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rosemaryk- "Everything is amazing and nobody is happy"'

jillionare- "Do Cell Phones Rule Your School?"

Ya Da Da Means?-"RE: Eccentrick Art Show 2009"

lalalala :)-"Gaming Gone Wild"

diana's super cool blog (: - https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5403284926078478289&postID=8291109071204966120&page=1&isPopup=true

Cavaliers - "Cell Phone Manners"

Eccentrick!!!

This years show wasn't bad. The art work was very organized and each year everybody has great ideas on work. When the art show was open it was pretty much my hang out spot. I watched almost all the videos and it definitely killed time. My favourite part would be the cypher that would happen outside and the creative stuffed animals that were hanging. The amount of multiple exposure pictures amazed me. There was so much work that went into this art show. Next year could have maybe more variety of types of art and maybe some decoration here and there just to give the room a mood. All in all I kinda liked what was shown.

Tech-NO!

Technology has come a long way from what it was 20 years ago. Wireless Internet can now be accessed almost everywhere through cellphones. As a generation that grew up with so much technology it is very easy to expect computers to compute faster and signals to reach longer just because its just given to us. I see two sides to this story. The generation that has seen all this technology evolved is very thankful for it but as kids its very accessible. The guest in the show made a very good point about the advancements that have been made. Personally I do take these things for granted because I use it everyday just like food and water. People are in desperate need of food and we easily depose of leftovers in the trash in an instant. Even though techonology isn't essential, but some say it is, it has the same concept. It wouldn't hurt to make this a little faster and make life that much easier.

Cell Phones!

Cell phones are a pretty cool invention. With all our technology and advancements we put in a pocket sized rectangle such as music player, Internet browser and even an alarm. As the famous quotes say "With great power comes great responsibility" and this is very true when it comes to cell phones. We have the responsibility to make sure our phones don't disturb our daily lives. Some good guidelines to follow is to always keep your phone on vibrate so nobody can hear it go off, another well mannered way to use our cell phones is to not bring it at all to special occasions like weddings and ceremonial events because a phone cant be more important than what is going on. If it does catch us off guard then we have to take it outside so no one else can be disturbed by a conversation, if its private or not. Some people take conversations to the washroom and I find that very awkward and weird! When people are doing their business I'm sure they don't want to hear someone ranting about their lives so definitely not in the washroom. One time i saw a bus driver talking on a cell phone while driving! With many lives in his hands i don't think he can afford a conversation while he is working! So when driving don't call or pick up the phone. Ive also heard its equivalent to driving drunk. However I'm sure it depends on the driver.

Personally I don't notice people talking or texting when I'm around them so i guess i don't mind. BUT, i definitely notice them in the washroom. I've never realized how much of a pet peeve of mine until now. Cell phones are great and all but keep em out of the washrooms! The best place to go is outside where your voice can definitely diffuse in the open air. Other than that, phones don't really bother me

Here at Colossal U....

When I first saw this ad i instantly thought reverse psychology. Now a days not many ads catch our attention. So why not use reverse psychology. A good ad stays in your head for days. For this ad the make you think about what they mean for days. Why would Colossal U be talking bad about it's self? Well to me its to simply catch the attention of people walking by and make you wonder. I've seen this technique used before in making Americans vote. Celebrities say "Don't vote" and it is supposed to get people to vote. Showing humour is also a good way in showing that the school isn't always that serious all the time. If i were making and ad I'd would have done it like Colossal U has, using reverse psychology. I think reverse psychology is used to get in the minds of youths and really stick things in their heads. Colossal U dares to be different than everyone else. Some of my friends were confused. I simply didn't think much of it. Colossale U could become a possible choice of school in the near future. But for now i'll stick out and have fun while it lasts.

Gaming Gone Wild???

When i play a game i usually get hooked the first day and probably the second but i never become a harcore gamer that plays for 6 hours a day because of it. i admit i do get hooked but it doesnt become my whole life. Right now im starting to slow down my gaming for some reason. Maybe its because they dont make any good games for the wii. Harcore gamers, in my opinion, wouldnt really go for the wii but something they would go for game systems that have more mature like shooting games or stratagy games like the Xbox 360 or PS3. People get hooked on those like a drug addict. i have gotten hooked on a game but not for very long. My attention span is about 30 minutes if someone is speaking to me and for games the most maybe 2 weeks. I've learned that i waste money on gaming consoles and not use them. I do have a friend that gets hooked on games but i wont say his name (D. GALANGALANGALANG) and when a new game comes out he buys it and plays it for at least a month until another one comes out. The Guitar Hero franchise is getting old as well. They really cant improve colours sliding down a screen. So to me that game is in the past. The best games i've enjyed were shooting games. It gives you a rush when you sneak up from behind an enemy because you have no idea if there going to detect your presence and shoot you back. Its like going to war with no fear of death but a fear of losing. I also hate the prices on these games. They're at least $50 a game. Mario and Luigi are starting to lose me because im started of stomping on Goombas and defeating Bowser as well as saving Princess Peach. New characters should come up and more enemies and different game plays to spice things up please!

Campain trail

After watching the first commercial i thought it was a funny way to promote the beer. I think the "wassup" hype started with the Scary Movie series. This really brought my attention to the commercial.

President Barack Obama came out with an even funnier commercial, showing issues and problems that America faces today. Doing so made it funny as well as alerting the American people issues facing the nation. Such as Americans losing jobs and homes, the war in Iraq, people struggling with health care, the stock market and economy going down and the clean up and after math of Hurricane Katrina as well evacuation plans for future hurricanes to come. At the end of the commercial the guy asks "So whats up B" and the other one replies "change" "opportunity" while Barack was on the screen implying that he will change the nation if elected.

This was a smart and humorous idea from Barack and his team. Watching both these commmericals jogged my memory and made me remember the old days were in school we would say "wassup!". The commercial Obama came out with made me remember the good old days!

A new addition to my memory will be this revised and alerting ad. Some one else could possibly come out with another revised version of the commercials

Both advertisements were entertaining as well as informing. Barack Obama did a good job on theses ad's. i hope more of these are to come.

-Justin