tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86222024011858310612024-03-21T08:43:54.471-06:00Rename EarthRename Earth. It really is the most boring name in the universe.Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-13216320029325013342011-01-24T08:00:00.023-07:002011-01-24T08:00:07.530-07:00Getting back on Le Cheval (Learning French Part Three)To get caught up, make sure to read part one and part two.
Un Cheval
That horse's look shows disappointment. The reason he's disappointed is because last March I stopped studying French. For the first time using this program, I found that I had failed. Rather than try harder, come back to the lesson, and do it again; I let my resolve fall away. I kept telling myself that I was going to pick itTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-81970650898778914352011-01-17T08:00:00.004-07:002011-01-17T08:00:01.035-07:00Back By Unpopular Demand!Everybody's favorite "Tyler" is back.
For the first post of 2011, I want to share with you some of the things I hope to accomplish. In no particular order:
Study for the GRE and/or LSAT
All throughout my undergrad I would tell anybody who would listen that I wanted to be a lawyer. Then I graduated and suddenly felt less sure about what I wanted to accomplish with my life. I knew I wanted to Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-49064225729279703312010-10-11T06:01:00.002-06:002011-01-23T12:03:59.368-07:00The Worst Team Names (And What They Should Be)Lately, I have been watching a lot of sports and realized that there are a lot of terrible names for teams. Like, a surprising amount of bad names. And being me, I couldn't help but call them out and offer replacements. For the purpose of keeping this article (relatively) short I am limiting myself to the four men's pro sports. (I could write forever if I included minor league, college, pro Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-23792770293363809172010-06-02T19:24:00.001-06:002011-01-23T12:04:42.585-07:00The Greatest Death There Ever WasBefore you begin reading, you should go and watch The Natural. It is one of the greatest sports movies ever and this post is all about it. So, go. (Yes, it's from 1984. I don't care. I just watched it the other day. Give me a break.)
Quick summation for those of you who haven't seen it in awhile: Roy Hobbs is a young phenom pitcher from a farm. He is on his way to the big city to try out for a Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-56893937241624979462010-05-17T20:12:00.002-06:002010-06-02T19:31:40.452-06:00The Future of Rename Earth (Updated 6/2/10)Dear Rename Earth reader,
Hello . Lately, I have been unsure about the direction that this blog should take. I really enjoy writing the long and in-depth posts that sometimes take days or weeks to complete. However, because of the longer posts it means I don't update this site everyday. It has been brought to my attention that having shorter, but more frequent posts could benefit the site. I Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-74037524075822541132010-05-13T13:32:00.002-06:002011-01-23T12:05:34.646-07:00Moving Pictures Stole My SoulNormally, I like the titles I come up with for my posts. But if I were to ever start a band, I would push hard for Moving Pictures Stole My Soul. That being said, here are a few movies that I've watched recently and my thoughts on them. Also, like most reviews, there will be spoilers.
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing is about race relations in America in the late 1980s. Danny Aiello and Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-24064545325929149142010-04-06T17:22:00.001-06:002011-01-23T12:06:12.539-07:00Where the BCS Has Brought Us: The Future of NCAA FootballDisclaimer: If you don't care about sports, in particular college football, you may want to skip this entry and come back for the next one. No hard feelings.
Now that Duke won and the NCAA Basketball season is over and nobody cares about the College World Series, let's talk college football. Specifically, what would happen if some of the ten team BCS conferences expanded to twelve.
A few monthsTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-57017578792840182302010-04-01T16:10:00.000-06:002010-04-01T16:10:12.331-06:00You Know, Reading is Fundamental and ShitI have recently had the opportunity to sit down and read real books. This is a nice change of pace from my college days where I felt guilty if I ever picked up an unassigned book. (I could waste my days watching tv, going to the movies, or hanging out with friends, but if I picked up a book I would tell myself that I should be reading one of my textbooks.) Here's a rundown of the past few books Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-33933637250071950722010-03-24T16:25:00.000-06:002010-03-24T16:25:52.133-06:00Fixing The Electoral CollegeIt seems that everybody is talking politics these days. Most of the discussions fall on the economy, government intervention, and health care. However, I'm not interested in rehashing these topics. Instead, I will try to help the mess that is The Electoral College.
The Electoral College, like most compromises, is far from perfect. Its design, like the bicameral Congress, was to put more balance Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-39187125201284197672010-03-09T16:19:00.001-07:002010-03-09T16:24:00.624-07:00Commercials Are the New RadioEver since I got my first iPod, I have shunned the radio. This was fine at first because I had all the music that I could possibly want and I had bands that I followed. Quickly, I fell behind. New artists came out, I would hear people talking about new songs, and I had no idea what they were talking about. It became a struggle. I could either listen to the insular world that my iPod provided or Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-68148619199387446642010-03-02T12:01:00.002-07:002010-06-06T13:25:17.870-06:00Qu'est-ce que c'est? (Learning French: Part Two)For part one, click here
The title of this blog simply means, "what is this?" Though I first heard the phrase coming from the Talking Heads in this song. (Skip to 1:20 for the start of the song.)
When we last spoke (meaning, when I last wrote and you last read), I had just finished my first lesson using Rosetta Stone. I have just finished the first unit and thought I would give you a bit of anTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-31234415447657278792010-02-18T09:39:00.002-07:002010-06-06T13:22:31.463-06:00Becoming A Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkey (Learning French: Part One)If you don't get the title, please click here.
For a while I have been wanting to learn a new language. In high school I took a year of Spanish and then found out that it was not required to graduate. Needless to say, I took no more Spanish. When I first enrolled at the college, I signed up for Japanese. (They did have a language requirement for graduation.) I dropped that class halfway through Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-84685401828113817742010-02-14T18:41:00.001-07:002010-02-16T13:01:02.028-07:00Breaking Down "The O'Reilly Factor"Before you read any of this, you may want to know my political affiliation. But, I won't be going into that. This isn't necessarily an attack on O'Reilly or Fox for their viewpoints. Rather, this will mostly focus on the nonsense that is produced on the show, The O'Reilly Factor. That being said, let's get into it.
On February 3rd and 4th, The O'Reilly Factor aired parts of a 45 minute interviewTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-85073512703392219142010-01-31T15:20:00.001-07:002010-02-03T21:43:39.892-07:00Skittle Vodka or How To Make Pretty Colored AlcoholA few years ago, I came across a post on how to make Skittle-flavored vodka. I have wanted to do this for a while but never actually got around to it. I finally did it because I have a friend's birthday coming up and thought this would be a fun gift. This is fairly easy to do, and I encourage you all to give it a try.
Supplies you will need:
A large bag of Skittles
Five 20 oz. plastic bottles (Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622202401185831061.post-84784082862873031692010-01-18T17:55:00.000-07:002010-01-18T17:55:27.908-07:00First Post!!Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Tyler and I will be your host for the rest of the time you are on here. This is my first blog and I feel like I should take a minute and explain what it is that I plan to do here. This blog should serve at least three purposes:
To come up with a much more interesting name for the third planet from the star Sol.
To serve as an outlet for my thoughts about Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314392351755525536noreply@blogger.com0