How To Use Facebook

You may be thinking "Why would she write a blog about that??" Well, while a lot of people know how to use Facebook, a lot people don't. It's pretty basic, but can be confusing at times. I use it regularly, so I should be of good assistance. First of all, you need friends. Facebook can be pretty boring with no friends. All you do is go to the top where you see the Search Toolbar and type in whoever's name you are trying to find. When you find click on their name and you will go to their profile. Then click the option that says Add as Friend. One thing you have to know is the difference between a Wall and the Stream. If you go to your main page where you can see everyone's updates, and you see "What's on your mind?" that's where you put your status, which can say anything you want it to say. That will then appear on your wall, along with any comments you leave, photos, things that you "like," and stuff people post on your wall. You can do post things on peoples walls. Go to one of your friends' profiles and where it says "Write something..." you can write something and it will be on their wall for all to see, but it will not be on your wall. Now the difference between a stream and a wall is a stream is what everyone can see, it's NOT only on "your Facebook." What's on your wall is only on your Facebook. Each time you get a notification, which are pretty important, there will be a red box at the top left hand side of your page. Click and see each individual new update. You can post pictures on your Facebook, but they can not be nudity. You can have as many friends as you want. And you can say as much to anyone as you want, either through comments or messages. I'm still not sure what exactly it means to "Poke" someone, but you can do that too. At the bottom of your browser there should be a Chat bar, this is where you can go to see who out of your friends is online. All you have to do is click their name and an I.M. (Instant Messaging) box will pop up. The green dot means that they are online, the grey dot means that they are offline, and the moon means that they are idle- they have been away for a while. You can comment on peoples statuses, photos, and you can tag people in your own statuses and pictures. To tag someone in your status means to have their name in your status where it appears as a link and also shows up on their wall, you do this by doing @their name, and you click the person you were referrring to. To tag someone in a photo means that the photo will also be on their Facebook and it will show everyone who it is in the photo, you do this by going to the photo and clicking the option that says "Tag photo" in the next box you will type in the name and click it then click "Done tagging." If you don't like someone anymore, and want to delete them, you can go to Account which is on the upper right hand side and choose Edit Friends. Then find the person and click the X to the far right of their name and picture. You can also add videos, make pages, and "like" pages.

Space Elevator

You knew I had to do it. This is something that I feel very strongly about, so yes, of course I'm going to write about it in my blog. The space elevator is an elevator that they are planning on making. I've known about this for a long time now, and I'm still not sure if it's serious or if it's a joke. The Space Elevator is literally an elevator that goes into space. They are planning on making it in Japan. Actually, I don't know if it's even possible, God help and bless the people in Japan from this current disaster. It's supposed to go all the way into space and people would have to pay like $10,000 to go in it. It's probably not real, but it's something to ramble about. This is a MISTAKE if it is in fact real. Have you ever heard of METEORITES? I mean, come on! Meteorites don't care what's in the way, if they are falling or shooting or whatever, they will hit whatever is in the way. They hit Earth all the time, for example. I'm just saying, if there's a long metal object reaching all the way into space, it's bound to hit the sun, the moon, another planet... If something hits this elevator it will come crashing down to the earth. Right? I don't know. I don't think they thought it through very well.

The Bible

I will admit that before I took a bible class, I did not know how the bible worked. I now understand it, and it  is so interesting. I am not as far in it (Exodus) at the moment as I wish I was, but I'm getting along slowly. I highly recommend actually reading it. Don't just go by the popular stories or church sermons, you should actually read the whole thing. A tip: for beginners, you should get a study bible. There are many versions of the bible, but my favorite is the NIV- New International Version. It's easy for me to read and I can understand it well.

Choosing the Right School

You should always take choosing the college you want to go to seriously. I made the mistake of choosing the easy way out when I finished high school. I was left going to classes that I didn't even care about and doing assignments that I knew nothing about. Getting grades that I didn't want and having a future full of work that I wasn't really interested in wasn't fun. I dreaded doing the kind of job I was going to school to have. I originally when to a technical college to be a nurse. I was selfish in my reasons for choosing to go there and my studies that I wanted to go for. I thought that it would be good money and I would "get used to" being a nurse. It was an outlook that I wasn't sure about, I was scared to death about it. How can you have a dream about something that you're so unsure about?
I attended that college for about a year and then had to take the NLN-PN test. I did not study like I should have, because I was just plain unmotivated to succeed. I knew the chances of me getting "picked" to go further in the program were [very] slim, but I just didn't have the passion or will-power to do what I had to do to do good on the test. I guess I just didn't take it seriously. Well, I ended up doing horrible on the test and getting a letter telling me "options." In a rage of anger and tears I picked up the phone and called to talk to someone about this letter, and I was informed that I could "wait another year" or "choose another program." When you think you have your life figured out to the tee and everything is going like you thought it should be going, the last thing you want to do is choose another program.  I felt like giving up, I really did, but I knew better. I sat down and thought about my options. I actually thought about what it was that I was really interested in and I could picture myself doing. So, I applied to Emmanuel College for my Psychology major and I know that's what I want to do. I love going to school  there. I love the thought of finishing all my schooling and then becoming a Clinical Psychologist. Nothing would make me happier, and this I'm sure of. I will admit that it was a great experience though, going to that school first was practice for college life. It was a starting point, in my opinion, for the better things to come.
What I'm really getting at here is take the time to choose what you want to do. Don't make an emotional-breakdown be the turning point- the part where you actually wake up and figure out you were wrong all along. I learned from my mistakes and that's good, but if anyone can learn anything from me I hope this is it. Don't go in it for the money, don't waste your time.