Sex Appropriate or just Good Music

It's getting hard to come across good music these days, or maybe music is just becoming more like advertising and art. There's good and there's bad but it all depends on who's making the judgement or seeing/listening to it. It's hard to tell though when music like Britney Spears "3" and Rihanna "Rude Boy" comes out, whether they are promoting what they sing or it just happened to make a good song. Both songs are very popular and well liked by almost everyone but has it come to the point of it being okay to talk about threesomes and riding your man/ having raunchy sex? The songs play all day long on the radio for all ages to hear and since there's not profanity, the real versions play. I think music like this is great and fun to dance to when you're college age or older and out, but to play during the day for young children to hear is just not appropriate. It's not okay for songs about these things to be played openly, you never know what kids will repeat or start singing out on the playground with other kids. There should be a specific radio station (for mature adults) and places such as bars and night clubs to play and promote the music. But overall it shouldn't be socially acceptable for music to have come to this, good music doesn't have to talk about threesome or nasty sexual things. Good music and be appropriate and fun at the same time. Artists need to become a little more creative with their work and not necessarily take the easy way out by using sex, drugs, and alcohol for their music.

Responsibility in Advertising

I think responsibility in advertising is a very difficult thing to define, because its different to everyone. What one of us sees as responsible, someone else may see as irresponsible. Not everyone thinks alike, therefore making judgements on this sort of thing like whether its moral, immoral, degrading, disturbing, etc. It all depends on the person making judgement or the person creating. So If you asked me I would say responsiblity in advertising is a work/ campaign that does not degrade women, ethnicities, cultures, or any group of people, it does not contain nudity or innapropriate language, it is something that can be viewed by all ages (with exception for commercials playing at late times of night), it does not contain graphics or scenes that disturb, disgust, or frighten people to never want to see it again, and it does not encourage one to do something that may harm them physically or mentally. But like I said all the things I named are judged on different levels by different people.

"Keep it Simple"

I've always wondered who invented the idea of putting different kinds/colors of wine in different shaped glasses. I mean does it really make that big of a difference? Honestly I think it's just plain complicated. I think we have enough complicated things going on in our lives, so something as simple as a wine glass shouldn't be made complicated. The small things in life should be kept simple and sweet. We should put red wine, white wine, pink wine, chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet, etc. all in one simple wine glass, now a wide mouth or a skinny mouth and so on. I mean honestly how many people really know the difference or which one is for which?

Snow Cones restricted to Summmer ONLY?!

Why is it that snow cone stands and places are only open during the Summer? I mean i understand that when its cold outside its said that people want warm things to eat and drink. But thats such a myth to me. When you're thirsty, you're thirsty for something nice and cold whether its water or gatorade or even an ice cold coca cola. Just because its cold outside doesn't mean you want warm things all the time to quench your thirst and drink. To be honest i hardly ever drink warm things except for an occasional hot chocolate when i'm outdoors walking around. But other than that i'm coming in from a day at school or a day of work and have my usual gatorade or glass of lemonade. My drink preferences just like my food preferences dont change from season to season. And I'm pretty sure thats normal. I think snow cone places just like smoothie and Icee places should remain open year round to keep its loyal customers, who wish to come year round, happy. I don't think all of them should open year round but it wouldn't hurt to have a few maybe in a mall or inside somewhere where people who arne't necessarily cold or people who wish to have one... can do so.

Tiger What?

So as we all know, Tiger Woods has been one of the biggest "talk about" celebs lately with his long list of affairs that recently emerged to the public. Everyone all over the world is looking down upon him, friends, family, fans, etc. He's lost endorsements, dropped out of the game for awhile (but is returning now) and even went to "sex rehab". I completely understand his friends and family all being hurt by this and reacting as they are but as for the rest of the world and the products he endorses... It's personal business, what Tiger did is part of his personal life away from golf (which is why he has the endorsements and so many fans). Nobody has to agree or think that what he did was okay but why bash him or take away endorsements that are for HIM AS A GOLFER, NOT him as a person in his personal life and affairs. Every celebrity has two separate lives thats why people always say to "keep the lives separate" or your personal life can never be enjoyed. I think we should support him as an athlete, as the amazing professional golfer he is, and let his friends and family deal with the situation in their personal time AWAY from golf. He's always been this great guy that we all love and adore, had the affairs not come into public, nothing would have changed with the way the world feels about him right now.

Vodka Scam

Why is it that almost all vodka (minus the extremely cheap nasty stuff) tastes the same? You can buy a liter of Smirnoff Vodka for somehwere around $16 and buy a liter of Sky Vodka for like $20 and a liter of Ketel One for somethign like $26 yet they all taste the exact same. If you tasted each one blindly not knowing which one it was over 75% of people i gurantee would not be able to tell the difference. So what exactly is the higher price paying for? Are we paying for some fancy colorful or beautifully labeled vodka in a odd shaped bottle. I think it's a huge scam for people. I understand that vodka is one of those items that is so plain and ordinary and its all the same so the appearance of it is what sells it. But I think i'd rather it be in a normal bottle and not so pretty labels. I mean people dont walk around showing their bottles as they drink the vodka, they walk around with the clear liquor in a cup mixed with some other sort of drink or just over ice (which looks just like water). It's sad that people will purchase a bottle of grey goose for $40 when Sky Vodka tastes exactly the same. They but it for the prestigiousness of the name and bottle. They do it for the feeling of elegance and class, but really who is gonna notice unless you show them (which how unclassy is that?) So lets be real... I think there should be two maybe three bottles of expensive nice vodka with the fancy bottle and label and then there should be two or three just terrible cheap plastic bottles, but the rest of them cut the fancy schmancy and put it in a normal bottle, not so fancy label and cut the price to a decent one and more people would probably buy it even just by keeping the name the same. I know i would.

Sexy or Uncomfortable?

So I walked into Victorias Secret today to buy a few things when a man comes up to me and asks "Would you like me to start a dressing room for you?" well...a) i'm creeped out some man asks me that about bras and panties and what not and then b) since when can a man help you pick out those things, i mean does he even know what he's talking about? I just dont think its okay or appropriate in any way for a man to be employed at victorias secret. It's uncomfortable for women to shop and ask for help, sizes, opionions, options, etc. from a man. It's more reasonable for a man shopping at the store (for his wife/girlfriend) to ask a woman what his wife would like based on some information/ descriptions. And lastly men don't know anything about undergarments for women just like women dont know anything about style, comfort, feel, size, etc. for mens underwear, and a man isn't exactly comfortable asking a woman for help with his size and comfort for boxers, briefs, etc. Although it is sexist, I think only women should be hired to work in a place where women are stripping down to the bare neccessesities and trying on undergarments. So many things could go wrong with a man being around dressing rooms or giving advice/ size tips to shy uncomfortable women. It just helps the flow of things to hire only women and it makes the overall shopping experience much more comfortable. If we wanted a male's opinion we'd ask our husband/ boyfriend or a friend for advice on whether it looks good on, or is super sexy.

Lost: Dead Week at SMU before Finals

Dead Week 2 a.m.


Now I know i'm not the only one pissed about this... but seriously why does every school including those around us like TCU and Baylor have "dead days" or a "dead week" to study for finals and we don't? SMU wonders why students grades are soo low right now... well DUH! Give us the time to study and not waste a week of going to classes to review for 2 or 3 days and give us the time to do it on our own. Yes I know most students use those days to get super wasted and party all day and all night, but the students that are gonna do that, would do it anyway with or without "dead days." So why not give them to us anyway so the students who are actually serious about their grades and have lots of finals back to back can get a head start and study for them early. I think we should at least be given a couple "dead days" and those of us who want to use the time wisely will get a early start studying and avoid an unhealthy time of cramming, all nighters, caffeine, illegal use and purchase of adderol to stay awake, etc. Doing this would help students maintain a healthy balance in their lives physically and mentally.... GIVE US A BREAK and HELP US OUT for once!

When it rains...

Why is it that people say raindrops are god's tears and when it rains god is crying? It just doesn't make sense to me. Why would god cry and water the earth to make flowers bloom into beautiful objects, bodies of water fill to keep animals and nature alive, etc. If it's tears then why does so much good and happiness come from it? Some of the happiest moments in life come on days when its raining. Thunderstorms make me happy and people play in the rain laughing and smiling as they splish and splash through puddles. A kiss in the rain creates that feeling that nothing else around you matters and joy, happiness, and love overwhelm the heart and soul. But most of all, why does it have to mean that god is angry? I think God is happy with his creation of the earth and his son died for our sins, so when it rains we shouldn't consider it God crying or God being angry. If anything I think they should be tears of happiness because he sees and loves each and everything he's created. Why wouldn't he? Who doesn't love their own work and creation? So we should stop looking at such a positive thing in a negative way. Open our eyes to the true beauty of rain.