Quicky

Alright real quick cause I need to back to studying.

So on the radio I've heard "Life In Technicolor" by Coldplay but with lyrics. On the album "Viva La Vida" it is no where to be found. Turns out its a single and I found it on youtube and myspace. The song is awesome and video is fun too!



So hope you enjoy and I'm going to back to study up the last couple of things for my Material Kinetics test tomorrow.

-TJ

Going Into the Weekend

Well its almost time for the weekend (well I guess it's the weekend right now actually). Looks like a lot of time in the MatE Labs learning how to use the XRD (X-Ray Defraction) and hopefully getting some good quality scans in. If I see evidence of retained austenite in our samples I am going to be the happiest person ever!

So not sure what I'm going to do about cycling. I really need to get my ass on the trainer and get my legs at least moving. Hopefully as soon as I get a follow up exam I will be ready to go and get back in shape for the second half of the summer. In all seriousness I hope I can come back because I really want to upgrade to Cat III and I'll probably get super bummed out if I can't maintain a racing training schedule while I'm working... we will see how it goes I guess.

Thats it for now, probably send in some updates on how the XRD is going. Which reminds me, I really need to work on having a more organized lab notebook. Hmm, well I should at least clean up the MESS one tomorrow while I'm scanning.

-TJ

Mine As Well Get Used to This

I really don't have anything awesome to post about but I mine as well post something so I get in the habit of posting everyday or so.

Tonight we were studying for our Materials Engineering Composites test when I started singing "Get Low". Someone said I was butchering it and I apologized, explaining I only knew the edited version from the game "Need For Speed: Underground". We then proceeded to look up the real lyrics and started to laugh so hard because they were so... lets say inappropriate. Well of course we had to listen to the song and off course, all the real lyrics started to pop out on us for the first time. Needless to say none of us will listen to the song the same way again!

Oh, I guess I should say once I get the doctor's okay to get back on the bike I'm going to start posting my training rides and stuff. Not like anyone is interested but you never know, and it will give me something to post.

-TJ

A Substantial Post?

Well here is my attempt at the first substantial post of the new blog (I really should be in bed right now so I apologize if it’s bad).

So I'm not sure what I am going to talk about that’s substantial but how about me and digital communication outlets?

Many of you (ok just me) know I tend to go through stages where I stumble across some of my old internet haunts: newsvine, flames of war forum (I'm being honest so don't judge!), my blog, etc. Each time I do I get all excited about making a significant impact on these social networks. It always ends with me spending a week going ape shit over it and then completely loosing interest. This happens to me a lot in life, with different things from sailing to even school. 

However, lately I have become super committed to biking and have stuck hardcore to it for the last 6-7 months. Yes I'm going through a tough spot because of my broken collar bone, but I am still watching the Giro d'Italia and reading cyclingnews.com everyday. Well today I have decided to continue this dedication into maintaining at least a presence on social networks, mainly newsvine, twitter, and keeping this blog updated. 

 Why am I doing this again?  

 Well for starters I think it is cool to be connected through the internet to people around the world. It is fun to read what other people say and even more fun to hear about what people think of what you have to say. 

 Second, I really like to write. No matter what I tell myself when the engineering report is due the next day I have fun typing stuff on to my computer. I remember back in 5th grade when we had our little i-laptops (or whatever they were) and I wrote a whole description of the Battle of Gettysburg. I only got through the first day but it was still fun to type and put words up on the screen. Yeah I’m a nerd... shut up!

 Finally, I can't help but feel like I am getting older. The internships I have had over the last few summers have shown me that my free time is going to come to a very quick end once I start working full time. Especially if I continue to cycle competitively, my free time for friends and such is going to disappear. As corny as it may sound having an online network of people to discuss issues with and escape to will probably become a welcome part of my day. Again, shut up!

 Well I guess that’s the end of my substantial post for today. Probably won't write another one tomorrow, or the next day, or the.... well you get the point. But hey, miracles do happen!

-TJ

Just Watch

Well Here It Goes Again

So I'm bored and I figured, "what the hell, lets try doing a blog again". Well we will see if anyone actually reads this/if i update it regularly. Stay tunned to see!