May 4th

I turn to Blogger in the midst of a stressful finals week. I am writing my second philosophy paper of the day, finding more more why I put this type of work off so much. Writing a philosophy paper is like doing a math equation. And if there is one thing I hate, it is math. We are required to write within the boundaries of the sample outline distributed to us at the beginning of the year. The words that start the essay are always the same... "In this paper I will argue..." They end the same, too. "In this paper, I have argued..." You must repeat, repeat, and repeat every premise you state; pound that idea to the ground. If the reader didn't understand what you were arguing in the first place, by the end of that paper they had better have an idea.

Philosophy papers are one big question mark to me. Then again, so isn't the whole field of Philosophy. Philosophers can talk through anything inside out. They query everything from a higher power to the physicality of the ground we walk on. Is anything real? Are we really physical beings, or a network of thoughts? What? As I write a philosophy paper I can't help but question everything I am writing. Can't I just walk my teacher through the premise I have drawn on philosophy papers? "Humans are granted a certain degree of free will. I am a human. Consequently, I have the free will to choose not to hand in my paper." ... I will not pass the class if I don't hand in my paper, you say?
The thing is,  I have drawn a second premise. "I do not presume that humans are physical beings. Humans are exclusively mental. My paper is thought up in my mind, and I have no physical means to present it to you."

Philosophy paper problem solved. Maybe Philosophy isn't so bad, after all.

April 22 is Earth Day! 

There are things everyone can do to go a little bit more green. Small steps around the board will translate into great strides. Remember the movie Wall-E? Let's not let that happen to our world. 

Happy April 19th, everyone, and Happy Birthday to my lovely Nana. 

It's that time of the year again where I begin to thaw out and my thoughts start revolving more and more around that summer sun. Today I will entertain myself with a list of everything that I love about the summertime. 

1. The beach

2. The ocean

3. Long days

4. Long nights

5. Marylous Coffee

6. Tanning

7. Friends

8. Camping

9. Prince Edward Island

10. Cows ice cream 

11. Brehauts

12. No shoes

13. Country music

14. Concerts

15. The ice cream man

16. Crop tops

17. Flip flops

18. Cloud watching

19. Starfish

20. Family

21. Fourth of July

22. NO HOMEWORK

23. Sleeping in

24. Warm wind

25. The sound of the waves

26. Exploring

27. Summer rain

28. Thunderstorms 

29. Long drives

30. Beach hair

31. My father's cooking

32. Bright colors

33. Sunglasses

34. Cookouts

35. Serenity 

The list goes on and on. I love just about everything about summer aside from the mosquitoes and no-seeums.  21 days until freedom. 

Now that's journalism. Look at that dedication. #Cantstopwontstop. 

It was just another day in the field for reporter Toya Chiba when he was swept away by the tsunami that hit Japan in April. Chiba was reportedly pulled by rushing waters into the Owatari River. A little water wasn't enough to stop Chiba. In the face of disaster, Chiba continued snapping photos. How many people could you find in this world  who would be caught in the middle of a flash flood taking photographs? Probably one. Toya Chiba, everyone. Screw the camera, I would have been stuck to the top of that white car like a starfish. Chiba survived the incident with a few scars. Despite his heroic efforts, the photos he took that day didn't even have a chance; his camera had water damage. Go figure. The effort was there, though, and that should count. Somebody give this guy a raise. 

Free Rice

Join Now!

Click to join my group 'Fire and Rice' at Freerice.com. The website collaborates though the World Food Programme to help put an end to world hunger.

Here is how it works:
There are six categories to play including: Art, English, Chemistry, Geography, Language, and Math. When users select a category, they are asked to answer sets of questions pertaining to the subject they selected. For ever correct answer, Freerice.com donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme. And though 10 grains of rice seems a small donation, those grains sure add up!

I put 'Fire and Rice' together on March 16, 2011. There are 16 members in my group. We have a combined donation of 342,290 grains of rice to date. The top donators have contributed about 40,000,000 grains of rice per unit. 


This website just goes to show how the internet is revolutionizing, well, mostly everything. Just look at how easy it is today to collaborate with people all across the world; solving world hunger from the comfort of your computer chair! What else can be accomplished? Where else can we go? The door is left wide open, and there is no ceiling. This new internet age is just starting to bloom. 

4/11

Did anyone else hear rumors that it was going to be 80 degrees and sunny today? I was ready for a beach day. I only have myself to blame for my frustration, all it took was the words 'sunny and warm' to get the beach day idea stuck in my head. I was not going to re-check the weather,  I am far too stubborn to accept the reality good news like that would change! 

I wish our weather reporters were more like Ollie Williams. He always tells it like it is.

Anywhere

If I could be anywhere in the world right now, I would be in Prince Edward Island. This whole 'grey skies and cold weather' thing Rhode Island has going on isn't cutting it for me.