The Worst Movie Ever!

Today my ah ha moment was learning options in Word. Truly the program is far more versatile and useful than I thought. When saving a file, and I don't want to include the comments, or editor notes, I learned an awesome trick to eliminate them. When exporting you can tell word to not include any comments or marks made by anyone other than the editor. COOL!

I have a question about calculus, in finding the derivative of exponential functions through use of the quotient and chain rules. My questions don't concern this class, sorry.

The worst movie I have ever seen is BY FAR "Elektra". the show features some lethal ninja woman "Jennifer Garner" gone crazy with sai ninja blade weapons. It is THE MOST CORNY MOVIE IN THE WORLD!!!! Oh my heck! it is so bad! I cannot believe something this bad made it in theaters! I'm laughing just thinking about it and how stupid it was. It gave me a headache watching the most hokey fighting sequences and choreography. SO SO SO BAD! oh man I couldn't even finish it. Go watch it and you'll see for yourself. uhhg SO PATHETICALLY STUPID!

Analysis of a Paragraph in my Proposal

My ah ha moment is the need to write distinct paragraphs with a clear issue, point and discussion

I have no questions but would like to inform you - Adam, that I revised my proposal a bit and have re-emailed it to geology230@gmail.com Thanks

Here is the first paragraph in my proposal.

Historically, sinkholes in North American karstic topography, have both endangered human life and caused significant damage to property. In 2004, the state of Florida alone can claim paying over 25 million dollars in property damage claims from sinkhole subsidence. Sinkholes are geologic features formed by the movement of rock or sediment into voids created by the dissolution of water-soluble rock (Dobecki, 2006). Such voids appear sporadically throughout North American karst, as both natural processes and human activity contribute to such dissolution. This paper proposes to investigate these sinkhole formations and how scientists can quickly detect and remediate these danger zones for the regional benefit to society.

(issue is in italics, Discussion is Regular, point is bold)

What I want to Be when I grow up?

Today I finally understood and applied inserting Hyperlinks. I didn't know how to link a word to a downloadable file but today i did. It was interesting learning the basics of HTML publishing and seeing firsthand that making professional web pages is easier than I thought.

My question concerns what is due Friday. Is it just a paragraph in length?

I want to be someone important. I want to be a faithful husband and father. My professional life will need to support a big family. I am concerned because I don't know exactly who I will become in graduating with a Geology Degree but preferably I want to be a Hydrogeologist, or Petrologist.

Extra Credit - Sans Serif vs Serif Fonts

This is for Extra Credit. I was instructed to inform the teacher why Sans Serif, and Serif Fonts are used, especially in major domain sites like "Google" or "Apple".

I find Google logo's to be of particular interest. Often the Font used differs due to various seasons of the year. Currently the lowercase g in Goo"g"le is a picture of autumn leaves. The normal Google logo not only uses a "serif" font (font where little serif marks are seen at the edges of letters) but they also portray a sequence of attractable colors, namely Red yellow, Blue and Green.

The word "Sans" comes from the French vocabulary and means "without". Sans-Serif Fonts do not have the markings at the ends of the letters. The very appearance of a Sans-Serif Font makes the screen appear more cluttered and less natural. I would prefer using Serif Fonts for improved visibility and readability.

Apple, Google, National Geographic and others use Serif Fonts, to make the logo or text appear more pleasing, more readable and more noticable. Interesting that the very way a Logo appears, can help attract viewers to see the domain site.

Question: Did this fill the requirement for Extra Credit? I did not add the class until after the extra credit option was given. I am a bit unsure of the requirements that you are looking for, but I can honestly say that I did learn much about Sans Serif, and serif Fonts.

Favorite Food

Well today I learned what HTTP stands for:HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE which is a mark up language that uses tags to structure text into headings, paragraphs, lists, and links ect. I had no idea that http:// was like saying "speak this language" to the computer. Cool!

I have 1 question. What is the difference between a gigabit and a gigabyte? Gigabytes are for storage, but are gigabits so called "packages" sent over a network?

My favorite Food is Thai Curry served over steamed Jasmine Rice. Add Mae-Ploy Sauce and I'm in Heaven! In fact that is the very food I am about to eat. Bummer, I forgot a Fork.

This is For Friday the 19th

I thought I allready posted this! anyways, I'll do it again. Today's Ahh Haa Moment was when I learned for the first time what a Dangling Modifier actually is. For years I haven't really known but today was the day I learned.

I have no questions and will try to get the Extra Credit done ASAP

I would prefer to be a superhero that develops his powers, like Ironman, or Batman. It is one thing to be born with kryptonite, but it is entirely another thing to "become" the superhero! I think the coolest superhero is Batman for sure.

My Research Paper

I am excited to begin a new research paper. Just the concept of freely choosing whatever perks my interest is awesome. Groundwater is going to be my main subject matter, and how it transports minerals, creates natural springs or even how it forms subterranean....

Whoa! I just had an epiphany! my resaerch paper might very well be on: Detecting early formation of subterranean sinkholes for the prevention of property loss from collapse. (see PIC!!) This Totally interests me!

Check these Pics out!

The Tool I would be is a Computer because I love Technology! (yes this is an assignment jeff)

Ben's Biography

Check out My Biography!! HAHA :D

Today's Ahhh Haa moment occurred when I learned how Geologic Boards seriously take proposals. It certainly doesn't sound easy and I feel that in order to be successful in the field you need to know exactly what results you want and what results the entire geologic community as a whole needs.

I have no questions except for doing my research. Is it preferred to just use sources from GeoRef? If so then I'm good to to

My dream Vacation is going to happen in 2015, a family trip to Lake Powell on a Huge Houseboat. It is in 2015 cause by then I will have a family and hopefully some money to spend.

9-12-08 entry

This is why I missed Class today, Michelle, had a toothache (possibly a cavity), and we rushed to the dentist on extremely short notice. The x-ray machine took it's time as well as the dentist himself. Honest, I sped 10 MPH over on the way there and on the way back, I just couldn't make it back in time. Well I guess things like this happen, when one loves his wife more than Geology 230. Hopefully I can get completely caught up and reviewed before the Test.

My resume has extensive experience in video production, however, to the dismay of some of my other friends I am majoring in Geology. I have always wondered how the 2 disciplines may combine in the future. I love Geology, and I love video production, but I will press toward my Geology BA to have a more extensive background in more than one thing I enjoy.

Today, I learned a valuable lesson: Punctuality yields greater self confidence.

9-10-08 posting

Well, today's Ahh haa moment was surely when i learned that objects, pictures, charts ect in word can be anchored to their original position. Always I have had formatting problems with research papers and they always move down or shift when I hit enter, well NOT ANYMORE!

My only question is this: Adam can you please add my Blog to the Main Geo 230 Blog site so everyone can access the amazing Corrundum Schmundum Blog? Thanks

Prank of the Century: Tape cardboard to cover your friends doorframe, while he is home. Leave a slit in the top and FILL the whole doorframe with popcorn and ring the doorbell. When they open the door, an AVALANCE of Popcorn falls into their house. (idea stolen from my first companion on my mission) haha :)

Geology Communications is Sweet

This is what I found most interesting during today's lecture.
-Customizable Tabbing options, now i can tab exactly how far I want to and keep it all aligned.

Questions?
I just added the class and I am just wondering If there is anything else I missed during week #1

Favorite Scar Story
-Matt Morley, St. George UT, 16 years old, set me down a steep hill, in a box, on a Skateboard after being initially pulled by my 50CC Honda Scooter. My velocity at the top of the hill caused an ever increase in speed near the middle of the hill. Something called "speed wobble" crept under my wheels, and Whoooaa WOOOAA AHHHH CRASH!!!!!! Bouncing to a stop from going 30 MPH left a dark, rocky, asphault engrained raspberry on my right elbow. Still there to this day, is this, my favorite scar.