200th Win

     Today was a very big day at the Defiance softball field. My head coach got her 200th win in her eleven years here at Defiance College. The team was able to beat Mount St. Joseph in both of the softball games. Being able to see my coaches reaction was a very great feeling. Along with getting her the 200th win, by winning these two games we are sitting pretty good to get a shot in the conference tournament. I am very happy to be a part of my coaches great accomplishment.

Northern Ohio Weather

     So these past few weeks the weather here has been pretty insane. One day it will be in the fourties and the next day it will be twenty degrees and snowing. The other day me and a teammate were walking in to Biggby and it was nice, sunny and warm. Then in the ten minutes it took us to get our coffee, we walked out in to the freezing cold blizzard. Even though I do live in Ohio, I am still not used to all this random weather. Hopefully it will figure itself out this week.

My Biggest Worry

     This summer my sister will be graduating from The Ohio State University with a degree in Journalism and Linguistics. I am very happy and excited for her as she continues on her journey in life. However, I am still very worried that she will not be able to find a job. Recently she found out that there are no current jobs in the United States for the field she is qualified for. This means she would have to go to another country, like England or Germany. Even though she has always wanted to live in both of those places, I still worry about her leaving. All I want is for my sister to be successful. Thinking about her leaving has made me grow stronger. I know that letting her leave will be hard, but it will also be a big step for her to become successful.

Increasing my Skills

     Coming in to college, I lacked a few skills that I needed to be completely successful. I hope to learn these skills by the end of my college career. I hope to gain better study habits, greatly improve my writing skills, decrease my procrastination, and become a better content reader.
   
     I have improved on my study habits already this year but still would like to find more helpful ways to study. I want to be able to increase my test scores and have better ways to remember important information. I always seem to forget the information I am studying once the test comes. I wish to find ways to help me memorize and implant information in my head in order to achieve better test scores.

     Writing has not always been my strong suit. Throughout high school I was not really required to write a lot. We barely wrote and papers or essays, the extent of our writing was short answer test questions. I do think that not having a lot of experience with writing has made me struggle some when it comes to writing essays in college. I have always had a hard time putting things I am thinking on to paper. I can say things in my head but as soon as I need to say them out loud or in a paper, I complete blank. I hope during my college career that I can increase my writing skills so that I can receive better grades.

     I tend to procrastinate a lot on my homework assignments and do not get them done to the best of my ability some times. One major thing that I seem to procrastinate on is reading assignments. I love to read but not when it is stuff that is assigned to me. I will leave my reading until the last possible day and then will not get a complete understanding of it. I would like to gain better procrastination methods so that I will complete all of my assignments with my best effort.

Individual Hitchcock Assignment

     After analyzing what other groups found with Hitchcock's films, I notice that there is a large scientific and psychological basis. Hitchcock uses his science knowledge to play with camera angles and points of perspective for the audience. During his films, he also plays into the psychological mind. His characters are being tricked, underminded and controlled by things that may or may not be real. This is scene specifically in Notorious, when Alicia is being poisoned with the uranium. She becomes loopy and grogy which shows the psychological aspect. At the same time, the effects of the uranium shows the scientific basis.

Animal Lover

     All throughout my childhood, my sister and I always had some sort of pet in the house that we took care of. We have had dogs, hamsters, rats, and many fish. We both love animals and having the responsibility of taking care of them. Right now we currently have a 16 year-old dog named Cinnamon, a pond full of ten fish and a guinea pig named Finch. I got Finch about three years ago. I had asked if I could have a different type of animal. My parents agreed as long as I paid for it myself. Since I have had Finch I have definitely learned more responsibility. For such a small animal, she takes a lot of hard work. I am very thankful to have animals in my life, and I hope to have a rabbit later this year.

Summer Project

     Most people that I know do not enjoy cleaning very much. It isn't what they want to take time out of their schedules to do, For my sister and I, however, we love to clean. In fact every summer we go over to my grandmother's house to clean and organize for her. We both look forward to this every summer. It is something that my grandmother, whether she wants to admit it or not, appreciates us doing each year. This year we have a little bit more on our plate. My grandmother is in the process of moving out of her home, so we are remodeling and selling a lot of her things. This will be a very big challenge for my family and I, but I know that we can get it all done for my grandmother.