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Mechanical Engineering
San Diego, CA

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Liesl Hall

Freshman
Global Security and Intelligence Studies
Pinetop, AZ

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Stephen Rocha

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Aeronautical Science
On Internship in Atlanta, GA
(Delta Airlines)

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Cassandra Logan

Freshman
Aviation Business Administration
Dessert Hot Springs, CA

Steven Leon
Freshman
Global Security and Intelligence Studies
Tucson, AZ

Brianna Valencourt

Freshman
Space Physics
Dallas, OR

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Freshman
Global Security and Intelligence Studies
Huntington Beach, CA

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Aerospace Engineering
Spring, TX

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Summer Changes

July 28th, 2010

This post was written by Steven Leon

This Summer, I decided to make a few changes, not anything major regarding my personal life or anything that people usually tend to overestimate or dwell into, but a  few minor things that I think could benefit my summer and the way I spend it. I made a list awhile ago, which consisted of the following bullets:

1. Complete the Summer school courses so I dont have to do them next year:   CHECK! 

2. Go to Peppersauce Cave because it is an exciting adventure: CHECK!

3. Gorge on Watermelon Eegee’s all July because it only lasts for a month: CHECK!

4. Go visit my future roommate Josh in San Diego for kicks: CHECK!

5. Fry an egg in the 110 degree heat because it is ridiculous and fun to do: CHECK!

6. Get a membership to LA Fitness and get bigger for next year: CHECK! (for the most part)

7. Find something for all to enjoy, www.thebadradio.com : CHECK!

8. Either skydive, camping or roadtrip: UPCOMING…

9. Get selected for an internship: CHECK!

10. Summer Romance:  WORKING PROGRESS

SO, for the most part, I have completed my summer list and have had enough time to hang out with all of my friends and have had a great time already. I got a new phone too, and compiled a bunch of interesting ringtones to accessorize it because I never had any before hand. My favorite one is the Indiana Jones ringtone which has so far annoyed some of my friends but I love it. I also got to watch most of The Office and even got to catch up on The Middle, which I had never heard about before but have realized that it is hilarious. I have not gotten to go anywhere extravagant or outrageous but I am having the time of my life right here in Tucson with my friends. We had a hilarious BBQ and with Bad Radio we have been able to provide a voice of hilarity for friends and family all over the place. Waking up at 11:00am is the best way to spend the summer even though I feel that sometimes that I am being unproductive. Whatever, it is summer, and during the year I will have to get up at 5 am everyday for PT anyway, so why not live it up. I am excited to go back and see my friends because I miss them and even though it will be school, it will be nice to be in college again. Ah I just realized that it wont be as awesome to go swimming because it will be so darn cold! Ah also there wont be watermelon Eegee’s! I better save some in my freezer so I can have some in college and share some with Liesl because she likes Eegee’s too!

Our Bad Radio show has come out with its 6th episode so anyone reading this should listen to it at the link above. We had another guest, Alex, who helped our show and made it even more hilarious than it usually is. Hopefully we can finish our first season before I go back to college. So far, SUMMER = SUCCESS  

Schedule for next year!

My California Adventure Part 2

July 28th, 2010

This post was written by Cassandra Logan

As mentioned before, I am here to talk about the second half of my time in California, and to finish posting my amazing Disneyland/California Adventure pictures.

So, my sister, brother-in-law and I stayed at California Adventure for most of the time. We did do a quick trip to Disneyland to get a few fast passes and we went on a couple rides like Indiana Jones, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the log ride. Afterwards, we went to California Adventure and enjoyed rides such as Tower of Terror, Scremin’ California, Soarin’ over California, and more. We even watched two newer shows, “World of Color” and “Glow”. They both involved a lot of lighting and color. It was very fun.

Here is the Star Wars ride. That is the ship inside as we waited in line. It was a very short line.

Log Ride at Disneyland. If you look hard enough you can see another log full of people about to go down the big drop! :D Alice in Wonderland. She was really nice and pretty. All the little kids were running towards her, it was cute.

Mary Poppins had on the most beautiful dress. She was nice, but the guy was a lot nicer.

Here is The Queen of Hearts. I love how her face is all mean looking. And the cute bunny. You can also see Goofy's hand, goofy and the queen almost had a show down, it was hilarious.

Mr. Potatoe Head! He was interactive. You could talk to him and he responded. It was a nice addition, especially since waiting in line can be very dull.

Haunted Tower of Terror. This is the lobby, as we wait in line to get in the elevator :D

Haunted Tower of Terror. This is the lobby, as we wait in line to get in the elevator :D

California Adventure- Ferris Wheel and Screamin' California (Roller Coaster)

The "Glow" performance in California Adventure started off with a guy doing cool tricks in this HUGE ball!

There were many "Glow" Dancers up on stage. Some did belly dancing and others just crazy "out there" dances. It was pretty cool to see.

At night, after the show there was "Hollywood" in California Adventure, all lit up.

The workers called "Glow" a P-G Rave! It pretty much was. Lights everywhere, dance floor, screen projector, and awesome music!

I took this picture before my phone died. Disney used lighting on the rides to correspond to the show "World of Color," it was brilliant!

There is the big Ferris wheel all lit up, ready for the show..

Yeah, so that was my amazing Disneyland trip. Did I mention I got in for free?! I got a free complimentary ticket last time since a ride closed down on us AFTER we used our fast passes on it. So, my sister complained and since her and my brother-in-law both have passes, she got me a free ticket. It was pretty awesome.

We didn’t get home from D-land until about 1:30 AM, due to a traffic incident. After we got home, we all passed out. Lance, my brother-in-law, then got us donuts in the morning, since one of his jobs is at the donut shop! It was great, I have not had donuts in a long time. Although my stomach wasn’t very happy with me afterwards. All that sugary fatness, why must it taste so delicious?! I then went to my grandma’s house again and just relaxed. A few days later my sister and Brother-in-law came over for 4Th of July with the WII and a new game called Tetris party. My grandma used to play tetris ALL the time, so I invited her to try it out. She was addicted. We played til 11PM. We had so much fun as a family.  We also had a bar-b-que and enjoyed the fireworks from our house. We played some pool (since there is a table in the garage) and also dominoes. It was a great day.

I was supposed to go see my dad and spend time with him before I got back to AZ, but when the towing company finally got my car to Cali, it was too late to get it smogged and get a temp. registration so I could get it all fixed and then get it registered in AZ. So, when my car got fixed I had to buy a one-trip permit and head straight to AZ and get it registered, which is a whole other story in itself. ha ha. It did suck not being able to go take a trip to see my friends, who lived about an hour and a half south from my grandma, but what could I do??? I also really wanted to see my dad in Nevada, I haven’t seen him for over a year now. But I know I’ll have a better opportunity to see everyone again. And next time I’ll have some money saved. Well, this will conclude my California Adventure, but my next blog will be about all that has happened since I’ve been back.

Take care, and enjoy the last bit of the summer!!!

 

July 27th, 2010

This post was written by Steven Leon

Lately I have been up to a lot of plans that are focused in the city despite the intense heat. Usually by this time of year I organize a camping trip like I did last year or something of the sort but it has been just to hot to plan anything real! We are at the point of summer in which I get to sleep in but still get a lot of stuff done and get to see friends everyday. I will get to that in a minute, but I first wanted to blog about the State Department and ask a few questions for anyone reading this.

Ok, so the prices to renew and apply for passports went up a whopping $35 a few weeks ago. To beat the rush of the crowd and the ungodly raise in price, I went to the post office early to get it out of the way. Backstory: I got my passport when I was 15 to go to Europe, so I was under 16 then. Therefore, my passport only lasted for 5 years before I had to get a new one. So I went down to get a new one to find the lines crowded with people trying to do the same as me. It is my own fault because my mom has been telling me for months to renew it, I was just lazy. So I went and got it done after waiting in line for 2 hours with an interesting Taiwanese woman and a couple from Massachusets. There, it had been settled and I thought it was over. Just my luck, two weeks later I got my passport back with a letter saying I filled out the wrong form that their own postal employee told me to fill out. So now I had to go all the way back and do it all over again, this time with the additional price to the State Department, who decided to raise them for no particular reason or statement. Great, but at least now I have a passport and the money went to something constructive rather than something stupid like a ticket from an irate cop for going 45 in a 40 zone.

Anyways, I was pretty worked up about the ridiculousness of that situation so I put it into our radio show: www.thebadradio.com . You should all listen to it if you want to, because so far it has been a hit back home and even for some people who dont know us. Yesterday, I was hanging out with my friends Colin, Adam, Bri, Cynthia, Casey and Michael and they were excited about it, saying that the Fired Up topic part of the show was their favorite. I dont want to use this blog just to promote our show but it is really exciting for the three of us. After I hung out with them yesterday watching Kung-Fu Panda, something I had never seen before, I went to a BBQ for many past alumni of my graduating class. We are all friends so it was a lot of fun to see everyone again and to talk to them. It was particularly fun to talk with some of them, Julia, Alex, another Alex and Luke and discuss how backwards things had become to our old middle school, where legends of the irate tiny teachers and super strict history buffs have been floating around the city for decades. It was fun to laugh at the old times and reminisce on our old classmates and teachers.

BBQ

(L-R), Bryce, Alex, Brian, Me, Chine, Alex and Brandon

After the barbeque, I went home to meet up with my friend Bobby and his cousin from Virginia, Aaron. Our plan was to spend the night at my house and go hiking at Sabino Canyon early the next day, although our plans were mixed up a bit. It is always a riot when Bobby comes over, so it was a lot of fun to see him again and to get to know his cousin who is really cool and going to the University of Virginia next year. It always is interesting to meet people who go to different schools because I think it gives you a different perspective of how people think and about how they are learning their different majors. Anyways, it was fun to hang with them and while Bobby slept through the night, I got to play Monopoly with Aaron and lost, and then because Bobby was so content sleeping, we went on the hike and left him in the room, although he doesnt believe that we actually did it. I feel kind of bad, but I didnt want to wake him up so rudely. We got back before he woke up and so I guesss there was no harm done, we forgot about it over some fantastic blueberry pancakes that my Mom made and then it was time to get all my work and errands done for the day. So yea, thats what I’ve been up to lately, I cant wait to start recording our 6th Bad Radio episode tonight with our very special guest, Alex Rowe, and musical guest, Luke Cuffe, both of whom I have known since kindergarten. Also, I cant wait to get back to ERAU and hang with my friends there because I really miss most of them! Most.