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I love the study day that Schreiner provides for us students to help us start studying for our finals. This semester, it’s Thursday, December 11th. And let me tell you that I am doing everything but studying for my finals....

Johnny Eaton I love the study day that Schreiner provides for us students to help us start studying for our finals. This semester, it’s Thursday, December 11th. And let me tell you that I am doing everything but studying for my finals. Grant it that I have been studying for my whopping two finals all week, but I am using this day to make a little bit of money, start packing up my room, and catch up on a little reading from my new favorite book called, “The Audacity of Hope,” by Barack Obama. I started to read Senator, and now President Elect, Barack Obama's latest book, not because I agreed with everything he has to say, but because in some ways, I respect him because he seems to be a thoughtful and articulate American with a compelling story. From the back of the cover: “…Obama here sets out his political convictions and inspires us to trust in the dogged optimism that has long defined us and that is our best hope going forward.” I was so moved by Obama’s inauguration speech that I knew that I was going to buy this book sooner or later. Rumor has it that this book actually was the first, with such a massive quantity in stock, to actually sell out on Amazon.com. I’m only on page 101, so it’s hard for me to make my assessments just yet. Anyways, back to school topics… I made an ‘A’ in physical chemistry!!!!!!!! You have absolutely no idea how ecstatic I am about this. I’m going to let you in on a little secret that I really don’t want to get out, but I need to share it with someone! At the start of each semester, I make a “reasonable” prediction on what grades I am going to make for each class. From here, I decide on how much I am going to study in attempt for an ‘A,’ based on this evaluation. Well, as you had probably already guessed, I decided that I was going to make a ‘B’ in physical chemistry by judging my mathematic and chemistry skills, by the difficulty of the class. And this certainly does not mean that I’m not going to work at the very best of my ability to try and get an ‘A.’ It just means that I’m going to stress out over it, non pulling all-nighters as such to make the ‘A’. I guess you could say that it is just an idea that I come up with in my head to trick my mind into becoming less stressed. It’s just funny how it worked out with me making an ‘A’ in this class. It’s just seems like the less I care about a class and the grade that I make, the less stressed I get about it, therefore that better grade that I make. It’s a crazy concept, I know, but I wish I was able to trick my mind into thinking like this all the time. tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8329 2008-12-09T18:23:41Z 2008-12-09T19:48:11Z

I’m pretty sure that I was delirious last night! I drove back to Kerrville from Houston yesterday at 5AM in the morning. It was just a really long day for me yesterday with all the work that I had that...

Johnny Eaton I’m pretty sure that I was delirious last night! I drove back to Kerrville from Houston yesterday at 5AM in the morning. It was just a really long day for me yesterday with all the work that I had that night. I had to finish up my six-page ethics paper on abortion. You think that it would be easy, but I had a serious case of writers block. On top of the paper, I have admissions and financial aid work-study and peer tutoring for another three hours. UGH! It was a long day! My supervisor for peer tutoring, Martha York, gave me a graduation gift yesterday. It was a $25 gift card to Hastings, which is a little bit smaller version to Best Buy, but it totally made my day! Speaking of peer tutoring, my last day of working there is this Wednesday, so that is kind of exciting. Today, there is a huge Christmas lunch in the Schreiner Diner put on my Sodexo. I’m kind of excited about it! A bunch of my friends are going around noontime, so I’m going to make sure that I’m over there in time! It’s probably going to be packed with not only students, but also people from the Kerrville community as well. The menu consists of a carved roast beef and baked carved ham with pineapple, roasted new potatoes, green peas with pearl onions, brown sugar glazed carrots, tossed salad with ranch or Italian dressing, fruit salad, cucumber onion salad, rolls, and strawberry cheesecake trifle. Are you hungry now?!?! Hahaha! Anyways, hope everyone had a good weekend, and got a lot of your Christmas shopping done. I know I did!! There were a lot of good sales out there last weekend! Honestly spent a little too much money! Well, I’m heading out to work now so that I can make up a little bit of the money that I spent. Have a good week! Buh bye! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8292 2008-12-06T17:39:40Z 2008-12-08T19:40:35Z

Hope that everyone is enjoying their weekend!! Mine is going pretty well; it is just a nice relaxing weekend for me. As you may know, finals are coming up so that means its time for studying. Woohoo! One of Schreiner...

Johnny Eaton Hope that everyone is enjoying their weekend!! Mine is going pretty well; it is just a nice relaxing weekend for me. As you may know, finals are coming up so that means its time for studying. Woohoo! One of Schreiner University’s favorite traditions is called “Late Night Breakfast.” The Late Night Breakfast is always held in the cafeteria, the Gus Schreiner Dining Hall (aka, "Schreiner Diner") the evening before the first full day of finals. Cooks will arrive at 9:30 pm and do their thing until servers arrive, and the cafeteria doors are opened promptly at 11 pm. For the next hour, hundreds of students will enjoy a "Late Night Breakfast" served by faculty & staff of Schreiner. It is a really fun tradition and I’m sad that this will be my last semester to experience it ☹ On another note, I wanted to congratulate the twelve senior students who won the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for 2009 at Schreiner. Students are nominated by faculty and selected for Who’s Who on the basis of their academic achievement, leadership, community service and potential for future success. So congrats to the students honored: Rebecca of Sugar Land, TX; Jaclyn, Paris, TX; Kristi Click, Dallas, TX; Johnny, Katy, TX; Melissa, Austin, TX; Danielle, Seguin, TX; Meghan, Devine, TX; Spencer, Jourdanton, TX; Ray, Boerne, TX; Anna, San Antonio, TX; Marcella, El Paso, TX; and Lindsey, Los Angeles, CA. These students will be included in the 2009 edition of Who’s Who, which will become available the first week of August. So go pick up you copy of the 80-dollar book soon!!!!! Ha!! NOT! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8245 2008-12-03T16:56:48Z 2008-12-03T18:17:12Z

Dr. Mike Looney, our Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Schreiner University, has been selected as the next president of Pikeville College in Pikeville, Kentucky. Dr. Looney has been a part of the Schreiner community since he came...

Johnny Eaton Dr. Mike Looney, our Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Schreiner University, has been selected as the next president of Pikeville College in Pikeville, Kentucky. Dr. Looney has been a part of the Schreiner community since he came here as a faculty member in 1991 to establish a chemistry major, and has served as provost since 2001. He has been at the heart of shaping an academic program that has grown in both quantity and quality by hiring strong faculty members to provide that learning. Dr. Looney also happens to teach a couple of chemistry courses each semester. I had the privilege of having him for organic chemistry, and I swear that he is the only one who could of got me through that course. Organic chemistry is nicknamed the nurse-making course. Everyone who wants to become a doctor or dentist has to go through this class; and a good amount of students drop out or even fail out of this course, and become nurses due to the fact that the class is so dang hard. Hence the nurse-making course! I thought that Dr. Looney did a magnificent job at demonstrating to us that organic chemistry needs not to be thought of as an extremely hard course, but rather a puzzle that takes time and practice to put it together. Anyways, Dr. Looney is a wonderful professor, and has been extremely helpful to me. I have gone to him in drastic times of my college career, and he has definitely pulled me out of the fire a couple of times. I’m sad to hear the he will be leaving Schreiner University next semester, but I know that he is moving on to bigger and better things. With out a doubt in my mind, I know that Dr. Looney will do many great things for Pikeville College. I guess I really can’t complain seeing how I’m graduating the same time that he will be leaving Schreiner!! PS: the countdown has commenced!!!!!!!! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8222 2008-12-02T02:54:40Z 2008-12-02T20:45:30Z

What a wonderful five-day break that I had last week and weekend!! I’m sooo sad that it is now done and over with. Sunday afternoon, I said goodbye to my family, got in my car, and headed back to Schreiner...

Johnny Eaton What a wonderful five-day break that I had last week and weekend!! I’m sooo sad that it is now done and over with. Sunday afternoon, I said goodbye to my family, got in my car, and headed back to Schreiner University. About 5 minutes away from my house, I got a call from one of my friends who goes to Texas Tech saying that the roads where completely jammed packed, and not to even bother getting on the freeway. So I decided to turn around and stay one more night in Houston before heading back to Kerrville. It was nice having that last night to get a couple of last minute things done, but it was not fun at all waking up at 5:30 in the morning and driving back. I’m just glad that part is done and over with. I had to get my special tall, skinny, non-fat white zebra with triple shots, split pumps, and no whip on top. And let me just tell you… it is even more intensely loaded with caffeine than how the names sounds!!! That thing woke me up in about 5 seconds flat… with the gain of about 1,000 calories! Blah! I guess when I think about it though, I would much rather wake up early and get a little bit of coffee in me, rather than have to drive back at night time when it is pitch black outside. Which leads me to the point that I absolutely hate the time when we gain an hour and it gets darker, earlier in the day. When I get out of work at 6pm, it’s pretty much nighttime when I’m used to the sun still being out! I suppose I will get off my soapbox now about this issue… it has just been a long day for me! Anyways, I’m off to study for my physical chemistry test now. Wish me luck, and I’ll make sure to let everyone know about how my interview in Houston goes this Wednesday. tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8189 2008-11-29T04:01:50Z 2008-12-01T17:29:45Z

I know that I’m still on Thanksgiving break and this is pretty old news, but I completely forgot to talk about this is my blog! A couple weeks ago, my physical chemistry professor, Dr. Miller, set up a class of...

Johnny Eaton I know that I’m still on Thanksgiving break and this is pretty old news, but I completely forgot to talk about this is my blog! A couple weeks ago, my physical chemistry professor, Dr. Miller, set up a class of GT students from a junior high and high school in Kerrville to visit Schreiner University. Our physical chemistry class set up a couple of fun experiments to demonstrate for the students. We had soooooo much fun presenting the experiments for the students. We had a couple of experiments where we exploded gummy bears, and demonstrated how fireworks worked. We also had some “CSI” like experiments where we identified fingerprints and such. Honestly, I think that us Schreiner students had way more fun demonstrating the experiments than the junior high and high school students did watching them. But I really think that we actually taught them some simple, fundamental techniques that one would use in the laboratory. It was a huge success in my opinion. Also, in a couple of weeks, our physical chemistry class is going to go to an elementary school to judge the 4th grade science fair!! I am absolutely ecstatic about this too! I have actually judged a couple of science fairs when I was in high school, so I know that this is going to be a blast! Hopefully there will be an erupting volcano. Those are my favorite!!! After that lab presentation with the GT junior high and high school students, labs are pretty much over. The only thing that I have left is a lab practical in cell biology this coming Monday, that I did not prepare for nor am I looking forward to it. But it will be my last lab in college ever!!!! Well, now that I reminded myself that I have not done anything to prepare for it, I had better start studying. Have a good rest of the weekend! Buh bye!!! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8175 2008-11-27T03:11:16Z 2008-12-01T17:28:31Z

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I’m up in Tyler, Texas right now stealing someone else’s wireless Internet just to write a blog! I’m at my grandma and grandpa’s house for Thanksgiving and then I’ll be heading back to Houston on Friday for...

Johnny Eaton Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I’m up in Tyler, Texas right now stealing someone else’s wireless Internet just to write a blog! I’m at my grandma and grandpa’s house for Thanksgiving and then I’ll be heading back to Houston on Friday for a relaxing weekend. Schreiner gave us Wednesday off from class unlike most other colleges. Last year, we didn’t get the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off, so this is certainly a nice little treat for my last semester of college. So on Tuesday evening after all my classes were finished, I drove back to my parents house in Katy, and then we just got to Tyler a couple of hours ago. So for Thanksgiving Day, I plan to on doing nothing but hanging around the house, watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and then eating lots of turkey! Classes are pretty much coming to an end too, which is extremely exciting for me! All the seniors and juniors at Schreiner have already signed up for classes for the next semester. It feels kind of weird not having to sign up for classes, when all of my friends are all talking about which ones they have together. It’s just weird and a little sad… I don’t know! You know what else is really sad is that I gave my last tour as a Student Ambassador last Monday. I have been part of the Ambassador program for three and a half years now. I wanted to join the program ever since I received my tour of Schreiner when I was a senior in high school. So I joined the team when I was a second semester freshman, and have been enjoying it ever since. But now it’s coming to an end, and I’m attempting to move on to bigger and better things in my life. The Ambassador program has really done me well, and taught me a lot about leadership and communication with other people. I’m really going to miss it. Well, I suppose I will go be social with my grandparents and family. They are all excited to hear about my interview that I’m going to on December 3rd. Everyone have a wonderful Thanksgiving and I’ll talk with you soon. Take care, buh bye!! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8124 2008-11-24T03:03:45Z 2008-11-24T19:19:11Z

You know… applying for jobs is not as fun as I thought it was going to be! In fact, I think it is pretty much one of the most stressful things that I have done. I mean you spend countless...

Johnny Eaton You know… applying for jobs is not as fun as I thought it was going to be! In fact, I think it is pretty much one of the most stressful things that I have done. I mean you spend countless number of hours searching, and searching through web sites, and job search engines. Then after finding only a couple of jobs that match your specifications, you apply to these meaningless jobs and hear absolutely nothing back from them. So after taking rejection after rejecting, you become more, and more stress out! Out of the 50 or 60 jobs that I have applied for now, I think there are only around 2 or 3 that I’m actually interested in. But you’re never going to believe what happened!!! Last Thursday, as I’m working in the peer-tutoring lab, I received a random email from this professor from some university in California saying that she is going to be moving to Houston in late November to take a position at the University of Texas in Houston, which is pretty much my perfect, ideal job. So anyways, she said that she reviewed my resume, and was interested in setting up a formal interview with me! So of course I emailed her right back and let her know some times that I was available, and then she emailed me right back! It was finally a relief that someone might actually be interested giving be a job in this “oh so crappy economy!” And as of now, I have a formal interview set up with her on December 3rd, and I’m so excited about it! I absolutely love interviewing for jobs; I have been through so many of them over the past couple of years, that it is pretty much like a second nature for me. I’m ready!! I just keep thinking of how nice it would be to have a job lined up for January before I go on my celebration New York trip; how much more relaxed and less tense I would be. So I really, really, really hope that everything goes smoothly, and I get this job offered to me, it would really be nice. I know the job interview is in a couple of weeks, but I’m already starting to review for it. I want this interview to be flawless! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8089 2008-11-21T00:08:22Z 2008-11-21T15:01:43Z

I’m going to go to Fredericksburg this weekend to go check out all the Christmas lights and do a little shopping!! So, that’s about the only thing that I have to look forward to this weekend. Fredericksburg is a city...

Johnny Eaton I’m going to go to Fredericksburg this weekend to go check out all the Christmas lights and do a little shopping!! So, that’s about the only thing that I have to look forward to this weekend. Fredericksburg is a city located in Gillespie County, Texas, just seventy miles west of Austin in the central part of the county. This county is loaded with German culture; from the hundreds to German shops to the people, food, and beer! So I’m heading there to shop for my Mom a Christmas present and also to get to know, and understand the German culture a little bit more. The Ausländer Restaurant and Biergarten has been Fredericksburg's most popular eating establishment for over twenty years. The Ausländer (meaning outsider, foreigner, or tourist) offers some of the finest in authentic German cuisines. I just happened to run into this restaurant about a year ago, where I decided to have the Bratwurst, a traditional white sausage made of smoked veal and pork, and have been eating that ever since. I know it sounds disgusting, and trust me, it looked worse than it sounded, but I have to admit, it really fulfills my appetite and was exactly what I want when digesting all of this German ethnicity!! (HAHA PUN!) Texans’ of German birth or descent have, since the mid-19th century, made up one of the largest ethnic groups in the state. Germans who chose Texas as a home were, in the migrations from 1830 to 1900, anything but a uniform group. Early emigration came from a land of provinces, not a unified Germany, and from many backgrounds. Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 by Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, the new Commissioner General of the “Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas,” also known as the “Noblemen’s Society,” and named it in honor of Prince Frederick of Prussia, nephew of the Prussians’ King Frederick William III. Baron no Meusebach renounced his noble title and became known in Texas as John O. Meusebach. Because Gillespie County settled largely by liberal, educated Germans fleeing the Revolution of 1848, the county voted against secession, a formal with draw from an organization, prior to the American Civil War. Today, we hold celebrations for the existing German heritage. Oktoberfest is a colorful, festive celebration of Fredericksburg, Texas’ German heritage, which has become an annual tradition around the world. Too bad it just past ☹ I should have learned about the history of Fredericksburg a little earlier. In the 1980’s, Fredericksburg had thirty-eight restaurants, thirteen motels, a resort farm, a campground, three art galleries, and twenty antique stores. In addition, the town was the site of a number of annual events, many of which recall Fredericksburg’s German pioneer past, which attracted visitors from throughout the United States. And that was just in the 1980’s. Think of what Fredericksburg is now like today! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.8040 2008-11-17T23:41:39Z 2008-11-19T12:58:26Z

Ohhhhhh Madonna!! That is all I have to say. The concert was really good I suppose. The music was good, the lights and sound were unbelievable even with the $120.00 cheap seats I had. Haa! But there were just a...

Johnny Eaton Ohhhhhh Madonna!! That is all I have to say. The concert was really good I suppose. The music was good, the lights and sound were unbelievable even with the $120.00 cheap seats I had. Haa! But there were just a lot of quarks about the concert that set me off. First of all, the concert was supposed to start at 7:30PM, but Madonna did not come on till 9:30PM!!!!!! And the sad part about it was there was nothing to do for those 2 hours but sit and wait. Supposedly, she did the exact same thing in LA, California too, which I think is absolutely absurd! So after she finally got on stage, I was feeling a little bit better, but then she made this outrageous comment later on that really ticked me off again! Madonna said that if we (Houston that is) played our cards right, she would come back for a second time. First of all, Madonna has been to Houston like 3 times before this concert, so I don’t know what she was thinking. The next morning, all the Houston radio stations were re-quoting this comment and saying that Madonna had to be “on something.” Secondly, it was almost like Madonna was saying that she really didn’t want to be in Houston, or wasn’t planning on coming back if she were to have another tour. I really don’t know what was wrong with her that night, but by that time I was getting a little annoyed. During the concert, Madonna told the audience that it was our turn to pick a song that we really wanted to hear. So she picked some random guy from the first row and asked him what he wanted to hear. The stupid guy picked some random song off some random CD that no one even had heard of. Heck, even Madonna asked the guy in the microphone if he was really sure that he wanted to hear that song. I didn’t even know what the stupid song was called; I have never herd it before, and it wasn’t even that good. After the song was over, Madonna even admitted that she couldn’t remember when the last time that she played that song was, and said that she forgot some of the lyrics. It was pretty pathetic! Anyways, I know that was totally not Madonna’s fault, however I was still annoyed with the whole ordeal. So the concert ended at 11:30PM and I didn’t get to bed till 1:30 in the morning! And just to put the icing on the cake, I had to wake up at 5:15AM in order to get back to Schreiner before 10:00AM to take a test in cell biology that I didn’t even study for. I also had a test in global issues that I just got finished with as well. So I’m a little shaky right now. I’m going to try to get my homework done before 10:00 tonight so that I can go to bed early. I really, really need it. Well, I’m off the get some work done. Buh bye. tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.7987 2008-11-14T05:14:45Z 2008-11-14T18:54:35Z

I have to talk about the Ethics Team since my good friend Kathy is on it! The Schreiner University’s Ethics Team brought home two trophies and $500 from the 2008 Ethics Match, an annual competition sponsored by the Texas Independent...

Johnny Eaton I have to talk about the Ethics Team since my good friend Kathy is on it! The Schreiner University’s Ethics Team brought home two trophies and $500 from the 2008 Ethics Match, an annual competition sponsored by the Texas Independent College Foundation. Team members Kathy, a junior from Kerrville; Kristi, a senior from Dallas; Nichole, a senior from Harper; Samantha, a senior from Kerrville; and Kelli, a senior from Johnson City took second place in the East Division competition and third place overall. The Ethics Match was established to provide a forum to discuss applied business ethics and to raise awareness of the value of independent higher education and of the discussion and reasoned argument that are the foundation of liberal arts education. So congratulations too all on the Ethics Team; great job girls (: And on another note, EVERYONE needs to go see “August Rush” if you haven’t already!!! I watched it the other day and I though it was absolutely wonderful! "August Rush" is a fairy tale. It doesn't have princes, princesses, evil stepmothers, witches, or big bad wolves, but it's a fairy tale nonetheless. This movie is told in the language of music, and it exemplifies the vocal connections between a family, the rhythmic relationships that can never be broken in spite of distance and time. It's also told in the language of faith, of the belief that love will indeed conquer all. The story is of a charming young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have one magical night above New York’s Washington Square. They are soon torn apart, leaving their infant, August Rush, now an orphaned, by incident. August now performs on the streets of New York, and cared for by a mysterious stranger. This is one of those films that you can escape to when the so-called “real life” is bringing you down to raise your spirit up. I’m not a very good person at summing up this movie, but I’m begging you to give it a chance. It gets my approval anyways! Well, hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Buy Bye!!! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.7951 2008-11-12T06:06:56Z 2008-11-13T05:48:20Z

So I completely forgot to mention something about Schreiner Saturday last weekend in my last blog!!! But last Saturday was the first of three Saturdays, which prospective students, that are at least some what interested in Schreiner, come to take...

Johnny Eaton So I completely forgot to mention something about Schreiner Saturday last weekend in my last blog!!! But last Saturday was the first of three Saturdays, which prospective students, that are at least some what interested in Schreiner, come to take a tour of our University, meet with the president, and professors of their choice major, and also have the chance to apply. I’ll have to admit that it was a very eventful day jammed with tons of things to accomplish. And sadly enough, this was also my last time to be a part of the Schreiner Saturday program as part of the Schreiner Ambassador team ): As an Ambassador, it is my duty to give tours, and talk about the “Schreiner experience.” It’s a lot of work, but I really enjoyed it. When you come the Schreiner to tour the campus, the tours usually last anywhere from 45 minuets to an hour depending on how many questions the student might have. Well I gave three tours last Saturday, and I can tell you that my feet were killing me!!! But within the process, I met some really nice people who were really interested in Schreiner. There are only two Schreiner Saturdays left, so if you missed the last one, you still have a chance to come to the other two. Even if you are confused on how the whole application system works, we have counselors who are more that willing to help you out, and assist you on anything that you might need help with. Rather that is financial aid, or for what major you are looking to go into; the staff at Schreiner are amazing, so don’t be afraid to ask any random question that you might have!!!! Well I’m off to studying again at the Logan Library. Have a good night. Buh Bye! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.7929 2008-11-10T23:14:32Z 2008-11-11T03:30:40Z

I so had absolutely had no idea that It’s a Grind Coffee House had free internet services for its customers!!! I have been going to Borders Books for about 2 years not getting coffee in San Antonio, but they pretty...

Johnny Eaton I so had absolutely had no idea that It’s a Grind Coffee House had free internet services for its customers!!! I have been going to Borders Books for about 2 years not getting coffee in San Antonio, but they pretty much just lost my business. I’m sick and tired of needing to get on the Internet at Borders, and not being able to because it’s a T-Mobil hot spot. For a twenty-four hour period, they charge you $9.99!! I’m a freaking poor college student; this is ridiculous!! So seeing how It’s a Grind Coffee House is only about 2 minutes from Borders Books, this is a much better deal for me and ALL poor college students in general. Haa! Anyways, I did a little research on this coffee house and was very impressed on what they have to offer. It’s A Grind begins with the finest Arabica coffees, micro-roasted in small batches to create the smoothest, best tasting coffee. This unique roasting process allows us to achieve maximum flavor while delivering the freshest roasted coffee within days of roasting, not weeks or months as do some of the other notable coffee companies. This coffee house constantly measures itself against the finest European coffee masters, assuring its customers only the best tasting coffees. And boy it is really, really good; might I recommend the Vanilla Nut flavored blend! Can you tell that I’m a coffee connoisseur? So anyways, all is good with classes. We are working on the last month of school pretty much. One of my good friends from Schreiner said something that kind of woke me up the other day. She asked me how I felt to only have 20 more class days left of my college career. I guess I felt a lot of mixed emotions at the time. I am sad first of all to leave Schreiner because I’m so am relaxed and settled here. It obviously made me happy as well due to the fact that I’m graduating and moving on with my life. But I think that thought is now what is stressing me out to the max!!! Now that I realize that I only have about a month and a half of college left and about 15 million things to do. Ahhhh, and head is spinning right now. I wish I were one of those people who could just put all the stress at the back of their minds and forget about it. But yeah that’s not me…. I need some coffee, buh bye! tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.7879 2008-11-07T01:39:35Z 2008-11-11T03:29:23Z

I know that my online blogging is to talk about Schreiner University and how oh so wonderful it is, but I absolutely have to talk about this new technology. I don’t know how plausible the idea really is, but this...

Johnny Eaton I know that my online blogging is to talk about Schreiner University and how oh so wonderful it is, but I absolutely have to talk about this new technology. I don’t know how plausible the idea really is, but this ultimately concept of “going green.” So not to hold you in suspense any longer… I’m proud to introduce you to the idea of air-powered cars, which will be released in December of 2010!!! A company called Tata Motors invested 30 million dollars to get the cars on the road in India and Europe, and now they are coming to the United States. The cars’ fun off air that is compressed into an extremely strong tank, and then is slowly released, driving an engine that can propel the American version of the car up to 95 miles per hour and more than triples the vehicle’s range. Now I know what you are thinking… the tank can only hold so much air, so how are one extend the range and power to meet the high standards of America? Well, as many science majors hopefully know, air expands when it is heated. The company has developed a way for the car to heat the air thus receiving a range of over 800 miles. A company in America called Zero Pollution Motors has already set a price for $17,800. Now what is the catch?? Well the whole point of the air-powered car is to produce zero pollution, however you will have to fill up both a gasoline tank and an air tank to get the car to work. So I guess you could say that is pretty much defeats the purpose huh? But I guess if the car gets an effective 106 miles per gallon when traveling above 35 miles per hour WITHOUT using a single drop of gas, that’s pretty amazing!! Another problem is that is takes about an hour to fill the air tank, but you would think that the car would come with an at-home charger, since being parked at a gas station for an hour long fill up would be inacceptable! But weighting the advantages to the disadvantages, I think that this car at this point in time would be a great idea for an exchange in high gas prices for the American lifestyle tag:blogs.targetx.com,2008:/schreiner/JohnnyEaton//322.7854 2008-11-06T03:08:59Z 2008-11-06T14:36:10Z

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