Start cheering...the first post is here

Hi Dr. Raisor and classmates. Welcome to my blog. My name is Jennifer and I'm trying to finish this assignment early. I hate doing things at the very last minute. This isn't my first blog-I have a livejournal account and some other silly ones, but that one's for myself only-something to write in when I'm too lazy to write in my real journal (which is often).

So I suppose you want to know about me, even if you've never met me. I'll pretend I'm someone who's really important, and interview myself.

1. What is your major?
I'm a civil engineering major, emphasizing in environmental engineering. I really love environmental engineering, because I've had terrific professors in that field. My favorite was my Intro to Environmental Engineering professor, because she really made the subject interesting and exciting for me. I want to go to graduate school, so I'm applying to UT, A&M, and, for kicks, Stanford. But since I haven't feed a country with my engineering skills or some other lofty accomplishment, I'm not holding my breath for admission there.

2. What are your hobbies?
I am a voracious reader (I'm currently reading My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult, which is really good). I also love to write and want to be published one day. I have loads of little stories and novels that are unfinished. I wrote one when I was fifteen, and it is quite terrible. I'm working on another now, but in the vein of one of my favorite authors, J.K. Rowling, (huge Harry Potter fan...represent!) I will decline to say what it's about. Check at your nearby Barnes and Noble in about 5 years.

I also love to run. I've been running since I was seven, so it's kind of hard for me not to run. I started running with my dad, so I kind of lost my best running partner when I went to college. I'm not a crazy five-minute mile kind of runner, but for me it's the best therapy. I also love X-Box, though I'm nowhere near as obsessed as my brother. I like crafty little things, like crocheting, and I also play violin. Man, I make myself sound so nerdy without even trying.

3. Why do you use the panda picture for everything?
I never post pictures of myself because I find it kind of weird that someone over the internet will know what I look like. So that's why I use the little panda for all my pictures (even in my facebook profile). If one looks really hard, they can find a picture of me over the internet-unfortunately, I don't find the photo flattering (it's not THAT kind of picture...get your mind out of the gutter, it's from my research experience from this summer), so I won't post it here.

4. Why ARE you called the Healthy Panda, anyway?
When I was a sophomore in high school, I was trying to come up with random email on hotmail that wouldn't require about five numbers to differentiate it from the other similar email address names. My dad had this medicine balls from China, so I looked at the little instructions on there, and I saw the words "healthy" and "panda" somewhere in the paragraph. I liked the sound of it. And besides, the panda is one of my favorite animals.

5. What kind of music do you like?
I love classic rock, but I guess that's what happens when you're raised with it. Like my dad, my favorite band is Pink Floyd. I like some modern stuff as well, as well as (some) rap. I basically like anything except for country (yeah, I know, I don't belong at A&M), and I'm not a fan of Christian music as well.

6. Do you have a job?
Yes, I have a data reduction position for an engineering research group here on campus. Unlike those bloggers in our assignment, I love my job and will not even think about complaining about it. They are very flexible with my schedule, and overall are just cool people to work with.

7. Why is this so LOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG?
Because I'm kind of bored and trying not to work on my air pollution homework! Cut me a break here! I'm finished!

I hope that nobody was too bored reading this. Have a great semester, and send me a comment if you wish!