I am so excited. Tomorrow I'm going to Orlando to see my brother whom I haven't seen since Christmas. He lives in Europe, so I barely get to see him. He is also bringing my niece with him. I really can't wait to see her; she lives in Aruba with her mom. I love her so much. I have to leave campus at 4:45 tomorrow so I can get to the airport on time. I guess I can go to English class for just half hour; I hope Prof. Drew won't mind. I have already packed my things, and I am all set to go.

I felt really depressed today, because my friend from Aruba is going to L.A. and she's staying in FT. Lauderdale for a day, and we had plans to meet each other. So I got really excited to see her, but then neither of us had a ride; so we didn't get to see each other. I guess that's why I got depressed. I miss all my friends back home, and it felt really good to at least get a chance to see her, but I didn't. I don't know if this is unusual, but I usually get weird mood swings. I may be in a good mood, then all of the sudden I get really angry or depressed; it's kind of weird.

"Clueless in Academe" by Gerald Graff talks about how we students have so much to learn, and how it sometimes gets confusing. Even teachers nowadays still have to learn more that what they already know. The students learn from the teachers, but the teachers can also learn from the students. Graff talks about the academic world, and students that do not get enough education; all this is associated with “cluelessness.” However, Graff's goal is to clear up the opaqueness that shadows academia. Students nowadays are smarter than ever, they are street-smart, but colleges find themselves taking all that away and making them feel dumb. The goal is to find ways that will make the students smarter and eventually letting them to keep on getting smarter.

My response towards the hypothetical question today regarding whether or not to smoke, drink, or make out on campus is very simple; I think that it should be allowed, but only if it is done somewhere private. I agree that it should not be done in public, because some people do not like it, and some people might find it to be offensive. Especially here at Lynn where there is an enormous, and very diverse student body and where most of them come from backgrounds that might not possibly tolerate any of these actions; it should not be done in public.

I am heading to Orlando this weekend. I thought it would be a great idea since my brother, my niece, and a couple of friends are going to be there. Plus, we do not have classes on Monday, so that makes it even better. We are all planning on going to Disney. I do not know why, but I am in love with Disney, ever since I was a little kid. I love the movies, basically everything associated with it. The parks are awesome; one of my favorite parks is MGM. This weekend is going to be awesome, I really can’t wait.

When I first saw the clip that was posted on our class blog, my reaction was that I seriously would not know what I would do if that happened to me. I guess it also depends on the mood that you may be in. If the teacher broke the cell phone, he would obviously have to pay for it. I can understand how a teacher feels to be interupted during a lecture. It is rude to begin with and it distracts the class. Students should take their teachers into consideration as well. Therefore, put your phone on silent not vibrate, because when the phone vibrates it makes as much noise as when it rings; so what is the point. Enough said, put your phones on silent, it is not that hard.

I had two tests today, my mass media test and my psychology test. I was relieved at the first glance of my mass media test, it was piquant. I thought I did pretty well on my mass media test, I am pretty sure that I will score a B+ at least. On my psychology test though, I am quite certain that I did not do as well as on my mass media one, but I am assuming that I did ok. The psychology test had very difficult words, and sometimes it was hard to comprehend. There were questions where there could have been several similar answers; I would get ambivalent when these came up. At some points during the test I felt anomalous, because I felt like I was the only one who’s not going to do so great; but afterwards I thought I did fine. Overall, I think I did quite well, so much for my nervousness. I hope that all my tests work out this way.

Today I'm deciding to write about how Alejandra got stung by a bee. Well, Friday morning Alejandra happened to be sitting outside Psychology class having a smoke, when all of the sudden this bee comes flying towards her and stings her in the eye. She commented about how painful it was, and literally wanted to extradite the bee. She immediately had to go the nurse whom was very amiable and quite dexterous. She had to be examined and found out that she was allergic to bee stings and had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance. She had red spots all over her arm. Luckily, she turned out to be fine; besides for the big bump that was on her eye. It gradually decreased over the weekend though.

Doing My Laundry.

Well, what can I write about? I did my laundry for the first time ever the other day. I was so scared that I would ruin my clothes, but everything went really smooth. I did everything the way I was told, and everything turned out fine. My friend Luis’s laundry didn’t turn out well though; he stained most of his white shirts. Although I did my own laundry, I did not like doing it. I thought it was a lot of work. One thing I also didn't like was folding all the clothes when I got done, but at the end of the day I finally learned how to do my own laundry.

Authority in Its Social Context

This chapter talks about writers in general trying to become authors. Young writers usually strive for that perfect article that will catch any reader's attention, and usually that is not an easy task. Authority is not only one who completely understands the writing process but one who can also make it relatable to people with less comprehension skills. Writing is a social activity, and it does not only reflect on the author or the quality of the writing, but also on institutions that sponsors the writing. Here is where authority makes greater sense, because writers have to create their work within the context of their institutional sponsors. The institutions are the real authorities.

For the last couple of days I've been saying that in order to live in Florida, you definitely need a car to get around. Well since I'm from Aruba, I have to apply for a Florida drivers license, even though I have one from Aruba. Anyways, I have been looking at the DMV site online to get a clear understanding on what all this is about. I have to take an online exam which is required by law, they also tell me I can look at this other site to understand some more about the exam. So I juxtapose both sites to see the difference, and it's about the same; the difference presented on the sites were mimesis. The other site was basically a paradigm for the actual DMV site.

Introduction:

Hi, my name is Hiram Vrolijk, I'm from Aruba and this is my first blog. I never thought that I'll ever be doing one of these, but I guess it's true; never say never. I'm thinking the theme of my blog will be somewhat like a circus. There will be something to interest everyone, something everyone can relate to and most importantly, something that can manage the readers of this blog to understand my thoughts, my feelings, and the points that I'm trying to get accross.

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Now, some details and information about me. I was born on June 12, 1987. Lived my whole life in Aruba. For any of you guys who don't know where Aruba is, it's an island in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela.

Some interests of mine include movies, music, fashion, nightlife, food, and travel. Basically, the media industry. Hobbies of mine also include some of the same things. I like to sit back and watch movies, hang out. I enjoy listening to most kinds of music, I also like to sing. I have done a couple of musical productions which were successful, but I never really kept on going with it, possibly because some other obstacle got in the way. I think I'm going to try it again.

I have also been in the fashion industry for some time now, fashion has been a part of me since I was very young. My mom is a designer and has greatly influenced me. She has her own business, and is doing quite well. I have modeled for many people and companies down in Aruba, and have been very grateful for all the opportunities. I was recently in a modeling competition, "Aruba Model Search," where out of hundreds of teens who participated, I was down to the top 20 at the main event. As this was also a reality show, every week contestants got kicked off. I worked really hard and was also told by countless people that I was a shoe-in for one of the top 5 spots, but unfortunately that was not the case. There has been tons of rumors, controversy, and scandals surrounding the event and its selections, but I choose not to get sucked in by most of them, although I believe most of them to be true. In December of last year, I was also awarded the first ever Teen Fashionista of the Year award by Focus -- a renowned magazine in Aruba.

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I am very grateful for all that I have accomplished so far.

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My passion in life is to be an influential person in the entertainment industry, whether that be a succesful model or a successful performer. I just hope that my goals in life are reached.