Basketball Game vs Alfred State 2.21

I just wanted to let everyone know to go check out the Alfred State Basketball Game today.  Its Senior/Sophomore night (whatever you want to call it)and if you are there early you could possibly receive a free foam finger.  These are going to be two great games.  The girls play at 6:00 and the boys follow.  I actually went to high school with a kid that plays on the boys team and he just to me that they recently beat MCC at the buzzer.  GCC lost to MCC at home, so this should be a good game, although GCC did beat Alfred State 78-83 when they went to Alfred.  The girls just came off of a big win vs JCC and another friend of mine plays for Alfred State girls team and they lost to JCC.

Two good games in store for tonight.  Check them out !

GO COUGARS !

Jordan

Fashion Show Model Try-Outs

There isn’t too much to tell about the auditions that I attended and photographed today, but I still wanted to share the photographs of the models with everyone.

Link to more photographs:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.335337709838990.75601.100000882915664&type=3&l=b5313aca68

~Genevieve~

Valentine’s Day

Chocolates on the plate

Flowers in a vase

Don’t be late

Arrive with grace

It’s Valentine’s Day

It’s special now

Don’t have to pay

One hundred thou

Money isn’t important today

Love is in the air

Find a very wonderful way

To show that you care

Grab your date

and Celebrate!

~Genevieve~

I’m an Auntie :)

Emily Elizabeth Scholl

Hey everyone! Genevieve here, about to brag about my beautiful little niece Emily! She has gorgeous blue eyes and is starting to get reddish hair like her daddy- my brother.

The onesie that I got her back when she was still in the tummy

Right now she is only about six pounds, but she is growing at an alarming rate. She was born only a little over four pounds, so she has made great progress. She is an amazing child that is incredibly intelligent. She tries to hold up her own head, grabs for things, and in a way we think she knows when we say something that she doesn’t want to hear.

Daddy & Daughter

 

This weekend I saw her for the first time since she got over all of her complications from being so small. I held her for nearly three hours and, even though my muscles are screaming at me even as I type this, it was the best three hours of my life. Tomorrow I have to go back to Batavia and I am dreading it, because I am going to miss the little peanut sooo much. Chances are I won’t be back home until spring break in March and by then she will be a whole different person! Well, at least I get updates on Facebook! And this effectively ends my bragging about little Emily!

 

Emily & Auntie Gen

Fashion Show Tryouts

Spring is coming up fast, and you know that means the Fashion Show is coming up.  If you wanna be apart of the 31st Annual Fashion Show, there are model tryouts in the Batavia Campus Forum on Wednesday, February 15 at 12pm-2pm and on Thursday, February 16th at 2pm-4pm.

Last year’s Fashion Show, A La Mode was pretty good.  It was my first ever fashion show that I have been to, so I wasn’t that thrilled about it, but I found it pretty interesting.  A few of my friends were apart of it so they were the reasons that I got involved.  Everything from backstage, to practices, to the actual show is just a great experience and you meet a lot of people from it. Click the link below to view some pictures from last year.

http://nateoaksford.zenfolio.com/showone

Here is a chance to try something now.

Jordan

February Special. (Batavia Downs – pt. II.)

Since my last blog post on the downs, a lot of interesting things have happened.  Every time I walk in to the downs, someone that works there greets me by my name because they know me from that last post.  They gave me a few hats, shirts and a cooler.  So cool.  But thats not what I wanted to  talk about.

Throughout the month of February, Batavia Downs has a special where you get a 5-dollar free play if you show up from 8am – 9am.  Many commuters who have 9 o’clock class could take advantage of this and maybe win a few bucks.  Also, if you go on Friday in the morning, you will receive the 5 dollar free play and the 10 dollar free play from Facebook Friday. (Like I described in the past post.)

Me and my roommate headed out there this morning before his 10 o’clock class.  I walked away with only 7 dollars and he walked away with $19, although he was one “7″ away from winning the jackpot.  A few days ago, me and a friend turned 10 dollars in to $102 in one spin.

Try out your luck, maybe you will walk away with something !

Jordan

Online Classes

Is it me or am I the only one who likes online classes?

It seems like everyone that asks me about my schedule is shocked to see that I take so many classes online.  I am a full-time student taking five classes online and I absolutely love it.  Who honestly likes to sit in class?  When you take classes online, you have the freedom to do your work whenever it is best for you.  (you obviously have a due date to turn that assignment in)

They are not as hard as people make them sound.  Some advice that I can give you on taking online classes are:

• If you are debating on taking a class and it is your first ever online, take ENG, HIS, or like an Art History course.  I have taken over ten courses online in multiple subjects and I find that those are the easier subjects.  Upper-level MAT, ACC, and s0me BUS courses are some of the more challenging subjects, but they are not impossible.
• Login onto your class at least once a day.  This way, you will NEVER miss anything.
• Learn to use your EMAIL.  E-Mail is your main way of communication with your professors, whether its your genESIS email or your actual my.genesee.edu email address.
• Don’t be afraid to talk to your professor.  If you don’t understand something, e-mail them and 90% of the time they will help you out.  There has been times where I forgot to turn in assignments on time and I just emailed the professor and told them straight up why it was late.  Nobody’s perfect.  Sometimes they will hook you up and give you credit for it.

If you learn to incorporate a few online classes with a few in-class classes, you will realize that your schedule will be a whole lot easier.

If you have any more questions on taking classes online at GCC, visit http://www.genesee.edu/depts/dl/faq/

Jordan

Littering

To whomever finds it hilarious to liter while walking the hill from College Village,
Is that really necessary? While walking it this morning, I saw all the banana peels, wrappers, soda cans, and even empty things of lip gloss and thought “was it really too much trouble to hold on to it until you got to a garbage can?” I have often said that the hill needs some garbage cans, but would that really do any good or would you just keep littering, putting those harmful materials out in nature? I just had to express myself on this point, because I get disgusted each time I walk that hill and see some new trash piling up. What do you think maintenance goes around collecting your things? Even if they did, should you really take them for granted? Be a friend, be helpful… DO NOT LITTER!
Thank you for listening and I hope you change your mind next time that banana peel is about to slip from your fingers.
~Genevieve~

Superbowl

Super Bowl XLVI MVP -- Eli Manning. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

The Superbowl started off a lazy slow game and then turned very intense late.  The Giants ended up winning 21-17, but thats not what I am here to talk about.

What does everyone else look forward too instead of watching the actual game?  The commercials.  I know when you are walking around GCC today, someone will bring up a commercial to you or you will overhear people talking about them.  Below, there is a link that has all of the commercials available to watch.  Check them out !

Link To Superbowl Commercials.

Jordan

Pasta— In the microwave?

No, you say, it can’t be done! It can! Take a microwaveable bowl, any desired size, and add the “raw” pasta to about half way (adding more will cause your water to boil over). Add water, leaving some room from the top for boil space, and place in microwave on microwaveable plate (this is for just in case your water does boil over). Read the suggested time to cook the pasta on the back of the box on stove top and add about 3 to 4 minutes, depending on the wattage of your microwave, to insure proper cooking.

A College Student's Best Friend

 

While the pasta is cooking in the microwave- keep an eye on it in case of boil over or any other complications- prepare your sauce. That is not to say that you can only use spaghetti sauce either. Try something different, like Zesty Italian Ranch or Cajun Cheddar! Once your pasta is done- make sure to check for correct consistency- take it out of the microwave and strain water into sink and let cool for about 1 minute (Be careful! It’ll be hot!). Once the pasta has cooled a bit, add your sauce, cheese, spices, or whatever you want and place back in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds, depending on your wattage again. Take out, add whatever toppings you like- I recommend pepperoni- and enjoy!

Yum!!!

 

~Genevieve~

Psst! Wanna know a little extra secret? If you have leftover meat or vegetables of any kind just laying in the refrigerator that you have no idea what to do with, add them to the top of your pasta dish and get a nice tasty surprise.