People who talk on their phone while talking to other.

Have you ever tried to talk to someone who was holding another conversation on a cell phone? Not only do I think that talking on a cell phone is not only annoying , but is very rude as well. In our society we learn that we should give people our full attention when we talk to them. Once I was walking with my friend to the store and we were having a very important conversation, when her phone rang. She told me to hold on because her boyfriend and she had to talk to him. I shook my head and said “OK”. While she was on the phone with him she was trying to hold another conversation off to the side with me. After a couple of minutes of that she finally realized that both her boyfriend and I were getting annoyed so she hung up and we carried on out conversation as before. Another major issue is talking on the phone while driving and with someone else in the car. Not only is having another person in a car is a major distraction but talking on the phone with another person there is a distraction but very dangerous. Stated in http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/08/is-cell-phone-u.html twenty percent of phone calls rise during the mid-day. Over all, while talking on the phone people should be aware of who they are with when talking on the phone and where they are doing it at because it not only could be annoying but dangerous as well.

Quarterback Switch

The Chicago Bears made the decision to switch quarterbacks earlier this week due to the poor play of quarterback Rex Grossman. This is a decision that took way to long to make and ended up causing the bears two losses. This is definitely the right decision because not only has Rex come dangerously close to ruining the 2007-2008 season only three weeks into the year, but he is also the reason the bears lost this past season in the super bowl.
The only reason that Rex has made it this far into the season is because of the amazing defense that the bears have. Not even Rex Grossman can lose a game when the defense shuts out the opponent on a consistent basis. Lovie Smith was wrong by keeping Rex in as Quarterback because this eventually took toll on the bears deffense and now they are paying the price. Odds are then when the defense is on the field for almost 75% of the game that they are more likely to injury. Now that six of the original 11 starters on defense are injured the bears are not only going to be weak on offense, but maybe on defense now too. This is all to be blamed on Rex, because when you look at the stats Grossmans stats it is obvious that he is the reason for all of the bears loses, not only this season, but all of last seasons loses too.

So who else doesn't get normal amounts of sleep?

So since high school, I cannot fall asleep anymore at regular times. Instead of ten or eleven, it is like one or two in the morning even though I have to get up early. I do not know what it is I just cannot go to bed. My mom told me it is because my mind is over-stimulated from being on the computer and doing homework and things like that. But is it just me that this happens to? It has gotten a little worse since college started, which is just wonderful let me tell you (sarcastically talking about the sleep I get). I overslept for one of my math classes and missed a quiz, that was not good, obviously. I think the fact that my neighbor and one of our (my roommate and I) other friends are always in our room till after midnight, roughly. We do not want to be mean and say "Hey can you guys leave now?" I do not know why we do not just suck it up and say that. (I was not sure if I could use contractions in this that is why i did not.) My roommate is lucky, she does not start class till after eleven everyday unlike me who starts at eight three days out of the week. I do not have a link for this, it was just on my mind.

Blueooth users

Have you ever walked around the mall or just down the street and it looks like someone is just talking to themselves? I think that Bluetooth technology is amazing, but its purpose was to use it while you’re driving to not be as distracted, but as a society we have become so lazy that we can’t hold a phone up to our ear anymore when we just walk down the street. I used to work in a retail store in Woodfield mall and I loved being the cashier, or at least I used to. I hated it when a customer would come up to the register and be talking on their Bluetooth and trying to talk to me at the same time. It would confuse me because I never knew if they were talking to me or the person on the other line. I actually had a customer snap back at me when I asked her to repeat what she said. She meanly said don’t you see I’m on the phone. Well, no I don’t see that you’re on the phone because you have no phone in your hand. I wish people could just take the time to pick up their phone. I wonder if people realize how strange they look when they are walking by themselves on their Bluetooth. Some Class 1 Bluetooth devices are also dangerous to peoples’ health because they use microwave radio frequency. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#Health_concerns In conclusion Bluetooth makes you look strange when walking around by yourself, it makes the people around you angry and confused and some are dangerous to you health.

Croquet is Awesome

Croquet is the best game ever created because it is a very social, athletic, and mental sport. The game can also be played in a variety of ways such as Mondo Croquet, Xtreme Croquet, Bicycle Croquet, and Traditional Croquet. Croquet can be played with teams or singles; to see some of the different types of croquet and learn more about the incredible sport click on the link, Croquet Rules. The best part about croquet is if one does not care about winning or is not very skilled at croquet, one can always learn and have a grand time kicking back while playing with friends. Since there are so many different games one can play in the sport of croquet the game is clearly superior to football, baseball, and any other commonly played sport. One may think is is preposterous to think a sport like croquet can not compare to the competitiveness of these other great American sports. On contrary croquet can be quite competitive, one can create teams or play solo to compete for the win against his fellow croquettes. If one is interested in purchasing a croquet set feel free to click the link to croquet.com.

Roommates

Everyone comes to college hoping to become really good friends with a random pick roommate. Some people get lucky and others do not. In my case I was very unlucky.

Two days before moving into school, I found out who my roommate was. I called her immediately to find out some information. She seemed nice and all, but there was something about her that didn't seem right. She told me that she probably won't be in the room a lot since her boyfriend of only two months was also a freshmen at the school.

I thought to myself, well thats will be nice I guess since I will have the room to myself most of the time. Move in day finally came around and I went up to my dorm hoping to meet a new friend. I walked in and the bed was made, shelves were stacked, and the closet was full. My roommate was no where to be found. I waited around so I could meet her. When she finally came around, her and her boyfriend where together on her bed in the underwear and shirts. Thank goodness only me, my brother, and boyfriend were in the room and none of my parents were there at the moment. We sat there feeling ackward and they didn't rush to put their pants on. Later that night I decided to tell them how ackward it was for us to be sitting there while they were wearing hardly anything. Then I decided to go over some rules that I felt where necessary. I began by saying I do not want her boyfriend to be spending the night on school nights, but the weekends are fine.

Obviously she didn't not hear me correctly since her and her boyfriend spent the night two nights in a row on a school night. My CA came up to me since she noticed he was spending a lot of time at our dorm. She asked me if I was okay with it and I said no and I already addressed it to her and I will do it again since she didn't hear what i said. My CA talked to my roommate and then my roommate talked to me. I repeated again that I was not comfortable with her boyfriend spending the night on school nights. She then said okay we are both on the same page.

Well, the week went on and he spent the night again on a school night.

The next day I decided to go to my CA and explain everything and how I really would like a room change since I didn't come to college to live with a couple and never be able to speak to my roommate alone. She always was with her boyfriend and I had to talk to both of them and not just her by herself. I felt like I was doing the wrong thing by going to my CA, but it worked out for the better.
I now live with another girl who is normal. We get along very well and are able to talk things out. And the best thing is...she does not have a boyfriend on campus. Some people can relate to this and others love their roommates. In my case now everything is the opposite of when I first started here.

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