Plants

Hope everyone is having a good week. Mine is going good so far. This week I worked 10 hours on Monday and I had today off and I am so glad. In fact i'm off tomorrow too. Today I'm gonna be posting some new pics I took last week. Todays theme is flowers and plants. Hope yall like the pics :)

This is a view looking in at a canon plant

I love taking pics of flowers and I have been trying to take as many pics of them as I can especially since the past few weeks the flowers have been in high bloom. These are only a few of what I took but I will try to make a new post maybe tomorrow. I hope you guys liked them tell me what you think about them thanks :)

Busy Week

This week was a good but busy week. Monday- Wednesday I was able to take some more pics of flowers, birds, and even some storm clouds. Thursday and Friday I worked with my grandpa doing electrical work on a house. It was burning up outside but we managed to get a lot of work done. We even worked half the day today. Anyway I have some new Pics :)

This is a pic of a red flower that is growing in the flower garden right outside our house. It was early morning and I had just finished watering the plants when I noticed all the water droplets that had formed on its leaves. This is one of my favorite flower pics.

I have been working on my black and white photography and this is one of the first plants I have ever tried to capture in black and white. Leave a comment and tell me what you think of it.

For this picture I used the Sepia setting on my camera to give it this rustic look of the morning sky

These are just a few of the pics I took this week but I may upload some more tonight i am not sure. Anyway I   am about to go to the movies to see A-Team hopefully its good. :)

A New Hobby

I have always loved taking pictures even since I was young, but I never really tried to do anything with it but now I have decided to make something of it. I will be posting from time to time pictures that I have taken and the stories behind taking them.  

Here is a sunset I took last week on a farm down from our house

This is a Tiger Lily in our flower garden.

Please leave comments on what you think of these two photos and there will be more to come :)

Good Weekend

This past weekend was awesome. The temperature finally got above 40 degrees for the first time in about two months. In fact it even reached up into the 50's! Yay! Saturday I washed the inside and outside of my truck. Man it was so dirty is wasn't even funny. I think it had been since before Christmas since it has been washed because I found Christmas cards in the back seat. Of course I also hung out with my girlfriend all day and it was really nice to see her. Towards the end of the day around 3 we went to go visit my girlfriends Dad. After we talked for a bit we all three went bike riding. We ended up biking for almost ten miles. Which ins't to bad for a quick ride before sunset. Sunday was my grandma's 80th birthday get together. It was really nice to see family members that I hadn't seen since I was really little. I thought it was funny to see there face when they saw how much I have grown up. Most importantly my  grandma had a great time which is what it was all about. Now I'm back at school grinding through the classes. Overall this weekend was a great break from all the snow we have been having. I hope all of you guys have a great week. Peace

PS I got bored so here is a new pic of me enjoy ;)

Snow

Once again it is snowing. I have never seen it snow this much in middle TN for a very long time. Last night I went over to one of my friends apartment to do the P90X workout and right after I had got there it started to snow. It snowed the entire hour we worked out. When I went to leave the apartment I walked out onto the road and I almost feel lol. I barely made it back to my apartment without wrecking. All of my classes were cancelled yesterday and today except chemistry. Needless to say I didn't go. I wasn't about to go out and wreck my truck and be in a even worse mood than I would have been. My point in saying all this is that I really like snow, but after a while it gets really aggravating. Especially when I have proffesors who wont cancel class even when the campus parking lots are forzen over.

Anyway, last week I blogged about how busy my week was. Well I have some good news. I made a 60 on my chem exam........I know what your thinking that is terrible but the class average was a 55 and there is over 120 people in the class. When I recieved this grade I was sooo happy. I have yet to recieve the grade for my math exam but I should shortly as soon as we have class again.

Busy

Hi everyone sorry I havn't made a post in a few days. I have been overloaded with work. Wednesday I had my first major paper due in writing 2 and I had my first exam in Math1730. Not to mention today I have my first program in fortran 90 due and my first chemistry exam is today also. I had something major in all my classes except intro to psychology class which our first test is next tuesday. I have been studying like crazy latly and had little time for myself. After today I will have a little break and I will go shopping for my girlfriends Valentines Day present. Personally I love Valentines Day. I'm one of those guys who doesn't mind spending a little extra money than normal to get my girl something really nice.

Moreover, I will be glad for the weekend to get here so I can relax from all the studying until next week. Nobody said engineering school would be easy but im up for the challenge.

Leave a comment and tell me how your week is going and maybe what your planning for Valentines Day.
Peace

The Super Bowl

This years super bowl was awesome. The past few years I have watched the super bowl and was overall not impressed. Sure the commercials where hillarous but overall I thought it was ok, but this years game was really good. For staters New Orleans winning their first super bowl in franchise history, not to mention the what it meens for the town of New Orleans after hurricane katrina. Also the commercials were very funny as always and I thought personally that the half time show was great with all the light affects and everyting. Last but not least the game itself was very suspenseful expecially when the Saints intercepted Peyton Manning for the touchdown that sealed the victory.
Im sure some people would disagree with me about this years super bowl being better than the past few, but in my opinion this years was one of the best.

Leave a comment telling me what you thought of this years super bowl.
Peace

Storm Chasing

Weather has always been something that has intrests me. When I was young I would ride my bike up to our farm and go to the top of the hill to watch storms roll in during spring time. I would sit there and watch the clouds swirl, birds gliding in the strong wind, and trees bending over from the raw power of the wind. I would stay there until I was either rained out or lightning was to close for comfort. I would then go home and stand in the breeze way that connects my house to my grandmas house and watch the storm as it passed by. All during this time I would be pretending to be a storm chaser. Storm chasing was something I have always wanted to do ever since I can remember. Even when I was young I would try to predict weather based on the formation of clouds.I even wanted to go to college for meteorology, but didn't because I didn't want to travel to far from home to attend one of the few colleges that offer it. I have always told myself that one day I will act upon my dream, and I have. I should be attended a weather spotting class on March 11 in South Carthage, TN to become an offical weather spotter. I had previously wanted to do this last year but I missed the deadline for the classes so I had to wait till now. I am so excited to finally start acting upon my dream.

People may think I am crazy for wanting to do this but the thrill of the chase outways the risks. I know I could be killed but I will be taking further classes on weather to make sure I have the knowledge to keep myself safe. An added benifit to all this is that I will be able to keep my friends and family safe from storms.

"Climate Is What We Expect, Weather Is What We Get"
Mark Twain

Love for Animals

Owning pets has been proven to increase life expectancy among people, over those do not own any animals; and I can see why this is true. Animals require a certain amount of care and love to be healthy happy pets. I have always loved animals imparticular dogs, fish, or any wildlife animal ( deer, turkeys, doves). Yesterday my girlfriend and I bought four new fish to put in our new ten gallon tank and we are so happy with them. We love to try and find really cool fish that are bright colors, but we also like the classics too. Two of the fish we got are light blue and depending on the way the light hits them they can be green. The other two are a type of tetra, a sunset tetra and a spotted tetra. In about a week we are going back to get a couple of small bottom feeders to complete the tank. Overall I am really happy with the fish so far and they seem to be healthy and happy

My point in saying all this is that I am excitied to have fish again and I would encourge anybody to get fish or whatever animal you like.

By the way leave a comment of your favorite animal or maybe a childhood pet you had.
Peace out

Morning

It early morning again. I am about to get up, get dressed and go to school. Engineering prog at eight, then Chemistry at nine, Math at twelve, and last but not least Engineering prog lab. Oh and working in the library from 11-12. Great day right. Well it isn't so bad it's just that the day will seem like it will drag on forever. What gets me up in the early mornings ,like this, is the hope of becoming an engineer one day and I know I will. It will take hard work and determination but I am ready for the challenge. As a freshman I already spend many hours studying but I know it will pay off in the end. Peace out.

          "You win some, you lose some, and others you get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all"
                                                                    J Askenberg

Have Fun

Have fun in life. If you constantly worry about things that you have no control over they will start to affect the things you do and the way you act. Life is to short to worry about junk that doesn't matter. Yes, true finacial matters and other things should have some significant thought into, but really what someone did and didn't do for you at christmas really doesn't matter. Some people need to get over the little things instead of nit picking every little thing until they end up hurting the people around them. I am sure it is like this for most families including mine. There is always that one signifigant person that constantly complains about what someone did to them, to other people, or they just forgot to do for them a favor. That drives me crazy! I just want to have a good time with family and friends, and personally, I could care less if we give gifts.
My point is, don't spend your whole life sitting on the sidelines worrying about the things in life that do not matter. Go out with friends, visit family, and just have a good time.

"Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen, Keep in the sunlight"
Benjamin Franklin

Alfred A. Montapert Quote

Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.

Success

Success is what most people strive to obtain. However, what one person considers to be THE LIFE may seem like nothing to someone else. So the question is raised, what are the fruits of success? Is it having millions of dollars, cars, clothes, and whatever else you might want or is it having a good quality relationship with friends and family and living in a modest home, having what you need but nothing to frivolous?
Would you cheat everyone that you know to life that glamorous lifestyle that so many of use desire or would you help people in need and treat people with the upmost respect?
I'm not sure what the answer is for you but for me a life with family, friends, and that special someone is worth more to me than money. I would rather work hard and be smart to obtain goals, and treasure the relationships I gain along the way.

"Work hard and shoot for the moon even if you miss you will land among the stars!!!"

Whats up

Hi everyone my name Ethan and I am new to blogging. In future post I will be writing about many different topics and issues. It will take me a little bit to get used to everthing but I will have it all figured out very shortly. Peace