Unhealthy Reality

I often like to look at the Forbes lists of...whatever and see what ranks where on certain lists. One list that I saw was the list of the top 20 most obese cities in America. Not only is it sad that there has to be a list like this, but where Memphis ranks an the list. Number One. Memphis is high on too many lists that aren't positive. I thought about this and realized how easy this is to believe. We as a city are known for our bbq, southern hospitality, and fellowships that are centered around food. i mean, think about it. How often does an event happen that we celebrate by eating food. And a lot of it. We also have ridiculously large portions. Too much basically. WE EAT TOO DAMN MUCH! that's funny. No but seriously, this is going to be a serious health problem. Well, it already is but it's going to get worse and worse over the years. Second on the list was Birmingham. This did not surprise me either because basically it is on the list for the same reasons as Memphis. Southern people eating southern fried foods. The next city, San Antonio TX surprised me because I did not think it would be on there. i guess I expected it to be ... I dont know. I just didnt expect Texas because it isnt know to be as "country" as the other states. Instead, its Tex'Mex culture proved to be fattening. then came the cities Riverside, San Bernadino Ca, Detroit, Jacksonville,Fl, Nashville, TN, and Oklahoma City. It's kind of a relief to know that all of the olaces aren't in the South. Even though most of them are. The rest of the list includes Kansas City, San Diego, Cincinnatti, Indianapolis, Baltimore, New Orleans, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Richmond, Austin, and Las Vegas. This wasnt a surprise considering all the buffets there! I dont know how the country plans to fix this problem, but obviously somethinghas to be done!!!!! Ok, Im being a little dramatic, i know. But i really was interested in reading the list and finding out why the cities were on there. Maybe people dont realize it...or something.

The "write a word and fold the paper" assignment thingy

Ok. I thought my story was really dumb, but my group members thought mine was the best...or did they just want to make me write mine..Hmmmmmm....Either way, I am going to share it. Keep in mind, this made no sense to me.

The little boy fell asleep-- bottle in hand, milk still dripping. He tried his best to stay up so he could play with his new puppy. He just couldn't stop his eyes from getting heavy. He fell into a deep sleep and he bagan to dream. All of his pets filled his mind. His cute little parrot turned into a big mean bird. The ostentatious bird ran the repulsive puppy right out of the house. He prayed the pretty dog would saunter the pretty mile, all the way to grandma's house where he knew he would be safe. Then something else strange happened. The whole kitchen came to life! The cat's litter box obliterated the bloody frog, which used to be a glass figurine by the sink for decoration. The black kettle sitting in the stove tried desperately to escape the litterbox. He jumped down and tried to slide out of the door. It was too late. The evil parrot had turned into a dark falcon and slid onto the prestigious kettle , scooping it into its claws and carrying it out the window. The little boy woke up screaming. He glanced over and saw the puppy and the bird asleep. He then heard the whistle of the kettle. It was morning and his mom was making tea.

Day after thanksgiving?????

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL OF GOING SHOPPING THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING???!!!! I dont get it. For some reason everybody feels that they have to go shopping at 4 in the morning to buy stuff that...basically doesnt matter. Someone who doesnt need anything in the WORLD will go buy 7 laptops, 12 printers, and 6 plasma tv's just because they're 30% off. People, save your money! My sister, bless her heart, asked me to babysit at 4 in the morning so she can go stand in line at best buy for 3 hours. What kind of sense does that make?! I couldn't figure it out, so I respectfully declined and stayed in bed. She later told me she stood in line, got in, and was disappointed when she found out that they only had 12 of the cheap laptops she wanted in stock, and the people who had spent the night in tents in the cold outside of the store had beaten her. This is the DUMBEST thing I have ever heard in my life! AND as if that isnt bad enough, I unfortunately had to go to the mall to buy a birthday gift for a thirteen year old girl. Aeropostale is the way to go. Unfortunately, everyone thinks so. It was SO crowded! It made mad! I tried to hurry but I had to take my BAD niece and nephew who are 5 and 7. It was horrible. I realized how important birth control is after that experience. THEN i had to take them to see Bee Movie. That was SO STUPID!!!!! I was so upset. Not to mention she lost her ticket, so i had to but a new one. THEN they were hungry but of course had no money. Had to but that too. THEN one didnt say they wanted fries and the other one did, do i had to deal with crying. THEN i had a candy bar in my purse. Gave it ti the one who said they were hungry. Of course the other one wanted one but i didnt have one so i had to deal with more tears. Horrible. lets just say I dropped them off at home after that.

"A" is like "B"

"Good relationships" is like "Anger"

I believe that good relationships can very easily be like anger. A good relationship can evict really strong emotion, and anger is a really strong emotion. They both cause a person to feel a certain way. Also, when you are in a good relationship, that obviously means you care about that person strongly. When you care about someone, just as strongly as you can love them, you can get angry with them. The only people that should truly be able to make you med are the people you care about. Other people shouldn't matter.

Interpret column "

Column A clearly reflects a girl. Some of the things listed shows an interest in appearance and material things to make her happy. It also shows an importance of God and family and friends. Not only do the words show something about me, but the order of the words as well. God and family come at the very beginning of the list and the things like money and purses are more towards the end. Shows I'm not that materialistic! Things like God and relationships came to my mind first.

"Bad smells" causes "stupidity"

Bad smells can cause stupidity by distracting people and confusing them. Bad smells can also cause stupidity by offending people and making them upset. If someone smells bad, the people around him or or her that has to smell it may get offended and say certain remarks to that person. That person may then defend the reason they smell bad and no matter what the reason, it may cause a confrontation. That can very easily lead to people acting stupid.

Another example is homeless people. No offense, but homeless people usually smell bad but it's not their fault.And some stupid people may actually believe that it is and talk about the homeless person. More stupidity.

Power naps!!!

FINALLY!!!! ITS BEEN PROVEN WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING FOR YEARS! POWER NAPS ARE BENEFICIAL TO YOUR HEALTH!!!! I WAS READING THIS LITTLE NEWS POST THINGY OR WHATEVER ON THE YAHOO HOMEPAGE AND IT TOLD HOW POWER NAPS IMPROVE LONGEVITY. IT SAYS IT CAN HELP YOU LIVE TO A HUNDRED AND ALL THAT STUFF BUT THEY WERE EXAGGERATING. I THINK IT TAKES A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT TO HELP SOMEONE LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED BUT YOU GET THE POINT. NOW IT DID CONTRIDICT MY DEFINITION OF A POWER NAP. WHEN I GET OUT OF CLASS, I USUALLY GO TO SLEEP FOR LIKE...2 OR 3 HOURS. THE THING I READ SAID A POWER NAP WAS 10 TO 30 MINUTES! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT GOING TO DO?! THEY SAID IT'S PROVEN TO HELP THE REST OF THE DAY GO BY, CAN DECREASE THE CHANCES OF HEART DISEASE BY LOWERING THE STRESS ON THE HEART. SOMETHING ABOUT THE HEART PUMPING REGULARLY WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPING. IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO ME TO LET IT PUMP AT A REGULAR PACE FOR 2 HOURS RATHER THAN 10 MINUTES BUT HEY, IM NO EXPERT! IM JUST GOING TO CONTINUE WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING. I HAVE TO GET SLEEP WHENEVER I CAN. BECAUSE AT NIGHT, I USUALLY DONT GET TO GO TO SLEEP UNTIL SOME TIME AFTER ONE. AND THEN HAVE TO GET UP AT 8 OR 8:30. I DONT THINK I'VE HAD ANY REAL SLEEP FOR LIKE, A MONTH. WHICH IS TERRIBLE! SO I TRY TO SLEEP WHENEVER I CAN. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT. IF TEN MINUTES OF SLEEP HELPS YOU SLEEP YOU SLEEP TO A HUNDRED, THEN I GUESS IM TRYING T LIVE A REALLY REALLY LONG TIME! BUT I CANT HELP IT! I GET EXTREMELY MEAN AND CRANKY WHEN IM SLEEPY AND/ OR HUNGRY.

TISL

This weekend I went to Nashville, TN to the capitol with SGA for TISL. TISL stands for the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature. It was great! I'm a member of frosh council so I got to atttend with some members of SGA. It was about 22 of us. The University of Memphis had the largest delegation there and several won the offices of Governor, Speaker Pro-Tem of the House, Attornet General, and something in the Senate, I cant remember the name of it. But I really had a great time and I learned a lot. We went up there and had to pack 4 business outfits and the whole process was very formal. Before I went up there, I HATED politics. It was all just a stupid proceess and full of corrupt people who lie and make laws. (just to sum it all up) But between the time I got there (thursday) and the time I got back (Sunday) all of that changed. I have a GREATER appreciation for the whole process(even though i still believe a lot of the people are corrupt).

So basically this is what we did. Each day, we went to Capitol hill and went into the chamber where the TN representatives go. It was like, this big podium thing(the "well") and thats where the Speaker of the House sat. The judge guy with the gavel is what i called him. The rest of us (house member#.....is what he called us) sat at these podiums and passed and failed bills. It was like that stuff I used to watch on TV. Well, not watch. More like, pass by on TV when I was looking for a good movie. And some of those people were hilarious. The bills were very ...debatable. They ranged from gay marriage to bringing firearms on college campuses to smoking by college buildings doors. Some passed and some failed. But I met a lot of people and learned parliamentary procedure. I really want to go back next year. It was nice because it was business during the day( from like 9 to 7!) but fun at night! we went bowling, and to the arcade thing or whatever it was, and to hooters and a bunch of stuff i dont feel like mentioning. And even better. The school paid for everything.

My Dream Job

Every time someone asks me what I want to do as a career, they always laugh at my answer. Not a laugh like, "You're stupid" kind of laugh, but a "Wow" kind of laugh. I dont know whats so funny! My dream job is to work for DISNEY! To me, that seems like it would be the best job ever. I mean, it;s one of the biggest and most profitable companies in the whole entire world. Who wouldn't want to work for them?! That job would be amazing for me. Im usually a happy person and Im sure I would enjoy my job. My brother told me, "Make sure that whatever you choose to do, you would do it for free." I would definitely work for disney for free. Dont get me wrong. Im not here going to college to put on a Tigger costume and prance around Walt Disney World Resort. I want to be behind the scenes. Working for the business side of Disney. My major is markewting management. think about all the the cartoon stuff by Disney. Think about how often you see it. Think about where you see it. Its EVERYWHERE! Who do you think gets that stuff out there!!!! I think I would have the best freakin job in the world! Dont get me wrong, i dont think Im gooing to be playing around and goofing off all day, but I know I would kove my job. Who doesnt love DISNEY!!! And I like the competitive side of markeeting. It would be like a DISNEY VS NICKELODEON war. ok, Im goofy. but you have to admit, that's funny. I plan to go to Florida to participate in the Disney College Program. i would have done it in the spring, but i wanted to finish my freshman year here. Gert into the "groove" of college before i just suddenly leave. I have it all planned out. I'm going to get my dream job by any means necessary! Think about Wayne Brady. He started out as Goofy walking aroungd the theme park(yes, I've done research. Well, actually he was interviewed on the Tyra Show but still!) Look at him now! He's like, in every show and on every channel! Disney is the greatest thing since sliced bread! Like, I dont even know which came first!!! Tehehe