Good Long Break

Hey there class,

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving break. I know I had plenty to eat and drink. As for the break went, I just went home to Myrtle Beach to spend time with the family and the girlfriend's family. Her parent's cooked us a delicious dinner with all of the fixings. I talked about what all they were going to make last time, and they held up to that.

The rest of the break was also fun. I saw many friends I have not seen in a while and I even went out to the country where we did some country boy stuff. I shot guns, went mudding, went out on the boat, and ate some homemade food. Very fun times.

The semester is about over, which will probably end this particular blog for me. But, I hope to follow up in the future by keep posting on a blog of my choice. I have learned a lot about communication in the classroom as well as out. I look forward to using my skills I have learned and show people how to really communicate efficiently.

See everyone in class tomorrow,

Ryan Griffin

Holiday Season

I have always loved this time of year. I'm pretty sure most everyone does. It is a time to hang out with the family and friends you love as well as eating all the home made food. Next week is Thanksgiving, and I can not wait to eat what my girlfriend's mom makes. We are both going back home to Myrtle Beach for the Holiday.

The menu consists of fried turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and my favorite, pumpkin pie. There are several other fixings in the menu, but those are my favorites. The other part of the day will consist upon numerous bottles of wine. Drinking a light alcohol allows me to eat a lot of food.

After all of the dinner, Kara and I will probably head to the local bar to reminisce with all of the people we used to go to high school with. I am looking forward to spend the Holiday back at the beach where I grew up.

See everyone at the news station,

Ryan G

Work Study

So I finally got a job that will give me some experience. I am starting today at the Citadel. I saw that they have a work study program that gives you the opportunity to work in a department of choice on campus. I signed up for the procurement position. I don't really understand the position as a whole, but it sounds as if I will be doing a bunch of different applications in a business sector. 

I just know that it will look good on my resume, as well as giving me the experience I need to get out in the work force. This will hopefully be a good opportunity for me until I find that job that really suits my interest and future money requirements. 

I start in one hour from right now, so I am a little nervous. I will let you know how it goes next week on my blog. I am working 20 hours a week, so I should have a little more understanding of what I am doing. I will keep you posted.

Ryan Griffin

Chesapeake Bay Retreiver

Hey guys,

I hope everyone had a good weekend. I made sure I kept up on all of the SNL skits for the presidential election. There were some pretty funny ones.

As far as this weekend went, I went home to Myrtle Beach to visit my dad. It was good to be back in town for a little while. We played golf and went out to dinner. The golfing part was pretty awesome due to the fact that I shot a 75. That is the best I have ever scored so I was pretty impressed. That was the weekend upon itself.

As for the title of the blog, I put a deposit down for a Chesapeake Bay Retriever puppy. The mom has not had the pups yet, but they should be due next week some time. They will be ready to take home right around Christmas time. I am very excited to finally have my own dog. I know it will be a huge responsibility, but I am ready to have that companion that I am responsible for. I will post pictures toward the end of the semester for how the littler looks.

Anyways, see everyone in class tomorrow.

Ryan Griffin

11 Hours One Way

Hey guys and gals,

I spoke last week about how I am going up to Pennsylvania for the weekend. I will tell you that I am not going on a trip for a while. The drive was 11 hours straight while in a small car. It was uncomfortable, it was tight, the outlets did not work, and the radio was being controlled by girls. The whole being in Pennsylvania was fun, but the drive will not happen again for a while.

On a different note, I just noticed that there are people living in the woods across the street from my house. I live in a residential neighborhood with many houses, but there are woods across the street with a little path. There are at least two different guys I have seen walk in and out of there living in tents that I can see through the trees. I have called the cops twice already, but they have not done much yet. I am just a little concerned because I live with my girlfriend and I do not want her to have to worry about walking outside at night. I do not know exactly what I am going to do if the cops do not take action removing them.

Anyways, I will see everybody on Wednesday and good luck on your presentations.

Ryan

Hershey Park

What is up Class,

This blog post will be all about how my weekend is going to unravel. 

My girlfriend, Kara, will be turning 23 on Thursday. I asked her what she wanted to do for it a long time ago, and the first thing out of her mouth was Hershey Park in Pennsylvania. I thought it was kind of a joke, but no. She called her sister and they planned everything for the trip.

We will be leaving on Thursday to head up to Columbia. Her sister is in school there, and we will have a place to stay for the night. I am taking Kara out to dinner for her birthday to her favorite Sushi spot in Columbia. That will be a good dinner.

The next morning we will be leaving very early in the morning to head on up to a 9 hour drive. I am going to be driving on this trip, so yeah for me. We will arrive at the hotel just outside of the park and do whatever it is you do at Hershey Park. I am kind of scared to see what is going to happen. Kara and her sister used to go there as kids every summer, but I am sure this was when they were very little. Parks are different when you get a little older and taller in my experience.

I will have to make the best of it because it is my baby's birthday. I will have an update next week if there is any funny stories that come out of this trip.

See you'll in class,

Ryan G

Career Fair

Hello Class

I went to my first career fair today. I know I have been talking about finding jobs lately, but I am in the process of weeding out exactly what it is that I want to do. I think I want to do something with construction. Project Management and Operations are something that interests me and I believe it will be the choice I take. I have been talking with several people and hopefully something turns out. As for the career fair, there were several businesses that caught my eye and I will be following up with them.

The overall process with the career fair was rather intimidating. I have never been to one before, so that is probably the reason. Booths and lines with people that want to recruit you is how I saw it today. I made a map before I went to know where I needed to go. It helped me not got suckered into a company I had no knowledge of. 

I am still in the hunt for that perfect job, but I know it will happen. 

Ryan Griffin

Finding a Job

Hola Class,

I have had a pretty good week since the last time I wrote. Paper was finally finished and my speech was pretty good. I was a little nervous, but I am glad I got it out of the way.

This blog is about my struggle in finding a career. I have been searching for a full time job for about a year now. I have had no luck and I am starting to worry that I am doing it all wrong. The job search is also one of the reasons I am in school now. I want to further my education while increasing the appeal of my resume. I have talked to many people and have a mentor that is guiding me on a direction that will hopefully aid me in the long run. The only thing is that I need a job now to start anywhere. I am looking in many different fields as well which might be a problem. 

Overall, I know something will come along which will catch my eyes. I have a meeting tonight with a recruiter and he will guide me along my way. His job is to find jobs so that will benefit me in my search. 

Cross your fingers and wish me luck,

Ryan Griffin

Busy Week

Hello Class,

I hope everyone has had a good weekend. I just hung out, worked, and went to a concert on Saturday night at the Music Farm. I didn't really know who the guy was, but it was still fun.

Well I got to Sunday and realized that I had a 7 page paper due Tuesday and a speech to finish up for Wednesday. I started to freak out just a little bit. The paper was not all that bad, I just had to put a lot extra into it that I have never done before.

The next step was to work on the speech and get the powerpoint prepared. It has been a while since I have done this, so I hope not everyone laughs at me. Ha I believe it will be fine except for the fact that I am doing it on my Mac. There is a button that converts it to PPT, but I know something will happen right before I step up to talk. This will be proof just incase that happens.

That is all I have been doing since I last spoke.

Till next time,

Ryan

O.A.R. Weekend

Hello fellow classmates.
I had a pretty fun weekend here in Charleston. Friday started off with a friends birthday party downtown. We had a group of about 15 meet up at Social for dinner, and then we went to Henry's for some drinks. I had to be up at 5 in the morning the next day so I wasn't really trying to be the life of the party. That was a lot of fun though.
Saturday began with me working out at the golf course. It was a good day just because my people were really nice and they gave me a good bit of money. After work my girlfriend and I went out to Daniel Island to start tailgating for the O.A.R. concert at the tennis center. The concert was fun and they played for a pretty long time which was good.
All in all, my weekend was fun. I can still feel it now just because I am a little under the weather.
See everyone in class tomorrow.
-Ryan

Poor Gamecocks

Hello Class,

I am writing in response to my weekend in Columbia. The weekend was fun and I enjoyed every minute of not living there anymore. Columbia is a great city with plenty to offer, but I just forgot how hot it really gets. We got out to the tailgate spot a little before noon and I was already drenching in sweat. Thank god for one of the people I was with had a Cockaboose that we could hang out in. It was nice and refreshing with plenty of refreshments, but I wanted to go into the game. We had passes to go into the booths up stairs but the guy that brought the tickets forgot the actual tickets. So we had to watch the game just outside the stadium. It was still a blast except for the loss, but I am glad I got to get out and support the Cocks.

That was pretty much all my weekend. I hope to get up to a couple more games this season. I'm just going to let it cool down a little bit more.

See you'll in class

-Ryan

1st Hurricane Weekend

Growing up, I have always loved storms. It is an excuse to stay indoors and do nothing except watch television, sleep, and enjoy the sounds. The trees rustling, the rain pattering, and the thunder rolling in are my biggest relaxers. It takes away the stress and nuisances I might have. That is why I was excited to have the first storm come in this past weekend. It had me preparing to do absolutely nothing except hang out and go to hurricane parties.

The other part that made this weekend so fun was hearing of all the friends I have not heard from in a long time moving to Charleston. High School and College buds are all moving here to go to school or get away from their first attempts on a career. It is good to know that I can start hanging out with the people that I used to hang out with back in the day.

Other than that, my weekend was pretty fun.

See everyone in class,

Ryan

Ryan's First Blog

Hello class:

This is the first blog I have ever done and I am still a little confused on what to do. I will give it my best though. Just to let you know my name is Ryan Griffin and I am from Myrtle Beach. I was the one that gave the speech on which animal I would choose, a dog or a cat. 

This first blog will be about that speech actually. I chose a dog for my preference but some how just ended up getting another cat today. My girlfriend wanted a playmate for our other one and we just adopted an orange beast. My reasoning for letting her get one without any trouble was due to the fact that if she did not get one she would pick out the dog I am going to get in a couple of months. I want a little out of the ordinary dog so I let her have the go ahead with another cat. I will just need to pick up some more allergy medicine to cope with the new one. 

See everyone in class,

Ryan