Im ADDICTED

I have recently tried to stop drinking Coca-Cola, but in the process I have come to realize that I am addicted. The first two days I stop drinking Coca-Cola I got huge headaches and I was just in a horrible mood.  By the third day I couldn't handle it anymore and I gave up. I went back to drinking Coca-Cola.

Excuses Excuses

So we were asked to get caught up with our blogs, the reason why I am not caught up is simple. I just haven't had time to sit down and go on my computer to do homework. I have been busy with work or studying for my midterms which are this week. It sucks because 2 of  my midterm are not multiple choice instead they are short answers and essays. I've been busy studying everything that we have learned in the past two months. After this week I will try to get caught up with all our blogs but for this week I am only studying.

Brothers...

So I have this rule where I tell my brother he can't go on my computer. Apparently he doesn't care, will go on my photo booth and take pictures without my permission. I can't really get mad at him because his to adorable. So i'll just pretend that I don't know anything

Yoo Ninja

This week my teacher asked our class to look for a game because we were going to study how space is used. I decided to pick Yoo Ninja for several reasons. The first reason I decided to pick this game was because it was free. The second reason I picked this game was because it was portable, since it is downloaded in my phone. Then my last reason for picking this game because there is a story to the game.

Sandworm illustration

This is my version of a sandworm from the book of "Dunes" by Frank Herbert. 

The Abominable Feb.22.12

In this weeks comic strip it seems to be the beginning of chapter 3. I found this strip to be quiet depressing. Also his illustration is not the same as his previous ones, hopefully he doesn't decide to stick to this illustration.

Tattoo Decision

So in the past our teacher told us to put up a post of one of the comic strips from Charles the Abominable. I was right he is a animal lover and he would get it done on his chest or his arm. But I was wrong on the picture I picked, because the picture that he would pick would be the one above. He told us that he loves tortoises and I am also a fan of tortoises because I have on as a pet.

College Budget

So as you guys currently know I am a freshmen at CSUN, which means that I got priory in picking out my classes. On the first of my spring semester I showed up to my second class late and I realized there was no seats available. I had to seat on the floor along with 5 other students. The teacher told the students who were trying to add, to sign a paper to see if he had any extra space to add any more students. This semester for more than half my classes I had people trying to add the class. The first week of school was crazy because half of the time I had to seat on the floor. Everyone was showing up because they really wanted to add the class. 

On my second week of school i show up to class early because I wanted to get a seat. I did get a seat, then class started and the teacher told everyone that was trying to add to leave because he was not allowed to add anyone. He said I add everyone, but the school is not letting any teachers add students. I was shocked because last semester I heard about a big ordeal about Occupy Wall Street which was about people who were trying to fight for our rights and benefits. It did not pass and the one’s who suffered the most was the education system. 

It affected CSUN students dramatically because first of all their tuition went up.  Second, we were only allow to get a maximum of 15 units when last semester it was a maximum of 19 units. Third, the teachers were not allowed to add any students. That affected many students because many of them were low on units and were trying to reach 12 units in order to be considered full time student. So all of those students who were not allowed to add lost there FAFSA money. 

This is very frightening because next year I am no longer going to have priority so I am going to be like those kids trying to add class. It is very scary to realize that perhaps next semester I wont be able to be a full time student. Also I may have to get classes I don’t need just to be considered a full time student so I can get all of my money from financial aid. This also means that its going to take me longer to graduate. This is not only affecting me, it is affecting thousands of other students. 

The Abominable, Feb.15.12

In last weeks post from Karl Kerschl, he did an illustration on a swan being a jerk. This isn't the first time he draws swan being mean to others. This comic strip made me think that the author was once attacked by a swan. Perhaps when he was a child he saw a swan and thought that it was very pretty so he approached the swan to try to pet it, but instead was attacked. that. So his perspective of swans are them being jerks and attacking others. 

I Got The Job!

So the job that I applied to, I actually got hired! Im so excited its my first time having a job. Im pretty amazed I was able to get the job since I had no experience compared to the other people I was with. So getting a call back made me extremely happy since I need the money for my basic necessities. I already went in and filed up some paperwork, but I have not really worked yet. Tomorrow is my first day of work , and after tomorrow i'm probably going to work for the rest of my life. 

Why Makes me Want to Continue to read "Dune" by Frank Herbert

During my winter vacation I was forced to read two big fat books. When I first saw these books I wanted to cry because they were so huge. The books that I had to read during my vacation were “Dune” and “Dune Messiah” by Frank Herbert.  I began to read these books and I was instantly intrigued by the authors imagination to create unique characters, detailed description and strong images.

When I began to read “Dune” I was amazed at how good he was able to describe  Paul’s pain in just the first chapter. He instantly grabbed my attention. Even though I didn’t really understand why they were doing that to him until later on in the reading, I was able to understand what pain Paul was going through. Frank Herbert is great at describing exactly what the characters are going through. 

Frank Herbert is also incredible and making very unique characters. His characters are very unique not just by the way they act, but also for there appearance, personality and abilities. He has so much creativity that all his characters are completely different and they all have a different purpose in the story. 

He is also able to create vivid images to your mind just by reading it. He is able to describe a setting and create a different world you have never imagined. He is able to use descriptions that relate to our earth and make it part of a different world. But not only is he able to do that, but he is also able to create new aspect to differentiate this world to our own. 

Frank Herbert is able to capture the readers attention in just the first chapter. That is something very important to get the reader to read the whole book. Keeping the reader entertained throughout the whole book makes them want to continue to read continuation books.

The Abominable, Feb.08.12

In last week post from Karl Kerschl comic strip is just random pictures of birds chirping. I think it is completely hilarious how all the birds chirp except for the last one. The Bat, you can't understand what he is saying. I think the reason your are not able to read it is because he is the only one sleeping while all the birds are waking up.

Job Interview Filled with Random People

So this was my first job interview ever and it was filled with the most random people ever. It was a group interview of 9. The manager told us that she would be asking us 4 questions each. When we went around the first guy was a guy who had just came out from the Air Force. So all of his answers had to do with airplanes, learning how to repair airplanes,  or learning how to fly a choppers. Then the second person was a lady who worked at McDonald's, all of her answers had to do with crazy customers and about apple pies. Then it was 2 girls who went to CSUN just like me. The first girl was a sophomore, pretty and she spoke like a total valley girl. The second girl was a senior she was asian, tall, and very pretty I must say; I'm not sure if she is in one of my classes. Then the fifth person was a hispanic chick that worked at Hollister and she would comparing Hollister to the brand we were applying too. The manager just gave her weird looks because she was talking about another brand. The sixth person was a cheerleader that only talked about how she did cheerleading for 4 years, she was the captain, she did many competitions. It was annoying hearing her talk and I didn't believe any of it because first she wasn't even pretty and she had an annoying voice. The seventh person was a standup comedian who would make annoying jokes at random times or for example the manager asked him "What was a challenging experience and what did you learn from it" his response was "Well one time I was trying to pick out a booger...ahah jk." I was like noooo dude you don't do that, your trying to get a job! Then the eighth person was a chick from Compton, when i heard she was from Compton i thought she was going to be loud and very outgoing. But instead she was very shy and for 2 of her questions she said " sorry im shy...its my first interview..and idk man I pass." I felt really bad because she seemed so shy and I knew what she was going through because I use to be shy.  The last person was me a CSUN student, I thought I was normal but i bet the other 8 thought the same. Who knows what they described me as and told their friends or family members about me.

The Abominable, Feb.1.12

I love how Karl Kerschl is able to draw so much expression through the birds face.  It is also funny to see how just because the babies are sleeping doesn't mean he is of the hook for the night. His Wife gives him the look and he knows he can't go out tonight.  He is afraid of his wife that he doesn't even try to argue with her and instead decides to stay.