http://www.codyg1985.com The random thoughts of a college student Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:18:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am supposed to be preparing for today's primary lesson on having a pure heart, but I couldn't resist typing out my thoughts on the dream that I had last night. I had trouble falling asleep last night, which is unusual because for the past few weeks I have been ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2010/02/14/livin-in-dixie-beat-10-style/ I had a few dreams last night, but most of them I can't remember. I do remember some of them, though. Trying to send email on a laptop at work I dreamed I was across the hall from my office with two of my coworkers that sit in there. I had a ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2010/01/21/dreaming-of-a-laptop-at-work-price-is-right-showcase/ I am continuing my theme from my previous post when I talked about some dreams I had. I had some pretty vivid dreams last night as well, and I thought I would share them with all of you. Again, this is mainly for logging purposes, but if you are entertained ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2010/01/19/a-mcdonalds-mall-restaurant-on-a-hill-and-strip-mall-northport/ Disclaimer: The following material is merely a log that talks about the dreams that I had while asleep. For that reason, some of this stuff may seem to result from recreational drug use, but I assure you that is not the case. I hope you all find this information entertaining ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2010/01/17/dreams-about-colorful-tubes-camera-sized-cars/ I have lived with diabetes for almost 20 years now. Ever since I was diagnosed with this disease when I was four years old, I have had to deal with painful injections of insulin at least twice per day. Now that number has shot up to at least four times ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2009/10/31/i-am-taking-the-plunge-and-getting-an-insulin-pump/ Let's face it, a lot of us now go to social news websites for our news. In fact, we go there for more than news. We also go there for funny pictures, videos, and jokes. Some things are opinion while some are fact. Some things are funny while others are ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/10/28/how-can-social-news-be-more-non-biased/ High-speed rail travel is very lucrative. The prospect of hopping on a train in Chicago and arriving in New York City an hour later is all but a pipe dream at this point. For one, the train would have to make a bee line from Chicago to NYC without stopping. ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/05/05/non-stop-high-speed-trains-that-stop-at-each-city-wait-what/ I love to visit social bookmarking sites such as Digg and Reddit. Those sites comprise about 75% of my news gathering on a typical day.  It is a great way of keeping up with not only news events, but funny, informative, and even sometimes blasphemous material. However, these sites are ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/04/24/what-if-you-are-not-the-first-one-to-submit-to-digg-reddit/ The more and more I read about Barack Obama, the more I liked about him. He champions net neutrality. He supports funding education and health care. He wants to bring our troops home, and he says it without being a hypocrite. I attended a Barack Obama rally in Birmingham, AL ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/03/16/so-i-just-dont-know-who-i-want-my-next-president-to-be/ I am a pretty good student. I don't like to brag (I have a 3.85 GPA). I get a lot of offers to join these honors societies, and I have been getting them ever since last year.  Some are open to engineers. Others don't discriminate based on major.  Many others ... http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/02/26/honors-societies-you-are-honorable-if-you-pay-your-due/