A Suitable Social Site 4 U

Myspace is old news. A semi-recently social network, Facebook, created a little under a decade ago, has been popular ever since. Most users of the networking system say they’d much rather use Facebook over Myspace any day. Facebook has become so popular that many people have adapted to the newly made 'connect your Facebook to your cell phones' application. Much of society today has gotten addicted to Facebook and can’t go a day without using the website, therefore Facebook owners found a new solution as opposed to the constant use of the computer.  Most people know how to use the cell phone application to update statuses or receive photo comments from a user online. Users just text what they want to the number '32665' and they say it’s easy as cake.  Most say they get addicted to Facebook in just the first day. Once the word got out about a popular new social network, people started connecting to Facebook as soon as possible. One reason someone wouldn’t get Facebook immediately would be that their parents didn’t want them to get access to a social connection website that they didn’t know much about. What they don’t know is that Facebook is a friendly mature website made for everyone and can be blocked towards users that aren’t friends with you.  In the past few years, parents have even been accessing Facebook. Friend’s parents are friends of their child and their child’s friends as well. There has come to the point where almost everybody uses Facebook. New people join every day. People who have a Facebook are able to keep in touch and connect with virtually everyone in there life. Those who don't have a Facebook, are simply missing out. Ranging in age from kids to adults, Facebook can be predicted to be popular for many more years to come.

 

Move Over!

There has been a complaint ever since the school year has started. Some say they like how North Central is jam-packed with many people and others get annoyed how people just run into others. An issue on tall ones have been a problem for the hallways. For the ones who cant give a little room in the hallway, they should stay to the sides. If someone is on the large side, they should not walk slower than a turtle. If not everyone walked in D hall, things would get easier for all of us. When you get stuck behind someone who is really tall and they are going at a speed of 1 mile an hour, its hard to move around. Personally, since people tend to run into be so often, I try to stay behind them so I don't get run over (the non-slow ones of course). It just saves an extra step of getting to class on time and not laying dead on the carpet in D hall. If people would walk at a normal pace like normal people, life at North Central would be so much easier. 

Another issue at North Central is PDA (Personal Display of Affection). If you do choose to show your affection in the hallway, stay to the sides. I see some couples making out in the middle of the hallway and are clearly unaware that the only access to get across is by going through them. If you have a problem with excessive kissing in public, please stop. If you need to take care of it, wait till 3 o'clock. But somewhere very far away.

Abercrombie Zombie

Today, many people have had an interest in the world of certain clothing companies. Most of the teenage population have shopped at Abercrombie and Hollister stores and choosing to throw away their money. So heres how i see it; if things are so special that they have to put the logo or name on the article of clothing, they should be paying you to wear the clothes. Wearing clothing that also advertises as you wear it looks cheap. Although people think it shows that they have money and a lot of fashion, it just looks cheap in others eyes. The reason is not that I'm trying to complain about people who use their money on such mainstream clothing, it's that I'm trying to warn people that most of the clothing is cheap. If someone has not purchased an article of clothing at either of these stores, they would not know that the clothing is poorly made. For the ones that choose to not spend their money wisely, they think that since the clothing is expensive, it is made in good condition. Overall, the reason for shopping at Abercrombie and Hollister is just a way to easily shop and look "cute." I don't understand why people have to buy clothing when it gets worn out so easily. If people start shopping at Marshalls or places where they sell that kind of clothing for decrease in price, everyone would be saving a lot of money. Buying a shirt for 40 dollars is ridiculous, and the jeans don't even fit half the people I know. People sit around and stereotype people who wear this brand of clothing, and I'm sure most of the people who wear Hollister and Abercrombie don't want to seem as other people see them. 

A Thousand Miles

You know I'd walk a thousand miles if I could just see you tonight... Hear of this Before? Vanessa Carlton from her hit single in 2002. As you can see, it has been currently eight years since her debut album. This hit album "Be Not Nobody" melted the hearts of true pop fans of the early 2000s. Her song A Thousand Miles was top in Australia and top five in the United States. Her aspiration for writing such a meaningful song came through when she decided to compose a song about her love for someone out of reach. She called the song "a combination of reality and fantasy. It's about a love that so consumes you that you do anything for it. That's how I felt at that time." Vanessa composed this song written for playing the piano, and was written in her own home in Philadelphia. This song has been so popular that it has been re-written and published by our own T.I. and heart melting David Archuleta. It was nominated for three Grammy awards in 2003. The reason behind this song hit me when i realized the lyrics and how it connected to so many people in the world. Sometimes we know we cant have something but we're willing to do whatever we have to just to get it, even if it means we'll have to "walk a thousand miles." So get ready, get set, start running. 

Everything Is Beautiful

I couldn't imagine life without music. In the past year or so, a certain kind of genre caught my eye. Recently there has been a widespread of new Christian music. Ranging from popular Chris Tomlin to newly-discovered Seabird, a new kind of music has been brought to America. Many people hear songs on the radio, not realizing the songs are actually Christian related. If you listen carefully, you can hear the slight relative lyrics to God. Some people hear the lyrics and automatically think Christian music isn't cool. People listen to rap because of its beat, not necessarily because of the lyrics, which by the way is hard to make out and just look for a good song or beat to it. If people would flip to other music channels other than the hip-hop stations, people could learn much easier lyrics that are meaningful to the God life. So if you are a Christian (or just willing to be open to new ideas), flip to 98.7 and be patient with it. Don't worry if you don't like it right away because I know I don't either always. If you don't, email me at pookster928@aim.com and I will give you some Christian Rock options ASAP. Spread the word. 'Cause I Gotta Feeling you're gonna like it. 

I Want "Samoa" Them Samoas!

There has been a huge gossip of delicious-tasting cookies! Can anyone guess? Girl Scouts, yes, America's new best friend. Recently, the cookies have been distributed across the United States making American's go ape for these hunger-fulfilling delicates. As of this year, there have been new selections to the list of cookies. The new Dulce de Leche cookies are tastefully simple and small enough to pop in your mouth on the go. The new berry cookies, I'd have to say, are enough to make you want a refund. So why does the Girl Scout company make make new kinds of cookies anyway? As far as I know, it seems that we all like the Thin Mints and Samoas the best. A variety of the original cookies in my case stay the same and never get old. Yes, sometimes it is nice to have new selections, but more than two new cookies on the list is overboard. The reason for the cookies anyway is to get excited about the once-a-year purchase. Because they are only shipped one season out of the year, senseless people purchase a ton of boxes and eat them as fast as they can ask "Am I gaining weight?" So take my advice and put them in the freezer and save the chocolate treats for a bad breakup!

Gaga for Gaga?

ga·ga   [gah-gah]
–adjectiveInformal.
1.
excessively and foolishly enthusiastic.
2.
ardently fond; infatuated.
3.
demented; crazy; dotty.

Yes, it's her again. Well, lets just thank goodness they found a new Miley Cyrus.

Okay, well I don't really like her, but it seems like everyone else does. Here's how I see it: there are two sides to her. Some say she is quite foolish, others fall head over heels with her music. So why is this pop sensation so popular? With her upbeat electronica and dance music, this Lady has got everything when it comes to caked on, glittery, colorful makeup, a totally unsound wardrobe and a so-called "thrilling" composer. 

Others that seem to despise her, or "him" as they say, are missing out on other worlds of music. Her top first hit songs were all the more exciting, but they proceeded to get worse as time let on. Furthermore, her songs let on more "freaky": from Just Dance to Bad Romance, her music has turned somewhere in the road. As believed, the road may soon end for her. Although her music keeps getting popular, her songs are destined to end abruptly. But I guess if you like her, then that's okay too...

Drag Queen? Who knows. Please, we ask a million times, take off your makeup. We want to see the true Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta aka Lady Gaga from New York. I rest my case.