Creativity lost

One of my friends showed me this video. Yes,it's hilarious...but it made me think. When do we lose the ability to be creative? I mean really really creative. In an uninhibited way, a way that you aren't scared to show people. I know I used to do little song and dance numbers for my family...when did that stop being ok?

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8nswnUKU

Smooth Talking

A recent incident has caused me to stop and reevaluate my life. Not in some philosophical way like I'm sure most of you assumed, but in a kissass way. How is it that some people get ahead in life no matter what? And I don't mean those people who have the drive or the skill, I mean the people who somehow have the ability to talk their way into any good situation. You know the people I'm talking about, it's the child that can talk his way into getting a new toy or the older man who can con his boss into receiving the promotion. I've had two recent examples and I want to share them with you.

I was recently introduced to one of my friend's friend...we will call her "Laura". I met her the first time when she came over to my apartment so that we could all go to a club together. We left to go to the club only to find out at the door that there was a $10 cover charge for guys. We were all set to leave to find a place that was free for all (yay for equality!) when we were all whisked inside the club for free, much to my confusion. I later found out that Laura had talked to the bouncer and sweet talked her way in. Later on that night she also got the bartender to acknowledge, and then completely ignore the x's on her wrist (meaning she was underage) and give her free drinks for the night. I know what you are thinking, that she must be some drop dead gorgeous woman, and to be honest she was pretty but definitely not the prettiest girl at the club. So how did she manage it?

My second example happened today. We had a test in my Marketing class which the teacher had specifically stated multiple times if we showed up late for we would not be allowed to take. A good thirty minutes into the test, we hear a knock at the door. Everyone looks up to see the face of a fellow student in the window. The teacher walked to the door while their was a telltale snicker from the class, everyone expecting to see him turned away, shamefaced, without the ability to take the test. I quit paying attention as soon as the teacher opened the door, only to look back up a few minutes later because the student was siting down next to me to take his test! Of course, this in itself was shocking, but I haven't even told the worst part. As he sat down I noticed that he had an ice cream cone in his hand. An ice cream cone! What sort of valid excuse could he possibly have given with contradictory evidence right in his hand? And what person has the guts to step into a class late with an ice cream cone?

So as I mentioned before, I decided that I should maybe reevaluate my life. Maybe I need to become a smooth talker who gets ahead in life through his words. Or maybe I'm just not cut out for that lifestyle. Maybe you have to be born with it. Who knows?

Life is for Sharing

Ever since I was young, I've wanted to be a part of something fun and crazy like performance art. I never had the chance, but I always enjoy finding fun videos like this one. I think it's an awesome way to express yourself. What are yall's take on performance art? Do you think it's meaningful?

Here's the video! Awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

If any of you every hear of a chance to participate in some performance art, please let me know!

Sign of the Times?

A recent news article has caused quite a stir. It is about a regular 13 year old boy in London, the only thing different thing about him is the fact that he just had a child. Alfie Patten, a thirteen year old from East Sussex and his fifteen year old girlfriend Chantelle welcomed 7 lb 3 oz Maisie Roxanne on February ninth. Alfie and Chantelle had unprotected sex one time while Alfie was 12, and they say this one time impregnated Chantelle. Chantelle and Maisie now live with her mother, her jobless father, and her five brothers in a rented council house in Eastbourne. The entire family lives on benefits. Alfie live in a house across town with his mother. So my question is, what caused this premature interest in sex? Is it parenting gone wrong? Or does it have to do with the media? My opinion is that this is a unique combination of both of those. I believe that the media's blatant use of sex has alot to do with this situation, and a lack of proper parenting gave them the opportunity to make these life changing decisions. But, at the same time we can't stop the media from using sex to sell, and we also can't make parents teach thier children a certain way. So what is it that we can do to stop this from happening in the future? Let me know your thoughts on this subject.

share Mission G

While trying to find a good commercial to make a post on, I stumbled upon one of the funniest advertising gimmicks I have ever seen. Gatorade has a new campaign, called "Mission G", and within that campaign is a hilarious commercial. In this commercial there is quite a bit of intertextuality. Now for those of you who don't know what intertextuality means, my fantastic, smart, funny teacher (no, I am not sucking up) describes it as layers of meaning, or a theory of how we understand and interpret cultural texts. To sum it up in my own words, it is when you see something that reminds you of something else. In this commercial there is vertical intertextuality because the advertsing connects back to the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. If the watcher had never seen nor heard of Monty Python before watching this then they wouldn't have understood the commercial. The vertical intertextuality is so detailed that they even have the famous gymnast Alicia Sacromone clicking coconuts together to symbolize a running horse, just like Monty Python. Speaking of that, there is another vertical intertextual link in the commercial. Gatorade uses famous athletes in order to connect their drink with success. I don't want to give too much away, but Gatorade uses a connection to a famous movie and connections to famous athletes in order to draw the viewer in. The end product is hilarious...Enjoy!

People Watching

I found a video on youtube that caught my attention. A couple in a sushi bar in Tokyo decided to put their video camera on the sushi conveyor belt and see what happens. The people that were close to the couple knew what was happening so acted strangely when it came around, but soon enough people no longer noticed the camera. It turned into a very interesting people watching experiment. It made it easy to observe people without feeling like I am being creepy or stalkerish. It was also really interesting to see the change of pace from the main part of the restaurant to the kitchen. The main part of the restaurant was very calm and soothing while the kitchen was all hustle and bustle. So I wonder if anyone else is interested in people watching, and I also wonder if this sneaky camera technique could be a unique way in order for advertising agencies to learn more about their consumers. The link is below...let me know what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWQR36dW0GA