Back In The Day

I remember 1981 like it was yesterday. That was my freshman year at the University of Florida, and when I "studied" to become an astronaut (since the launch of the first space shuttle Columbia that summer).  Every day was the same, a little bit of school, a lot more partying. Wake up whenever, and if I felt like going to class I would crawl out of bed, throw on some jeans and an old T-shirt, slip on my vans, grab my skateboard and make my way. Cruising to class down those old brick streets under the oak trees with the Spanish Moss draping from them, and breathing the most crisp of air has to be one of my favorite memories. While sitting in my huge classes listening to some old professor talk and scrape the blackboard, everything but schoolwork was on my mind. Such as girls, beer, or Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's big hit "The Waiting." A native to Gainesville, and actually worked for the university at one point, Tom Petty was a very popular artist there. Since the personal computer was just coming out and cell phones were non-existent, there wasn't much to keep us busy during the day. So back in my dorm, my door stayed open for new friends and I would pass time by playing the guitar and listening to my best vinyls. After dinner I meet up with my crew and we decide witch soiree we would attend that night. Pass out some where and wake up the next day and do it all over again.

Ecological Footprint

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McBastards

I think when companies put advertisements in movies it is a pretty effective marketing strategy. I usually wont buy a product if its not healthy or if it doesn't seem good for me. I try not to buy a lot of name brand products but of course everyone has to have Oreos and Heinz ketchup. I have considered the generic alternative and actually did buy the generic brands for a little while but it's really just not the same. Celebrity advertisements don't sway me because they get paid to do those commercials, so they could care less about that product. Yes catchy jingles get stuck in my head very easily (Meow Mix and $5 foot long).

In this picture, there is a Big Mac box opened up and a hand looking as if it was typing on a laptop. Followed by "Free Wi-Fi served at all restaurants" hovering above the hand. In the ad McDonalds is saying that they're keeping up with technology, and that they put wi-fi in for your convenience. To me this ad is saying McDonalds is catering to more technological people, bringing in a higher social class and maybe keeping them there longer since they are on their laptops.Plus they have computers that need wi-fi and they have so much money I don't think they're going out of their way that much to make this ad true.

May I Introduce Myself?

           Hello everyone, my name is Wade Harmon and welcome to my blog! Yay! I am eighteen years old, and a freshman at Florida Gulf Coast University. I was born and raised in the beautiful city of Naples, Florida. Although my home is only half of an hour away from here, it still seems like my friends and family live so far. On June 3^rd, 2011, I graduated from Naples High School, and officially started my college life!

            On September 26, 1992, I was born in the Naples Community Hospital to two of the most loving parents, William and Cheryl Harmon. As a young child I was interested by anything and everything, thus leading to a very active childhood. Through my young years I played almost every sport a kid possibly could, but baseball was the sport I first played and devoted my life to. If I wasn’t on the field, I wished I was. Every weekend, I was in different towns and cities all over Florida, Georgia, and even played in a tournament in London and Amsterdam! At Naples High School I lettered three years on varsity, played close to 400 games, including the one loss 2009 Class 3A State Championship team. My senior year I decided that this would be my last year playing baseball. I don’t see my baseball career going any further than the collegiate level, so why waste time on something I love when I know it will eventually end?

            Now my life is at FGCU, where I am focusing on my studies and a job at the Campus Recreation Office as a referee for Intramural Sports Clubs. Back at Naples High I was in the engineering academy where I took five engineering classes plus a drafting class. I loved all of the classes and they came easily to me. As a child I loved being in the outdoors and nature when I went hunting and fishing, so I put my love for engineering and nature together to figure out my major would be environmental engineering. Thankfully FGCU had it as a choice for a major because I already loved the campus and planned on coming here. My plans for the future right now is to transfer to the University of Florida as my past generations bleed orange and blue, but things may change, because my life here right now is close to perfection. So comment! Ask me questions, talk to me I love making new friends. Thanks for reading and see you in class!