Um I love Food

It’s sad to see our seniors leave but right now, I’m trying to look at the positives of the departure. Minus the fact that we juniors now own the school, kind of, I’m looking forward to all the wonderful food that we get to take part in eating. Last weekend I only went to about 8 graduation parties on Saturday, but let me tell you, I got stoked. The varieties of food were incredible.
The first party I went to was at around 1 o’clock in the afternoon. They served cake, which seemed to be a popular dessert at all the grad parties. And for the main course, was Jimmy Johns, which is a delicious sub sandwich restaurant. And if people weren’t feeling the cake, Fruitzen was also offered, which is like shaved ice and flavored ice syrup on top. Fruitzen has seemed to be a popular choice in foods, because the 5th grad party that I went to also had it, but at this one they only had 5 flavors, where as at the first party, you had a choice between ten.
The second party that we went to had a chocolate fountain, which was also a popular thing that we saw at other parties. With the fountain, you had a choice to dip fruit, such as strawberries, grapes, pineapple and apples. They also set out different cookies you could dip, as well as breads and other crunchy things. I also enjoyed the custom made M&Ms. On each one they had things like the graduate’s name, and the graduation class year. I thought it was very creative.
The third party had delicious chocolate covered strawberries, which were completely addicting, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to have those at my party next year. They also had those home made mints which I also enjoyed.
The fourth party had a taco bar, which I use to not be a Mexican eater, but now I am. So the taco bar was awesome. They also had a station to make root beer floats and hot fudge sundaes.
The rest of the parties had pretty traditional food, but I was so happy that it was all so good. I eat for pleasure, and lets just say that day was very pleasurableJ

Carless

Recently, I have found myself mourning for the comfort of my carL, because unfortunately, it has been taken to car heaven (aka the junk yard). Now, as a teenage girl whose junior year is almost done, leading into the summer before senior year, a car seems essential, and right now, I’m not really sure if buying a new one is top of the list for my mother. She expects me to get a job, but really how am I supposed to get a job if I don’t have a car? My brother will be working all summer, as well as my mom, and my dad. The only option would to take my dad’s old suburban and drive that, which has been stored at his cabin for like two years now? And it’s not a cool suburban; it’s an old, rusty, beat down green beast that’s just about as useless as male nipples. But of course, since I insisted a need a car, it’s now a possibility of being my new ride for the summer.
So what exactly happened to my car? We first discovered something was terribly wrong when I was driving home from soccer practice a couple weeks ago. I was going about 60 or 70 on the road home, and I slowed up as I approached a stop sign. It was nice out so I had my windows down. Soon enough, a truck with a guy in his mid thirty’s pulled up and rolled his window down. He was decent looking so I turned to see what he needed. He replied to me with, “Hey! Excuse me! You’re cars smokin’”
Of course being the idiot that I am, I thought he was talking about me and my car looking hot, or well “smokin”. So I said “Um...Thanks?” with a sort of cheesy smile. But then he confirmed that he was talking about the hood of my car, and that it actually had smoke coming out of it. I then majorly panicked and pulled off at the nearest street, which I then realized, was pointless because I left my phone at home. So I had to just drive my smoking hood car all the way back to my house.
When I got home, I explained to my mom that the smoke had just started and she opened the hood to take a look at what was wrong. Well long story longer, some cap busted and my water pump broke. So my engine was over heated, and basically I could’ve blown up my car.
Which brings me to where I am now, carless, and oh so lonely without one. I guess I’m fortunate enough to even of had a car, and I really don’t mean to complain. But at least the story was entertaining right.

Did You Know??

1-8 couples that are married in the last year in the U.S. met online
This number was less shocking to me when it appeared. Online dating has been the new thing these past years, and from the sounds of it, the results have been pleasing to many. My uncle actually decided to try online dating after a brutal divorce, and he did find someone to spend his time with. She was pretty cool in my eyes, but that was only because her second house was neighboring to Dennis Quaid's summer house. She was real big in the music industry, so she had money I guess. But it didn't really fall through, since my uncle was just kind of looking for a good time, and I don't mean that in a bad way, and she was lookin for someone to settle down with and spend the rest of her life with. Anyways, 1-8 marriages still seems to be a large population of online dating users.

China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the world
I really don't know where to begin with the irony in this fact. I always knew that English was well known to be used around the world, but I would've never guessed for China to be the number one speaking country in the world

It took this many years for each technology to reach 50 million people
Internet- 4 years
Ipod- 3 years
Facebook- 2 years

We Uh..love final exams?

The one thing I dread about the end of the school year is that last final test that either makes you or breaks you. I always try to look at the positives of final exams. Usually they lead to breaks of school. This up coming break happens to be a pretty big, because it marks the end of the school year. Ah summer. But before I get there I have to take some pretty big finals, two being which I can use for college credit…if I pass. And I’m not really sure if you could say I’m prepared. Probably not the best thing to be saying when the exams are in a week.

With that, I think that a lot of pressure is put on kids to do exceedingly well on tests. And to know that if you totally bomb it, can really bring you down, whether it’s your grade, or your college credit. These factors just made it harder to concentrate on doing well. I’m not trying to think of excuses for doing bad, I’m just simply saying these are some reason that could cause stress for kids.

Oh but there's nothing better then that feeling of finishing a test. I hate when you first get it, and you flip through the questions. But then I try to remember that everything has an end to it, the good and the bad. So I just try to get through it, and then think of how good it's gonna feel when it's done. But at the same time, I know that I can't just rush through it. Uh, just thinking about test taking gives me anxiety.

We love Plastic Surgery

It's hard to please the average American these days. Whether it's with wealth, or fame, and definitely with looks. Everyday, people will go to the extremes to look their best, and of course to impress other beautiful people. But how far will people go for that perfection and symmetry that we all look for in a person. Obviously, people with the time and money, will go all the way.

Plastic surgery has been the new age fixer upper that people turn to when they're physical appearance just isn't meeting their needs. Whether it's a breast implant, facial surgery, nose job, you name it, they'll fix it. And not for a cheap price either. A face lift alone is around $6,000. Any thing else could be in the range of 300-7000 dollars. And people do it all the time. Women will spend thousands of dollars on Botox injections ($385), or collagen injections ($333). With each one only lasting about four months, that gets costly. Of course, for people who can through money like that away will do so. And all for the same reason of appealing the eye of others.

What people don't think about, are the consequences of looking beautiful...because sometimes, the results aren't..so beautiful...I was looking on the Internet, at pictures of plastic surgery procedures gone wrong, like really disgusting messed up wrong. And with a lot of the pictures I came across, most of the before pictures actually looked better. Most of the pictures in those cases though, were ones that had to do with fixing the face. Some of the body ones turned out good, but really, its nothing a good healthy diet and exercise plan can't fix. So that kind of leads me back to how lazy people are. Instead of walking 2 miles a day, women just go get a tummy tuck. Less work, but a lot more money.

I guess the last thing to ask is, is it really worth it? I understand that it's important to have a good self-esteem about yourself, and that people will strive for that confidence. But personally, I think that that confidence would be worth more if people knew that they didn't cheat their way out of working hard for looking good.

We love brand names

Why is it that people would be thousands more for something as little as a brand name. I see it all the time, girls will walk in and buy little Juicy and Couture accessories for like what, $100? or walk into certain clothing stores and buy a $75 tank top that doesn't cover half their stomach. Why would they do that? I'll tell you, it's all for the logo. Because logos represent something, money. It's all about money, and wealth, and presentation. If I were to wear a shirt from Walmart, with a logo clearly represented Walmart, people will look at it and think, hmm unexspensive, not cool. But if the same shirt were worn and had the logo of like Locoste, people would automatically think that shirt is cool. I think it's riduculous. To spend so much money for products that have the same qualities of generic. Riduculous.

I see this type of competition with people at my school all the time. Mostly girls, trying to out dress other girls, trying to get the perfect, preppy image. It makes me sick to my stomach, as I watch them fight for something pointless. And it's not just women in my school. But all schools, and cities all over the nation. New York City is a city that jumps at to me as a city where it's all about big brand names. Designer clothes, big brand names. Like the show The Real Housewives of New York, or even just any of those Real Housewives shows are all about money. I'm just kind of tired of it.

We love college

A sense of uncertainty is constantly crossing my mind as my senior year is approaching. I have plenty of friends who already know what there going to be doing for the rest of there life. I, on the other hand, I'm still trying to get through high school. I have no clue what college I want to go to, or what I'm going to major in, let alone how I want to live and who I'll be for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I know that I'm not the only person in this position. I know lots of kids who have a plan, but the majority are students just like me, a little bit clueless and undecided. I always told myself that I would have a plan. And actually, I did. I believe it was when I was in first grade, when I decided that I would make a living by moving to Hollywood and be a singer/movie star. I still wouldn't mind going through with that plan, but really, I think I'm too good for Hollywood. They couldn't handle my goodness. So back to square one, what am I going to do with my life?

I know one thing is for sure. I'm going to college. Not just for the crazy partying, and for the idea of for once in my life I'll be a single independent person making my own decisions. No, not for those reasons...Okay well maybe that has a tiny bit to do with it, or even a great deal. But I'm still also looking forward to college because I know that I'll finally be exposed to learning about something that will get me somewhere in life. Kindergarten through senior year is all preparation for getting released into the real world. Once your in college, your basically there. It's when students start to be treated as adults. In my eyes, that's pretty exciting...scary, but exciting. And I hear great things about going to college. People are always talking about the college days, and how they were by far the best in their time, and how people don't want it to end, they just want to stay in college forever! Seems extreme, but I guess it's just that good. Every kid that is fortunate enough to have the opportunity to go to college is guarenteed at least one moment in their whole college career, that when they look back on, will put a smile on their face. Of course college will always bring upon some real pain in the ass moments as well. I can't say I know from experience, but I know every goes through them.

We love poor sportsmanship

As a child who played sports, I was always told that poor sportsmanship was bad. We were never suppose to boast or brag, or flaunt a win. We always shook the other team's hand, and never argued with the coach or other players. Well that was elementary. Since I've gotten older, I have experienced more situations where I was exposed to poor sportsmanship, whether I was watching it, or apart of it. And the truth is, I love it, and I know that I'm not the only person who agrees with. People love fights or disagreements. We thrive for them. That's why hockey games are so loved. People don't go for the mere pleasure of watching guys skate around on ice, they go for the enjoyment of watching individuals get slaughtered against glass wall, and players constantly challenging each other to a fight. Minus the slaughtering against glass walls, the players challenging fights is a common thing that occurs with team sports.

Though I've seen many, I myself have never actually been involved in a real physical fight. Sure there have been times during a game where I'll have a catty interaction with another girl, but never have either of us taken to the point where punches were being thrown. Yet, there has always been the crave for her to unexpectedly hit me. Just because, how cool would that be to say that you got in a fight. The thing is, I have no idea how I would react. To retaliate would make me look bad, but like a bad ass at the same time, and these days, who honestly doesn't want to look like a bad ass?

Overall, my point is, if it weren't for those short tempered, cocky, arrogant players that always seem to show up in sports, the whole thrill of sports just wouldn't be the same. We love fights.

We love PDA

Alright so a couple weeks I was walking to my first hour class, when my eyes caught the sight of a couple, standing in front of me, completely sucking face. As I stood and I watched, I noticed how completely oblivious the couple was to me, as I stood there gawking at their performance. I was a little disgusted, and kind of embarrassed for the couple, because, as I looked around, I was definitely not the only person observing them. So as they finished their parting good bye farewell, I’ll-never-see-you-again kiss, I slightly approached them and simply said, “That was hot”. Now I didn’t really think that this obscene display was hot, or enjoyable to watch. Like I said, I was grossed out. But I felt the need to tell the couple that what they were doing was by far the best thing I’ve seen all day. My intensions were mostly to be sarcastic, and hopefully they would get the hint that people were watching, and their actions just kind of made things weird.

There was no telling on how they were going to act. The boyfriend looked up, and smiled, probably because he was more so proud of him and his girlfriend, then embarrassed or ashamed. And the girlfriend, well, I’ll just say I felt daggers stab into me when she looked up and gave me a death stare. Honestly, if this look could kill, I would’ve been dead, miraculously brought back to life again, and then murdered harshly once again. Yeah, I would’ve been dead twice with the look I got. And once she shot me that look, I felt kind of guilty, not so much because I interrupted anything, because they were clearly finished when I made my comment. But it was the fact that I was basically mocking them for there display of affection towards each other. For all I know, someone could’ve died, or maybe they really weren’t going to see each other for a long time. Or maybe they were just another teenage couple that likes the attention they get when swapping spit in a public places. That was the thought that crossed my mind after my 30 seconds of guilt. If people are going to do that kind of stuff in public, they should expect to receive comments.

I thought this was a good topic to blog about because people have so many different opinions on Public Display of Affection. I for one am not too bothered by it, though sometimes people just get way out of hand. On the other side, some people think that things like hugging are extreme. I think over the years it’s become more noticeable, and more of a problem, whether it’s at schools, malls, movie theatres. I think people could try what I did, just to throw the couples off. Throw out some kind of small comment, or compliment to the couple, and see what happens. Because I know that I made that one couple I had my interaction have definitely been toning it down. I see them everyday, but ever since that one day I said those three words “That was hot”, there display is more peaceful then disturbing.

educational programming?

Recently I went through the pain and agony of taking that ever so popular test known as the ACT. It honestly wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I still found myself rushing with the ridiculously small amount of time that they give us to answer the questions. Anyways, I won’t be discussing the test itself, but the essay that we were given. When you take the ACTs you have the choice to take the multiple choice test and then be done, or end your test with an opinionative essay over a question that your given. I figured I should probably write the essay, so I signed up for it. When I received the question, I immediately knew what my argument was going to be. The question was asking whether or not we think if television should dedicate at least 20% of there channels to educational programs.

Of course I said no to this. Some of my reasons being that, no ones going to watch them, which means it wouldn’t be worth the time and money. You would have to pay for a channel to air the show, and then pay for directors, producers, camera, screening, actors or actresses, and so on. Making a television program is costly, and you shouldn’t waste time and money on something that doesn’t have a for sure thing on success. I already think we have enough educational programming as it is. Discovery channel is enough for me. And if this is the thought of an average teenage kid, I’m guessing it will probably be the same for others.

Another point I made was that people are always trying to enforce the idea of staying away from the television. It’s a time for entertainment, but it needs to be done in moderation. If they keep trying to reinforce children to watch T.V., who knows how much higher the obesity rate could go up. Instead of going outside and running around and playing, children will be cooped up inside and watch educational TV. That’s unhealthy for the body in so many ways. Bad for the eyes, bad for the body, just sitting there watching, and trying to learn. Too much of that could really mess with a kid’s brain.

I think I made a couple other points, just following the other reasons above. It was an interesting topic, and I guess you could I say I enjoyed writing it, but probably because it was an easy topic to defend or go against.

Where's the Love?

It’s not so hard to pick out the everyday problems that America has. Today I won’t be discussing politics, or that ridiculous recession that we’ve dug ourselves into. No, today I want to talk about something a little more down to earth, something that we can all relate to. Family. It’s sad to see that families these days have fallen apart, and seem to be losing that love vibe that seemed so common in an average family. Whether it’s a family split from divorce, or everyone’s just too busy for each other. All I’m saying is families aren’t as strong, loving, and supporting as they use to be.

I happen to have come from a family that was recently split from a divorce of the rents. I would’ve never guessed, considering that my family seemed pretty in place, and decently normal/happy. But something went wrong, and things just fell apart after that. I know for a fact that my family isn’t the only one who has gone through such things. It’s an honest shame to have that in common with other people, but I thought that it helped me get through it. I wish that things such as marriage and divorce weren’t taken so lightly. 20 years ago, getting married meant for the rest of your life, and divorce was a big no-no in the eyes of society. Now days I feel like people just wake up and say “I think I want to get married”, or “yeahh…I’m ready to call it off. Let’s get a divorce”. I didn’t necessarily struggle through the divorce, but I know kids who went completely insane from it. It’s an emotional roller coaster, and I kind of think that many families handle it in an unhealthy manner, meaning that it’s not looked over as an affect to the whole family, but just the mother and father.

Divorce isn’t the only thing that’s tearing families apart. The children are just as guilty. Back in the good ole days, kids would come home from school sharing their every minute, of that glorious place called school, with their mom or dad. I’d say, most parents are lucky to get a glance at there teenage children these days. I’m not sure why, but kids have developed this shield parents. Actually, I do know why. I think it has to do with a sense of rebellion, and trying to find your identity and individualism. It was cool to be with your mom when you were 5, not so much when you hit the preteen era.

So it might be family problems, or stubborn, self absorbed teens, or maybe it’s just everyone’s too busy. I know that I find myself always doing something, moving from one activity to another. And I know my mother is always working, as well as with my dad. It’s not that we don’t make time for each other, or don’t love each other, it’s just that, were always so busy. I’m hoping this might be the case for other families. Always coming and going, constantly on the run. And if that’s not the case, well I’m running out of excuses on why families just aren’t as close anymore. For now I’ll stick with the ones I’ve discussed. If you have any other ideas, don’t be shy and shareJ

Flaws in Society.

Utopia. In definition that would mean basically, a perfect place. I’m not good with statistics, but I’m almost positive that half the American population wouldn’t mind to live in a utopian world. The thought of living in perfection, with no error or fault. But in all honesty, I think that living in a perfect world would just get old. It’s always good to have a goal to work for, and in America’s case, I think it would be to get into that utopian state. Yet the thought of ever reaching that goal seems impossible. Were always going to have those creeps/ psycho killers, along with stubborn, needy, greedy, selfish people. And there’s not much we can do about those. Changing a world to a better place might be impossible, and so might changing a single nation, but people still try to make it work. What I want to focus on is why those people aren’t being successful.

I’ve thought long and hard about what I might blog about. I tried to think of things that would never get old, topics that could always give me something new to discuss. What’s better then to discuss the daily slip-ups that America has to offer? In some what of a way, possibly criticize, but with no intention to harm. I just think that picking out certain problems that the world has will be infinite. I’m not at all trying to be a downer by saying that we’re always going to have problems of some sort, but it’s kind of true.

Of course I won’t always talk about the negatives that are brought upon us. I don’t want my new blog to be dull and off-putting. I only chose the topic so I could be more opinionated on what I talk about. I plan on discussing the good things that were doing in society as well. I guess it just depends on what’s happening, if the stories are good or bad enough to blog about.

Lately I’ve found myself yearning for nice weather. As I sat in class today, looking at my blog, I decided I needed a new look. My previous blog was black and bright blue. Black was a good color, being neutral and going good with the blue. But as I scrolled down, I had an urge to make change. I surfed the web for some good picture ideas, and I guess you could say I’m now going with a more refreshing look, though it made me kind of sad when I realized that my blog is the closest thing to nice weather that I can get. This weather lately has been unpredictable and slightly depressing. Last week I walked outside in 70 degree weather, and two days ago we had a snow storm. The consequences of living in Iowa…Anyway, now that I’m trying a new look for my blog, I was thinking; why not just start all over? Yet I still find myself struggling to find a topic that I can consistently talk about. Hopefully I’ll get some ideas, but for now I’m still just going to go off of what comes to mind.

Not Another Teen Movie

If you’re a fan of movies, especially older teen movies such as The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, and so on, I would definitely suggest you watch this movie. Though it’s not the newest movie, it honestly never gets old. It’s a hilarious movie that spoofs on a bunch of different teen movies such as 10 Things I hate About You, She’s All That, Cruel Intentions, 16 Candles, Can’t Hardly Wait, Pretty in Pink, Bring it On, Varsity Blues, and so many more. The best part is how the movie is constantly spoofing on all these movies, making it kind of fun to see if you know what each movie different scenes originate from.
Alright so the basic plot of the movie is based on the popular movie starring Freddy Prinze, Jr. and Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, known as She’s All That. They take the main idea of having the jocks pick out a hopeless wreck at their school, and bet the most popular boy that he couldn’t make her prom queen. Taking him up on the bet, he decides that it won’t be a challenge. But it ends up being way harder then they expected. Janey, the unique rebel and hopeless wreck, see’s Jake, popular jock, as a self-centered idiot who she would never get with. Fortunately for him, he ends up winning her over, but then quickly loses her when she finds out about the bet that was made. With her heart broken she commits to Jakes best friend, saying that she’ll go with him to prom, rather then Jake. Afterwards, Janey takes of leaving for Paris, and Jake goes after her. Your going to have to watch the movie to see if he wins her back or not, and since it’s not like most movies, don’t automatically expect a happy ending.
I’ve seen this movie so many times I’m almost positive I could recite the whole thing. But if you’re a movie lover like me, you would understand that you can’t just watch this movie once. If none of the movies that it spoofs on seem familiar, I would suggest watching those first, and then watching Not Another Teen Movie, so it makes more sense. If you don’t, the movie will probably just seem like a stupid waist. Also, if you watch the DVD, I would say go into the extra features and test your Teen movie IQ. If you think you the bomb at knowing your movies, this is a great way to see if you really know your stuff.

So basically, this movie is your typically teen movie. It involves the jocks, the geeeks, the cheerleaders, the unique and rebellous girl, team rivals, and your average everyday high school problems...except with some twists. So watch this movie, it'll send you on your ends dying from laughter

More Then Just a Blog

I found myself dreading the idea of blogging, when I was first told that it was going to be a main focus for the AP Language Arts class. My first fear was that I wouldn’t have anything to blog about. But as I progressed into the year, I realized that I was given a lot of freedom. And the blogging was a chance for me to write about anything, under certain guidelines, that I wanted to write about. I find myself surfing the net often, and thinking, “Hey, I could blog about this”.

Because of my obsession for finding unique things to discuss in my blog, I also feel that this has been an opportunity for me to expand my knowledge. I’ve learned a bunch of different new facts, which are actually interesting. For instance, I’ll sometimes blog about crazy, ugly animals that I’ll find on the web. The other day I was just telling a friend of mine about the strongest, or what looks like to be, the strongest dog in the world. When I explained to them that I knew all the information from blogging. They laughed, because usually when someone says blogging, the image of a nerd who has no life but the computer, comes to mind. But I clarified that there’s more to it then just seeming nerdy. You get to express yourself, and have your own words, your own creation, be read by anybody. You can form a webpage that of your own design, call it whatever you want, and so on. It’s like your own little space on the internet.

With blogging, I’ve also been able to see what other students have come up. Some of my ideas I’ll get were from looking at other blogs. Whether they’re from my high school, or they’re from half way across the country. And let me say, I’m astounded by the creativity and brilliance that people put into blogging. Just the other day I was looking at one from London, and it blew me away. I had clicked on it because it was linked to a store that I was online shopping on, and out of curiosity I clicked it. The settings, the music, and especially the writing were tremendous. I wanted to comment on it, but I’ve never actually commented on anyone’s blog before, so I mentally gave whosever blog it was, a pat on the back.

Anyways, my blogging experience has surprisingly been fun, and inspiring. I was opened up to a new world that I didn’t even know existed. Or, well I knew it existed, I just never really appreciated it until I was exposed to it. And now that I have been, I’ve been spreading the word that other people need to get out there and try it, or read some, or do something. Because there’s more to the internet then just youtube and facebook. There’s the art of showing who you are through writing.

Strongest Dog in the World

You would think that this dog was made on the computer, being enhanced with special effects and what not. But actually, this animal exists, and looks just like its picture. It’s known to be the strongest dog and world.

This hulking canine can be found in Russia, where it works for the Russian Army. My thought is, I would never ever want to get on this dogs bad side. And also, believe it or not, this dog is a female. Yep, this incredibly ripped pup’s name is Wendy. She was born with a genetic defect, which caused her to grow muscle much larger then her normal breed. It’s what people like to call “double muscled”.

She still functions normally like any other dog would. She has a strong heart and longs, but with the type of dysfunction in her muscles, she ways weighs twice as much as what her normal weight should be. Her specific case has shown in other dogs as well, and is known as “Bully Whippets”.

Don’t be fooled. Just because she gives off the appearance of being the strongest dog in the world, doesn’t mean she’s mean and aggressive like you would assume. She tries to live a normal life, as other dogs, minus the fact that she works for the Russian Army. I know that in her spare time she likes to relax and be and scratched and pet just like any other dog. And besides the fact of having enormously large muscles, her owners still try to help her live a normal life by taking her to their farm in Victoria, Canada.

Help wanted

There are certain things I look forward to in a year. The biggest thing of course being the summertime. The school year is always fine, but theres nothing better then a good three months off to have some fun in the sun. Unfortunately, it's been brought to my attention that i need to get a job for the summer. I've put my name at a couple places, but i haven't followed up on anything, and quite frankly i feel like I'm in kind of a pickle
I've attempted to try different kinds of work during the summer before. My first one being detasselling. Whoa, i don't think i will ever do that again unless i am in dire need of a job. I made decent money, but it was a lot a lot of work. I woke up at 4:30 every morning so i could make the 5 o'clock bus. the drive was about a half hour drive to fields. to sum it up, i don't think I'll be doing it again. The work wasn't really that bad, but the weather just made it harder. I remember each morning the fields would be wet, so we had to wear sweat pants and jackets. But by the time 10 rolled around, the sun was already starting to get hot. And let me say, its the worst feeling of wet, dirty socks, in your shoes that have large chunks of dried mud on them. Along with the wet sweat pants sticking to your skin as the sun beats down on your bare neck. Man that truly wasn't the highlight of my summer. i think the only thing that got me through was the fact that I was doing it with my friends.
Anyways, back to this summer, I don't know what I should do. A good majority of my friends are considering doing lifeguarding, as they did last. Some suggested that I should do that same. But I already decided that lifeguarding will not be involved in my summer plans. I can't swim to save my life, let alone save someone elses. So I had to say pass on that one. Though it would be nice to sit out in the sun all day doing nothing, because usually lifeguards don't have much to do unless someones drowning, which seems to rarely happen.
Another suggestion given was that I should check out working at a movie theater. I didn't think this was a half bad idea, because people always go to the movies, and I love watching movies. It seems like it would make sense to get a job there, but I have one problem, non of the theaters are hiring. I checked at all the avaliable theaters on my side of town. Yeah, non of them were excepting applications. Bummer right?
I am in kind of a peril, so if anyone has ideas of what I should do that'd be great. Preferable nothing like manual labor, but if that's what it comes down to, i guess i really don't have a choice.

Technology = L:oss of Communication?

I recently found myself in a heated debate with my family about the new era of technology. My mother expressed that she felt technology was the reason why people are starting to lose the art of communication, meaning speaking. My brother I agreed to differ on this subject. Instead of saying that communication is lost, it’s simply being portrayed in a different way. I think what she was meaning when she said, people don’t actually talk anymore but just text or email, facebook, or whatever, she meant that we don’t physically exchange words as much as people use to. Now I would agree with this, because I think it’s true. I find myself always texting, and hardly ever using my actually phone for talking. But I wouldn’t agree with her that the loss of communication is approaching, since isn’t that what texting is…a form of communication?
We argued on the subject for awhile, with my mother still trying to stand strong on her beliefs, though I’m pretty sure we were able to convince her that people weren’t stopping to communicate. Just as we thought we had her completely convinced, she threw down that because of different technologies, people are starting become more anti-social, with friends and family. We asked her for some different of examples of why she believes this. She then explained to us that she noticed a changed from her generation to our generation, duh.of course there’s going to be change, and how children these days seem to distance themselves from their families more then back when she was child. The reason being that, were more into our new high-tech equipment and such. I wasn’t sure if I was going to agree or disagree with this one. I do think it’s true that kids these days are more interested in playing video games, or texting friends, then sitting down and having a nice quiet evening discussing their school life with their parents. But I think it just goes with the generation, and the culture that we’ve been brought up in.
In defense I said that my mother couldn’t just sum up that new technology is leading to an absence of communication. If anything, it’s creating more opportunities to communicate with one another, just not through our actually voice. And that could be a good thing; it could help us prepare for things like a career. If we practice our writing skills, it could really help one excel in high school in college.

Brace Face

Remember those days when you had a mouth full of metal, or some nice rub bands that caused you to not be able to open your mouth. Or even that cool metal head piece you were supposed to wear to help you teeth be straight. Well if you don’t, I certainly do. And let me just say, it’s totally worth it. I had to wear braces for two years, and I’m not exaggerating when I say, those two years were absolute torture. My case wasn’t even that bad, some people actually had to have the fortunate experience of having to wear headgear, ouch. But like I said, it’s good to get it over with, because the final product is one of the best feelings you can have.
My braces were terrible. I couldn’t close my mouth all the way, so people always gave me a hard time for having my mouth open. And my lips weren’t big enough to cover my braces, so my lips were always sticking out, and I just looked ridiculous. Also, like others I’m sure, I had a problem with talking. Since it was so much metal in a small area, I just had the hardest time pronouncing words, especially words that required you to open and close your mouth, which was like every word. My hardest ones were probably words that started with W. It was the worst; people would make fun of me all the time. A comment I got a lot was that I looked like a fish, real nice right? I couldn’t help but agree. My big mouth and lips were always open and it just looked weird, so yeah I did look like a fish. But now, instead of stupid, insults about my teeth, I get awesome complements. People are always commenting on how white and straight my teeth were, and it’s a great feeling.

8 Limbed Girl
It’s been shown through out the news, but I felt that it would be neat to do a blog about this remarkable story of the girl famous for her 6 legs that were attached to her body after her birth. From what the doctors have researched, she was supposed to share her mother’s womb with two other infants. Unfortunately, something went genetically during the pregnancy, causing the other baby to conjoin with the second baby. This baby was named Lakshmi Tatma, and became the new interest of the public eye. Her unique story became nation wide, as the world listened to her fascinating story
In 2007, at two years old, Lakshmi had her extra legs and arms removed at the Sparsh Hospital in Bangalore. At team of 30 surgeons helped this little girl start the journey of living a normal life. After the 27-hour surgery, doctors informed the media that her recovery is going to be a lengthy and difficult recovery, but that it’ll be worth it, and that their client will have no problems with the healing process.
When I first heard about this little girl’s story, I didn’t even know what to think. I had never heard of someone actually having that many extra limbs. I should different articles to some of my friends, and some of them had actually heard of the story. I hadn’t done much research into it, but one of my friends told me that the little girl was even worshiped by her people. Her body symbolized a great god in her country. In some ways, I can understand why people would worship her, if she resembled someone worshiped in her religion, but then I was told people didn’t want her to get the surgery done just because of that. I personally think that’s not fair, and incredibly unhealthy and dangerous to live with something that could be dysfunctional. But I guess it still caused a lot of controversy, and it made me sad to think that poor girl didn’t have any say in what she wanted to do, because she was only two at the time.

Movie Review:My Best Friends Girl

Overall, I would describe this movie as an edgier version of Hitch meets Good Luck Chuck, and maybe a little bit of Failure to Launch.

If anyone is a Dane Cook lover, then you will love this movie. I happen to be a huge Dane Cook fan, so I figured I had to check this movie out. It also has one of my favorite actresses, Kate Hudson. And when you put these two together, it makes one pretty entertaining movie.
First off, I’ll say that this movie has good morals. Appreciate what you have, because if you let go of it, you might not be able to find something as great as you had. In this movies case, I’m referring to a relationship. For anyone who knows what it’s like to have someone, and then let them go, and then realize there’s nothing better out there for you, this is a movie you could relate to. But that’s not the only moral it has, another one is pointed out that second chances can create good things, and that they can truly be worth it. I know that if I were some of the women in this movie, I would never do what they do, but somehow they find it right to forgive.
It starts off with Tank Turner (Dane Cook) purposely sabotaging a date that he’s on, so that the girl will go crawling back to her ex-boyfriend, begging him to take her back. That’s Tank’s job, to make himself look so bad, that it makes the women realize they were lucky to have the man they had before him. Unfortunately, Tank gets asked to do a rather difficult favor, when his best friend/ roommate, gets dumped by his girlfriend Alexis (Kate Hudson). Just like any other routine he has with making himself look like a complete jerk; he takes her on the worst date possible. But instead of hating him, she starts to fall for him. And of course, he starts to fall for her, and the poor Dusty (Jason Biggs, also known as the main star in the American Pie films), the best friend/ roommate, is stuck, completely oblivious to Tanks whereabouts with Alexis.
Of course, Dusty finds out, and the whole thing causes a huge controversy between the two. And basically the rest of the movie is about them trying to sort things out, as well as the relationship that continues to carry with Tank and Alexis.
It’s a hilarious movie, and is a must see comedy, especially if you like Dane Cook, though he’s kind of a pig in this movie. But that’s what makes it funny. I thought it was going to be some what of a chick flick, but it’s definitely not, so I would recommend guys to watch it.
Another real quick thing, if you’ve ever seen the movie Mean Girls, the girl her plays Janis, Caddy’s first friend she makes, appears in the movie as Alexis’s best friend and roommate. I didn’t even recognize her.

Fat Monkeys

I’ve heard of overweight pigs, and I’ve heard of overweight people. Basically anything can become overweight. But never in my life have I seen a monkey this fat before. This monkey shown is a Macaca mulatta monkey, and happens to be one of the most overweight monkeys in the world. The average weight of these monkeys should be about 20 pounds but this specific one happens to be about 3 times that. Poor little guys. The reason why they’re this fat is actually because of the visitors. Many tourist over feed the monkeys, causing them to gain massive amounts of weight, which then give them the image that they have. These overweight monkeys can be found only have Ohama park in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.

Treeman

Dede Koswara is the man whose story has been shared with millions. I recently came across some articles about this man, and decided to research more about this mans tragic story. As shown in the picture, Dede is suffering from a severe case of abnormal warts that grow all through out his body. He developed this because he is a victim of the HPV and immune to deficiency. With this odd characteristic he carries, he become known as the famous “Tree Man”
He first got the name because his growths resembled much of what tree bark looks like. What started out as a small wart on his knee, when he was just a teenager, turned into a life changing obstacle for him to over come. The warts started as a reaction to the human papillomavirus. Almost 20 million Americans have this virus, but Dede’s case is by far the most interesting and unexplainable. If someone were to develop a wart from the virus, it would only be enough that it peered our through the skin. Dede’s case, the warts took over because of his rare immune deficiency. Soon enough, the warts were spread through out his whole body. His hands were fully covered, which prevented him from being able to do every day tasks. Because of that, he had to quit his job and had to leave his home to find a new career.
Hanny of Hanny Enterprise discovered him and took him in to do carnival-like showings around the country. This is when he first got his name “Tree Man”. Luckily, because of being in the show, his fame rose. As his publicity rose, it helped him find his way to get some medical attention. With the help of many doctors, they found that they could possibly help clear up the warts by refurbishing his immune system.
With that said, Dede Koswara has had many surgeries, and been examined a numerous amount of times. It’s said that he will probably never be able to be fully cured, but with his new treatment, he might have the chance to living life in a normal manner.
I hope the best for this man. I couldn't imagine being his place. What really sickens me are the things people probably said about him, just because he was different. It said that when he moved from his village, he had to live on the streets, and people were scared to take him in. It’s a sad story, but I’m glad he’s on the right track to finding happiness again.

Movie Review: Just friends

The title is pretty explanatory on what the movie is about, another situation that we will all experience if we haven’t yet already. Being told by your all time crush that they want to be “just friends”. Ouch, that hurts, and what hurts more is when after all those years you think you have a chance, and you still get shot down. That’s what this movie is mainly based on. A dorky, overweight kid, Ryan Reynolds, has a huge crush on this girl Jamie, all through out high school. But when it comes to graduation the thinks it’s time to reveal his true feelings for her. Unfortunately for him, he gets told that his crush has always loved him…as a brother. After that, he runs away to California and doesn’t return to his hometown till ten years later.
Stuck in New Jersey with a client of his, Anna Farris, who happens to be a famous pop star in the movie, they find their way back to his old house, where his family warmly greets him with the surprise visit. Of course, he then runs into his old crush, who is in awe by the way he looks, since he lost all of his fat. Now that he’s looking good, he thinks he can finally get with Jamie, but there are numerous obstacles that he has to get over on the way.
This movie is one of my all time favorite movies. I love Anna Farris’ character, because she’s ridiculously stupid and annoying, but that’s what makes it so funny. Ryan Reynolds is also always pretty comical. But there are parts in the movie when you just want to punch him for being such a jerk. It’s that big man ego all guys develop, or at least the majority.
There are also some good tips for those people looking to get past the “friend zone” with the one you’ve had your eye on. Just remember, it’s important to be yourself.

Movie Review: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Oh the heartaches of being dumped. The majorities of us have experienced something similar, or will sometime in life. This is a perfect movie to relate yourself to when you’re the one whose heart has been broken. And instead of watching a sappy love movie that makes you miss the old days, you should watch this movie, because it encourages you to go out there and meet new people. Or just move on with your life, and let faith take things into matter. When you do that, the best things will happen to you
The movie is about a young, kind of unattractive man who is dating a sexy famous actress. With a relationship of five years, the girl friend, Sarah Marshall, decides that she’s done with her boyfriend, and ready to move on to bigger and better things. With that the boyfriend is devastated and completely breaks down. So to do something that will cheer him up, he takes a trip to the ever so popular Hawaii. The only problem is, when he arrives who does he see but Sarah and her other boy toy she was hiding for two years.
The movie then focuses on the ex boyfriends struggles of getting over his hot girlfriend. On the way he meets new friends that help him get over his obstacles and move on with his life.
I would just like to say that I loved this movie. I thought it was a hilarious movie, and would definitely recommend it to anyone whose going through a hard time in their relationship. If not it’s just an overall funny movie and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Movie Review: Step Brothers

As a child, my whole dream was to grow up, but as I find myself approaching adulthood, all I dream about is being a kid again. The movie Step Brothers happens to be about those adults, who just never wanted to grow up.
The main plot is about an older man who meets an older woman, and of course they fall in love. As soon as they discovered they were soul mates, they decide to get married and move in with each other. The only problem is that, they both have 40 year old sons, who still act like they’re 7 years old. They don’t have jobs, they have no girlfriends, and yes, they still live with their parents. And with that, the movie becomes a hilarious ride as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly battle out their differences.
The movie progresses, and soon Ferrell and Reilly see that they shouldn’t be enemies, because they’re practically the same person. So they become best friends.
I would definitely recommend this movie if you’re looking for a good laugh. The movie is rated R, so just to warn you, there are some inappropriate parts. But that shouldn’t stop you from watching this outrageously funny movie.

Ah! They're Naked

Heterocephalus glaber, big word for something so little, and so ugly. The naked mole rat originated from East Africa, and like normal moles, they live underground. Yet these moles are much more unique then your average moles because their body structure allows them to breathe on a limited air supply. Though they have small lungs, their blood has a strong affinity for oxygen.
Another thing to keep in mind about this animal is how it got its name. Yes, it doesn’t have much hair, giving the animal the instant effect of being naked. But its skin is what makes these moles one of a kind. It lacks something we know as a neurotransmitter. Basically, that means they don’t receive pain receptors, causing them to have no feeling in their skin.
I bet you’re wondering if these make good pets. Well, to be honest I don’t know who would ever want this ugly rodent as a pet…but if you did, it probably wouldn’t be recommended. The conditions that these moles live under are crucial for their survival. Since they live underground for the majority of their life time, they have no need for their eyes, making them practically blind. But don’t be fooled. Their quick little fellows who can move forward and backwards underground, and have menacing teeth that can break the skin of humans.