Mind is at rest.

Even though finals finished on Friday, I did not feel fully relaxed until Sunday when my friends, who had just spent a week in Mexico for their vacation, decided to come to the IE from the OC to spend the day with me. I had mentioned a nervous tick that I had developed during the final studying and taking process and my friend Heather said that she had one also before her trip to Mexico. I said that my tick had not stopped until… Sunday the morning they showed up! I don’t miss the tick and I’m glad I’m relaxed enough that they haven’t come back. I’m hoping that when attempting to speak Spanish my face won’t start twitching like I’ve got ants on my face. Hasta manana me amigos!

Almost 2,000 Hits!!!

Sorry Blogsters, but I have been working on finals this week so you have been neglected. You might have noticed my two entries about sites to go to for a final for one of my classes. I posted it here and on my FaceBook site and it exploded! The Info-Blogsite wracked up a astounding 1960ish number that I’m just saying it’s almost 2.000! We beat the next closest group by 1,700 hits! I cannot believe the viral power of FaceBook and friends. You guys are awesome and I am done with finals, wooohoooo! Patience blogsters, more shall come out of the brain of the one called J.Karl!

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Decision Maker Project - Last Entry for Info378

I. Bibliographic entry
Jerry K. Miguel, http://supersizemybrain.blogspot.com/. Creative/Problem / Solving Blog, March 22, 2010.

II. Summary of article
In this exercise I was able to blog 33 times in the allotted time period for this class’ duration. Common problems that seemed to haunt me got written about, and solutions were explored or are still in the solving stage. My actual blog looks much different than this printing of it, because it is easier to read this in this format. It was harder to get into the habit of writing your thoughts down than I realized.

III. Impact of article

I found that the old adage that a problem defined is half solved. I am surprised at the challenges that happen every day that are quickly forgotten if not written down. Writing a blog will be a practice that I will continue until after the class is over. When problems are written down they can be crossed off a list if they are solved, and that give a sense of accomplishment. I think that it helps relieve stress also.

IV. Key words: Supersize Brain, Blogspot, Creative/Problem Solving Blog.

V. Jerry K. Miguel – 22Mar2010 – Decision Maker Project- Info 378

Things that Don’t Mix – Studying and Sickness

So yesterday I napped from 1pm to 6pm in the afternoon, and then I did the study guide. I went to sleep at 11pm and slept until 8am the next morning. I am trying to work with my study group and all I can think of is my bed. Good eats, drinking fluids, and sleeping a lot will be my way to try to solve this problem. Cross your fingers for me blog followers, I want to be fully healed by finals time, while you’re at it wish for me to hit lottery, you won’t be sorry!

Sick as a Dog!

I have run my body down with the ravages of the study onslaught. The lack of sleep and the bad eating has worn me out. I had to go to a funeral today for a friend’s mother who died earlier this week. I had to show my support and I tried not to sound like I was coughing up a lung while trying to show support. It was in Orange County at 3pm, so that would put us coming back during the great parking lot of the 91fwy. Luckily I was able to sleep while my buddy drove home. I’m home now and I’m trying to get lots of water in me and maybe take a nap. Pray for me boys and girls so I will be over my cold before finals next week. Same bat-time, same bat-channel.

I am Fox P-2 Deficient!

When mapping the human genome, it is found that the gene Fox P-2 is essential for the use of language and speech. People that this gene is damaged in have a lack or inability to communicate properly. While I don’t think that it is like a nutrient that you constantly need, I think my Spanish Fox P-2 gene is damaged! Maybe I can get money from the government for my handicap?  Just don’t have me count to 10 in Spanish!

Spanish is almost DONE!!!

Did my last online homework for Spanish and I just have to study for the Final next Thursday,wooohoooo!!! Have to make video for YouTube project and compile info for website. Not too bad, the end is in sight! Who said the only easy day was yesterday?

You can Rest when you’re dead, or after Finals or what ever comes First!

I have gotten 6 hours of sleep in the last two days! This is the solution for not having enough time to study, you have to take waking hours from somewhere. My buddy called the other day at 4:10 in the am to ask me if I felt the 4.4 quake coming out of LA, He was surprised when I answered at ring one. He asked me why I was up and that it ruined his waking me up joke in case I was trying to go back to sleep after the quake. But when I said what quake, because I was studying so hard, he was even more shocked. I told him I was a hardcore student and that sleep was the only way to catch up. No rest for the wicked!

Time Management, I wish I had me some!

You have to make a manual for your Networking class and it might be more than 50 pages, you have to do an online Spanish assignment that might take up to 8 hours, you have to take a quiz in Spanish class today, and sleep or lack of sleep is the only other variable. This all has to happen and daylight savings time stole one of my hours! Wish me luck and pray for my to manage my time well.

The Race is ON, like Donkey Kong

SO we have a group Final in my Info Class, and part of the criteria for grades is to gather as many hits as possible. We will make this into a viral phenomenon! That’s right folks, we’re calling everyone out on this one. He (the teacher) even made sure that there was “No Holds Barred!” Ready for the Fu? We will be Fu Masters!

Sometimes the best resources are your friends.

Last week I wrote about my tire that was low on air, but two days later a different tire was flat. To change the tire and get to school on time, left me with another problem. My problem is that I would be at school till almost 9pm which would mean I would be driving on my spare “donut” twice as far as I would like. The solution? Borrow my buddy’s van and worry about tire the next day. I ended up being only 10 min. late for my 8am class but the movie we were watching was Hotel Rwanda, which is a story about a man who used his resources to buy time for himself and his family. I pray that I can respond like he did when hardship hits me. I have to have the right mindset. Opportunities can be another name for problems.

How did we do it BEFORE?!?

Saturday night I left my cell phone in the back of my brother-in-law’s car. I was able to call a friend by borrowing a phone and found the number on my PDA, the only number I could find, and asked if he could call and tell them where my phone was at. Since all of them were going to Disneyland that day it would have been pretty easy to give the phone to my sister-in-law to give to me because she lives here in town while everyone else does not. I haven’t heard from them, no cell phone, and my cell phone has not magically reappeared…

sooooo, I’m using Facebook and emails to try and contact them. I don’t have my house phone anymore and if I did, I don’t know if I would have their number to call.

How did we do it before? I guess that’s why they invented answering machines and everyone had an address book by the phone and the yellow pages too!

How many times have you gone to the store and instead of making a list you say to yourself, “self, if you can’t remember you can just call.” Has technology made us take things too much for granted?

Hmmmmmm?

It’s always better to Stop a problem before it’s a Problem, but…

Today while walking to my car to go to school, I noticed the front driver’s side tire was very low on air. It has been a habit to check my tires and underneath my car before driving for many years now. I carefully drove to the gas station and filled the tire with air and I thought that it was not holding air quite as well as it should. I talked to the gas attendant and he said to buy Tire Flat a temporary solution for flat tires and he said, “sometimes you just use a stop gap solution, until you have time to solve the real problem.”

Insight comes to those that look. Until later my blog.