Facebook in Reality

I stole this from my professor's blog. She showed it to us in class. We loved it.

Polyphonic Spree

I really really really miss my cousin Kami, who is in the MTC preparing to serve a mission in Chile. While browsing stumbleupon.com, a page about the Polyphonic Spree came up. This reminded me of Kami, who introduced me to this bizarre group years ago when I visited her in Massachusetts.

The Polyphonic Spree is a self-described "choral symphonic rock" group from the Dallas, Texas area. The band generally consists of a 10-person choir, a pair of keyboardists, as well as a percussionist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, flautist, trumpeter, trombonist, violinist/violist, harpist, French horn player, a pedal steel player, theremin player, and an electronic effects person. Individual members and the number of musicians vary because of the flexibility necessary in traveling with such a large band. Tim DeLaughter is musical director and contributes lead vocals, as well as keyboards, guitar, and percussion.

They are creepy. But, it is a golden memory so I decided to share it with the blogging world. Here you go:

Facebook Confidence

My parents love to tell me that my generation no longer knows how to interact with people in "real life" and that texting and facebook are ruining our relationships.

I don't know if these things are ruining it all for us, but I do believe in a thing I like to call facebook confidence. There are some things we do or say over facebook that we would never say in "real life". Often times this applies to texts as well. Why is it so easy for this to happen? My 2 main theories are:

1. We can't see the person, so it doesn't seem as real. In fact, there have been several occasions I can think of in my life and my friend's lives when the things a person said over facebook were never mentioned again in "real life" or they were only mentioned because another topic was brought up that reminded them of that time you were a huge freak and asked them if they were "getting your hints". This leads to the facebook confidence almost being not "real" itself. If things get weird on facebook, you can always log off and act like "facebook chat was totally freaking out", but in "real life" if you just randomly walked away in the middle of the conversation you will most certainly be labeled socially awkward.

2. We have time to think of what to say. We have power that is not there in a face-to-face conversation. We have the ability to type and erase until we think of something witty and intelligent to send. The downfall of this is that so do they. And then you feel the need to trump the wit and intelligence with each thing you type, thinking that you are hilarius/bold/smart/flirtatious or whatever (which IS facebook confidence) and it can get weird. Especially later that night when you are lying in bed reviewing in your head what you said.

Obama Girl No Longer Has a Crush on the President

Obama girl has lost her crush on Barack Obama. . . and it is news worthy.


"In my opinion, I feel like he should be focusing a lot more on jobs and the economy," Amber Lee Ettinger (Obama Girl) told the New York Post.
"He did create some jobs, but most of them were government jobs and that doesn't really help the middle class," she added.

Her grade for Obama: B- minus.

Types of Witches

The following list was found on the floor of a 3rd grade classroom in Washington D.C.
Some are more inappropriate than others. Overall, hilarious.






If you are struggling to read them, here is the full list, typed:

Types of Bitches

1) Dirty dumb ass bitches
2) Aint got no ass bitches
3) Dusty trick bitches
4) Fishy bitches
5) Don’t know how to fight bitches
6) Got all that mouth but can’t step bitches
7) Ugly looking bitch that think they all that
8) Can’t keep a man bitch
9) Track wearing bitches
10) Bitches that be trying to steal your man

11) Hoochie looking bitches

12) Ain’t got no damn sense bitches
13) Stupid bitches that act dumb
14) Bitches who can only get a dirty boy
15) Want to be jocking bitches
16) Bitches who think their man love them but get pregnant and be left alone
17) Bitches who think they better than me
18) Instigating bitches
19) Talking behind your back bitches
20) Loud mouth bitches
21) Pissy bitches
22) Stingy bitches
23) Funky looking bitches
24) Short hair bitches
25) Spanish bitches who think they all that cause of their hair

26) Bitches that be ignoring you when they know they can hear you
27) Staring in your face bitches
28) Big eyed looking bitches
29) Crazy bitches
30) Nappy tender headed bitches
31) Booty shorts wearing bitches

32) Coast-signing bitches
33) Dick riding bitches
34) Whipped bitches
35) Buck tooth bitches
36) Cheesy teeth bitches
37) Same wearing clothes each day bitches
38) Ghetto bitches
39) Hair dyeing bitches

40) Wearing shoes that be talking bitches
41) Bitches who think they hard
42) Bitches that think they get money
43) Bitches that go to a dirty school
44) (page missing)
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59) Gay bitches

60) Stanky fishy coochie smelling bitches
61) Tomboy bitches
62) Stain on your pants bitches
63) Dry scalp dandruff bitches
64) Dirty hair bitches
65) Stealing bitches
66) Stinky feet bitches
67) Big gap bitches
68) Protecting their store bitches
69) Pajamas outside bitches

70) Ragly braid bitches
71) Stanky butt bitches
72) Greedy bitches
73) Slimy grimy bitches
74) Psycho bitches
75) Drug dealing bitches
76) Geekin’ bitches
77) Suntanning bitches

78) Goofy looking bitches
79) Triflin’ bitches
80) Skanky bitches
81) Mugging bitches
82) Sloppy bitches
83) Dirty fingernails bitches
84) Dirty sock wearing bitches
85) Uncreative bitches
86) White bitches that think black people poor
87) Conceited bitches

88) Tall bitches
89) Short bitches

90) Jealous bitches

Boston Celtics- Elderly in the NBA

For the third season in a row, Boston has dipped into the veteran free agent market and added depth for a title run, this time in the form of former All-Star Michael Finley. Now that the Celtics signed Michael Finley, age 37!! (the 8th oldest in the NBA) they have some of the oldest players in the NBA.

Adding Finley made Kevin Garnett, 33 with high mileage, the team's fourth-oldest player. On 12 other teams, KG would be the eldest statesman.

Finley is no doubt a great player:

He has averaged 15.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG and 3.0 APG in his 14-year career, all while shooting 37.4 percent from 3-point range. He will wear No. 40 for the Celts.

Boston will welcome Finley to the team for its 8 p.m. Sunday night matchup with the Wizards in the Garden, but it's unknown if he will play.

Cougar Town

Cougar Town is the funniest show in the world. I have compiled what I believe to be the most hilarious quotes from the show. If they say anything really hilarious in the future I will let you know. Also, I have included a clip from my favorite episode. And Ellie is THE best.



Cougar Town Quotes:
1. Laurie [to Jules for picture]: Arch your back and stick out your chest
Ellie: And say classy!

2. Ellie [to Andy]: Listen half pint, I'm not gonna thank you for things you're supposed to do. If I did I'd have to start thanking you for killing bugs and supporting me.

3. Ellie: Racist Uncle or Drug Dealer Uncle?
Jules: Racist Uncle. Drug Dealer Uncle is now Prison Uncle.
Ellie: Oh right, because of Detective Cousin.

4. Laurie: Hey Grayson, if you were at a BBQ playing drinking games with your buds would you chug a girls beer and hug her sweetly from behind without trying to cop a feel if you weren't in love with her?
Grayson: Please stop coming to my bar.



5. Grayson: When women get older, it's icky. When men get older, it's adorable. It's my favorite double standard.
Jules: Yeah, I'm not a huge fan.

6. Jules: Good morning! I've been up for hours
Grayson: I had eggs for breakfast
Jules: What?
Grayson: Oh I'm sorry, I thought we were sharing incredibly boring facts about each other.

7. Jules: I'm guessing the boy I flashed goes to your school
Travis: Yes he does
Jules: Is he single? ... Kidding! Why don't you ever laugh at my jokes?
Travis: Because they make me sad.

8. Travis: I'm sure it's not that bad, let me see.
Barb: No! Innocence should be lost in the bedroom... or on a commercial cruise liner.

so much love.

The Stages of Love (in the Media)

In my class, we talked about how there are media stages that one has to go through when wanting to get to know someone better. I am pretty positive that it was this: (and if not, I think that this is pretty darn accurate anyway)

So, you meet someone briefly, and they seem cool so you want to get to know them. Now you,
1. Add them as a friend on facebook. Sooner if you have mutual friends, because that is obviously how you found them (I was looking at Sarah's page, and saw you wrote on her wall last month!)

2. You like their status. This is good because it means you are recognizing the facebook friendship, but you could have easily just seen their status in your newsfeed, and "liked" it, you definitely weren't stalking their profile!

3. Facebook chat. Once you break the facebook boundary, you can have a conversation over fb chat. What a wonderful little tool. You can even say something about how funny thier status was, how true you thought it to be.

4. Over facebook chat, or possibly a message, you can now move on to GETTING THEIR NUMBER. This is a huge step, and it is a tricky one, because you usually have to have a reason. Few people just ask for it straight up- that is usually socially awkward.

5. Texting. Texting is where its at. Once you feel comfortable texting a guy about a random thing, this means your relationship is finally developing. However, it is a tough call when to draw the line on creepy texts, and what hour the texts are sent (3AM- not okay).

6. CALLING THEM ON THE PHONE- this is one of the most bold things a person can do nowadays. And I am talking about calling for basically no reason, or making up a reason just so you can talk to them. Not if you legitimately need to talk to them. We so rarely just chat to people over the phone now, especially if we are interested in them. So, this step shows real initiative.

FINALLY- The HANG OUT!
Now, for some people, the hang out comes before all 6 steps, which is fine. But the 6 steps still happen before you are "in a relationship".
Most people say that if someone goes out of order, it seems socially awkward. . . What do you think!?

Is it worth it, let me work it. I put my thing down flip it and reverse it.

THE BACHELOR

Jake Pavelka!

After Harris (some chick from an earlier season) rejected Pavelka, scores of other American women sent in love notes to ABC saying that they wanted to divorce their husbands and would give away their children and/or toy dogs just for a chance to dress up in a discounted pageant gown and drink champagne with him. Pavelka is classically cute, he’s got a symmetrical face with dimples, blue eyes, blond hair, and a buff bod. Thankfully for ABC he also has the ability to rattle off romance cliches at a breathtaking pace without once cracking a smile. A gem from a previous episode: “Love’s more powerful than flying.”

I don't care for Jake. He is a ridiculous person, and way too sensitive for a guy who is willing to find "love" on national television. He should probably have known that he would be meeting crazy slut's like Vienna, Ali and Michelle. (and more).

Tonight was the "Women Tell ALL" and here are some observations/things I learned:

1. Ashley H. PURPOSEFULLY fell down. What an idiot.

2. Rozlyn looks like Hilary Duff.

3. Vienna needs to get some different eyeshadow. Gray smeared all around her eyes is disgusting.

4. Love will not be found on television.

"Racy" Scotty Lago Pics

So, the snowboarder Scotty Lago from the USA left Vancouver after some inappropriate photos of Scotty, wearing a Team USA T-shirt, and his medal surfaced.

"There are better ways to celebrate than just drinking and having idiotic pictures along with women, but Scotty needs to learn some manners. The Olympian Scotty was participating in the Olympics in Vancouver. After winning his Bronze medal he started to party in his own style. The player got some photographs along with a woman who bit her medal and in another picture she was kissing his medal when it was placed on his pants close to his penis"



I feel like these photos are ridiculous and nothing scandalous is actually going on. How do you feel? Is is worse because he is representing the USA? What about all those slutty celebs from the USA?

The Cinco

The Cinco involves having 5 main crushes at any given time:
I propose:
1. The Ward Crush
2. The Work Crush
3. The School Crush
4. The Facebook Crush
5. The Olive Garden Boy Crush (Can also be Spoon Me Boy Crush, Macey's Cashier Boy Crush etc, you get the idea)

You can have any other random crush in any place you frequent, maybe Gold's Gym Treadmill Boy Crush or whatever.

This way, you don't accidentally obsess too much over one boy. And if School Crush rejects you, you can move along to Work Crush or any of the others. Slowly you can replace School Crush for when this may happen again. You get the idea?

The facebook phenomenon: Bra Color Status

I had received the invitation to change my status to my bra color 3 times before I actually did it, but the real reasons I caved were:

1. One friends status was: "LADIES... NO ONE CARES WHAT COLOR YOUR BRA IS!!! This information shows NOTHING about your support of cancer research... pay money to American Cancer Society if you want to support breast cancer research!"

This particular status update sparked 33!! comments ranging from outrage to sarcastic to humorous. My personal choice of response was, "hey, you aren't supposed to tell the boys"
This friends status actually pissed me off, mostly because I hate when people over react that like. Whats it to her if everyone's status is a color? Its not actually hurting anything. In fact, it might actually spark people's minds on the topic of breast cancer research! It actually did to me. When I am no longer a college student, and am in a position to donate funds to charitable causes, I plan to. Nothing and no one is hurting from seeing black, red, pink or white as someone's status. This is the first reason I changed my own to "red".

2. The more shallow reason: Everyone was doing it! On my home page there were tons of girl facebook friends updating with colors. I thought, what harm could it do? If enough girls decide to do it, the chances are at least a few people who had not even had a thought about breast cancer, would think about it! Maybe even donate if they could.

So I did. Did you?

Some people took a different outlook than I did about the color status phenomenon:

link:
http://www.sphere.com/article/bloggers-debate-usefulness-of-facebook-bra-status-update/19309689?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sphere.com%2Farticle%2Fbloggers-debate-usefulness-of-facebook-bra-status-update%2F19309689

Most Influential

For a class, I am supposed to read a biography or an autobiography of basically anyone I want. Obviously, I want to read about someone who had an interesting and influential life. I googled "most influential people" and came up with the 2009 Times 100.

Link: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1894410,00.html

First of all, of the 100 people, I recognize only 23 names. Most of which are from the "Artists and Entertainers" and "Heroes and Icons" lists. What does this say about me?

Anyway, I wasn't very happy about that, so I am going to try harder to gain knowledge about what is going on in the world outside of the entertainment industry and the Provo bubble. That is [one of] my New Years Resolution[s]! Maybe as a good starting point, I will choose to read a biography about someone who I didn't know about until I looked at this list.

Everything is better if its FREE!

So, I look at various topics on wikipedia probably at least 5 times a day, often more. Right now, they are asking for donations by putting a bar at the top of the screen with names of donors along with an amount they donated and a testimonial of some sort.

After thinking, what? I do not want to pay money to wikipedia! I will not!

I then considered how much we expect our media to be free. We don't want to pay a dime for anything, even though someone had to put their time and effort into providing us with the things we receive. Pretty much everything on the internet is a given- free. facebook (there are always speculations that they will start charging, and everyone freaks out and makes 3 million groups about it), music (pandora charges if you listen more than 40 HOURS a month??!!!? OUTRAGE!), television (WHAT? Hulu is charging money next year?!!?? I will never be paying for that!).

So, why do we think that we shouldn't have to pay for anything? Or what do we consider worthy of our money?

Are they any problems with things being free?
Yes.
-Pornography- accessible, anonymous and affordable. Now more than ever, anyone can view pornography without anyone knowing (they don't have to shell out money for it, and they don't have to go to the store to buy it). This has caused more problems for relationships and families than I want to think about.

-Failing Music Industry- who wants to pay for music when they are many sites (most perfectly legal) that they can get it from for free?

-Promises to "NEVER pay for movies again" which I got when I googled it. This will probably never happen, and people get all mad when they have to pay a dollar to watch a good film. What about the millions of dollars put into that movie to make it so good?

-If something does cost money, people often ignore it. "I won't pay for that!" hulu, "elfyourself" (people ONLY ever make the free ones), people who do free trials of netflix and then cancel after 15 days of watching as many movies as they possibly could.

I am guilty of the obsession with FREE things, too. Just something to think about?