Crazy Canucks!

Vancouver is known as a disgrace because of the way they reacted to the Boston Bruins winning the Stanley Cup last night. There have been pictures, blogs, and news coverage on the destructive riots that occrured last night because people are in shock of how the Vancouver fans acted because the Stanley Cup loss. Police noticed fans after the game with goggles, gasoline, and other tools to create damage in the streets. I saw on the news that one of the fans threw himself into a burning fire and received third degree burns all over his bodybecause of how enraged he was at Vancouvers loss! Is that guy stupid or on something because that is not how normal human beings act! City crews and glas repair companies are still working to repair dozens of businesses that were effected by the all of the crazy fans breaking everything in sight and flipping vehicles. Lighting things and people on fire is a totally normal thing to do after a team that you dont even play on loses the Stanley Cup right? All I can say is that I dont think that Boston fans would have acted in that way in the crazy canucks can stay out of Boston because we dont need anyone being lit on fire.

What is Wrong with our Society?

The other day when I was driving down the street in Brockton to get the A/C in my car fixed I noticed a road block and dozens of cops and unmarked police cruisers. I thought to myself that something must have been wrong because it did not look like a car accident since there were no damaged cars in sight Little did I know the  next day in the newspaper on the front page that a poor fifty one year old woman was shot exactly where I was driving. Jennifer Rodrigues Teixera, was an innocent bystander who had just left church and was walking down the street when she was in line of fire and shot  by nineteen year old boy. She died from a gun shot to the back. This story makes me very sad for the woman and her family and angry because it seemes that this country has had more gun violence than ever lately. What has become of the people of the world that they have to relate matters to violence and end up taking lives of innocent people?

Rituals!

I currently have two jobs which have very different work rituals. I am a ballroom dance instructor at Paris Academy of Ballroom Dancing in Raynham and a sales associate at Express at the South Shore Plaza. When opening at the dance studio I unlock the door and turn on the lights. Then I turn on the sound system and make sure the lesson book is open so the other instructors and I can see what students we have for the day and the times. When leaving the studio I shut off the sound system and the lights then lock the door.  At my second job at the clothing store express it is completely different when I arrive or close. When I arrive at Express for my shift I first walk to the backroom and grab my lock to put my purse and jacket away in my locker. Then I have to get a headset and turn it on then go look at the work board to see who the managers are for the day and how much money they are trying to reach selling wise for the day. I leave the backroom and go to the register to clock in and then I have to find the manager to see what task they would like me to do at that time. When leaving or closing at Express I have to make sure all of the clothes are back in the correct spot or as we call it “zone”. After we put all of the clothes back then we are allowed to remove our headsets and get our belongings out of our lockers . Finally, I have to go to the registers and clock out then find a manger to walk me to the front of the store to get my jacket and my purse and then I get to leave. Does anyone notice that we all have rituals that we do every single day even in the media they have rituals on which news stories they are going to cover or how they are going to deliver the news. I do believe in breaking away from rituals though and adding a little spice to life because lets be serious we all need it sometimes!

To disconnect from the media or to not disconnect from the media that is the question

I find that I personally use my phone the most out of the electronic devices. I have a droid so it has the internet on the phone. I use my phone for communicating with family, friends, professors whether its through a phone call, text messaging or emailing. I do use the internet a lot when it comes to education especially when writing a paper, doing research, or using dictionary or thesausrus.com.  The internet is a major tool I feel for all students when it comes to their school work because it truly can help a lot when finding more information especially on a particular topic, the student just has to make sure it is a reliable source. Personally, I feel like I could cut down on my “facebook” time which I am in the process of working on because it does cut into my time when I can be doing something constructive instead. Todays society is very connected to the media especially with all of the social networking sites that companies now use to get their name out there to the people. Students are very connected to the media also when do you ever see someone open up a dictionary or a thesaurus anymore when they can just go online and type it in and within seconds is an answer. I do not think that we should entirely disconnect from the media because it has progressed so far over the years and has taken technology to another level.  If I were to disconnect from the media I would try to make it that I would have no access to it. I have tried this with facebook before by deactivating my page, but sadly I only lasted twenty two hours. Also I have shut my cell phone off before when I really need to concentrate or just need some “me” time.

Is Hollywood Losing Its Originality?

One of the major complaints about movies nowadays is that there is no originality. I personally think that Hollywood has truly lost its originality when it comes to all genres of movies. Whether it’s a comedy, drama, romance, or action film there are many similarities within each category. Take for instance old films like Singing in the Rain and Gone with the Wind these are classic Hollywood films that really bring out the old time Hollywood glamour and are original. If the film industry went to do a remake of one of those films today it would most likely be a flop because they would want to go above and beyond and add to many things to it whether to make it 3D or add tons of action it would take away from the film in which people would lose the true meaning of them. Remakes or sequels however can come sometimes be successful but it when the film industry tries to do too many sequels for example all of the “Saw” movies the audience gets bored because they are not producing new ideas. I feel that not having originality is a bad thing because it is not giving something for the audience to look forward to because they can simply walk into the movie knowing what to already expect and where is the fun in that? I personally like going into a movie and leaving not expecting what I thought was going to happen because it shows that the writers are trying to make people think then just simply watch.

Casey Anthony...The next OJ?

How can Casey Anthony appear in court and not be hysterically crying continuously knowing that her two year old daughter is dead and her remains were found decaying in her vehicle? Seems a little suspicious if you ask me... The 25 year old Casey Anthony is standing trial in Orlando Florida. She is being charged with first-degree murder from the June 16, 2008 death of her two year old daughter Caylee. Prosecutors say that Casey hid her daughters disappearance for a month. Arpad Vass has worked at an outdoor body farm studying human decomposition. Baez, Caseys Anthony's attorney says that Vass is testifying out his field of expertise. Vass had studied the decomposing body of Casey Anthonys daughter and he said that he and other scientist found an unusual quantity of chloroform. Well this is where it gets mysterious because prosecutors told jurors that someone had researched chloroform (a once popular anesthetic) on the Anthony family computer a few months before Caylee's death. Casey Anthony could end up getting off because the evidence is not concrete and it seems that her attorney is pulling anything out of his bag of tricks to make sure she does not face the death penalty. Now, lets travel back in time to the year 1995,the OJ Simpson trial, the prosecution presented shaky evidence which were the infamous pair of gloves. OJ's attorney said "if they dont fit you must acquit" and they didnt fit and OJ was found not guilty. The same could happen in the Casey Anthony trial because of all the shaky evidence being presented. So we will have another OJ case? We will have to watch and see

The Social Network or The Sexting Network?

If no one has turned on the news today… be glad you didn’t! A representative of New York, Anthony Weiner, admitted that he sexted six women over the last three years through Facebook and putting up “flirty” and pictures of his privates on Twitter. Honestly, this story and this representative make me disgusted. Being a representative from the state of New York he obviously is involved or in the media in his everyday life. So, it baffles me that he had to be that “perverted” to send filthy pictures of himself to young girls on one of the most popular social networking sites thinking that he was never going to be caught? Also, what makes this story even more scandalous then it already is, is that he is a married man sending these pictures to young women.  Weiner has come forth admitting his “dirty side” and refuses to resign from his position in office. The media blitz is going to have a field day since this is called “Weinergate”. So keep your eyes posted if you’re a young girl and are getting asked by Anthony Weiner to follow you on Twitter.