My Very Last Blog

Its been a long time coming. This semester, I started Comm 321 three weeks late. Thus, I was already 9 blogs behind the rest of the class. I attempted to catch up by posting on the classroom blog. Later, I was informed that we would not be recieving credit for the classroom blog. Instead, we would only be graded on our personal blogs. Now, I was more behind than ever. Needless to say, I would have to work overtime. However, about a month and a half later, I am writing my last blog. Although it has been pretty interesting over last few months. I can't say I will miss blogging. During the semester, I felt that I was only posting blogs for my own health- nobody else was reading them. It started to become boring. Although I tried to create blogs with substance, I felt that it didn't really matter. Who was reading them? They were very time consuming with no substantial payoff or benefit. It was an intersesting experience, but blogs just aren't my cup of tea. This concludes "Just my Thoughts." I'm out!!!

Red Hot Chili Peppers

They've been in the game for 15 years now, and they're still making hits. This is their new song, "Hump de Bump."- Great stuff:

The Liger

So, I was watching Napoleon Dynomite the other day, the movie is halarious. However, I remembered Napoleon mentioning the Liger as his favorite animal. Only he referened the Liger as being bread for its majestical powers. Thus, I thought that the animal was a fictional creature, and I just laughed it off. However, I kept thinking about the Liger for some reason. I thought, what if it was real, how did it look, etc. So I decided to do some research. Once I typed in "Liger" in google pictures, a massive beast appeared- just as real as you and me. Man successfully bread lions and tigers. Only the product of these animals was bigger than the both of them. They say that when the male is a lion and the female is a tiger the result will be a liger- an enormous creature. However, when the male is tiger and the female is lion the result will be caled a "tigon". Tigons are rather small.

Spiderman 3

All the other Spider Man man movies were kinda dissapointing. However, this trailer suggests otherwise for the Spider Man 3 movie:

Chris Angel

I used to think David Blaine was the craziest magician ever. Then, I saw some of Chris angel's tricks. I gotta say, he's got alot up his sleave. Some of the stuff is just crazy. Some body please explain:

Gossip

For once, the gossips were proven to be right. It seems that Scary Spice and Eddie Murphy had a baby. Additionally eddie murphy is suppose to be dating Baby faces ex-wife. In other news, Micheal Jordan settled with his wife for 226 million dollars- a whopper of an amount. Also, his wife was seen dating a 20-somethin-year-old investment banker. I don't even search for entertainment gossip, but that's just wierd.

Akon In Trouble

Akon recently got kicked off of Gwen Steffani's tour. This is because Akon was in Trindad doing a tour of his own when he bagan to dance provocatively with a 15 year old girl. The underaged girl that was pulled up on stage was actually the prime minister of Trinidad's daughter. The prime minister is currently pressing charges against Akon for lude and indecent acts.

The Many Possibilities

As humans, we are aided by the ability to reason and formulate abstract ideas. Also, longer maturation periods, as seen in the human species, replace instinct with learned behavior. Because of this, humans are able to recreate what is natural and genetic to fit a standard of mental expressions. Abstract thought and the ability to reason promotes the idea that sex is not limited to people of the opposite gender. Rather, it becomes an expression of emotional attachments and physical attraction. Consequently, instinct (that which is normal/natural) is substituted by abstract thought. In this light, sexual behavior can also be learned and adopted. Accordingly, the increased portrayal of homosexual acts and relationships in the media may influence those intrinsically “straight” to learn and adopt homosexuality as their future sexual orientation- not to say that there is anything wrong with homosexuality.

Dr. Kevorkian's Delima:

Should people be forced to stay alive? No. In fact, certain situations make sustaining a person’s life cruel and inhumane. There is a point where life is no longer a reward or a pleasure; it becomes a punishment and is painful. When do we draw the line? There is no single, objectively correct answer, which has application to everyone as to when, if at all, life becomes a burden and unwanted. But that simply points up the importance of individuals being able to decide autonomously for themselves whether their own lives retain sufficient quality and dignity. In making such decisions, the patient must decide for himself as the primary beneficiary of life or death, which option has the greatest return in relieving themselves of pain and suffering. Given that a critically ill person is typically in a severely compromised and debilitated state it is, other things being equal, the patient’s judgment of whether continued life is a benefit that must carry the greatest weight, provided always that the patient is competent.

Is This a Theory?

Arguing from a biological approach, the theory of natural selection eliminates all characteristics that do not allow a species to sustain its existence. If the trait of homosexuality is in fact inherited through our genetic makeup, it does not support the natural process of reproduction, which states, only a man and a woman are able to procreate. Consequently, this trait would be eliminated in the genes of humans over time. Moreover, the genetic trait of homosexuality would not become exponentially more common; it would gradually be eliminated, making homosexuals less prevalent in today’s society. In this light, homosexuality cannot be inherited through our genetic makeup according to the theory of natural selection; they are not fit to survive/ sustain their existence. If we are to reject the premise of homosexuality being an inborn quality, then we must resort to the application of the learning principle- homosexuality is the result of socialization.

UFC 70 Update

UFC 70 update- Gabriel Gonzaga KO's Mirco Cro Cop. This was very unexpected. Crocop has an unbelievable high kick. So far I am like 1-4 on my UFC predictions. Here's a clip showing how crazy this guy is with his fighting techniques:

Honda Accord Concept Model

This thing is a beauty. It has 4 exhaust pipes... It is suppose to come in a 280 horse power model. Its also suppose to have a tiptronic system so that you can change from automatic transmission to manual. Its a beaut- I gotta have this car.

I got jacked!!!!!

I went to the gymn like any other day last Wednesday. I put my coat, my backpack and other belongings in my locker. After I was finished changing for my workout, I locked my locker. However, I suppose the lock did not close all the way. Instead, I returned to my locker to find that all of my items were missing. I went to the front desk to see if they had taken my belongings for safety reasons. They did not. I ran around campus for about an hour looking for the bastard that stole my things. He got away with 40 bucks, my pda, two of my books, my folder (containing all my notes), my jacket, and my car and house keys. I would have given anything just to have caught that bitch looking through my stuff. Now, I have to repurchase my books and try to get some notes from my freinds before finals. I couldn't even get into my apartment or car that night. This guy better hope I don't find out who he is...

V Tech

Youtube disabled the option to embed this video- probably for the best. This video shows the killer of the V Tech massacre ranting on about how he was oppressed, and was left with no other option but to kill. He even compares himself to Jesus Christ in the video, as though he was burdened to die for our sins. He aims his comments at the teachers and students that were well off- those who had pension plans, mercedes benz, and gold necklaces. This video really takes you inside the sick, twisted, demented mind of a murderer. The fact that such horrific acts could be premeditated for several weeks makes me sick. FucK Him!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCb-z_03oAk

Face Off

Philosophically, we are only the construct of our experiences. The result of learning from and adapting to experiences shapes our personalities, life choices, and ultimately fate (if you believe in that sort of thing). Moreover, the construct of who we are (our personalities) is not static; we are continuously learning who we are and who we will become. The culmination of much learning from and responding to experiences brings us to where we become ourselves. Once you change your face (extensively)through plastic surgery, you change “you.” More directly, such drastic changes dramatically change your experiences. People will undoubtedly react to you differently, and a wave of new, different experiences will invade and redefine what was being created, to create someone unfamiliar. What would have happened- doesn’t; what you should have learned- you won’t; what you would have valued- you don’t. If you can no longer learn the things “you” would have, you can’t be the person you were intended to be. In essence, people who experience two mutually exclusive life experiences through participating in plastic surgery become hybrids of sort. They are now the construct of half real experiences and half synthetic experiences. “Hooray!” for the all powerful plastic surgeon then- changing the lives of many- however contemptuous it may be.

UFC 70

Another must see fight. This time its free on Spike TV April 21st.

To: America's Daughter

Western views of beauty have saturated the popular culture media with its antics on what beautiful really is. The media’s portrait of prototypic beauty may have some children and even adults associate beautiful with a single character on a sitcom, actress on a movie, or model in a Ralph Lauren add. Such impeded views and perceptions of beauty mirror what is developing psychologically within the individuals who think it. To America’s daughter: if one particular actress or model is conditioned to reappear in her mind whenever she attempts to grasp the arbitrary, individualistic characteristics of beauty, she is never beautiful according to her own perception. Thus, the uniqueness of idiosyncratic beauty is lost because she has to see herself as the “model” in order to recognize herself as beautiful. It is doubtful that she could ever familiarize herself with her own unique body parts and features as being beautiful; she is conditioned to recognize this model as the only definition of attractiveness. It follows that she could begin to define herself in the image of the beautiful. Personally, I know three young woman under the age of 20 who might say, “plastic surgery offered me a solution to my problem; it’s quick and easy too. Thank you plastic surgery.”

Car Advertisement

In class, we mentioned that automotive companies were better submerged in Internet advertisement. BMW launched a mini series online that supports this argument. Here's a clip.

Funny or Die

Word has it that Will Ferrell created this website to promote up and coming comedy acts. This relates alot to Revver and other sites that allow people to upload vidoe content. The following can be found on the sites homepage:

Funny Stuff

So Will Ferrel is pretty much my favorite actor... I'm not gonna lie to you.In these clips we see Will Ferrell being the character he is. In the first clip we see him discussing Global Warming as President Bush- Hilarious! Will recently visited USC to race Pete Carrol for charity. Good stuff.

The Blame Game

This relates directly to what Don Imus felt sparked his controversial message. To a certain exent, I agree. However, Imus's actions reflect his own view points. It cannot be blamed on Hip Hop. Hip Hop and Imus are two independent events. Although Hip Hop needs to be reformed, such messages only fuel sterotypes.

Oprah Forum

Today, Oprah had part II concerning the Don Imus controversy. Imus linked his comment to the state of the Black community. He claimed that Hip Hop artists and Blacks in general refer to women in a derrogatory mannner. This is a clip from the show.

Born With Two Heads

I watched a TLC documentary entitled "Born With Two Heads." In this documentary, a young girl was born with two heads. The doctors explained that the mom was suppose to have twins. However, one of the eggs that had split (making them twins) decided to split a second time (giving her triplets). However, if the eggs split, they are suppose to split before ten days of conception. Instead the egg split for a third time after the ten days. This did not allow the egg to split fully. Thus the eggs grew as a combined cell. The strongest child was supplying blood to both herself and her twin. Only, she could not pump enough blood to the "parasitic embryo." Consequently, the parasitic embryo was only able to develop a head. They called this a "parasitic head." It was interesting because this parasitic head wasn't your average parasite. It was a fully developed, functioning head. It just lacked a body. The head even had its own personality. When the host twin was sleeping, the parasitic head would be crying or sucking on a pasaphire. It was amazing- unlike anything I had ever seen before. Sadly, in order to save the child that could sustain its own existance, the parasitic head was cut off and left to die.

Ignorance Can Kill

Wow!!!... I just watched the remainder of "The Age of AIDS" documentary; it is amazing. It is suprising to find that so few people still do not understand the affects of the virus. In the documentary, reporters travel to India- a nation that finds sexual activity to very private and sacred. However, they suffered an infection rate of nearly 5 million. Additionally, the documentary revealed that the main threat of new infections came from Indian truck drivers and commercial sex workers. Moreover, the truck drivers would find prostitution as their only outlet for recreation. In fact, truckdrivers would often have sex with other male truck drivers when females were absent. When help came to educate the truck drivers of their risky behaviors concerning homosexual interaction, one of the drivers looked devistated. He was scared that he contracted the didease- he repeatedly said,"they never told me, nobody told me." Another very emotional scene was aired with the conclusion of the documentary. A little African girl just got tested for the virus; she was HIV positive. The doctor asked the little girl if she had any questions. Not understanding the implications of the disease, the little girl whispered in the doctor's ear, "Why am I positive?" The little girl was still smiling when she recieved the results. It's tragic.

The age of AIDS

This video was recently shown in one of my classes. The documentary is called: "The Age of AIDS." It has four different parts, for a total of 4 hours of footage- from beginning to end. I would recomemend everyone to view this documentary. The following is the link to the introduction- a brief history of the virus.

http://media.pbs.org/asxgen/general/windows/media4/frontline/2412/windows/bch1_hi.wmv.asx

Thief at Large!!!

So, I'm walking back to my apartment after class today, and I see the oddest thing. To inform everybody, I live on Jefferson street- going west of USC- so the neighborhood is pretty rough. Anyway, I am walking back from campus, and I see an Indian man waiting casually at the bus stop. Only, he has a wad of cash in his hand- clearly visible to the public. That's lesson #1 when in the "hood"- keep your money hidden and out of sight. Soon after, I noticed the money clenched in the man's hand, A guy passed me from behind; he was riding a bike. It was kind of funny, because I saw the guy on the bike notice the money in the Indian man's hand. The guy's eyes were glued on the cash as he passed on his bike (he literally turned his head in a full 180 just not to lose sight of the cash). In a split second, the guy through his bike down and tackled the Indian man- wrestleing him to the ground for the money. He succeeded. After securing the money, he retrieved his bike. A second later, he was a couple blocks down the road. Confused, the Indian man got up- looking directly at me, as if I had the answer for what happened. He became histerical, revealing to me that the guy stole 50 dollars from him. I think he wanted me to chase him down in a good samaritan act or something. I simply said, "you can use my phone to call the cops." He later calmed down and sat back on the bus stop- he realized that calling the cops would be futile. Next time, he'll probably keep his money in his sock.

Attack on Hillary

I was recently watching CNN, and they showed a video supposedly created by the Obama campaign in an attempt to attack Hillary Clinton. Obama denied these llegations, and told reporters that this video was not created or endorsed by his campaign. Instead, some third party created the video. The youtube video got over 500000 views.

Blades of Horror

I recently watched Blades of Glory. Although it was a comedy, it portrayed very real incidents. In the movie, Will Ferrel and the guy from Napoleon Dynomite were attempting to master a jump that actually cut of a ladies head prior to their attempts. The following clip illustrates a real life occurence of ice skating tragedies- absent of comedy.

Fight Night

Sadly, all of my favorites for the UFC were recently defeated on Saturday. George ST.Peirre was hit with a suprise punch by Serra. This brought George to the ground. Serra continued to hit, kick and elbow Pierre on the ground until the ref stopped the match. Serra now has the welter wieght title. Additionally, one of my favorites for the light wieght division was undefeated with a 17-0 record. He lost on Saturday making him 17-1. This might make it hard for him to be recognized for a tiltle shot.

must see fight: April 7th

Being Bold

“Fortune favours the bold”
Virgil- the Aeneid
“The bold” is not an elite group of people bread from greatness. No, boldness is an individual quality that divides risk takers from comfort seekers. To excel in life, we must all take risks- to be bold is to take risks. The more a person ventures away from what is comfortable, the more rewarding his/her life will be. To explicate, we all have a desire to pursue a career that provides us with the most money and other benefits. Consequently, the majority of our life is spent on the straight and narrow path chasing comforts and luxuries. However, from personal experience, I understand that fortune is not entirely monetary. Instead, I believe fortune comes to those that experience all facets of life and its offerings (i.e. travel, variety in work- course work and job opportunities, etc.) As a result, exposure to things that are unfamiliar will award us with our most invaluable experiences