Just another post...

I told Ashley today that I have never enjoyed taking a test until today. For good or for bad, I had a good time tonight. I had to miss class last week because I had to go out of town for some personal reasons. Sooooo...... I guess we're supposed to talk about technology. A friend of mine got me into gmail chat. I guess I don't know the difference between Yahoo!, and Google, and anything else. If you ever want to at least try to understand the mind of a Marine grunt, then you should watch this video..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cqBWxgjrvg.

Sorry I'm late on stuff...

I know that I speak out a lot in class; I guess I just have a lot of questions. I know that you all don't know me, but I have what's called a TBI, or Traumatic Brain Injury. I am 100% disabled from the VA. I will never remember what we have ever talked about. I was blown up in an IED on July 21, 2007. I'm trying to go to school because I want to. Anyway, I love this class simply because Mr. Eckert likes discussion.

Stuff

I really do have a good time in this class. Tonight I interviewed Aurielle Weaver. She is an interesting person. You can tell just by asking her a few questions how much respect she has for her mom. So, I have a question about the whole blog thing... can you request that people check out your blog? I showed Mr. Eckert my Smart Pen and paper tonight. We discussed it's uses in journalism. Honestly, I think it would be an AWESOME tool for journalists. Oh, another question: If I post tonight, does it count for points, or does it have to be later in the week? Since I was in the military for so long, I find it hard to talk to "civilians" in a way that doesn't concern the military. I like this class because it is a lot of discussion, and not all of it is about the military. The whole "blog" thing is new to me, as I've already said. But, I kind of like it. I get to say whatever I think. I'm just excited to be back in school. There were a few days I didn't think I ever would be again, but we won't get into that. I'm 27 years old. The last time I did an interview, I was 18 and in Journalism class. For me, this paper is kind of intimidating. It's a bit hard to go back to school after a time of being out. Anyway... thanks for listening and to the two readers I "may" have, thank you for "following."

Tonight was fun

I really like this class. I'm honestly excited about it. I've never had a blog before. I got to "interview' Aurielle Weaver. We talked about a lot of different things from movies to t.v. shows and more. She asked me about the branch of service I was in and I told her I was in the Marine Corps infantry. She asked me if I went to Iraq and I told her that I had gone in the troop surge of 2007. Honestly, most of my posts will probably be war related. However, not all of them will be. I run a non-profit organization called Iraq/Afghanistan Troop Appreciation Day. You can check it out at iatad.weebly.com. Our goal is to reiterate the fact that we are still at war, (because the media has made people cold to the fact), but also to send care packages over to troops in a forward area. We had an event on July 21 that made a lot of money to send out those care packages. If anyone wants to donate, you are more than welcome.Anyways, I live in Ozark with my wife Ashley. We have a dog named Stuart. He's a miniature dachshund. He is stupid, but we love him regardless. So back to class... I like the whole open forum thing where we can just say what's on our minds about whatever we're talking about. I disagree with the burning of the Koran because it put people's lives in danger. However, I think that building a Mosque on Ground Zero, or 2 blocks from it, is a bad idea. It's the right of every Neo-Nazi group to build a center right in the middle of a Jewish community, or the right of every Japanese citizen to build a restaurant at the USS Arizona site in Hawaii. But why? To prove a point? I believe that we have to consider the fact that some things, though they are rights, are just ethically wrong. Okay. Enough of my rant unless someone else wants to talk about it. I changed the background on my blog. Will someone please give me HONEST feedback? It won't hurt my feelings. I want this to look as good as possible. I really don't know what I am doing and I need help.   

I'm figuring this whole "Blog" thing out.

So I guess I'm just supposed to create a blog for my Media 381 class. I don't really know what all is supposed to be on it. I guess time will tell. So, to all of my non-existent followers, I hope you like what is to come.