Words

Thoughts

The ups and downs. The turmoils of adulthood, the growing pains.
The heartache,
distress,
fear,
concern,
passion,
anxiety,
the need to be perfect,
the stigmas,
the bias,
the stereotypes,
the battles
the defeat,


Oh the joy of being ME

Quote

Honestly, your life is not worth living if you you don't leave a great legacy. To do that one only has to touch 1 other person.



Quite amazing. This is the EXACT reason why I am pursuing advertising, I want to change the world.

Meet the Face behind the Words (ME duh)

This post is designated to the study of THAT girl (Monica).

I grew up here in Dallas, about 15 minutes Northwest of here. My dream has always been to get into SMU. At a very young age I recognized my artistic abilities and began drawing like crazy. I wish I could show you some of my work but sadly I don't have any photos to share. I have been dabbling in the art scene here at SMU.

This bio isn't really to tell you who i've been, or even who I am now, its to explore who I am becoming. In the past two years I have transitioned from the introverted sheltered little girl, to a woman ( work in process).

I understand my strengths and also am now admitting my weaknesses.

I'm not the best at everything
I'm not just the smart girl
I'm not as emotionless as I try to seem
I stress A LOT ( but I'm getting better)
Sometimes I'm too obsessed with being organized and I seem like a freak
I'd rather watch cartoons than the news
I don't party and drink
I'm afraid of growing up and being on my on ( but don't tell my mom)
I pretend to have everything figured out
I was abused by a boyfriend at 16
I'm just now regaining my self confidence (from that horrible relationship)
I realize that I will fail in life
a B is NOT the end of the world (neither is a C+)
I am not PERFECT

and you know what, thats okay with me. I'm done masking or hiding who I am because of others. I accept me and all my good and bad attributes. This is real. This is me.

How I Find Blogging Ideas

Blogging is such a torturous activity sometimes. Form a new idea each time? - thats a difficult feat for me, so here are the many ways that have helped along this bumpy road :

1. Videos shown in my Gender class

2. Ask friends

3. Ask you're Facebook community

4. Blog articles

5. Listen to songs you love

6. Eavesdrop on conversations ( just kidding, but seriously though)

7. Yahoo

8. Write about a recent episode of a show you love/hate

9. Doodle random ideas while sitting in class when you're supposed to be paying attention.

10. Write about the horrible idea of student blogs ( maybe it'll change your mind)

or just join this group : I LOVE blogs

"_*#@ U# Donald Trump" (CLEAN VERSION)

Here's a video released earlier today touching on the long drawn out debate over the birth certificate of our President.

This has been a long awaited president for so many Americans included top dogs like Donald Trump. I guess he handed t over after all this time. I guess my point is, was this the most precedented issue to Trump as a business leader? Honestly I have a difficult time believing this is the only thing Trump could do with his time. Sleazy sleazy Americans, what will we think of next?
Here's a link to an article that I found pretty amusing and honestly the author touches on some great points. Enjoy.

Response to : Glee Sucks

This is a response to a blog post made by one of my fellow Intro to Creativity peers. Here is the post. The post was basically about the controversial topics shown in the the hit series Glee. Personally I am a huge fan and openly admit that this is probably from a biased perspective but I honestly disagree with some of the claims made in the post. Earlier today I watched the latest episode of GLEE and I received something completely different than what was stated in the aforementioned post.

Synopsis of latest Glee episode:

One of the main characters Rachel Berry (Photo shown) has a dance accident and her nose is left broken. Rachel, a known Jewish gal, suffers from the stigma of small noses = better noses. Needless to say she has no small snouzer but upon pressure from her doctor she actually considers rhinoplasty. For the sake of the Glee club and students everywhere, their teacher goes on a mission to raise self-esteem for his students through such an outwardly beautiful tactic. At the end of the show, with the help of her professor and close Gleeks, she ends up not going through with the surgery and all of the Gleeks get something great in the end, the essence of embracing their "Ugly" as Tyra would say. (Here is a post by a fellow blogger commenting about the Tyra Banks project "Rock Your Ugly)




Final Thought:
Although GLEE shows theses controversial issues from a students perspective ( underage drinking, plastic surgery) the show has always made it a point to show the negatives and detriment resulting from engaging in such activities. The show actually goes beyond that to give kids an alternative by not preaching at them. Personally I love shows like this, shows that speak to the teen/ young adult perspective. To attack this show for its controversial themes we must consider the focus and the end result. Underage drinking and sex are all things that are going to happen regardless if its televised or not. I don't like taking the 'out of sight out of mind approach', these things do happen, and personally I applaud shows like Glee and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Bravo Glee. Bravo!

SMU Bubble

These are the faces of the hurting and the voiceless...



Today in my Gender and Sex Roles class we watched the film Maquilapolis. Simplified, it is a documentary based on the treatment of the People of Tijuana. This place, this Maquilapolis ( City of Factories) is where companies like Sanyo and Panasonic basically outsource their assembly work to the people living in this border city.
In the film the people of Tijuana voluntarily work at these factories in such filthy conditions because there are so many people and not enough jobs. Working conditions, especially those at Panasonic, are completely ridiculous. The people there don't get to drink water nor use the restroom for the simple fact that the should be completely engulfed in there work.

I sat in class fighting back tears the entire time. Tears resulting majorly due to their standard of living, but also to the realization that there is nothing I really can do about any of it. It pains me to say that though i don't feel like I live in the SMU bubble, I do realize that I have been so sheltered and never realized how painfully ignorant U.S. Americans are. The class was only 50 minutes but it honestly felt like a lifetime of suffering through such a devastating film. I know there may not be any great BIG IDEA now, but honestly I'm determined to figure out something I can do to help. I do realize that if everyone had the same I'm-only-one-person-what-can-I-do attitude, nothing at all would be done. I guess my BIG IDEA is that It only takes one person to make a difference. (Definitely check out the film when you get a chance. It'll will change the way you view life and American living.)