Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Introduction

I suppose I need to introduce myself before answering Alfred's question. Let's see:

My name's Jacob D'Amico. I'm a loser and not in college like my other friends. I joined the US Navy and am currently in the Delayed Entry Program awaiting my ship date to boot camp. My enlistment program is Nuke which means I could get any of three jobs: Machinist Mate, Electricians Mate, or Electronics Technician. I'm not 100% about the titles of the last two as I don't know ANYone with those jobs. My father is a Machinist Mate(MM) so that's the one I know. The only other thing to say about that is that my ship date is October 5th. So for 8 weeks after that I'll be silent.

Let's see, I play the tuba and am not too terribly great at it. I'm not horrible but I'm not awesome either. I also play guitar and am not awesome at that either but I am improving. Which is good because I think if I had the opportunity I'd rather join a metal band than turn wrenches in the Navy. XD

I will go ahead now and say that I'm what most people would consider a pessimist. I look at the glass as half-empty and that's not gonna change. I prefer to say that I'm a realist. Because rather than seeing the negative sides of things I look more for what's ACTUALLY there. I don't disagree with the optimistic point of view because no one can live without hoping that a bright side is there. But I make it a point in my life to keep myself in the here and now when the need arises so that I can keep focused on the task at hand. If that means making it look like I'm focusing on the negative, then so be it.

I also have a problem with coming across like an asshole. I'm going to say now that if it seems like I'm talking too harshly, that's not necessarily how I mean it. Ask if you need clarification.

Alright I think that's good. I'll answer Alfred's questions later. I need to rest my hands. lol

Later!

Jacob "Soprano" D'Amico
Future Sailor, United States Navy

Monday, June 28, 2010

Happy Monday!

OK, so maybe the term "One a Day" may not be taken literally..... who knows?

I don't have much to talk about today, so let's talk about people.
It's my back-up topic, and maybe if I can put something out there, you'll see someone other than me type tomorrow - Saturday. : )

I'm JUST saying.



I grew up in a diverse environment. Being a kid in a city, like Berkeley (California), you can walk the span of about 3 blocks, and in those 3 blocks, at least for me, there's a varied amount of people around me. Some kids, like I was, but mostly what I called "adults", that being anyone significantly taller than me. And, well, I was a short little kid growing up, so you can imagine.

I went to an high-end elementary school in the Berkeley Hills for 3 years, where everyday there was this wonderful color-filled checkerboard of students. White, Black, Asian, Native Americans, Mexican / Spanish.... a massive blob of everyone. And you know what? Those differences never seemed to exist to us. And I was rather fortunate to have the exact same class of students from the time I started going to Emerson Elementary until I graduated from there in 5th Grade.

Moving to Georgia definitely changed that outlook for me, even slightly. From mainstream CA to rural Southeast GA, where, even if no one talks about it, racism kinda reigns a bit. Add to that notion that I definitely don't fit the Black stereotype -- rap music, baggy clothes, that one -- and I kinda stuck out. I wasn't picked on, but I didn't fit in very much.

10 years down the road things are better. I've gotten a large portion of that diverse-ness about me back, but it's a bit different now. In the last couple of years, I've come into my own as a person, to where I'm more confident in who I am and what I possess as a member of society. And while I sometimes doubt myself, people as a whole don't disappoint me as much as they use to.


Keep in mind, though, that the world we live in is always ever-changing. You have to maintain who you are because it's what you want, not just to please others. It's simple to sit here and say that you'll do ________ because it'll make __________ happy, but if you aren't behind it, all it does is remain in the interim. Society in general will take one glance at you and keep on walking, no matter what you do or say.

I have a high outlook on society, and life in general. I'm looked at as an optimist, I try to find the best in situations..... kinda like a "half full" kind of mentality. Sometimes you just gotta keep on truckin' and move on to the next adventure.

People are always going to be critical of what you do, unless provoked and change is necessary. But if you're doing what you're suppose to be doing, and you have people who feel the need to consistently be critical of your actions, then... well... don't let it bother you. because you're always going to have that ONE person who always feels the need to tell you what you shouldn't be doing and remind you of what you should be doing. You're never gonna make EVERYONE happy, but work on the ones that matter to you. From there, it'll help you. Greatly.



SO, my question for the week is:
What do you think about society as a whole? Are you letting them influence you as a person, or are you staying true to yourself?

[so that's two questions. Judge me if you wanna.]


OH, and hopefully this week we'll see the debut of someone else to One a Day. Not sure what day yet, but we'll figure it out. And hopefully, the above question will get this blog started.

That's all for me this week. Talk to you peeps later! And remember.....

One a day keeps the doctors away. : )

See ya later,
- Alfred

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Third Time's The Charm

Hiya everyone!

I'm Deanna, a 19 year old upcoming college sophomore. I'm working on my AS in Pre-Veterinary Medicine, and loving it. I'm currently taking a summer course, Calculus (the best, isn't it?). I'm an interesting person, if I do say so myself. I love music and writing, but I'm a huge bookworm (I correct peoples' grammar all the time, don't take it personally).

I write a lot of song lyrics and I have my own personal blog: http://deannaglass.blogspot.com/
Check it out sometime.

Until one of us posts something else, take care!
[bows]

Second..One a Day

Hey everyone,

My name is Chris. I am a sophomore at Georgia Southern. I am a music education major. I am helping with all of the postings here with a few other friends :-D.

Right now I am in the middle of trying to get back in shape with running and start to play soccer again. After watching the world cup the past couple of weeks, it has re-fired my passion for the sport. I also want to be able to run a marathon before I leave college. Period.

Dueces!

C. Horn

First Blog

Alright, Ladies and Gentlemen....

I've been thinking and talking about doing this for some time, but finally I did it.

With the aid of some friends, here we are, at One a Day..... Hopefully I'll cycle some friends through here and we can just chronicle things down.

Me?
I'm Alfred, a 21-year old 4th-Year student at Georgia Southern University, studying Information Technology, with a lot of segments in there I don't feel like talking about. Regardless, I'm a laid-back kid with few, if any, complaints on anything in life.

I also get bored easily, so I'm looking to blog and write more. But I wanted to incorporate my friends into that, so here we are! HOPEFULLY, you'll see more than just me writing on here. Hopefully.

So take a look, read what you want, and stay tuned. Cause, ya know....

One a day, keeps the doctors away.