I am quite sure this is my last post. I had always wanted to have a blog, but I always procrastinated doing it. Maybe now since I have an account I will finally do it. Maybe.
Like almost everyone one in the world, I have a Facebook page. Everyday my feed is cluttered with those stupid, stupid things that say, "Mac just leveled up in MafiaWars!" or "Suzanna just cleaned her tank in AquariumWorld!" I hate those. I have rejected every invite I have ever received to join any kind of game. It just seems so stupid and pointless. It screams, "I have no life!"
Yesterday, however, I was very bored. I had read through all the Facebook gossip and new MLIA posts. I had chatted with my cousin. I wasn't motivated enough to do my homework. Then, for some unknown reason, I started thinking about Farmville. I proceeded to start my own farm and now, less than twenty-four hours later, I am anxiously waiting for my first big harvest. . . Got to go! My strawberries are ready!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Say what?!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091129/ap_on_re_eu/eu_sweden_killer_moose
So last year a Swedish woman was found dead in the woods. The husband was charged with the murder, but has been released after police decided that the murderer was most likely a moose. How in the world could those two be confused? If she was killed by a moose, wouldn't she have obvious signs of that? Like being stabbed with antlers or hoof-shaped bruises from being trampled? If things like that were not present then how did the police decide that a moose was to blame? I am so confused. This would be rather funny if a woman had not lost her life.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Word of the Year Twenty-oh-nine. . .
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/lf_nm_life/us_words_unfriend
Oh the things you learn mindlessly clicking on link after link! Apparently, each year the New Oxford American Dictionary, or more than likely a committee rather than the tome itself, picks a word to represent the year. This year the list of finalists included hashtag (where you tag someone in your status, etc. using @, which is called a hash, not an at symbol); freemiums (business model in which some basic services are provided for free); funemployed (when people who are unemployed use their new free time to pursue fun); and intexticated (when people are distracted by texting while driving. I had never heard of any of these words until today, much less knew what they meant. The winner was "unfriend," meaning to remove someone from your friends list on a social networking site, which I have been using for a while but never knew was a real word.
Oh the things you learn mindlessly clicking on link after link! Apparently, each year the New Oxford American Dictionary, or more than likely a committee rather than the tome itself, picks a word to represent the year. This year the list of finalists included hashtag (where you tag someone in your status, etc. using @, which is called a hash, not an at symbol); freemiums (business model in which some basic services are provided for free); funemployed (when people who are unemployed use their new free time to pursue fun); and intexticated (when people are distracted by texting while driving. I had never heard of any of these words until today, much less knew what they meant. The winner was "unfriend," meaning to remove someone from your friends list on a social networking site, which I have been using for a while but never knew was a real word.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
They're Back. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRiUjXp_BOE
Remember how we watched those flamboyant Filipino prison inmates dance to Micheal Jackson's Thriller? (How could you forget?) Well, they are back, this time rocking to a medley of Queen hits. Supposedly, this is part of a rehabilitation program. Maybe getting all of the choreography right takes a bit of teamwork and the actual dance is quite an accomplishment, but I think allowing the cross-dressing is unnecessary and disturbing.
Remember how we watched those flamboyant Filipino prison inmates dance to Micheal Jackson's Thriller? (How could you forget?) Well, they are back, this time rocking to a medley of Queen hits. Supposedly, this is part of a rehabilitation program. Maybe getting all of the choreography right takes a bit of teamwork and the actual dance is quite an accomplishment, but I think allowing the cross-dressing is unnecessary and disturbing.
Monday, November 2, 2009
http://usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2009-11-02-cereal-immunity-claim_N.htm?se=yahoorefer
Yet again, this story is not odd, persay, but it is interesting and very related to the class.
Kids are particularly susceptible to the H1N1 flu and can have some of the worst cases. Naturally, parents would want to protect their children. Kellogg apparently caught on to this and siezed the opportunity to capitalize on it. They have now increased the amount of vitamins and antioxidants in their cereals and updated the boxes. Now the front of Cocoa Krispies boasts in bold print, "Now helps support your child's IMMUNITY!"
I think this is pretty ingenious as far as advertising goes if this is how they intended it, but the move has upset a lot of people. Several have filed complaints with the FDA. Kellogg denies that this had anything to do with the flu outbreak and points out that the product was developed more than a year ago and was put out back in May 2009. Spokeswoman Susanne Norwitz says the product was developed in response to a need for more positive nutrition. (Because vitamins are going to make up for the chocolate and 10.5 grams of sugar, assuming kids are eating the 3/4 cup portion.) It would be interesting to find out how sales have changed since the launch of the product and since the media coverage of the H1N1 flu has began.
Yet again, this story is not odd, persay, but it is interesting and very related to the class.
Kids are particularly susceptible to the H1N1 flu and can have some of the worst cases. Naturally, parents would want to protect their children. Kellogg apparently caught on to this and siezed the opportunity to capitalize on it. They have now increased the amount of vitamins and antioxidants in their cereals and updated the boxes. Now the front of Cocoa Krispies boasts in bold print, "Now helps support your child's IMMUNITY!"
I think this is pretty ingenious as far as advertising goes if this is how they intended it, but the move has upset a lot of people. Several have filed complaints with the FDA. Kellogg denies that this had anything to do with the flu outbreak and points out that the product was developed more than a year ago and was put out back in May 2009. Spokeswoman Susanne Norwitz says the product was developed in response to a need for more positive nutrition. (Because vitamins are going to make up for the chocolate and 10.5 grams of sugar, assuming kids are eating the 3/4 cup portion.) It would be interesting to find out how sales have changed since the launch of the product and since the media coverage of the H1N1 flu has began.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Dishing out some PB&J style love
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091011/NEWS/910110342
Imagine taking a walk in the park. It's a beautiful day, you are carefree, blahblahblah, and then someone hands you a PB&J sandwich. Pretty much, that would make my day because I love, Love, LOVE a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Think then, how much more that PB&J would mean if you were a homeless teenager living in that park. Imagine that was the only meal you didn't have to fight for, steal, or do without.
This is one of the simplest, yet most loving, ministries I have heard of. Anyone could do this, anyone who isn't afriad to be the hands and feet of Jesus. That is what this couple is doing and they are reaching those who no one else is reaching. It is action, not words. This is love.
I put this in my "Odd News Catagory" because love like this is an odd and rare thing indeed.
Imagine taking a walk in the park. It's a beautiful day, you are carefree, blahblahblah, and then someone hands you a PB&J sandwich. Pretty much, that would make my day because I love, Love, LOVE a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Think then, how much more that PB&J would mean if you were a homeless teenager living in that park. Imagine that was the only meal you didn't have to fight for, steal, or do without.
This is one of the simplest, yet most loving, ministries I have heard of. Anyone could do this, anyone who isn't afriad to be the hands and feet of Jesus. That is what this couple is doing and they are reaching those who no one else is reaching. It is action, not words. This is love.
I put this in my "Odd News Catagory" because love like this is an odd and rare thing indeed.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A sad strange story becomes stranger still
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6391911/Balloon-boys-father-wanted-TV-fame-before-world-ends-in-2012.html
First a family builds a giant balloon that looks like a space ship. Then their six-year-old son supposedly is in the aforementioned balloon when it accidentally takes off. Turns out he was in the attic the whole time, but this is only discovered after the whole nation is on edge for almost an entire day. Then on national TV, the boy lets it slip that the entire incident was an elaborate scheme his parents planned to get their own reality show. (This is my favorite part. I laughed when I watched it.) So they are facing possible charges for being complete idiots. Now a family friend tells the press that the real reason for this stunt is that Robert Thomas wanted to get rich quick because he wants to build an underground bunker. Why? He believes that sometime during the year 2012 the world as we know it will come to an end. His family needs an underground bunker so that they can survive if the sun explodes. LIKE A BUNKER IS GOING TO BE ANY HELP IF THE SUN BLOWS UP?!?! The sad part, beside the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas basically exploited their children, is that they will probably get a reality show.
First a family builds a giant balloon that looks like a space ship. Then their six-year-old son supposedly is in the aforementioned balloon when it accidentally takes off. Turns out he was in the attic the whole time, but this is only discovered after the whole nation is on edge for almost an entire day. Then on national TV, the boy lets it slip that the entire incident was an elaborate scheme his parents planned to get their own reality show. (This is my favorite part. I laughed when I watched it.) So they are facing possible charges for being complete idiots. Now a family friend tells the press that the real reason for this stunt is that Robert Thomas wanted to get rich quick because he wants to build an underground bunker. Why? He believes that sometime during the year 2012 the world as we know it will come to an end. His family needs an underground bunker so that they can survive if the sun explodes. LIKE A BUNKER IS GOING TO BE ANY HELP IF THE SUN BLOWS UP?!?! The sad part, beside the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas basically exploited their children, is that they will probably get a reality show.
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