Mercy Medical Center Implosion

First off, tomorrow is my birthday, and what better way to start the day, than by watching a building implode.
The Mercy Family Practice building at 701 10th St. SE here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is scheduled to be imploded at 8:00 am on Saturday morning (tomorrow). There will be a film crew from/for Discovery Channel's "The Detonators".
I will be there to personally film the whole thing. I will also take before and after photos, and I will try to post them as soon as I can.
By the way, tomorrow, I turn 17. Freakin' sweet!

Feb 27, 2009

about blogging

as an assignment, I have to write a post about blogging. Really, how should I explain it. I guess I'm supposed to talk about whether it is a good idea for education, or something like that. I guess it's a pretty good idea, actually, it is a good idea. students in this generation like the computer, and would rather do something on the computer than write a paper for homework. well, for awhile now, educators have been having their students type up papers on the computer. which is still really boring. another thing, you can fit more lines on a piece of computer paper than you can on a piece of lined notebook paper. that actually makes more work for a student that doesn't like to write papers. until this anonymous teacher came around, this is what life was like. now we have blogging, a good way to express what you are thinking. the best thing is that you can write anything you want. ok, maybe now I kind of sound like I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm just not very good at explaining things. I'm probably going to end up getting rid of this post sometime this summer, when school gets out. now I ran out of stuff to say, isn't that just great. you probably can just stop reading right now, anything written after this is probably going to just be a load of BS anyway.
Well, here's something that I didn't think of. you can put pictures on your posts, so you can further personalize your blog, and express yourself a little more. I dunno, now I'm just boring myself. peace out!

Oh yeah, the date is Feb 12, 2009

Nice weather

In the next week, the weather here in Cedar Rapids will be pretty warm compared to what it has been (lower teens, and + & - single digits ). here's some proof:

I might actually get to clean my car this weekend. Right now, it is just about covered with sand and dirt left over from the snow and ice. Really, we haven't had much precipitation, but my car hasn't been cleaned since before I got it in early December '08.

Have a nice rest of the week! I know that I will!

Feb 5, 2009

Today in History

On February 3, 1959, singer, and guitarist Buddy Holly died in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa while on tour. at this time, he was working on his solo career. In 1986, he was one of the first people inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Today also marks the 50th anniversary of the crash.
Buddy Holly, 1936-1959

feb 3, 2009

Super Bowl Ads

like a lot of people, I watch the Super Bowl ads. Who cares if the Steelers beat the Cardnals, I just watch for the ads. My favorite, and one of hulu.com's viewer's favorite, is the ad for careerbuilder. This ad is the best! Also, the commercial for The Office was pretty good. I laughed my Ass off watching the first couple minutes after the Super Bowl. Here's the clip.
Another thing that I watch the Super Bowl for Is the halftime show. I don't really know who Springstein is, or if I even spelled his name right. the point is, I just like the halftime show.

Feb 3, 2009