In the past week I have witnessed two young adults die in car accidents. And it baffles me how people one moment are completely functioning planning there life’s for tomorrow but tomorrow is not promised. And the shock of both of these accidents is what adds to the tragedy RIP Khalifah Muhammad and Gregory Herrera . Khalifah a student at the acclaimed Men’s black college Morehouse, known for his film . Gregory Herrera , fun loving student at Stony Brook University. One of the saddest things and weirdest is the Vlog that Khalifah wrote days before his death. Interesting to see how closely this is related to his death. In this vlog he talks about how he is grateful for his life and how nothing is ever promised to day. Here is a clip Both such a sad story. Never put off what you can do today for Tomorrow.

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Money VS LOVE

Well I was feeling REALLY under the weather today. I think I ate something bad at a BBQ I went to( which is why I didn't attend class). But today as I watched the Tyra show a question popped in my mind. Do we really only marry for love? or is it for assets? I feel like there is a mixed message that our parents relay to us. Our parents always tell us to make sure you find someone that is " going somewhere" but what does that really mean? That translate to me is they better make money! On the Tyra show, little children were speaking on how they want to marry someone that has a lot of money and that that is the most important characteristic in someone. I find this truly sad that these children are taught this but the sad reality is this is how many people think. Is love as important now or is finaces more important. Now everyone always rates your significant other by status, appearance, and money. Audience members on the Tyra show was judging the mothers that told their children to only marry for money, but are they wrong? Since the society we live in holds the materialism on a high pedestal. Another social contradiction. We say to marry for love , but to make sure he/she can provide for me.

wow i forgot to post my collage

It has a picture of my grandmother, who I would say I am the most close to and my father, mother, and family back in haiti.

After four days of work, 5 hours of sleep in total , and a weekend of craziness im exhausted! Before i go to sleep I want to say I am thankful for my father. I know it’s a little corny and this Hall mark holiday was created just for revenue for the economy but I still love my father. In the Haitian culture, and african-american for a matter of fact there seems to be a lack of fatherhood in our society. Usually there is many children but are raised by their mothers. But I can say my father is a great man that taught me how to value and appreciate a lot. One of the most loving people in the world . I would not say I am a daddy's girl but I can say I Love my dad

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Fun

well then yesterday was an interesting day. I have came to the conclusion the simple things in life are the best. I went to a supposedly "exclusive" party last night and when I got there all I wanted to do is leave. My idea of fun is not just sitting around a beautiful house lounging. But no interaction all forthy people in this house and I only spoke to the people I came with. I did not enjoy that at all. Was I suppose to be awed by the beautiful chandiler or the great drinks. NOT INTeRESTED. I finally came to the conclusion that me and my friends could come back to my house and hang out. We all watched music videos sang and dance together while drinking some box wine and I had a great time. Its the simple things you cant forget.

Part Two of why it sucks!

Why my job is a joke ?!

Customer Craze

I am sick and tired off dumb customers! Working in customer service is the absolute worst. The employees and I always have to deal with angry customers who take their emotions out on us. I swear people when they come into a movie theater they loose brain cells because the most outrageous things happen. Today a man walked in screaming because our movie times were not posted outside. He said" Is this what the world is coming to". Really? I didn't know that movie times were that crucial to the world. It is actually rather entertaining watching people get worked up over something that is so small . I have gotten cursed at, food thrown at me and more but honestly hey atleast i have a job.

Today is such a beautiful day! Finally 90 degrees and everyone is outside , tanning and swimming. That sounds great but not really because i refuse to put on a bathing suit. I dislike the way I look. College really got to me . And now I have to deal with it. People say that you gain weight your freshman year and they were right. Food is my enemy and best friend t the same time. I love him when he satisfies me but hate him when my jeans are to tight.

In College eating is not usually for substance it is more for social. Every meal that I ate in college was an event. We all gathered together and met people to go eat together. It was a time to cool off and blow some steam off after a long day of classes , but going to eat became something we did more often for social purpose which lead to MORE eating. Its crazy how socialization lead to me gaining weight.

I feeel like people have been hating Obama and I feel that is unfair. People just jump on the bandwagon and like him when he is doing well but when things arent in mint condition now everyone is against him. I have been a die - hard Obama fan since before he was a presidential nominee and I will still back him up . After the BP oil spill many people have turned their backs on him. They say that he is responsible for the oil spill and this is not true. This shows how little faith that we have in our country all together. It will never be easyyy! Here is a clip of Obama's speech on.

Family Matters

The Laker- Celtic game is on in the background. And No one is watching it. I remember when all five members of my family use to watch every sporting event together. It was a backdrop for us to bond. My family now has all grown up and grown apart. I'm the "lost child”, the one that has a little bit off brains and sport ability but a lot of ambition. Which disconnects me to my brother and sister who my parents feel have the "tangible” talents. My brother is very intelligent. He is in an accelerated High school where he will receive his associate’s degree and his high school diploma in one. My sister is one of the best soccer players in the state. Now I feel as each parent has a favorite and I am just the odd ball out . LOL it is kind of funny. But as a whole my family is not together, no more eating on the dinner table together or going for family bike rides and it saddens me. And to top that off I feel that now my family has spent so much time without me, they alienate me from the family in some ways. But I suppose this is just a part of growing up .

I been thinking , while i was on a 2 hour train ride..... Why are we in a rush to become adults ? And then when we gorw up we wish we were younger again? When we are children we are taught that we have to figure out what we want to be "when we grow up", and find a profession . Then comes marriage and children. At 19 years old I think that I am now just starting to find out who I am. I can't believe that my parents at my age were planning there wedding, just waiting until the day that they graduated college. Now I realize that I DO NOT want to get married so early and have a 9 to 5. I feel like that is a way to get trapped into the "social norm". Go to work ,come home cook and tuck the kids in, I don't wnat my life to be like that . If i had to luxury I would take a year off from school to explore the world, live the life and see what the text books talk about. But society puts a standard to finish college early and to start working. Why?! what are we rushing for ....we all have the same destiny,death so we should all enjoy the world while we can and find ourselves instead of rushing.

The invisable glass box. Every class has a struggle with itself and I feel prevents there own self from succeeding. It is a cycle . The older generation teaches the new generation the new morals intellect and standard of what they did and that only shows the new generation how to act according . Studies have been done showing that if an middle class person learns the standards of the upper class and presents themselves in that way , more people will be susceptible to listening to that person. For Example, as an African- American i feel as we put ourselves in a vicious cylce. We alienate the Blacks that become successful saying that they are "sell outs" and stick close to the ones that are similitude to the majority which is not necessarily successful . Lets face it misery loves company and this is a trait that the African-American community uses. Instead of using the successful African-Americans in the community they are but on a pedestal and unattainable for all which has a bad message for children and the upcoming generation. We do it to ourselves unknowingly. When will we come together to help each other?

Women and Sexuality

Here in this Vlog I express my feelings on how women should use there sexuality as art . This does not automatically mean that is distasteful or raunchy it is just the way that the conveyor chose to get his/her point across. Tune into my Blog.

Blog

I feel as blogging my thoughts has helped me understand how my mind works . Through this blog I have come to a lot of conclusion about myself and what I need to work on as a person. I feel that through this blog I live in the ideas of social contradiction caught up in the idea of what I was and what I want to be. I am in limbo with growing up and I can see myself growing and falling into the ideas that in the future will help to make my moral and ethical stance. Also, my intellectual growth and the way i think about things in life has changed. I need to work on taking my time, I spent my whole life rushing to get to something but really what was I rushing to reach. My old approach in life was to finish and achieve as quick as i can, but now i see that i need to relax and enjoy the scenery , there is So much to learn.

I have been meaning to post this up for ever but i just never got the chance to blog about it. Lady Gaga has created a 9 minutes feature , a short film that to me is amazing. I love it because it is pushing the envelope and through music Gaga is sending a message. Also she pays respect to pop divas, Madonna, Janet Jackson and Britney spears. The film is depicted in black and white with red accent . Gaga is the only female in the video surrounded by half- naked mall dancers scantly clothes.
Lady Gaga to me has two major themes that she is portraying vividly in this video. First a message about Gay soldiers. through out the video the male dancers have on helmets and combat boots but are dancing in a way that would be suggested to be homosexual. Gaga says she is pushing that the policy "Don't ask , Don't tell" in the military is not just. Gaga believes that homosexuals should be able to state there sexuality and be comfortable in there skin. Also, Gaga addresses the idea of sexuality for women. Through out the video she is scantily clothed and she does this to show that the sexuality of a woman does not have to be raunchy , it can be art. To me this video is exquisite and one of a kind. I completely agree with the messages that are portrayed in this video and this is why i support it.

Education

I have came to the conclusion that the new knowledge keeper is the search engine. In this day in age the conventional class room is gone. We have moved into a new self-taught environment that can set us in a "go getter attitude". In the past teachers were the main resource of knowledge. Now we can just simply look up something on Google which speeds up the process. This new culture of accessibility to information 24 7. Now the teacher has turned more into a mentor and a guider than a instruction because you-tube and Google answers can teach students concepts. Mind you with out yahoo answers I don't know how I would pass chemistry because it simplified complex concepts from the text book. Technology from the new Ipad to the virtual classroom is shaping how the new generation will learn.

3D Nation

In class we have been using the program Sketch-Up , which I totally like. Its like the Build - Mode in Sims except 10 times more sophisticated. Its a great program to use because the ability use of the use of creativity in the program. You can virtually make anything and it is a great tool to learn with the revolution of technology going on. 3D is now affecting many aspects in our lives. Our culture is turning 3D. For Example, The movie theater industry is moving a plethora of its large films into 3D. This is because most Americans can create the "movie atmosphere" at their own homes, so people feel like they are wasting their money going to a theater. But with the creation of 3d films , the audience feels like the have to go to a theater to get the full experience of the film. This is where the money is ! 3D films typically gross double to triple regular films. Avatar the highest grossing film this year making $749,307,000! And this is just for movies. Gamers have been cashing on the 3d market with Halo and other games that use games as a virtual reality. 3D is great for architect , product making, designing, games and movies and I predict will be the next greatest staple in our society.