I had never been through a hurricane until Hurricane Dolly decided to bully South Texas. Fortunately, the area of Weslaco, in which I live, did not get extreme damages compared to those cities in the northern part of The Valley such as Edcouch-Elsa, Raymondville and the Browsnville area where water rised up to 5 feet and where people were stuck inside their homes due to debri blocking their houses (but we did loose power for three nights, lost plenty of tree branches (seems like nothing but damaged our roof) and many of my neighbors had their roof collapse because of the strong winds). Our city governments took the measures required to help those people as we now see the Texas Government doing for those who could potentially suffer from Ike. Now, looking at the possible effects of Hurricane Ike hitting the Gulf of Mexico, primarily the Galveston area, I feel for those people. I was fortunate enough not to have my house flood or even my lawn, I can only imagine what those people must feel.

Video of Hurricane Dolly

Today, I walked into my one and only class and I noticed that Katherine (a super cheerful girl) was very sad. You could just tell by the look in her eyes and the way she sat in her seat that something was wrong. Etherial (the girl that sits next to me) leaned in and told me that she had walked into our professor’s office with Katherine crying because her house had been damaged by Ike. Being a resident of Galveston she has to prepare for the reality that part of Galveson might not be there after Ike hits, which is unfortunate. I hope that for those who are going through this hurricane that the measures that the Texas government is taking are enough to ensure their property and their safety. I shared this with you so that you might keep her and her family in your prayers.

Relax!!! At least we haven’t vanished from the face of the universe!

You guys are probably wondering, “What the hell is she talking about?” Well let me tell you my friends. The European Organization for Nuclear Research or better known for its French acronym, CERN, created a machine so powerful it could recreate the Big Bang and eventually destroy the world – that includes you, me, Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Bush, Al-Qaeda, Tila Tequila and the contestants on MTV/VH1 reality shows. Yup! Its true. The machine (Large Hadron Collider) was successfully activated yesterday so we can all wipe the sweat drops from our foreheads…at least for now.

Click here to read more about CERN and the “killer” machine.

Watch this crazy man come up with a theory of what the LHC could do.

Last night I was working on my PR homework and my roommate Ashley decided to interrupt my productivity with a very interesting email. When I heard her read the email I was a little skeptical about it but once I saw the image I was in awe. Crazy!! Check it out!

 

Subject: Read before you look at the pic

“Family on holiday in Australia for a week and a half when husband, wife and their 15 year old son decided to go scooba diving. The husband is in the navy and has had some scooba experience.

 

His son wanted a pic of his mum and dad in all their gear so got the under water camera on the go. When it came to taking the pic the dad realized that the son look like he was panicking as he took it and gave the “OK” hand sign to see if he was alright.

The son took the pic and swam to the surface and back to the boat as quick as he could so the mum and dad followed to see if he was OK. When they got back to him he was scrambling onto the boat and absolutely packing it.

When the parents asked why he said “there was a shark behind you” and the dad thought he was joking but the skipper of the boat said it was true and that they wouldn’t believe him even if he told them what it was. As soon as they got back to the hotel they put the pic onto the laptop and this is what they saw.

(Try and tell me you wouldn’t have emptied your entire digestive system right at the point you saw it.)”

Despite the constant quarrels that have caused some pretty bad press in regards to the reliability of putting on some great shows, Oasis has remained one of my favorite bands. You have to admit that they have had some awesome songs (i.e. Wonderwall, (What’s the story) Morning Glory?, Champagne Supernova and others). Now, thanks to my good friend Luis, I came across the best news since I discovered coffee flavored ice cream from Amy’s…Oasis is coming out with a new album!!! I know, exciting news. Check out Noel Gallagher’s exclusive interview to read more about it.

I’ll leave you with one of my favorite songs…Oasis – Wonderwall

Coming back from Barcelona, I was jetlagged, craved so much food and I didn’t even know where to start talking about my experience. All I could say was, “It was AMAZING/AWESOME!” I used the words interchangeably, by the way.

BUT now, after being a bum for a week, I started my new internship at National Instruments (from now on it will be NI). Let me tell you, if this is a glance at the real world, its not too shabby. People are so relaxed here. NI really focuses on developing the culture of the company. The people you see walking around vary from being in jeans, t-shirts and flip-flops to dressy shoes, slacks and a nice, casual shirt. Pretty much holds the whole spectrum of people.

I’ll keep ya updated on the job situation.