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.