My biggest pet peeve is when people constantly have to talk to you but they touch you while they talk to you. They are always hitting you in the arm when they say "hello" or rubbing your head when they say something exciting that just happened or that is going to happen. My least favorite touch one though is when they try to get a rise out of you or a laugh and you don't, so they grab your sides or your knees to try and get it. I wouldn't say that I really let it get to me and when someone is doing it I usually can handle it or tell them to stop. I don't know even how far I would go to get it to stop. If I could just let everyone know how much it kind of annoys me then maybe, hopefully they would stop that would be grreat...!

What do I expect?

I must say that I am already a little surprised by the amount of reading we have already done. I wasn't really expecting that consindering that it is writing or composition 101, but it's something I have to do. I expect to learn a little that can help me with my writing skills, and how to brainstorm and chunk pieces together a little better. I expect that the instructor will be a good mentor for learning better methods and techniques of writing. Although it is eight am and everyone is tired and you kind of get the sense that nobody really wants to be here at least he comes in with a smile and trys to be as happy and colorful as can be which is nice. The class itself should be a fun one, it isn't that large of a class so it is fairly easy for the instructor to help each person out individually especially with the required meetings with the instructor. In all I am hoping to recieve knowledge about writing that will help me for the rest of my college life.

My Life

My name is Owen Miller, I am from Byron, Minnesota and I am a freshman here at MSU. Byron is a smaller town, it is starting to grow at a pretty fast rate now, and there really just isn't much to do there. Sports as usual in a small town for my area were a big part of the town, so that was a majority of what my life was about. I played football and basketball, worked out very hard for both a lot, and enjoyed free time with my friends. Hunting and fishing are two hobbies of mine, although I'm not as into them as some of my friends it is still something fun and exciting to do on a boring day. I am the first of my family to even attempt to go to a four year college and graduate, I am going for a double major in Physical Education and Health with a minor in coaching. That's really just a summary of what I do, where I live, and why I'm here.