This will be my final post for this school year. I've learned so much, accomplished so much that what I thought I could. You can read all about that in my previous blog. It's time to take my life into a new direction. I'm going to truely pursue what makes me happy. This summer repersents a road of discovery so that I can narrow down what I'm truely passionate about. Here's a list of goals and accomplishments that I plan to do over the summer:

• Get Involved; I want begin my first internship, idk where and what but I'm beginning to find some pretty neat jobs.
• Learn a new instrument; I want to develope some skill with a violin or drums.
• Acting; My family is surrounded in the film business, I'm thinking about doing a couple of acting gigs with my father.
• Pay off debts
• Get my license; something that I've struggled with for a while
• Travel somewhere new
• Rebuild relationships; I've been growing deattatched from my family since I've been so busy with school. I plan to change that.
• Change someone's life
• Ghosthunting and actually find a ghost
• Rebuild my movie and game collection

Miss you guys

See you next year!!

I know I've been slacking the past week with blogs. The last few weeks of school are always the busiest. I've been working a lot of hours in the dining hall to pay off the rest of my school debts. I've been preparing for next year, trying to get all the financial aid figured out. I've been looking for a summer job. And top of that I've been preparing the final events for MGL, prepping up for springfest, and studying for final tests and papers. I have a lot on my plate right now. Like always, I will pull through.

In the next couple of weeks MGL will be hosting a variety of events. Next week, we will be hosting a LazerCraze event which should be pretty fun and exciting. Not a definate date yet but it should be sometime next week in the old gym. We'll also have a booth set up at springfest. The members and officers and I have come up with some pretty cool ideas for a fun and interactive booth. And one last gaming night will be planned as well. So check your emails for more info in the coming final weeks. Oh and I didn't get the RA position . Kinda bringing me down but oh well. I'm going to be dorming with two close friends of mine next year. It should be fun.

Last weekend was spring formal....Here some pics.

• Airborn Controllers: There's nothing worse than a flying controller. Whether it's launched through frustration or carelessness, the result's the same. Wear your wristbands andmake sure the kids do too. If you're playing a particularly frustrating game, take a break every so often. Both your console and your mood will thank you.
• Leaving it on all the time: Be honest. Have you ever left your console on for an extended period, rather than quitting your game properly? Why? Do you want to wear out your console by increasing strain on its (albeit few) moving parts? Do you own shares in your electricity company? Do you just hate this mean old planet that much? You'll have a hard time playing Halo XXIV when the melting polar icecaps have submerged your house under nine feet of water. Haha just kidding, taking the greener approach to your gaming will pay off with lower bills, longer-lasting consoles, and a happier planet.
• Modding: Modding consoles allows players to play pirated games. It's as simple as adding an internal chip to bypass ts hardware protection. BAD IDEA. At best, you'll void your precious warranty. Once you're spotted playing pirated games online, you can be permanently banned from its online service. It also leaves your platform completely useless. It's not worth the risk.
• Not using a surge protector: Yes, your console needs electricity to work. But too much of a good thing can be dangerous. Plug in your consoles without using a surge protector  or with one that's not connected to an adequate ground and you're playing Russian roulette with its precious, oh-so-fragile innards. One random lightning strike, and zap: game over. Literally. Grab a decent surge protector and enjoy some peace of mind.
• Dust: Dust does a pretty good job of choking your console to death and producing more heat. Clean it and it will live longer.
• Heat: Nothing kills electronic devices better than excessive heat. Take the xbox 360's infamous "red ring of death" issue. A set of design and manufacturing faults left the machine vulnerable to heat buildup and drove it to a failure rate that reportedly topped 50%. While those flaws have been fixed, the lesson remains: Minimize heat, and your console will live longer. Make sure it's not basking in the sun, keep it off the carpet, and make sure it has enough air space around it for proper circulation.

Alright, so it seems most of my audience seems to be primarily High school students and parents. So I thought I would Highlight some of the positives and negatives of this community. Maybe this will help give you a broader view of Mount.

The Bad 

• Maintenance... For me, I've had a huge problem with many things getting broken and staying that way. Lately a lot of washers and dryers have been broken. On my floor there are only 2 washers and dryers. And one of the washers have been broken for a month. It's extremely annoying. Especially that I have only one day a week to do laundry. There are numerous other washers broken too. Microwaves break a lot without getting any fixing, and I've had a huge problem with central air last semester.
• Internet... Its weird how the internet works here. Sometimes it works great, but for the most part its been slow, or on West at least. Now its worse with the new generator from when the transformer caught on fire.
• Tuition Costs... For everything including tuition, Room and food, and other fees here and there... the overall cost is about $32,000 a year! However, the Mount is very generous with handing out grants and scholarships, which for some people can make this place cheaper than some public universities. Which is one of the reasons I came here.
• Financial Aid Offices... I've just had a lot of issues with the system the have set up. A lot of aggravations and stress.
• No Pool... 

Sorry I haven't updated my blog lately. I've been busy with 11290274089237432 different things. The internet never working for me doesn't help either. It just seems like everything is broken at the Mount. Since the transformer went down I can't get internet in my room. It's aggravating. The heat is horrible. It feels like 47238907423908^oF in the Scholar Center (the only place I can get on the interwebz 0_0). I have laundry to do and every washer seems to be broken. The dishwasher machine at the dining hall that I work with, has been broken for months. And oh, did I meantion it's warming up and they don't turn the air on until May. sl;dfhkljwdhfjkh.  It has not been a good day. Failed an important test for Chemistry. I'm struggling with my Bio papers. And I cut a huge gash into my finger at work tonight

 Blahhhhhh....Enough of my ranting.

Anyway I have a lot of updates. I don't remember if I mentioned my spring break but it was pretty lame. I think the highlight of my entire break was eating at a Ihop. I spent the entire break researching two final presentations for the semester. NOT FUN. However my grades are good...except for chemistry >_>

I just recently applied to be an RA. I'm superstoke about that. I hope I get the position. Everyone reading this wish me luck on that =D.

The club has finally shaping up. We got about 25 members. I have a lot planned for this organization. This week we're having a huge old school Pokemon gaming Night. I know right? We're hard-core . Within the next two weeks, we should hopefully be having a big lasertag event with lasercraze coming in for everybody!! That should be pretty fun. We're trying to start a fundraiser to get more money to have big events like this to build a bigger gaming community. I'm also starting sometime soon, maybe even next Semester, a fundraiser call Gamin for Kidz. I want to raise money for kids in areas like Over the Rhine. I wanna get them Nintendo DS's with games like Brain Age that helps them learn, and it will help keep them off the streets. This is just an idea right now but hopefully it will manifest into its own eventually. Oh I'm also in the process of creating membership paperwork and raise money  to get T-shirts for the club. And I'm organizing the Springfest booth as well. Gosh after writing all this down, I've realized I've been busy.

Well gotta go, Lot's of work to do. This week I will have plenty of blogs. Lot's of ideas. SO stay tuned!

 Can't believe I actually slept through that. Best rest I've ever had :) Ermmm off topic....Anyway one of the transformers in the library basement caught on fire. Causing the library to be closed and the Mount servers to crash. Means no internet. No one can live without the interwebz anymore haha.  The school was very empty and quiet this weekend. Kind of eerie. And the community had to learn to cope without any internet. I got withdrawls within the first few hours. It's really sad how our lives are completely intune wtih technology. If you literally think about it, or at least for me, I don't go without using some sort of gadget for more than an hour. Besides sleeping of course. Which consists of the computer, cell phone, Ipod, or the TV. The lack of internet was a breath of fresh air. All my friends on my floor gathered in my room and we just talked and made jokes. No technological involvement at all. It was nice. Nice to actually feel human for once. Too bad the internet is online again.

Imagine if we lost all power to fuel our electricity. How we would we evolve our lifestyle? It could happen...Click on the link below                                                                                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waXFlrUUAH8  

Last weeks Gameworks event was closed because of the fried transformer and for right now is being put on hold. So I have no pictures to share                                                                                        However, we're having a huge gaming night on thursday in the food court. Wings, Pizza, Chip & Cookies, and Soda will be provided