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Final Blog Post

adenpereira — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:48:37 +0000

So seeing as the semester is coming t0 a close this will sadly be my last blog post. The pressure is on with exams coming up so that means I’ll be living at the library and eating subway far too much for the next week. I can’t wait for it be December 23rd, to be home for the holidays, and eventually in Israel for new years! Without further ado, Chris, thanks for a great semester; you made this class a lot more fun and interesting than I thought it would be (that should be a worth an extra credit point or two).

Cold!

adenpereira — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:43:46 +0000

So the snow day was a welcome surprise, I went sledding on Wednesday shortly after the gigantic snowball fight on Bascom. I heard that got pretty rough; I talked to someone who had his nose broken by a snow- more like ice- ball. I’ve heard a couple of accounts of people bleeding and whatnot, so I guess I’m not too broken up about missing it. The snow day was cool and all, but the subsequent cold front that moved in after it is definitely not – no pun intended. Also not as welcome is the final exams that are quickly approaching that I should probably start studying for soon.

Turkey!

adenpereira — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:53:01 +0000

Well I’ve been in break mode now since I finished my Accounting exam Thursday night which is probably not a good thing considering i should be working on a project that’s due tomorrow. I’m taking the bus home back to Milwaukee tomorrow and can’t wait for some home cooking considering the quality of my own cooking is less than mediocre. Besides the cooking, I also am excited to see my family and high school friends and all that good stuff, not to mention the much needed break from the daily stress that is Madison.

Thanksgiving Break

adenpereira — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:19:02 +0000

Thanksgiving break is all that is really keeping me going right now to look forward to. I plan on basically cutting myself off from everything not Accounting from now until approximately9:15 on Thursday night (the end of my accounting exam.) When I do finish that exam, I’ll hopefully be in a good mood both because I don’t, with apologies to LIS 201 lecture on Monday, have anything important to do until after break and because I’ll be somewhat confident about how I did on the exam. Until then, other classes serve merely as a study break for me, and “fun” this week will be trips to SERF and a trip to the grocery store. I’m only half joking when I say sometimes I wish I stayed at UWM where I rarely studied or went to class and still easily managed to get good grades.

Low Point of the Season

adenpereira — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:46:05 +0000

Even after the game ended, it took awhile for it to sink in: The Packers just lost to the 0-7 Buccaneers. The same Buccaneers who were starting a rookie QB, hadn’t even sniffed a win all year, and generally had the talent of a high school freshman team. If the Packers offensive line could block anyone and Aaron Rodgers didn’t take his sweet time in the pocket, things might have been different. On another note, I was thinking about the article we read in class today, and I think its a good idea, but the owners would never allow it. I really don’t see what problem the players would have, as I don’t see how it creates any more competition than they already have. As far as the NFL goes, there are already multiple other professional football leagues that supplies the NFL with players from time to time (CFL, UFL, AFL). Players in the NFL know that if there are better players available to replace them, that’s exactly what will happen.

Back to Reality

adenpereira — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:35:58 +0000

So it was a great weekend, but now its back to school, and in other words back to reality. I’ve got a couple quizzes and a project due this week, so I don’t get to exactly ease back into it. I’m already counting down until Thanksgiving weekend and even further than that winter break, when I get to go to Israel on the birthright trip. Its December 30-Jan 9 and I get to Israel on New Years Eve 5:30 p.m. So I’m definitely looking forward to celebrating New Years there seeing as I haven’t been back since I left when I was 6 months old. All I’ve got to clear up is my army waiver form, so I don’t get stuck in the army for 4 years before I can come back to the states!

Halloween Week(end)

adenpereira — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:24:43 +0000

So I’m pumped for next weekend, which promises to be crazy. I’ve got a few people staying at my place and Halloween weekend is always a great time. I’m going as Billy Mays – hopefully its not too soon – which gives me an excuse to be extra loud and obnoxious. Speaking of crazy, I think its ridiculous how drunk some people (freshmen) get. I can’t say I’ve never drank too much, but I’ve definitely never been at the point that I witnessed upon walking out of my place last night in which some drunk freshman was using the hallway as a bathroom.

Stress

adenpereira — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:07:09 +0000

Well I had 2 midterms today, so you’d think I’d be feeling pretty good about getting that over with. Unfortunately, I have an Accounting exam on Thursday night, and am already behind in studying for it. I’ve talked to a number of people who already started studying a week in advance! I’m pretty sure these people are either (a) taking only one class, (b) failing the rest of their classes, (c) lacking a life, or (d) ridiculously smart. Unluckily (or luckily) for me, I fall into none of the latter categories and thus will spend the next 72 hours absolutely cramming. At least I get the rest of the week off for LIS 201! (I think)

Another Week

adenpereira — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:03:40 +0000

Another week, another blog post, another Sunday spent at the library. On the bright side, the Packers are looking to help Wisconsin sweep “rivalry weekend” with Minnesota on Monday. I’m looking forward to watching that 65 year old traitor on the Vikings get tackled very hard. Again. And again. And again. Hopefully, the Badgers will finally be ranked in the top 25 and can come back undefeated after beating OSU next week (although I might be asking for too much). Either way, its cool that they are good this year (knock on wood) because I was beginning to worry that I would never see a decent Badger football team during my time in Madison. I’ve also thoroughly enjoyed the one-sided conversations with some of my friends that go to Minnesota, consisting mostly of me saying not so nice things about their school using not so nice language.

Accounting Sucks

adenpereira — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:51:35 +0000

Since I’m a transfer student, I don’t have any business grades that factor into my business G.P.A. for when I apply this semester. This means that my current accounting 100 class, which will be my only business class, is that much more important. Unfortunately for me, accounting also happens to be one of the toughest classes to get an A in because of the ridiculous amount of information and the unfriendly curve in which only the top 15% receive an A. With no disrespect to LIS 201, I basically eat, sleep, and breathe accounting and will continue to do so until the end of the semester. Which is a good segway to end this post because I have to do a project for… you guessed it, accounting.