Can you say STRESS? YES!

This will be my last blog. 

I'm not a blogger. I don't like to be publicly open to the internet. 

Not my thing. 

So with it being th

e end the semester. 

And with this being our last class and last test I just want to say that I have never in my life been so stressed. 

It's sad to say that I have developed an ulcer from working this semester. This is a new school for me.. and trimester are new to me as well. I didn't realize how fast things move. I couldn't keep up with all the readings, papers, assignments and research. 

I struggled no matter how hard I tried. I could never finish everything and I felt like sh*t for it. I still do feel like sh*t. My grades show it. And thats the part that sucks is I didn't slack and there's nothing I can say to change anything. 

...................................

 

So I found this quote and I think it defines my stress now. My new found identity.

Thank You NCC!

Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form

of mental illness

-Richard Carlson. 

Now to go finish failing my finials. 

( I know great attitude, but I study my butt off, pull all nighters to get my exam with a lovely failing grade. Tests are not my thing, never have been, never will be. And that's the part that sucks is that most of the time your grade is based off it...) 

Thats my finals rant. 

THE END......

Florida Here I Come!!

In just a matter of 2 days. 2 days!Can you believe it?!
My best friend and I planned a trip to the shores of sunny

 Orlando, Florida!

 

Thank You!

American Airlines

It's going to be a blast, how the old saying goes (I think) fun in the sun. 

Laying out

Surfing

Shopping

Parties

I'm so ready for spring break. 

It started with one question: " You wanna go to Florida?"

"When?!"

"Over break?"

"Ok! When is your spring break?!"

And that's all it took!

Pulled out the old handy laptop and got to searching

Boop! and with just 5 clicks we booked our flight

Bingo!

That's really all I have to say

Other than I love the Internet when times like these arise.

No more calling the travel agent.

:)

Now all I have to do is be like, "Hey Chelz we're in Orlando and we need a place to stay!"

But that won't be a problem!

Now the Countdown Begins! 

17 Days! 

WHO is in the LOOP?

SOooo.. 

I was in COLORADO the other weekend. & let me tell you, it was absolutely breathtaking.

Colorado is a whole other world.

In Chicago and other very populated areas, our life is always on the move

the hustle and bustle, the deadlines, the noise, the people. 

But in Colorado.. everything slowed down. The people were friendly, super chill, easy going, living life, and no complaints. Living life like no tomorrow. Living life on the edge. Going to the extreme. 

No one was on their cell phones, or computers, or laptops. 

There day starts earlier then us and ends earlier than us. 

They're on the Mountain from open till close. 

They have happy hour everyday from 3pm-6pm 

And if not they are at work 

Always having fun. 

No distractions. 

Doing what they love. 

I love my city... but here we are plugged in all the time. 

We have worries and fears. 

We have deadlines. 

We need social media to survive. To stay in tune. That's what matters most to us. 

Everything is new

THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE 2 DIFFERENT WORLDS.

ANYWHERE YOU GO.

  

It was definitely nice to take a break from the real world. Really experience what life has to offer.

The Joy Of Being UNPLUGGED :)

Just ONE! Clicckk Away!

Sooo... yesterday and today I was thinking what do I blog about this week... 
websites.

In my art class (Introduction to Visual Literacy) we spent the whole class not soo much in debate but expressed thoughts, emotions and asked questions and repeated the question:
                                                                                               what is art?
We watched youtube in class to show performance art pieces. 

THANK YOU YOUTUBE... you allowing us to watch and see how art can be black and white and spark controversy.  What is art?

Could youtube be a form of art. 

I Don't Know. I'm not getting into it. It's good viewing.

The fact is we used the Internet ("New Media") to see art, that we would have to otherwise visit. But what's the point of going to see it outside the classroom when the web makes it so accessible. Well to me the emotion, the presence, the idea. Is websites like youtube taking over how we learn, how we laugh, how we create or document? Just Thoughts. 

I Don't Know. But it makes browsing easy. 

Gotta Love YouTube :) 

...Search Keywords

...Chose Video

...Watch 

...Repeat

Simple. Easy. 

Art on the other hand... 

Wait?! What?! Who's on Facebook Now!?

What's the Big Deal with Facebook AnyWays?!

               Facebook

               Facebook

               Facebook...

Who really cares?!

10 n 12 year olds. 

Nope, doesn't bother me anymore. 

At first it did, because when I made a Facebook account I was 18 (something like that) 

I did it because my cousin was like "you need one," everyone who's in college has one.

It was how you made friends and kept in touch with friends from home 

Facebook is a life update. (my opinion) End of Story.

Psht.. I look at it was the parents problem. They should monitor their kids. 

When I was that age my parents were checking up on me every 15 minutes making sure what i was doing, what i was looking at all that fun stuff.

I think it's sh*tty. That at a point when we were that age privacy laws was being developed 

NOW in effect. It's like it doesn't even matter.

Parents don't pay attention. 

My brother made one at 16 yah I was like okk..Why? 

But hey I don't have 10 n 12 year old friends on Facebook 

because I don't find it appropriate to be friends with kids that young. 

There's a different level of maturity.

A different environment. 

I don't have cousins that young on Facebook either. 

Dogs n Cats n Fictional  Characters. 

Not going to lie, I'm friends with my friend's dog, maximus and maybe my friend's cat, Wayne.

I think it's funny, but they don't keep up with it so it doesn't phase me. 

Honestly. I don't let the little things bother me.

FACEBOOK

Well it's definitely too late.

Verification, Confirmation, Information. 

WE...Have Taken Over. 

Can't kick us off. 

We are logged on. AND We are staying on.

Should have thought about it sooner.

OOOOOHHHHHH...WEEEEELLLLLLLLLL 

You Are What You....

HMmmm..

You Are What You.... 

Eat.

Love.

Think. 

Read. 

For the Last 2 Days I sat at "The" Starbucks during my 6 hour break. WHY?! I do Not know.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE...

[end of story] 

                                                           BUT. who are you?

While sitting on the cozy couch chair. 

Next to a burning fire. 

Trying to read.. 

I heard a ringing in my ear  

A world (within Starbucks) that likes to talk excessively excessively loud on the phone 

one man answered his phone and was about to discuss what him and his 

son had did that day.. but before doing so with the person on the other line

he said "ohh. hold on I better not talk to loud." but what do you know. 

I heard his whole conversation (loud enough). 

excuse me sir, but covering your Iphone mircophone with your hand 

does not lower your voice. Your the one in control of your own volume!

Your phone can't do that.

Another group of women's laughing was like a freaking rumble HAHAHHAHAH 

SHUT UP! every 2 minutes. 

Then One women answers her Iphone and she makes herself seem like she's 

all in control and hot sh*t. Listen to me talk. blah blah blah blah blah.

I'm glad everyone communicates with their surrounding. 

But.

Other groups (college students) conversing speak in an inside voice not echoing through the store. SAY THANK YOU ADULTS!

BUT ITS ABOUT RESPECT!

we know, because we assimilate. 

NOW! that i finished my rambling.

On To the Topic! 
You Are What You Are. 
          HOW?
          BY: Convergence. 

I was reading our homework.. taking in all the changes our world has gone through in the 90's to get us to where we are now. I sat remembering how wonderful and appreciative I am/was towards my childhood. How life was and how much it's changed. Being young with technology growing it went unnoticed to our generation. I see the struggle on how the idea of internet took a major hit. Internet wanted to take us over from the start. But they weren't smart enough to get away with it. SO Government got involved. But not theres no stopping the Internet 

          Everything's "SMART" Now!
We let it take over. We consumed it. We expect it. It's a part of our Life. 
Starbucks is not just a place to go read a good book. It's a place where it's expectable to use your phone and your laptop. The world has grown comfortable with technology. 
          WE ARE WHO WE ARE BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY!
          (class in paying off... laugh)
we eat, love, think and read and much more because technology has shown us what    "Happiness" is. We define ourselves by our surrounds? yes. no? even at Starbucks.        

[This my be way off and me rambling again. or not explaining it right.  but I like to see the 

lil things.] 

But who doesn't love Coffee : ) 

GooGle Gone Global?!

Q: Do you have an addiction to Google?
A: Yes.

It's ture.
I am.
Is it OK?
... Haven't really thought about it...

I do have an addiction that is to google chrome.
I'll admit its my homepage.
I have all different apps on homepage that refer to my interests.
I change the theme on the page all the time to keep it interesting.
I google something all the time if I don't have it set on to my bookmarks.

or if i have the normal or unusual questions...

I wouldn't know half the sh*t if it wasn't for Google.

Q: Is Google to powerful and too omnipresent ?

A: Yes.

Q: Are we to dependent on its various services?

A: Yes.

How is it so easy. 

1. Because it's available at our finger tips 

2. Conveniently managed, and updated

3. Not a competing email browser, just a web browser.

It becomes natural to say "I'm gonna Google it" instead of search... 

It's like Google is now in the dictionary as a synonym for search. 

The world is ever growing so why not designate one web browser to answering questions. I mean there  practically is one, from looking at the statistics. So it's catching on. That's only my opinion. 

Google, makes life easy. They should make a shirt saying that because it's true.

Google tells all, says all, and is all you need to find what your looking for. That has to be a now cliche model of an answer :) 

Google I Love You.