To follow up the last blog I posted up, I have gotten time to rest up and I'm feeling less frustrated and angry. Now that I had time to think clearly, the way I feel now is just disappointed.  I have wasted time trying to get to know people, but in the end they just disappoint me and make me look like a fool.

I have finally realized that these people are just letting me down; no matter how many chances I give them, they let me down. I think enough is enough.  It’s just ridiculous the way that it’s been going. I guess in a way I am still frustrated, but for some reason I can’t let this go.  I try not to think about the situation, but it is difficult.  I think I’m starting to lose my mind.

 All these people are trying to bring me down. I know they are intimidated by me, and they will try anything to defeat me. But you know what, I won’t let that happen, because only I can predict my future not them, I am too determined to be defeated by anyone who despises me. 

I’ve worked so hard to be where I am in life, and I won’t let anyone bring me down.  Most of them don’t even understand the meaning of hard work, and dedication.  With this dedication and hard work that I have in everything that I do, I know I will be successful.

"Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile."

As I am sitting here at 4:00am, I as well write about how I feel. Frustration is really what feel.  Maybe I were able to fall asleep I would feel better, but i think that's going to be happening at this point. Speaking of sleep, the amount of sleep needed is just not there anymore. There is always that call at an odd hour, or there is something to think about, and in your mind you play out the scenarios, and you think is this going to go right, or its just because you have to stay up all night to study. But you know what, that's just the way life is. You can always take a step forward, and feel like you are progressing, but then you take two steps back and you think to yourself, what just happened. But at one point you'll be at a cruising altitude, but as gravity explains it, what goes up must come down. But then again that just the way life is. Everything happens for a Reason. No matter what the situation, there are reason behind it, and you  have to be able to find it.  As always, there are a few exceptions.  Sometime you won't find a reason, sometimes whatever happened can't be explained because sometimes people are just ridiculously stupid to even know what they are doing. Can't really change those people no matter how many times you try, so you have to ignore them and don't let them get in the way of your goals.  Some of them will try to ruin your life so they feel better about there lives. IGNORE them.
It is now 4:14am and I know I've been rambling on about how I feel, but how I feel definitely makes me feel better. If you read this and enjoyed it sweet, if not than oh well.
Before I finish I just want to say that I wrote this once before, but I accidentally closed the window so I had to re-do it.

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

To follow up the burger competition at ECC, the six finalist have been selected.

Here is a little description of the burgers:

The B³ – Big Brat Burger - Zac Anderson

Juicy bratwurst burger grilled with a homemade mustard-beer glaze topped with a slice of super sharp cheddar cheese

and finished with sweet yellow onions caramelized in a dark lager beer and sweet brown sugar reduction.

 Served on a pretzel roll with Dusseldorf mustard

 

Bailout Burger - Harry Park

Bacon, zesty jalapeno cheese, tomato slices, honey-caramelized onions

topped with avocado served under a béarnaise sauce on a Brioche bun

 

A Full House – Joanne Thomas

Three “Classic” entrees reconstructed into savory burgers. 

“Steak” topped with bleu cheese and Bordelaise Sauce, Grilled Chicken and mushrooms and

Pork “Chops” with apple pineapple chutney

 

Victoria’s Crown – Bernard LoMonaco

A hand crafted beef patty covered with cheddar and Monterrey Jack cheese,

crowned with a grilled Yucatan marinated onion filled with golden brown shrimp. 

Served on a pretzel bun drizzled with a smoky aioli

 

Victoria’s Crown Royale – James Scanlan

Garlic-herb burger stuffed with goat cheese and crowned with garlic butter prawns

 

Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache Burger – Rebecca Rissman

Creamy chocolate Ganache with chopped hazelnuts and banana slices sandwiched

in a vanilla sponge cake “bun” and topped with caramel sauce

Again this competition will be held in the Grand Victorian Casino, and the 1st place winner will get 2000 dollars and there burger on the casino's menu for a year, second place will receive 1000 dollars, and third place will receive 500 dollars. 

Good luck to all of the participants!!!!

I'm so excited, we have many great events coming up for month of November. These are the events for the first two weeks of November. 

• To start off November, we have an Interview Seminar.  This is a follow up from the Resume Seminar, now that everyone has an awesome resume, come and learn how to seal the deal with the interview on Wednesday, November 4th at 4:30 in the Alumni Room.

• Next we have the most anticipated event of the year. After getting the green light from security, we are able to have our Cardboard City event on Thursday, November 5th starting at 10pm going until 6:30am on Friday. We will have a couple speakers to come talk about being homeless. The motive of this event is to raise awareness about homelessness. People are to bring their own cardboard, and the ones with the best "cardboard house" will win $25 to Applebee's.
  

• On Friday, November 6th at 7:30am we will have Breakfast With The President. Only 6 people will be selected to go and talk to our school President Dr. Sam.

• On Saturday, November 7th, we will have our trip to the Museum of Science and Industry. We will be going to see the Smart Home Exhibit to  view and hear about the latest innovations in reusable resources; smart energy consumption; clean, healthy-living environments and easy ways to go green

• On Sunday, November 8th at 12pm we will be having our Adopt a Highway event. We will clean uo a part of a highway that Phi Theta Kappa is responsible for by picking up garbage that has been thrown by the passing cars.
  

Some other notable events coming up in November are:

• Tuesday, November 10th we will have a Self-Defense Seminar at 11-12pm and 4:30-5:30pm in the Alumni Room
• Wednesday, November 11th our first Satellite Seminar, it will be about Micro-Lending
  
• Thursday, November 12th, we will have our bi-weekly Study Power Hour in the library from 3-4pm, and we will also have our weekly meeting at Caribou at 8pm
• Saturday November 14th/ Sunday November 15th we will have our Carson's Community Days. We will meet at Spring Hill mall around 10am and we will sell coupons for 5 dollars until  about 2pm.

I encourage everyone to go these wonderful events!!!

On Thursday October 29th, the NBA will finally be on its way.  Being an avid Chicago Bulls fan I am excited for the season to start.  With reigning Rookie of  the Year Derrick Rose and a young experienced lineup I am feeling good about this years team. After their loss in the playoffs to the Celtics last year, I was impressed because the Bulls did not give up. This year they lost their leading scorer Ben Gordnon, but i believe that John Salmons will fill in that spot very well. Also Luol Deng is returning from an injury so that will boost up the team. One of my favorite players on the team Tyrus Thomas needs to step it up, he can easily get a double-double every night, but I have faith in him to have an outstanding season.  Their first game will be Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs.
My projected starting lineup is
PG- Derrick Rose
SG- John Salmons
SF-Luol Deng
PF-Tyrus Thomas
C- Joakim Noah

Bench:
Kirk Hinrich
Brad Miller
Taj Gibson
Janero Pargo
James Johnson

Prediction: Bulls: 87 Spurs: 82

Last Thursday, I was invited to eat a burger at Spartan Terrace, and ohh boy did I enjoy it. The burger that I had ordered was called "Killer B's- Bacon, Buffalo, and Bleu.  It was a beef burger topped with crisp bacon, creamy bleu cheese and house-made "Buffalo" hot sauce served on an onion roll.  All I could say about the burger is that it was DELICIOUS!!!!  I was also able to try a bite of The Bellephron Burger, which was also delightful.  This was a Greek style burger stuffed with Calamata olives and crumbled Feta cheese, topped with tomatoes, red onions, and Pepperoncini peppers served on a English muffin.
Now the reason I was invited to eat a burger is because there will be a burger competition at the Grand Victoria Casino for ECC culinary students.  The 1st place winner will get 2000 dollars and their burger on the casino's menu for a year, second place will receive 1000 dollars, and third place will receive 500 dollars. 
These culinary students, and the culinary program have done a great job.  If you have a chance please go to Spartan Terrace and try one of their 15 amazing burger, because you will be amazed.