Chapter 49: Get in Touch with Your Crayon Box

Close your eyes. Rub a crayon in your fingers. Feel the texture, the paper, the wax. Smell the crayon. Does it take you back to your childhood? Like Randy's crayon in his pocket, what can "take you back" and remind you of a pleasant childhood memory? What is that memory?    My pleasent childhood memory was when this older friend named dylen would call me his baby girl. He rasied me and when my boyfriend calls me his baby girl it reminds me of dylen.

chapter 48: Tell the Truth

If Randy could only give three words of advice, they would be "Tell the Truth." If he got three more words they would be "all the time"

Describe when telling the truth paid off for you. or describe a time when it would have payed off if you would have told the truth.
    When i had told the truth to donovan about me being bisexual he wasn't to happy about it. he still don't like it very much so we dont talk about it. I do feel better telling him instead of my friends telling him.

Chapter 46: All You Have Is What You Bring With You

Randy tells his students, "When you go into the wilderness, the only thing you can count on is what you take with you." The wilderness is any place besides your home, workplace or school. So be prepared. A. What situation have you faced for which you were not prepared? What were the consequences? B. Now imagine not being prepared for your classes at school. What might be the consequences, both short-term and long-term?

Chapter 44. Show Gratitude

Some people can be thanked in tangible ways; Randy took his entire research team to Disney World after they helped him get tenure. Other people are harder to thank; Andy van Dam, Randy's mentor, changed his life. Since there was no way Randy could pay him back, he's trying to "pay it forward" by mentoring his own students.



What has someone done for you that you could "pay it forward?"
 A friend named dylen. He was there for me through a lot and I hope one day i could "pay it forward.

Chapter 43: The Friday Night Solution

Randy was granted tenure a year earlier than people usually do. A lot of people want a shortcut to the good things in life. Randy's "shortcut" in two words: hard work.



I could be working harder at school.Here is a 3 step plan for doing it.

1. Go to sleep early.
2. study.
3. pay attencen in class.

Chapter 42: Loyalty is a Two-Way Street

Dennis Cosgrove was a straight A student - except he was failing Math. He was going to be kicked out of University of Virginia, but Randy put his career on the line and went to bat for him. Now, years later, with Randy near death, Dennis would be taking over the Alice project.



Someone I believe in and can go to bat for is Donovan because he means alot to me and i believe he could go far in life.
The way I can do this is I can be there when ever he needs help.

Chapter 41: The lost Art of Thank-you Notes

As Randy looked through applications to his entertainment Technology Center, a handwritten thank you note made the difference for one applicant - it tipped the scales in her favor and she was a accepted into the program.



Use the stationary to write a thank you note to someone you know. Be ure to give it ti him/her ot to mail it.
Dear donovan,
             Thank you for always being there for me through everything. You're amazing in everyway. You make me smile everyday. you're hugs make me feel great. I love you more and more everyday. I'd do anything to see your smile to hear your laugh. the reason i'm wrighting this for you is because, of how amazing you make me feel. Donovan your my world. Thank you for making me feel so great about myself. Thank you for calling me beautiful and holding me in your arms. your the best boyfriend i could ever ask for. Thank you for loving me. <3

Chapter 40: Get People's Attention

On the first day of his User Interface class at University of Virginia Randy would smash a VCR with a sledgehammer. Not only did it get people's attention, it made the point for these engineers and designers that "when we make something hard to use, people want to destroy it."



Think about the things in your life that are frustrating, but don't have to be. Name one, and tell how you would make it better.
  My relationship with my boyfirend can sometimes be fustrating but we make it through it. We calm down and talk thinks out.

Chapter 39: Be The First Penguin

Randy gave a "First Penguin Award" to the student team that took the biggest risk, but failed anyway. (Someone has to be the first penguin in what might be predator-infested waters.) Randy said, "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted" and he applied it to being willing to reach beyond the ordinary.



When have you taken a risk, knowing that you might fail, but you tried anyway?
     Well once one of my friends jumped a bench. I thought it looked easy so i tryed. I almost made it but my foot got cought on the top of it and i fell. Thankfully it was a padded park area because i fell face first.

Chapter 38: If at first you don't succeed.....

Randy loved using cliches with his students. To remind them not to focus on little things, he told them, "Other than that, Mrs.Lincoln, how was the play?"



What is one of your favorite cliches? What does it mean?
 If you love someone, say it. Don't let the moment just passes you by. It mean's if you have feelings for someone tell them don't hide it you never know if they feel the same.

Chapter 37: Watch What They Do, Not What They Say

Randy's advice for his daughter, Chloe: "When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do."



Tell about someone whose actions and words give the same consistent message. Give specific examples.
    Well im in a relationship with donovan. He tell's me how much he loves me but he also shows me. He hugs me at random times and kisses me on the forhead or cheek instead of always on the lips. he is an amazing guy and he proves to me everyday how much he cares.

Chapter 36: Look For the Best in Everybody

A person with whom I have a difficult time getting along is Baily nelson.
Three good things about him/her are:

1.she thinks she's better than everyone else.

2.

3.

chapter : 35 Start by Sitting Together

Tips for group work: 1. meet people properly (introductions) 2. find things you have in common 3. try for optimal meeting conditions ("do lunch") 4. let everyone talk (don't finish other's sentences) 5. check egos at the door 6. praise each other and 7. phrase alternatives as questions (what if we did A instead of B?)



a reason i like group projects is sometimes they have better ideas then you or vis versa.

a reason i don't like group projects is sometime the person your working with can me a pain and want to change everything you have done.

Chapter 34: Don't Obsess What People Think

Randy was always straitfoward about what he was thinking. His friends, students and colleagues never had to worry what Randy thought of them, so they were more effective in getting things done.



What is it in your life that you worry about what other people think? In what way could you be a more effective person if you didn't let it concern you?
    im self comfedent about how i look and i know what people think of me but my boyfriend tells me how beautiful i am so i just dontthink about how big i am because ya i am pretty just because im bigger dont mean anything.

Chapter 33: Treat The Disease, Not The Symptom

One of Randy's girlfriends was $1,000 in debt,and was going to yoga class to help eliminate the stress of it. Randy suggested she get a job on yoga night and apply the money she earned to getting out of debt. The plan worked, of course.



I am stressed out over trying to be a good girlfriend but i could treat the disease(solve the problem) if i relaxed a little bit and just enjoy my life with him.