my journal

Through out the past couple of days I have been doing a good job on trying to get rid of my bad habit of procrastinating. I have been doing little things around the house that normally I put off for no reason. Also I have been doing homework right away instead of putting it off till the last minute.

my journal

Throughout the past couple of days I have done pretty good on trying to break my habit. Somethings that I have not done so good on is needing to study for a test. Also I have put off the gym a couple of times. Even though I have done some wrong things I have also done good at doing little things around the house that I normally put off till the last minute. I think I have been doing good I know I'm not going to be perfect but doing good most of the time is good.

Today in trying to better myself by getting rid of one of my bad habits procrastinating. I woke up a little earlier then I would of normally, so I could get ready for my round of golf and not be rushed. Later in the day I did some math homework and did some sudying for an economics test that I have this week. This is all I really did today.

My journal

Today to help correct my bad habbit I did some homework after school. After that I did some work that needed to get done before the weekend was over, so instead of waiting till sunday I did it today. Now I don't have to worry about getting it done all weekend it makes for a less stressfull.

My journal

Today to help with my bad habit I didn't have much to do but I went to the gym after school so that I would not have to worry about it later in the night. Also I did some work around the house that needed to get done today or tomorrow and that is about all.

My journal

Today I did not do much I got up this morning and went to school. After that I went home and slept for a little while then went to the gym. Then I just went home and hung out and did nothing.

My journal

Today was not as good of a day as I would have like but in life we all have those days. It all started with this morning when I was going to wake up early so that I could do some studying for my test. Well it came time to wake up and I decided that I was going to sleep and not study. After class I did go and do some work that I had to do so that was one good thing. Although following the work I planned on going to the gym and working out but that did not happened and that then forced me to have to go after my class tonight. Were if I would have just gone I could have came home and relaxed and done nothin instead I had to go to the gym and do what I should have done earlier in the day. This has been my worst day by far in this road to fixing my bad habit but I think that we all learn from our mistakes and I will be able to do better in the coming days.

My journal

Today I woke up around noon and after waking up I started on some math homework. I needed to star my homework early because I had to do some stuff in the middle of the day and i would not be able to work then. Then when I got home I had to get back to homework and studying and was all I really did today.

My journal

Today after I was done playing golf I went home got something to eat and then went and did some work that I needed to get done either today or tomorrow. After Doing this work I went to the gym so that I could get everything done and have the rest of the night to do whatever I wanted to.

My journal

Today I did not have much things to procrastinate on but I did go to the ballet theater to pick up my tickets. I did this right after school so that I would not but it off and then there be no tickets left when I go to get them. Also I called about getting a job for the summer.

My journal

Today I went to the gym in the mid after noon soon that I would be able to do some of my homework and not have to worry about having to still go to the gym. After the gym I did some of my work before I had my softball games, because if I didn't start it early I probably would not finish or would have to stay up and get no sleep. Also I call a ballet ticket office so that I could find out how much tickets were and how to get them. I needed to do this so that they would not be sold out and then I would not be able to go to the play.

My bad habit

My bad habit is procrastinating. All my life I have been doing it no matter what it is from school work to things around the house. When doing my homework I have always waited till the day before and sometimes hours before it is due to actually do it. I have never been one to get an assignment that was due in a week or longer and start on it that day or the next. I usually wait till the night before to start on it. With things around my house my parents will ask me to do something really simple and would take no more then two minutes. Instead of just do it I will always say I will do it later and I always push it back to the last minute. This is one thing that I really want to try and work on fixing so that I can not do it as much.

My journal

Today to help me over come my bad habit of procrastinating I started by not hitting my snooze button this morning. Later on in the day I did a little of my math homework which I would usually put off till tomorrow because it is not due till Friday. After finishing my homework I decided to go to the gym instead of putting it off and waiting till tonight where then I may or may not even go.

Marketing

When considering how to market for our class blog, I considered a number of effective ways to get our blog out there. The main point: get our blog from the classroom to the students attending UNM. I believe the most effective ways to market our blog are handing out business cards, flyers, and handouts. Business cards are cheap and affordable. Go to vistaprints.com for free cards and all you pay is shipping. If you hand out a business card to someone, chances are they will carry that card with you in mind and they may even keep it close to them in a purse or wallet. The person who you gave your card to now has simple advertising for your product, in our case the blog. When considering how to design the cards for our blog we should keep in mind that this isn’t an average business were trying to market. The card should not contain the average business card information. Instead, it should give the site of our blog in bold print and big enough to standout on the card itself. It should be a fun design and one that would easily appeal to the students of UNM. The overall design of the card should be easily presentable and understandable all while letting students know what our blog is all about. As far as distribution goes with these cards, handing them out anywhere at UNM would certainly get our blog’s name out to the public. Flyers are also effective means of promotion. Flyers on campus are as abundant as students and there are lots of places to hang them in clear view. Although it is very possible for us to create a flyer that will stand out amongst the rest, it would be questionable to say it would be as effective as a business card. However, if we could create as few as ten standout flyers and post them in the most obvious of places around UNM, then maybe we would get some students attention to visit the blog in the future. Either way, having a good flyer would certainly get our blog out there. Some students look at flyers and some don’t, so having a design that would draw as much attention as possible would be necessary. Finally, present a handout to students at UNM. This would consist of designing a simple, yet attractive handout that portrays our class blog and all its purposes and significance. It would present the blog site, why students should visit it, and what kind of information will be available. Designing the handout to be entertaining, informative, and even fun is crucial because students must feel attracted to the handout in order for this method to be effective. If I receive a handout from somebody, I’ll take a look at it to see if it applies to me or not. If it does, I’ll hang on to it and keep it for later reference. If it does not apply or I am just not interested, I’ll simply throw it away. The cost for making a handout wouldn’t cost anything more than your time to actually produce it. Printing in the lobo lab is free and unlimited. It would take some time to handout the handouts but I think this idea would be extremely effective. Overall, all three ideas presented above could surely get our blog out to the general public. Even if everyone doesn’t visit the blog, it will surely be presented to them by any of these three ideas. Deciding on any one of these ideas could not do harm in our marketing scheme for the class blog.

What makes a good concert?

One of the best experiences available to the living human being is the experience of live music. All cultures and countries have a common love and appreciation for the expression and entertainment that music provides, and when it is live it seems that much more satisfying. Yet, what exactly makes a good concert? Is it the music itself, the presentation, the environment and atmosphere? And how much of this lies with the audience member? Most of these questions are never asked by your average concert goer, only internally realized as they make the final decision as to whether or not they like the performance. From music to production, venues to audiences, lets take a look at what makes a good concert.
So can you have a good concert without one of those things. This I do not think can happen, because when you lose one of the key ingrediences then the concert is not the same. To have a good concert you need everything to be there. If the band has a puts on a good show but play a not very good selection of music then it is going effect how good the concert was. Then if the audience is not into it then the show is not going to be fun which then effects how good it was. No one wants to go to a concert that the audience is not into the show, because then it will have an effect on the preformer.
Thinking back to my first rock concert when I was eleven years old, it is not hard to see why I became such a live music addict. All of the ingredients for a good time were included. The bands were Bon Jovi and Skid Row. You may laugh now at the ridiculous tactics of the 80's rock bands in their attempts to entertain, yet, with a little analysis, we can see why they were so successful. The venue was Tingly Arena, a perfect place for a rock concert. Walking into this gigantic venue as a small boy, I remember seeing the stage and the sound system, all the techs and the giant props hung from the celling. I was very impressed by the whole thing even before the concert began. My parents never let me listen to these bands before, so the music wasn't even on my mind.I wasn't thinking of what song I was hoping to hear. I felt pure anticipation. The careful preparation of the production team had developed this atmosphere that made me very anxious for what was to come. The lights went out and the crowd let out a huge scream sending my stomach to my knees. It was exciting. And not a single had note been played yet.
What is this feeling that the audience brings to the show? Studying music performance, I have come across the term: "Suspension of disbelief." It was explained to me in a master class with at great bassist one time. He told us that the audience comes to a performance believing anything is possible. As performers we can use this to our advantage and develop the anticipation of the audience by not exposing the truth of our trade. Like magicians, musicians are masters of illusion. There is no way that an instrument made out of wood and metal, played by a mere imperfect human can express the deep emotions demanded of good music and art. It is just metal and wood. Yet the audience gives the performance situation a chance to become this amazing atmosphere. Take a painting for example. A painting is paint and canvas and wood. How can these things express the large amount of appreciation that they give an art lover. Just that, the art lover is looking for something in the painting.
A good concert is not just one thing it is a combination of a lot of things that comes together to make a great performance. These performances can have a lasting effect on your life. Everyone remembers that one concert that they went to and the performance was amazing and no one wants to leave the venue where the prefromance was. So no one thing can make a good concert it has to be a combination of every thing.