Pride

Pride.. It's something that makes us do certain things and not do certain things. People are very prideful and always worry about what others will think of them because of their actions or beliefs. Some men are too prideful to let a woman pay for them on a date. Some women are too prideful to go outside without makeup. When people are prideful they can come across as arrogant or stubborn. People have to learn to put aside their pride and not care about what others will think about them. I feel that people have become prideful and worry too much about others opinions because of society and the media. We are shown certain portrayals of how people are "supposed" to act, live, behave, etc. We try to conform to society's views and we just continue to create stereotypes and molds that people are supposed to "fit into". If we do not fit into these "normal" molds then we are looked at differently. Because people do not want to be looked at differently and seem "weird" then they continue to conform to society's molds. Pride can also be a positive thing. When someone takes pride in themselves or others this just shows satisfaction about something. It doesn't hurt to have pride in yourself and be a confident person but when your pride leaves you to not do certain things because you want to stick to society's molds and you don't want to be looked at differently then that's when being prideful isn't good.

Facebook is Good If It Can Be Balanced

During today's Youtube recording, we talked about Facebook and whether it is good or bad for us. Whether it transforms us into stalkers or if it is perfectly alright to be on facebook a couple of hours a day. Well as I said in previous posts, too much of something usually turns out to be bad for you. I think its perfectly alright if you spend a couple of hours on Facebook a night but also hang out with friends and are social to balance it out.
For example my girlfriend and older brother both use facebook a lot. My girlfriend has many friends she communicates with on facebook through facebook chat so she may have it on a couple hours a night just chatting every now and then with friends. I think that's perfectly alright since I she is not neglecting me, her friends, or her homework/responsibilities. Facebook is just a a way to release all the tension from class assignments the same way some people watch TV or play video games. If anything, I think you would be better off on Facebook chatting with friends and staying in touch rather than being alone watching tv or alone playing games.

Valentines Day

It's Valentines day, and I'm single. Which means that today is like any other Sunday for me. I woke up at home on Long Island, got ready and dressed and what not to leave. I went to dance in St. James. I was there for about and hour and 15 mins. We worked on routines that we're going to be performing on the 27th of February. My partner wasn't there so I was a little mad to say the least. Because he has much more trouble with the routines than I do! I couldn't believe he missed rehearsal... Whatever. So then after dance, I came back to Stony Brook and sat in my dorm wondering what to do, because I read a lot yesterday and such so I didn't really have anything left to do. I played on facebook for a while, and formspring.me for a while. Then I decided to watch a movie and fell asleep. I napped and then woke up, went back on facebook, then wrote my writing paper, and now here I am blogging! It was the same monotonous Sunday!
So all I'm saying to all the single people out there, is just because you don't have a Valentine, don't get upset at the people who do. My roommate was with her boyfriend today and I was sitting in my room doing the same stuff I always do. Think of the money I saved not having to buy a valentines day card or present. It was just a regular Sunday for me, and I'm not upset about it being Valentines day. If all else fails I can just eat the chocolates my roommates boyfriend got her and make myself feel better! lol