7 days... 5 things

What are five things I could not live without?

1) My Car. I use it to get around. I drive to school. I drive to work. I drive to the store. I drive to meet friends. I can't ride a bike or skateboard, so I must drive to get anywhere. This definitely makes it interesting when I need repairs done on my car (which I currently need done) because I cannot live a day without being able to go anywhere. Anyone have a spare car they could lend me? (Or be able to drive me around for a day or two?)

2) My iPhone. This is my life. Not because I'm addicted to texting, or talking on the phone, but just because it does everything for me.
Here a just a few wonderful things it does:
Takes stunning pictures
Safari (internet)
Plants Vs Zombies
Skype
Facebook
Texting
Email (all my emails, all in one folder... gmail, mobileme, school email, etc.)
Records HD Video :)
Angry Birds
Calendar
Music!
Movies!
More!

ok, you get the point. I love my iPhone. Oh, and it's worked better than any other phone I've ever had.

3) MacBook Air.
I love my little baby computer. It does everything that my MacBook does, but it only weighs 2 pounds. It is a Nate-sized computer, with Arnold-sized power. (good analogy?) I generally refer to it as my MBA, or MB Air. I love this thing.

4) Movies.
I just love watching movies. I love watching movies with friends, with women, (with dates? Do I date?) with family, and with myself. Today my brother Jimmy said, I think for Nate, there are two categories that movies fall under. Movies he doesn't like, and his favorite movies. (He said this because I said to my parents that RED might now be one of my favorite action-comedy movies) But it's true. I do love movies. Many movies become my favorite movies. There are movies I don't like, and there are many, but I still watch movies, because there are so many good, happy, awesome ones out there!

5) My Friends.
Do I really need to explain why? Basically the only reasons why I need my favorites #1-4 is to be with friends. I think I have the best friends ever. (mainly because I have 1+) I am always looking for new friends though, so if you are in need, send me your resume. (just kidding... sorta... I am picky - not really. I can be your friend)

Six = kiss

Today is day 6, which means that 1) I am a few days behind, and 2) Today's topic is "A Moment You Wish You Could Relive"

I indeed have a moment, just like most people have, but mine isn't because I did something I regret, it's because I loved the moment so much, I would love to relive it again. (and again?)

I have contemplated whether or not to share this moment with the internet world wide audience that I have (dream on, Nate). It is a wonderful moment in my life that I would love to relive. This is a story about a girl woman whom I shared some of my greatest memories with. Some may say I'm still in love with her. I definitely still love her. Am I in love? Who knows? She lives in a different state now, and is married.

I don't want to relive this moment to change something - to give me another chance. It's not that at all. I just had such a wonderful moment with her, I want to relive it again.

Make Sense?

So, after that nice explanation,

here's the story...

It was a year ago, and I had just returned from serving a very honorable mission for the LDS Church.

I started dating my best friend. I did this for a couple reasons. First, she was a babe. Second, we got along like best friends should, and third, she was about to move to Texas, which is so far away from here.

Since the word "moment" is vague, for example, if someone says they'll be back in a moment, and they come back in 5 seconds, you'd be fine. Also, if they came back in 5 minutes instead of 5 seconds, you wouldn't complain, saying, "Hey, you said you'd be back in a moment" because that really is also a moment of time.

Alright, after that little side-note, and my attempt to explain my definition of moment, I want to relive that moment in my life.

From the moment that she first held my hand. It was during a movie at her cousin's house. I don't even remember the movie. I didn't care what the movie was. I wasn't watching it anymore.

The first time we kissed.
It was only a few days later. At my house. Watching a movie with her sister and my brother. I actually remember the movie this time. Benny and June. It was the best "first kiss with a girl" I've ever had. (I haven't had too many, but still, it tops the list)

Then there was the time she randomly showed up at my house, a couple days later. I've had plenty of women do that, and even plenty of guys... Sometimes they've been unwanted. But with her, once again, it was different. Maybe it's just because love was in the air... or maybe it's because for once, I felt the same feelings reciprocated toward me. Who knows?

The last day of the moment was the night before she had to leave to Texas. We just stayed up the entire night talking at her house. We talked about life, our past, our future, and just who we were at that time. We shared secrets with each other. We might've kissed a little. (A lot?) But mainly, we just stayed up all night on that couch of hers, talking through the night.

The next day at church was pretty rough. I was able to stay awake for the first part, but after that I was out. so I made Derek and Savannah take me home. (They were the ones who had brought me there - I owned a car, but carpooling saves the planet)

A couple weeks later, we broke up. When I say "we", I mainly mean she broke it off. lol. I'm not one of those guys who say it was mutual when it wasn't. But like I said earlier in the post, I don't regret that she did, it's been the best for both of us. Women are just smarter than us guys, so since she was a woman, she knew it was the best, before I could see it.

Alright, so now that you've read my moment that I wish I could relive, why don't you all share a moment with me? If you already have a blog post of it, just post your link, and I'll read it. If it's short, just post it in a comment - but if not, go ahead and write a blog post. :)


I'm sure there are other moments I could relive, but that's the only one that I would actually like to go back and live again - rather than try to fix, and change my life. My life is good as it is. No need to change the past, only the future.


Have a wonderful day.


-TheRealNateTucker

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Day 5: Favorite Quote

The quote that I probably say the most, is one I learned on my mission while at the MTC.

"Any excuse for underperformance, no matter how valid, always weakens the character."

Sometimes, we think we have valid excuses, or "reasons" for not doing a job, or showing up late, or not being the person we can be. Sometimes we make up reasons for not making the best moral decisions. Other times we may come up with justifications for not doing OUR best, even if it may be someone else' "best".
We can always do better, and we shouldn't ever use excuses, rather made-up or not, because when we do, we weaken our character.

Let u not be weak. Let us be strong. -Nate Tucker

(yes, I just quoted myself. It's my second favorite quote.)

-Nate Tucker

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So today's post was supposed to happen yesterday. But I kinda died, so it's happening now, on my lunch break.

Today is my favorite TV Show. Can you guess it yet?

LOST

Yup, the only show I have ever watched every single episode.

It's the best.

The end.

-Nater

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Day 3!

So today, I am supposed to tell you my favorite book.

Go Dog Go!

Image found via Google Images :)

C'mon man, who doesn't love Go Dog Go?!?

Actually, it's probably Goodnight Moon, but I've already written a blog about it here.

Favorite novel = The Giver. It needs no explanation.

the end

Day TWO - Favorite Movie

Ooh, this one is tough. What makes a movie a favorite? Good acting? Comedy? A good director? A musical number? Action? What is it? All of these??
Hmm... I think all of these can make a movie excellent, but in order for it to be my favorite, it has to be one I can watch over and over.
Man, this is tough. I think the only movie that exhibits all these attributes is a movie by the Coen Brothers. Ethan and Joel Coen. They've written directed amazing classics such as Fargo, Raising Arizona, True Grit, and No Country For Old Men.

While all of these are Incredible movies, which all made movie history, my favorite is ...

OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?

I can watch this movie over and over, and it's still entertaining.

So, that's my favorite movie... Comment with your favorite. :)

-Nater
P.S. This was supposed to get published last night, but I fell asleep before confirming the publishing of the blog post. Oops. :P

30 days

Yup.
I'm doing it.
One of those silly "do something unimportant for 30 days" challenges.
Well, at first it seems to start out unimportant, but then it changes to a quest, a goal - a desire that you have to make the world better?
haha, jk. I'm not trying to make the world any better.

So, I stole this from a friend of mine. (check her out, you'll love her blog)

Day 1: A favorite song.

Day 2: A favorite movie.

Day 3: A favorite book.

Day 4: A favorite television program.

Day 5: A favorite quote.

Day 6: A moment you wish you could relive.

Day 7: Five things you couldn't possibly live without.

Day 8: A thank you letter to someone who has changed your life.

Day 9: A photo you took.

Day 10: A photo of you taken over ten years ago.

Day 11: A photo of you taken recently.

Day 12: A song that you want played at your wedding(or was played).

Day 13: A guilty pleasure.

Day 14: A vacation you would like to take.

Day 15: A person you admire.

Day 16: A song that makes you cry.

Day 17: An art piece.

Day 18: A time when you felt passionate and alive.

Day 19: A talent of yours.

Day 20: A hobby of yours.

Day 21: Something you know you do differently than most people.

Day 22: A website.

Day 23: A way in which you want to be remembered.

Day 24: A movie no one would expect you to love.

Day 25: A recipe.

Day 26: A childhood memory.

Day 27: A physical feature you love.

Day 28: A scar you have and it's story.

Day 29: Hopes, dreams and plans you have for the next 365 days.

Day 30: A motto or philosophy.

So, here ya have it ladies and gents. The only question now is ... Is today day 1?

If so, I'm going to say that this song is a favorite for a rather unusual reason. It's not a song that just makes me want to party, or a song that makes me cry. It's not one of those songs that brings back good memories.

In the fall of 2008, I underwent a knee replacement surgery. It was tough. I was 19. After spending a week in the hospital, working hard every day doing physical therapy, trying to just be able to take a few steps without having this excruciating pain, it was time to go home. I was so ready to leave. I love hospitals, yes... but I don't think that someone should stay there longer than even they feel necessary. So, after a week, I was ready to bust out. My sweet mother came to pick me up (in my car, because it was the most comfortable... gotta love a Volvo) and take me home, where I would continue my recovery process there. The trip home was tough. My knee hurt the entire time. I was tired, I was also recovering from being on such strong pain killers. So basically, when my mother asked if it was fine if we stopped by a friend's house of her's, it took a lot of strength to think about her, and not be selfish. So I agreed to the extension of the time that I was in pain. No biggie... Really, I was already stuck here, what was another five minutes going to be?

So, we get to her house, and my mother has to run inside and get something. She leaves the car running, with the radio on, so I change it from whatever country station she had on, to the station I used to listen to all the time. 104.7 KISSFM (Don't worry, I've grown out of that phase). The song that comes on just hit me for some reason. I turned it up, drank in the beauty of the sound through my high quality stereo system, and just sat relaxed, with the sun beating down on my face. This song gave me strength, it gave me hope, it gave me motivation and energy. Just like Superman receives his strength from the sun, I was receiving strength from this song (and maybe a little from the sun).

The song was Whatever You Like, by T.I.

I know, you're probably thinking right now, Nate, you're crazy, why would that song give you energy?

I don't know.

This isn't a song that whenever it comes on, I have to turn it up and sing at the top of my voice. It isn't a song that I've had a good makeout with a girl while listening to (that'll be told on a later day). It's just a song that at that particular moment in my life, gave me hope and inspiration.

This is why it is my favorite song.

If you still don't know what song it is, here is a video for you.

Oh, and a couple months ago, I found this version of the song on a friend's blog.

Whatever You Like (I was going to post the link to her music video, but it's pretty R-Rated...)

her version might be on my top 10 list.

Thanks for playing.

See you tomorrow.

-nater

I love my job

So today, I was just working in the Express Zone.

(It's where you just go to buy something quick - no need to meet with a Specialist to learn about the product if you already know what you want)

So, three people came up to me, knowing that they already wanted a MacBook Pro with the 320 GB HDD...

The specs aren't relevant...

Anyways, I am just saying... I didn't spend time helping them pick out a computer, I just helped them pay for it and pick a few add-ons.

Oh, BTW, this MBP was for a boy, who is turning 18 next week, for his birthday/Christmas present. (The two people with him were his parents)

So... After helping him set up his One-to-One membership, we had already developed a relationship/friendship.

When we were finished, they gave me hugs, and he was super excited to come in and start learning how to be a Mac expert.

Basically, this is why I love my job.

We get to develop friendships with our customers. We make people owners. We make them excited to become part of the Apple Family.

I love my job.

I have a new ambition

Call it an awakening.

Call it a mission.

Call it something I love doing. A love. A gift. It's something I'm good at.

After speaking at my ward's summit retreat last month, I realized that I didn't really like what I was doing with my life. Well, it's not that I didn't like being friends with everyone, playing a lot, working even more, and studying EVEN MORE on top of that...

it's just, well... I needed a change.

I wanted to actually do something with my life that I wanted to do. Something that I loved to do. I had first chosen my major of Electrical Engineering because I love electronics. Duh! Everyone knows that, lol.

But I then discovered that loving electronics, and loving the calculus and physics behind designing electronics are two very different traits someone can have.

So, I was trying to do a lot of "soul searching" - trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.

And then, as I was standing on the stage, giving my different lectures throughout that hour, pacing back and forth, teaching people...

IT HIT ME.

I wanted to do what I love more than anything else.

I wanted to talk.

(Yes, here come the jokes about how we can never get Nate to stop talking, he he)

But seriously. I realized that A) The number one fear that people have is public speaking.
Should I enjoy speaking in front of a crowd?
B) I also realized (after many people told me) I was good at it.

If I love doing something, and I am good at it... (and most people cannot even stand to do it) isn't that what I should do?

So I've decided to change majors. I haven't yet decided what I should change it to, but I need to find a major that will help me to do what I do.

I really want to become a motivational speaker.

I've thought about it. All the good motivational speakers are good at speaking, good looking, and have overcome something.
I think I fall in that category... (if not, I'm at least batting a .660+ batting average, right?)

So, I write you, my beloved fans (haha) for two reasons. First, is to let you know that this is what I want to do. (which is obviously a way of getting your approval/disapproval)
and second, to ask for your help.

I know that many of you think you're just like me, and you don't really know anyone special, anyone famous, or anyone important... but then again, if you're like me, you can think really hard, and find that one person who you know, who can help.

How can you help me, (including knowing someone, asking a favor, helping a friend, etc) to achieve my goal and become a motivational speaker?

I know that I can help people. I know that I can motivate people to rise above and take life by the (insert object that you grab life by here:____)

I know I cannot do this alone. You have all helped me become the wonderful person I am today. I have already done wonderful things in my life. Now, with even more help, I can now help others.

Please contact me if you have any way you can help me to do this.

Thank you so much.

I know I cannot change the entire world, but I can change some of the people in it. For them, I will try.

P.S. It's late. I didn't remember already writing a post with half of this stuff... Oh well, enjoy. :)

My Flat

Last Thursday (Veteran's Day, for all you people that live based on National Holidays) I moved into an apartment with the famous Jason Brooke.

Ok, maybe he's not famous, but he's now my roommate. And he's pretty cool. By pretty cool I mean he does the dishes, takes out the trash (When Chris Henninger doesn't), he's funny, and he doesn't bother me when I'm doing hw (He actually helps with it).

So... I am officially a REAL MAN!

Happy Hallow's Eve!

Tomorrow is the good ol' Halloween and I am excited!

haha, not really. I had my fun last night. Steffany Chriss and I went out to dinner and to a dance dressed as a cowgirl and cowboy. I won the coin toss, so I got to be the cowboy this year. :)

I am waiting for the picture to be emailed, but once it arrives, I will be sure to post.

I had almost the entire outfit. I had a brown Royal Stetson hat, a brown cowboy-style button down, short-sleeve shirt, jeans with killer (cow-patterned) belt buckle, cowboy belt, and even a Winchester revolver (yes, a real one) on my hip.

All I was lacking were the boots (and spurs).

Maybe next year I can find a pair of boots my size.

apple+wolf=love

I struggled for the title of this post for a wee-bit... hopefully it lured you in. :)

I finished my first 3 days of Apple customer support training today!

All day Friday, all day Saturday, and all day Sunday. (well, not ALL day, but 9-6 with 2 15 minute breaks and an hour for lunch. So 7.5 hours per day)

Good news, I had a

BLAST!
(Oh, and I got paid for training too. :) )

I love my life.

I just wish everyone could love their lives as much as I do. (I'm not sure if this implies that people have more than one life, but I sure hope you understand what I mean.)

Salute! ... a Benefit for Children with Arthritis

Saturday night I had the wonderful opportunity to co-host a fundraiser at Chaparral Suites Hotel in Scottsdale. It is a fundraiser put on by the Arthritis Foundation to raise money for children with arthritis (yeah, that's what I have.) I was asked to do it a couple months ago, and then it all happened that night. It was very successful, with muchos denero's raised! (that's "much money" in Spanish!)

I had a wonderful time, and was privileged to be accompanied by the wonderfully beautiful Steffany Chriss, Ericka Tucker, and Robin Tucker. All three of my ladies looked wonderful! (Sorry guys, they're taken)

I only captured one thing that night (with my camera... other pictures will be uploaded soon).

Busy, Busy, Busybusybusy week

My life has been major-busy this past week (ish... it's probably been busy since the start of school, but busy is as busy does, as my momma always says.)

So... Story-time. Gather round your chairs, little-ones. I've got a great story to tell you. (This is a long story. It will take a few minutes to read. It's very detailed. If you don't have the time, but would like to hear the good news, skip down to the bottom. (under the picture) It'll say it as the caption for the picture)

A couple months ago, my wonderful friend Anyha, who works at the Apple Store (in Chandler) told me to come into the store, because Apple is hiring. I jumped right on that. C'mon, who wouldn't want to work at Apple, right?
So I made my way down there, and she introduced me to her managers, and I was all friendly and such. They told me how to submit an application online.

So I did.

This was probably back in the beginning of July.

Imagine for a minute a fish

I found a Word file in My Documents with this title

"Imagine for a minute a fish"

it was "last modified" aka created, 4/14/2010 at 3:00AM.

So, curious, and not remembering what I wrote about at 3 in the morning requiring the preface of fish imagery...

I opened it.

This is what I found:

Imagine a fish.

This fish, called Sal, is the fastest fish in the ocean. He is renown across every sea—The Atlantic, The Pacific, The Indian, and even The Arctic. Many fish wish they could swim like Sal. Now imagine another fish. This fish is called Marlin. He is a young fish, ready to take on the world. Growing up, he spent every day training. On non-training days, other fish would challenge him, and lose drastically. This eventually would  

Just in time for the Holidays!

Don't you just love the Holidays?

I wasn't going to post anything tonight.

Today was long. Thank you Steffany for being a great friend.

Here is a wonderful deal for anyone looking for Christmas photos:

These guys are great. Most people only get one photographer. This deal comes with two, who work together like peas and carrots, babies and diapers, calculus and stress, and, oh yeah, husband and wife ;)

Check em out at their site here.

And with that quick shout out, I bid adieu.

-TRNT

Day of Labor! (or lack thereof?)

Today being a national holiday, my family decided we would start out this wonderful day by heading to the clubhouse, and relaxing at the lagoon. (hooray for artificial beaches!)

We then had some yummy tuna fish rolls/sandwiches (we ran out of rolls) while we played Super Smash Brothers Brawl! I didn't do too bad (except on the levels that were trying to kill me the entire time. I'm looking at you, Donkey Kong Waterfall Level!)

After a few hours of homework, (mostly physics and calculus, with a sprinkle of C++) we went over to Jimmy and Ericka's apartment for FHE! We had a wonderful lesson about geneology taught by my wonderful mother, and we then played Dirt 2 on Jimmy's PS3 with his steering wheel, while we ate a delicious cheesecake made by Ericka.
I usually don't like cheesecake, but I thought this was de-lish!

Here is Jake, running over the other trophy trucks in the race.

Take a good look at his face. Only 8 more years before this crazy guy is on the roads!

After I arrived home, and started on even more homework, I got a surprise text from a girl in my physics class. Not sure how she got my phone number... (Probably from posting it on Heather Rittenhouse's wall)

She needed help with physics, and boy, was I glad to help!

We ended up chatting for about an hour, just getting to know each other better. :)

boy, do I love helping cute girls with physics!

Well, that was pretty much my day. Oh, if any of you are looking for new music that doesn't suck, check out the playlist on Willi Nixon's blog. That girl has awesome taste. I've been listening to her blog all day. Thanks Willi, you have introduced me to so much good music over the years. (Not sure if you should be creeped out or not... take it as you'd like)

Speaking of music, I forgot to mention that on Saturday night, my awesome older brother Jimmy helped me install my subwoofer and amplifier in my car. I am on my way to my ideal sound system! (I use the word "ideal", because it's in no way the best, or perfect, but great for me, on my budget, and for my needs. In essence, "Perfect for Nate")

So, there are only a few more things to make this a PfN system, including replacing the factory speakers with some that I already have, and powering them with an amplifier... After that, I will be completely done with my system. :)

So... I might be fired...

In my church, I have three different callings (positions).
One of them includes typing up, printing, and folding the programs to be passed out before Sacrament Meeting starts.

It's only been a couple weeks since I've been doing this, and the last two weeks the printer/copier was broken at the church, which left us with no programs. (I still got to type them up though C= )

Today, I decided to make the program a bit more exciting. After forgetting to put some of the important announcements on it (including two activities this Saturday) I came up with this program. Before you click on this, understand that I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to online blogging, and so I don't know how to just insert a PDF file into this blog. Instead, I uploaded the PDF as a Google Docs file, and then gave you the file. :) So, Ignore the translated part by Google, but look at what the original was. (and what we're concerned about is the back side)

Ok, now you may click. :)


So, do you think I will be fired? Yeah, I'm not sure either. I heard a lot of people enjoyed it. (I didn't hear any complaints coming toward me, but they might just not have known it was me who did it..)

After church, I had the wonderful opportunity to play games with my family. On Sundays, Jimmy, Erika, and Metarie come over, and eat dinner and play with us.
Two things I learned tonight to prove that my family loves me. (they can make fun of me, and we can all laugh about it)

First, if you have ever played the game Imagine if...
you have to guess what the person is going to guess (I don't know exactly how it works, just that I always lose)
The round went something like this: Imagine if Nate were a cliche phrase. Would he be? ...
My loving mother voted for "Pedal to the Metal"
but the rest of my "caring" family, and I mean everyone...
(and you have to realize that there are usually 5-6 phrases)
they all voted for "An eye for an eye"

So yeah, my family thinks I am great at getting revenge. Is that good or bad? I don't know yet. But I do know, is that they know me enough to all vote for that. :) (and they better be careful when messing with me, I'll get them back)

The next thing, Jimmy and Erika told us about a "Nate Duck" that lives in the pond next to their apartment. because ducks sound like laughing, when they quack, they say that whenever all the ducks are quacking, they can't hear any one duck louder than another. But there is the "Nate Duck" who always quacks, and then keeps on quacking, as if laughing at his own joke. (I think they are just jealous that I am that funny.) So they always hear this duck quacking on it's own, while all the other ducks remain silent.
This time, I think it's not as much of a compliment as the "eye for an eye" (which wasn't really a compliment). This time, they are just plain rude. :P. haha, jk. I know they love me. I am glad my secret agent duck has gone undercover, and is doing what I spent $10,000 on this summer training to do... Annoy my brother and his wife, while I am not around.

SUCCESS!

That was basically my Sunday. I also had the wonderful experience of making cute little miniature blueberry muffins with my younger brothers.

(They didn't just help make, but also helped eat)

I should have taken a picture of the experience.

I have recently discovered that I am good at cooking. Well, I think I am. I have only tried a few things, but that which I've tried, I am great at. You can ask anyone who's been lucky enough to enjoy them, but eggs are my specialty. I love eggs, and I love trying new things with eggs everyday. Whether it be Breakfast Burritos, Scrambled Eggs, Fried Eggs, Eggs in meals that you get in a box (Such as Rice-a-Roni and Raman Noodles), or eggs just used in anything, really. (as long as you can taste the eggs... muffins don't count as an egg specialty, just yummy)

So, if any of you out there in blogger world enjoy eggs, or if you have enjoyed my eggs in the past, please leave a comment, and I will make you (more) eggs.

I love you all, and I love that hardly anyone posts comments on my blog, so I have no idea if anyone actually reads these things, or if it's more of an online journal for Yours Truly.

Love ya,

Yours Truly,

(I don't think I've ever signed my name, "Yours Truly", but since I just used that phrase, I thought it would be funny)

-Nate

Is Summer Over Yet?

Not even close.

It is still really hot outside. I don't really mind it. Walking between my classes isn't too bad, as long as remember my water. My car is always toasty for the first few minutes, but it's a Toyota, so it cools down fast.
The problem though, is that I can't go on any sort of dates that are outside. :/
Tonight we went bowling.
The wonderful Yamina, Lauryn, and Kim. I came in second the first game, and then got hosed the second game.

Thug Nasty lost his game.


Although we weren't able to have a wonderful date outside, we were still able to have a great time, making memories that we shall never forget.

Question of the Day:

What is this emoticon even meanmean?

:/

even mean

We were discussing it over dinner, and my wonderful sister, Ericka made a wonderful face to describe it, and although it was a great face, I'm not sure that it was entirely accurate. 

So... I am starting another contest. (and it's too bad that nobody ever participates in these contests, because I have GREAT prizes!)

Anyone who submits a photo of themselves making this face, will win a prize. (and you just have to trust that they are good, and if you don't trust me, then you automatically lose)


So, Summer may not be over, but according to my cousin, Somer is just the beginning.

Have a great night, and I can't wait to see all the pictures that get posted!

Physics Homework

I am sure most of the people who actually read my blogs where scared away by the title of this post.


I am not requesting help, or tuturing, but I thought I would share with you my easy, yet time consuming (not sure why ;), lol), online homework.


Problem 1:
Write a short description of the motion of a real object for which the figure would be a realistic position-versus-time graph.

My Answer:
A man walks 300 meters in 300 seconds, takes a break to drink some well-needed water, which takes 100 seconds, and then walks back to where he started, but since he is now hydrated, he is able to walk to full distance back in only 200 seconds. 1 point for team water!










Problem 2:

Write a short description of the motion of a real object for which the figure would be a realistic position-versus-time 

graph. 

Alright, so this is where I started to get bored, and a little annoyed by my teacher. So, I decided I would write an interesting story to brighten her day. (I thought it would be best to ignore the part in the instructions about writing a "short description". This is what I wrote:

A student who attends Mesa Community college is ready to leave from home, which is in Sun City. He tells his friend at MCC that he is on his way, so while his friend is bored, he decided to make a motion diagram for the trip his friend is about to take. The student begins his trip by going and getting in his car. To his dismay, it won't start, so he pops the hood, and realizes the carburetor isn't working properly, so he starts to fix it. Luckily, he is a mechanic, so it only takes him an hour before he is on the road. Unfortunately, he can't go straight to school from there, because he has promised his girl friend that he'll pick her up in gilbert, before going to school. After an hour driving from Sun City, he arrives at her house, but they get "distracted" for another hour, before heading back in the direction of school. They decide that it would be more of an adventure if they ride their bikes to school, so it takes them 2 hours to travel the 20 miles back to the campus. They both arrive at campus safely, where he is able to tell his friend about his entire adventure, so he could make a motion diagram about the whole thing for his physics class. Hopefully his teacher enjoys it. :) 

So, you do think my teacher is annoyed yet? I hope not, we're just getting started!

Problem 3:

Write a short description of a real object for which the figure would be a realistic position-versus-time graph.

I actually wasn't planning on being to original, or too descriptive here, but toward the end, I got bored... as you will see:

A jogger is walking past your house at a steady rate of 1 m/s. after 10 seconds, your dog sees this jogger, and chases after them. Because of the fear of being eaten, the jogger sprints until the dog hits the invisible electric fence, in which it is bound, after a distance of 30 meters. the dog stops, and so does the jogger, who yells at you for 20 seconds, telling you that you should have told him the dog couldn't eat him, because of this invisible border, but after these 20 seconds, you get sick of him complaining, so you turn off the fence, and the dog reacts instantly, and eats the jogger, making him disappear off the face of the earth, and off the particle diagram. (I hope the gore doesn't dock points. If you need to give extra credit based on originality, you have my permission to do so.)

Problem 3:

Write a short description of a real object for which the figure would be a realistic position-versus-time graph.

You tell a person standing 30 yards away to bring you your physics book. It takes him 4 seconds to understand what physics is, and if you need the textbook or the workbook, before he starts toward you with the textbook. He walks halfway towards you, which takes 4 seconds, but then he gets confused from all this math and physics, so he stands puzzled for 8 seconds, where you tell him to close the physics book (this is a good reason why to not try and read a physics book and walk at the same time) and come to you, and he does, which takes him another 4 seconds. If only he had not been confused by physics, the entire distance would have only taken 8 seconds.

These are all the open-answer questions, and I hope the moral of all these stories is to never, ever, ask Engineering Majors to write essays. We know how to do calculus, computer programming, build stuff, and physics... NOT write essays!

I hope you had as much fun as I did today. I will see you all soon. If anyone can come up with better answers to these questions, you win a prize.

Lots of Love! (not to be confused with LOL)

-Nate =)