Who Do You Think You Are?

To help me with my project, I interviewed my grandma over the phone, and my dad in person. After that, I emailed my mom, and with the information, I started a family tree. I made a prezi based around fifteen family members, and it is embed below, along with an infographic on my family.

11/24/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Do you have any traditions? Go in to detail about your plans for the 5 day weekend.

Thanksgiving isn't a big deal for me, but my dad really likes it. I honestly just want to take the break to spend time with my mom, but I'll probably end up "giving thanks" to a dead turkey anyway. My mom lives in Illinois, like most of my family, so my dad is going to drive us down there for Thanksgiving. Really looking forward to spending ten hours with my three year old sister. She cries all the time. No matter how cute little kids are supposed to be, she's mean. And ugly. And she picks her nose. Bleh.

http://www.ec21.com/offer_detail/Sell_Canned_Sweet_Kernel_Corn--12465541.html

11/19/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Reflecting on the comments and grade of your stop-motion animation... what you would do differently if you had to do it all over again? Would you manage your time better? Find better lighting for your photos? Come up with a better idea? Explain what you would change about your video.

If I had to do it all over again, I would probably ask to borrow a tripod. It was really, really hard to keep the camera steady, so the angle ended up all funny. I probably would've planned more, too, since the entire video basically just spilled out of my head and ended up really confusing, even though it wasn't supposed to have a story line anyway.

Apparently, it was frightening, too... Yeah. That wasn't my intention, but I guess some people are weird.

I'd have to fix the lighting, too, and make the credits longer, and probably change it so the stop motion video had something to do with jellyfish. I guess that was weird, even though I didn't think so. Whoops.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/projectfailures/the-five-motivators-of-successful-change/12931

11/17/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Tell me about your weekend.

I went to a debate tournament. And guess what? I won! Well, not really, because I didn't win all five rounds, but I won three! That means I won more than I lost, which is a really big deal because I always lose. Only I didn't! And there were a lot of really cute boys there who initiated conversation with me, and even though we mostly talked about debate, we still talked. Even though debate makes my stomach hurt, it was really fun! And there's a speaker point system, where one is the best and four is the worst, and in every single round I was either one or two. My debate partner, Mansi, was usually either three or four, but she was the one in a couple of rounds!

That picture is smaller than my file box, which I had to carry around during the debate tournament. Sally (my filebox) is so heavy. I had to lug her around for hours and it was not fun.

http://lit.genius.com/3956161/Louis-lafair-education-genius-student-testimonial/Ideas-that-used-to-sit-forgotten

11/14/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Tell me about your experience with taking your stop-motion photos. What problems did you run in to? What did you find difficult about the process? What would you go back and change about HOW you took the photos? Explain yourself.

I was annoyed with my phone, but that isn't really fair since the entire process in general was irritating. It was really hard to keep my phone in one place the entire time, so sometimes my pictures are taken from different angles. And I hated how slowly it happened. The tiny movements were frustratingly slow. I'm an impatient person, so this wasn't fun at all. I think I would change the lighting, since it randomly changes between photos for a reason I'm not totally sure of. Again, I compare this to knitting, only knitting is fun.

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/category/videos/

11/10/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What is stop motion animation? If you don't know, look it up! Explain.

Stop motion animation is, like, when you take a million pictures of inanimate objects, and then, when you play those pictures back really, really fast, you get a like, thirty second movie. It's way to much work for my taste. After a couple photos, I just go back to knitting. At least knitting has a reward. But I guess stop motion movies must be a lot cheaper to make than normal films. I think a lot of older Christmas movies are stop motion animation. Like, Rudolph, and stuff.

http://www.weeatfilms.com/tv/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer/

Five Frame Story

11/5/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Tell me about your idea for your 5 frame story board. What is the plot? How do you plan to make the story creative? Who's the main character? What is the beginning, middle and end? Tell me about your plan of attack.

The story begins with a medium shot of our hero's distraught features. He appears to be staring up with sad, mournful eyes, and our hearts begin to tremble against the resulting onslaught of emotions. Just looking at the one first frame portrays immense feeling. In the second frame, we quickly realize the root of our hero's troubles; his food bowl is empty. Oh, no! Poor, poor hero, so hungry, but yet so strong, even in the face of an empty food bowl.

In the third frame, we're given a side shot of our hero. Yet, he looks annoyed, and almost angry... His morals seem to be deteriorating against the pressure. His expression screams aggression and impatience. Understandable, under our hero's circumstances. However, do not fret. Despite the situation, we see in the fourth frame that our hero has succeeded; food has appeared in his bowl! Amazing!

Our hearts warm under the vintage of our great hero finally receiving his due. He eats the food with a dignity we could never achieve.

And that's the plot! But I plan to make the lighting dimmer and darker with dull colors in the beginning, and as the plot resolves itself, the lights and saturation will grow. In short, it's a funeral with rain, and then a wedding with sunshine.

http://heinekenh.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/living-the-gospel-joyful/

11/4/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Yesterday you edited and uploaded photos to your blog. Tell me more about your photos. How did you edit them? Why did you choose the photos that you did? Explain your assignment.

The program was hard to use and I wanted to like the end result, so it was hard for me. Mostly, my editing was spend enhancing colors and changing the focus to what I wanted to be the most important part of my photo.

http://wallpaperstock.net/yellow-contrast-flower_wallpapers_9224_1280x800_1.html

11/3/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Tell me about your weekend - details please!

Over the weekend, my sister's cat and I bonded.

See, Ivan and I never really spoke the same language. He's a cat, and I'm, well, not. I am a human being who communicates through relatively human means. Ivan, however, is a cat, and I've never been good at understanding him.

Maybe it's because I miss my cat, Momo, or maybe Ivan and I just don't click. But all that changed over the weekend. We chatted over our mutual dislike of holidays while eating candy meant for babies dressed as giraffes. It was nice.

But, before any of those life changing events took place, I went to a Halloween bonfire. It was funish, although this random dog kept showing up. That was a little bit strange.

Ooh, oh, I forgot! I also obtained noodles that were shaped like little pumpkins and vampire bats. Everything's more fun to eat when it's shaped like a pumpkin or a vampire bat.

Pictures

10/29/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What do you know about photography and/or photo editing? Do you take photos? How do you take photos? Do you edit photos before posting them on social media? How do you edit them? Explain any background or knowledge you have about photography and photo editing. Do you like it? Do you have any interest?

I take photos all the time, but there isn't any technique when I take them. I snap a picture, admire the results, and ignore the haters. Well, not really. I'm not popular enough to have haters. I just mean that I don't follow any rules when I take photos.

I don't really edit photos; at most, I crop them. Sometimes, for fun, I'll give the photo high saturation or contrast. It looks funny afterwards.

I have no serious knowledge on photography except for the common sense type of stuff. I like taking photos of nature or animals; humans scar the picture and make it ugly, so I try to keep people out of the photos I take. I like taking pictures, but there isn't any particular interest there.

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/pressCenter/cpqC743.jhtml?pq-path=2509/8058/9510/9826

Global Issue Project

10/20/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Tell me about your weekend. Share pics!

My life isn't that exciting. Why do you expect me to have pictures of my obviously glamorous weekend when the most exotic thing I did was clean up cat litter? Weekends are my break. I don't do anything during those precious two days of sanctuary, because I know that on Monday, I'm going to have to come back here. Urg. In short, my weekend was pretty great; I ate pizza, watched movies, took long naps, and had an overall unproductive Saturday and Sunday. Thanks for asking.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tidy-Cat-24-7-proformance-litter-Cats/10308706

10/16/14

Murkay. No post.

10/14/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Below is a letter written to the editor who wrote the article 'Enforcement of dress code creates negative effect' that your blogged about last week. Most of you wrote on your blog that you agreed with the writer. What are your thoughts after reading the letter below and seeing a different perspective. Are they the same? Are the different? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain yourself.

The letter skipped around a lot. Half the time it was energetic and the other half it was flat out aggressive.

Also, though I myself have decided I disagree with the article we blogged on, I also disagree with this letter.

The message I took away from the letter was basically an "it's just what you have to do so even if it's unfair, do it" which I find to be an ineffective way to answer articles or arguments, such as the one met last week.

There is a bigger picture behind dress code, and the letter makes sense. There are certain things that are appropriate in different situations. Like, you wouldn't wear the moth eaten Halloween costume you wore last year to a funeral. At the same time, though, is that really the biggest issue in the High School system? We're learning how to be young adults, and we're learning that there are times and places that necessitate different things from us. But, come on. As long as we understand that we aren't going to be able to wear our favorite shorts to work when we're in out late thirties, isn't that enough? I find it a little strange that you're comparing High School to a professional work place.

It's going to be a long time before I'm in an actual professional work place.

Global Issue Infographic

10/7/14

Blog post of the day:

The following article was in the September issue of The Tiger Print. Read the article (even if you already have) and respond to it below. What do you think? Do you agree? Disagree? Consider all perspectives of the article while you respond.

I agree a little, and I disagree a little, too.

I mean, how good can wearing shorts make you feel? I, personally, feel my best when buried inside an oversize sweatshirt. The author of this article claims that each piece of clothing she wears is put on only because she likes them, and I can't help but think that isn't the full truth.

Still. It kind of makes sense. Why should she be expected to change her clothing choices just so male students don't feel "distracted"? Maybe, instead of acting like the problem is her shorts, we should be focused on the actual issue.

Just saying. And the article says it, too. So even if wearing jeans isn't that big of a sacrifice, there are other problems on stage here.

10/6/14

Blog post of the day:

Tell me about your weekend! If you don't have anything fun to share, tell me about the city you live in. What do you love about Kansas City? Do you have a favorite place in the city? Favorite team? :) Favorite event? Explain.

Over the weekend, I started to knit a scarf. It's green and I've already finished about a fourth of it. It's a pretty ugly scarf, with all these messed up little notches in it, and it took literally seven hours of my life to get as far as I did, but hey. When I'm old and retired, I'm going to need to do something aside from sit on a couch and watch Gilmore Girls with my cat. I'm trying to be a realist about this.

By the way, doesn't she just look like an awesome lapcat? Like a laptop, but a cat. On that note, why is it called a laptop when it's a computer? Oh, wait, the full name is laptop computer. Okay. Then this is a laptop cat. Enjoy.

When I moved, I left my cat behind. I kind of miss her.

https://www.petfinder.com/cats/bringing-a-cat-home/

10/1/14

No blog post today.

9/29/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Tell me about your Homecoming weekend! If you didn't participate in the Homecoming festivities, what did you do? Share pics!

I didn't go to Homecoming, so...

Instead, I went to a debate tournament! And, in all seriousness, debate kids are mean. And novice debate kids are stupid. Like, I could hardly believe how much of an idiot some of these people were. Luckily, I managed to snag a couple cookies. Because it was my first tournament, and all. Yay debate!

Not really. It was horrible. I lost three out of four rounds. And some of those people... Oh god. So bad. It was a pretty monstrous experience.

No pictures, sorry. I was a bit preoccupied with fending off those beastly debate kids. So, instead, here's a picture of a baby cow, although I doubt you animal killers really care. Civilized society my foot. Don't be mad at me; be mad at the world that managed to convince you murder was acceptable.
Anyway, here's the baby cow:

http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/photo/baby-cow-high-resolution-wallpapers-stillmaza-com-4

9/24/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Imagine Mr. Bacon has asked you to suggest one way of improving Blue Valley High School to make it a better place for students. Think about the changes that are needed at your school. Pick one change you feel would really make a difference and explain what it is and why you'd make the change.

There are no changes that I feel are really necessary, and, either way, this is high school. Come on, people. Let's get real.

I guess, if I could change anything, I would suggest the library stock up on books on psychology and knitting. I like both of those things, however, I can't find any books on them. I mean, I could just go to a public library, but then I wouldn't be able to keep them past their due date without being forced to pay a fee. Ew, fees. So, yeah, that's the change I would suggest.

 Has books.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_School

9/23/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What are your favorite apps on your phone or tablet? Why?

I have no favorite apps, and because there aren't any favorites, I don't have any reasoning to explain. I mean, there aren't any specially amazing apps, and, therefore, I have no favorite. Do I really have to pick one?

Um... I like the flashlight app? Since I have an iPhone 3, I don't have a built in flashlight. Having a flashlight on me at all times is nice. Helps my anxiety. See this flashlight? Because of my flashlight app, I have all that and more.

C'mon, who uses an actual flashlight these days anyway? Flashlights... Aha. How quaint. How rustic. But I'm good with my flashlight app, thanks.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/8db4/

9/22/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What is email? When do you use email in your own personal life? List reasons and ways that people use email. What do you know about "email etiquette"?

Email is a messaging system in which you can communicate with people all over the world so long as you have their user address. I email my mom, since I don't live with her anymore, and I sometimes email long distance friends. People could use email for communication, business, or news. They can email from their phones or computers. When writing an email, there are different rules than when talking to other people, since, unless the person whom you are speaking wears a wire at all times, they cannot prove you said what you said without witnesses. If you email someone a giant assortment of insults followed by around five death threats, they can press charges against you. However, if you do the exact same thing to their face in a darkened alleyway, it will be harder for them to prove the assumed murder plot you're creating.
See? Play it safe when you use the internet. You don't want to go jail before you even pull through with your crimes.

http://www.holidayrentalsinfrance.com/?attachment_id=944

9/19/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Now that you've been in Emerging Technology for several weeks... What do you think? Do you think the web tools (Drive, Evernote, Bubbl, etc.) are helpful to you? Do you think they will be helpful throughout high school or even college? Explain.

Since I already knew how to use Drive, which I consider to be the most important tool here, I'm not going to comment on it. I learned how to use that on my own, and it's pretty simple, anyway.

Evernote, I think, could be an exceptional study tool throughout my life, even after college. However, much like Drive, it was a generally easy thing to figure out. I just didn't really use it up until now.

Emerging Technology is an okay class. It isn't super totally amazingly awesome, but it's not nearly as bad as, say, Biology. I don't think I learned anything new in here, but my global issue might end up helping me in debate. Having a blog is kind of fun, even if no one is ever going to read it. In fact, knowing it's basically my own secret journal is a bit comforting.

Obviously, if you're reading it right now, the previous statement is no longer applicable.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/8753/

9/17/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Do you enjoy writing? When do you enjoy it? What kind of writing do you enjoy? Why do you think the ability to write is so important no matter what kind of writing it is? Give an example that you enjoyed writing or hated writing. Why?

I hate most types of writing. Making little essays and scribbling down math notes just isn't my thing. But I do like writing stories, and I want to be an author someday. Any type of fictional writing is really fun for me, even if my inspiration is a bit fickle.

Writing is important, though, because even if I hate taking math notes, they'll be mighty helpful on the math test.

Writing any type of fiction ever: Enjoyable. That type of stuff is fun. Yay fiction.

Writing any type of notes and/or essay: Not enjoyable. In fact, I really hate these.

I like typing much more than actual writing by hand, though. I have bad hand writing.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/74787321/number-2-vintage-dixon-ticonderoga

9/16/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Reflect on this quote. Give an example of a time in your life that this might have been the case.

This quote is in the debate room, by the way. And it doesn't really fit my lifestyle, if we're being honest here.

But hey. That's not what this is about. So I procrastinate. Meh.

When in my life... When in my life... Hmm... Oh! Well, this one time, in fourth grade, I had a math test! So, in preparation for the previously mentioned math test, I blew off all my homework and took a nice long nap instead of studying. Nice, huh?

Yeah, I failed that test. No shame here, though. I'm here now, so I obviously passed fourth grade. I look back on that memory and laugh, now...

Ahahahahahahaha-no.

9/15/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What did you do this weekend? Share pictures if you have them!

Over the weekend, I didn't really do anything. I slept all Friday, I looked for pasta on Saturday, and then I joined a church related knitting group on Sunday. On Saturday, my sister called me fat. Sad face. No pictures, sorry.

9/12/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What is the importance of research? Why do you need to know how to research? What have you learned in high school about researching topics and finding quality resources? Have you had a helpful teacher that has taught you to research? Explain.

Doing research basically reassures you that you're doing it right. If you do research, you have a thousand other people on the internet saying you did it correctly, and, chances are, they're right. Throughout life, you'll have to research a variety of different things all the time, hence why you should know how to research, even if most of the stuff you research will ultimately be useless to you.

I've been in highschool for about three weeks, and, as you can assume, have learned very little so far. (I already want to graduate. These next four years have better go by in a flash.) Teachers, in general, are not my favorite people. Even if there was one down the line who taught me something of importance, I don't remember them at all. They probably weren't a big part of my life anyway.

Then again, I, in general, hate everyone. So it's nothing personal.

http://www.saramarberry.com/emerging-vs-strong-research-evidence-based-design/

Global Issue Selection

http://www.worldwildlife.org/industries/whitefish


http://www.asianscientist.com/features/matt-rand-global-shark-conservation-pew-environment-group/

The global topic I decided on was overfishing. Research on this topic has begun, and you can find my research questions here.

9/10/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Pretend that you are in your seventies or eighties. Complain about kids these days.

(In first person? Meh.)

If I really try, I can still manage to remember being young. And I guess it was nice while it lasted. Being able to walk around with cringing at the sound of my own knees cracking... Being able to wake up in the morning without taking my own teeth out of the water I keep at my bedside... Being able to smile without a small child running away in horror...

And how dare those little punks treat me like the terrifying one! If I see a group of, say, eighth graders, walking on the street, I will cross to the other side. I don't need their sass, and neither does John Mulaney.

Now, let's pause to think back on what kitten's look like. Fuzzy, sweet, playful, with the most adorably awkward faces. Now onto human babies. Disgust incarnate, right? And they grow up to be so much trouble. Wouldn't you rather have, say, a ferret?

But the human race has to continue. With the way the future generations of the planet seem to be turning out, I'd rather it didn't.

Did you know the sea cucumber is endangered? Psh. I didn't expect you to. Those darn conservative children, already driving America into the ground with their need for saturated fats...

9/9/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Tell me about the global issue you selected. What do you already know about the issue? What are you looking forward to learning about it? Explain.

Overfishing is my global issue. I didn't particularly want to do anything on any of them, so I picked an issue that would help me in other classes. I know the issue effects the national food supply, fish species across this watery globe of ours, and ecosystems everywhere.

Yeah, I used an Oxford comma. I happen to like them. Got an issue? Take it to the bank, buddy.

I'm searching for information that will answer my dandy questions on the topic, but the answers are quite elusive... Just like most tuna will be if we don't stop ovefishing the earth's waters.

Notice the distinct lack of fish in the picture below.

http://empowertheocean.com/the-future-of-ocean-energy/

9/8/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What did you do this weekend? Share pictures if you have them!

My weekend was overall uneventful. I worked on my geometry homework, but I'm still three worksheets behind. I completely blew off my HELA homework, which proved itself to be a bad decision. My cousins showed up for a soccer game they had in Kansas. They live in Illinois though, and I hardly ever see them, so it was sort of like housing strangers and then letting them sleep in your bed. I like my bed, thank you. I had to watch my little sister while my dad mowed the lawn. Every time my dad gives into her whiny little two year old wishes, I can't help but think back to my own childhood memories of doing the electric chair after refusing to eat a dead chicken corpse.

My sister and I made this really cool paprika pasta dish for dinner. It tasted great, even with the soy nuggets. Unfortunately, we had no flour, so I ended up eating dinner at 9:00 P.M yesterday. I was so hungry. But because I ate late, I wasn't hungry this morning, so when I ate breakfast I didn't eat a lot because I wasn't hungry, so now I'm really hungry. My stomach is it's own entity, and it's angry with me.

9/5/14

Blog Post of the Day:

If you could make your own report card, in what imaginary subjects would you get an A? Come up with at least five.  What would go on your imaginary report card?

If I could make my own report card then, regardless of subject, I would receive a B+ on almost everything. If every subject was labeled A+, it would seem snooty, but a C+ would make me seem stupid, so every single subject would be a B+. No matter what the subject is, I'm making the report card, and therefore, everything would be in my command; my talent in the subject is void. If I want to change one grade to an A+, then I need to change another one to a C+, and therefore, B+ is the perfect medium.
The report card shown below:
Sleeping: B+
Cooking: B+ (I am such a liar.)
Eating: C+ (Don't worry, this goes somewhere.)
Reading clocks: B+
Thinking: A+ (Well, I couldn't give myself a B in thinking, could I?)

PSA Slides

9/3/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Yesterday I asked your to "think differently" and push yourself to be uncommon with your PSA project using Google Slides. Why do you think I asked you to do that? What is the point? Why not just use bullets and headers? Explain.

Most would say that there isn't any. Why bother with silly little things like the PSA project you had to do in that one little class when you were still in high school? It's not like you're ever going to use that in real life, right?

Wrong.

Doing things like this teaches us about new perspectives and slowly eases us into being comfortable with a variety of different things, from public speaking to creative thinking. It may seem pointless, but later in life, it'll be helpful. It's doubtful that anyone in this class will just stop one day and think 'oh man am I glad I took that one class that one time' or ever thank Mrs. Scheuerman for her efforts, but subconsciously, it will end up being helpful.

One day you'll need to look at something from the perspective of someone else. Because of the Biology class you took, that Geometry class you cursed all the way, and the Honors English Language Arts class you really thought should just have been called Language Arts, you'll have different mindsets ingrained inside you, just waiting to pop out when they're needed.

But, all the same, I'm a fourteen year old girl who has experienced literally nothing of importance. So you probably shouldn't take my word for it.

http://hip-hopdigital.com/2014/01/23/k-camp-ft-cyhi-the-prynce-think-about-it/

9/2/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Tell me all about your Labor Day weekend. What did you do? Include photos!

I drove to Illinois and then I drove back to Kansas. It took longer than expected. I didn't take any photos, but I guess I can post a picture of Illinois. Or maybe my ferret or something. My mom, who lives in Illinois, bought another ferret, so now there are three. Jess is my favorite, because he's really fluffy and even though he plays with the feather duster, if you pick him up, he won't struggle. It's annoying when they struggle... (Cackle, cackle. Evil laugh.) It took a while to drive there and then drive back, though.

Oh, yeah. My dad blew the money he's been saving since he was twelve on an island in Michigan. I put up a picture of Butterfield Island instead. I mean, who wants to look at a ferret? They are an acquired taste, after all.

Island:

http://www.privateislandsonline.com/areas/michigan/islands?direction=DESC&page=1&sort=size

8/29/14

Blog Post of the Day:

Read this small newspaper clipping and then write a blog post about it. What are your thoughts? How does it make you feel? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain yourself.

The newspaper clipping sounds condescending. It seems to be saying that because you were born on this world, it's your job to make it better; your responsibility to go out and do something, regardless of your now void opinion.

But let's be honest. No matter what you think is your responsibility to do, there will still be sickness. There will still be war. There will still be sadness. People are stupid, and stupid people do stupid things, no matter how many times you mow the lawn. On your parents not owning you fun? Long story short, I hate parents who complain about their kids. Your child did not choose to be born under your care; they didn't even choose to be born. You, on the other hand? You very likely had a choice. If you didn't want to have children so badly, why did you? It's not like there are any ways to avoid getting pregnant and/or impregnating someone... Oh, wait, there are.

At my eighth grade graduation, this guy turned to me and said, "It's time for me to get out of this town." He seemed pretty serious, and that, right there, was the highlight of my evening. Where are you going to go, anyway? You're fourteen years old! But he still said it, and, sadly enough, it appeared that he meant it. Do you think he was under the apparently false impression that his town owed him anything? No, he wasn't. And I'm not, either.

The entire message of the newspaper clipping was basically that there are some things you have to do. And, for me, that begs the question of why. Why do I have to do those things? What if I washed the windows yesterday? Does this imply that the windows need to be washed every single day, because, if that's the case, I'm not sure if I can do that. Why do you have to be living for the world? Why is it that no matter how far I chase my dreams, there will always be someone in the background trying to guilt trip me into living for someone else?

If I agreed with the newspaper clipping, I would be saying that what you want to do with your life doesn't matter at all; but hey, it's for the greater good, right? And you should really be thinking about your great grandchildren's great grandchildren. I mean, sure, they're going to end up doing the same thing as you, throwing their life away in the process, but, c'mon. Don't be so selfish as to live your live for you.

In short, I disagree with the newspaper clipping.

8/26/14

Blog Post of the Day:

What is a Public Service Announcement? If you don't know what it is, Google it. In your own words, now tell me what it is? What are they used for? Can you recall an example of a PSA you've seen before?

A Public Service Announcement is information the general public of a certain area needs to know, given through media without charge; or, rather, without any clearly visible charge, since nothing is free. Usually, Public Service Announcements are about something important. At least, I assume it would be. Not sure why the government would waste time on something as simple as 'oh hey yeah, so the cupcakery is having a sale in a week', but I guess that's why I'm never going to be involved with politics.
I once saw a Public Service Announcement which kindly informed me of the incoming flash flood, interrupting Wipeout and ultimately doing nothing for me since the foretold flood never happened. Not that I should complain, because if there was a flash flood, and I simply continued to snicker at the misfortune fools on the kitchen television while eating undercooked pasta, I likely would be singing another dandy tune.


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8/25/14

Blog Post of the Day:

After watching the short clip of Ashton Kutcher's acceptance speech what did you take away from his advice? What does this quote mean to you -"Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you, and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use."

There's no point in living if you're living for someone else. Why should you be the one trying to fit into someone else's world? The people that created those standards aren't better than me; in fact, there's a pretty big chance that they're actually worse. Nothing is what it appears to be more than half the time, and the other half, there's probably someone else sitting behind a curtain pulling the strings. That's where you come to a choice; are you going to be a leader, a follower, or neither? A leader is in a hierarchy; a mess of tricking someone while unknowingly being tricked. A follower often doesn't even realize they're following; they just jumble along with the masses, preaching to the choir about things they often know nothing about. That brings a person to the last option.

Why abide by someone else's standards? Why force another into abiding by yours? There's no point; or, if there is one, I can't see it.

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