Simply NWC

Hello and welcome to my blog my name is Owen and I'll be your blogger today.  So last week I along with quite a few other Hixsons attend the NWC diversity event. Now for those of you who do not know what NWC stands for, it means...you should probably look it up. On a more serious note the whole show was about racism and what it means to people.

All and all the show was hilarious I spent nearly the whole time in a hysterical laughter along with nearly everyone else in the room.  The play followed 3 actors as they acted out scenes involving racism and stereotypes.  The actors were very passionate about what they were doing and put on a very good show.  They went full force into issues of race and the impact of hateful words and stereotypes.

I felt that the message was clear and they did a good job of portraying the feelings of many people on how racism affects them.  Although on the other hand I feel that America as a whole is more tolerant then ever of race and hatred.  I feel as though racism has started to fade away and becoming more remote everyday, granted we're never going to be able to eliminate it all together.  Overall I thought the show was very good but whether I would be willing to pay $40 dollars for it that is something else entirely.

       I'd first like to start off by saying, thinking about a time when I was at my best, when haven't I been at my best?  Gigantic ego aside, I would have to say the time when I was probably at my best was my junior and senior years of high school.  I'll be the first to admit that prior to this year I was a slacker even now actually.  I had zero motivation and no direction, and thanks to people thinking I was somewhat academically slower I started to believe them. I would have rather lived in my mom’s basement forever if I wasn't so addicted to the thought of becoming rich by helping sick and injured animals on a regular basis.
   
        By the time my junior year rolled around, I realized I needed to step it up and I was actually quite smart, some would say near genius.  When I looked back on my activities I saw that I wasn't too far behind and I started to push myself.  Procrastination has always been my Achilles heel so I decided to break myself of the habit.  Inevitably unsuccessful I noticed that pushing myself was working so I kept at it. 

        I'd always been popular with everyone, especially the ladies, alright alright :) just kidding. Although I knew people liked me and I liked helping people.  Using this and my overpowering charm I managed to make club and school leadership positions in and out of school.  My gpa in school lacked due to being a lazy, procrastinating, slacker but I soon managed to pull that up to a low but decent 3.125(actual gpa).

        After a while I finally had an idea picked out of what I wanted to be when I grew up.  My first plans of becoming a beggar were easily shot down due to lovely Iowa weather, but I then decided on a new plan.  I'd always had a love for animals, and the allure of making bank; so putting two and two together I came up with the idea of becoming a veterinarian.  I pushed even harder to get good grades and involve myself even more.

      Applying for a few scholarships I went out on a limb and filled out the Christina Hixson scholarship figuring someone a lot smarter than me would receive it.  But a month or so later I got my letter saying I'd won it and new I was Iowa State bound.  So that pretty much sums it up, the reason I am here now, writing a blog at 9:23 P.M. on a Monday night.  Moral of the story, Owen rules, the end.

SHAZAM!!!!