Q=Quebec

I've been to Quebec once, and it certainly is not France, but it is still a very comfortable place and the hotel was really nice. It is obviously modeled after France, from its roads to its buildings, but it still has a distinct American influence about it. There are also many Chinese communities around Canada, which is awesome.

Seven things I want to do there are:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g155033-Activities-Quebec_City_Quebec.html

1. Visit Old Quebec, "[a] Historic part of Quebec City, which was founded in 1608"


2. Visit Morrin Centre, the city's first jail, which now "houses one of the world's most beautiful [Victorian] libraries"


3. See the "higher than even the legendary Niagara Falls" Montmorency falls.


4. Visit the Musee de la Civilisation, a museum "characterized by its innovative and daring outlook" and supposedly very intellectual, but hopefully not boring. kind of like jaundice, but hopefully not quite jaundice.ref catch-22.


5. Climb to Citadel, located on the highest point in Old Quebec. It has an interesting name and the description is written in all capital letters, making it accentuated.


6. Visit the Basilique Cathedrale, the "Notre Dame of Quebec"


8. Ride the Levis Ferry for a tour of Quebec "along the St. Lawrence"

There is more than one way to skin a cat

There is always more than one way to get somewhere in life. Life is kind of like math, as there are many times where there can be many options that lead to one place. To achieve one's goal, one must find the best way for oneself. I know that if I ever get stuck, I will usually go around the problem, because I am lazy, and that is my way of doing things. For others, everybody has had many goals throughout life, and I believe that if anyone puts their mind to it, they can find some way to reach the end. And then they can have skinned cats, or whatever other reward their accomplishments bring.

Sparrows Poetry Prompt- Air

There are sparrows in the open fields
somewhere over there, and
they glide gracefully over the hills of
flowers and leaves and fresh green grass
saturated with soft, blurring mildew
with the scent of melons. They whisper
through the air with their wings
of paper feathers and songs of crystal clear
tunes. They are free, soft, and delicate things
that serve no purpose, but they are welcome,
because to me they are like decorations in my
peripheral vision, which is to say that they
are awe-inspiring and remind me of
if I could be free.

Halloween

"If you could make a magic brew, what would you make and why?"
I would make a magic brew that grants the power to control time, because then I could always find the best path in life. With time on my side, I could even go back in time to make a different magic brew until I have too much magic everywhere. Also, I would never get anything wrong because I could just go back in time and redo everything. It would be like going on the internet, except even better because I could make money off of it. Also, I have always wanted to see how time itself works...

TU TUESDAY BLOG

http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Outdoors-Paddle-and-Hike-2181623.php

set in motion a swirl of color
swirl: twisting or spiraling

black-and-white checkered bird
checkered: pattern of alternating squares; varying

we again spied the summit
spied: to have observed, furtively

my disappointment dissipated
dissipated: dispersed

vacant campsite for a swim
vacant: empty

This article is about a trip to the Adirondacks, and uses many words to describe the natural condition of the parks and the observation one uses to enjoy the scenery. The "checkered bird" and "swirl of color" are both phrases used by the author to describe smooth motions and textures found in nature, showing differentiation and transience. Even the quote "my disappointment dissipated" makes me feel like I am reading about nature. The author uses many other terms to describe the vast expanse of the parks, such as "spied" as opposed to "saw", and shows its area by using "vacant", which gives it a sense of being more spacious.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/Oh%2C_the_Places_You%27ll_Go.jpg

I really liked this book when I was little, and I'm sure that that led to a long chain of other readings that I really liked later on in life. This book sparked ideas and reinforced my imagination, and to this day I still like books like that. Others that are similar that I have read in the past are "The Phantom Tollbooth", and "Alice in Wonderland". I like books that are creative, but even greater am I drawn to books that create new landscapes altogether, and I have tried experimenting with that in my writings as well. When I was little, I had always thought that the world was too small, so I have grown to always like other worlds better.

P = University of Phoenix

Information taken from http://www.phoenix.edu/

I'm not particularly interested in this college because:

1. Online: A large part of the course is online, which creates more room for error and technical difficulties which can interfere with the class and they are expensive as well. http://www.phoenix.edu/students/how-it-works/how-learning-formats.html

2. Computer Programming: They don't have a very prominent computer programming course, or at least do not have many visible options on their website. They do have one course which only provides the "basic understanding of programming".

3. Reputation: They have only been around since the 1970s, which makes them much newer than a lot of known universities with good reputations.

4.  Location: There aren't any colleges near where I live, Slingerlands, which makes it inconvenient to get to the university unless I attend online.

5. Location: While there are many universities spread across the U.S., the chances that they are all too shallow in their curriculum is also high. Personally, I believe that their dedication to students is questionable if they cannot focus their efforts.

Reasons why it would be a good choice:

1. Symbol: They have a really cool symbol, and I like phoenixes.

2. Teachers: Their teachers are all supposedly extremely qualified and are "encouraged" to put what they teach into practice outside of teaching.

3. Online: If I were to take an online course, it would be easier to multitask while learning.