Not only are they a real film camera. But they mess with the pictures in the process. So things don't always turn out the way you expect them to! I think they are pretty sweet!
You can learn more about a Holga Camera here!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Holga Camera
I want one of these! I think they are awesome!
Not only are they a real film camera. But they mess with the pictures in the process. So things don't always turn out the way you expect them to! I think they are pretty sweet!
You can learn more about a Holga Camera here!
Not only are they a real film camera. But they mess with the pictures in the process. So things don't always turn out the way you expect them to! I think they are pretty sweet!
You can learn more about a Holga Camera here!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Spring Break
So.. its spring break... and I am in Rupert! Woot Rupert! I love Rupert, most of the time. But sometimes, like now, I would rather be somewhere else. By Tuesday night, I had already read four books and had started on some homework. It's crazy to think that I can either read books that fast or have that much time on my hands to read the books. The funny thing is, three of the books were read Monday and Tuesday only. But life is good. I went and bought another book today so I have something to read. I also have to do some more homework. This is me getting ahead in engineering. I didn't think that was possible.
On another note, I only have 22 credits left after this semester! How exciting is that?! I still have two semesters left but only taking 12 credits each semester will rock (I'll add a PE class to the mix). Also, I hopefully, get to go to Peru a week or two after the semester is over! I'm part of a club called Engineers Without Borders, and we do an engineering project for a community in need. USU has three separate teams, Peru, Mexico, and Uganda! I'm so excited to go to Peru! Also, I had an interview for an internship last week and am going down to their office to have another one next week! Hopefully it will end up well! I'm so excited! Anyways, I just figured I would do a blog update since I haven't blogged for a while!
On another note, I only have 22 credits left after this semester! How exciting is that?! I still have two semesters left but only taking 12 credits each semester will rock (I'll add a PE class to the mix). Also, I hopefully, get to go to Peru a week or two after the semester is over! I'm part of a club called Engineers Without Borders, and we do an engineering project for a community in need. USU has three separate teams, Peru, Mexico, and Uganda! I'm so excited to go to Peru! Also, I had an interview for an internship last week and am going down to their office to have another one next week! Hopefully it will end up well! I'm so excited! Anyways, I just figured I would do a blog update since I haven't blogged for a while!
Friday, February 13, 2009
SWE
I love being a woman in engineering. The last two years I've gone to the Society of Women in Engineering conference and it has been such a fun thing to do. I love getting to know more women in engineering and seeing all the things they have accomplished. This year we went to Albuquerque and it was really neat! I can't believe how much fun we had.
We got to ride up the worlds longest tram to the top of a mountain where on one side it was bright and sunny and perfect for rock climbing, and on the other side, there was a ski hill. It was funny to watch all the different people up there. You had all of us from Utah taking off our coats and running around in our t-shirts because we thought it was so warm, and you have the people from like california and arizona and new mexico thinking ya it was warm but not warm enough to take of their coats. We also took a lot of fun pictures while we were up there!
I wouldn't give up being in engineering for the world.
We got to ride up the worlds longest tram to the top of a mountain where on one side it was bright and sunny and perfect for rock climbing, and on the other side, there was a ski hill. It was funny to watch all the different people up there. You had all of us from Utah taking off our coats and running around in our t-shirts because we thought it was so warm, and you have the people from like california and arizona and new mexico thinking ya it was warm but not warm enough to take of their coats. We also took a lot of fun pictures while we were up there!
I wouldn't give up being in engineering for the world.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Goodbye Grandpa Bob
It's sad to say that my Grandpa Bob passed away on Monday. But I'm going to attach the obituary that was posted in the newspaper. It says a lot of his life. He was a great guy and I'm glad I got to know him. I remember when I cleaned his house after Barbara died, and he told me some stories about when he was younger and the river would freeze so they could go ice skating on it. I'm very glad I've had the privilege to be apart of his life. He will be missed!
RUPERT - John Robert (Bob) Meiners, 81-year-old Rupert resident, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, from injuries sustained in a farming accident.
He was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Burley, the son of Carl and Alice Blauer Meiners. He received his education and graduated from the Burley school system. He left home and went to northern Idaho to work in the silver mines, but being young and alone, the comforts of home soon forced him to make his way back to Burley.
He met and married Lola Edwards. To this union, three children were born, Robert Orlando, Romanda Fae and Walter Phillip. During this time, he enlisted in the Army and, in 1946, was deployed to Japan. After that tour of duty ended, he was once again called to serve in 1952. Upon his release, the family moved to Idaho Falls for a short time while Bob worked for Lockwood Graders, a potato equipment manufacturer. Bob was instrumental in the planning and development of the companies articulating piler and many other designs used on harvesters, windrowers and self-propelled machines.
When the couple divorced, Bob returned to Rupert and became the shop foreman of the Lockwood facility there. He met and married Barbara Broadhead, and the union added two more daughters, Bonnie Jean and Joaunee Dee Plocher. Shortly after the marriage, his oldest son, Robert Orland, was killed at the age of 14. It was a loss dad never recovered from. Never would there be a very long period of time pass that he wouldn't bring up Robert and how he wondered how life would have been were he here. Two of Bob's closest friends and fishing buddies, Mike and Rick Kechter formed Kechter Brothers and Bob joined the team. He later managed the Logan Farm Equipment dealership in Paul until his retirement.
During all these years, he faithfully held down his other full-time job - fishing. Fish feared him and everyone else wanted to learn his knack. There is hardly a stream or lake in the state that he hasn't fished as well as Alaska and the Washington coast. When the fish season closed, "the gang" grabbed their guns and the pursuit became ducks, geese, sage hens, antelope, deer and elk. But not to be sidelined through winter, out would come the ice fishing gear. He loved taking the grandsons fishing and hunting and lavished them with all his stories. The family tradition of spending Memorial Day weekend at Duck Falls running the rapids in his jet boat marked its 46th year in 2008. It has now spanned three generations.
At the time of his retirement, his grandson, Jeremy, had started the pursuit of farming. Dad had always said his one regret was not buying his own farm in his younger days. So he spent the last 15 years accomplishing that dream by partnering with Jeremy. He loved going in the semi or going out to check the fields and was never shy to let his feeling be known as to what was being done right or wrong. His involvement became an integral part of his life when his wife, Barbara, passed away in 2002.
He cherished the bustle of activity that kept him active and also the time he still spent hunting and fishing with his best friend, Mike Kechter. They had ice-fished at the Minidoka Dam three days before his death. It was while spending the day with Jeremy that he left us. But he would have wanted it no other way. Words cannot express the great loss we feel, but the memories and legacy he gave us binds us together and keeps us strong. His quiet demeanor has steadied us through many storms. He was a lifelong member of the LDS Church.
He is survived by his children, Romanda (Bruce) Berry, Wally (Vicki) Meiners and Bonnie Jacobson, all of Rupert, and Joaunee (Trent) Vorwaller of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren, Charmayne Scow, Bruce Berry, Masina Berry, Tyler Berry, Shantell Berry, Phillip Meiners, Cole Meiners, Wendy Meiners, Jeremy Vorwaller, Jud Vorwaller, Casey Vorwaller and Jaimi Vorwaller; 12 great-grandchildren; three sisters; and three brothers. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara; son, Robert; his in-laws, Guy and Mary McAlister; two sisters; and two brothers.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Rupert LDS 3rd Ward Chapel, 526 S. F St. The viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Hansen Mortuary, 710 Sixth St. in Rupert, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
The family would like to thank the incredible efforts made by Life Flight and the critical care team of Eastern Idaho Medical Center. Their efforts and comfort were outstanding.
Dad, you are in our hearts and we will miss you always.
John Robert (Bob) Meiners
He was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Burley, the son of Carl and Alice Blauer Meiners. He received his education and graduated from the Burley school system. He left home and went to northern Idaho to work in the silver mines, but being young and alone, the comforts of home soon forced him to make his way back to Burley.
He met and married Lola Edwards. To this union, three children were born, Robert Orlando, Romanda Fae and Walter Phillip. During this time, he enlisted in the Army and, in 1946, was deployed to Japan. After that tour of duty ended, he was once again called to serve in 1952. Upon his release, the family moved to Idaho Falls for a short time while Bob worked for Lockwood Graders, a potato equipment manufacturer. Bob was instrumental in the planning and development of the companies articulating piler and many other designs used on harvesters, windrowers and self-propelled machines.
When the couple divorced, Bob returned to Rupert and became the shop foreman of the Lockwood facility there. He met and married Barbara Broadhead, and the union added two more daughters, Bonnie Jean and Joaunee Dee Plocher. Shortly after the marriage, his oldest son, Robert Orland, was killed at the age of 14. It was a loss dad never recovered from. Never would there be a very long period of time pass that he wouldn't bring up Robert and how he wondered how life would have been were he here. Two of Bob's closest friends and fishing buddies, Mike and Rick Kechter formed Kechter Brothers and Bob joined the team. He later managed the Logan Farm Equipment dealership in Paul until his retirement.
During all these years, he faithfully held down his other full-time job - fishing. Fish feared him and everyone else wanted to learn his knack. There is hardly a stream or lake in the state that he hasn't fished as well as Alaska and the Washington coast. When the fish season closed, "the gang" grabbed their guns and the pursuit became ducks, geese, sage hens, antelope, deer and elk. But not to be sidelined through winter, out would come the ice fishing gear. He loved taking the grandsons fishing and hunting and lavished them with all his stories. The family tradition of spending Memorial Day weekend at Duck Falls running the rapids in his jet boat marked its 46th year in 2008. It has now spanned three generations.
At the time of his retirement, his grandson, Jeremy, had started the pursuit of farming. Dad had always said his one regret was not buying his own farm in his younger days. So he spent the last 15 years accomplishing that dream by partnering with Jeremy. He loved going in the semi or going out to check the fields and was never shy to let his feeling be known as to what was being done right or wrong. His involvement became an integral part of his life when his wife, Barbara, passed away in 2002.
He cherished the bustle of activity that kept him active and also the time he still spent hunting and fishing with his best friend, Mike Kechter. They had ice-fished at the Minidoka Dam three days before his death. It was while spending the day with Jeremy that he left us. But he would have wanted it no other way. Words cannot express the great loss we feel, but the memories and legacy he gave us binds us together and keeps us strong. His quiet demeanor has steadied us through many storms. He was a lifelong member of the LDS Church.
He is survived by his children, Romanda (Bruce) Berry, Wally (Vicki) Meiners and Bonnie Jacobson, all of Rupert, and Joaunee (Trent) Vorwaller of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren, Charmayne Scow, Bruce Berry, Masina Berry, Tyler Berry, Shantell Berry, Phillip Meiners, Cole Meiners, Wendy Meiners, Jeremy Vorwaller, Jud Vorwaller, Casey Vorwaller and Jaimi Vorwaller; 12 great-grandchildren; three sisters; and three brothers. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara; son, Robert; his in-laws, Guy and Mary McAlister; two sisters; and two brothers.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Rupert LDS 3rd Ward Chapel, 526 S. F St. The viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Hansen Mortuary, 710 Sixth St. in Rupert, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
The family would like to thank the incredible efforts made by Life Flight and the critical care team of Eastern Idaho Medical Center. Their efforts and comfort were outstanding.
Dad, you are in our hearts and we will miss you always.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Back to School.. Back to School..
Man, school has only been in for almost two weeks but I feel like I've been going for four! Its crazy! I do like my schedule though. Most of the time I am free most of the afternoons, with the exception of meetings and such but that's okay. I am taking 5 classes plus an institute class this semester. My classes seem pretty interesting and I really like all of my teachers!
I also though I would add some of the pictures I've been hording since Halloween basically. Starting with my birthday at the bowling alley, birthday at macaroni grill with my family, black friday!, and Christmas.
Mandy baked me a cake for my birthday. This was a freaking delicious cake! She added strawberry jam between the layers and strawberry frosting on top. It was awesome! Too bad I didn't get to eat very much because I had too much for dinner.
This guy sang happy birthday to me in Italian! It was awesome! He also gave me a flower and Carson wanted to blow out my candles for me!
Me and Carson with my flower and piece of cake!
This is my family after we ate! We almost got everyone to pay attention!
This is of Brian and me after Santa came and turned on the lights at the square the day after Thanksgiving
Phillip and Alli and their kids with Santa! When we went to Rock Creek to see the house with the lights!
Also, I got a wii for Christmas! And it has rocked! I've been playing Mario Galaxy in my free time! I have over 30 stars! And I bought mario brothers 3 with my wii points! And I finally have two controllers!
I also though I would add some of the pictures I've been hording since Halloween basically. Starting with my birthday at the bowling alley, birthday at macaroni grill with my family, black friday!, and Christmas.
Mandy baked me a cake for my birthday. This was a freaking delicious cake! She added strawberry jam between the layers and strawberry frosting on top. It was awesome! Too bad I didn't get to eat very much because I had too much for dinner.
This guy sang happy birthday to me in Italian! It was awesome! He also gave me a flower and Carson wanted to blow out my candles for me!
Me and Carson with my flower and piece of cake!
Coolest present ever! I love bridges! They are hanging on my wall! I really like them. I also got a really cute willow tree figurine of a girl with a cat! It sits right in front of my tv in my room! Its so cute!
This is my family after we ate! We almost got everyone to pay attention!
This is of Brian and me after Santa came and turned on the lights at the square the day after Thanksgiving
Phillip and Alli and their kids with Santa! When we went to Rock Creek to see the house with the lights!
Also, I got a wii for Christmas! And it has rocked! I've been playing Mario Galaxy in my free time! I have over 30 stars! And I bought mario brothers 3 with my wii points! And I finally have two controllers!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Merry Christmas!
a few days late...
Christmas is such a great time! I love getting to spend time with my family. And this year was awesome! Both of my brothers and their families came home for Christmas. So I got to spend Christmas with my niece and nephew! They are darling! And to top everything off. It snowed like CRAZY! Which led to a very white Christmas. So white, that my grandmas, who usually come out to my parents for Christmas, couldn't.
For Christmas, I had a hard time making a list for my parents of what I wanted "Santa" to bring me. My list was sad but what Santa brought me wasn't. I got a Wii! I also got money to buy the things I want for my wii, and some wii points so I can buy all the old school games for the wii and a recharging docking station for the controllers. I'm excited, although, I'm not sure how I'm going to play it in my tiny bedroom at school. Oh well! :)
Christmas is such a great time! I love getting to spend time with my family. And this year was awesome! Both of my brothers and their families came home for Christmas. So I got to spend Christmas with my niece and nephew! They are darling! And to top everything off. It snowed like CRAZY! Which led to a very white Christmas. So white, that my grandmas, who usually come out to my parents for Christmas, couldn't.
For Christmas, I had a hard time making a list for my parents of what I wanted "Santa" to bring me. My list was sad but what Santa brought me wasn't. I got a Wii! I also got money to buy the things I want for my wii, and some wii points so I can buy all the old school games for the wii and a recharging docking station for the controllers. I'm excited, although, I'm not sure how I'm going to play it in my tiny bedroom at school. Oh well! :)
Friday, December 19, 2008
Oh My!!!
I passed the FE! It was the scarest thing of my life. I got this email from NCEES saying the following:
"NCEES has released the results for the October 2008 Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) examinations. Your exam results will be available online until 12:00 a.m. EST, December 22, 2008. To access your results, please log in to your ELSES account and follow the instructions posted. Your exam results will then be e-mailed to you as a pdf attachment. "
And my heart started pounding. Needless to say, I instantly logged on to my ELSES account to get my results. And it tells me that my results will be emailed to me within the next hour. So I'm hoping that maybe I would be lucky and it would come soon. But no. I came back to my computer about every ten minutes to check if I got my email yet or not. And FINALLY, an hour later, I get an email. And all it says is, "Your results are attached."
Now my heart is really pounding because my computer just won't move fast enough to download the two files that are attached. When it finally downloads it won't open very fast either because my computer's just that lame. Well finally it opens. And this is the first thing I see:
YAY!!! It's so exciting! I'm glad I prepared so well for it. Its such a relief to be done! I was so excited, I actually started crying and I couldn't honestly believe what I was seeing. I literally printed it off to make sure I wasn't just seeing things!
Oh man it feels great! I'm an ENGINEER IN TRAINING!!! WOOT!
Too bad I didn't get a recording of me reading my letter. Maybe, if they actually send a paper version, I'll record me opening it! :)
Oh, and to top things off! I got the best grades I've ever gotten at USU so far. A, A, A, A-, B, B!
"NCEES has released the results for the October 2008 Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) examinations. Your exam results will be available online until 12:00 a.m. EST, December 22, 2008. To access your results, please log in to your ELSES account and follow the instructions posted. Your exam results will then be e-mailed to you as a pdf attachment. "
And my heart started pounding. Needless to say, I instantly logged on to my ELSES account to get my results. And it tells me that my results will be emailed to me within the next hour. So I'm hoping that maybe I would be lucky and it would come soon. But no. I came back to my computer about every ten minutes to check if I got my email yet or not. And FINALLY, an hour later, I get an email. And all it says is, "Your results are attached."
Now my heart is really pounding because my computer just won't move fast enough to download the two files that are attached. When it finally downloads it won't open very fast either because my computer's just that lame. Well finally it opens. And this is the first thing I see:
Oh man it feels great! I'm an ENGINEER IN TRAINING!!! WOOT!
Too bad I didn't get a recording of me reading my letter. Maybe, if they actually send a paper version, I'll record me opening it! :)
Oh, and to top things off! I got the best grades I've ever gotten at USU so far. A, A, A, A-, B, B!
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