I love to look at fashion/art/photography blogs. Here are a few that are amazing to look at. Even though most of them do not have a lot of writing, the images are spectacular and the stories told in them are very interesting. Some of them are in different languages...
www.yvanrodic.blogspot.com
www.facehunter.blogspot.com
www.rodeo.net/signe
www.thecherryblossomgirl.com
www.leblogdebetty.com
www.johnnysbird.com
www.luxirare.com
www.leloveimage.blogspot.com
www.theselby.com
Extra:
My favorite GEEK site :D
www.geekologie.com
Friday, October 23, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
While watching the news....
Did the news broadcaster meet the criteria for what is news? Explain. What news was relevant or useful to citizens of the local area, including young people? In what way was it useful or relevant?
CNN:
-“Balloon Boy” drama was staged, sheriff says
-Third “Sweatbox” victim dies in Arizona
-All-male college cracks down on cross-dressing
While watching CNN for about 30 minutes these were the top three headlines that stuck in my mind. These headlines were from October, 19th 2009 in the evening. In the beginning, I was watching BBC news but they were not broadcasting headlines, rather stories from people living in England and Ireland. After 10 minutes of watching BBC, I switched to CNN where I found interesting headlines. I was surprised these made the top stories because they seem very irrelevant for people all around the world. They all had somewhat big headlines which gives the viewer a larger impact although these stories do not affect the world so much.
The “Balloon Boy” story was finally said to be staged by a sheriff as the parents just did it for a publicity stunt. When this story first came out I thought it was very irrelevant to be on CNN and BBC because it is about a boy in a small town and does not affect many people except for the people in their community. Personally, it seemed more like “entertainment news” rather than news that is actually important for us to know. I do not think this news is very important for the people living in Israel or other parts of the world (unless coincidently they are relatives of the boy or they are close friends). CNN spent way too much time (more than 45 seconds by the way) to put this story across. There are other things in the world that are more important than a boy in a balloon, who is completely safe now.
The death of Lizabeth Neuman, age 49 and a mother of three were very startling to see on the news in Israel. It took place in Arizona at a self help program in Arizona. When I saw the world “sweatbox” I wanted to know more about what it actually is. I think by using these bizarre words, it pulls the viewer into watching more about the story. They also showed images of what a sweatbox looks like. It was a dome shaped structure with blankets and inside, hot rocks that create steam. The self-help expert James Arthur Ray said he would take all responsibility for the death and police are conducting a further investigation. Two other individuals also died from being in a “sweatbox”. For people in Arizona, this is startling news and very informative to people who were planning on going to these treatment centers. For people around the world, it may be important to know the dangers of these “sauna-like” structures although police or health professionals do not have a direct answer as to what happened to these three victims.
The last story I watched was about an all-male college in Atlanta, Georgia that is tightening the belt on its dress code. As I am doing student rights for my Senior Project, I thought it was important for a certain aspect of my project, freedom of expression. Out of all of the stories, I thought this was the most important as well all should have rights. I understand how a school wants to keep an "image" by not letting students smoke outside of school or putting rules on what you can and cannot wear but schools should not be so superficial because it's whats on the inside rather than the outside. Unfortunately, that's how a lot of people, businesses, corporations, organizations are like today because they know that a first impression is everything (everything=money)
CNN:
-“Balloon Boy” drama was staged, sheriff says
-Third “Sweatbox” victim dies in Arizona
-All-male college cracks down on cross-dressing
While watching CNN for about 30 minutes these were the top three headlines that stuck in my mind. These headlines were from October, 19th 2009 in the evening. In the beginning, I was watching BBC news but they were not broadcasting headlines, rather stories from people living in England and Ireland. After 10 minutes of watching BBC, I switched to CNN where I found interesting headlines. I was surprised these made the top stories because they seem very irrelevant for people all around the world. They all had somewhat big headlines which gives the viewer a larger impact although these stories do not affect the world so much.
The “Balloon Boy” story was finally said to be staged by a sheriff as the parents just did it for a publicity stunt. When this story first came out I thought it was very irrelevant to be on CNN and BBC because it is about a boy in a small town and does not affect many people except for the people in their community. Personally, it seemed more like “entertainment news” rather than news that is actually important for us to know. I do not think this news is very important for the people living in Israel or other parts of the world (unless coincidently they are relatives of the boy or they are close friends). CNN spent way too much time (more than 45 seconds by the way) to put this story across. There are other things in the world that are more important than a boy in a balloon, who is completely safe now.
The death of Lizabeth Neuman, age 49 and a mother of three were very startling to see on the news in Israel. It took place in Arizona at a self help program in Arizona. When I saw the world “sweatbox” I wanted to know more about what it actually is. I think by using these bizarre words, it pulls the viewer into watching more about the story. They also showed images of what a sweatbox looks like. It was a dome shaped structure with blankets and inside, hot rocks that create steam. The self-help expert James Arthur Ray said he would take all responsibility for the death and police are conducting a further investigation. Two other individuals also died from being in a “sweatbox”. For people in Arizona, this is startling news and very informative to people who were planning on going to these treatment centers. For people around the world, it may be important to know the dangers of these “sauna-like” structures although police or health professionals do not have a direct answer as to what happened to these three victims.
The last story I watched was about an all-male college in Atlanta, Georgia that is tightening the belt on its dress code. As I am doing student rights for my Senior Project, I thought it was important for a certain aspect of my project, freedom of expression. Out of all of the stories, I thought this was the most important as well all should have rights. I understand how a school wants to keep an "image" by not letting students smoke outside of school or putting rules on what you can and cannot wear but schools should not be so superficial because it's whats on the inside rather than the outside. Unfortunately, that's how a lot of people, businesses, corporations, organizations are like today because they know that a first impression is everything (everything=money)
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Norris 5 Analysis of article "Luxiries dazzle gangsters' girls" by Karl Penhaul on CNN
Informative vs Superficial --> Superficial
This is very superficial. I cannot believe they even put this in CNN. This is more of a story for the National Enquierer story section. It just talks about how some girls were sold into the lives of these drug bosses. It focuses in on one woman specifically and how she can now talk about it since he's dead. Although it is very sad to see how easy she was to be sold into this life and how protective he was with her, it really has no relevance to what is really happening like wars and health issues.
Accurate and Truthful vs False and Deceptive --> A bit of both
I think this article is both accurate and truthful as well as false and deceptive because even though the woman explains how she got all of this jewelry and how she enjoyed it at first but later hated it. Why would someone stay with a person if you knew they were wanted by the cops and they were using the drug money to buy you gifts? I thought she was lying about the way she felt for him because the only reason she could have been bought into that would be because of his money. It is also very true because many women are "bought" by men these days. When you walk down the street you see 60, 70, 80 year old guys with 20 and 30 year old women and you can see that they have money. I think if the girl was smart and strong enough she would know better.
Objective vs Bias --> a bit more objective than bias
I find this article to be both objective and bias because firstly its only coming from one girl as the other girls do not want to speak out or they may get in trouble. She says that if you have breast implants then you will be wooed right away by the drug lords but that isn't true because there are millions of women who have breast implants.
Pluralistic vs Insular Viewpoint --> Insular viewpoint
As there is only one person speaking and no other references of anyone else except the man she was with (who is dead) there is an insular viewpoint. It states in the article that the other women of drug bosses do not want to be interviews because they might get their boyfriends or themselves in trouble but she, Yovanna, has the courage to speak out against him because he is dead.
Balanced vs Weighted Side --> weighted side
As I said before, there is no balanced side because there is no one else in this article. Although she makes points like she felt empty inside after a certain time and how he would choose stuff for her, I would like to see if there is a woman who is actually enjoying her life with a boss and to see what the other women have to say.
This is very superficial. I cannot believe they even put this in CNN. This is more of a story for the National Enquierer story section. It just talks about how some girls were sold into the lives of these drug bosses. It focuses in on one woman specifically and how she can now talk about it since he's dead. Although it is very sad to see how easy she was to be sold into this life and how protective he was with her, it really has no relevance to what is really happening like wars and health issues.
Accurate and Truthful vs False and Deceptive --> A bit of both
I think this article is both accurate and truthful as well as false and deceptive because even though the woman explains how she got all of this jewelry and how she enjoyed it at first but later hated it. Why would someone stay with a person if you knew they were wanted by the cops and they were using the drug money to buy you gifts? I thought she was lying about the way she felt for him because the only reason she could have been bought into that would be because of his money. It is also very true because many women are "bought" by men these days. When you walk down the street you see 60, 70, 80 year old guys with 20 and 30 year old women and you can see that they have money. I think if the girl was smart and strong enough she would know better.
Objective vs Bias --> a bit more objective than bias
I find this article to be both objective and bias because firstly its only coming from one girl as the other girls do not want to speak out or they may get in trouble. She says that if you have breast implants then you will be wooed right away by the drug lords but that isn't true because there are millions of women who have breast implants.
Pluralistic vs Insular Viewpoint --> Insular viewpoint
As there is only one person speaking and no other references of anyone else except the man she was with (who is dead) there is an insular viewpoint. It states in the article that the other women of drug bosses do not want to be interviews because they might get their boyfriends or themselves in trouble but she, Yovanna, has the courage to speak out against him because he is dead.
Balanced vs Weighted Side --> weighted side
As I said before, there is no balanced side because there is no one else in this article. Although she makes points like she felt empty inside after a certain time and how he would choose stuff for her, I would like to see if there is a woman who is actually enjoying her life with a boss and to see what the other women have to say.
" Put the Blame Where it Belongs: On Men" by Jackson Kats Response
After reading "Put the Blame Where it Belongs: On Men" by Jackson Katz I am surprised that this incident with the possibly drunk men did not get as much attention as lets say, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt breaking up. I mean come on, people, especially women are getting beaten up and we have "news" like that. When he said there was little response to the incident I think that many women were too scared to open their mouths and say what they thought about it and maybe the men who were anti-violent felt the same too. When he talks about the racial issue, it would be certain that if a man started hitting a person of color they would make it about race and not about the actual persons psychology. These days we see serial killers, rapists, pedophiles, a majority of them, men. We can clearly state that if it was a man hurting a woman there would be some psychology behind it. If it was a woman beating up a man we would be confused as to what made her do it as men are looked up as the tough and "violent" people of our world. As it states in the article, if a woman was an abuser of a man she would be called a "male basher" which would ruin her reputation. As to a man hurting a female he would just be called "crazy" or "abuser". Overall, I think it is a good idea to have these discussions to young boys about violence because if they learn at an earlier age they will respect it more than if they learn when they get out of school.
Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" and "Beautiful"
During the 90's Christina Aguilera became popular with her hits such as "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a girl wants" which became very controversial as they both had hidden meanings and she was very young and seen as innocent at the time. After her great success, she stayed away from the public for around a year and did not produce anything too catchy until she moved away from her "good girl" to a sexual woman. People were shocked when they saw her wearing fishnets, tight leather pants and short tops as well as piercings and dark highlights in her blonde hair. The first video she aired from her new album Stripped was "Dirrty" featuring Redman. It was really surprising because it was the first time a video came out that was really raunchy, especially for Christina. Here are a few lyrics from the song:
Wanna get rowdy
Gonna get a little unruly
Get it fired up in a hurry
Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party
Sweat dripping over my body
Dancing getting just a little naughty
Wanna get dirrty
It's about time for my arrival
You get the idea. This song is more about the appearance of women and how you can show yourself off to get what you want. On the other hand, her video for
"Beautiful" which came out after "Dirrty" talks about inner-beauty and even if you are not good looking on the outside you are beautiful on the inside. In the video she is placed on the floor with a blank tank top and pants which is very conservative compared to her video for "Dirrty". Overall these two songs are contradictions to each other as well as very controversial as one says you should show yourself off with outer beauty while the other one says you don't have to do anything flashy, just look on the inside.
Wanna get rowdy
Gonna get a little unruly
Get it fired up in a hurry
Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party
Sweat dripping over my body
Dancing getting just a little naughty
Wanna get dirrty
It's about time for my arrival
You get the idea. This song is more about the appearance of women and how you can show yourself off to get what you want. On the other hand, her video for
"Beautiful" which came out after "Dirrty" talks about inner-beauty and even if you are not good looking on the outside you are beautiful on the inside. In the video she is placed on the floor with a blank tank top and pants which is very conservative compared to her video for "Dirrty". Overall these two songs are contradictions to each other as well as very controversial as one says you should show yourself off with outer beauty while the other one says you don't have to do anything flashy, just look on the inside.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Content Analysis: Nancy, Shane and Andy Botwin
1. Name of Program: Weeds
2. Medium: Television Series
3. Genre of Fiction: Comedy-Drama
4. Name of Character Viewed: Nancy Botwin
5. Male or Female: Female
6. Was this character the main character in the program: Yes
7. Occupation: Stay at home mom/Marijuana dealer
8. Level of Education: It is stated that she does not have a college education so it is harder for her to get a job.
9. Race: Caucasian
10. Marital Status: Widowed
11. Age: 43
12. Number of Children: 3, all sons Shane (12), Silas (15) and a newborn with Esteban
13. Appearance: fashionable (chic) but can be very casual
14. Body Type: slim and slender
15. Personal Characteristic: daring, not smart, does not think about consequences of actions, puts her children at risk, "wants to be bad", strong, bad decision maker,
16. Role of Character in narrative: She is a pot dealer who is just trying to do good for her family although she constantly puts them in danger as she does not think about the consequences of her actions. Although after she stops selling marijuana because she marries Esteban, a corrupt mayor of Mexico, her friends (Doug, Celia Hodes and Dean Hodes) and her family members (Andy, Silas and Shane Botwin) begin to sell weed to make money as well and she is very disappointed. Although her sons look up to her, by marrying Esteban, her family begins to fall apart.
17. Impact of Character in Narrative: because of her decision making, her family is always somehow in danger or are involved in illegal activities to make money so it therefore can have a positive and or negative effect
Shane Botwin
5. Male or Female: Male
6. Was this character the main character in the program: Yes, he is one of the top 5 main characters.
7. Occupation: Student/Part-time drug dealer (for a season)
8. Level of Education: In Middle School
9. Race: Caucasian
10. Marital Status: N/A
11. Age: 12 (By the end would be about 15)
12. Number of Children: N/A but he has 2 brothers: Silas who he looks up to and a newborn that he doesn’t like
13. Appearance: casual, “average” boy but later turns into a “bad” boy.
14. Body Type: unstrikingly youthful and adolescent
15. Personal Characteristic: highly intelligent, goes from good to bad, mature, sarcastic
16. Role of Character in narrative: Younger Brother of Silas who over time begins to help his brother and his mother, Nancy to sell weed. He is also very smart and is very mature for his age.
17. Impact of Character in Narrative: Shane’s character serves to show how the family is affected by Nancy’s decisions. His brother Silas continues the business of his mother, by selling weed and Shane (who looks up to his brother) also starts. I think his character is really important because teenagers can relate to his character. Everyone else is older and having something who is young can help balance the entire show.
Andy Botwin (to Silas and Shane known as Uncle Andy)
5. Male or Female: Male
6. Was this character the main character in the program: Yes, brother-in-law of Nancy
7. Occupation: in between jobs
8. Level of Education: It is stated that she does not have a college education so it is harder for her to get a job.
9. Race: Caucasian
10. Marital Status: Not Married
11. Age: 35-40
12. Number of Children: N/A
13. Appearance: casual, unemployed distressed jeans and shoes, graphic tees
14. Body Type: slim
15. Personal Characteristic: easy-going, laid-back, and humorous
16. Role of Character in narrative: When Nancy’s husband, Judah, dies his brother, Andy comes to take care of Nancy as she is depressed. After living with her for about a month he decides to stay there to take care of Silas and Shane who he becomes very close to. His character changes when he finds out Nancy is seeing something, Esteban, the Mayor of Mexico, he becomes very angry with her but also sad because he secretly loves her. He gives Shane coming-of-age talks about girls and puberty.
17. Impact of Character in Narrative: Although he is unemployed and is very lazy, he does a lot with Silas, Shane and Nancy. With Silas he teaches him how to be a “man”, with Shane he teaches him about girls, and with Nancy he takes care of her. He is also makes the plot exciting and is comedic.
Conclusion:
Nancy's character fluctuates throughout the five seasons. She goes from being a daring stay at home mom to a weak woman married to a powerful man, Esteban. The first thing that attracted me to this show was that it was different as it wasn't about a normal family that had a stay at home mom or a dad who worked. It was about the struggles that all families go through to do good for their children. For Nancy though she does something that is illegal, sells drugs, to other clientele that end up being part of the plot as well. Because of her decision making, everything revolves around her and her family which make the plot more exciting and interesting as well as her character as a mother. After she gets married to Esteban, her strong character fades as she is married to this dominant man who then controls her to keep her safe although he is corrupt himself. Overall, her impact of the character is very important because it shows how far a family member will go to make money for their children's education. These kind of shows are becoming more popular such as Breaking Bad and Hung. Breaking Bad is about a chemistry teacher who teams up with his ex-student and makes Meth to make money to pay for his cancer treatment. Hung is a series about a basketball coach in a school that is cutting teachers because of the economy. He meets a woman who came to the school before to teach poetry to the English class. They team up and make a business where he prostitutes himself to women of all ages in order to buy materials after his house burns down. If I had to give a title to this type of genre it would be "Secret Professions/Occupations".
2. Medium: Television Series
3. Genre of Fiction: Comedy-Drama
4. Name of Character Viewed: Nancy Botwin
5. Male or Female: Female
6. Was this character the main character in the program: Yes
7. Occupation: Stay at home mom/Marijuana dealer
8. Level of Education: It is stated that she does not have a college education so it is harder for her to get a job.
9. Race: Caucasian
10. Marital Status: Widowed
11. Age: 43
12. Number of Children: 3, all sons Shane (12), Silas (15) and a newborn with Esteban
13. Appearance: fashionable (chic) but can be very casual
14. Body Type: slim and slender
15. Personal Characteristic: daring, not smart, does not think about consequences of actions, puts her children at risk, "wants to be bad", strong, bad decision maker,
16. Role of Character in narrative: She is a pot dealer who is just trying to do good for her family although she constantly puts them in danger as she does not think about the consequences of her actions. Although after she stops selling marijuana because she marries Esteban, a corrupt mayor of Mexico, her friends (Doug, Celia Hodes and Dean Hodes) and her family members (Andy, Silas and Shane Botwin) begin to sell weed to make money as well and she is very disappointed. Although her sons look up to her, by marrying Esteban, her family begins to fall apart.
17. Impact of Character in Narrative: because of her decision making, her family is always somehow in danger or are involved in illegal activities to make money so it therefore can have a positive and or negative effect
Shane Botwin
5. Male or Female: Male
6. Was this character the main character in the program: Yes, he is one of the top 5 main characters.
7. Occupation: Student/Part-time drug dealer (for a season)
8. Level of Education: In Middle School
9. Race: Caucasian
10. Marital Status: N/A
11. Age: 12 (By the end would be about 15)
12. Number of Children: N/A but he has 2 brothers: Silas who he looks up to and a newborn that he doesn’t like
13. Appearance: casual, “average” boy but later turns into a “bad” boy.
14. Body Type: unstrikingly youthful and adolescent
15. Personal Characteristic: highly intelligent, goes from good to bad, mature, sarcastic
16. Role of Character in narrative: Younger Brother of Silas who over time begins to help his brother and his mother, Nancy to sell weed. He is also very smart and is very mature for his age.
17. Impact of Character in Narrative: Shane’s character serves to show how the family is affected by Nancy’s decisions. His brother Silas continues the business of his mother, by selling weed and Shane (who looks up to his brother) also starts. I think his character is really important because teenagers can relate to his character. Everyone else is older and having something who is young can help balance the entire show.
Andy Botwin (to Silas and Shane known as Uncle Andy)
5. Male or Female: Male
6. Was this character the main character in the program: Yes, brother-in-law of Nancy
7. Occupation: in between jobs
8. Level of Education: It is stated that she does not have a college education so it is harder for her to get a job.
9. Race: Caucasian
10. Marital Status: Not Married
11. Age: 35-40
12. Number of Children: N/A
13. Appearance: casual, unemployed distressed jeans and shoes, graphic tees
14. Body Type: slim
15. Personal Characteristic: easy-going, laid-back, and humorous
16. Role of Character in narrative: When Nancy’s husband, Judah, dies his brother, Andy comes to take care of Nancy as she is depressed. After living with her for about a month he decides to stay there to take care of Silas and Shane who he becomes very close to. His character changes when he finds out Nancy is seeing something, Esteban, the Mayor of Mexico, he becomes very angry with her but also sad because he secretly loves her. He gives Shane coming-of-age talks about girls and puberty.
17. Impact of Character in Narrative: Although he is unemployed and is very lazy, he does a lot with Silas, Shane and Nancy. With Silas he teaches him how to be a “man”, with Shane he teaches him about girls, and with Nancy he takes care of her. He is also makes the plot exciting and is comedic.
Conclusion:
Nancy's character fluctuates throughout the five seasons. She goes from being a daring stay at home mom to a weak woman married to a powerful man, Esteban. The first thing that attracted me to this show was that it was different as it wasn't about a normal family that had a stay at home mom or a dad who worked. It was about the struggles that all families go through to do good for their children. For Nancy though she does something that is illegal, sells drugs, to other clientele that end up being part of the plot as well. Because of her decision making, everything revolves around her and her family which make the plot more exciting and interesting as well as her character as a mother. After she gets married to Esteban, her strong character fades as she is married to this dominant man who then controls her to keep her safe although he is corrupt himself. Overall, her impact of the character is very important because it shows how far a family member will go to make money for their children's education. These kind of shows are becoming more popular such as Breaking Bad and Hung. Breaking Bad is about a chemistry teacher who teams up with his ex-student and makes Meth to make money to pay for his cancer treatment. Hung is a series about a basketball coach in a school that is cutting teachers because of the economy. He meets a woman who came to the school before to teach poetry to the English class. They team up and make a business where he prostitutes himself to women of all ages in order to buy materials after his house burns down. If I had to give a title to this type of genre it would be "Secret Professions/Occupations".
Dove "Real Beauty" Campaign
Our perception of beauty is distorted everywhere. From magazines to billboards, everything we see is somehow edited with photoshop or the use of different lighting even though no matter how much make up or lighting there is, it will always go through photoshop or some kind of editing program. Doves campaign is somewhat smart as it shows that what we see is unrealistic. The media forces women to think that there is something they could change about themselves or a product that will make them happier and more attractive. It is really sad to think that the women in the advertisements do not even look close to perfect in real life and everything is manipulated. While browsing through the site, I watched 3 videos: Amy, Evolution and Onslaught. The video Amy demonstrates that many girls are ashamed of the way they look because of the "perfect" advertisements that we see although other people cannot see the bad things about the other person. The second video, Evolution, shows us how editing programs can turn an average looking woman into a sexual goddess although it is highly unrealistic. The last, Onslaught, is a message to mothers who have daughters that see beauty advertisements of women everyday. It states "talk to your daughter before the beauty industry does". Younger girls are highly influenced on how their mothers raise them. For instance, those pageant shows where mothers make their daughters look like tanned dolls is truthfully one the most disgusting things I have ever seen. Overall, Dove did a good job by making this campaign for "Real Beauty" to show young girls all the way to older women that you can be beautiful without editing and make up.
(It is also really disappointing that I can say this Dove "Real Beauty" campaign is hypocritical as I can see everything is edited)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Why do stereotypes exist? What purpose do they serve?
Stereotypes are everywhere. Realistically, everyone has over simplified a person in their lifetime but the truth is we can't help it. The media has made us who we are today by attaching a stereotype to a person of a certain race, culture, or group. For example, television series are only allowed 4 episodes to air until they are given the chance to either succeed or fail. Many producers of these shows typically place characters that are of a certain stereotype -- the smart Asian boy, the popular girl, the jock who everyone loves. Many of these stereotypes are people who we can relate to in real life although some shows over exaggerate the stereotype. Producers know that if they show a simple character that everyone knows, then more people will be interested in the show because they do not need to take to time to analyze the complexity of the character. We learn about certain stereotypes from the media as well as from friends and family. This creates a long and on-going process which leads to the spread of stereotyping. Stereotypes exist because for us as people we do not want to analyze a complex character, we want to give the individual a simplified name or term and assume that it is somewhat or entirely true. In conclusion, stereotypes are everywhere, especially in the media and in our society.They are utilized because we want a quick generalization rather than a complex one.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Media Consumption Log Week 5
9:00 woke up
9:05-11:30 was on Skype and MSN. Personally I like Skype better than MSN because Skype is easier to use and has a newer look, unlike the MSN.
12:30-3 went to 7 Stars Mall, went into a Surf/Skate Shop --> Brands: DC, Volcom, Billabong, Roxy, Reef, Havaianas etc.
Went into a shop and I noticed the "Tobacco Wall". About a year ago I watched a documentary about tobacco and how it reels people, especially teenagers into buying their product. Tobacco companies cannot display ads of people smoking or tell people to buy their product. They have to use other ways like making ads portraying a lifestyle or doing something creative, like making a tobacco wall. Do you ever wonder why cigarettes are not near the candy section or towards the registers? Tobacco companies pay supermarkets to show their product in the most persuasive way. Whenever an individual goes into a store and buys something, they will always see the cigarettes behind on a wall, containing over 20 cigarette brands.
3:30-4:30 arrive home and watch funny youtube videos
6:00-9:00 order pizza from Dominos, watch the movie I love you, Man. My sister said that this movie was actually funny and not like the rest of those cheesy comedies. I thought it was a really down-to-earth and honest movie. During one scene, a friend borrows $8,000 from his friend for a "secret investment". Viewers later find out that he bought ad spaces on billboards to advertise himself as being a realtor. The billboards are really funny and creative and when he gets back to work he finds that he has many voice mails from people who want to buy houses from him.
Here are a few:
9:05-11:30 was on Skype and MSN. Personally I like Skype better than MSN because Skype is easier to use and has a newer look, unlike the MSN.
12:30-3 went to 7 Stars Mall, went into a Surf/Skate Shop --> Brands: DC, Volcom, Billabong, Roxy, Reef, Havaianas etc.
Went into a shop and I noticed the "Tobacco Wall". About a year ago I watched a documentary about tobacco and how it reels people, especially teenagers into buying their product. Tobacco companies cannot display ads of people smoking or tell people to buy their product. They have to use other ways like making ads portraying a lifestyle or doing something creative, like making a tobacco wall. Do you ever wonder why cigarettes are not near the candy section or towards the registers? Tobacco companies pay supermarkets to show their product in the most persuasive way. Whenever an individual goes into a store and buys something, they will always see the cigarettes behind on a wall, containing over 20 cigarette brands.
3:30-4:30 arrive home and watch funny youtube videos
6:00-9:00 order pizza from Dominos, watch the movie I love you, Man. My sister said that this movie was actually funny and not like the rest of those cheesy comedies. I thought it was a really down-to-earth and honest movie. During one scene, a friend borrows $8,000 from his friend for a "secret investment". Viewers later find out that he bought ad spaces on billboards to advertise himself as being a realtor. The billboards are really funny and creative and when he gets back to work he finds that he has many voice mails from people who want to buy houses from him.
Here are a few:
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