Blog 70: Letter

Dear English 110 students,
As you have realized English 110 is a required course for almost all freshman. For those of you who hate English, know, that this course isn't that bad at all and its not like every other English class you have taken. Each English 110 course has a specific theme. Therefore, my theme was televised science fiction. I never thought that I would have an Enlish class structured around the genre of science fiction. I never was a fan of science fiction, and I still am not a fan. However, through this course I can appreciate it for what its worth. There are numerous suggestions I think you should know in order to succeed in English 110. 1.) NEVER, NEVER, NEVER procrastinate. No matter what type of assignment it is, whether its big or small start on it prior to its due date. 2.) Go to the Writing Center. The Writing Center is located in Mendenhall 475, its a great resource for any writing assignment you might have. 3.) Become friends with people in your class, so that if you do unfortunately miss class you both have a way to contact each other. 4.) Most importantly go to class. I feel if you follow all of these suggestions you will do well in the course. So good luck!
Sincerely,
English 110 Veteran

Blog 69: Fascinated Culture

I'm intrigued by various cultures. I enjoy learning about different cultures and customs. I believe when you know how another culture works and operates, overall your a more well-rounded personwho is culturally diverse. However, a few years ago I watched the Memoirs of a Geisha and I fell in love with the Japanese culture. I love how their so delicate in everything that they do. Also numerous everyday activities that we do, they have a certain ritual and delicatecy in performing it. There kumonos they where are so beautifully made. Then also the shoes that the geishas where are very impressive. The heel are so high and they actually where socks with these special shoes. Because the heel is so high of course, they have to walk slowly, not only not to fall but to be graceful and appealing to all who watches. I would love to visit Japan one day, to see all the ancient history that lies there, but also to see Tokyo. Tokyo is one of the fashion capitals of the world.
And so it is.

Blog 68: Life

As much as I love life and everything that comes with it, I'm scared of it at the same time. I'm not scared of dying, but I'm scared of not living. Scared of not living during this precious time I'm blessed to be here. Scared of not experiencing as much as possible and taking every opportunity. One of my favorite hip-hop/r&b artist, Drake, said in one of his songs- "Everybody dies, but not everybody lives." This is so true. There's one thing to exist in the world but I want to live in the world and live my life. Since I am scared of not living, I try to live every moment and never regret anything that I do or say. I love living, laughing and loving. Never be scared to try everything at least once. Anything that don't hurt you won't kill you. I see it all the time where people don't live their lives and seek every opportunity that is presented to them. I vow not to be that person. I'm not going to let anything stand in my way of accomplishing everything I want in life. Nothing will stop me from living.
And so it is.

Blog 67: Concerns

The recent earthquake/tsunami in Japn was really surreal. I felt that it was epic and probably caused mayhem that know one expected. Watching the footage a couple days ago was breath taking. It made stop and reevaluate my life, and what is my purpose of being on this earth. This event made me wonder if this was caused by global warming, natural over time occurance, the moon or maybe something else that know one can really explain. The footage reminded me so much of the movie 2012. HOw the buildings were shaking, how the water was rushing in and how the streets were buckling. It was amazing. There rating the quake to have been an 8.9 on 1-10 scale. So that is really major. I think after finals week I'm going to research some efforts that I can partake in, to help out with this unfortunate event. When I was watching the news about it, a victim who said he lived in Japan for about 20 years, said it was the most terrifying experiences. He exclaimed that he thought it was the end of the world or something. Now imagine whats going through your head during all of this. Questions like, am I going to live or die? Is this really happening, or is this a dream? Now its after, imagine the shock, terror, heartache and uncertainty of whats to come.
Uncertainty is huge, because you never know.
And so it is.

Blog 66: Thats Me

A ray of light, a ray of sunshine however you want to look at it I light up the room whenever I walk in. Some define me as the water barrier. I make ways out of no ways, pushing my way through like a tidal wave, more like a tsunami. "Lights, Camera, Action!" is what I hear them say; the stage is my playground.

Mirror
I ask, "Mirror, mirror on the wall who's the fairest one of all?"
Response, She fills the room with light and vigor, warming the hearts of many. She's calm and crazy, sexy, cool. She lives, she laughs, she loves. However, she wonders if that is enough. Shopping, chillin, and eating is her specialty. You scream, they scream and she screams for ice cream!! Mirror Mirror on the wall, was this the person that you saw? Yes, yes she is the one, I saw. However as the world turns, she continues to live and learn.

Blog 65: Time period

There are so many various time periods that I would have liked to be born in. The eighties era and the civil rights era both stick out in my mind. Both of these time periods have something spectacular to offer. The eighties has all the retro, cool clothes and pop music, while the the civil rights era has so many influential people who contributed to our society. However, if I had to choose I would probably choose the civil rights era. I would have been able to meet and know Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Malcom X and numerous other prominent people. I think seeing these people change laws and people's minds would have probably made me more appreciative and humble. Being there to actually experience the effects of segregation and the open discrimination wo have been breath taking. I mean we read about this all the time but to actually be there and possibly have a personal story relating would be epic. However, I feel that part of me would probably be bitter. In the sense that something so ridiculous took place and I was there. Living during this time probably would have made me realize that I'm lucky.
And so it is.

Blog 64: Big Mistake

I can't really think of what I consider my biggest mistake. I always try to learn from other's mistakes so that I won't make the same mistake or one similar to that. So with that said I haven't made any huge mistakes. The only mistake I can recall is when I had participated in senior class' senior prank. For the senior prank they were like two different groups, one that participated inside the school and the one who participated on the outside of the school. Originally, it was suppose to one group, however, that didn't happen. So the half of the group I was with, arrived at the school late. It was like twelve at night and the security gaurds and principal had kicked eveyone out who was inside, because they began to trash the inside of the school. So we were upset because we had all this stuff including balloons with flour in them, sill putty, eggs, silly string, and toilet paper. So we unamiously decided to do the outside of the school. We all waited in our cars in a parking lot across from the school and waited for security gaurds and principal to leave. We had the entire perimeter of the school evaluated, we even had people with walky talkies. So as planned we began to throw toilet paper everywhere, throw egss and silly putty at the building and cameras and silly string to top it off. However, as we were all throwing eggs, I noticed the cops sitting watching us from across the way, so I remember screaming "Omg, you guys the cops!" As soon as I said that everyone looked and began to disperse. My exboyfriend and I began to run in the same direction of everyone else, but then in a split second I switched my direction and of course he followed me. I was able to dunk and hide behind the cars we drove. But of course the cops cornered my bf and they also blocked the parking lot where we were all parked. I knew this was going to be all bad, so I decided to come out and help his case, becuase I know how short his temper can be. I explained to the cops of what took place and they basically just scolded me and my friends who had remained in the car the whole time. So they decided to let us leave and go home. My bf on the other hand had to get picked up by his parents since he wasn't 18. So that was probably the biggest and most stupid mistake I have involved myself and others in. Also having to tell my mom what happened, and also his mom sat us both down to talk of the incident it was embarassing. You live and learn right?
And so it is.

Blog 63: Best Friend

Honestly, I have more than one best friend which I believe your allowed to have. The select few that I do consider my best friend however, are really great individuals. One of my best friends is a boy. Numerous people don't believe that a guy and a girl can be just friends, best friends at that. However, he is like my brother, I mean I tell him everything and when i say everything I mean everyting. He listens and also gives me a guys perspective on things which is always a plus. Also, in return he tells me about all the girls he's interested in and I give him my girl perspective. We have been friends for probably five or six years now, I love and appreciate him so much. Him and I have so many memories and adventures with eachother. We know how to get what we want from the other person and we also know how to push each others buttons, but in the end the love and that endless bond will always be there. After graduation he went to an art school in Maryland and I came here to OSU, we still keep in touch as much as possible with skype, texting, calling, and aslo the many social networks like Facebook and Twitter. I am truly blessed to have a best friend like him and its wonderful feeling to know that we'll be friends forever creating more memories.
And so it is.

Blog 62: Fave Place

One of my favorite places to be is the mall. I love the mall so much. You can go there to shop, hang out and most importantly relieve stress. I love how mall can bring so many people from various backgrounds together in one place. One day, i really want to go to the Mall of America in Minnesota. Just imagine how epic that place probably is. O how it gives me shivers up and down my spine.
My other favorite place to be is my bed. I love my bed so much, its always there for me no matter what. No matter what time of the day it is, it never fails me. It comforts me and hugs every part of my body perfectly. I love to be in my bed so much, that sometimes I won't even get up for class, because for me to leave would be such a tear jerker sometimes. However, when I do attend class, usually I can't wait to get back, so I can be reunited with my bed again. My bed knows whats good for me. It knows when I'm tired, and oddly when its time for me to get up. In conclusion, the mall and my bed are my two favorite places to be. After a long day at the mall, I know my bed is waiting for me to return so I can relax.
And so it is.

Blog 61: Story Time

So there are many stories that are super hilarious or just plain weird. I think my best stories probably come from my junior and senior year of high school. However, sitting here thinking of a story, my mind is blank.

First story: So this year on January 28, I had the pleasure of turning 19! It was my first birthday away from home, but it was still a nice birthday. My roommate who is like my best friend here, brought me cupcakes and m&ms. She even lit the cupcakes with candels (even though we're not suppose to have candels in the dorms) and she sang happy birthday to me. My other friend brought me some really cute shirts and a pair of sockshich I thought all was too sweet. Later that night all three of us decided to go out. We went to the Big Bar on High st. It was a lot of fun, so fun in fact that I actually danced on the bar for the first time.It was great. I told my mom about my adventure and she thought I was insane.

Second story: When I was little, my family and I wen Virginia one summer. My mom's side of the family lives in Virginia. One afternoon all of the kids, including myself was all playing outside. I was riding my bike up and down this steep hill. So as I was coming up the hill, I noticed this loose bull in the distance. if I was in a cartoon, the bull began to kick its hoofs back preparing to charge, and before I knew it I was being chased by a full grown bull with horns and everything. I was so scared for my life. However, I able to run inside these people's house who lived near by.I was so frightened that I ran into their house and up their steps headed toward the upstairs, the bull fortunately only made it to the front steps.

Third Story: When I was about maybe five or six, I was playing and watching t.v. As I was playing I found like a little chain link thing that you would find on a bracelet or necklace. I picked it up, and to my knowledge it looked like it could be a nose ring. So I was able to place it around my nostril. It looked so real, like I really had a hoop ring. However, before I knew it, I had breathed in inside my nose. I couldn't get it out. I tried and tried to sneeze it out but that was such a fail. So finally I went and told my mom and she panicked and called 911. The ambulance came to my house and everything. I still get teased about that incident still to this day.

And so it is.

Blog 60: Word

Blogging about a word is really random, but I guess that's what makes this interesting. I don't really know if this qualifies as a word or not, however, I really like the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. I always been fascninated by this word, ever since I heard it in Mary Poppins. It sounds complex but very simple at the same time. Unfortunately, I don't know what it means and if it means anything, I feel that its one of those words wear you can make it mean whatever you want. In my opinion I would say it means something that makes you genuinely happy from the inside out. Mary Poppins is truly a great musical. I don't like thw word whatever. Even though I dislike this word it remains in my vocabulary. Its one of those words you can you use when your happy or sad, it never really matters how your feeling because it seems appropriate. That is probably why this word stays on my tongue. However, I can never say this word towards my parents, they feel as though it me being disrespectful, and in a way I can understand where they are coming from. I think its amazing how vast the English language is and yet we all only use a handful of words. Sometimes when I learn a new word, I try to use it as much as possible so that its familiar in my vocabulary. So hopefully I can expand my what seems to be a limited vocabulary.
And so it is.

blog 59: Major

I love my major here at Ohio State. My major right now is Pre-business and minor in communications. It has always been my interest to major in these feilds. Specifically, I want to study marketing while minoring in communications. I had started out wanting to major in communicatios but because I wsnt to go into the Public Relations field I figured business and marketing pretty much ties into that; which I feel that a business degree would look better more so than a communication degree. I can't wait to apply to the Fischer College of Business, so I can begin taking classes that relate more to my major and also what I plan to do in my career. However, the only downside about my major is that there is a lot of math involved, I wouldn't mind but its the fact that I terribly suck at math. With the resources available here on campus and also all the support I have from family and friends I'm not to worried about it. I'm really excited for what my major has instore for me in the near future and the many opportunitites that come along with it. Hopefully, I don't change my major like so many college students end up doing.
And so it is.

Blog 57: A dream

I love dreaming when I go to sleep, but here lately I haven't had any dreams, which is really sad. I love and hate how dreams feel so real. Sometimes when a dream seem so real I wake up worried or excited about something I thought happened but in reality I was wrong. There is one dream that I use to have a lot. I use to dream that the russians came to the US and started to take over; bombing, and converting everything to communism. I always would be hiding in my house slash school mooshed together which is always weird. I really haven't dreamed in a long time. I think sometimes we dream about things that worry us in the back of our minds. Recently, I had a dream that my dad had passed away. I remember waking up sad, but also very anxious to call him. That dream just really made me appreciate him and everyone else who has the pleasure of being in my life. I think that is why I love the movie Inception that came out this pass summer. The mind and dreams are so complex and intertwined, I find it remarkable. There has been times when I would dream and I would wake up, then I would make myself go back to sleep just so I can finish my dream, and plunge my mind back into the scene. Weird, I know but I love it. I hate when I have a really good dream but then when I wake up I can't remember it anymore; then I sit and try and try to remember but its always a fail. I've heard that everyone dreams every night; but I guess the ones that are meant to be remembered are. Hopefully I dream tonight, can't wait to go to sleep.
And so it is.

Blog 55: Rainbows

My most favorite that mother nature presents to us is rainbows. I love all the misty colors and the nice curve bent that is associated with all rainbows. However, I dislike thunderstorms, but when a rainbow appears its really worth it. I think the first time I became facinated by rainbows is when I was probably five or six years old. My friend and I was playing outside after a summer rain, when the sun comes out to shine a bit of light on everything. Behind these trees, behind this house is where we spotted this miraculous rainbow. As we were playing in the street being young and free, we saw a red heart start to fall down from the rainbow. As crazy as it sounds, its so true. I was so excited for I never saw anything like that before. Even till this day when I see a rainbow I watch to see if I will see a little red heart, sadly I haven't seen one ever since that day. I think that rainbows are the most beautiful and facinating thing in nature.
Also, even though I know this will never happen, I always wonder if there is a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow. Silly I know. But can you ever get to the end of a rainbow? I also feel that rainbows represent numerous things, such as hope, promise, and life. Rainbows are one of life's simple pleasures, so enjoy it.
And so it is.

Blog 54: My first Crush

My first crush. This, for me, is the most hilarious topic to write my blog about. Honestly, when I was younger I had numerous crushes. However, when I would crush I would crush hard. I feel like have the stuff I told you all would probably just freak you out.
Well when I was in the the seventh grade, I believe is when I had my first real crush. This is when I attended my catholic school and when I had to unfortunatley where uniforms. However, this is irrelevant, I almost feel like it is relevant. Anyway his name was Ian, and we both had the same homeroom together. I thought he was the most funniest and one of the cutest boys in my grade at the time. Sadly, I was weirdly obssessed with him. I emptied an index card box and made like a little shrine for him, creepy I know. Anyway, in the box I had a picture of him, one of his art pictures that he drew and (which I stole), I also had an old tore up baseball that I had put in the box as well. He played baseball for our school, so when I found it outside one at recess I was so excited. This is such an embarassing story, but luckily I have grown up from those awkward, precious adolescent years. Its funny what infatuation will make you do.
And so it is.

Blog 53: pet peeve

There are many things that really annoy me, but my biggest pet peeve would probably have to be lack of communication. I hate it with a deep dark passion!!! I especially hate lack of communication when it's an important day. Communication is very important for anything you do. Communication is key in relationships. If a couple don't know how to use proper communication skills, inevitably there will be problems that will soon arise. I personally believe that lack of communication is the reason why most relationships and marriages fail. However, there are numerous occasions where the lack of communication was apparent. Recently, my friends had tried to plan a dinner and a movie girls night out. We had planned to eat at this tuna place on high street but because it was a bar, they had the authority to not let us in after 8:00 pm. That evening I had a practice and there was no way we could meet that eight o'clock dead line. So I had suggested that we all should just eat somewhere else. I had suggested that we all eat at B'dubs, and everyone seemed cool with the suggestion. However, before I knew have the girls had made there way to Johnny Rockets. The other half of us was just really dumbfounded. That was really annoying night for me, and it was all because of lack of communication. When people don't communicate properly it can cause a lot of confusion and mayhem. Whenever you are trying to plan something with someone no matter if it's big or small, you always want to make sure everyone is on the same page and knows everything that is going on. So please always remember to communicate, communicate, communicate!!!! And so it is.

Blog 52: Canada

When I was in the seventh grade, I recieved the opportunity to go on a two week trip to Western Canada, with People to People Student Ambassador program. The trip was so amazing and I got to participate in various activities that I probably wouldn't have had the chance to do. The first three nights I got to go camping. Take that I had never been camping in my life and didn't know what to expect I was freaking out a little bit. We actually got to sleep in Teepees on a Native American reservation, so that was really fun. During these first three days I went hiking if you want to call it that, eventually I reached the top it looked over the trees and mountains and I could also see this river called "Ghost River", and later that day we actually got to swim in it. Another part of the trip is that we went whale watching, that was probably the most epic and beautiful thing I have ever seen so far in my life. I remeber the water and the sky being so blue that day, and the whales were so apparent. Through out the trip we experienced numerous adventures. Actually, that was my first time going on a trip for the first time by myself, my first time riding in an airplane, and the first time I had to learn how to be on my own and be responsible. In conclusion, that was by far the most amazing excperience I recieved at that age. Also I would love to go on another trip similar to this one in the near future.
And so it is.

Blog 51: Someone dead or famous

There are so many people that I wish I could meet, especially those who have made substantial contributions to society and the world. However, there are numerous ones, who are great entertainers that I wish I could have the opportunity and pleasure of meeting. I would love to have met Martin Luther King Jr. With his courage and determination, he changed the views and opinions of many people, and also changed society to what it is today. Obviously, he didn't do this alone, but I feel Martin Luther King Jr. had the greatest impact. He conducted marches and speeches to prove a point. It seemed that he never let anything hold him back or keep him from doing what he felt he needed to do and also what needed to be done. It would have been amazing to have been alive during the civil rights era, to hear him speak and also to have the opportunity to march side by side him. I feel that it would have total different feeling. I mean its different to read about it, but to actually be there and witness these prominent events would have a major impact on oneself. If I got to talk with him one on one I don't even know what I would say. I think that Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the greatest people that have ever lived, and his legacy continues to live throughout the world. However, he did make it apparent to me that if you want something go for it, if you feel something isn't right don't sit back but do something about it. He taught me to always have courage and determination and with that I should always succeed.
And so it is.

Blog 50: Best Gift

Being nineteen years old I have given numerous gifts, but I have also recieved many gifts as well. I love recieving gifts, but who doesn't? I don't know if I can say that there is a gift that I considered the best, because I appreciate everything I recieve. However, if I had to decide I would say my ice cream cake that I recieved for my sixteenth birthday. I love ice cream a lot, and always wanted an ice cream cake, so when my mom surprised me with it and other things I was so excited. The bottom was like chocolate brownie with caramel, cookies and cream, and vanilla. Everytime I took a bite I seriously thought that I had died and went to heaven. The cake was pretty good too, and it probably lasted about a week or maybe a little bit longer. I absolutely, positively love ice cream; if I could legally marry it I think I would. The importance of a gift isn't about how big it is, rather its about how it makes you feel, and what it means to you. I try to remember that whenever I recieve something, and I think that is why I am so thankful for anything and everything I recieve.
And so it is.

Blog 49: Job

Before I started to attend OSU in the fall, I had two jobs throughout my senior year. I was swinging from the trees with monkeys and taming wild cats. Thats right I worked at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanicale Garden. No, I wasn't swinging from trees with monkeys neither was I taming lions and tigers. However, I did work in the gift shop, but some days while I was working I can here lions and tigers roaring and hear monkeys causing a scene. Working at the zoo was a great job, with okay people and great long hours so I liked it alot. Also the management was pretty laidback, I remember somedays when I was working I would read a book and text all at the same time. Also other perks is that we would always get free food, including ice cream, cupcakes, and soft pretzels. I'm not familiar with the Columbus Zoo but at the Cincinnati Zoo, peacocks roam the park freely. However, one particular scorching, hot summer day, one of the peacocks made its way into one of the monkey areas and unfortunately got its head ripped off. YES! I'm not lying, imagine the kids who were at the scene when this happened they were probably traumatized, I mean I definitely would be. Also the Cincinnati Zoo was open during parts of the winter months and every year they put on the Festival of Lights. Working during these months is crazy and hectic and honestly I rather not. However, in the end its always enjoyable.
This spring i can't wait to go to the Columbus Zoo, for I heard its a pretty nice zoo.
And so it is.

Blog 48: Family Member

She's the rock and strength of who I am. She's my bestfriend, I tell her all my secrets and happenings sometimes I provide her with too much information. She's always there for me no matter what, she sacrifices a lot to make me happy and provide me with what I need. Sometimes she surprises me with little notes and gifts just to let me know that she is thinking of me which is great. If you haven't figured it out I am talking about my wonderful mom. She is actually on her way up here right now, so we can hang out and go shopping. Because it was her day off today, last night I presented her with the idea of coming up here, especially since I only had one class today. She said she would think about it, but didn't think she would come up. This morning after leaving my math class, trecking through the nasty rain, I stopped at the RPAC to get a bagel and a smoothie, and sure enough I recieved a call. So I am really excited that I get to spend the whole day with my mom. However, I do have a COMM mid-term to study for but I think that can wait. I mean she is my mom. I love you mom!
And so it is.

Blog 47:Anything

Time continues to evolves, it a never ending cycle. Imagine the energizer bunny it just keep going and going. Even though time is forever, I always feel like there is never enough hours in a day. Its extremely difficult when you have so many things to do, but just not enough time to complete it all. It also feels like being in college, the time goes by so fast, when you think its two clock its really five. However, I realized that it helps to create a schedule of everything you need to do and accomplish, by putting everything in time slots. It helps so much in managing what little time you do have. I actually forgot about this method until the other day when my friend had did it. I couldn't believe that I forgot about doing that, because that is what I use to do when I was in high school.
I wish I was able to stop time and reverse it. Being able to stop time would be great, because then I would have enough time to think and collect my thoughts. Being able to reverse time would be cool, because then I could relieve moments that I enjoyed and hate that have passed. Thats why I love that movie Click having the power to control time and what to do with it would be awesome. Time to me is a bittersweet association to our lives. Every minute counts.
And so it is.

Blog 46: Anything

Hey everyone, its another beautiful day so try and get out and enjoy it! In class on Friday I really liked the peer editing and review. Its great to get others people about your wrting and paper all at once. Especially, when the people who are doing this are also a part of your audience. It was interesting to look at the handouts and see what people thought about the argument and the paper itsself. Revealing if it met the CommmonPlace requirements of being timely, compelling, relevant and why. It let me know what I need to work on and make stronger. I really want to do well on this paper, so I'm going to make sure I do what I can to make that happen.
In other news, I love when the weekend comes around because its a chance to catch up on some much needed sleep that I unfortunately miss out during the week. However, for the past month practices for all these different shows has been consuming much of my time and it even have been trying to consume my week. So, I been trying to make sure I use every minute of my time effectively. I think I been doing pretty well with this tactic. I have practice today, so I decided this would be a great time to write my blog and do other work before I leave. Its great so now I dnt have to worry about it. I hope to finish this week off strong, and I hope everyone else do to.
And so it is.

Blog 45: Antything

Friends, everybody has one, friends the ones we can depend on. I absolutely love my friends! They make me happy and make laugh. They always help me realize the little things I'n life! F is for friends who do stuff together U is for you and me N is for anywhere and anytime at all! This is what we me and my friends do, have fun!!! It's not about how many friends you have, but rather the relationship. My friends are always there for me, & I appreciate them so much! My friends help me realize that life is short and you have to live every moment. However I do have an older brother, but he is twelve Years older than me it's like i'm an only child. I am really close to my girlfriends, I think this is because I always wish for the best. Friends always help you for get the drama and the bullshit! Friends are important to have, they keep you grounded, there always there to help. It doesn't matter how big your circle is but how big Iz one's passion and commitment!I been enjoying practice and this weather hers lately. I'll probably call my mom tomorrow because I miss her terribly. I love living life and being everyone's everything! However, sometimes it becomes to much, living you life is important, my goals, hobbies, love and happiness all make up life! This weekend is going to be mega busy, haha I just want to sleep and chill. Recently, I been enjoying every aspect of life? I still can't wait till spring break, I'm reAdy to relax and bot worry about anything! This weekend I will be working o. My paper, which is good I'm ready to make some head wAys! I can't wAit till the fashion show the 26th I can't wait!! And so it is.

Blog 44

I love the fact that tonight we get to write about anything that we want. First off, I would like to say that I can't wait till this quarter is over, and spring quarter comes to have new classes, a fresh start, and meet some more awesome people. However, I have been enjoying the weather this week, it has really lifted my spirits and has got me excited for Spring. Actually, I think it has gotten everyone excited, today I saw a lot of people riding bikes, skateboards, and just chilling outside enjoying the day. Recently, I discovered how to use Pandora, and I absolutely love it. Anyone who hasn't signed up for one, your missing out. I love listening to music especially when I'm doing other things, its great to have in the background. Life is really precious you should enjoy every minute of it and never regret it. I'm a sucker for reality shows, but here lately I haven't been able to watch any of my favorite reality t.v shows, I been so busy with school and other activities. I can't wait for the weekend, so I can sleep in and get a few more things done. In March Lil' Wayne and Nikki Minaj are coming to Columbus so I'm really excited about that. So I just realized that my blog wasn't posted, when I definitely wrote this last night and posted it around 11:40, so I'm really pissed. So I went to my edit post and it was just sitting there and the whole thing wasn't even there. I'm really upset cause I need my full credit, so hopefully I can explain this, and recieve all my required and deserved points.

Blog 43

Who Am I? This is a question I think everyone ask themselves at least once in their life. You may say "Oh I know who I am." Have you noticed that sometimes it seems that other people know you better than your self. Sometimes you might also find your self doing and saying things that you never thought you would say. Have you ever heard the phrases "Don't judge a book by its cover", or "What you see is what you get." These two statements are true and false. You never can be to sure who someone is. However, what about celebrities; they're in the spot light all the time. Celebrities are like everyone else having two sides that complete who they are. What you see on the exterior may not complete their interior. Celebrities definitely live two lives, one in the public eye and the other behind doors. This usually can generate two different sides, having a private and a public self. Everyone can agree that being who you are can be a difficult task. However, imagine living under a microscope; don't you think this could cause people to put on a show being influenced by the public and having to hide what they think won't be acceptable. The celebrity image continues to be distorted everyday, by the media and other factors. So I ask you the question, is what we see, really what we get?
And so it is.

Blog 42: Relevant

There are three things that make up a CommonPlace article; timely, compelling and last but not least relevant. My argument about celebrity images and their public and private self is very relevant because many people can relate to this topic. The public self and the private self with the Celebrity image is more popular than ever before. Some people are so involved with celebrities lives and who they are publicly and privately that you have celebrity impersonators. People begin to change who they are they are in the inside and the outside to be like their favorite celebrity. Also celebrities cover many of our magazines and tabloids. Tabloids are the worst of trying to cover every aspect of a celebrity's life, including their private and public persona. A lot of us buy these magazines wanting to know more and more about celebrities and what they are doing. Sometimes, however, these tabloids can destroy a celebrity's image. I feel that if I do everything correctly with my argument it will be very compelling, timely, and relevant. I just need to make sure I include many examples and evidense to back up my argument. But I also feel that my topic alone will always be timely, compelling, and relevant.
And so it is.

Blog 41: compelling

My argument in my Commonplace article, is compelling for the simple fact that it's about celebrities and their image to society. Everyone is intrigued with celebrities and their lives. People always want to know more and more, there's something about this that continues to draw people deeper and deeper into someone else's world.The argument has many pathos ideas. Most people become emotionally involved with celebrities just by listening Yo their songs, seeing them in concerts and magazines and watching them on t.v. However, this also goes for celebrities as well sometimes they become emotionally attached to their fans. In return this usually pushes them to advance in their career, and be the best at whatever they do. The lives of celebrities and their image will always be compelling. Commonplace expressed that in order for an article to be compelling, the article has to have enough persuasive evidence and information. For example, when Michael Jackson and Aaliyah passed away many people attended their memorials. This shows how someone's self image could have such a major influence on people. In conclusion, these are a few reasons why my argument is compelling. And so it is.

Blog 40: Timely Argument

The argument in my Commonplace paper, is very timely. The argument being about celebrity images I feel is very timely, for the fact there are so many celebrities that people look up to. This has been going on for awhile now, so I feel as though it is a trending topic that will continue. However, especially today society is very intrigued by celebrities and their life styles. I believe that celebrities and the media industry has caught on to this, and that is reason why so many celebrities have reality shows. In these reality shows, its either about their addictions, family, or career. For example, you have Celebrity Rehab, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, and Basketball Wives. People will always continue to push to see, how much think they know about a celebrity's life. Most people always want to be like the people we love and admire. But are these people who we think they are? Are they different when a camera or a microphone isn't present? For Example, Lady Gaga is world phenomenon, majority of us love her music, outrageous style, and everything that she is liberating towards. However, Lady Gaga's real name is Sara; but in a recent interview with Fuse, she claimed that even her mom calls here Gaga, and actually when she was growing up she went by Gaga. Here we see how her public persona and private persona was brought together. We see how comfortable she is with herself and how she grasp all of who she is. So I feel this argument is timely and will continue to be. 
And so it is.

Blog 39: Hypothetical Scenario

Thinking of a hypothetical scenario that I could use in my Commonplace paper is a little difficult for me to think about, probably because it is hypothetical. What if we all, including celebrities went through life hiding who we really were? Would we all be happy and content? Okay, let's look at this from a mundane example. What if you pretened to be a vegetarian, but in reality you love and enjoy meat. And let's imagine that this guy/girl you are interested in is a vegetarian. But knowing you want to be with him or her, everytime the two of you go out, you pretend to be a vegetarian. So what if he or she catches you and realizes that your not who you say are, that you been hiding a side of yourself from them. That person would probably feel tricked. They also would most likely be more upset in the fact that you tried to hide it and not share all the parts of you with them. Therefore, it is important to be comfortable with who you are, and bring your public and private selves together. However, back to the topic of celebrity image. What if a record label was very interested in signing a particular artist to their label? On stage you seem to be this very outgoing, energetic self, or at least this is the perception that the audience recieve. So the record label decides to meet with this particular potential star, and they discover that they're not who they thought they were. That label could possibly not sign them or drop them from the label. So in this scenario, not bringing your public and private selves together could result in losing their job.
Public and private persona we all have them.
And so it is.

Blog 38: Personal Anecdote

I decided that my Commonplace article would be about Celebrity images and if their public persona matches their private persona. Occasionally, I wonder is the person we see, hear, and read about is that real or just a convenient show? However, there are many mundane situations where this type of situation occurs all the time. For example, I feel that up until my sophomore year of High School I had a private and a public persona. I remember when I started my freshmen year of High School, is when i didn't have to where uniforms anymore. Therefore, I found myself being very creative with my outfits or "public self." I don't know if I felt that, that was my time to be free from restraint of being the person that i wanted to project to the rest of the world. However, starting my sophomore year, is when I began to be comfortable in who I was, my outfits became less, I guess you can say outrageous. So I began to realize that I didn't have to project such an outrageous image, which wasn't letting my true colors show. In conclusion, you have to be comfortable with who you are. Also, sometimes you have to learn to mesh both your public and your private selves together. You are who you are.
And so it is.

Blog 37

So I attended the Writing Center the other day. If you guys haven't been, you definitely should go. The writing center is very small and quaint, I think it is a great writing atmosphere its not too quiet but just right. The staff was generally nice, and eager to get started. Posted on the walls of the room were various handouts that are very useful during the writing process. Also I think that by me attending the Writing Center, got me a little excited about writing it and finding more information. I will definitely attend another session, so I encourage all you that haven't to do so.
In other news, I participated in a fashion show yesterday in Dayton at Wright State University. Fashion shows are really fun, especially backstage. There's a lot of behind the scenes during fashion shows. You have the tech crew who makes sure everything is operating smoothly including lights, sound, projections and anything else that falls into that category. You also have the people doing the makeup, which I think is the best part of any Fashion show, because you can make yourself look very dramatic and not as you usually are during any other day its a chance to step outside of the box. The main part is that you have the designer and the clothes, their job is very important they have to make sure all the clothes presented on the models is how they pictured it, also making sure everything fits accordingly. You also have the people who are backstage helping out. They usually help organize and run easy quick errands that the designer and obviously the models dnt have time to do. So if you haven't had a chance to attend or participate in fashion show, you should sometime in the near future. There will actually be a fashion show March 5 at the Student Union here on campus. Yours truly will be participating, so mark your calenders and if your not busy take the opportunity to check it out.
And so it is.

Blog 35: Article

This evening, I read a very interesting article concerning diversity and discrimination here at Ohio State. The article was discussing how there are so many organizations and offices for minorities on campus here at Ohio State. The girl exclaimed that she didn't refute any of the many organizations and offices but she felt as though, its not fair to have all of these resources for certain groups of people, except for the majority of Caucasians here on campus. She exclaimed that Ohio State does a great job when it comes to diversity, including music, organizations, offices, and even certain living communities. However, she felt as though while the university is diverse, its discriminating as well when it doesn't offer an organization, an office, or a living community for Caucasians. She also realizes that having these certain organizations may cause an uproar of negative opinions and feelings of uneasiness for certain individuals.   
I would have to somewhat agree with her argument. I can see where one would feel as though that this discrimination. However, I feel that reason Ohio State or any other university doesn't have specific organizations and offices for the "majority" is maybe because the history behind many races and minorities. When you look back in a history timeline, one will discover that through out history Jews, Asians, African-Americans and many other races as well have always had the shorter end of the stick. They always in my eyes had it the worse compared to other races. So I feel as though that is the reason why many universities including Ohio State does this. 
In addition, however, like most of the organizations that are directed to specific minorities here at OSU, were generated by students themselves. So I feel as though, that if she really feel as though she is being discriminated against she could most definitely make an organization specifically directed towards the "majority", and as she stated, like the other organizations anybody would be able to join and participate if they feel need be. 
I really enjoyed this article, because I never heard someone apart of the "majority" speak out about something like this, and I find it great because I never would have thought, that someone would this way, so it for sure opened my eyes.
In conclusion, like was stated in the article, diversity is everybody no matter who you are, we're all unique and different, and sometimes share common interest.
And so it is.

Blog 34: CommonPlace Article

Tonight on commonplace, I read an article about Family Guy. I picked this article for the simple fact that I'm not a fan of Family Guy. I always try to watch an episode but never do I find it funny or even a tad bit interesting. Basically, the article was about how Family Guy is about social issues in society. Not only is it trying to make us laugh, but also make us aware of what is going on in our society. I believe this article is very timely for the simple fact that everyone watches Family Guy, and if your not a fan of Family Guy people find it a little strange and more importantly shocking. Family Guy is social phenomenon, not only is it a t.v show but its almost like a lifestyle in some way. You have Family Guy board games, clothes and many other accessories.
Since I am not a fan of Family Guy I found the article very compelling to read. In the article, she talked about how subjugation remarks are made for a quick laugh and how many of the controversialized issues are trying to be made normalized. I find this this to be very relevant to society today, it seems like people in this century are more easily manipulated, and I feel that Family Guy sees this as well. However, I feel that this issue is not only apparent in Family Guy but in many other t.v shows, movies, and music. What are these cultural media hype, entertainment trying to really tell us. What are they actually saying. Its something that we all should be thinking about, and maybe that there is a message behind everything. In conclusion, I absolutely agree with the argument that was made in this article.
And So it is.

Blog 32: About my paper

Today was another productive day at working on my paper. I did my work with my friend so it was easy for me to focus on what I needed to accomplish. I was also able to find more articles relating to my argument which was great. However I feel like finding articles is a difficult process and sometimes can be very discouraging. But you have to be persistent and you can't give up, otherwise you won't be successful in finding what your looking for, to get whatever you need to do done. Today I even started to pull out helpful sheets from my English class from senior year. Those were really helpful as well, so I'm glad I kept those papers, because they made my life easier. I even began to look at poems that related to my argument. My argument if it wasn't clear, is about public vs, private persona. I feel this is an issue everyone faces at least one point in their life. It apparent that not everyone is comfortable with their selves and who they are. But people need to realize that you are who you are, and you need to accept that and embrace it. However sometimes its necessary to change who you are if it benefits you and only you. But sometimes we try to change who we are to be what other people want us to be, which this causes confusion in our lives and within ourselves.
So all in all today was a good productive day and hopefully tomorrow will be even better, and that I come out with a decent first draft.
And so it is.

Blog 31: About my paper

I'm a little late with the blog entry I know, but I made substantial head way last night on my paper. I found a lot of information regarding my argument, which is really exciting. I plan on watching the episode again & also other episodes to help support my argument. Okay, so I have a suggestion for those of us that have issues with lack of motivation and procrastination. I think it might help to work with people who are also doing homework. At least for me it helped get me and keep me motivated. I feel like if my friend didn't do her homework with me last night, I definitely would have not used my time efficiently. This also goes for studying, sometimes studying with a partner is a lot easier and beneficial then studying by yourself. So I think I will totally use this strategy a lot more, hey it helped me you never know it might help you as well. In addition, however, tonight I'm going to continue to gather more information and start organizing everything into body paragraphs. Slowly but surely I'm learning not to waste time and start using it efficiently, for that is big influence in the area of procrastination. After this draft is due, I plan to have procrastination as a thing in my past. I don't want to deal with this issue ever again. Hopefully tonight I can really put in some time toward this draft and doing everything correctly. I hope tonight will be as productive as it was last night. In the end I really want to do well on this paper and prove to myself that I can do this. And so it is.

Blog 30: About my paper

Procrastination and lack of motivation consumes my life everyday. However yesterday I  did work on my introduction as planeed. The introduction wasn't that difficult for I just talked about the show a little bit and introduced some of the relevant characters. I'm scared to approach my body paragraphs, only because I been having difficulty finding scholarly sources. I just really hope that with the beginning of the weekend I don't lose sight in what I have and need to do. I wish I could be one of those people who had everything in order, and who was organized. My life would be so  much easier if it was like that. Today I feel like it is eaiser for people to be distracted because of all the social interactions that society place in  front of us everyday. You have Myspace, Facebook, and the one growing in popularity Twitter. All of these online social distractions is hard to resist especially when you are doing homework online. With myself, I know that I figure that I can multi-task being on Facebook and Twitter, while doing something online for class, unfortunately, instead of spending equal time between Facebook and school Facebook usually prevails in the end. Also I feel that my phone may be the biggest distraction of all. Either someone is always texting or calling, also you have all of the social apps that send you notifications constantly. I know one probably thinks well if all these arre problems to your procrastination then how about you turn off your phone, or don't log onto Facebook and Twitter. Honestly, I would say that its not that easy and I feel that I have to be connected at all times. Sad but so true.
And so it is.

Blog 29: About my paper.

So writing this paper has really been a challenge for me. Deciding on  a well developed argument, finding sources and other examples; its been very overwhelming. I really want to do well on this paper, so I plan on going to the writing center tomorrow and Friday to get some serious help. However, having this week off from attending English has been very helpfull. Tomorrow I plan to work on my introduction in depth and Friday build my body paragraphs, some time Saturday revise and figure out what I need and don't need, and then Sunday revise again. Hopefully I can follow this time line, but I have a serious problem with procrastination. However, I believe I can be committed if I stay focus in what I need to do. My outline for this research paper is well planned and thought out. Also my idea for my argument is more specific then when I first started. So that has made everything a lot easier.   
I'm determeined to do well on this paper and do whatever I need to do to make that happen. I want to grow and become a better writer and break my habit of procrastination. I have watched the episode I'm writing about numerous times, but I also feel like I need to watch more episodes, so I can build my argument and make it stronger. With other examples from other episodes will be a great way to support my argument and make my paper much stronger. So I'm ready to take this paper and succeed.

Blog 24; Integrate a quote.

So for my analytical research paper, I decided to write about how people have private and public personas. How they want people to see them, how people do see them versus how they are in a different light and area of their lives. In Buffy the Vampire Slayer this is very apparent, how she lives two different lives. Having two personas; is this something we all have? Is is it something we can control? Also are we able to prevent it? In addition, according to Lewis, he states "Public versus private person is a concept also addressed by Shakespeare. He explores the complexities that affect the self, and finds that its desires are often in conflict with what society demands." In other words, Lewis is stating that having a private self and public self, separate from each other can maybe have a negative toll on a person's life and well being. What do you do when you want to act and be something separate from what society says what should be and shouldn't be? How do you come out to who you are and stay true to who  you are? 
Being comfortable with the realities of your life can be a difficult task. Buffy demonstrates this obstacle in a number of her episodes. As mentioned by Lewis, the complexities of the issue of having separate personas go as far back as Shakespeare. Not only was it apparent then but its also apparent now in real-life and in many television shows and movies.In the show we see her as Buffy the student, daughter, and friend but we also see her as Buffy the Slayer. Two, almost complete different people. Throughout many episodes Buffy tries to keep both of these personas as two separate and simultaneously different aspect of her life. In the day Buffy is more reserved and sometimes it seems as though she is bit fragile as well. At night it seems is when the feisty, go get'em attitude comes into play.  The complexities to Buffy's identity, for her to handle but it's not difficult to understand. We all struggle with this challenge everyday. However, you have to learn to put those two separate sides together and also be confident in what that entails. In the end your still same person but different parts make you who you are. Later, we see that Buffy begins to grasps this concept.

Blog 15: Grammar Rules

I do enjoy English including everything that comes with it, such as reading, and writing. However, I am not the best when it comes to writing research papers, essays, or poems. There are two rules that trick me up consistently. First, is messing up on past and present tenses, rather to use was or were, have or had, and did or done, and many others. I don't know why but I get really confused sometimes. I actually have to read those specific sentences aloud  more than once to be able to really catch it. Sometimes I even struggle with flipping these tenses when I'm speaking. So I guess that is why it shows in my writing. Another usage that messes me up periodically is when to use an apostrophe and when not to. Examples of this, are words like thats or that's and its or it's. Sometimes I get confused of which is the most appropriate one to use. Over the years I have convinced myself that the reason I let these mistakes tangle me up is because I am not clear of what the rules are. Honestly, this is quite sad. Also I have a problem with knowing if certain words are two or one. 
However, another reason why I think I struggle with these simple also common mistakes is the fact that in the music I listen to they don't use proper English using words and squishing words together to make it rhyme with their previous word. Even in certain advertising they don't use proper grammar rules or usage, so when you read and listen to this on a regular basis it can definitely trip anyone up. Right?
And so it is.

Blog 14: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

So tonight I watched another episode of Buffy, picking which episode to rewatch wasn't that difficult; I watched the episode that I had enjoyed the most. Therefore, finding my argument wasn't such a challenge. I feel that one of the arguments that the director was trying to display was the argument of life. To me life is like a card game, you don't know what your going to be dealt but once you recieve them you have to work with them and deal with them. Buffy never chose to be a slayer, I mean who would want that responsiblity; she was chosen. So Buffy had to learn how to deal with the cards at hand. Also we all go through trials and tribulations, but you can't be somber and dwell on life's misfortunes forever. There has to be a point where you have to realize that you need to let go and move on. An example of this is at the end of the episode Buffy goes to the place where she had slayed Angel, and placed the ring that represented their union as friends and companion on the ground and she walked away. Her action was clear that she was letting go of what happened and moving on toward the future. 
Another aspect is that you have to let people in this will help you move on and let go. Buffy demonstrated this when she spoke to Giles and Willow about the night she slayed Angel. Her letting them in will give them a better understanding of how she felt and how she feels presently. It also lets them in on how they can maybe help her cope and move on with life. Finally, life is like a card game, you have to play the hand your dealt, and if you win or lose in the end life still goes on and so should you.
And so it is.

Blog 13: Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3 episode 5

This aftertoon I watched another episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Is it possible to fall out of love? What happens when you do? These questions struck me; in the episode Scott Buffy's current boyfriend broke up with her. Willow and Xander both realized that they like eachother but yet they are both tied in a relationship. In Xander's and Willow's case, both of their partners seem happy and really into each of their relationships. So the question is even though your feelings have changed with the person your with; do you stay and try to make it work or do you let them know as soon as possible how you are feeeling. In reality this happens all the time, we believe we are in love when in reality its just infatuation or lust. Some people who are brought into your life are only suppose to be there for season and when its time to let them go, you have to let them go.
One other aspect that stood out to me was the misfortune of being the underdog and competition. Cordelia and Buffy were both running for homecoming queen, Cordelia being more well liked and knwon through out school had a comparative advantage over Buffy who recently returned back to Sunnydale and is trying to rebuild who she is and her life. Even though Buffy didn't really have a chance against Cordelia she wouldn't give up, that is telling us that even when it seems that our chances are slim, you have to continue to fight and work hard for what you want. 
And so it is.

Blog 12: Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3 eps. 4

Tonight, I watched another episode of Buffy, and I recongnized two aspects that I thought were present. First, was that we all fight battles everyday; not just externally but internally as well. Second, was the issue of domestic violence. In this episode, Angel, Buffy's ex boyfriend was possessed by this alter ego. Through out the episode you could tell that he was hisself anymore and that he was dealing with some sort of internal conflict. I feel that in reality, we all have internal conflicts, rather it deals with our family, friends, or even our own selves. However, when Angel broke the chains holding him in captivity; I think that represented that we as well can push through any problems we have and find our way back to sane, normal selves again. 
The issue of domestic violence was very prominent in the episode and its also very prominent in today's society. We saw that the character Pete was beating up his girlfriend, not just with his fist but also with his words. We also saw how the girlfriend always thought it was her fault for him to act the way did, she also continued to protect him and make excuses for his behavior. I beleive the director made this such a central theme in the episode, to show one of society's horrors when it comes to relationships. Finally, I think a lesson can be learned and that is if you find yourself in a situatuion like that seek for help and find support in friends, family or anynoe you can trust. It will make walking away from the situation easier and a blind fold to a tragic end like that in the episode.
And so it is.

Blog 9: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Hello, as expected I watched another episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from season three episode three. As I watched the show there were two aspects that stuck out to me; they were the power of having control and also being able to let go of the past. In the episode I watched, another slayer came to Sunnydale to help slay vampires. For one I think Buffy was shocked, and she had to learn quickly that you can't have control over everything in your life. The second slayer who went by Fate followed Buffy and her friends and family to try and learn and pick up things she probably haven't mastered or never tried. Buffy had to learn how to give up that control and learn that sometimes you have to let people help. Throughout the episode the topic of Buffy's boyfriend Angel came up periodically. It showed that when dealing with a lost you can't conceal all those emotions you have to go on with your life and let go of the past. For example, Buffy began to let go when she spoke to Giles and Willow about what took place when she had to slay him. That right there was a coping mechanism of her accepting the past and letting go while also letting people in. However, letting go doesn't me completely forgetting about what happened but more of simply accepting it and becoming stronger from it. This was a really good episode and after having class on Wednesday, its a lot easier to make real life links.
And so it is.

Blog 8:" High School is Hell"

"High School is Hell" article was a really great research analysis. It pulled many examples from episodes and numerous seasons to support its argument and claim. Because I have watched some of the episodes that were discussed in the article I could really understand the connections it was making, especially those relating to the real world. Since the article used so many examples and scenarios and really linked the situations from the show to real life social situations people who never watched Buffy would have a clear idea of the argument.
The article made many connections such as social pressure and identity. I agreed fully with the article when it talked about the looking glass self; that we see ourselves usually how we want want people to percieve us or how they do percieve us. Finally, this article was fantastic and it really motivate me to watch more Buffy the Vampire Slayer and find more arguments and see links are trying to be made. 
Reading this article was a fantastic example of how to do a research analysis effectively and successfully. As we discussed in class today about finding patterns and pulling from different scenes and episodes where those patterns exist, I felt this article did a great job at doing that.
And so it is.

Blog 7: Buffy season 3 episode 2

I really liked this episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It showed how its hard sometimes to be comfortable in your own skin and understand that everyone is not going to accept you for who you are; and you have to learn to accept that. Honestly, through out the episode I felt sorry for Buffy because I felt that she was struggling with trying to readjust to her old lifestyle and be apart of the gang again. I also feel that Buffy was going through internal conflict as well, whether or not her friends were still her friends, do they look at her differently, and do her mom still love her as before; I feel like these were questions that filled Buffy's mind constantly.
Another aspect of the episode is that you can't live up to other people's expectations and be what other people want you to be, you always have to be true to yourself. The power of friendship was also apparent as well too. True friends will always be there for you even when the going gets tough, this was showed through Willow and Xander when they were exclaiming to Buffy that her leaving affected everyone not just her. I also feel that Willow and Xander never really wanted to accept the fact that Buffy might be gone forever and never return and I think that is why they all began to go out and slay vampires, in way they were keeping Buffy alive through their actions. 
Finally, I feel that the zombies reminded me a lot of Zombieland; I feel that it was showing that you are who you are and you can't exscape that.
And so it is.

Blog 6: Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3 episode 1

Ok, well last episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer I watched was season 1 episode 1, because I wasn't really impressed by the first episode I decided to watch another episode from another season. So I watched the seaon 3 episode 1 and I liked it a lot. I have a feeling that I might become a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan lol, which is very shocking. I was excited that I actually had the priveleged of seeing a vampire slayed. Haha they actually had wooded stakes and crosses and everything which I found amusing. In this episode I liked hoiw it dwelt with real life issues we see in society everyday. I thought the show did a well job at displaying how sometimes kids, teenagers can get lost in life and drift into a not so healthy lifestyle; and how certain people will take advantage of that misfortune and despair and use it for their own selfish ideas. Once again however this episode didn't really have much of a scifi feel which I do appreciate. I think I will probably stick to season 3 because it seems pretty entertaining. Finally I'll have to agree that watching a different season was a great suggestion, because I didn't want to give up on the show completely. 
And so it is.

Blog 5: Buffy The Vampire Slayer season 1 episode 1

Well this evening I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, form the first time, while its a familiar show to me I never really found the interest to ever watch it. The first episode was alright but I feel that Buffy should have actually slayed a vampire for the first episode. So I found it odd that she didn't, instead she was trying to unposses people of denomic devices. For the show to be considered scifi, is quite interesting for the simple fact it reminded me more of a Halloween movie something much like the goosebumbs t.v series, which I was a big fan of when I was younger. I felt that the characters were weak, I didn't feel that any of the characters were strong, also I felt that some of the lines were very cheesy. I feel that sense this was the first episode, that, they could have built up the story background way more; of who Buffy was and her story. However, I think that I did enjoy this episode better than Firefly. However I like the drama in Firefly a lot better than in this episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Well hopefully I will see Buffy slay a vampire in the next coming episodes.
And so it is.

Blog 3: The Train Job continued.

I think the Train Job probably has many arguments that you could pull and analyze as a means of persuasion. However, one argument I feel the episode was trying to present was that sometimes you have to do what you know is right even if that means you'll have a few enemies in the end. For example, when the main character who was in charge of the ship decided to give the medicine back to the people when he saw how much they needed it and that if he didn't give it back, its possible that many people could die. I feel that, that was very heroic when he knew giving it back meant that his and the rest of his shipmates life were in danger.
Finally, I feel that the argument was clear and presented very well. Another example, is when the doctor gave one of the shipmates and extra dosage of meds to get him to black out for awhile. Once again we see that he did what he thought was right at the time and what was best for everyone even if that meant he would have consequences with the guy and also the rest of the shipmates. These examples show that you have to do what you have to do even if that means the end of you. The argument also present to us that doing what you know and feel is right might not always be easy especially when your life is in question but it shows that its possible and its ok.

Blog 2: Firefly

This evening I watched my first scifi show ever. From my assumptions of scifi it was way different from what I expected. I never would have thought of having a space western setting. The drama in  the show was great I thought and the characters were develeoped really well. The quality of the whole episode was amazing and I actually found myself wanting to find out more. The technology used wasn't that bizarre to my surprise and I was also shocked that this big ailien (undefined species) didn't pop out and attack or something. However, now, I realize that I had a stereotypical view toward the genre of scifi. 
Finally, I'm glad that I was exposed to this genre to make me more understanding and well rounded as a person. I'm also excited to see what else is in store for me in the next coming weeks of the quarter.

And so it is.

Me, Myself, and I

Hey,
I'm Raynisha but I faithfully go by Ray. I'm a freshman at The Ohio State University studying business in marketing whiling minoring in communications. Obtaining a job in Public Relations is my goal, while my dream is to be in Public Relations for major businesses, people, and well-known fashion brands.   
I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and I attended The School For Creative and Performing Arts for high school. At SCPA I majored in theatre and classical piano and yes we had common classes as well, such Math, Science, History, English, etc.
I believe in living every moment and never regretting anything I do. I love having a good time and usually can make a dull situation into a fantastical experience. I smile and laugh every chance I get. They say it takes less muscles in your face to smile than it does to frown. I try to treat everyone how I want to be treated. Is that always a success? Sadly, no, but at least I try right? 
I passionately love food and will almost eat anything and everything. My favorite food of all time is ice cream! I could probably eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I actually think when I have a family we will have ice cream days!! 
If I had to describe myself, I would say I was much like the sun. I feel I am to brighten any one's day even if its just by a smile. Radiating the room and bringing warmth to peoples' hearts. However, like the sun sometimes I don't come out, hiding behind the clouds. We all have our days right? 

One of my favorite quotes "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves-Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are we not to be? -Marianne Williamson  

I believe this quote is very true in regards to one's confidence and self fulfillment.
Well till next time, and so it is.