Thieves

I ABSOLUTELY HATE THEM!!! Why can't people just go out and earn the stuff that they have like everybody else. I guess this would just be too logical. I bet you're asking why is he posting this random blog? So here's the reason: The other day, my friend asked to borrow my laptop while I went to go see Animal Farm. I said sure, since he had let me borrow his before, he also lets me borrow whatever else I want. When I came back, he was standing at the front desk of Richardson Towers with a worried look on his face. He was watching the video camera tape on the computer. I asked him what was wrong, and he began telling me the story. He had stepped out of his room to go play cards downstairs. In the 30 minutes that he was gone, somebody had stolen his flat screen t.v. the laptop, some clothes, and shoes. I could not believe the news I was hearing. MY LAPTOP, GONE? Nnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooo... It had all of my papers and other work. And now I'm getting frustrated again thinking about it. But he said he was going to help me pay for another one, so I hope everything works out, or they find the person or people that stole it.

Part 4 Draft

The consolidation issue has been hit or miss since

it was brought up. Although here has been an enormous

amount of research done, there has been no alernative to

consolidation. This is part of the reason why it is

always turned down by the county. If a desireable

altermatum is not given, I do not think consolidation

will ever happen.

Full Consolidation will eliminate some of the

problems, but can cause even greater problems. It is

almost impossible to combine two totally different areas

and their governments into one. One of the systems will

eventualy rub off on the other, whether bad or good.


After completing research on this issue, I feel that full

consolidation is not a good idea, however, there are ways

that could make everything work out. As we all know, both

the city and the county are in major debt. This is what

struck the whole talk about consolidation. If debt was

not an issue, consolidation would not be an issue. Both

the city and the county have a debt deficit of a few

million dollars. Many Government officials say that

combining the two governments will eliminate this debt,

and give the city a surplus of money. If this is true, I

feel that it is alright to combine the governments, but

with different conditions then what they propose.

The current proposal is to combine everything

including the school systems and police and fire

departments. I strongly disagree with combining the two

school systems. I think this aspect should remain

completely separate. There is more downside than upside

to this situation, and this could put both systems at

risk. Education is the most valuable thing in this

country, and it should not be jeopardized. Improvement in

Memphis City Schools is greatly needed. Instead of

consolidation, the city should work on building more

schools and making the teaching standards higher. More

schools will lesson the amount of students and make

management and focusing on students much easier. This

would also crack down on some of the crime in the Memphis

school system. The Shelby County school system should

also build more schools, which would help out their

overcrowding concern.

The Police and Fire Departments are also important

issues in consolidation. The current proposal causes for

the city and county to join forces and cutting back on

the number of both. This is not what the county or the

city needs. Cutting back will put both parties in

jeopardy and could be the biggest mistake ever. With the

increasing crime rate, more police officers are needed to

protect the citizens. The surplus of money from debt

consolidation should be used to hire and train more

officers as well as fire fighters. Knowing they will

remain safe would put the County residents in a more

comfortable position. This would also drastically cut

down the number of crimes committed.

The full consolidation plan raises many questions

for the city and county. Although it is a good thought,

better alternatives are available in this situation.

These alternatives have not been looked into by anyone. I

think a revised plan for consolidation is the best way to

accomodate the city as well as the county. In order to

move forward successfully, changes to the current plan

are needed.

Go Tigers N0Ooooo....

Well I think I just experienced my first HeartBreak, and it wasn't even by a girl. I could I have it broken by a bunch of guys? (No Homo) We were so close to winning our first National Championship! I just knew we had the game in hand, but I guess I knew Wr0nG! I was ready for a GrEaT Celebration for like The Rest Of The MONTH!! LOL...But I guess it wont be happening. Its kind of funny how the one thing everybody said would kill us KILLED US! We had beeen shooting freethrows so well. Then, as soon as we got put under pressure, it all went D0wn. Not to take anything away from the Kansas JayHawks..but we GAVE that game away! I've always said only 2 things can beat the Tigers and thats US and the REFS! And I think that held true. But I still want to congradulate the guys on the best season in NCAA History, and hopefully we can do it again next year, but actually win the WHOLE THING!! GO TIGERS

This Month Is SO... Hectic

April has to be the busiest month EVER for me! This is when all of the school work hits you hard. All of the papers are due, and not to mention FINALS! Man, there has to be a better way. Then we had all of the Memphis Tigers Stuff. On top of that I have a crap load of other stuff. I've had two weddings to go to this month. I also have two college graduations to go to. Then there is the DREADFUL High School Prom I have to attend with my "ole lady". So I had the pleasure of looking for a tuxedo for literally THE WHOLE DAY! I decided to just get mine custom-made, which is pretty darn expensive! And on April 26, I get the pleasure of actually going to prom... yippeee! Then I have so... much music stuff also. I have four shows this month, and I've been in the studio almost everyday working on tracks for me as well as my buddy, whose album comes out Tuesday! (so i get to go promote that also!) Now I'm preparing for my two performances on April 19 at Africa in April and this chicks Sweet 16. I hope I make it out of this month still in my RIGHT MIND! (i'm already a little crazy as is)

Part 4, Part 2

Completing part 4 this week was a little easier for some reason. I guess at first, I just did not understand exactly what we were supposed to be doing. Now everything is flowing pretty well. I actually completed this part faster than I did any other part. I know there has to be some mistakes and improvements but I'm not really worried. Hopefully its pretty much like it is supposed to be. This paper has taken a lot of time out of my life! I never thought that we would get to this point when it is just about done! I dont have any idea on how i'm going to combine all four without somethings being repetitive, but I guess that's another road ahead! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Scapin

Last Friday I attended a play called Scapin for my Theatre Class. I must say that it was one of the strangest plays that I have ever seen. I expected a traditional play with a fancy set, and predictable actors. I guess thats what I get for expecting. The set looked to have been sketched up the day before, but it did the job. The actors came out wearing all kinds of goofy stuff like plad, golf shoes, ankle beaters with high socks, etc. Honestly, it was like the funniest crap I've ever seen, but it took me until after the intermission to figure out what the play was even about. The play was filled with random people suddenly laughing aloud, which made the play even funnier. I guess since there was only 24 people there, all of these little things were very noticeable. After the play, I drove like 150 mph so I could get home to watch the rest of the Memphis game. The play doesnt compare to that, but I really enjoyed it. If you have time, you should go see next week!

Part 4 Of Big Paper

So today I officially started on Part four (I probably should say ATTEMPTED to start). As I sat down at my laptop, I knew I had a hard task in front of me. What I didn't know is that it would take me the whole day to get practically NOWHERE! I looked thru a lot of sources trying to find information that would suggest a better outcome for my topic. I looked thru source after source and realized that no one has offered a better solution. Everyone is either for it or against it. So am I supposed to think of my own what if now, or am I supposed to keep looking for the rest of my life?? I have like 3 days to figure this out, or its going to be a DISASTER!! I wonder if anyone else is having this same problem!? Somebody help me!

Andre Allen

Boy oh Boy, Where should I begin with this one??.... Well as we all SHOULD know Tiger Senior Guard Andre Allen was suspended for the rest of the NCAA Tournament for a failed drug test. The drug test was a random one, given by the NCAAA. This is a big let down for the team as well as the fans. If the rules are upheld, Allen will also not be able to return next year for his last year of eligibility. This absolutely sucks!!! Although this was very wrong and DUMB, I feel sorry for Andre. I know drugs are horrible and NO ONE should do them, but this is a horrible way for him to be remembered. On top of the I'm pretty sure that he knows that he F'd up, and we really dont have to constantly beat him down. (Thats probably not the best thing for this situation right now) I think Calipari did a great job of handling the situation and the press conference. He let Andre know that he still loves him and always will. I hope he is able to learn from this experience and use it for good in his life!

Final Four

Tomorrow is the big Final Four Game and I can't wait! I've waited for this time to come the whole year! It would be more fun if I could actually go, but I guess I will make the most out of it here. If we win tomorrow, I'm definitely going Monday! I will be enjoying the game tomorrow with my family, then I'm going to another Tigers party with my friends. I've been watching Sportscenter all this week, and It seems like all of the sports announcers are coming around. Now, all of a sudden, they picked Memphis to win it all the time?!? WTF??? Anyways, it should be a pretty interesting game, Dorsey against Love... That will probably be the deciding factor of who wins. That and how well Derek Rose plays. Who would have ever thought that we would make it this far this soon. Well I did, but not too many other people did. Go TIGERS!!!!