Some people believe and live in a “structured” world. A place where there is organization! And quite possibly rules! What if someone took away that structure for one entire day? Would you be able to survive? or would the freedom consume and devour you?
Monday, August 15, 2011
Horror-scopes!
How many of us out there check our horoscopes like it’s our daily life line? This tiny paragraph of our days ‘outcome’ is like our drug of choice to start our day. Perhaps we half want these daily predictions to fair warn us in some way to just stay home and stay in bed? I can’t dispute the fact that once in a while these daily horoscopes have a bit of eerie truth to them. For instance today’s had hints familiarity…
So thank you Twittascope for reminding me today that I dislike friends who lie and how I’m an independent person!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Surviving JJO Band Camp
First and foremost, the key to surviving any outdoor festival is to:Remember where you park... if this means taking a picture of your vehicle, license plate or anything memorable around the vicinity; this is highly encouraged!
Everyone setting off their car alarms at the same time at the end of the night looking for their vehicle draws to much attention.
Be ready to witness anything! There will be at least one person wearing leopard print. (there always is at least one!)
Be ready to deal with drunk people.
Again there is always at least one drunk at an outdoor festival! (who am I kidding... there is usually more than one, I'm just being nice)
And here we have the drunks congregating front row, trying to get their second wind before the next set.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Biting my tongue...
There are days when my job sucks… today was one of them.
In the corporate world sometimes you need to listen have to sit there and politely listen to people’s words and whatever comes out of their mouth. When in reality all you want to do is jump across the conference room table and smack some sense into the dumbass who is pitching their story to you. Let me share today’s story…
A mother came in and began telling her story about dealing with a child (who is now an adult) who has epilepsy. The trials and tribulations of what the family and her daughter had to endure. Her daughter’s case was quite severe most of her life and now as an adult she has supposedly been able to manage her epilepsy, for the most part, with medication. For the first time in her adult life this ladies daughter has gotten her drivers license. An accomplishment that the family thought they would never see. I began to feel like this was going to be a heartfelt meeting with a happy ending…
Until we start to close up the meeting. The lady admitted that her daughter is still having seizures despite the medication working and how her daughter is still driving. But ensured us and tried to reassure us that it was ok for her to drive. That her daughter doesn’t drive with her children in the car for fear of an accident or something happening to her kids while she is behind the wheel. That her daughter is only driving short distances now days. So as I start to clench my fists and bite my tongue, I wonder if these people have ever thought about or even considered the rest of us. What about the safety of other drivers on the road and their passengers, who may very well be children! What about the time when her daughter does have a seizure and loses control of her car and hits someone, is it ok then? Today was one of those moments in life where I couldn’t directly say to them that they are a dumbass, but was surely thinking it.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Un-Tag Me
Technology has made it so cameras are compact & pocket friendly and conveniently many of us have cameras that are built into our cell phones. These days it seems there is always a camera readily available. With these cameras we have the opportunity to take photos and videos of whatever we choose. It could be the epic night out with the girls, the rocking concert or the person in yellow skinny jeans who made you do a double take…
We all have one or two of those photos where it’s like “what was I thinking?” And we all have those photos that are to classic not to share. And then there’s always that one person who doesn’t want that photo shared… You know we all have that one friend that hates that their “image” may be ruined if people see any of these said “classic” photos. So I wonder, when you go out for a night, and you do not want your picture taken, maybe just maybe you should tell your friends to turn off their cameras. It’s a polite and a valid request. Telling your friends after the fact just seems silly.
I have had instances when people “activate” and then “deactivate” their social network accounts on a bi weekly pattern (they go thru mood swings, when they like people they reactivate their account). And I’ve been asked to take down photos before, to which I fully understand and respect the wishes of that person. I wonder, is it acceptable behavior if your friend unfriend’s you or delete’s their account because they didn’t want anyone to see the photos you have posted of them? If your friend was nice enough to take photos and post pictures of an epic night, personally I do not think it is “polite” to deactivate your account because you are embarrassed in some way. You were there, you saw your friends taking pictures, you had the choice and the capability to say “please no pictures”. You also have the same ability to take the easy way out and just untag yourself from the album, just like everyone else does. It is those quirky behaviors that make me wonder about people sometimes.
We all have one or two of those photos where it’s like “what was I thinking?” And we all have those photos that are to classic not to share. And then there’s always that one person who doesn’t want that photo shared… You know we all have that one friend that hates that their “image” may be ruined if people see any of these said “classic” photos. So I wonder, when you go out for a night, and you do not want your picture taken, maybe just maybe you should tell your friends to turn off their cameras. It’s a polite and a valid request. Telling your friends after the fact just seems silly.
I have had instances when people “activate” and then “deactivate” their social network accounts on a bi weekly pattern (they go thru mood swings, when they like people they reactivate their account). And I’ve been asked to take down photos before, to which I fully understand and respect the wishes of that person. I wonder, is it acceptable behavior if your friend unfriend’s you or delete’s their account because they didn’t want anyone to see the photos you have posted of them? If your friend was nice enough to take photos and post pictures of an epic night, personally I do not think it is “polite” to deactivate your account because you are embarrassed in some way. You were there, you saw your friends taking pictures, you had the choice and the capability to say “please no pictures”. You also have the same ability to take the easy way out and just untag yourself from the album, just like everyone else does. It is those quirky behaviors that make me wonder about people sometimes.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Cell Phone Addictions
It seems to me that this week there are a lot of children (and by “children” I mean kids under the age of 7 or 8) in the news. This week we have one story where a parent goes into the store to pick up items and leaves their kid in the car unattended while some teenagers decide to attempt grand theft auto; only getting away with only the parents purse once they saw a kid in the child’s seat. I oddly wonder why was the parent’s purse was left in the car if they were getting “items”? Or to the kindergarten child who took his family's gun to school and the gun fell out of their pocket, which of course discharged. Where was this kids parent’s when they sent their kid to school with a gun in their pocket? I’m not saying anything about gun owners, but it makes every responsible gun owner out there look like a moron who can’t handle owning a gun if you have a child in the household.
This brings me to my topic today; parents and cell phones.
As a kid do you ever remember having lunch with your parents? It was even more enjoyable if you had siblings and your parent took you alone to lunch. That lunch was considered quality time with your parents, something that I remember doing with my own, it was something special and a lifelong memory. Today I saw a toddler eating lunch with their mother. The kid was very well behaved and eating their lunch, trying very desperately to talk and get their mothers attention. No the child wasn’t screaming or crying to get their mothers attention, but just talking and saying mom and then talking again, eventually giving up and looking down at their plate of food. Their mother, who was busy texting and updating/checking their facebook status’s of the day. I admit there was a strong urge to say something and toss their phone across the room... but I resisted.
But this cell phone addiction is just that, an addiction. Where do parents or even any of us, break away from our updating of the status’s and set the technology aside? In this case, a 3 year old is the one who is suffering because a phone is more important than them. And parents just because you think your child is a genius because they can unlock your phones unlock pattern rather than being able to communicate, trust me your child is not a genius; they are just mimicking what you do with your phone. Or if you think your child being able to scroll threw a cell phones pictures or navigate to different applications, yeah sorry not a genius, just think of how many times your child has seen you do this. So maybe set your phone down and spend some time with your child rather than telling us all that you are at lunch with them!
This brings me to my topic today; parents and cell phones.
As a kid do you ever remember having lunch with your parents? It was even more enjoyable if you had siblings and your parent took you alone to lunch. That lunch was considered quality time with your parents, something that I remember doing with my own, it was something special and a lifelong memory. Today I saw a toddler eating lunch with their mother. The kid was very well behaved and eating their lunch, trying very desperately to talk and get their mothers attention. No the child wasn’t screaming or crying to get their mothers attention, but just talking and saying mom and then talking again, eventually giving up and looking down at their plate of food. Their mother, who was busy texting and updating/checking their facebook status’s of the day. I admit there was a strong urge to say something and toss their phone across the room... but I resisted.
But this cell phone addiction is just that, an addiction. Where do parents or even any of us, break away from our updating of the status’s and set the technology aside? In this case, a 3 year old is the one who is suffering because a phone is more important than them. And parents just because you think your child is a genius because they can unlock your phones unlock pattern rather than being able to communicate, trust me your child is not a genius; they are just mimicking what you do with your phone. Or if you think your child being able to scroll threw a cell phones pictures or navigate to different applications, yeah sorry not a genius, just think of how many times your child has seen you do this. So maybe set your phone down and spend some time with your child rather than telling us all that you are at lunch with them!
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