The art of gameday I believe that one's performance at something is directly related to their confidence in their ability... I have always felt that I am a gameday kind of guy. This applies to athletics and academics. I have always felt that I can perform well on a test or in a game no matter how little I studyed or practiced. I have come to find that the whole key is confidence and being able to relax. All my life I have done much less homework than all of my peers and siblings, and yet I have got similar grades or better. I would see people go home and study or do homework all day after school, from the minute they got home, till night time. I would most often start my homework at 9:00 and finish at 10:00 dispite being in the same classes as these other people. So what is it that I do differently? I am a complete slacker cause I know how to get full credit on homework with very little work, and I never study significantly for tests. Saying that, I generally end up with B's in most of my classes. My theory is, if you start studying for a test, what it makes you do is realize how much... Read More - 2344 characters long. - Posted by Brian Jackson on 12.14.2005

NFL vs. NCAA football An explanation of why the NFL is way better than college football I know no one probably goes to this site anymore, and even if you do you are probably not interested in football...but I feel the need to adress this. I am sick of everyone trying to say that college football is more exciting and overall better than the NFL. This is totally not the case, and I shall explain why. First of all, the NFL consists of only the top players from college. The overall talent level is far better because it is only the best of the best players in the nation, while college is a level below it. Because the NFL talent level is so high, it makes all teams in the league fairly equal in terms of talent. This makes every game more interesting, and the outcome is always unpredictable. Since all the teams are so close in skill level it all comes down to the coaching. There is generally a lot more close scores in the NFL than in college generating a lot more excitement. Almost all games in college football are complete blowouts, where one team is com... Read More - 2519 characters long. - Posted by Brian Jackson on 10.13.2005

A Question of the Impulsestorm Community The title says it all Since Tommy has forsaken impulsestorm in favor of the universally loathed "personal website", I fear for this site and what it used to be. As one of the original (and next to Tommy possibly THE first member, I'll have to check) members of Impulsestorm, I've decided to create a new site of this sort for the dream that was Impulsestorm to continue on. This is not really a post, but rather more of a questionnaire asking if: A: There is enough interest for me to even undertake the project. B: Suggestions for the site design (the site will be much like this one, but slightly different in some ways due to it's different designer) C: Suggestions for a new name (since impulsestorm is just such a cool name and Tommy understandably wants to hold on to it) I've run the idea past Tommy and received his blessing in the pursuit, and upon completion would be seeded with all the articles from the impulsestorm database. So....how about it? Read More - 945 characters long. - Posted by Morgan Hoban on 04.19.2005

Conan: The Govenator A first draft of an article I plan on submitting to the verict. ?Conan, what is best in life?? ?To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women and children.? This, Arnolds single longest line in the entirety of Conan the Barbarian, seems to mimic his style as governor of California. He framed his entire recall campaign around the idea of us sending him (or rather Conan, Col. Matrix, Maj. Dutch, the Kindergarten Cop, the Terminator, or The Eraser depending on your particular movie preferences) off to Sacramento to battle ?the special interest groups? and save Kalifornia from bankruptcy. Considering the fact that he is sitting in the governors office, it obviously worked. He has since decided to take advantage of this strategy to further his agenda from Sacramento. If someone holds up his proposals, he frames them as slaves to the special interest groups he has sworn to battle, and hefts his metaphorical sword to play to the crowds (also known as the California... Read More - 2995 characters long. - Posted by Morgan Hoban on 04.18.2005

Social Classification 101 Part 1 of a 2-part article about the different social classes at Moorpark High and high schools in general. It is widely known that all high schools are separated into distinct social groups. Although it is quite common to see these groups spill over into each other, they can still be distinguished by their style of clothing and verbal diction. Now, it is expected that the majority of you will immediately think ?Hey! I?m unique and I don?t fit in to a social group!? Well, I?m here to tell you that you do, and that there isn?t a whole lot you can do about it. We start of with the most classic clich?, the jocks and the cheerleaders. This particular breed of social standing can be found primarily around the quad area. Their hobbies include playing sports in which males pound each other, and females cheering them on as they do it. Other areas of expertise include being mean to lower social classes and creating massive amounts of litter. Styles range from clothes featuring popular clothing company logos for boys, and jeans and shirts that reveal far, far too much for girls. ... Read More - 2638 characters long. - Posted by Rupes Sawemoe on 02.12.2005

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