WOW. There is something wrong with a certain all girls high school that is also centered in the downtown Portland area.(it will remain nameless...)
So, its pretty widely known that "freak dancing" is the standard dance for fast songs at high school events. It may be shocking to some, but to any high school student it is pretty regular. Apparently though, the all girls school that I mentioned before is not okay with it.
Last night I attended their Semi-Formal dance. It had mediocre music but I had an overall good time with some good friends.
Here is my problem.
20 minutes into the dance my friend and I had our first encounter with her principle. We were dancing to a fast song and the principle tapped me on the shoulder and shook her finger at me. Unfortunately what I didn't realise was that it meant strike one. The second time, I caught on.
The third time we were caught, we got sent out into the hallway for 15 minutes. Upon arriving, we encountered about one fifth of the entire dance. Again, this isn't what bothered me. (actually I thought it was hilarious.)
When we got back in and started dancing again, we were much more aware of where the principle was. We had a system that let all couples around know if she was in the vacinity. (if she was, you held up your hand and spun your pointer finger in circles, intense, I know.)
One of the couples dancing nearby were doing to opposite of the standard freak dance, which is basically dry-humping on the dance floor. And before I could warn them, the principle came up next to them.
They got no warning.
No strike.
Nothing.
NADA.
I'm dead serious. THIS is what bothered me. Apparantly, this school feels the normal back-to-front dancing method was bad, but the "sex-on-dancefloor" kind was ok.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM?
Honestly though. REALLY?
It is really ridiculous. I mean, if there is a problem because it looks too sexual I can understand, but then why allow the front-to-front version? Would they rather influence their students to have kids instead of anal sex or what? I know it sounds gross, but I am trying to understand what would make them allow the dry-hump dance at semi!
GAH. It is annoying.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Just take a look -> its in a book!
OH MAN. Who remember's Reading Rainbow? I DO I DO!!
It is pretty sad that we had to have some random woman with a pleasing voice tell us books. They didn't even have the actual text on the tv screen. BUT I LOVED IT. It made "reading" so easy! Am I right?
Why read when someone can read to you and not have to turn the pictures back toward them to read the next sentence?
It is so simple!
Well, there is the commonly known theme song. (It's quite catchy)
Lets analyze it! WOO!
Lyrics:
Butterfly in the Sky,
I can go twice as high,
Take a look,
It's in a book,
A Reading Rainbowwwww.
I.....can go anywhere,
Friends to know,
And ways to grow,
A Reading Rainbowwwww.
I....can be anything,
Take a look,
It's in a book,
A reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow (reading rainbow)!!!
Ok, wow, that is JUICY.
Hmmm, a butterfly in the sky, I think thats just referring to what we see in the beginning, so lets move on.
"I can fly twice as high" Really? I CAN???? Apparently if i take a look, its in a book. I'm gonna go test that theory!
Ok. I apparently CAN'T fly twice as high as a butterfly(even though you don't exactly see butterflie from airplanes...)
"Friends to know, and ways to grow" Ok...what about them? Those had no intro. COOL.
And finally, "Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow"
NEAT.
That was one of the most simple dissection of song lyrics i think this week!
But in all seriousness, that show did not help ANYONE, all it did was flatter our little "heartless" child brains, and made us think that we don't actually have to read, because the guy from star trek will tell us all about it!
K, that's all.
Peace
It is pretty sad that we had to have some random woman with a pleasing voice tell us books. They didn't even have the actual text on the tv screen. BUT I LOVED IT. It made "reading" so easy! Am I right?
Why read when someone can read to you and not have to turn the pictures back toward them to read the next sentence?
It is so simple!
Well, there is the commonly known theme song. (It's quite catchy)
Lets analyze it! WOO!
Lyrics:
Butterfly in the Sky,
I can go twice as high,
Take a look,
It's in a book,
A Reading Rainbowwwww.
I.....can go anywhere,
Friends to know,
And ways to grow,
A Reading Rainbowwwww.
I....can be anything,
Take a look,
It's in a book,
A reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow (reading rainbow)!!!
Ok, wow, that is JUICY.
Hmmm, a butterfly in the sky, I think thats just referring to what we see in the beginning, so lets move on.
"I can fly twice as high" Really? I CAN???? Apparently if i take a look, its in a book. I'm gonna go test that theory!
Ok. I apparently CAN'T fly twice as high as a butterfly(even though you don't exactly see butterflie from airplanes...)
"Friends to know, and ways to grow" Ok...what about them? Those had no intro. COOL.
And finally, "Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow"
NEAT.
That was one of the most simple dissection of song lyrics i think this week!
But in all seriousness, that show did not help ANYONE, all it did was flatter our little "heartless" child brains, and made us think that we don't actually have to read, because the guy from star trek will tell us all about it!
K, that's all.
Peace
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Come, my charger, come come, my charger, you're my butterfly, sugar, BABY.
WOW. I hate losing things. I think I finally found what I do that isn't mediated. You know, that little quirk or habit that you don't do from example of seeing other people do it.
When I lose things, I go into a rage. I don't mean I get mad, I mean a full out BERSERKER RAGE.
Why, Max? Or, How is that not mediated? (you may be asking yourself.)
WELL, I don't care who is around, I will literally break things, throw things, BITE things. I actually bit my computer mouse one time.
IT REALLY ANGERS ME WHEN I CAN'T FIND SOMETHING. you have NO idea. Because I should know where it is, yet it escapes me.
That's kind of it.
K
BYE.
When I lose things, I go into a rage. I don't mean I get mad, I mean a full out BERSERKER RAGE.
Why, Max? Or, How is that not mediated? (you may be asking yourself.)
WELL, I don't care who is around, I will literally break things, throw things, BITE things. I actually bit my computer mouse one time.
IT REALLY ANGERS ME WHEN I CAN'T FIND SOMETHING. you have NO idea. Because I should know where it is, yet it escapes me.
That's kind of it.
K
BYE.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
GIMME GIMME MORE.
Alas, I have chosen the title of this blog to match that of Britney's latest hit. Know why? I'm BORED.
As you can see in my RtM teacher's blog, the author of Mediated, Thomas de Zengotita(cool right?), discusses the amount of choices we have and how they create a disconnect between us and what we choose. Since we have so many options, if one gets boring, then we can go straight to the next one.
THIS IS MY DILEMMA THOUGH:
I know I have tons of options of things to do right now: watch TV, check the facebook, check the myspace, do my homework, listen to the iPod, read a book, reread a book, call a friend, play a video game, play solitaire, work out, etc...
ALL THOSE CHOICES, BUT I AM STILL BORED!
HOW SHOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE?!?!
Have I really done what de Zengotita described, and only "skimmed the surface" of all of those options and moved on to the point of no more choices? Or should I choose what seems a mediocre activity now and see if I appreciate it more?
Who knows? ME. THAT'S WHO. (not really though, but seriously, kidding)
CONFUSED? YEAH, WELL I'M STILL PRETTY BORED SO GET OVER YOURSELF...
RA RA RASPUTIN! (i love that song (I'm listening to it now))
Wow, that ^^^ in itself is a statement, I now have to combine two options(blogging and listening to music) into one just to keep satisfied. I'm closing the walls. I am Mildred. FIRE!
THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH. OR IS IT NOT THAT MUCH??
Oh well, whether or not my life is empty and shallow...
Like i said before, I am a "Meaty-Ate-It" person...
Peace OUT.
Max...
P.S. I freakin love spell check...(otherwise you wouldn't understand half of this blog... haha)
As you can see in my RtM teacher's blog, the author of Mediated, Thomas de Zengotita(cool right?), discusses the amount of choices we have and how they create a disconnect between us and what we choose. Since we have so many options, if one gets boring, then we can go straight to the next one.
THIS IS MY DILEMMA THOUGH:
I know I have tons of options of things to do right now: watch TV, check the facebook, check the myspace, do my homework, listen to the iPod, read a book, reread a book, call a friend, play a video game, play solitaire, work out, etc...
ALL THOSE CHOICES, BUT I AM STILL BORED!
HOW SHOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE?!?!
Have I really done what de Zengotita described, and only "skimmed the surface" of all of those options and moved on to the point of no more choices? Or should I choose what seems a mediocre activity now and see if I appreciate it more?
Who knows? ME. THAT'S WHO. (not really though, but seriously, kidding)
CONFUSED? YEAH, WELL I'M STILL PRETTY BORED SO GET OVER YOURSELF...
RA RA RASPUTIN! (i love that song (I'm listening to it now))
Wow, that ^^^ in itself is a statement, I now have to combine two options(blogging and listening to music) into one just to keep satisfied. I'm closing the walls. I am Mildred. FIRE!
THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH. OR IS IT NOT THAT MUCH??
Oh well, whether or not my life is empty and shallow...
Like i said before, I am a "Meaty-Ate-It" person...
Peace OUT.
Max...
P.S. I freakin love spell check...(otherwise you wouldn't understand half of this blog... haha)
Before I continue...
Hey, so I'll just clarify that Meaty isn't always a bad thing.
Meaty has created things that are very beneficial to society(YOU AND ME!).
For example, if Meaty didn't exist, you wouldn't be reading this right now. Without Meaty, we probably wouldn't be as technologically developed. Without Meaty, we probably wouldn't know how to cook toaster strudel!!! GAHHHHHHHH. Ok, maybe that was overdoing it, but seriously without Meaty we wouldn't be able to communicate with distant relatives, or know about current events.
WE NEED MEATY JUST LIKE MEATY NEEDS US.
HOORAY FOR DEPENDENCE!!!
Meaty has created things that are very beneficial to society(YOU AND ME!).
For example, if Meaty didn't exist, you wouldn't be reading this right now. Without Meaty, we probably wouldn't be as technologically developed. Without Meaty, we probably wouldn't know how to cook toaster strudel!!! GAHHHHHHHH. Ok, maybe that was overdoing it, but seriously without Meaty we wouldn't be able to communicate with distant relatives, or know about current events.
WE NEED MEATY JUST LIKE MEATY NEEDS US.
HOORAY FOR DEPENDENCE!!!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Lets meet Meaty
So....in my Reading the Media class i have come to understand that there is a little(gigantic) monster that eats everything around us and poops it out into what we see. What is the name of this monster? MEATY.
Who is Meaty? Why do we take all of meaty's crap? Well, its sad, but we can't help it.
Lets take television for example. TV, one of the greatest inventions for meaty, is everything from entertainment, to religion, to politics(shout out to Bill O'Reily....HA). A person could literally never meet a real person, instead sit on a couch for years and watch tv and know how to interact in the real world without any problems(except the whole walking around thing). It is sad because everything we see has a filter, in other words, MEATY ATE IT.
Your jokes? Meaty ate it.
Your style? Meaty ate it.
Your laugh? chances are, MEATY ATE IT!
How can meaty eat so much and not get indigestion? Well, in fact, i do think that there are some things that result from meaty's over eating. In my Reading The Media class, for example, we recognize that meaty is simply gorging himself on us and our lives. The fact that we acknowledge meaty makes him spit us up a little.
Ok, now we have made it from being in the bubbling pits of meaty's stomach to slightly masticated semi-barf in the back of meaty's throat. Gross right? RIGHT. But hooray! We are only sort of a "Meaty-At-It" person!!! WOO! (oh and if you haven't caught on, "meaty-ate-it" is a play on words that really means "mediated", up to speed? cool)
K, lost my train of thought. I'll write again when i am more focused! See you then...
Who is Meaty? Why do we take all of meaty's crap? Well, its sad, but we can't help it.
Lets take television for example. TV, one of the greatest inventions for meaty, is everything from entertainment, to religion, to politics(shout out to Bill O'Reily....HA). A person could literally never meet a real person, instead sit on a couch for years and watch tv and know how to interact in the real world without any problems(except the whole walking around thing). It is sad because everything we see has a filter, in other words, MEATY ATE IT.
Your jokes? Meaty ate it.
Your style? Meaty ate it.
Your laugh? chances are, MEATY ATE IT!
How can meaty eat so much and not get indigestion? Well, in fact, i do think that there are some things that result from meaty's over eating. In my Reading The Media class, for example, we recognize that meaty is simply gorging himself on us and our lives. The fact that we acknowledge meaty makes him spit us up a little.
Ok, now we have made it from being in the bubbling pits of meaty's stomach to slightly masticated semi-barf in the back of meaty's throat. Gross right? RIGHT. But hooray! We are only sort of a "Meaty-At-It" person!!! WOO! (oh and if you haven't caught on, "meaty-ate-it" is a play on words that really means "mediated", up to speed? cool)
K, lost my train of thought. I'll write again when i am more focused! See you then...
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