Reflection week 5of6

I am doing alright in my classes, due to my charger dying, and no power in my laptop though I have been falling behind in my classes. Hopefully my new charger will arrive soon and I can continue to do well in my classes. In my math class, I do very well on the quizzes but I am lacking points on the homework a bit for not showing work. In my English class I am doing well I believe because I have great scores on my essays and I do well on the quizzes and in class participation. In my Business Management class I am lacking assignments and I don’t do well on the tests. In this class I am trying my hardest to get caught up and jumping at every opportunity to get extra credit.

Some things I need to do to continue to be successful is to keep doing well on my studies, to do my studies, and to keep turning in work on time. Some difficult challenges in my way would be in this class, and not fully understanding the reading journals. Plus not being able to turn in late work makes it hard. I also face the challenges in my band and not being able to find another guitarist or bassist.

I've learned that my reading skills are very well in this class, and the vocabulary is very easy to do. Also the blogging is easy as long as I take the time to do it. The reading journals though are a bit hard to figure out, but I'm working on it.

Week 3of6 Ref

A story that I can think of that I would share without letting everyone know too much about my personal life would be this...

I was at a backyard show one day and I met this guy hanging out with friends of mine. His name was Jessie, and he seemed pretty chill. I had beer and my other friend had vodka so we strted drinkin cheerfully. Jessie got really drunk super fast because he chuged the vodka and he strted crying about love and such. We talk, and I tell him Im a drummer since he asks. I wasn't looking for a band now, because all the other bands I was in failed because of people being non commited or just outright bitches. Jessie Says he plays guitar so I stated, "Hey we should jam for fun sometime". He agreed with me The night ends, and I leave the concert.

I have a Huge! lengrie party at my house a few nights later and invite him. He ends up crashing at my pad and for the entire 3 day weekend we hung out partying at my pad getting hammered at night, and rocking out during the day. It was the greatest. He was a really chill guy and we decided to form a band and start looking for other members.

A few days later at another backyard show I see him and once again Im drinking beer, so I buy him a 40oz and we have a awesome night. He introduces me to some punk who plays bass and this guy actually ends up becoming a friend of mine and someone I was in a band with also. Jessie is now named Thrash, and its a good name to define him as he is into "Thrash Metal". He is a really good friend, and would have my back no matter what, even if he was drunk he would come to his senses enough to throw down with my enemies. I love him so much I've even given him one of my x girlfriends and gotten him laid. He's like a bro to me and Our band is growing big very fast. He has quit 2'ce but only for a day or 2 and then hes come back (this is only because of the drugs he was doing). It's alright though because I love the guy too much to never chill w/him again so I took him back both times and we've been rocking and partying still ever since.

Ref. Week 2of6

The impact that this class's vocabulary has had on me isn't really anything major. I know most of the words already, and they aren't that difficult. Using words in sentences is usually a lil difficult for me though.

I don't really see the words I don't know to well around me, but I notice the ones I already know. I hear em from other people who pepper their language with them though, and I even see them written on some things. The ones I don't know though, people don't seem to use that often which leads me to think that they themselves don't know those words either.

I approach unfamiliar vocabulary in the same way I have always approached it, and always been taught throughout my life in school; just by simply writing definitions and context clues, and studying them. There is not really much other way or at least not that I have seen.

I do use some of the new words that I have learned this semester in my vocabulary. I find it nice to be able to talk more knowledgeably than other people and to have a wider range of words to use. Unfortunately I do not usually remember the words long term that I struggle with, but I do remember the words I already know long term. This is something I will have to work on most definitely, but in time because rite now I have way too many other things to do in my life.

Ref. 1of6

The plans I made for last week was to practice with my band more, and stop playing video games and start doing my homework instead. I was also to stop doing my math homework during class and start doing it the day before. I have followed through with most of my plans as I’ve been practicing a lot more with the band, & I've also been playing less video games’ and lounging around. I've been putting my time to use making up in this class :).I have not stopped my bad habits in my math class though, but I'm still trying to work on that.


My reading strategies for last week were just to stop playing games, and get my stuff done. I have been doing very well, and have decided that I should be renting movies instead of playing video games as it helps me relax better and lets me be able to do homework by giving me some energy to do something. I can say I have followed through on that thoroughly, and have successfully been catching up in this class.

I think some adjustments I should make to my schedule and life, would be doing my math work the day before class instead of doing it during class. I need to sit down and do it no matter how horribly boring it is. Also I need to get caught up in all my classes so I don’t have to worry about falling behind or making up work.

Ref. week 4

I always wait until the "day of", or the very last moment to do my homework. This is not the best way to get things done efficiently, and may not be to most people’s liking; but I like to do it this way. Take for instance, my math class. I like to do the homework and study the entire class period so when we take the quiz at the end of class I will know exactly how to do it, and I won’t forget anything. As for my other classes, I need to get the homework done the day before class so I'm not struggling in class. This is definitely something I need to work on. I could manage my time a lot better by getting all the homework done that is important instead of playing video games or watching a movie. Now that I've got my drum kit at my new house though, I can start practicing with my band again which will give me more energy, and cut out my time of lounging around playing video games, and not getting my homework done. I've learned some unique if not somewhat great and helpful skills by taking Read 96. I never new how to blog before, I didn't even know you could use Google to make a weekly or monthly calendar! I've found these to be somewhat helpful in letting myself and the teachers or fellow students know my plans so we could better communicate and work together better.