what do i do with my hands

Of all the sports that elicit rad bragging rights trials riding could possibly top the list. The pure athleticism and practice it takes to do half of these moves is astounding. I can’t help but hit replay dang this is cool. 

MMM. Video is nice. Not super intense like the other videos I post but just a guy narrating with the simple message that your happy place is just around the corner you just gotta look for it. For him it’s a bike ride over the river and through the woods to a cabin not accessible by car. My favorite part at the end of the video is his silhouette against the bright city. Sick juxtaposition and neat video.

bye ski season :’( The video encompasses all the fun of ski season in one closing weekend of fun and general tomfoolery. Really just a lighthearted post that makes me wish it were still snowy and that Nebraska had more mountains. 

Ah the relationship between man and dog This video is just neat riding to a lighthearted soundtrack and a dog that will make your heart smile. 

This video is of course your sick mountain bike shredding and tearing it up, but it’s also funny because the principle of it rings true-- we would rather be doing something else we like. It’s not uncommon that people go to work because they have to but that they would rather be somewhere else. This is all cheesy and superficial, but still true. The point is though that I’m pretty happy I chose education so I don’t feel like I’m choosing between work and play, rather just choosing between my two hobbies. 

Wear your helmets kids

Is Kahoot even a word? Like maybe an exclamation? Kahoot! He stole my purse! maybe not. Nevertheless, Kahoot is actually an awesome resource for a quiz. I would use it as a warm up or review of information as a teacher. Actually in my practicum the teacher used Kahoot for a review day before the students’ test the next day. When a majority of the class would miss a question he could see it immediately and go over why that answer was wrong and then why the right answer was right. Great education tool that gets you going as it works on a point system and you get more points the faster you answer the question. 

I used Evernote for the first time and it was decent. I found that I am more of a fan of taking notes in a notebook than on my laptop but this was still great to organize and had a really easy layout. I think I am more of a fan of taking notes in my notebook than on my laptop simply because I can write them and there is some cool connection between writing and memory. In addition, I can scribble things out easily and draw diagrams easier. I could see Evernote being super useful for something like an English class or a non science class where there are not many equations or diagrams, but as my classes are mostly science I would not benefit as much. So I think I’ll stick with good ole pen and paper, but I’m happy I now know about Evernote and have it as an option.

The weather is getting nicer which means my favorite sport is coming into full swing! This clip was sick and hyped me up so like give it a watch because it’s two minutes and you can watch it while you microwave your hot pockets. 

I can barely stand up on rollerblades but this is a cool adaptation of what someone can do on rollerblades. I don’t even know how someone would get the idea to do this but kudos to them because this is really cool. Heck I could even use this video to explain centripetal force and friction force in physics! Neat!

I recently went skiing. Skiing is cool. Skiing videos are really cool too. Here is an extra cool one. 

If you ever feel down on yourself just remember that if a chicken can achieve his dreams, you can achieve yours.

Mom! Dad! I’m doing it! Flipboard was a rad way to look at what’s happening. Not just like scrolling through BBC, but it showed things that I care about too-- not strictly news. 

Yo this is sick.

They have a website too, pogoboards.com, which gives some how-tos and explains about the company if you’re interested.