The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson

I saw this video in Earth Science and thought it was pretty fascinating. It's Neil DeGrasse Tysan, a famous ... well, actually I have no idea what he is exactly, I just know that he's legit enough for a youtube video and that my 50 something professor has a huge crush on him. I just thought it was a cool concept that we are in a way, all made up of stars.

Song: To build a Home, Cinematic Orchestra

And I thought I'd throw in a poem from your's truly :)
We Are All Made Up Of Stars
We are all a part of the universe
Every last one
And every first one
All
Our atoms come from the stars
And unite us
But still we feel so alone
Even when we can see stars
Even when we can see people
Everywhere
But they are indifferent to us sometimes
And though the world—the universe
Is a vast and seemingly unreachable expanse
It can be reached
And you are not alone in it
- Mary

Another blog, Another day and a History Major

So here i am once again, trying my hand at this blog thing. I've attempted to keep up a blog multiple times, but every time I try, I go through this phase of complete and utter boredom where I surrender and spend my time doing more useful things, like nothing. Then after a year, I decide to create a new blog and continue through the cycle. I'm hoping that this blog will have a longer lifespan but we shall see.

Anywho, A little about myself. My name is Mary and I go to Utah State University, home of the most polluted air and frigid temperatures in the United States. Needless to say I love it and all the weight I'm gaining from drinking hot chocolate and staying inside. My chosen major at this point is History (I'm a freshman p.s.) with a minor in Journalism.

When I tell people I'm a history major they usually tell me really useful things like (and i quote) "Isn't that kinda a useless major", "boring", " I have a cousin who's doing that... George, was it?... no Fred... hmmm...", ect. Silly people, they just don't understand what history is all about! History is cool. I mean, this stuff happened. It's real! It's not a fictional book or movie; it occurred on this planet with actual human beings! And it's hilarious! I cannot even tell you how many Roman emperors built golden stables for there horses or made them senators. Or how many amusing names people had like Clovis, Clotidla, Pepin the short (poor guy), ect.

But the main reason why I'm majoring in history is because it matters. History is the story of actual people who tried to made an indent on the earth with their actions and succeeded. These are people who are just like us-- once upon a time they had a favorite song, a favorite chariot ( erm car...), and someone cared about them. Someone who was once as real as we are.

History is the story of people. People who didn't live to be forgotten. And come on, this is our history! It's fascinating to connect the dots and discover why we are the way we are. And even more interesting to discover who they were.

Moving on from that tangent... my favorite food is Oreo's, my favorite color is purple, I have four siblings, and I am the youngest. I have a dog named Oreo (I know, I love food too much), I'm really into piano/ classical music now a day's, and my lifes ambition is to work at the U.N. (I'm aware that right now it's a smidgen corrupt but it'll remain corrupt unless someone changes it :)And those are your basic facts about me
-Mary