Woh! Stop Right There.

I decided last year to give up my comfortable lifestyle to go back to college. While studying in the library I notice the school newspaper and flip through it for a break from Marine Biology. A change from The Wall Street Journal and New York Times but mostly expected information for college students. Women at risk for sexual assault, A student who does not give up, medical history on line, spotlight on a professor,teen pregnancy....Ways to get cash in college. I stop and read.
The Below is a paste from the article. That made me feel compelled to write this.

http://nsucurrent.nova.edu/?p=1306
"If your book bag is heavy and your wallet is light, you’re most likely a college student. But being broke doesn’t have to be part of your college experience. Here are some ways to make extra cash.

Sell your stuff online
List your personal items and sell them on eBay or Craigslist. Someone might want to buy your old videogames, movies, comic books or other items.
Sell your body parts
Don’t start removing your organs just yet. These body parts are replaceable. Clinics will pay you up to $35 for blood plasma, $40 for sperm, and $5,000 or more for eggs.
Turn your car into an advertisement
If you are willing to give your car a makeover, you can get paid to put advertisements on your car. Companies pay drivers to display their advertisements with bumper stickers, graphic panels or a full car wrap.

Sell your clothes
Clean out your closet and trade your used clothing for cash. Consignment stores such as Plato’s Closet buy used clothes in exchange for money.
Get an on-campus job
Having trouble finding a job off campus? Become a lab monitor, work at the food court or become a security officer — just a few of the jobs offered at NSU. On-campus jobs provide good salaries and some include benefits such as discounted tuition.
Participate in medical research
If you don’t mind being a guinea pig, then participate in a research study. The pay for volun-teering varies depending on the amount of time involved and the study’s risks.
Sell your books
When the semester ends, don’t throw your textbooks in a corner of your room. The bookstore will buy back many of your used textbooks for half their selling price. If not, you can sell them online.
Get coupons
With coupons, you can sign up for birthday club rewards, get free breakfast at IHOP, get $35 off a Benihana meal or receive free ice cream from Coldstone.
College life can be expensive and taking advantage of creative options of making extra money can alleviate money woes and make the college experience that much sweeter."

Back up A MINUTE. ...Ok fine sell your Nintendo if you can but BODY PARTS. I'm all for donating blood if you can but actually suggesting that college students make the desperate decision to donate sperm or eggs is deep. Your going to have a child running around out there! Or maybe 400 children guys! Not to mention do you know what kind of hormones you have to go through to donate an egg? You also can not have sex for a significant amount of time. So 18 year old's, please consider what your semester would be like on hormone drugs without having sex to donate an egg for a child that will have your genes.
Cool put a magnet on your car and advertise for Viagra, Monster Energy or Ebay. But that's not as easy as it sounds either especially if your car looks like most I see on campus. Company's don't want your 89 Buick as a model for their reputation.
Sure sell your clothes but if their not top designer and from the last 3 months you wont get anything for them and you will have wasted your time washing them and driving them to the store. Plus when your their you will probably buy more then you sell. I speak from experience.
So when you apply for these on campus jobs you notice that even grad students walk away with best 12hr for max 25h a week right? That is $300 a week (before taxes) , $15,000 year (before taxes) Not to mention most positions only pay $8 and hour and you can only work for 20hrs a week. There is few positions available and not always on your campus. Can you even buy books and food off that income? Not to mention why your here in the first place... your educational expenses.

Be a Guinea Pig?! on I'm a Science Major and this is a NO in my books. I'm all for having a beer even though it kills brain cells, and catching some rays even though it can cause some serious harm but treating me like a lab rat? Your recommending this? You have and education? I believe medical research should only be performed on death row inmates but I will spare readers my rant and just suggest you do some serious researcher before ever making this choice.
Sell your books because you will not use them again. If you ever need the information there are way better data bases then some of these stupid books anyway. And sure cut coupons if you find time but its more like $1 of your $40 grocery purchase, lets be real.

We all know these options are out there but for this writer to suggest these things in a college newspaper is shocking to me.  I knew I was giving up  a lot to go back to school ...but my organs?! I also left out that this college is a expensive private institution and I have higher expectations then this. I'm disappointed in your suggestions and Ill keep my bartending job. Thanks college news paper, I think Ill continue reading The New York Times.

Car Heading To Hollywood

Wish you could go to Hollywood and be in a movie? Well at least have your sexy car in a new movie. My friend Dave has just this chance, not to mention clearly the sexiest car featured. 

Check out his right hand drive Skyline! 

Then go vote for car #7! You can vote more then once. 

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1995 R33 Skyline - Right hand drive, RWD, RB25DET motor, Front Mount Inter cooler, Seat belt Harness Bar w/ fire extinguisher and Go-Pro Camera, AEM Tru-Boost gauge, Colored shift boot and e-brake boot, Ground Effect kit.

My First Manatee Encounter in Key Largo

Key Largo September 2010
Hidden Lake Mangroves & Grecian Dry Rock  Reef

Mangroves

My first ever visit to a protected mangrove area could not ave been more perfect. The rain lifted and the clouds cleared just as we were ready to head out to the water.  As the group was putting on wetsuits and rinsing goggles with fresh water we had a surprise visit from a young manatee. In this area of the Florida Keys Manatees will enjoy the opportunity to drink the fresh water we were using from the spout. After a short ride through a man made cut we where we where able to view old fossilized corals and tropical birds we arrived to a lush mangrove with turtle grass and live algae. We were able to view small snapper fish, Small sea stars, little oysters and even swim with another manatee. Some students viewed small barracuda, and snails also. I was in my element in the water and wanted more!

Coral Reef

The afternoon was warm and our boat headed out about 30minutes to a protected coral reef. The water was absolutely clear and the various beautiful colors could be seen from the boat. The surf was ruff and once in the water we were right on top of the reef. There were queen conch settled in the bottom and Large Barracuda swimming in groups. The coral was stunning, so many forms, colors and sizes, most of witch I have just begun to learn about.  A yellow sting ray swam right under us. We studied a honeycomb Cowfish hovering on the bottom. Many angel fish swimming together, schools of doctor fish swam by, a few different species of parrot fish could be seen biting the coral. Even a small shark! The animal life was everywhere! We were visitors in their world and I was in my element.
The day spent on the water was a great hands on learning experience that I will not soon forget.