Advertising

No matter where you do, advertising follows you. I spend most of my time in my room, my car, and work. My room is full of clothes and shoes. They are made up of various brand names; such as American Eagle, Hollister, BEBE, Forever 21, Nike, Converse, etc.. In my car is where i see and hear most advertising. Listening to the radio is normal for me, and of course every radio station has their commerical breaks. Telling us what to drink, what clothes to wear, where to eat, where to get our cars fixed, etc. And lets not forget the billboards we pass everyday. They advertise anything from hairspray to radiostations. When I'm at work, I notice a lot of logos as well. Everthing from the Pepsi cups to the ball returns; have logos on them. (I work at a bowling alley incase you didn't know.) All in all, advertising is everywhere you look, and no matter what you doing, or where your at, advertising is there.

Kiska's Presenation & Political Blogs

Blogging is very new to me. But after listening to Mr. Kiska's presentation, it helped me learn all the different types of things blogs are used for; such as sports, politics, or for your own personal views. Anyone can make a blog. However, some don't have references to re-enforce what they say. When reading over the politcal blogs, I found that Americablog.com is the one that I would rely on for politiacl information. Not only does it display many different political topics and views, but it also is assembled with appropriate pictures and videos to help support each blog. I also enjoyed The Daily Dish. It had a very organized layout, multiple topics, videos, and pictures. I would deffinitely rely on The Daily Dish and Americanblog.com for any political information that I might need.

My cultural day (exercise 1)

Waking up to the sound of the phone ringing is just the greatest thing ever, especially when it was an "out of area" call. Since, I was awake, I figuired I'd watch some tv and eat a poptart. After I got my dose of reality tv, I grabbed my laptop, visited Myspace, and chatted on AIM with a few of my friends for about an hour. It came time to get ready for the day, so I blared my ipod music, and did my hair. Then it came time to pick what I wanted to wear. I rummaged through my pile of CLEAN clothes, and decided on some ripped jeans, and a victoria secret PINK t-shirt. Once I was ready, me and my mom went to a family party, about an hour away. Of course, I was texting and listening to my ipod the whole way there. I texted here and there at the party as well. Once I got home, I headed straight to the computer. My dad thinks I'm on the computer way too much. I think I understand why. It seems that society is showing us all this new trends; whether it's technological or style related. Myspace, facebook, texting, ipods, are so popular right now. I remember a few years ago, when you were considered "cool" if your parents let you have a cell phone. Now its hard to find a person without one. Our culture today has changed drastically, from what it was a few years ago. I'm anxious to see what it'll be like a few years from now. Maybe we'll all have a laptop, and it'll be considered "weird" to have a regular desk top.....who knows.