Fast Food Nation After thoughts

Before I started reading Fast Food Nation, I expected to read an entire book detailing the process engineers and fast food corporations put the food through. In addition to all that, I also learned fast food corporations are the main cause of so many things in our society such as: farmers injecting growth hormones in cattle, setting prices for buying cattle which has left many farmers bankrupt, certain companies donating hefty amounts of money to republicans which has helped ensure that laws against advertising to children don't get passed, and just how popular McDonald's made chicken. Reading this book won't change my opinion of fast food because I have always known that fast food is bad. This book did however make me realize the importance of local farmers and shopping at farmers markets. With all of the information out there concerning the dangers of fast food, I wonder why it is still popular. Also with the population growing, will fast food continue to hurt our environment and health of our people? I think so. I think we need to be more concerned with our food.

Week 11

The dirty truth: I love music!!
My semester is rough. I could talk about all the stuff that’s happened outside of school but I don’t want to. School has been the only stable thing in my life. I am at the library a lot! I just had a test today in my math class and got a 60%; I would have gotten a 70% had I gone with my gut instinct so I’m pretty bummed out. Hopefully one day, when I have a lot of money, I’ll be able to look back at all this and laugh. Things I like about school are: the library. It’s really nice, comfortable,  and well lit. I like that my teachers are all pretty funny. Laughing makes everything better. I feel extremely behind in all of my classes. I think my grades are ok. I get all of my work in and I’m always busy with school work so I don't think I am too behind. I am honestly just ready for this semester to be over. I need the month break coming up to gain some sanity. The real challenges I face are all outside of school. Though I do have a job, I don't make enough money to live. I’ve been job hunting a lot and still haven't found anything. The workload is crazy. I work two jobs and go to school so I am always on the go. My trunk is like a closet just because I have no time to go “home” and change. I quoted home because I am crashing on my sisters couch. I don’t stop working hard only because I have no one to rely on. It’s just me. At the end of the day I have to know that I tried my hardest and worked towards securing a better future for myself.

Birthday weekend

My Birthday way WILD!

Whoever says you need Vegas to have a crazy time is boring!

Tamales

There has been many times in my life when I have changed my opinion about someone and some things that I didn't know too much about. One  instance had to do with tamales. It was a very nice Christmas day filled with a lot of food. On that day I started out eating at my cousins house. My cousin Rayshell had made an amazing turkey and ham meal. On the side she had: macaroni and cheese, stuffing, sweet potatoes, yams, corn, and potatoes au gratin. It was amazing and I stuffed my face. The day was still early and I ended up at a close friend's house later on that night. My friends mom had gone all out and made a mexican dinner that was to die for. Tamales followed by rice, beans, enchiladas and more tamales. I was so excited for the tamales because they have been apart of my life for as long as I can remember. I ate until my stomach hurt. I got home and sat down to watch TV. I was extremely uncomfortable because of how much food I ate. I watched a show for a while until I couldn't take it anymore. I ended up in the bathroom facedown on the toilet. I spent a good while throwing everything up. Unfortunately the most prominent flavor coming back uip was of the tamales. Tasting tamale throw up was how I spent that christmas. It was horrible and I was disgusted by the thought of tamales from that day forward. To this day, about four years later, I still have no desire to eat tamales. They don’t disgust me anymore but my desire to eat them is non-existent. It hasn’t really affected anyone else around me because I don’t choose what they eat. Looking back I feel happy it happened. Tamales are really fattening and that is one less fatty food I eat.

family:)

I often think that I am lucky to have been born to a family that is loud, funny, and incredibly caring. I have been told many times by different people that I am funny and if it weren't for the people I grew up around who knows what I would have turned out to be like.How important are the people in your life while you grow up and develope your own identity? I feel that your influences change as you get older but at the most critical point in our lives, being an infant to the age of five, your parents are the most influential people we will ever come across. Though our parents help mold our character, most people often seek to expand their uniqueness.

Growing up I was always attached to my mom. As time progressed I began listening to my own music, my choice of clothing greatly differed from what she would choose for me to wear, and I just wanted to do my own thing. On the flip side, I always valued my moms unique style in arts, food, and personality. My mom introduced me a wide variety of foods including sushi for the first time when I was six years old, the ballet when I was ten years old, and giving back to the community ever since I can remember. I am so grateful that I was raised by a woman who gave to local charities and food banks as often as possible which in doing so helped me recognize that there is more to life than the physical things.

           Now, I continue to make decisions that I gained from my mom. I am frugal with my money when I need to be because she taught me that money doesn't come from nowhere. I always try to make people laugh because she was so funny that I always aspired to be someone that could make an entire room laugh because of my antics. Finally I am hard working because I as raised by a single mother of four and was given so much more in my young life because my mom was a hard worker. I am fortunate to have so many great qualities because of the people, especially my mom, who were in my life from the beginning.

Texting

My thoughts on texting

Texting wars have increased the fuel of animosity of negativity towards other people. With real firsthand communication decreasing and technological contact rising, the essence of personalism is fading, giving way to more hostile society of people. The lack of personal contact is increasing misinterpretation. Some people are acting more crude like everyday. Not that I never check my phone but it’s almost as if some people have started using their phones as a defense mechanism to not talk and become more introverted. I’ve always thought it was rude to have a conversation with someone and allow myself to be distracted by my phone. I feel this way because I think it’s rude when people do it to me. Being the outspoken person that I am, most of my friends know my thoughts on the matter. On the flip side, I think texting can be very useful in everyday life. Quick questions can be answered without delay. When I’m out I am usually, not always, having too much fun to text about it. I feel if more people started looking up and away from their phones our society would thrive and grow.

Keeping up with reality tv!

Reality TV, is it really worth your time?

In a world where action and graphics are more important than actual storytelling, it’s no surprise that reality Tv is as popular as it is. In addition,with the over saturation of reality shows on almost every channel and some channels solely dedicated to reality TV, it’s no wonder it’s become almost standard for every home to have staple shows they watch each night. The question is: Is reality TV damaging to our society?

Growing up, I was a huge fan of the original reality shows: The Real World and Road Rules, a spin off of The Real World, which were both on MTV. The lure of the show was that it was so different from everything else on TV. Each show consisted of about six or seven 18-24 year olds with an even mix of guys and girls. Unfortunately, the Survivor was introduced and became an immediate hit which led to more and more reality TV shows. I actually was addicted to reality TV for a long time. Up until I was watching “The Girls Next Door” on the E! channel had I realized that I was doing nothing with my life. At that moment I promised myself I would stop watching reality TV and watch shows that were a little more beneficial to my mental state. After years of not watching reality TV, I eventually reinstated myself back into school, hence this blog! Looking back I can target exactly what it was about that certain genre that turned me away -- those people on those shows do THE SAME THINGS I DO WHEN I’M DRUNK! I don’t need to be reminded of my bad behavior and I certainly don’t need to watch other people do it. I feel if more people in America had the potential to realize their own faults then they would take my lead. I am aware that their are some people who can balance a twisted reality show with their own lives and I commend them. I fortunately replaced “the kardashians” with really great shows such as: Fringe, 24, LOST, True Blood, and a few more I can't remember.

In my opinion, yes, reality TV is harming our society. We commend bad behavior and applaud illiteracy. More and more of our youth are acting out in a disgraceful way because of what their parents are letting them watch.