and the lcd screen got ruined when my spikes peirced through 3 sections of my bag and attacked my camera. It still works but seeing the picture is impossible. My next camera was much nicer and the lcd screen was very large, however after being dropped off of a roller coaster at waldamere it was in pretty bad shape. It did not crack, break, or get scratched, instead it turned bi polar. Now it only takes pictures sometimes and most times it does not. SO i got yet another digital camera for Christmas this year and its really nice. I have been keeping it in a case, and I hope it will last me a long time. I take and endless amount of pictures of anything and everything and it annoys all my friends, but Im addicted to pictures. When i didnt have a camera I tried using my camera phone for everything or going back to disposable. Im super pumped to be back in action!

DDR

So, I finally played DDR for the first time. I was real bored and with some friends at rockies for lunch. Some of them decided to waste the time by playing and they finally influenced me t give it a shot. I never understood how it worked, but thought that it was fun to watch. I decided what the heck I cant be that horrible right? Wrong, ha ha I suck. I could barely keep up with easy mode and it was pretty pathetic. It must have been a big demand also because another group stood behind us waiting for their turn. The girl behind me laughed at me the whole time which was fine I know Im no pro. I laughed at myself and all my friends were having a great time making fun of my lack of skills. I was feeling I had a decent start for my very first time, until I stepped off and the next two were hitting every beat on expert level. Oh well maybe some day Ill get skills ha ha until then Ill just keep being the coedian act at rockies arcade.

Dumb computer

So im sitting at the library right now to post this blog. I'm not here because I dont live close by or have a computer. I live one block from campus in an apartment where I pay quite a bit per month for cable and internet alone and my computer has the nerver to not work. I think I have a huge virus in my internet or something because everything else works on my computer. However, if my internet opens it only stays open anywhere from seconds to no more that a few minutes until it closes no matter what im doing. This makes it extremely hard to do work and very frustrating. I have no clue how to fix it and what is even wrong since I know next to nothing about computers. However, Im hoping to get it fixed at home this weekend YIPPIE

Computer

My computer is giving me problems. I just got it ast year so I do not see how it could be going bad already. I hope I can figure out what is wrong with it and get it fixed. The internet is going crazy and it closes on me a lot. I hate computers but I love them at the same time. I think I would like them more if I knew more about them. I never had to take and computer or technology classes in high schoo.

New phone

I just got the new chocolate phone. I am absolutely horrible with technology and this phone makes me realize that. I fell like sometimes it outsmarts me. I think its pretty deppressing when I feel like my phone is smarter than me ha ha. Oh well I like it and im going to learn to get used to it. Just hopefully i will eventually igure out how to turn off alarn clocks and do other simple tasks on it so im not being woke up for class at 5pm.

blogging

I am trying to get the hang of doing this blogging thing. I have never blogged before. I really think its basically just like an online journal. I kind of think it is strange to post your thoughts and feeling online for strangers to read really. however, I guess this one is just for our class and no one will really be reading them. Another thing is how much could a person possibly have to say about a topic. We either have to write these on something about P.E. , health, or technology. I dont know I guess they will go alright.

All about me

My name is Chelsea Jones I am a second year student at Slippery Rock University majoring in Health and Physical Education. I am completing a minor in aquatics and starting an adapted minor. I grew up in a small town called West Middlesex which is only about 30 minutes from SRU. I graduated in 2006 and while in highschool I ran track, cross country, played basketball, softball, marching band, and for a small community team, played soccer. I love the outdoors I enjoy things such as hunting, fishing, camping, white water rafting, canoeing, and some small caving. I chose P.E. because I enjoy being active and I wanted to be a teacher.