Finals Schminals!!!

I've been needing to get this off my chest since the spring of 2001 when I finished up my first semester of college at the LDSBC! I don't see the big deal about Finals Week at the U of U, or any other higher education institution in the world. The thing that really bothers me, is that most students buy in to it! Look, just because at the end of a semester, the last test of the class held on a special date and has a longer window of time, there is no need to freak out and also tell everyone you know that it is finals week! Most of us could probably count on one hand, or even one finger, how final tests we had that was comprehensive and covered course material from day 1. Its just another test! Seriously. I was talking with my office mate, Keith (name has been changed, and then changed again to protect the innocent so you don't really know if that is his real name or not), and he said that a study group person he once knew put it this way- "...If you have attended class, and done what you were supposed to do throughout the semester, then you should consider the final as a Pay Day. Its like going to work for two weeks. You've done what you were supposed to do, so you should expect to enjoy the paycheck you have just earned. Likewise, the final should be revered as just another test..." Chances are, if you've done your homework like a good little student, then the score on the final will be in line with the other test scores you have received up to that point. And don't most teachers drop the lowest score anyway? Don't a lot of us only take the final only because there is a chance we might get a few points higher than a previous test, but it is really pointless if take it for the most part?
Wow! That felt great! I feel so much better now, and the fact that I graduated from the U like 1.5 years ago so I haven't had to worry about a final since then. Thank you! Oh and, good luck on your final. I hope you study for weeks to prepare. But seriously, are you really going to spend more time studying just because it is the final than you did on the other tests? Give me a break!
Bye. Bye.

Jessop Has Arrived!

Ok, I'm officially welcoming myself to by very first blog. Inspired by Aimee Heffernan, a dear co-worker of mine (www.aimeeheffernan.blogspot.com), has motivated me on moving forward to joining the online super club. Except for, I wish with this super club there was a McDonalds inside so I could enjoy a delicious meal like the 2 cheese burger meal that is not on the menu anymore, but you can still special order it. Anywho, I must also give a little bit of credit to my good friend and pest control idol, Archie Egbert (www.archieoman.blogspot.com). I owe the past year of a fantastic side job of being a licensed Pest Control Officer (PCO) to Archie for simply up and leaving Utah and leaving to me the awesome responsibility of purchasing his existing company (for an undisclosed amount of money). I wish I could get my hands on one of those bumper stickers found on a cab drivers car that says "Live the Dream", only, make reference to it as a PCO.
Thank you for taking the time to allow me to offer a little bit of my pearls of wisdom, leaving a valued impression on your mind. I'm excited to be here. I'll see you online. Oh, and don't forget, everything found in a forwarded email and on the Internet is true fact.

Danny Jessop