Technology

The dreaded rainbow of death, the blue screen of death, the unmovable mouse pointer, these images make us cringe.  Why does technology hate us, when it clearly knows it's is superior to us??
The only thing us humans can do is push the on/off button, and we count that as a win in our favor.

• Lights go out, we can't see.
• Computer freezes, and some of us practically have a stroke because you can't update your Facebook status.
• Phone decides to cool itself off from the humid Dallas weather and go for a swim, and we FREAK without our texting.

Besides all the things we do with it technology seems to complicate our lives.  We read and reread texts trying to decode whether the smiley face was sarcastic or if by saying "hi" he might be mad.
If you could go back for one day without your valuable forms of technology would you come back alive?
Can we handle 24 hours without the burdens of our devices that we thrive off of?









Well hell, I sure know I can't so who am I kidding. . .

Words of Wisdom from the not so wise 2:Did you know?

Most interesting facts in the past 24 hours, trust me you learn a lot.

1. Book Smarts < Street Smarts: Your books are too heavy to carry around. Better yet, if you lose them you can't get your five dollars back for selling them back.
2. If you're going to be cheap, know when to be cheap: Generic brand gummie worms (Sour Neon Crawlers) taste like food coloring and aren't as stretchy, avoid them at all costs, unless you need emergency adhesive or something.
3. If you want both hot and cold drinks at Starbucks order a SHORT: yea that's right its like a midget drink and then you can still get your ice tea and still spend ridiculous amounts of money on coffee!
4. Imovie 8 is the actually the first program to go backwards and remove features: DON'T USE IT!
5. If you tell a bad/pointless story: Simply insert the phrase "And then I found 5 dollars", and other individuals seem to accept your terrible story telling skills.

The Ever Sacred Workplace: How to Make it Spontaneous

Everyone has their desk, their yoga mat, their kitchen table, but whatever it is, that place is just where you pass so much time running your day, working and doing your thing.
So I have my desk , the kitchen table, the breakfast bar, the lap desk in bed, but the most important workplace is McCartneys.
As you grow older and take each step closer to the real world, you hesitate to think your workspace will change.  Your flow is going here, your pencils and set up perfectly, your everything is just there where you like it. 
Scratch all of that fung shuai mumbo jumbo because my workplace is NOTHING like it. 
At McCartneys you can never find the same pair of scissors in the same place.  Mind you there are about 17 pairs everywhere.
I'm not here to tell you to go shop there (unless you need a custom embroidery item or monogrammed beer mug, let me tell you it is the place to go!)
In any case, one might dread the bland monotony of the sacred workspace BUT here are three simple tools to keep it crazy.

1. Numero Uno- Avoid a clean workspace, clearing off tables in one swipe all to the ground is much more fun.
2. Numero Dos- Don't hate your coworkers, as much as it entertains you to prank call them all day, simply pretend to like them then you can facebook group chat about disliking the mean Blondie who tries to boss you around (even though she is a pledge and has been working there for three weeks??)
3. Numero Tres- Create a secret name and join the club: Example MXX ( Mu Chi Chi @ McCartneys)

Three simple rules to keeping the sacred workplace free from perfection, because in my case there are 11 crazy girls who chat it up on facebook and keep days far from boring.  If anything this workspace keeps things lively.  You might think its impossible to work with people you like (well most of them) but there the mold is broken, and we like to maintain our workspace to an organized disaster.

Can you buy EVERYTHING??

Measure it however you want:
-Money
-Happiness
-Respect
-Fame
Success is hopefully something everyone dreams about.  If success is desired by so many and worked so hard for, how is it that no one has thought of selling success?
If we treat success like a product, could we turn it into a campaign and market it like we would a toothbrush?
Some possible slogans?
-If you want it come get it  (now available at WalMart)
-If you can dream it, you can have it.
-It's time to make the neighbor jealous, and not just with the new leaf blower.
Just a random thought- our society is driven by consumption and consumption is driven by demand. 
Success is always in high demand, and always will be- Now that's a thought to sell.

What if?

So what if you looked at everything upside down?

And what if, you decided to eat Hot Tamales for three meals?

Then what if you had a quick walk to class?

Sometimes do you wonder what if you had no shoes?

What if your schedule looked like this?

You live in the same city, you go to the same school, you eat at the same places, and you shop at the same stores.  Although one might share millions of things in common, no one can share the same perspective on life, and you learn to be thankful for the differences.If not, all of your friends would be little mirror images of you, and how lame would it be to hang out with yourself all day??

So, tell yourself how you went from one thing to the next . . .

The popular mind map.  The skill of divergent thinking.  How can your brain hold so much information? With twenty years of living, and hopefully a lot more to go, it's crazy to go back and see what you can come up with on a little sheet of paper.  From cheese to money, to cottage, to smile, and to goofy, the thought process lead to topics on squirrels (of course), McCartneys, fire, basketball, Spongebob, cookies, and everything else in between.  Does this mean that simple thoughts like, "what should I eat for lunch?" travel this long road map of thoughts too?  Your brain does it so fast that you don't even realize all of the little things you think of before seconds later you notice you want a burger from Burger House.

Fashion FAIL

I pride this brand, I am a loyal customer, and I am so weirded out by their choices in fashion.
Thank God, it's only bras!
Dear Victoria's Secret Fashion show- you kind of failed.
A picture says a thousand words, but in this case, it is crucial to add my own commentary.

Hello designers, did you send a New York city bum out to a 4 year old girl's birthday party??

Oh well hey, I'm the new aerobic trapeze jogging boxer??

I realize fashion is a form of art, and one is free to express themselves in whatever way they feel tells their story, but honestly, I could come up with some crazy stories from what these chicas are wearing.

Fashion Fail

( And to think all they are really supposed to be modeling is undergarments)

The Pit of A Day ( Not Armpit)

It can be falling down in a hallway, or it can be failing an exam, but you know what is far worse than anything like that- Laundry.
Come on, when you think about it, you don't realize how much you hate it until you run out of shorts OR when you finish and have to put the clothes away.
Beauty is pain, well hey, being accepted as a normal human being in society is painful too.  You want to be normal, that means wearing clothes, clean clothes for that matter, and the fact is, clean clothes (laundry) is a PAIN)
If you really want to get into it, daily life is a pain!
Oh I'm totally kidding- what do you think I'm some goth who hates life??
I guess my point is, when you have the time to blog or even take the opportunity to look into things as simple as laundry, you can take your day apart and really recognize the peak and pit of your day- even if it is looking for the sock monster that hides in your, and for some ( like me) it was noticing that you can't even do laundry without detergent.

The Things Kids Might Be Watching These Days

Besides Cartoon Network, and Disney, I realize our youth has little to choose from when it comes things that are "ok" for them to watch.  Well, in any case, it's not like we can stop them from looking up things online, or even some things are TV are not exatly appropriate. After a long semester in Advertising Ethics, you come to realize that sometimes, those ads that slip through the cracks will reach the masses.  The masses include those kids, and those kids should NOT be seeing some of the things out there.  I'm so ready to ramble on about responsiblity and regualtion, but the truth is, someone sits at that desk watching the ad make its way to the media, AND NO ONE STOPS IT?!  I feel like sometimes our industry pushes it over the line just to get some attention, but why is it no one can come up with something besides dirty, raunchy, sexual things?  I mean, there is, our world is full of great ads, but it feels like more crappy ones  . . .

There are so many ads, that sneak their way in, but how in the world did this make it in??

"How does it go?"

Oh god, I don't know!

It goes VROOM, it goes POW, it goes here it, it goes there,  on a bus or a train, on a car, or a plane, but who knew that how it all goes could determine the rest of your LIFE!!!

I guess it takes even the smallest of questions to answer the big ones.

If you really take time to sit there and argue with yourself for a while, you could end up thinking about the way cheese melts on a quesadilla.

Sometimes, like when IT "hits" you, or when the light bulb comes on, you sit back and smirk at your genius  idea.(Well, you would hope others agree.)

You feel like you can't tell anyone, because they'll hate it, but then again, they might love it, so let's hope this one is a crowd pleaser if you know what I mean

In case this was too cryptic or something (not that I am undermining anyone's intelligence) I have thought about this application (sorry this might sound sort of "diary-like") and have finally decided on what to answer with . . . but I would never give it away here (DUH!)

Feeling like a Poet . . .and "I'm Sittin' on a Rainbow"

You have friends
They come and they go
Sometimes they fade
Sometimes they grow

You can never tell what is in store (Unless you go to a fortune teller or something)
But honstly, it probably won't be a bore
Be like Frank
With the world on a string
And grab yourself a drank ( drink)

When IT "hits" YOU

So you know when you sit there and you're thinking of ALL the crazy things you have to do, you then have the moment of, "What the hell is all of this for?" or "Damn it, I forgot to get milk yesterday" (because you only realize you need Milk when you don't have any), well yea that IT hits you moment keeps happening . . .

Over the course of the past few weeks I have been reading a french novel titled "The Elegance of The Hedgehog" ( Man, I'm sure you are sitting there thinking 1.) WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD ANYONE WANT TO READ A FRENCH NOVEL ABOUT NASTY CRITTERS or 2.) WHAT AN INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE STUDENT)
Well, go ahead with option one, because while I might pride myself in taking interest in other cultures I am solely forced to read the never ending nonsense of french words that do not seem to exist in any dictionary for advanced french two. . .  thrilling, I know. . .

And there you go- If you haven't before you have just experienced one of those moments where you sit there and think, "Now, what the hell is this about?"

My replacement Dog

Sad news, but my dog Lucky died a few weeks ago, and coming home for Thanksgiving made me realize how much I miss the fat thing!
All he did was lay in the back yard by the little fountain and sleep, but the moment I go to open the back door, no one is there!
So here's to the replacement dog, the one who takes his place  during this vacation.

Everyone meet Rocky!

This is my best friend's dog who will serve to fill my dog void while I visit the wonderful town of El Paso, Texas (yuck I know, now that's a post I can save for later).

The truth is, you never want to be the person who runs to the pet store two weeks after the dog dies, now that's just rude.  So I decided to be the person who will steal my best friend's dog for the night, we'll see how it goes . . .

Unknown Songs. . .

I love to listen to songs that have yet to make it to the radio.
They are not played a million times a day, no one plays them at parties over and over, and best of all, it's like my little secret!
You feel like the coolest person ever showing off your secret song to people.
Let's hope this one doesn't make it to the radio anytime soon.
You know how it goes, it starts playing, and then YOU END UP HATING IT!

Where does it all come from?

From Christmas Town to Easter Town, painted onto the trunks of trees, Jack comes across one of the most mysterious places in the forest.  A circle of holiday trees with small doors leading to their towns. After stumbling down into the glistening, snow filled, place of Christmas Town, Jack, the Pumpkin King, introduces his community to ever confusing world of Christmas.  From bats to garland, Jack struggles to find happiness in a place where evil and fright rule.  Santa Clause a.k.a. Sandy Claws, is taken prisoner and forced to spend time with the Boogy Man.  And so goes the story of The Nightmare Before Christmas.


The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the most ingenious animated films, and I would kill to see the "mind map" of anyone who took part in creating the world that those characters live in.  Where does someone create a character?  I know you envision things in your mind, like when you read a book.  You play it out subconsciously while reading, but how does your brain piece together things like a movie?  I guess, if you sat down and took the time to just play it out, you can see it all come together.  I want to know how our brain decides what things will look like, and why the fence on the house from that story is black and not white?  Do other people picture the same things while reading the same book?


If I had the chance to jump into someones brain/ visionary world, it would have to be the creators of Nightmare Before Christmas. It is an old movie, not as popular today, but it has always been a movie that I was fascinated with, even at a young age.  At twenty some years old, I still wonder who had the vision and where did it all come from??

"Save the Drama fo yo Mama"

Do you ever wonder how much the world revolves around everyone else and their problems?
 E entertainment's whole job is to report the news on what everyone else is doing, wearing, and dating.  The real world- we thrive off of drama, stories, and juicy gossip.

So, how is it being on the other side?  It's all great fun when you get to tell the story about the fat hairy boyfriend who hates the roommate of the girl who is hooking up with the guy that he has idolized for the past year and lives with.  Yea, stories can get a little tangled up after you pass them along to a few people, but what sucks is when the story is all about you!

Let me tell you being on "the other side". It might be pretty crappy, but the twists and turns to your own life are altered in such ways by other people that getting mad would simply be a waste of time.  You have to take it all in with a grain of pepper or however that quote goes, and look at it as entertainment.  Just like E!, we entertain each other with ridiculous amounts of ridiculous and outlandish stories. . . so when I heard all the crazy things I had done this past weekend, I just about peed my pants wondering, "Either I have an evil twin, or I had an out of body experience, where God only knows what happened"

I can't say I don't love hearing all the good stories about X hooking up with Y's ex boyfriend's dogwalker, who works at the bike shop, but really has a crush on Michelle. . . BUT lessoned learned, next time you want to encourage the gossip, make sure that person know's you (the person being gossiped about) are around the corner listening to everything they say about you, so they can stop and look like they got slapped in the face with a pan, while you stroll around and give them a big smile.

Words of Wisdom. . .  from the not so wise- Save the Drama fo yo Mama people.

People Watching

We creep and we stare, like we just don't care.
I think we need to rename it though. . . something along the lines of "people criticizing" is better.  Maybe it's just me,  but honestly, who sits there and just watches,  When a man walking his dog, walks past the window, something is bound to run through your mind. Anything along the lines of - WOAH??, ugly shorts dude!
Maybe I am being too harsh.  We don't ALWAYS say something rude or condescending.
I'm actually people watching right now, in the meadows atrium. . . some weird people let me tell you.  I'm not one to judge, but these people run around singing and dancing like a wild bunch of aliens.
The girl who just walked by me with some kooky Willy Wanka glasses, she just looked cool, BUT I didn't even think twice to say to myself, "umm hello, Halloween is on Sunday?"
Some might call it rude, some might think it is nosy, but we all people creep,criticize, judge, maybe even admire.
I have to admit, it is pretty entertaining.

Tip of The Day

No one can decide what mood you are going to be in, except for you.
People can upset you and make you smile, but in the end, no one makes that decision but you.
The next time you are mad because you are having a bad day, or just do not feel up to  it, remember you can choose to turn around and say, "HEY self, I will be happy, and I WILL have a nice day."

Exception: If you trip into the street, and get splashed by a car, and almost lose your backpack, and forget you had a paper due, well you are SOL, I guess you had a bad day. :)

Remember when I said "I Can't Lie"

Well, sorry, I did.
I actually also forgot how to count obviously because this is my 19th post, and have yet to reach my 20th, as stated earlier. Wishful thinking I guess. . .
Moving on, When someone says you can't lie, that is a lie, because we do it all the time.
Except for Abraham Lincoln , he never did.
The last time I lied: (besides 15 minutes ago)

HMMM. . .  It can't be that hard to think of it, not that I do it all the time or anything, but when you lie, you convince yourself it is the truth, then you end up forgetting you lied. . .

BUT, the other day, I told my Mom in a faint whisper, how I was in study hours and had to call her later, but really I was just whispering, so that the people in the other dressing room at Nordstroms, couldn't hear my lying.  Pathetic, I know, at least I felt bad.

I can't Lie . . .

Dear Reader,
I have officialy made it to the famous 20th POST!!!!!
Not that I do not enjoy sharing my thoughts with you, it is just a bid deal, and yes it is 10:06 am, 54 minutes before class, and a midterm, but honesty is always better, right?

Maybe I put off my assignments, maybe I need some pressure, maybe I like the idea of this spurring up some ideas.
UNDER PRESSURE- Yea, that's the way I work best.  I see myself sitting somewhere in Colorado, at some super cool and popular agency, where I am slaving (while at the same time enjoying myself) away on a project.  I don't know what I want to do with regards to advertising, but under pressure I have realized that no matter what, things always get done.  What  I am trying to say is, can I go on forever doing this?
Is this OK in the "real world", the so
Will _____________ (super cool popular agency with really fun people) allow for this kind of behavior?
Let's hope, or else. . .
As I grow older, I realize, OK, so you can't get away with everything.  Procrastination as society likes to refer to this as seems to be something a lot of people talk about. - "Ohhh, Blah blah it's so late, and I am still up and I should have done this yesterday. . ."
You can't look at it that way.

Field's Model for Successful Thinking
(Cause=Pressure)

UNDER PRESSURE > THOUGHTS (maybe out of urgency) > GREAT THINKING SKILLS >STIMULATES YOUR PROCESS OF COLLECTING DATA > SOMEWHERE ABOUT THIS TIME YOU HAVE BULLSHIT YOUR WAY INTO SOMETHING GREAT. . .

For now, I'll stick to this because it seems to work; without pressure I wander too much.  You need that little push to keep you going

DEAR FUTURE- Please accept me and my friend named Procrastination.

Welcome to My Fridge

So MTV cribs always made it a point to look into the fridges of the celebrities being featured in the episode.  I will never be on MTV cribs, well maybe, but for now, let's not plan on it.

What's in my fridge?

Milk, not mine, 2%, probably belonging to Kelsey my roommate.
Lots fo Eggs, no idea why we have so many. . . from Kroger to some Target brand
Chocolate Milk, yea this is mine.
Tortillas- again these are mine, not home-made, but Mission Brand does the trick if I'm feeling homesick
Greek Yogurt- So we are healthy? I just know I like GREEK yogurt now, no idea why, but I only buy this kind, maybe I like the box or something.

Some water bottles, some butter, more eggs (EW they are old- so not mine), "Mexican White Cheese" from Kraft- they spoke to me , I was like HELL, this must be good cheese, like special for quesadillas because it is Mexican. .  yea whatever, it's probably from California or something, Pesto sauce, some old Rice Pilaff, and yea that is about it.

Does this say much about me so far?

Squirrels

They are just about the cutest thing in the world, until one attacks you.
They hide in walls or store with their babies, and jump over you around campus. They RULE this campus, and you don't even know it.

They have to have some sort of system. Where do they go at night? A small cave under the business school, where their lifetime supply of acorns are housed? If we are so advanced, there has to be some sort of way that animals, like squirrels live their lives. We just don't see it, or notice it. Like the movie BUGSLIFE!

I know it is somewhere out there, and I plan to find where these squirrels go, and what they do. Maybe lure one in with some fruit loops. . .
We were successful enough to catch one at work because it was trapped in the stockroom, God only knows how it go in there, but from that day on, I made sure to at least notice them.

Not just point out how cute they are, but really find out the truth behind the squirrels.

"GOOAAAAAAAAAALL"

Yea, everyone knows how crazy those soccer games can get.  My dad can sit for hours watching the matches.  When I was younger, I found it so hard to pay attention to little dots running around on a screen following a ball.  I mean, I don't ever find it that great, until someone scores and then we watch the magnificent re play, over and over.
One day I realized the house was rather quiet, and walked over to the TV room, to find my
Dad, watching his soccer games MUTED??
I did not understand why or how he would do that to himself.
The least you can do it listen to the boring thing!
So I asked,"Why in God's name are you watching it on mute?"
It would be like watching golf muted, all you do it stare in the abyss of the TV, in pure silence.
The only great part of watching these games is to wait for the ever glorified "GOOOOAAALLLLL" yell that goes on for minutes.
Well, apparently, my Dad hates that part.
I was in shock, but when I found the following video, I could not help but send it to him.


Like Gieco says- It makes it interesting Dad!

The Emperor's New Groove

Haven't seen it.  Well I guess you are not twelve years old, but neither am I and I still have!
People never talk up this villain.  She is classic.  She outdoes any evil queen, dragon, or step-mother.  Her name is YZMA.  She is old, evil, conniving, and fashionable.

Everyone knows about the lame over used queens, but my favorite villain, YZMA, has the power of changing emperor Cuzco into a llama.  Yes, that's right, now spells with frogs in this one guys.  It's a classic that does not get as much attention as it deserves.  I'll let you watch for yourself.

Disney, you outdid yourselves on this one.  You threw off your own groove and gave us a good one. 

Fly on the Wall

As I am sitting here watching TV, I realize there is a nasty fly on the wall.  One of my dreams/ 3 wishes if I was ever approached by a genie is to be a fly on the wall.  Just in case this is you reading Genie, please don't make me look gross or give me a million eye balls.

Moving on, I know everyone wants to know what people say about them, or even listen in on something.  If you had to be a fly for a day, have you ever thought of the repercussion to this desire?

Your worst enemies- frogs and fly swatters, maybe even that tape they dangle in cabins.

• You are small and forget listening in on people, you won't have time for any of that when you are too busy trying to stay alive!

The whole issue of having crazy eyes

• Not only do you look wierd ( maybe a sacrifice you are willing to make), but everytime a cartoon shows the view of a fly it is SO hard to see anything because you see everything really upcloe and mulitplied.

Why even go on- Obviously being a fly on the wall is not worth it.  So if you really want to get to scoop on something get on Facebook or College ACB.

Sketch McGee

The classic Sketch McGee- I use this word often, and no one knows what it means??!!!
This is a serious problem in today's society.  Many people do not realize the severity of this issue.  Are you a Sketch McGee?

One who is clueless to the activities going on around them, can easily be considered a SM (let's make this easy SM=Sketch McGee) but really clueless people can not be blamed for their lack of information.  An SM is one who frequently declines invites to social events, plans outings while fellow classmates, and fails to show up, and most importantly, one who simply has the ability to hide themselves from their friends. 

Module 1 :
Lisa and her friends are going to dinner.
"OMG like WHERE is out BFF Avery??!!!
Well, Avery never showed up.
Classic SM example.

Solution to Problem- Don't be rude people, everyone wants your company, and eventually we WILL stop inviting you out if you continue to ditch us and be sketchy.

Tacos y Mas

There is this fabulous, hole in the wall, taco stand down Greenville.  The Tacos y Mas makes me feel like I am right at home.  I am from El Paso, so when people want to go to Taco Bell and count that as Mexican food, it is hard for me to agree.  Unfortunalty, I do not reccomend the "Y Mas" part of the menu.  Stick to the Tacos. 
As born and raised "Mexa"- short for Mexican, I can say I am qualified to tell you what the perfect taco is made up of.

THE PERFECT TACOS

• Flour Tortillas, NOT corn,
• Lots of sirloin steak and/or chicken, straight off the grill. No EXCUSES
• Lime, always squeeze lime onto that taco, it only makes it that much better.
• I know some people hate onions, but grilled onions in a gaucamole sauce are a must.

• Add what you want, but the more you add, the more falls out of the bottom, and no one likes an empty taco.

I'm an Only Child

I am an only child BUT not really.
I grew up with two boys, Arturo and Alejandro Vargas.  They are like my brothers. They defend me to the end.  When we were younger, I used to fight other kids protecting Arturo because he refused to talk to people, so I would speak for him.  There are pictures of us wearing matching Christmas sweaters.  It is so fun to have them around, Honestly, I do not know how it all ended up, old family friends, or what, but we have known each other since I can remember.

Here's the deal, so I have brothers from another mother, but trust me I still suffer from Only Child Syndrome.
I realize that is is difficult to talk about myself so the following is a little blurb from my roommate Jordan, who had the pleasure of rooming with me freshman year.

"It's not really the things she does that have to do with living. She is easy to live with. Teh best thing I can remember is the time we were going to the mall, and she refused to get in the car unless I brought a certain CD. She pouted on the Shuttle's bench for 12 minutes until I went and got the CD for a 10 minute long ride. Thank God I have six siblings or else anyone else would have left her there like a 3 year old."

At least no one can tell I am an only child just by looking at me!

I can't help myself. . .

I know this might not serve as a post, but If you have not seen this video PLEASE watch it.
Maybe you will not find it funny, but in an effort to make someone laugh, if they are having a bad day, this post does the trick.  If you are feeling blue. .  or purple, whatever it may be, don't be sad fellow blogger because this vid, will make you see, that Marcel the Shell is full of glee.

WATCH ME IF YOU ARE HAVING A BAD DAY-
or do not feel like doing homework (either one works)

Law and Order. . . FOREVER

Look, I find it CRAZY that I can still watch TNT and not see re-runs of Law and Order (dunn dunnn). . .In case you did not get that, I'm trying to simulate that creepy chime they play between scenes.

Props to you people of Law and Order, because you only further prove how crazy our world is.  I mean they come up with some crazy stuff, and they have yet to run out!  To compare, I would also like to point out that recently, while watching Nickelodeon, I watched a new episode of Spongebob Squarepants. Yes, I still watch cartoons, especially after all of those Law and Order episodes.  The two shows have nothing in common, except for the fact that I feel I have been watching them forever, and still see new things.

Point of the Post:

Well I'm baffled to see that it has just completed its 20th season this past May. Umm, hello, Friends, you totally got served.  They have been able to maintain an audience and entertain people for 2 decades.  But how?  The basic truth of what goes on out there. The success of the show might also be form the 7 million franchises of the orginal.  From SVU to Law and Order Criminal Intent, they show just keeps on going.

The Creative Space

Where is it?
Who decides what makes up a "creative space"?
Well enough about everyone else- here is MY space.
I realize that people who are creative shouldn't be "caged" up, well whatever that means. . .
In a bustling world, where people are aways on the move, it is crucial to have that little corner of your world.
No one can touch your pencil without you knowing it! (It's true, maybe I'm crazy, but I realized when my roommate took my favorite eraser. . . creepy)
What more can you say, when a picture says 1000 words.

I promise it is not this messy, I am a clean freak, but I'm working people.

Words of Wisdom . . . From the Not So Wise

You could go to a psychiatrist, you could go mope around, you could go confide in your goldfish, but really no matter who you ask, no one ever gives you the right advice.  You ask everyone what they think, and you want everyone's input, but at the end of the day, only you end up choosing.  So why is it that we always have to go around and get the world's input?
Being an only child, I have always felt the need to ask people for their opinions when I face a difficult situation.  Sometimes I wonder if for once, if I took the advice from something so crazy and unconventional as a fortune cookie- would it be easier to just go with what it tells me?
We all go to Pei Wei and grab three handfuls of the little cookies.  They don't even taste good?!!  I watched several people grab one or two, even saw a lady just about run off with the whole damn bucket!  In any case, for once instead of listening to some sappy Taylor Swift song, or pretend to pay attention to my friend's opinions while she blabbered on, I took the advice of the fortune cookie...
Granted I took about six until I liked one. . BUT I picked one finally.
To make a long story short, the problem at hand was not fixed, BUT, who knew a little piece of paper  could change your life!  I forced myself to make a decision on the fortune, "excitment follows you everywhere you go."
Fate and destiny it's all crap.  You make your own decisions, even if it is from a little cookie, or a hobo, whatever it may be, one day if everyone stopped listening to the words of the people around them, and took the advice from some silly thing, what would happen??


Only the fortune cookie knows. . .

Funny thing is. . I found this on Google, after writting this:

Big Bucks at Starbucks

A trend, a lifestyle, a habit-  People do it everyday, we stop by Starbucks on the way to work or class.  We go out of our way, get up fifteen minutes earlier to go pay five dollars for a cup of coffee!  I does not make sense.  It takes longer, its way more expensive, yet we continue to do it.  Starbucks has taken over the world.  I do it!  Why? It's the best study break excuse ever, great people watching, you "need" caffeine, but your order something else, the reasons are endless.  7-Eleven has coffee for $1.89, not $5.32!  The ever popular Cosmopolitan magazine reports that one Starbucks a day is equivalent to like 6 Ipods.

Everyone always talks about Starbucks, and how it takes over the world.  Honestly, you probably do not even want to continue reading this post because Starbucks is so overly publicized. . . and on every corner.  BUT, let me tell you about the greatest part,that people seem to forget.  The cups are SO COOL.  I refuse to order anything but a venti, simply because I like the shape of the cup. Dumb, I know, but looking around the table, at the DG house, I can count 8 Starbucks cups.  Two of which are the plastic re washable ones.  So I ask myself, spend a few more bucks on a mediocre cup of joe for a smashing cup- YES! Who cares if I throw it away.  The cup is genius.  I feel like cool with my cup, I feel like I should stroll into a big office and run it for the day.  It's not because it is Starbucks coffee, it's because the cup just says something.  Its not some tiny little mug, or some thermos-tumbler, its the greatest tall, yet slender recycled paper cup.

Is it weird to say that a cup can give you power, or at least make you feel powerful.  Well, here's proof.  A quick poll was taken during study hours at the DG house.  6 out of 10 girls say they notice the cup over anything else.  People don't walk around in t-shirts saying, "Yo, I drink expensive coffee!"  People see you drinking out of the cups!

Dear Starbucks cup designer, you are a genius!
Lesson learned- It's the little things in life, like a cup, that can make your day.

OMG I'M TURNING INTO MY MOTHER!

With Parent's Weekend coming to a close, I simply could not help but notice how everyone looks like their parents.  Well DUH!  I was at dinner with some of my friend's parents and its crazy to see how their mannerisms are exactly the same.  A hand gesture or the way they say something.  I spent my dinner at the end of the table with my friend Kyle's parents.  The whole time I was talking to his Dad, I felt like I was talking to him.

People have always called me "Malenita", meaning little Malena ( my mother) because I look so much like her.  No one believes her, until you put us together.  You realize that you pick up the way they talk, and the way they do little things.  I do my make-up like my mom!  I figured I got this from when I was younger.  I would always go sit in her big sofa in her bathroom and watch TV in there with her while she got ready for work, and I ate a Pop-Tart.  Today, I catch myself leaning up on the counter and holding the mirror just like her, putting on my mascara.   I would always get so upset when she would get mad at me too.  Whenever I get mad at someone, I see myself talking just like her.  It freaks me out!  When I talk to her friends, they stop and say, "wow, you just act just like your mother"  FREAKY
Granted, I love that woman, but I hope I am not half as evil as she was to me when I am older.

And there she is- looking just like me! 

Dreams

A boring title but after a little inspiration from Tuesday's class, I thought of some crazy dreams.  But what I wonder most is what everything means.  I always want to know if it is some sort of sign or am I trying to tell myself something?
Why do people dream?  I understand this idea of your subconscious working while you sleep, but really what does it mean?  You can Google this stuff all you want but you can't expect everyone's mind to work the same way! Just because you find a turtle in some jungle does not mean that you wish you were rich.  I guess that is rather difficult to follow, but what I mean is- there can't honestly be a dream dictionary because not everyone interpreted things the same way.

• I have had dreams of getting back together with my high school boyfriend-ew? We don't even talk? Does that mean I still like him or something. Why is he even coming up.  Do I subconsciously still want to be with him (even though he goes to Texas Tech, which is simply not happening because the only place I want to see Lubbock Texas, is in my rear-view mirror
• Sometimes when I don't sleep well or can not fall asleep, my body is technically asleep, but my brain, has not fallen asleep and I feel paralyzed.  One night, it was happening so much, to the point where I could not talk or yell. I was so scared I WebMD my problem and watched Hannah Montana instead.  Turns out it is called sleep paralysis.
• I will never forget the dream I had when I was very young, and I thought my nanny had turned into a ghost and was chasing.  It TERRIFIED ME!  To this day I still remember that dream like it was yesterday.

I find it hard to believe that some people can not remember their dreams or claim they do not dream  I always dream and I can usually remember a lot about it.  I only wish I new what it meant.  If I tried to decide I would convince myself that everything that happens in them are like things I should actually do in my life. Bad Idea

Solution: Go see a Gypsy and have my palm read!

You Tube- The Greatest Form of Entertainment

Forget the TV, the radio, dancing monkeys, and everything else.  Nothing compares to the phenomenon that is YouTube. Songs, movies, random posts, remixes.  It's turning into the virtual google.  When people say- "Don't worry, I'll google it."  YouTube is a new verb- "Hey, go YouTube that music video."   I can spend hours watching stupid videos.  Stupid- but HILARIOUS.  I can study listen to my favorite song over and over again (or listen to Pandora- also super cool.)

So here is a breakdown of top ten YouTube videos that I have found recently or just seem to always remember.  They are not in any order because I would spend hours deciding what is better.

1. Could It Be You H Wall Lyrics- Great Dance Song (Listening as I type)
2. BBC Talking Animals (Just found it the other day- I'm OBSESSED!BBC Funny Talking Animals
3.Talking Dogs
4. Kickboxing ( Rather gruesome, but one of those things you want to look away and can't)
5. Cat on Acid
6. Sneezing Panda
7. Miss Swan from Mad TV
8. Darlene Witherspoon (recommended by my roommate Nicole)
9. Misheard Lyrics- Shakira Whenever Wherever
10.Top 50 Ghetto Names

Talking Animals Go Watch it ASAP

Stress. . . Twitches. . . Tourette's???

Not to be a "Debbie Downer" or anything but seriously the third week of school and people can already be suffering from a twitch.  A persistent little twitch that seems to creep up out of no where, even while eating.
Silly to think it could go on for so long, but we're on day four now people, is this a problem?
Will it go on forever?!  Maybe, it's a sign or something. . .
I never want to be known as the girl with the twitch- but to be honest, I'd take twitch over lazy eye any day.
I decided that a quick browse on the ever popular WebMD might dig up some good information.  First thing I read is something about some crazy disease but after scrolling down I came across this interesting infromation:

• Twitches. Unlike tics, the majority of muscle twitches are isolated occurrences, not repeated actions. Muscle twitches are also known as myoclonic jerks. They are entirely involuntary and cannot be controlled or suppressed.
• "One type of muscle twitch is benign essential blepharospasm. Blepharospasm refers to the muscles of one or both eyelids twitching uncontrollably. This often occurs repeatedly over a sustained period of time. In extreme cases, which are rare, benign essential blepharospasm may also involve the eyebrows, mouth, and neck"
• THANK GOODNESS IT'S NOT THE MOUTH NECK AND EYEBROWS!

Now, I take this moment to stop and PRAY that I don't have Tourette's, because then I might even settle for the lazy eye discussed earlier.

• "Tourette's syndrome. In some instances, what appears to be a chronic tic may be a sign of Tourette's syndrome. This syndrome is the most severe tic disorder. It is characterized by the presence of both motor tics and vocal tics."
• TOO EXTREME- THERE IS NO WAY I HAVE TOURETTE'S (I think?)

And this is where I decide "Self, let's not look too far into this. . . "
Conclusion- WebMD you are probably account for the large amount of hypochondriacs
WebMD Article