i Touch

So one day my stepson says, "I really want an i-touch." I was like ‘WTF is that? Something for pedophiles?’ Welll I didn’t ask exactly in those terms but that is what I was thinking. Well he was talking about the iPod Touch. Haha. I had not even heard of it before. I had heard of the iPhone, the iPad but not the iPod Touch. I investigated a little bit (and argued with myself – tried to talk me out of it) and decided I needed one, of course . My reasoning is that I needed one for the internet (it has wireless and with all the free wyfi around…) and it would help me stay in touch when I was out and about and I wouldn’t need to upgrade my phone (I am not a phone person at all), etc. Plus I had been wanting a new iPod because I have a lot of music I can’t put on my old one. I have a lot of pop music and ballads on my original one but I was thinking about getting a bigger iPod for jazz, blues, and classical music (all longer pieces of music usually) and the iPod Touch price was comparable to a regular iPod considering all the functions it offers.
 
I am really happy with my purchase. I’ve had one for few weeks now and I’ve been loading it up with my music and it is not even half full – I never realized just how far 32 MB of memory goes! I have been getting re-aquainted with some of my favorite jazz and blues music and it is making me super happy. Plus I have some audio books on it as well as iBooks and Kindle reader which is really cool. A lot of my favorite classic books were free or cost next to nothing. I have most of Jane Austin’s works, the complete Anne of Green Gables series, some Dickens and Tolstoy (to name a few) all on my iPod!  – Not to mention some psychology books. I am excited I can carry this many books with me and not break my back, hee hee. I really needed this when I was a youngster. I will never be bored again.
 
 
Published in: on July 25, 2010 at 7:56 pm  Leave a Comment  

Bullying

What Really Happened to Phoebe Prince?

The Untold Story of Her Suicide and the Role of the Kids Who Have Been Criminally Charged for It

By Emily Bazelon

 
 
This is a very interesting article. It is hard to know what to say about it. I like how the author illuminated some of the victims past troubles in other schools. It seems like the girl’s personality and own troubles led her to play the victim often. This is sad. It is a hard call on what else could have been done to help the vicitm and there is much not known as the victims mother would not talk to the author. I wonder if the poor girl was seeing a therapist every week – that should have helped.
 
As far as all six teens being charged with bullying and facing legal action, I think they should. Zero tolerance policies should be set in schools against bullying and they should be followed through on. All six teens should be punished and counseled but I do think prison too harsh of a sentence for most if not all. Of course I remember reading an article that some of these same teens continued to victimize the poor girl (her family) even after her suicide. The author of the article does not touch on that.
 
Bullying is a very complicated issue, and this case especially. A lot of bullying,particularly amongst girls, is very subtle so perhaps the author (and even other media) have not even heard the full story yet, do not have the full picture yet. Perhaps no one will ever have the full picture.
Published in: on July 22, 2010 at 3:33 pm  Leave a Comment  

Marinating thoughts…

Sometimes you have to let people marinate in their thoughts to prove you’re right…

Toronzo Cannon
Published in: on July 21, 2010 at 10:12 pm  Leave a Comment  

Serenity Now

I love this! I would go see this movie…
(from MSN, The Bubble)
‘Seinfeld’ Recut as Action Thriller

Video: Hello, Newman. Watch as Jerry, Elaine & the gang confront evil. The ‘Bubble’ has the hilarious trailer.

 

http://thebubble.msn.com/#/video/?id=c04ce635-91ae-44c1-ba0c-8917f87d77a9

http://video.msn.com?mkt=en-us&vid=c04ce635-91ae-44c1-ba0c-8917f87d77a9

Published in: on July 21, 2010 at 6:44 pm  Leave a Comment  

On Campus

I’m am sitting outside on campus at UM-Flint right now waiting for my husband to get out of work. I had an appointment and it makes no sense to go home when my husband’s work is only a few miles from campus. I love being on campus! I know I have probably written that already. The weather is nice today: partly sunny, with a light breeze; and the Flint River is not stinky today well at least not where I am sitting.  I occasionally get a wiff of flowers. This dang metal bench seat is mighty uncomfortable though. I should have went up to the 3rd floor of the library. It is nice to be outside – feeling the breeze, listening to the birds (gulls mostly), every now and again hearing chants of chearleaders practicing, and screams and yells of kids playing across the river at the day care. Nice day.
 
I came up to the campus yesterday and spoke with my professor from the last psych class I took. I had asked him to critique the psych article review I wrote. I turned it in late not knowing if I would get credit for it. I did get credit and ended up doing well in the class but I did not receive my critique. I turned it in late because I am a dork, haha. Well I was pressed for time and stressed at the time it was due (working 2 jobs and all that) so I thought I would just blow it off but then I decided I should do it because I need the practice at that type of writing. Then I got all stressed out about it because it is difficult writing. You are basically regurgitating a research article and adding a little of your analysis. So I did it and my prof said it was one of the better papers in the class simply because a lot of students don’t even touch on all the points they are supposed to. I touched on everything I should have. He also said the writing and flow was good, it would have been an A paper if I would have got it in on time. Silly me! I let my own lack of faith in myself, in my writing cheat me out of an A paper. I just have to remember this next time I start getting stressed out over writing a paper. I can do it, and do it well.
 
I am on campus today to talk with my counselor. I started seeing a counselor in the winter for my depression. I am so happy I am going. It is a blessing. I feel much better now and I have been working on some heavy stuff. Today though I talked with her about graduate school and I got some valuable info about applying and the GRE. I have lots of decisions in front of me, like do I want to apply this year; where to apply; do I want to just go for my Master’s first or go full on for my Doctorate right after undergrad school, and do I want a PsyD or PhD???? Many questions, and decisions, decisions, decisions. So my counseling appointment started stressing me out a little. That’s funny. I’m cool though, relaxing on campus and writing have helped me tremendously.  I am putting off the decisions for another day.
Published in: on July 21, 2010 at 4:38 pm  Leave a Comment  

Dang! What can I trade for a beach house?

Teen barters old cell phone up to a Porsche

After two years and 14 trades on Craigslist’s barter section, the 17-year-old is driving a Boxster.

 
 
Pretty cool that a kid can start with an unwanted cell phone and trade up to all kinds of cool stuff. I really need to get crackin’ on Craigslist – I really want a beach house on Lake Michigan. I wonder what I can trade and how long it might take me to reach my goal.
Published in: on July 21, 2010 at 4:10 pm  Leave a Comment  
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