pin errrthanggg

One of the newer media sights is called Pinterest, and to tell you the truth I am badly addicted. It’s not like all the others because you don’t really have it to interact with other people like Facebook and twitter; you use it more for your own personal amusement. Pinterest is just pictures that people put up and the more likes and pins it gets the more popular it comes. There are different pages to go to, for instance you have humor which is funny pictures, and you have DIY which stands for do it yourself and its mostly cute little crafts that’s made from stuff around your house. And the point of it is if you like something or want to try it then you can either like it or pin it on a board which you create. You can add friends and they can see all that you’ve pinned and vice versa. Pinterest is so addicting because you can’t stop looking at all these funny or good ideas. You don’t realize how long you’ve been reading little captions until after you log off.

Some of my favorite things to post are of coarse humor (that’s where I spend most of my time on Pinterest). But when I’m not there I like to look at food which has a lot of good recipes to try, and I also like to look at hair and beauty which is where I get a lot of my hair dews from.

One thing Pinterest just recently added was a secret board, which I LOVE. What it means is that I can pin whatever I want on this board and none of my followers can look at it. I think this is a good idea because now I can pin stuff I want to make people for a Gift/something to buy or I can pin things I just don’t want other people to see.

A lot of people would say Pinterest is a waste of time and I can see where there are getting that from. But I honestly think it’s better than being on Facebook or Twitter, at least on Pinterest I can see and come up with cooking, hair, diet, or furniture ideas that would help me in the future. So I would say Pinterest is better than Twitter and Facebook, I feel like you get more done than you would on the other social media sites. Make sure you are careful though because it is majorly addicting! (416 words)

women vs. reality

                Last week in AP Lang & Comp we began to discuss and watch the documentary called “Miss Representation” the documentary talks strongly about gender roles and mainly about women and how we are viewed and made to be on the media and politics. The documentary really caught my attention being that I usually don’t think about things regarding women much with media, but it really began to frustrate me and got me going. In today’s media we “women” are made out to be something we aren’t, and we are very degraded on so many levels, making us want to be something that just isint possible.

            The definition of gender roles is: the public image of being a male or female that a person presents to others. In the few segments I have seen it talked a lot about how media shapes teen girls minds into wanting to be something that is impossible. It degrades girls and causes terrible things like lower self esteem issues or maybe even anorexia. Compared to about 30 years ago when being curvy was considered “beautiful” then you have today’s society where there just isn’t really a perfect. Your either fat or to skinny, there really isn’t any “in-between”. So what do we do to change that, oh yeah nothing? I feel this documentary is trying to make a stand to girls around the world.

          Every day you see some TV show or commercial or magazine that shows girls being all “sexy” and usually when you see this they are size 0, blonde hair, face full of make-up, and of course a nice fake tan, something that isn’t your “average” girl. Well yes that does appeal to guys, but that makes us teens not feel very good about ourselves. Guys call girls like that on TV “hot” and then you have all these teens wanting to be what guy’s want, which really in reality just screws everything up.

       A person that always comes to mind is Jessica Simpson, she used to be that size 0 model and big time celebrity but now days she is her true self. There is a video about her personally talking to an anorexic model that had to deal with being called fat which turned for the worst, now being that she only weighs 85 pounds. Jessica is now living her life with a nice little family and doing what she wants, not what others want.

      If we keep living like this what is it going to be like 30 years from now? What are women going to look like and what will they in general be like? If we want this outcome to be good then we all need to do something about this, we need everyone to be beautiful in their own way and actually feel it themselves as well. (472)

bridal showcase... enough said

                This past weekend I was dragged to a Bridal Showcase and let me tell yah other than the free food, it was not enjoyed one tiny bit. Being that my sister is getting married in September (the 7^th to be precise) she has A LOT to do. Now if you have never been to a bridal showcase, there are a ton of vendors there(photographers, food places, tux places, cake shops, cupcake shops, party buses, professional salons and make-up artists) the list goes on and on, let me tell yah. These showcases are almost like a slap in the face, they show you almost everything you need plus more for your wedding, down to personalized mint shops for your décor. My sister is very excited to be getting married don’t get me wrong, but with all the wedding stuff going she has become a little bit crazy, let’s just say she is “stressed”.

            My sister didn’t only drag me, but my mom, soon to be brother in law Shawn, & her friend Brooke. I think Shawn and I were the ones dreading it; Shawn was just being a wimp and thought he would be the only guy there but he was wrong. My mom was oh so excited because my oldest sister Nicole got married in Jamaica so she didn’t get to help plan a wedding or anything. Now don’t get me wrong I am so excited that Jayme is getting married to Shawn, but everything that goes along with the wedding is pretty hectic and crazy and FAST. My sister has a lot of the basic things booked like her photographer and venue and my favorite her dress! So she thought it would be a good idea to go to the bridal showcase for some ideas.

            We all traveled to the Iowa City Marriot where it was being hosted at, and when we got there my jaw dropped. There were so many people and brides, you almost had to wait in line to talk to anyone and people were rude and pushed and budged a lot. It was kind of cool to see everything that goes with a wedding and all the different ways you could do it. Jayme really liked a couple food places and decided on one to book for her wedding. The food places were my favorite; I most likely tried at least 10 kinds of cakes, and at least 5 little cupcakes, and had a lot of samples of many various appetizers and food for the wedding. That was definitely Shawn and I’s favorite part. I just really hope if we go to another one of those things it isn’t so packed, I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more.

            In a way it made me pretty excited for Jayme’s wedding, it is still so crazy to think my sister is moving on with her life and taking the next big step, but it is definitely a good one, and I am oh so happy for her. Knowing my sister her wedding will be everything she wants plus more. Now I am dreading to go bridesmaid dress shopping in a couple of months that will be sooooooo fun. (525)

yay for me

                Being healthy. That can mean many different things to many different people. This start of the New Year I started to become somewhat healthier, which definitely involves working out & eating right. (MY FAVORITE THING EVER)Yes, it was my New Year’s Resolution but so far I have been sticking to it pretty well. So don’t doubt me. I want to look good in September for my sister’s wedding, so that is definitely my main goal. Having a goal always helps.

            It really isn’t that bad though, being healthy can be super hard at first, at least it definitely was for me. I work in a steakhouse so I usually always drink pop and eat food after and during work, so that is something I had to stop, I started to drink water or tea because it is much healthier than dark pop. Also I stopped eating food from there because the meals are terrible for you but definitely very delicious. I have always loved fruits and vegetables and chickens so eating healthier hasn’t been that hard, the work part was probably the hardest. That was my first step it was hard but I’m doing it for the best (:

            Now the second main thing I did was started boxing class’s, my sister is an instructor so I get to try it out for a while for free. Let me tell yah, boxing classes kick your ass, the first night I started I stopped half way through and puked it was that terrible, then again I was pushing myself to hard. I am not going to lie I am still sore from class and it’s been a few weeks but at some point that has to go away, right?

            I am happy with myself and can’t wait to be even happier after I complete my goal! Working out and being healthy is very hard at first but it definitely gets easier and all in all you start to feel more confident and healthier all together. (333 words)

red dawn

                Every Christmas my cousins and I always go see a movie that night, this past Christmas we decided to go see Red Dawn. Now when I got my popcorn and candy I honestly had absolutely no idea what I was about to watch. But within the first 10 minutes it was definitely a “Sam” kind of movie (movie about the world ending or something terrible happening in the world). The movie was about North Korea basically coming over to the U.S and taking over. At the beginning of the movie in a town/region all of the electricity mysteriously went out. Then that next morning all of a sudden millions of troops came falling out of the sky starting to take over all the Americans. A group of teens got away from their hometown and began their own rebel group & eventually started to fight back.

            While sitting in the theater watching this movie of course I thought of the whole “what if” thing and situation. I mean seriously what it that happened here, it could honestly probably happen any day because North Korea is so split apart from everyone they could be planning something so terrible, yet no one would ever know until something actually really happened. It honestly, kind of scared me, but I will never know. If that did happen though I feel that America would win because we are just that awesome, good reason, I know, I know.

            Anyways the movie had Josh from the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh aka Josh Peck which I really liked because he is a really good actor and because I haven’t seen him in any movies or shows sense then & may I add he is looking better than ever ;).

Now anyways back to the movie viewing experience. In the movie people didn’t really resist the Korean soldiers, now I know that if that really happened I’m pretty sure we all would most likely strongly resist all these guys and go into a war very very fast. So I feel that was a down-side to the movie also I didn’t like how they only showed one town and not the entire U.S., that is something I would change.

I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys world-ending movies, or movies about something terrible happening. AKA “Sam movies”(: (392 words)

a haunted house

                I’m sure that you have most likely viewed or heard about the movies “Paranormal Activity 1, 2, & 3), well while I was looking for a movie to view the other weekend with some friends we came upon the movie “A Haunted House” at first I thought it was going to be just another movie about having demons in the house or something like that. When I watched the movie trailer though I was slightly wrong, it turned out to be a movie that basically made fun of “Paranormal Activity”. Me and my friends determined that, that was the movie for us.

            Let me tell yah, the movie was hilarious! Being that I strongly dislike the paranormal movies and think that a.) They obviously aren’t real & b.)They are stupid, valid reasons I know I know. Anyways the movies were set up somewhat like the paranormal ones and were not scary at all but hilarious indeed. I laughed probably about ninety eight percent of the time.

            The main idea of the movie is about a guy named Malcolm and he has his girlfriend Keisha move in with him into his new dream house. They start to have things happen to them that the girl thinks is a ghost but Malcolm thinks it’s nothing, and soon Keisha becomes taken over by a demon. Malcolm then calls up a priest and a ghost hunter team and a physic. Well they tend to spend most of the time basically running away from Keisha but it’s really funny.

            I would recommend this movie to anyone who dislikes the Paranormal Activity movies or anyone who just wants to have a good laugh. The movie was very good and didn’t get one tiny bit boring or “stupid”. Also the main character Malcolm is played by the actor Marlon Wayans, who also starred in moves like “Scary Movie” or “White Chicks”, so he tends to be in funny movies and he’s pretty good. As long as the movie makes fun of Paranormal Activity, it has to be funny (: (344 words)

needs to stop

Bullying. Why, What, When, Where, How? Why do people bully others? What makes others bully people? When do people ever feel bad? Where does it happen? How come it happens every single day, almost anywhere? There are so many questions that come to me when I think about bullying, the biggest is just why. But in today’s society it happens everywhere and sadly it is somewhat acceptable. I’m not going to tell you ive never bullied someone because I would be lying and I’m not going to believe you if you tell me you haven’t, because everyone has done it. But, Why?

I have personally been bullied, and I’m sure many others too. Society today is full of it, but what can we do to prevent it, because frankly I’m sick of it. It’s just not funny to me anymore; it’s annoying and very degrading on so many levels. Once again, Why, What, When, Where, & How?

WHY: Why do people bully others? – People bully others either a) for their own benefit, or b) to be cruel and harmful. Why bully someone though, what exactly comes from it, the other person feeling terrible, or possibly doing something terrible as a result that’s terrible and life threatening. It’s really just not worth it, it can make not only them feel bad, but make you personally feel bad too.

WHAT: What exactly is bullying? - Bullying: may be defined as the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended
to hurt another person, physically or mentally. The definition itself says why you shouldn’t bully and how it’s intended!

WHEN: - When do people ever feel bad? Usually the bullier doesn’t show that they feel bad or they just really don’t, I almost think that if someone feels bad about themselves they feel better making someone feel the same way, but what does it take for you to “feel” bad? Is it possibly making someone get hurt emotionally or physically or what worth it!

WHERE:-Where does it happen? It happens EVERYWHERE every day, every single minute, & yes every single second. It doesn’t matter if you’re at school or at home or anywhere. There are so many forms and ways you can be bullied, like texting or over the internet; there aren’t usually filters for things like that.

How: - How come it happens? It happens due to the fact that in today’s society we have accepted it almost and don’t seem to worry about it that much! There are so many ways it happens and times it happens that I have seen.

In conclusion it just needs to stop. Many, many, many people are affected from it every day and it needs to be confronted and stopped.  Majority of people have done it and I don’t think everyone feels positive about it. So here is what you can do, next time you see it happening maybe you should be the person to stand up and not just sit there and watch it happen! Stand up for someone and maybe even make a difference for once. (511 words)