Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Kid Cudi's new song!!!

I am a new fan of Kid Cudi and his new album just came out. One of his singles off the album is called "Erase Me". Below I posted the video of the new song. Check it out! I really like him because I think he has a new style of music and isn't what most people are singing right now.


Grey's Anatomy!


Over the weekend some of my friends and I rented one of the seasons of Grey's Anatomy at the library. First of all I never knew that you could rent whole seasons of shows at the library which is great! Second of all I have become totally addicted to the show. On Friday night we watched the first four episodes of the show together. The next day though I watched almost the rest of the season by myself because I was so addicted!!! For those of you who haven't seen Grey's Anatomy it is a medical drama. It is about a bunch of doctors who work at one the the biggest hospitals in the nation, Seattle Grace Hospital. Many of the characters have romances too. I think that me and my friends are going to watch it again this weekend!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

To write love on her arms

Last night I went Pruis Hall to see speaker to Jamie Tworkowski who is the founder of To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA). To Write Love On Her Arms is a foundation that raises awareness about depression, addiction, suicide, and self-injury. Below is a video that gives you a glimpse about how the foundation was started and a little about what it is about.


To find out more about TWLOHA there is a link below that is the main website for the foundation.
http://www.twloha.com/index.php

Movies from my childhood


Recently, I have been obsessed with watching old movies and shows from when I grew up. I went home this weekend to visit my boyfriend and we couldn't stop talking about the old Disney movies like Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Toy Story, Aladdin, and many more. We found our old VHS's that were from our childhood and started watching the movies. I personally think that growing up during the 90's was one of the best times to grow up. I grew up with classic movies and TV shows that will probably never get old. Disney has some of the best movies, and I think that for Christmas I might ask my parents to get me some of the old Disney movies on DVD, because all my old movies are still on VHS.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

World Cup

One of my favorite sporting events is the World Cup. I love it so much because it is a worldly event. There are teams there from Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and all over the world. The World Cup is held every 4 years. The most recent World Cup took place in the summer of 2010. The cup took place in South Africa. Below is the official music video of the 2010 World Cup. I love the song and I love the video. The next World Cup is taking place in 2014 in Brazil. Hopefully I will be able to make it to this one. I love to travel and I think that it is an important part of life. I love to learn about different cultures and to become a part of them by visiting them. Although soccer is not as popular in the United States as it is in other countries, it is huge around the world. People in other countries go crazy during the world cup. To the left is a picture of a crowd watching the World Cup game in their country. Soccer is a big deal in other countries. It's almost like the while country comes together, and I think that it is amazing. It's like the superbowl, only bigger!


Digital Photo Frame



My boyfriend got me a digital photo frame for our two year anniversary and I love it! I love having photos of my family and friends hanging everywhere! I have it set up on a slide show so that the picture shows for 30 seconds and then switches to another picture. At first I was a little hesitant about digital photo frames, but I really enjoy mine. It saves me money from printing out pictures and it is fun to look at the slide show. I am always guessing what picture will show up next. It distracts me sometimes when I am doing my homework, but that's ok!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Proposal for Public Writing Assignment

CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) is a policy regulates the average fuel economy on cars in the United States. CAFE makes it more expensive for automakers to make inefficient cars, but does not lower the price of gas or cars. This act was established in 1975, but it has been revised ever year raising the MPG regulations to higher standards. Recently, President Obama proposed revising the CAFE act which would make the rules for MPG to jump from 25 MPG to 35 MPG before the year 2016. However, there are many issues with CAFE. Many people think that CAFE is ineffective because most auto makers violate the regulations and pay the fines for regulating them. Others argue that if fuel efficiency gets better then people will start driving their cars more and balance the changes that we made to begin with. Although many people argue against the CAFE act, I believe that it is a good idea. The CAFE act can help lower the amount of money that people spend on gas and it can help save our environment if we use more fuel efficient cars. I care about this because I think that auto makers need to be pushed to keep up with the times. Most other industrialized countries have much better fuel efficiency, and we need to catch up. It would also help decrease the amount of money people spend on gas and it would also help the United States decrease the amount of oil they rely on from foreign countries. Lastly, it would help save our environment.