Mexico

I have been reading about all this stuff that is happening in Mexico and it is starting to freak me out since I am going to Mexico for spring break. This drug war that has claimed the lives of 7,000 people since January of 2007 is starting to rage stronger than ever just in time for our Spring Break. I feel as though this is one of the times where being informed by powerlessness of information according to author Lee Siegel is a very good thing. I can’t even imagine getting to Mexico and not knowing anything of what could be happening around me. Yes, I do agree that with the rise in technology we have begun to overuse almost abuse it, but in this case I am almost angered by Siegel’s statements. It is just that how can information really hinder you at all in anyway? I just can’t understand why it is a bad thing to be informed EVER. I mean if you are stupid and read the news you at least know more than a person who doesn’t right? I am very glad I am informed about the current events in Mexico and I hope in this case Siegel would agree that information is better than nothing at all. 

Top Golf!

It’s our sorority’s Dads weekend this weekend and we have had such a good time meeting everyone’s fathers! Last night we went to the coolest place ever! It’s a place off of Park Lane called Top Golf. It was the first time my dad and I had ever been. We walked in thinking we were going to a normal driving range but it turns out that this place is all digital. Every single ball has a microchip in it that identifies the hitter. There are these targets that you try to hit and whether you are really good golfer or just like my dad and I probably the worst golfers its incredibly fun! It was so funny to see the dads that just totally could not hit the ball and then their daughters kicking their butts. It ended up being this super fun competition between the whole sorority and their dads. I guess technology really does make a difference since everyone had such a great time. 

The Blogging World

I have recently found an online blog that is very funny and a bit inappropriate. Seeing as this is my first experience with blogs I was highly entertained by www.fmylife.com. Although people may find some things very inappropriate, I was interested in it because it’s the sort of thing that allows you to feel better about something embarrassing happening to you. Honestly, I though blogs were for people who had too much time on their hands, but now I am able to see that they are for regular people with regular problems in life. I hope I will not get into any trouble by talking about this website. And just to make something clear I have not contributed any information to the website. It was just kind of my first euphony with the blogging world that people speak of so much, which obviously relates back to the topic at hand about the Internet. I guess this website can be viewed as a blog that just shares experiences that give you a laugh or give you secondhand embarrassment. The website is very similar to many magazines sections telling people’s embarrassing stories which demonstrates a piece that is evolving into the cyber world. 

Forrest Gump

Last night I watched Forrest Gump for the first time in a very long time. I forgot how sad and happy the movie is at the same time. Watching this movie made me think about how short and special life is. Gump is pretty much oblivious to anything and every in his life except the people he loves. I know this is a far connection to make but this movie actually made me think of Siegel’s works. I have almost been completely on Johnson’s side until realizing how well society is able to function, especially Forrest Gump a man with a very low IQ. I know that might seem like an obvious observation, but I have never lived in a world that was not influenced by technology. It’s almost as if we are almost relying on certain technologies to make us happy when we should not be. It’s very difficult for most people to go a day without using their cell phone or computer, but imagine if the world we lived in was solely based on a simpler way of live like life before cellular telephones. As much as I would never want to admit it, but I find myself way to reliant on technology and wishing more for things to be simple.