Electron Beams, Birthdays, Dancing, and Blogs

Yesterday during Physics lab my class studied the mass to charge ratio of the electron. Usually physics is something most people get to experience on the macroscopic scale, e.g. rainbows, moving cars, and rockets. Today was a completely different type of lab, and probably one of the most beautiful. Granted, not that rainbows, rockets, and moving cars aren't as beautiful, but the scale of the lab we did was the likes of that you would usually see in chemistry lab, but with the jazz. I can't really say what an electron is, as to an actual definition, since the depth of my knowledge on it only knows that it has a dual nature - wave and particle; however, it's been really cool briefly studying how it behaves in certain situations. This picture I took during a part of the lab we did shows how electrons act in a magnetic field (and apparently, it moves in a circle).

Technically, electrons are colorless, but what makes it appear blue is its interaction with what I believe is argon gas within the crystal ball like chamber. If it was some other gas, it would be some other color. But still, beautiful.

Yesterday, it was also my dad's 52nd birthday! We ate at the Sunflower Chinese Restaurant. It was a surprise dinner my mom threw for him, and it turned out pretty well if you ask my stomach, lol. It's always nice to get in touch with family. And my dad really enjoyed it too. It sucked to me knowing he had work afterward (he works graveyard shifts), because if it was my birthday I wouldn't want to be working. But as he said, he needs to do it. I hope I can be that type of example to my kids, always hardworking but at the same time enjoying the time off work.

I'm looking forward to the rest of my weekend. Today I took a masterclass with Jojo at Sheldon High School in the morning. We're very lucky to have been able to go, considering we're not really Universal Rhythm Members anymore, lol. Press Play Dance Co. gladly came and taught a really fun piece, and I got to say I was dying. I'm not much the shape I used to be, definitely, but I tried my best to keep up and had fun :). It really reminded me that I should really start getting back into shape...Eww.

When I was at Sheldon, I had a short conversation with Mrs. Roberts, who heads the Universal Rhythm Dance Co. with Mrs. Hobgood and Mrs. Altamero. We talked a little bit about the concept of blogs with reasonable theories as to why someone might blog. She thinks that blogging emphasis a self-importance that causes one to overlook others. I honestly think there's somewhat truth to that, but only to a small extent. I thanked her for her opinion. I explained to her that I think that blogging allows one the opportunity to show other who are willing to read the truth about oneself. And that's why I blog.

I really encourage those to blog, because blogging allows me and other readers a chance to understand the way you think about things, in addition to see what you are going through, all in the lines of things that you would like to share.

Sincerely,
Aaron