Writer choice story

I am going to write a review on a new pub style restaurant called Flat Tail Brewery. It has taken the old location of the Fox and Firkin on first street in Corvallis. The restaurant is being opened by the owner of three other restaurants in Corvallis. The other restaurants are a seafood style one called Aqua, an upper class quite setting restaurant called Le Bistro, and an Italian cuisine called Terzo.

Stephen King- " On Writing"

The most important thing I read in this book that I will take away with me in the future is the reference of the "tool box" something you always are working on and is always growing. You should see your self as the tool box.
Just write! Just let it flow. Then go back and edit later. I get stuck on not knowing how to say the things that are running through my head and getting them into sentences that sound goo.
"Writing makes my life a brighter and more pleasant place." I think that it is very important to have something in your life that does that for you. Writing has always been an outlet for me, ever since I was a little kid. Once I learned how to write words then I was filling up spiral notebooks with my random thoughts.

Haiti vs. Katrina

Who: Haiti people, US government, and the people of the US
What: The issue of helping the civilians of Haiti compared to the efforts of sending aid to hurricane Katrina victims
Where: Country of Haiti
When: From January 2010 to the present
Why: I think it should be brought to some people’s attention
How to get involved: Do a Google search for Haiti earthquake aid and it will come up with a lot of organizations that are sending aid to the people of Haiti. You can pick which one you think is the most valid for you. ‘

As time has passed since the massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the country of Haiti on Jan. 12, I have been watching what has been being done in order to help the people of the country recover from the disaster. As information has been coming out I have been growing more and more bewildered by the vast amounts of money, resources, time, military sources and many other things that the United States have been sending to this country.

Not that I am not in favor of our country helping out another country that is in need. The fact that bothers me is the reaction that the people of the U.S. have had towards this disaster that happened in another country.
The citizens of our country and our government have jumped to high measures to help another country out when it took over a week for our government to get any type of resources to the people of New Orleans. Till even this day, New Orleans still needs rebuilding and there are still homeless people, but we just forget about them and move on.

As of this date, “US government has sent 511 rescue workers with dogs, 2.6 million bottles of water, 2.2 million pounds of bulk food, 13,000 US military troops, 20 ships,125, 230 pounds of medical supplies, and more than 60 aircraft along with $ 379 million to aid Haiti,” Reported The New York Times and Associated Press.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website, they have promised the city of New Orleans $5.8 billion to repair everything from the hurricane, such as libraries, schools, roads, and other things needed to get the city back in working order. Nearly five years after those storms hit. Recent FEMA documents have reported that two-thirds of the money promised for rebuilding work still has not been spent.


While reading an online blog by Gator Sports, I read the most interesting statement that sums of the idea of this article, “When will our government stop borrowing money from future generations to give it to places that do little to nothing to help themselves? This question doesn’t just apply to the Haiti situation, but to every other country we spent borrowed money into over the year with no sign of any sort of progress?”

Is this what we should be doing to our future generations by helping out other dependents from other countries by damaging the people of our own country? Should we be spending the citizens of our countries money for other greedy reasons for things other than trying to be good samaritans?


Photo Source:http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/extra/images/big/jan-june10/haiti.jpg

The Illumination Project

The Illumination Project was brought to Linn-Benton Community College from Portland Community College on Feb. 19. It was a group project done by the students that attend PCC and are involve in social service program. The program was a a set of sketches that the students put on to show different situations that people face that involve racism. I haven't had to deal with much racism, so this made me see how it truly effects people and how racism happens all the time, in different ways, and even when people don't mean to. The main way that this performance effected me was that it made me have the courage to stand up for the rights of people that don't deserve to be treated like that even if I don't know them. We are all still part of this world and have that connections at the very least and that is enough for me to do something about it from now on. It was a valuable event to go to and everyone will connect with it, even if you having been directly effected by racism.

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I am going to.do a different take on the Haiti earthquake. I want to shed lights on the fact thy everywhere I turn there are people trying to help the people over know another country and focus on bhow when it comes to another country we are willing to help but lack in that when it comes to our own country when Katrina happened.

Review on other students blog

Lacey J Blog on Student artist featured at Fall Festival


I liked that the article was about something that is a large part of Corvallis culture over the years. I also like that students our age and in our "student community" of LBCC was part of a bigger community and is making something our themselves with their talents. This story made me want to look up the artist and their work, which as a writer is a great thing to have a reader want to do.

Profile-Jeff Bullis

Who: Jeff Bullis
What: Culinary Student
Where: Corvallis Oregon
When: Present
Why:A fellow student at LBCC
How to get involved: Contact LBCC culinary program College Center, room 214 Phone: 541-917-4391 Instructors: Scott Anselm or John Jarschke

After 27 years as an engineering technician for the American corporation Hewlett- Packard, Jeff Bullis’ job was shipped over seas to Argentina. After losing his job, Bullis decided to follow his true passion by enrolling in the culinary program at Linn-Benton Community College.

“I have always loved cooking and decided years ago that when I retired I would attend culinary school to become a chef.” Bullis said. “His true passion for cooking drives him to do so well.” Bullis' fiancée Lori Davis said.

Bullis' son, Jeremy Bullis said, “Dad is always practicing different kinds of foods. Our house always stinks of weird things he is trying out.”

When asked how attending LBCC's culinary program has enhanced his skill prior to enrolling he said, “The program at LBCC has prepared me for a culinary profession. It has taught me cooking methodology. It has greatly expanded my knowledge of industry practices and standards, and has been responsible for creating in me a deep desire to produce quality food products.” As Bullis finishes the last year of his degree, he has earned the position of Culinary Club president.

Bullis graduates June of this year and is purchasing a pizzeria chain, called Nick n' Willy’s, to start his career and put his degree to use. ”Well, originally I thought I was buying myself a job. Further education has taught me that I'm actually creating a new business. I'm excited about the pizza industry and what I can create with that business.” Bullis' plan to get his business started for the future is to expand his pizza line to four stores and then switch to a finer style restaurant in Idaho.

By finally doing what he loves Bullis, couldn’t imagine still working at Hewlett-Packard. Cooking is where his heart truly lies, but Bullis offered up advice for people who are considering going into the culinary field. “Don’t bother if you don't have true passion for food and providing for your customer the experience that they will never forget.”

Photo source: Jeff Bullis

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Movie Review- It's Complicated

Who: Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, and Steve Martin
What: Romantic Comedy “It’s Complicated”
Where playing: Corvallis Oregon - Ninth Street Cinemas and in most cinemas around the country
When: Playing now
Why to see it: It’s a unique story line and the movie is hilarious

Finally, an original plot for a romantic comedy has come through the movie theater scene. Every time I go to the movies to watch a romantic comedy I feel like I can predict what is going to happen before the movie even starts. "It’s Complicated" is a refreshing move for that genre.

Starring Meryl Streep as Jane, a woman who has remade her life after divorcing her husband Jake, played by Alec Baldwin. As all of her kids are now graduating from college and moving out, Jane is beginning to feel her age and the loneliness of a house that holds all her memories.

At their son’s graduation, Jake starts having feelings towards Streep because of home issues he is having with his new young “trophy” wife. After a night of drinking the pair end up in bed together and start a roller coaster affair that is completely out of character for Jane because this is what broke the two of them up in the first place.

“The movie has been more then popular than any of us thought it would be. I think because people told their friends how funny it was and that it wasn’t just a romance movie,” Regal Cinemas’ worker, Aaron Goodwin said.

To make the title hold true, Steve Martin plays Jane’s architect and new love interest, Adam. This begins slowly as Jane is having a hard time trying to cope with the new situation she finds herself in. At first she is contemplating getting back together with Jake because of the feelings between them and for how quickly it ended, but after he proves to her that he truly hasn't changed she allows herself to fall for Adam and the comedy really starts.

While the movie does follow an almost predictable pattern from beginning to end as all romantic comedies do, this film threw in some scenes that were very out of the blue. John Krasinski plays Harley, Jane's son-in-law, a hilarious supporting role that breaks the tension in several scenes.

“I brought my girlfriend to the movie and I thought it was going to be a chick flick, but we were actually busting up laughing the whole time,” Movie seer, Trey Milne said.

All the actors in the movie gave excellent performances. “This was a different comedic performance than I am used to seeing out of Martin, but it was a refreshing one,” Mackenzie Larecy said of his performance. Streep was the perfect person to play this role. She pulled off being elegant, while still keeping the characters persona. Over all, the movie was an unexpected pleasure that I would recommend to anyone looking for a good honest laugh.


Photo source: http://newsblaze.com/pix/2009/1223/pix/Its-Complicated-Movie.jpg