My name is Jacqueline - I'm a socially moderate, religiously conservative, and politically liberal girl just loving life right now! I'm a 24 year old Master's of Media Studies student at the University of Texas, but an Oklahoma alumni and die-hard Sooner fan! I'm currently writing my thesis - in a nutshell my research is about girls' online lives, particularly informal learning environments. I'm also an English & Language Arts teacher for a local Home School Co-op. When I'm not researching for my thesis or writing lesson plans - I'm usually watching college football! Oh yea, and I'm training to run a half marathon with Teams in Training this winter, I'm pumped!
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Thursday, April 28, 2005
strangeguy808: nice comment on my page
weirdcrazyworld: your blog you mean?
strangeguy808: no
strangeguy808: i don't have a blog
strangeguy808: i have a web page
weirdcrazyworld: oh, well then...
weirdcrazyworld: thanks, i wrote that when i was drunk last night, hehehehee
strangeguy808: hahahaha
strangeguy808: well it's articulate, no wonder you did so well on your last paper, you write well when you're out of it
weirdcrazyworld: i've noticed
strangeguy808: you should go through life out of it, i bet you'd be more successful
weirdcrazyworld: lol, thanks babe
Here's what the comment was - (it was in response to the comments left on his page about TV)
The only reason networks want viewers is so they can attract more advertisers. They don't care a damn about their audience, only money. Don't be fooled. As Chuck Klosterman says, "We like the 'process' of watching shows. The idea of these programs being entertaining never seemed central to anything, which remains the most fascinating aspect of all televised art: consumers don't demand it to be good. It just needs to be watchable." Blah - TV can be good, can be entertaining, can be informative, and educational - but so much of it is crap! Just go a week without the constant noise in the background and see what happens...maybe you'll like the silence or time to think for yourself.
Posted at 12:52 pm by Jac
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doin' it and doin' it and doin' it well
As I mentioned earlier, it's TV Turnoff Week. Last night I made a tshirt, yay for iron-on letters.
The front said: Think outside the box
And the back said: Turnoff a TV
I have a lot I could say about the nature of TV, in fact I just wrote a whole paper on the limitations and uses of television as a medium. I don't think all TV is bad, but I do have a lot of problems with it. I don't really want to go into my thoughts right now because it's late, and I'm tired, and slightly intoxicated, and I have a sexy boy waiting for me in my bed. But I will post an article I wrote for the OU Daily last semester when I was a columnist. It's not my best work, but since it's TV Turnoff week, it seems appropriate. So here it is:
Check all that apply. Do you use any of the following drugs: a) alcohol b) pot c) heroin d) television?
Wait, what was that? Am I a TV user? That’s not a drug. Or is it? Ask anyone, “Do you watch a lot of TV?” and inevitably the answer will be, “Nah, I don’t really watch that much.” However, “that much” is quite the relative term. Personally, I don’t watch more than an hour or two of television a week, if that. And yet, I know people who watch two or three hours a day, every day, and classify that as “not that much.” Can TV be addicting? Can it alter your state of being, your mood or your thinking? If so, could television then be classified as a drug? I believe it can
The dictionary defines a drug as: something that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in consciousness. And addict is defined: to occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively. In fact, in 1983 the psychiatric diagnostic manual expanded the definition of addiction to include compulsive behaviors that people turn to for relief from distress, and continue to rely on despite negative effects on their emotional or social functioning.
Negative effects huh? Can heavy TV use (notice the drug jargon “heavy” and “use”) have negative effects on one’s state of mind? Researchers will tell you yes it can. Scientist Dilf Zillman proposes that people choose media messages that either diminish a bad mood or intensify a good mood. Sound familiar? How many times has alcohol been used for these exact purposes? “Wow, work sucked tonight, I need a beer.” Or, “That was an awesome football game, let’s go have a beer to celebrate.” In both cases, the drug is being used to alter or intensify a mood, much like television. Psychologist Daniel Goleman points out that although television initially provides emotional relief; research shows that people’s moods actually worsen after prolonged television exposure. Again, sound familiar? You are feeling depressed, you have a beer, you feel better for a while, but ultimately it leaves you feeling even more depressed than before. Recent studies have found that 2 to 12 percent of viewers see themselves as addicted to television: they feel unhappy watching as much as they do, yet seem powerless to stop themselves. Well if that’s not an addiction, I don’t know what is
All right, but what about the effects television has on the brain? I mean, sure it is addicting, but drugs mess with the brain, not just a mood. Well, psychologist Dr. Kubey has found “television tends to elicit a state of ‘attentional inertia,’ marked by lowered activity in the part of the brain that processes complex information.” In addition, researchers have found that heavy TV users find it hard to concentrate, it reduces their attention span, and weakens the imagination. Compulsive watchers have a tendency to be more irritable, tense and sad
Just this month I have had three different people say to me, “I love this show because you can just completely zone out and watch it and you don’t have to think.” Zone out - Interesting word choice is it not? Why do people get high? Often it’s to “zone out” and not have to think.
So in conclusion, Drugs: addicting, Television: addicting. Drugs: alter/intensify mood, Television: alter/intensify mood. Drugs: alter brain activity, Television: alters brain activity. So again I ask, are you using drugs?
Posted at 1:53 am by Jac
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Monday, April 25, 2005
This week is TV Turnoff Week! So do something other than pollute your mind. Or get your news from print for a change. Without TV maybe you'll realize what an impact it really does have on your life. Or maybe you are like me and you never watch TV and wish you weren't paying for cable every month. In which case, encourage other people to stop watching TV just for one week - 7 days, it's not that hard. For more information click HERE!
Brandon sent me this online joke taken from THIS SITE. It's hilarious and in many regards true, so here it is!
For thousands of years, men have tried to understand the rules when dealing with women. Finally, this merit - demerit guide will help you to understand just how it works. Remember, in the world of romance, one single rule applies: Make the woman happy.
Do something she likes, and you get points.
Do something she dislikes and points are subtracted.
You don't get any points for doing something she expects.
Sorry, that's the way the game is played.
Here is a guide to the points system:
SIMPLE DUTIES
You make the bed..............................................+1
You make the bed, but forget to add the decorative pillows....-1
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets...................-1
You leave the toilet seat up..................................-5
You replace the toilet paper roll when it is empty............ 0
When the toilet paper roll is barren, you resort to Kleenex...-1
When the Kleenex runs out you use the next bathroom...........-2
You go out to buy her extra-light panty liners with wings.....+5
in the snow...................................................+8
but return with beer..........................................-5
and no liners................................................-25
You check out a suspicious noise at night.....................+2
You check out a suspicious noise and it is nothing............ 0
You check out a suspicious noise and it is something..........+5
You pummel it with a six iron................................+10
It's her cat.................................................-50
AT THE PARTY
You stay by her side the entire party......................... 0
You stay by her side for a while then go to chat with a friend from school...................................................-2
Named Tiffany.................................................-4
Tiffany is now a dancer......................................-10
With breast implants.........................................-18
HER BIRTHDAY
You remember her birthday............................... 0
You buy a card and flowers.............................. 0
You take her out to dinner.............................. 0
You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar....+1
It is a sports bar......................................-2
And it's all-you-can-eat night..........................-3
And your face is painted the colors of your favorite team...................................................-10
A NIGHT OUT WITH THE BOYS
You go out with a pal............................... 0
The pal is happily married..........................+1
The pal is single...................................-7
He drives a Ferrari................................-10
With a personalized license plate (GR8 NBED).......-15
A NIGHT OUT WITH HER
You take her to a movie...................................+2
You take her to a movie she likes.........................+4
You take her to a movie you hate..........................+6
You take her to a movie you like..........................-2
It's called Death Cop III.................................-3
Which features Cyborgs that eat humans....................-9
You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans....-15
YOUR PHYSIQUE
You develop a noticeable pot belly...........................,.-15
You develop a noticeable pot belly & exercise to get rid of it.+10
You resort to loose jeans and baggy Hawaiian shirts............-30
You say, "It doesn't matter, you have one too."...............-800
THE BIG QUESTION
She asks, "Does this dress make me look fat?"
You hesitate in responding......................-10
You reply, "Where?".............................-35
You reply, "No, I think it's your ass".........-100
Any other response..............................-20
COMMUNICATION
When she wants to talk about a problem:
You listen, displaying a concerned expression.....................0
You listen, for over 30 minutes..................................+5
You relate to her problem and share a similar experience......,..+50
You're mind wanders to sports and you suddenly hear her saying "well, what do you think I should do?".........................-100
You have fallen asleep.........................................-200
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH.......
You talk.........................................-100
You don't talk...................................-150
You spend time with her..........................-200
You don't spend time with her....................-500
Posted at 11:38 pm by Jac
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Come my lady, come, come, my lady
Let's see, my day in a nutshell (funny expression when you stop to think about it):
Brandon came over and made me breakfast - good!
I got out of my Political Campaign class early - good!
Had time to run to Jamba Juice before my next class - good!
Got my first A on a History of Media and Social Change paper and my professor had this to say:
Beautifully written. This paper is exceptional on all levels; it's writing and thinking are strikingly polished, the arguments are clear and concrete while also adressing nuances. Outstanding!
THE BEST PAPER OF THE CLASS! - good good good
Had to miss "A Very Long Engagement" because of work - boo
The GM was working and made us clean out the cracks with toothpicks on our hands and knees and we got out of work late - boo
Thought I was getting a paycheck for two weeks of work but it was only one so I miscalculated my expenses by about 20 hours - boo boo boo!
Have to go in Wednesday on my day off for certification tests - yuck
Found out I'm working Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday, so no weekend for me - bleh
What a day...
Posted at 11:32 pm by Jac
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"In a world of plastic people, I know you're real
In a world of bullshit emotions, I know you feel
Under blankets, under the shelter of your skin, you warm me
from within
I never want to leave your arms for this long again."
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"Don't try to fuck me or conquer me
Just see me, I'm beautiful and weak just like you."
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"You're the only thing worth holding on to
Angel you sing about beautiful things
And all I want to do is believe."
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These are just some really great lyrics by Matt Nathanson. If you haven't heard him you should download some of his stuff, it's good. Yea, he's one of those "acoustic guys" that girls love and guys pretend not to, but deep down they appreciate.
Posted at 2:01 am by Jac
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