Photography

My level of understanding in the field of photography goes as far as a couple of things.  For one you need different lighting for the picture to turn out well.  The lighting needs to be perfect for a crisp and clear picture.  The flash on cameras are used if lighting is not available.  I am, however, starting to get into photography a bit more extensively. My dad has just bought a VERY nice Canon professional camera, which can snap off 10-30 shots at a time!  We have been very impressed with the camera and this photography unit will be an excellent time to use it.  What I am expecting from this unit is to learn more about the camera, get more comfortable with the numerous settings, and finally take a quality picture in different light settings and surroundings.

The Exam Experience

I felt I did as well as I could have with the time alotted for studying, with the combination of other homework, sports, and college.  So far, I have recieved an A on my English exams, a B on Part one of my Physics and also Exploring Technology.  I think that we should still keep the mandatory exams because it is good practice for college and it tests our comprehension in a class.  Even though it might start off extremely slow and it makes our school look like we have scores below our potential is because some people have never experienced a full comprehensive exam.  Taking an exam now will make us practiced in studying for hours, and help us keep the material current in our brains, possibly to be used in the next semester.  The exams were comprehensive, everything that was on the exam I saw/ learned from the beginning of the semester to the end.  I had to study for a maximum of 7-8 hours.

1/9/12

Today is going be bittersweet for me, as we take on the Blissfield bowling team.  We are going to the bowling alley where I first got started into bowling:  Rich Lanes.  Oh the memories that will be rushing back to me.  I had one of my birthday parties there, my very first bowling league, and the first spot where I actually picked up a bowling ball.  I can recall a time where I did not even want to pick up a bowling ball, I even cried because I didn't want to bowl.  It has been a long time since that point and that is why it is bittersweet for me, almost like I am going home :).

Christmas Break

Welcome back to the new school year ( and new year!) 2012! The year I graduate, oh yes! Every year that high schoolers look forward too and I will try to make the best of it. Enough about that though, this post is suppose to summarize my Christmas Break.  Well in all honesty, I didnt do much of anything.  I bowled quite a lot including participation in a school tournament in which we took second at Hudson.  I bowled for practice, and with my family a lot other than that.  We had dinner at my Grandma Jeans on Christmas Eve and opened presents there ( I got a GPS for my car!) and later that night my family went to the midnight mass at our church.  The next morning was Christmas, we woke up, had breakfast and opened up our presents.  I got a new bowling ball bag and a radio for my car, which is going to be put in this Sunday afternoon.  That night we went to my Grandma's in Lansing and spent a nice time with family there as well.

Hope everyone else had a good break :)

Christmas

   My plans for Christmas break consist of taking a few days off  starting the 21st, then I will be  lazy.  Possibly running during those days before Christmas and playing video games. On the Christmas Eve I will be going to my grandma's house to have Christmas with her, opening presents and enjoying the company.  On Christmas Day I will be celebrating with my family ( Very early because my sister will force everyone up! :) ) and later that day we will be going up to Charlotte, MI to help my other grandma out with her Christmas meal.  On the 26th we will enjoy that meal, open presents and again enjoying the company of everyone around us.

    My favorite cookie to make would probably be the 'ornament' cookie. It is my favorite ONLY because it is the biggest cookie cutter we have,  thus more cookie to eat :)

Profession Athlete or Musician

If I could be any profession athlete or musician in the whole entire world I would chose to be Pete Weber.  In the Bowling world he is probably the most fun to watch. Besides being an excellent bowler he also does a good job of getting the crowd pump up and having fun!  If I was ever to be on TV for Bowling someday, I would really like to have his energy. ( Not to mention his awesome bowling abilities.)

Mount Rushmore, a lot can be said about Mount Rushmore. It has the faces of four of the greatest presidents to never lead our country:  George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. I would like to visit this place because it is one of our older national landmarks and there is a lot of detail that is put into making something this large and I believe it honors our nation very well.  Also getting out of Michigan to see other states would be nice for a change. It is a national monument because Doane Robinson, who was known as the "Father of Mount Rushmore" wanted make a monument for all people to come and enjoy.