Archive for April, 2009
Damn you Facebook!!!
As we all know, there are many online forms of communication that tend to keep us occupied and addicted. Facebook began as conquest, and it conquered alright! Besides this blog, I find myself quite addicted to the stupid networking ordeal. I mean, why can’t I just not be addicted? I’ll tell you why:
1. I love gossip
2. I can show everyone when I look great by posting pics
3. I can show everyone how great I’m doing in general
4. We all get to look like we have a million and one friends even though we probably keep in touch with about 50 of them
5. And we’re all a bit nosey (gossip, stalkers, etc)
I mean, networking applications are the great. It’s not like you’re judged for being a user because your networks consist of people that you actually know. It’s a great way to keep in contact with people, especially since you really wouldn’t give a damn about them beyond Facebook. Website creators must marvel at the thought of networking sites. I’m sure a lot of work goes into them (I’m really not technical so I have no clue), but after that, people keep the site going on their own, and boom, just like that the advertising comes in because of all the hits, and the creators are rich (cough cough Mark Zuckerberg). What a great invention, maybe like ConnectU wanted to be.
But man, I’m not seeing any of this money. I mean why the hell am I so addicted? Well, apparently I know I’m so addicted. I mean I go on Facebook like once a day or every other day, but I know there are people out there who live on it. I mean, if I think I’m addicted what are they? How are we to overcome this facebook phenomenon when you’re considered a social outcast for not having Facebook? It seems like quite a predicament. Well people, I’m looking for answers. Are we so unattached to reality, that we live in a cyber space form of life? Have we replaced regular social human interaction with key strokes, and emoticons? Makes me wonder……..
***My stupid Facebook page won’t even load right now, but I’m totally curious to know what those new notifications are! Damn you Facebook, damn you!!!!!
Mark Zuckerberg, the origins of FB
April 29, 2009 at 12:46 PM thethingswethink7 Leave a comment
Conflict in Sri Lanka
“Many people are confused because of horror stories about the Tamil Tigers. But whatever we may think of the Tamil Tigers, it is the human rights catastrophe that must be of primary concern and in that regard it is the Sri Lankan government that has the responsibility to end the bloodshed. There will be a solidarity march organized by the Canadian Peace Alliance and some unions on May 9. It’s about time, progessive people outside the Tamil community speak out in solidarity.”
…Let’s set aside our differences for one day and come together in the name of peace, unity and compassion for humanity!
April 29, 2009 at 11:46 AM thethingswethink7 Leave a comment
A Women Studies Note
I’m studying for a women studies midterm that is focused on the interactions of race, class and gender, and how they intersect to generate further inequality. I’m reading “Doing Difference” by Candace West and Sarah Fenstermaker. It’s funny because there is a section that focuses on white middle-class bias on feminist thought. They go on to explain that some feminist work talks about oppression by women who are not oppressed. While reading this, I was thinking that they speak of colored women as though we are completely marginalized in society. I am a young colored woman, however I never think of myself as an oppressed individual affected by the inter-sectional implications of race, class and gender. Perhaps because I’m a second generation Canadian born female. Perhaps the generations before me have paved the way so that individuals such as myself don’t feel the slap of racism, or the glass ceiling of sexism. Perhaps because “class” is no longer defined by your family, but of what you make of yourself, by making your own opportunities and pursuing what you wish. I study women studies, and find that it does not highlight the changes in society, but focuses on how women were traditionally oppressed. I am definitely a feminist, and will always feel the need for change (especially for those who are not as fortunate), but I greatly appreciate my geographic location for alienating me from such damaging oppression, and would like to thank feminists everywhere, because their work (even if it can be repetitive), has obviously been worth it.
The Spark
I was reading a blog on http://kickitwithscott.wordpress.comabout men, relationships, and communication. It actually reminded me of a part of “He’s Just Not That Into You”. Don’t get me wrong, the blog was great, but the communication part sparked up this blog. In the movie, a guy tells the main girl that there is no such thing as the ‘spark’. That guys’ just made that up to make girls think that there was a reason to like them. And the girl, as gullible as she may be, believed it. Now I don’t know if guys believe that they made up the spark, or if they’re looking for that certain spark with a woman, but from my perspective, the spark is definitely true.
And this is how kickitwithscott helped me out. The spark is communication. It’s about personality, behavior, and communication skills. If a guy is a nice, happy, funny guy, he can usually portray pretty good behavioral skills by generally being polite, and good communication skills through jokes, laughter, and light hearted conversation. I’m sure many women relate to the theory of the spark. If a guy has a great smile, than that’s always favorable, but anything can make a girl forget that smile (like if he’d rather slap your ass than hold your hand). But if a guy has a great smile, and a sweet comment to follow than he’s probably worth sitting through the whole date (instead of texting your insurance policy…in my case my best friend calls me and says there’s an emergency- otherwise known as the mercy call). So thank you kickitwithscott, you’re right, communication is key, and to me, it’s key because I can see a guy’s personality to see if we click well together. If a guy doesn’t communicate, I’m outta there!
Getting Old in our Twenties??
I’m still in my early twenties, and have a long fruitful life ahead of me. This I realize, therefore I like to enjoy as much as my present day youth as possible. I enjoy clubbing, partying, late nights, sleeping in, blah blah blah. I’m pretty much your all around 20 year old girl. But why is it, that at this age, I feel like everyone else around me is embracing the hug of old age. All of a sudden, people who used to party all night long last year, have to go to home because they have work in the morning. If someone has an exam in a week, they’re already staying home and studying. I understand embracing responsibilities, and doing everything in moderation, but more and more young people are beginning to act as though they’re 35 with children.
Remember everyone, if you’re not going outside because of sheer laziness, then go ahead, let your life pass you by, but when your 20-something, you should embrace it. Go outside, enjoy the weather, enjoy the night, because once your twenties are done, they’re over. This is the last bit of true youth that you will enjoy in life. From there on out, it’ll be a former glory, just like your teenage years. So stop trying to grow older than you are, have fun, it’s alright, you won’t be judged (as long as you have a balance in your life).
Happy 420 Everyone
Family Guy covers everything!
Just wanted to say Happy 420 to all of you that celebrate. In light of 420, Family Guy ran a hilarious episode. Unfortunately, YouTube had to pull the video because of Fox’s Copyright, but its basically Brian and Stewey singing about a bag of weed to get votes to legalize marijuana. I’m sure if you Google it, it’ll pop up somewhere online. Best theme song for pot smokers! Happy 420!
The Rejection
So have you ever had a few drinks, gone to a club and met a guy? Or maybe bumped into someone that you used to kind of date, but deemed them unworthy, and cut off? But perhaps on this night you had one too many, or went clubbing to meet someone on that particular night, and that’s the only person around? Well we’ve all been there at least once. So here’s how the night goes, you’ve had a few drinks and you’re in a good mood. You bump into that someone (or meet someone new), you catch up (or introduce yourselves), and while the liquor keeps pouring, you’re having the most fabulous night of your life, you think he’s incredible, and don’t understand why your girlfriends don’t think so too.
You have both danced the night away, and he was always attentive enough to get you that next drink. You exchange numbers, and look forward to the first flirtatious phone call that’s about to happen. The next day, you wake up with the worst hangover of your life, and replay the previous night through your head. Sure, you may be hungover, but at least you met a great guy. Your girlfriend calls you to run through a recap as well. She’s already uploaded the pics from last night, and is emailing them over. You’re excited to see that she capture pics of you and your new flame, and can’t wait to see the details of his face while you’re opening the attachments. As the picture loads, your smile fades. Now you understand why your girlfriends weren’t excited for you. Oh man, he’s ugly, and very badly dressed. Where did he get off acting like such a smooth talker last night? He looks like a loser.
Just as you’re telling yourself it’s ok, you don’t have to see him again, your phone rings. Shit, you gave him your phone number instead of taking his. Don’t answer, don’t answer. Man this guy just won’t hang up. He’s probably waiting for the machine. Ok it stopped ringing. Oh man he’s calling again. WTF?
You see, this is where men get a little desperate. Now even if it’s a guy who’s not ugly, and I thought was pretty attractive, I usually hate meeting completely random strangers, and tend to not answer the phone the next day, or ever again. I can’t stand the dating process. In “He’s Just not that Into You”, they showed a young girl being persistent, and wanting to stalk guys, but men do the same thing. I still have guys calling my phone from a year ago. If the girl never answered the first time, or she did, said she’d call you back and didn’t, SHE”S NOT INTERESTED. I mean, Hitch was kind of right, a lot of us girls are always looking, but the difference between women and men, is that we know what we’re looking for. Most of us know exactly what kind of man that we want, and if you’re not it, we’re not answering.
So please, for you men out there, if she hasn’t answered the phone within the first week, she doesn’t want to talk to you. Don’t keep texting her once a day just to say hello, I mean she never responded in the first place to your phone call. She obviously doesn’t want to say hello. There’s no need to call, she has your phone number, and no she’s not just being shy. If a girl wanted to talk to you, she would when you call. Most of the time, when we really want a guy, we sit around, carry our phones everywhere, and wait for that call. Other than that, you’re being ignored my friend. This means you Shawn. Sorry. Good luck to the rest of you, hopefully you won’t meet weirdos like Shawn, Michael, or Shan.
Snoop After Dark-Paris Hilton Bit
Snoop's Pea-head
OK, this is soooooo funny! Did anyone happen to watch Snoop Dog’s latest reality show, Snoop after Dark? Well don’t. I only watched up to the first guest, and I was done. Oh man, Snoop Dog is just another gangster rapper trying to make some dough off of the reality t.v network. After he sneaks into his restaurant/bar, he goes to interview the horribly dressed Paris Hilton, who happens to be his “bartender”. After the blond retard tries to talk “gangster” with the rapper, she goes on to promote her own horrible reality television show. It was like a chain effect of bull****. On top of it, she tries to bust a rhyme with the rapper. Her high pitched, cat being run over by a truck voice was enough to make me change the channel, but it was funny as hell. Now I see that she’ll do anything for attention on television. I would strongly suggest to NOT watch the show. It’s pretty bad.
Marijuana…to smoke or not to smoke?
I’m sure that there is a very large part of the population that smokes, or has smoked up at least once in their life. I was one of the few that was very much against smoking pot for the last several years. Ever since I was in high school, and watched everyone do it, I refused. I do drink, and enjoy partying, and I didn’t mind if other people smoked up around me (although I preferred not to hang out with them) but I didn’t want to touch the stuff. It wasn’t because of all the health myths (I smoke cigs), but it was because I was afraid of being considered grungy. A pothead. Dependent on a feeling, or mindset brought about by marijuana. I did not want to become that. In high school, those kids were gross, and didn’t go anywhere with their lives.
Now, I’m far out of high school, and well aware of my decisions and the consequences to follow. I tried marijuana, which proved to be a great release from extreme stress. Finally, years later, I got it. It’s great. I don’t care if people think that I’m a potthead anymore, because after all the partying, the friends, the hangovers, the gossip, the bad work schedule, the exams, the family drama, the money stuff, the unhappiness that I’ve experienced in the last few years, marijuana swept in and cleared my head. So for those of you who still think like I did, don’t hate until you’ve tried it. I’m writing this because I have a very judgemental close friend. It’s easy to wonder why people enjoy marijuana, but don’t question what you can never understand.
However, I’m proud that I wasn’t a stupid teenager, smoking everyday, every hour on the hour. I waited until I was older, responsible, and understood what my priorities were. Maybe that’s what everyone should do. Hold out until you really need it.
I found this website quite interesting, as it reassured me which weed myths were myths:
http://www.chrisbrunner.com/2006/12/05/top-10-marijuana-myths/
Seth Rogen…Observe and Report failure??
Oh Seth Rogen, the newest spruce of comedy that has been added to the silver-screen. Thank god! It’s about time that some good humour started to dominate. Now don’t get me wrong, I love all sorts of comedy, but Jim Carey, Adam Sandler (HUGE FAN), and Will Ferrell (and all of their comedy crews) seem to be loosing their touch. I guess their time may be over, although I could watch Vince Vaughn until the end. But considering that Seth Rogen is pretty much the same age as me, I think I relate to him a lot better. It’s great, they smoke up, they like geeks, and they’re weirdos. I think everyone has a little bit of that in their personality.
Anyways, I was sad to hear that Observe and Report was supposed to be s***. Last night, my friends asked me to watch it with them and I declined. I didn’t want to be disappointed by a Seth Rogen movie. I didn’t even really like Mall Cop so I didn’t expect much more. I saw a review on t.v, and the guy said that you’d be better off renting it, or downloading it for free. I watched another movie, but when we were exiting the theatre, some kids were leaving “Observe and Report”. I overhead one of them saying “That was the s****** Seth Rogen movie I’ve ever seen, what a f****** waste”. So instead we watched Monsters vs. Aliens, where Rogen voices Bob (the blue blob). He was great, I was laughing until the very end. Once again, I’m proud to say that I’m a supporting Canadian fan of Seth Rogen. Keep spreading the laughter!
Who’s hotter Megan Fox or Angelina Jolie??
Now, I honestly look at Megan Fox and see the next Angelina. I hail Angelina to be one of the most beautiful women of our time (next in line to Aishwarya Rai of course), but let’s face it, she’s beginning to age. I love her attitude, her movies, and her style, but I think even she is beginning to accept that her time is over.
I think that pic was a flattering image of Angelina Jolie aging. It’s funny because everyone acts like Angelina Jolie doesn’t care what the public thinks about her, yet when the skinny phase started, she rapidly lost weight. She’s always had a very sexy, filling figure which is now just skinny, making her look frail. I think Angelina isn’t going to age well if she keeps losing weight. Now Megan Fox on the other hand is skinny, but she still looks healthy (unlike Lindsay Lohan). She just looks like a girl that has a small frame (although I’m sure she’s starving on the inside). Well whatever it is she’s doing, she’s definitely the next Jolie, now she just has to get more roles in movies!
Tuition in Ontario is B***S***
Now this is one topic that I know inside out. Tuition fees in Ontario. If you go to a post secondary institution in Ontario Canada, you’re bound to be ripped off by high tuition prices. Honestly, it’s horrible. Financial aid is definitely not the best route to take, and if you did initially take it, you’ll find that sooner or later you will be kicked off of it, leaving you absolutely no way to pay for tuition. I had to work full time to pay for school, therefore missing classes, and finding it difficult to keep up. Does this make any sense at all? Why is it that college tuition is practically half of the price of university tuition. On top of it, those kids get out sooner, and get better paying jobs. If you go to university, you basically have to go to grad school (another jump in tuition fees) to even get a good paying job. Having a degree in Ontario is like having a high school diploma. Everyone has one, and it does jacks***! Yes I am a struggling student, and for the last 2 years I have been trying to find ways to fund my education. Working and attending school is difficult, and I don’t have the blessing of some parent paying for all of my education. $2500 every 4 months, in addition to the cost of books (at least $400 a semester) is very costly. This is in addition to credit card bills, transportation, food, the whole deal. I mean when are these institutions going to realize that half of the people attending aren’t even getting their monies worth? We spend all of our time working just so that the word “registered” shows up on the class list. We barely even make it to school. I mean how can we, working around horrible work schedules that refuse to be accommodating, and classes all the way on the other side of the city! I would have been graduated and done if tuition was the same price of college tuition. And I attend one of those schools that believe they’re better than all the rest (and they suck). They have horrible professors, a badly run registrar, and stupid policies (not mentioning any names U of T). All of these struggles for a piece of paper that will barely get me a job to make ends meet. Is it time to give up and drop out? Should I just apply for some entry level job and work my way up, or is it actually worth it to finish school? I mean, I have bills to pay, and getting my education has brought me nothing but hassle and troubles. To top it off, I hate my major. Either tuition prices need to be lowered, or they need to come up with more bursary plans (only like 2 available at my school-I’ve looked hard). Well, I can say one thing for sure, F*** grad school!
