Saturday, May 17, 2014
College
Picking what college to go to is a really big choice and can influence the rest of your life. I lately have been on the search for more colleges because at first I though I knew where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do but slowly I have been changing my mind. People put so much pressure on you trying to decided where to go and what to do for school. The one thing I have always been interested in is fashion and shopping. So off of that I was looking into jobs that had to do with that. Ever since then I found out what a buyer is. A buyer for a company is someone who picks out everything and decides where it comes from and what the price is and when it goes in the store and for how long and you have to keep updated fashion and make sure you know what people like and what they are looking for. I was super excited when I found out this is actually a thing and I am really interested in it. So after that the next time someone asked me what I want to do I told them I want to be a buyer for a clothing or department store. You should have seen there faces. Most people of the people I have told have said "you know it is different then just shopping right?" and "you can't shop as a job". Almost everyone I have told has not been very positive about it and seems rather disappointed in me. I continue to get the same reaction every time I tell people so I am so torn on what to do. The end of high school is coming up fast and I still don't know what I want to do with my life. I have little ideas in my head and little plans I make but I know how much it can change it a heartbeat. Parents always when first talking to you ask you the question. What do you want to do with your life after school. Normally I make up some BS answer and try to talk about maybe following my dads footsteps and going into business. I never really put much thought into what I want to do with my life after school. Now it is all coming at me so fast and there is so much to think about. I found this website which was a very helpful way to help me organize colleges to help me pick which ones to look at. https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ It helps specifically pick what colleges are best for you.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey has a voice that I could listen to all day long. Her music has so much meaning and passion in it. All the songs have this certain vibe to it that is a little more on the sad side but still so beautiful. Her album Born to Die came out January 27th 2012 and was on iTunes on January 31st. The Album got number one in 2012 and 2013 for Top Digital Albums, Top Rock and Top modern rock/Alternative Albums. It also made it as number two on The Billboard top 200 in 2012.
In interviews she says that a lot of her are music is inspired by her life and what has happened in her life. They are from the love and lost in her life. She went to boarding school growing up to get over her alcohol addiction. Then moved back to New York City to start her life over. She feels she has walked her own path her whole life. She started singing in her high school choir and making videos when she was 17. She originally was collecting just vintage clips of places she liked for her music videos. She put it to classical music before she put it to her own music. Then she started putting herself in the videos and putting it to her own music. The fact that her videos were made by herself partially got her a lot of attention.
Her song Young and Beautiful was put into the movie The Great Gatsby. It was used for the main theme of the movie. She worked with Baz Luhrmann to make it go with the scenes in the movie and have the songs emotions and feelings work so well into it. She is very famous now and is well known around the world. Check out her website, music, music videos and more at www.lanadelrey.com if you want to join the newest crave about Lana Del Rey.
In interviews she says that a lot of her are music is inspired by her life and what has happened in her life. They are from the love and lost in her life. She went to boarding school growing up to get over her alcohol addiction. Then moved back to New York City to start her life over. She feels she has walked her own path her whole life. She started singing in her high school choir and making videos when she was 17. She originally was collecting just vintage clips of places she liked for her music videos. She put it to classical music before she put it to her own music. Then she started putting herself in the videos and putting it to her own music. The fact that her videos were made by herself partially got her a lot of attention.
Her song Young and Beautiful was put into the movie The Great Gatsby. It was used for the main theme of the movie. She worked with Baz Luhrmann to make it go with the scenes in the movie and have the songs emotions and feelings work so well into it. She is very famous now and is well known around the world. Check out her website, music, music videos and more at www.lanadelrey.com if you want to join the newest crave about Lana Del Rey.
Her music is just so good when you listen to it and so real. It is kind of "dark" for some people and some people think its sad but I honestly just think its good because its truly about life and the struggles of life. She is so real in her music and its really inspiring. If you have never listened to her before I really do recommend listening to her. Hope you enjoy!
Friday, May 9, 2014
My outfit
I would like to point out it wasn't bothering anyone is class at all. I actually got multiple compliments on it to be honest. And we were all sitting and reading the whole class time. It isn't like I was throwing my hands in the air and leaning all around and trying to show more skin. My outfit today was khakis shorts which aren't tight at all and a good length for school and then the big deal was my shirt. For a shirt I had on a light pink bandeau that is lacey and covers a good chunk of skin longer then your middle finger, about half your hand all the way around Then my shirt has open sides that tie at the bottom. It is NOT a crop top or extremely short at all. You can literally only see 3 inches or less of my side. MY SIDE. Less skin is showing then the bandeau is covering. I literally got called to the office because my side is showing folks. My side is too scandalous for school apparently. Not to mention the shirt isn't like low cut or anything its high all around and goes up past my collar bone and has a top of like a t-shirt and its floral print. I have watched a girl everyday at school since it is warm out either one, wear shorts so small her ass hangs out and like a small tank top or wear a crop top with low rise jeans. Now I would like someone to please explain to me why that is okay that someone at school can have there whole butt hanging out of there shorts and have there whole entire stomach showing but I can not show my sides. It isn't like I am just wearing a bra either. It is a bandeau that covers like 5 inches all the way around. I also know a ton of other girls who show so much cleavage. If my side bone is more distracting then cleavage in school then I don't even know what to say anymore. I would also like to explain that this week and past weeks I have not worn anything inappropriate. One day I had jeans and a full shirt one and another I had shorts and a sweatshirt on so if someone wants to tell me what's wrong with that because I would love an explanation.
If anyone can explain to me why what I am wearing isn't okay and what the half the girls at are schools wear then I wouldn't make a big deal of it. School policies are being ridiculous and I am furious. I am a naturally small person and if can't show my side at school while I am constantly seeing other girls bottoms, cleavage and stomach everyday and they aren't getting in trouble, something obviously needs to change. I would understand if schools called me out about my shirt if they were also targeting everyone else who is wearing worse stuff then me, but until they change that I will put of my guard about this and not be targeted when there is worse going on. It really just depends on the teachers you have and they are the ones who report your outfits which isn't fair because some teachers don't care at all while others are super strict. Now I have learned though, what class to wear a jacket in so I don't get nailed. I wish schools could understand that there is worse out there at school and the ones who get in trouble for the small stuff is sad because they aren't solving the real problem.
If anyone can explain to me why what I am wearing isn't okay and what the half the girls at are schools wear then I wouldn't make a big deal of it. School policies are being ridiculous and I am furious. I am a naturally small person and if can't show my side at school while I am constantly seeing other girls bottoms, cleavage and stomach everyday and they aren't getting in trouble, something obviously needs to change. I would understand if schools called me out about my shirt if they were also targeting everyone else who is wearing worse stuff then me, but until they change that I will put of my guard about this and not be targeted when there is worse going on. It really just depends on the teachers you have and they are the ones who report your outfits which isn't fair because some teachers don't care at all while others are super strict. Now I have learned though, what class to wear a jacket in so I don't get nailed. I wish schools could understand that there is worse out there at school and the ones who get in trouble for the small stuff is sad because they aren't solving the real problem.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
School Dress Code
Today for the first time in high school history I had to go to the principal's office because I was in trouble. My teacher told me after my first hour that the assistant principle wanted to talk to me and I had to report to the office. My first thought was that I was getting in trouble because I am usually a few minutes late to her class so I assumed it was about my attendance issues or something like that. I had seen him walking into my class earlier that day and my teacher then left the room with him to talk to him but then came back so I thought nothing of it just a question. It turns out my teacher had called him down to talk about my outfit and how it was inappropriate. I was not aware of this though until I had to go to his office after class. I think that this is absolutely ridiculous and it makes me so mad.
First off my teacher at the end of class told me that she needed to talk to me and so I waited to see what she had to say and then she just hesitated and told me to go to the assistant principles office before my next class. Confused and worried, because I am not one who likes getting in trouble at all, it makes me want to cry, I went to his office. As I walked in he asked me if I was who I was and asked me if my teacher had talked to me about what this was about, she had not so then he told me to sit down in this office and wait for him. So all alone I sat there scared of what I had done and waited for him for what felt like several minutes. Finally came in a shut the door and sat down. His first words were "We have been concerned about you Leah" of course I was like "about what...." because I was still very confused. Then he proceeded to tell me about how my dress code has been very inappropriate lately and I am not following dress code. Very annoyed that this is why they were "so concerned about me" with as little sass as I could give I offered to go put a jacket on and hold myself back from fighting it. They said they would just give me a t-shirt but I was not about to just wear some random shirt from the school so I insisted that I would go and my jacket from the car and not wear a t-shirt from school. I angrily left after that and was sent to my car to go get a jacket and then was late to my next class. I do not feel that what I am wearing is inappropriate but I will get to that. Even if what I was wearing was not to my teachers liking she should have told me herself that she didn't find my shirt ok and to please put a jacket on. It is absolutely ridiculous that she had to call the assistant principle down first and then talk to him in the hall during class to just tell him that she thinks my shirt isn't okay. She had the guts to have someone else tell me what I was wearing isn't appropriate but she wouldn't say it to my face. The fact that they made a big deal out of it and couldn't just nicely tell me makes me upset.
First off my teacher at the end of class told me that she needed to talk to me and so I waited to see what she had to say and then she just hesitated and told me to go to the assistant principles office before my next class. Confused and worried, because I am not one who likes getting in trouble at all, it makes me want to cry, I went to his office. As I walked in he asked me if I was who I was and asked me if my teacher had talked to me about what this was about, she had not so then he told me to sit down in this office and wait for him. So all alone I sat there scared of what I had done and waited for him for what felt like several minutes. Finally came in a shut the door and sat down. His first words were "We have been concerned about you Leah" of course I was like "about what...." because I was still very confused. Then he proceeded to tell me about how my dress code has been very inappropriate lately and I am not following dress code. Very annoyed that this is why they were "so concerned about me" with as little sass as I could give I offered to go put a jacket on and hold myself back from fighting it. They said they would just give me a t-shirt but I was not about to just wear some random shirt from the school so I insisted that I would go and my jacket from the car and not wear a t-shirt from school. I angrily left after that and was sent to my car to go get a jacket and then was late to my next class. I do not feel that what I am wearing is inappropriate but I will get to that. Even if what I was wearing was not to my teachers liking she should have told me herself that she didn't find my shirt ok and to please put a jacket on. It is absolutely ridiculous that she had to call the assistant principle down first and then talk to him in the hall during class to just tell him that she thinks my shirt isn't okay. She had the guts to have someone else tell me what I was wearing isn't appropriate but she wouldn't say it to my face. The fact that they made a big deal out of it and couldn't just nicely tell me makes me upset.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Girl Model Continued
When Nadia finally gets a contract set up another girl comes on camara and talks about how all the the contracts just scam girls and take over half there money because the girls are so young and don't know any better of how much they should be getting or how much the companies are taking, Nadia is rejected many places and her friend who helped her pay for things is sent home because she gained a few pounds from eating too much. Nadia is very confused and even has to use the film makers phone to call her parents because she doesn't know how to any way else. When she finally has a few photos shoots only one of her photo ends up in a magazine and it's only like part of her face. When she comes home she is actually in debt and lost money because of Tokyo. She didn't get the jobs they told her and she just lost more money. This just keeps happening with girls send over there yet the scouts just keep sending them.
Ashley is the modeling Scott they follow around. After the process of picking girls, it takes it back to show you where she lives in the US. You find out that she lives alone in this big house. She is a really strange girl and the modeling really messed her up because she was an actually model before she actually quit. It was driving her insane being a model and how horrible it was. She talks about how much she cares about all the girl models yet she never sees them and has no idea what happens to them once they go to Tokyo. She is a little crazy too because she wants kids so she has these two dolls that she just takes everywhere in her house to pretend they are her kids. She also creepyily takes pictures of models just feet and legs or hands in there lap. She tries to take them without them noticing. She also takes the whole body shots And cuts them in half and then try's to math them up. She has boxes full of these pictures. She is a little insane. She has past video clips of her talking when she was a model and she is crazy and it drove her crazy.
The documentary is really eye opening about issues I had no idea even existed. It's crazy how they can just send these girls on there own to suffer and hopefully make it.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Girl Model
I recently watched a a documentary on Netflix about models and the career of a model in Siberia and Tokyo. Throughout the documentary you follow around two girls in the video mainly. One is a girl named Ashley who is a former model and she is now a modeling scout. She recruits girls from Siberia and then sends them over to Tokyo to hopefully have more luck over there. They also follow around Nadia who is a thirteen year old girl who is chosen by Ashley to be sent to Tokyo to start a modeling career. The movies shows all the struggles and how extreme and messed up the system really is. They are shoving in to girls into Tokyo and just hoping there model career might take off if they are lucky. It makes you realize how horrible it is and yet still no one is making a change or even trying.
It starts off by showing the girls in the modeling process and thousands of girls going though the process and trying to be chosen to be sent to Tokyo and hopefully start a career.
It starts off by showing the girls in the modeling process and thousands of girls going though the process and trying to be chosen to be sent to Tokyo and hopefully start a career.
When you first follow around Nadia you see how bad her home life is. Living in Siberia her home life is really bad and they have very little money and are barely getting by. When they find out that Nadia is being selected to go to Tokyo her family gets extremely excited and has a celebratitory dinner. With the money the company told her she is gonna make with the jobs she is garanteed she can send home and help her family. They send her over a plane by herself to Toyko to start her career she is guaranteed to make money on. She gets lost in the airport because she doesn't understand what anyone is saying at all and she has no way to translate it. The people filming her actually end up having to help her because she is so lost and confused. When she finally gets to Where she is staying you see how small and horrible the living conditions are. She the next day is picked up by a guy who takes her from place to place to see what people want her to model for her. You find out that they lied and there isn't jobs for them right away and so they have nothing. She also didn't have any extra money so another girl model is paying for her to eat while she is there. She doesn't understand like what anyone is saying and is really confused.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Habitat For Humanity
Last week I went with my friend to get fitted for a fashion show for charity. When I was there they invited me to join to cause they could use extra girls they said! I was super excited to join because ever since I was a little girl I have wanted to walk on stage and have all eyes on me but my problem is I am also very shy so I can't do anything like sing alone or dance or speak in front of people. So that dream went down the drain but doing this fashion show sounded really fun! It was like professional but not super strict or anything which was good for my first time walking.
We got fitted at this second hand store because the idea of the fashion show was for Habitat for Humanity and they wanted to show that recycling and second hand clothing is good and still stylish. Both my friend I got to find things around the store that fit us well and were cute. My friend, Jill, found a cute black dress that was from BCBG and then she accesorized it with jewelry and purple heels for some color pop. I went for the more casual look and wore skinny jeans and I found a really cute black grey and coral cardigan which I wore with a black tank and then accented it with a big statement necklace that just had a it of coral to match the cardigan. I wore it with black pumps I have that are Steven madden. You have to wear heels no matter the outfit on stage. Especially I had to because I am short compared to all of them. I am 5'7 myself and all the rest of them are like 5'9 at least. They all also have flawless skin and no acne which made me feel a little insecure because of my acne which isn't even that bad but compared to them it seemed that way. They are all extremely skinny too. Every single girl was pretty tiny and there hips and waist and bust is all so small. When it came to the skinny factor I was fine because I am a naturally small person and I always have been.
After the fitting the next day we had a run through of all the orders we walked in and practiced in our heels and with our music. When the girl was half way done in front of us you had to stand back left and stand and look sassy then when the person got back and stood next to you, you could walk. You walked down the runway and then to the right side of the stage and then to the left and then back and stood and waited for the next person to walk and you get off and you are done. We ran through this with the order to make sure we were all ready and knew what to do especially for Jill and I since it was our first time walking ever.
At the place this girl said that she couldn't come and do it anymore and she was younger which means she was shorter. They were struggling cause the dress they were trying to get the girls to wear it was too short on them because they were all so tall! This is where I came in handy because I am "short"! I was then put into the finally with a a dress which I was supper excited about! The dress I wore was part of the contest where companies made costumes and they had to be out of recycled material completely! My dress was more a computer company and I wore a dress that was black and sparkly and then covered in CD's! It sounds crazy I know but everyones was! The girl in front of me had a dress that was completely made out of coffee things and were all dyed. It was actually a beautiful dress and it won the contest! The person bethink be was a giant flower pot and had a flower head. One girl even had giant wings that she had to walk with! It was so much fun and I had a super fun time and It was a really good experience! The lady even asked Jill and I to model again for explain senior pictures for a company that does them near by! I am super excited and I wish I could do the fashion show again! I can't wait for more fun experiences with my best friend!
We got fitted at this second hand store because the idea of the fashion show was for Habitat for Humanity and they wanted to show that recycling and second hand clothing is good and still stylish. Both my friend I got to find things around the store that fit us well and were cute. My friend, Jill, found a cute black dress that was from BCBG and then she accesorized it with jewelry and purple heels for some color pop. I went for the more casual look and wore skinny jeans and I found a really cute black grey and coral cardigan which I wore with a black tank and then accented it with a big statement necklace that just had a it of coral to match the cardigan. I wore it with black pumps I have that are Steven madden. You have to wear heels no matter the outfit on stage. Especially I had to because I am short compared to all of them. I am 5'7 myself and all the rest of them are like 5'9 at least. They all also have flawless skin and no acne which made me feel a little insecure because of my acne which isn't even that bad but compared to them it seemed that way. They are all extremely skinny too. Every single girl was pretty tiny and there hips and waist and bust is all so small. When it came to the skinny factor I was fine because I am a naturally small person and I always have been.
After the fitting the next day we had a run through of all the orders we walked in and practiced in our heels and with our music. When the girl was half way done in front of us you had to stand back left and stand and look sassy then when the person got back and stood next to you, you could walk. You walked down the runway and then to the right side of the stage and then to the left and then back and stood and waited for the next person to walk and you get off and you are done. We ran through this with the order to make sure we were all ready and knew what to do especially for Jill and I since it was our first time walking ever.
At the place this girl said that she couldn't come and do it anymore and she was younger which means she was shorter. They were struggling cause the dress they were trying to get the girls to wear it was too short on them because they were all so tall! This is where I came in handy because I am "short"! I was then put into the finally with a a dress which I was supper excited about! The dress I wore was part of the contest where companies made costumes and they had to be out of recycled material completely! My dress was more a computer company and I wore a dress that was black and sparkly and then covered in CD's! It sounds crazy I know but everyones was! The girl in front of me had a dress that was completely made out of coffee things and were all dyed. It was actually a beautiful dress and it won the contest! The person bethink be was a giant flower pot and had a flower head. One girl even had giant wings that she had to walk with! It was so much fun and I had a super fun time and It was a really good experience! The lady even asked Jill and I to model again for explain senior pictures for a company that does them near by! I am super excited and I wish I could do the fashion show again! I can't wait for more fun experiences with my best friend!
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Easter
Easter is wonderful time to see all your family and catch up on the time you have missed or barely seen them since Christmas. For my family we switch on and off of what side of the family my brother and I go to. This year I am at my moms side which is just an hour away from my house so its nice and I'm closer to this side but I am also the youngest on this side so all traditions and games have kind of went down hill. Growing up kind of sucks for that reason!
It used to be that when we woke up in the morning we would get up and the Easter Bunny hid all the eggs in our house on our main floor and we would run around and find them all. We also got gifts in our baskets and we would get to run down the stairs and get all excited about it but growing up means you don't get to do that anymore. I remember growing up how fun it would be and how you couldn't really sleep the night before cause of the excitement. I wish I still was that excited but it just isn't the same. Also when we used to go to my grandmas after and find the eggs and lots more candy and this year no eggs were hidden. I think part of it is because she just moved but also because we are all above the age of 15 year so there really isn't a point. Though I kind of wish we still did because I still think it would be a lot of fun. It was one of my favorite things to do on Easter. We luckily still brought all the egg dying stuff and a few of my older cousins did it with me for a little bit but about 15 minutes into it everyone had left me and I ended up painting the eggs all alone.
Though I shouldn't be complaining because that's not what Easter is about. I have a great family and we had good food on the table and enjoyed each others company which is all the mattered! I just wish sometimes that holidays seemed as fun as they used to be when you were little that's all! I hope you all had a great Easter and are enjoying time with your family that you have.
It used to be that when we woke up in the morning we would get up and the Easter Bunny hid all the eggs in our house on our main floor and we would run around and find them all. We also got gifts in our baskets and we would get to run down the stairs and get all excited about it but growing up means you don't get to do that anymore. I remember growing up how fun it would be and how you couldn't really sleep the night before cause of the excitement. I wish I still was that excited but it just isn't the same. Also when we used to go to my grandmas after and find the eggs and lots more candy and this year no eggs were hidden. I think part of it is because she just moved but also because we are all above the age of 15 year so there really isn't a point. Though I kind of wish we still did because I still think it would be a lot of fun. It was one of my favorite things to do on Easter. We luckily still brought all the egg dying stuff and a few of my older cousins did it with me for a little bit but about 15 minutes into it everyone had left me and I ended up painting the eggs all alone.
Though I shouldn't be complaining because that's not what Easter is about. I have a great family and we had good food on the table and enjoyed each others company which is all the mattered! I just wish sometimes that holidays seemed as fun as they used to be when you were little that's all! I hope you all had a great Easter and are enjoying time with your family that you have.
Passover Continued
Kadesh (Sanctification) is when you all fill your glasses with either wine or grape juice and then whoever there who spoke Hebrew would recite something and then once they were finished we could take the first sip of our drink. Urchatz (Washing the hands) and his little brother brought around a dish of water and he brings it around for you to dip your fingers in it and then drying them. Karpas (Green Vegetables) is used and you dip it into salt water and then eat it. The salt water was represented by the tears of the slaves. Yachats (Breaking the Matzah) is when they take this big looking cracker looking thing and they break it in half and then they put one half back from in between the two other Matzahs where it came from. The other half is used as a Afikoman which is a tradition to have someone hide it in the house and then later in the dinner it is a competition for the kids to go see who can find it first in the house and bring it back to the table so you can "officially" finish dinner. Maggid (Story recital) is when we went around the table and all took turns reading the stories out loud from the packet that was on my chair and everyone had one.
Matzah is then broken up and passed out after that to everyone at the table. If you don't know what one it is like, think of a very dry cracker with like no flavoring at all but they are made in a very special way. Maror is when they pass horse radish out and you eat it on the Matzah, it is not a good taste at all but it isn't supposed to be because it is supposed to remind you of the horrible times that happened. After that they passed around this sweet sauce thing made of apples and nuts to put on your Matzah which made them taste much better. I cant find what it is called but at one point there is this thing where they say a whole bunch of small sayings and you stick your pinky finger in your glass every time they say it and put it on your napkin and you do it about ten times and you can not lick your finger at the end because it is disrespectful. Schulchan Orech then happens which is the rest of dinner which we ate things like Matzah ball soup which I thought was really good and green beans and some over weird traditional foods that were new to me but a lot of them were different but still good! Tzafan is when the kids go search for the Afikoman and who ever finds it gets a prize. At his house the winner got $20 and all the rest of us got $5 for trying still! Hallel (Songs) were sung in Hebrew and there family sung them while we just enjoyed listen to them! Nirtzah (conclusion) is the ending where you say your final prayers and then dinner is officially over.
All of this took about two hours or maybe a little more and we even did the shortened tradition at his house so I cant imagine what the long version is but I do know that we skipped some parts to make it shorter and less boring for us. Over all it was a great time and I learned a lot! Sorry If any of my terms are wrong I used http://www.happypassover.net/passover-customs/index.html to help me reminder the terms and specifics that I didn't remember exactly. If you ever get a chance to learn about a new culture I would for sure do it cause it was a really good learning experience!
Matzah is then broken up and passed out after that to everyone at the table. If you don't know what one it is like, think of a very dry cracker with like no flavoring at all but they are made in a very special way. Maror is when they pass horse radish out and you eat it on the Matzah, it is not a good taste at all but it isn't supposed to be because it is supposed to remind you of the horrible times that happened. After that they passed around this sweet sauce thing made of apples and nuts to put on your Matzah which made them taste much better. I cant find what it is called but at one point there is this thing where they say a whole bunch of small sayings and you stick your pinky finger in your glass every time they say it and put it on your napkin and you do it about ten times and you can not lick your finger at the end because it is disrespectful. Schulchan Orech then happens which is the rest of dinner which we ate things like Matzah ball soup which I thought was really good and green beans and some over weird traditional foods that were new to me but a lot of them were different but still good! Tzafan is when the kids go search for the Afikoman and who ever finds it gets a prize. At his house the winner got $20 and all the rest of us got $5 for trying still! Hallel (Songs) were sung in Hebrew and there family sung them while we just enjoyed listen to them! Nirtzah (conclusion) is the ending where you say your final prayers and then dinner is officially over.
All of this took about two hours or maybe a little more and we even did the shortened tradition at his house so I cant imagine what the long version is but I do know that we skipped some parts to make it shorter and less boring for us. Over all it was a great time and I learned a lot! Sorry If any of my terms are wrong I used http://www.happypassover.net/passover-customs/index.html to help me reminder the terms and specifics that I didn't remember exactly. If you ever get a chance to learn about a new culture I would for sure do it cause it was a really good learning experience!
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Passover
This past Tuesday I learned a lot about a new culture that I wasn't very familiar with. I was invited over by my boyfriends family to come and celebrate Passover with them! Going into it I thought that I was just going to have to sit around the table and make awkward conversation with them and maybe eat some new food I didn't know about and things like that and I excepted some Jewish traditions but not to the extreme it was! Not that it was bad in any way but it was just way more than I excepted it to be! There are so many traditional songs, stories, and foods to learn about. I celebrate Easter and I have never really experienced anything like this. Because just me going to a Seder once I will be referencing to a website which is linked at the end to help me explain things better that I may not know the correct term too or exactly what it means.
"The most important holiday in the calendar of the Jews is the one that marks the Passover. This day falls on the 15th day of 'Nisan' month and is celebrated with grandeur and a lavish display of food. Perhaps, the most important Passover tradition is the feast known as 'Seder'. The Seder is performed by Jews all over the world marking the end of bad times and celebrating their freedom from Egypt. A traditional feast consisting". When I first got there I saw that there was a giant packet on my chair that was about 40 pages and I was really confused. I think his dad could tell I was confused about it, so he explained to me that it was to help lead me through the dinner and it tells stories in there and we go around the table and read them out loud. There is a plate in the middle of the table which is the Seder plate and is a very important part of the dinner. It contains "Maror and Chazaret - two bitter herbs, Charoset - a grainy mixture of fruits and nuts, Karpas - A vegetable preparation other than bitter herbs, Zeroa - A roasted piece of lamb bone, Beitzah - A boiled egg. Along with all the five components, it is necessary to consume brackish water to remind them of the tears wasted and shed by the Jews during times of strife."
http://www.happypassover.net/passover-customs/index.html
"The most important holiday in the calendar of the Jews is the one that marks the Passover. This day falls on the 15th day of 'Nisan' month and is celebrated with grandeur and a lavish display of food. Perhaps, the most important Passover tradition is the feast known as 'Seder'. The Seder is performed by Jews all over the world marking the end of bad times and celebrating their freedom from Egypt. A traditional feast consisting". When I first got there I saw that there was a giant packet on my chair that was about 40 pages and I was really confused. I think his dad could tell I was confused about it, so he explained to me that it was to help lead me through the dinner and it tells stories in there and we go around the table and read them out loud. There is a plate in the middle of the table which is the Seder plate and is a very important part of the dinner. It contains "Maror and Chazaret - two bitter herbs, Charoset - a grainy mixture of fruits and nuts, Karpas - A vegetable preparation other than bitter herbs, Zeroa - A roasted piece of lamb bone, Beitzah - A boiled egg. Along with all the five components, it is necessary to consume brackish water to remind them of the tears wasted and shed by the Jews during times of strife."
http://www.happypassover.net/passover-customs/index.html
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Future
The end of high school is coming up fast and I still don't know what I want to do with my life. I have little ideas in my head and little plans I make but I know how much it can change it a heartbeat. Parents always when first talking to you ask you the question. What do you want to do with your life after school. Normally I make up some BS answer and try to talk about maybe following my dads footsteps and going into business. I never really put much thought into what I want to do with my life after school. Now I am going out to dinner on Tuesday night with my boyfriends parents for the first time and I realized I actually have to act like I know what I am talking about and have a plan. My parents are pretty laid back people. They know I push deadlines and can get off task but I get done what I need and they trust me, but I really want his parents to like me. My boyfriend and his whole family is extremely smart, which is super intimidating and which also means they have super high expectations. I am already back at talking to a adults and now adding to the pressure of needing to impress them too. So anyways I decided made I should consider what I am going to say when I talk about school and what I want to do with my life and not just BS it like I normally do.
The one thing I have always been interested in is fashion and shopping. So off of that I was looking into jobs that had to do with that. Ever since then I found out what a buyer is. A buyer for a company is someone who picks out everything and decides where it comes from and what the price is and when it goes in the store and for how long and you have to keep updated fashion and make sure you know what people like and what they are looking for. I was super excited when I found out this is actually a thing and I am really interested in it. So after that the next time someone asked me what I want to do I told them I want to be a buyer for a clothing or department store. You should have seen there faces. 90% of the people I have told have said "you know it is different then just shopping right?" and "you can't shop as a job". Almost everyone I have told has not been very positive about it and seems rather disappointed in me. I continue to get the same reaction every time I tell people so I am so torn on what to do.
I also have been thinking about going to ASU after high school and as well only got mostly negative feedback from people. First off people hate that I would be going far away from Iowa. Also everyone says "you only want to go there to party" or "every girl who goes there is a whore" and "that's the top party school which is obviously why you would go there". And yes I do realize that it is known for partying people also don't look at the good sides of it. Like for me wanted to be a buyer it has a very, very good business school and the housing there, they place you with people of your major so that you can help and work together on things. They also have a very nice fitness center which is good because I am a bit health crazy sometimes, depending on the day but still. I also kind of want to live in Arizona for the rest of my life so I would like to go to college there and get used to things down there and hopefully find a job there too.
Overall I am overwhelmed because I don't know what to tell his parents when my future comes up. If I should truly tell them what I am considering and have them judge me or make up something like I always do so they will love me and don't even have to question the fact that I wanna have a job and fashion and I might attend a school that parties all the time. Either way I hope it goes well with them.
The one thing I have always been interested in is fashion and shopping. So off of that I was looking into jobs that had to do with that. Ever since then I found out what a buyer is. A buyer for a company is someone who picks out everything and decides where it comes from and what the price is and when it goes in the store and for how long and you have to keep updated fashion and make sure you know what people like and what they are looking for. I was super excited when I found out this is actually a thing and I am really interested in it. So after that the next time someone asked me what I want to do I told them I want to be a buyer for a clothing or department store. You should have seen there faces. 90% of the people I have told have said "you know it is different then just shopping right?" and "you can't shop as a job". Almost everyone I have told has not been very positive about it and seems rather disappointed in me. I continue to get the same reaction every time I tell people so I am so torn on what to do.
I also have been thinking about going to ASU after high school and as well only got mostly negative feedback from people. First off people hate that I would be going far away from Iowa. Also everyone says "you only want to go there to party" or "every girl who goes there is a whore" and "that's the top party school which is obviously why you would go there". And yes I do realize that it is known for partying people also don't look at the good sides of it. Like for me wanted to be a buyer it has a very, very good business school and the housing there, they place you with people of your major so that you can help and work together on things. They also have a very nice fitness center which is good because I am a bit health crazy sometimes, depending on the day but still. I also kind of want to live in Arizona for the rest of my life so I would like to go to college there and get used to things down there and hopefully find a job there too.
Overall I am overwhelmed because I don't know what to tell his parents when my future comes up. If I should truly tell them what I am considering and have them judge me or make up something like I always do so they will love me and don't even have to question the fact that I wanna have a job and fashion and I might attend a school that parties all the time. Either way I hope it goes well with them.
Summer
Ah, soon the school year will be over and I will only have one more year left of high school which is such a relief but at the same time so stressful. So much planning to be done but for now I am not gonna worry about it because I am so excited for summer. School is getting to that stressful point where its a lot of breakdowns and late nights and overload of homework. Summer is much needed and I can not wait. This summer I am actually gonna have three jobs which is weird for me because I normally don't have a job at all or a very little job but because I am such a shopper i decided I probably should get a job.
My first job and most important to me is being a nanny. I did this last summer too, and it was really fun. I love kids in general and the two girls I babysit are great! My best friend Emily takes them in the morning and then I get them before lunch and until like 3. It is a great job. I only work 4 days a week and still get like $130 bucks a week. I love the girls so much and they are so fun. I get to take them to the country club that we both go too and its just so fun. I couldn't ask for a better job.
I also work at a tanning and spa place. I just recently started working there and honestly it was really weird for me cause I had never ever tanned before. It works out fine though because I am just the little receptionist girl at the front table who takes peoples names and sends them back. Its super easy and I usually just work once a week.
My last job is a new job that I am gonna start this summer. It is for a local baseball team in my town. I love dancing and so do my two close friends so tried out and made it on to the dance team for the games. We get to host and like play games with kids and we also get to interact with the crowd and dance on top of the dugouts. I am a little nervous for this but at the same time I am super excited! I love to dance so I am sure that it will be a good time.
These are just a few of my summer things that I am looking forward too, especially since I am getting paid. This means more shopping for me! Hope you all find a wonderful summer job so you can go shopping too!:)
My first job and most important to me is being a nanny. I did this last summer too, and it was really fun. I love kids in general and the two girls I babysit are great! My best friend Emily takes them in the morning and then I get them before lunch and until like 3. It is a great job. I only work 4 days a week and still get like $130 bucks a week. I love the girls so much and they are so fun. I get to take them to the country club that we both go too and its just so fun. I couldn't ask for a better job.
I also work at a tanning and spa place. I just recently started working there and honestly it was really weird for me cause I had never ever tanned before. It works out fine though because I am just the little receptionist girl at the front table who takes peoples names and sends them back. Its super easy and I usually just work once a week.
My last job is a new job that I am gonna start this summer. It is for a local baseball team in my town. I love dancing and so do my two close friends so tried out and made it on to the dance team for the games. We get to host and like play games with kids and we also get to interact with the crowd and dance on top of the dugouts. I am a little nervous for this but at the same time I am super excited! I love to dance so I am sure that it will be a good time.
These are just a few of my summer things that I am looking forward too, especially since I am getting paid. This means more shopping for me! Hope you all find a wonderful summer job so you can go shopping too!:)
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Filters
Now a days people don't put a single selfie up without editing it first. It is almost a little crazy how insane it is that people feel the need to edit it first before posting it or sending it to someone. I say this yet I am one of those people. I have an unreal of editing apps on my phone though I usually only use one of my two favorite ones which is Afterlight or the well know VSCOcam, but are we truly showing who we really are when we put photos up that are completely edited. Girls especially, you can't deny it that you have all spend a long time before posting a selfie trying to make it look the best it can. When you are social media though is this changing the way people look at us in real life.
Since now its no secret that people edit there photos, I barely even think about it when looking at instagram or twitter, but its when I see them in person that I notice what they actually look like. There is different kinds of people who edit photos. There are the extreme people who take it all the way and you can tell they edited out every imperfection and whitened there teeth to bright and there filter is super unnatural. As people get older then tend to get better at that but there is still a few people out there who are questionable if they realize how bad they are editing there photos. Then there is the next kind of people who just edit there picture with filters that look good and sometimes edit out a zit or two but overall it looks pretty natural. When you say natural with a filter it means it still looks like it could maybe be really but you know that they still edited to make it look better but its no shame because everyone does it. This is the most common thing people do because it honestly gets you the most likes and your picture looks the best it can. The last kind of people are the people who don't edit their photos at all. This seems good but and good for them but personally I just don't think they look as quality. They photos usually have crappy lighting or just bad quality in general. There is also the people who take selfies in front of a window so there face is whited out a lot and write #nofilter but its no secret, we all know that trick so don't try that one anymore. When you see them in person though you know that they actually look like that in there photos to which is brave of them. When you see people in there photos compared to person it is a lot different. It makes me sad for our generation that we don't feel comfortable enough to post a picture of ourselves with out editing them first. I am one of those people and I wish I wasn't but I for sure am. I wish there was something we could do but I don't think it will ever change.
Anyways some tips I have for you is even if they cost money, get the good editing apps. Afterlight is only 99 cents and works really well. On this app there are at least 50 filters under three different categories that you can choose from! It also has the usual setting like changing the brightness, clarity, exposure, contrast, etc. that most editing apps have. It also has this cool settings where you can add like fade and things like that to the picture to make it look like it is an old photo or tinted a certain way. My favorite part about this app though is frames. All the frames are meant so you can put it perfectly on Instagram. You can choose the frames shape and it can be white or black. My personal favorite though is VSCOcam and this one is free which is nice. When you get it you have to sign up which is nice though because then it saves all your photos in there when you edit them unless you delete them out. This one does not have as many filters to put on but still a lot of filters that I like a lot. This app has probably the best exposure settings to make photos look the best when using it. It also comes with other settings like the other apps to and work just as well. Over all these easily stores the photos you edited and makes them look more professional.
Since now its no secret that people edit there photos, I barely even think about it when looking at instagram or twitter, but its when I see them in person that I notice what they actually look like. There is different kinds of people who edit photos. There are the extreme people who take it all the way and you can tell they edited out every imperfection and whitened there teeth to bright and there filter is super unnatural. As people get older then tend to get better at that but there is still a few people out there who are questionable if they realize how bad they are editing there photos. Then there is the next kind of people who just edit there picture with filters that look good and sometimes edit out a zit or two but overall it looks pretty natural. When you say natural with a filter it means it still looks like it could maybe be really but you know that they still edited to make it look better but its no shame because everyone does it. This is the most common thing people do because it honestly gets you the most likes and your picture looks the best it can. The last kind of people are the people who don't edit their photos at all. This seems good but and good for them but personally I just don't think they look as quality. They photos usually have crappy lighting or just bad quality in general. There is also the people who take selfies in front of a window so there face is whited out a lot and write #nofilter but its no secret, we all know that trick so don't try that one anymore. When you see them in person though you know that they actually look like that in there photos to which is brave of them. When you see people in there photos compared to person it is a lot different. It makes me sad for our generation that we don't feel comfortable enough to post a picture of ourselves with out editing them first. I am one of those people and I wish I wasn't but I for sure am. I wish there was something we could do but I don't think it will ever change.
Anyways some tips I have for you is even if they cost money, get the good editing apps. Afterlight is only 99 cents and works really well. On this app there are at least 50 filters under three different categories that you can choose from! It also has the usual setting like changing the brightness, clarity, exposure, contrast, etc. that most editing apps have. It also has this cool settings where you can add like fade and things like that to the picture to make it look like it is an old photo or tinted a certain way. My favorite part about this app though is frames. All the frames are meant so you can put it perfectly on Instagram. You can choose the frames shape and it can be white or black. My personal favorite though is VSCOcam and this one is free which is nice. When you get it you have to sign up which is nice though because then it saves all your photos in there when you edit them unless you delete them out. This one does not have as many filters to put on but still a lot of filters that I like a lot. This app has probably the best exposure settings to make photos look the best when using it. It also comes with other settings like the other apps to and work just as well. Over all these easily stores the photos you edited and makes them look more professional.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Geocaching
If you are like me, you probably haven't heard of Geocaching. I didn't know what it was until just a few weeks ago. And if it weren't so cold I would do it more! But anyways. You can get the app on your phone. It is Just Geocaching, one word. You can get the free version to test it and make sure you like it before you actually buy it for sure! When you first make one you do have to sign up and so it can know where your current location is. Then it give you locations within about 3 miles away where there are things you can find! I think it is the coolest thing!
There are actually a lot more then you think and fun! Some are easier then others and some you really have to search for! At everyone there is a thing for you to sign your name so make sure you have a pencil with you in case the geocatch is small and doesn't have one with it! Sometimes there are even prizes in then so have something that you can switch if you wanna take sometime! There are literally everywhere you go! I have been to multiple states and checked and found them everywhere!
At first I got it and used it and then I was questioning if I was ever gonna use it at all because I didn't know when to cause we live in Iowa and the weather is so crappy! But since it has warmed up Here it has gotten more and more fun! I have used as a date idea which was extremely fun! We went to find things together and it was a cute little adventure date! Also we double dated once and raced to see who could find things first which made it even more competitive and adventurous. If you wanted you could see how many you could find in an hour or just race to find the same one. Also I plan to take the kids I nanny all summer to run around with them and have them find some. Because they are ranked to show you difficulty. Depending on the age of the kids you can decide which ones to find! You can also just do it with your friends if you are bored cause who wouldn't like to do that, especially if there is nothing else to do and you are just sitting at home, might as well go and explore the outdoors and have some fun while getting fresh air!
You can buy a version if you really love it too! Which gives you access to even more things to do with it. I don't have the version that is the paid version so I can't say much about it but everyone who has it, I have only heard positive things about it and no negative. If you didn't know this was a thing like me I would for sure check it out cause its something supper fun you can do whenever! I really enjoy it and hope you do too! Here is there website for more info! http://www.geocaching.com
There are actually a lot more then you think and fun! Some are easier then others and some you really have to search for! At everyone there is a thing for you to sign your name so make sure you have a pencil with you in case the geocatch is small and doesn't have one with it! Sometimes there are even prizes in then so have something that you can switch if you wanna take sometime! There are literally everywhere you go! I have been to multiple states and checked and found them everywhere!
At first I got it and used it and then I was questioning if I was ever gonna use it at all because I didn't know when to cause we live in Iowa and the weather is so crappy! But since it has warmed up Here it has gotten more and more fun! I have used as a date idea which was extremely fun! We went to find things together and it was a cute little adventure date! Also we double dated once and raced to see who could find things first which made it even more competitive and adventurous. If you wanted you could see how many you could find in an hour or just race to find the same one. Also I plan to take the kids I nanny all summer to run around with them and have them find some. Because they are ranked to show you difficulty. Depending on the age of the kids you can decide which ones to find! You can also just do it with your friends if you are bored cause who wouldn't like to do that, especially if there is nothing else to do and you are just sitting at home, might as well go and explore the outdoors and have some fun while getting fresh air!
You can buy a version if you really love it too! Which gives you access to even more things to do with it. I don't have the version that is the paid version so I can't say much about it but everyone who has it, I have only heard positive things about it and no negative. If you didn't know this was a thing like me I would for sure check it out cause its something supper fun you can do whenever! I really enjoy it and hope you do too! Here is there website for more info! http://www.geocaching.com
Happiness, I love you all.
Over the weekend I went to Nashville Tennessee and Honestly I couldn't have asked for anything more. We got 4th place which is amazing for nationals and I am so extremely excited. We have worked so hard all year for this and each and every person on the team deserved it. We were all so proud. We also all sent in letters and our director would most outstanding director. It was so great and we had some much and we are such a close family, I don't know what I'm gonna do without them.
This season we have had a lot of ups and downs. There has been fights and anger and we all don't always get along the best. But then I realized how close we actually are! We may fight sometimes but we are a family. I love all the people in our showchoir. We had a practice where we took the time to sit down and just talk before nationals. We sat in a big circle and honestly I hadn't cried that much in a long time. Almost everyone was crying, even the boys, yes even the boys. I am not one to say much so I didn't say anything out loud but a lot of people did. We had worked so hard all year to try to be the best we could be and when we failed we would get back up and try again. But how we really felt came out when people talked and how much we cared more than jus to win. We had shared to us how much the show meant to us and others. Because our show was Military themed, it was a tribute to all soldiers and anyone who fought for our country. So many people were touched by our show it was unreal. People loved what we were doing and understand that it was more than just winning. We were a family and we did it together and not for any reason but the goodness of our hearts.
Another thing that came up a lot in our circle was a lot to do with our director. Mr. Ziegler is honestly the best. A lot of people brought up the fact of how good he is compared to other coaches and its so true. I have never had such a good and understanding teacher. A lot of my other coaches or teachers weren't as, as flexible as I assumed they would be so I was super concerned. Before the showchoir season started he sat down with every single person and had an individual talked with them about any questions and concerns. When I started talking to Mr. Ziegler he was completely understanding about all my activities and made sure that everything will work out even with my busy schedule, which took a lot of stress off my shoulders. He is so extremely understand and if you ever have any problems you can go to him and you know he will always be there and be as realistic and understanding as possible. I know most of the people in showchoir, including myself all feel this way. He won best director at nationals he deserves it 500% he is the best and I can't imagine how I would be different without the experience of Happiness this year. The people were great and I had an amazing year. It will be so hard to let the seniors go this year, there will be many tears.
Here are just some things that people have said that make you just realize what we are like. These are just a few of the things that people wrote on our happiness Facebook page but there were even more said out loud.
"Words cannot express my thoughts and feelings about the last 4 days with all of you. Every time I try to express them I cry. You are all a true inspiration and an amazing bunch of kids. I love you all. You worked SO hard to get here and although results weren't always what you would have hoped, there couldn't have been a better outcome in Nashville. To all the parents behind the scenes, you are too special for words. Thank you for being so awesome to our kids. And Storm, I am so blessed to have known you for as long as I have. You are an absolute gift from God. Oh my, going out will be rough!! See you back in CR." -Chea R.
"You are all rad." -Jordan L.
"I just want to say that I am still in awe of last night, and I love you each of you so incredibly much♥ Each and every one of you is such an important part of our show! Without any of you, our show just wouldn't feel the same to me. Thank you for making my last year of show choir the best one I've ever had. Time to go out with a bang!" -Melissa F.
"can't even explain to you how happy I was all day yesterday, last night, and it carried over into today! I have so much fun performing with you all and finals round last night was amazing. I've only had a couple of performances in my life where you get a feeling that the whole group is truly unified. THANK YOU HAPPINESS!" -Emily P.
"Okay so we got 6th yesterday, WHATEVER. You guys brought me to tears, definitely our best shows yet. All of our hard work really is noticeable. And on top of that I just wanna say thank you so much to all of you for being so kind and making this whole sprained foot/crutches thing a little bit more bearable. I wouldn't trade this team for the world, and I can't wait to be back on stage with you guys next weekend!" -Abby H.
This season we have had a lot of ups and downs. There has been fights and anger and we all don't always get along the best. But then I realized how close we actually are! We may fight sometimes but we are a family. I love all the people in our showchoir. We had a practice where we took the time to sit down and just talk before nationals. We sat in a big circle and honestly I hadn't cried that much in a long time. Almost everyone was crying, even the boys, yes even the boys. I am not one to say much so I didn't say anything out loud but a lot of people did. We had worked so hard all year to try to be the best we could be and when we failed we would get back up and try again. But how we really felt came out when people talked and how much we cared more than jus to win. We had shared to us how much the show meant to us and others. Because our show was Military themed, it was a tribute to all soldiers and anyone who fought for our country. So many people were touched by our show it was unreal. People loved what we were doing and understand that it was more than just winning. We were a family and we did it together and not for any reason but the goodness of our hearts.
Another thing that came up a lot in our circle was a lot to do with our director. Mr. Ziegler is honestly the best. A lot of people brought up the fact of how good he is compared to other coaches and its so true. I have never had such a good and understanding teacher. A lot of my other coaches or teachers weren't as, as flexible as I assumed they would be so I was super concerned. Before the showchoir season started he sat down with every single person and had an individual talked with them about any questions and concerns. When I started talking to Mr. Ziegler he was completely understanding about all my activities and made sure that everything will work out even with my busy schedule, which took a lot of stress off my shoulders. He is so extremely understand and if you ever have any problems you can go to him and you know he will always be there and be as realistic and understanding as possible. I know most of the people in showchoir, including myself all feel this way. He won best director at nationals he deserves it 500% he is the best and I can't imagine how I would be different without the experience of Happiness this year. The people were great and I had an amazing year. It will be so hard to let the seniors go this year, there will be many tears.
Here are just some things that people have said that make you just realize what we are like. These are just a few of the things that people wrote on our happiness Facebook page but there were even more said out loud.
"Words cannot express my thoughts and feelings about the last 4 days with all of you. Every time I try to express them I cry. You are all a true inspiration and an amazing bunch of kids. I love you all. You worked SO hard to get here and although results weren't always what you would have hoped, there couldn't have been a better outcome in Nashville. To all the parents behind the scenes, you are too special for words. Thank you for being so awesome to our kids. And Storm, I am so blessed to have known you for as long as I have. You are an absolute gift from God. Oh my, going out will be rough!! See you back in CR." -Chea R.
"You are all rad." -Jordan L.
"I just want to say that I am still in awe of last night, and I love you each of you so incredibly much♥ Each and every one of you is such an important part of our show! Without any of you, our show just wouldn't feel the same to me. Thank you for making my last year of show choir the best one I've ever had. Time to go out with a bang!" -Melissa F.
"can't even explain to you how happy I was all day yesterday, last night, and it carried over into today! I have so much fun performing with you all and finals round last night was amazing. I've only had a couple of performances in my life where you get a feeling that the whole group is truly unified. THANK YOU HAPPINESS!" -Emily P.
"Okay so we got 6th yesterday, WHATEVER. You guys brought me to tears, definitely our best shows yet. All of our hard work really is noticeable. And on top of that I just wanna say thank you so much to all of you for being so kind and making this whole sprained foot/crutches thing a little bit more bearable. I wouldn't trade this team for the world, and I can't wait to be back on stage with you guys next weekend!" -Abby H.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Farrell's
I am starting Farrell's next week and I am honestly so super excited! I am already and really good shape but I just want to make sure that I am even more toned and look super great all summer! I also have a lot of friends in it too so I will be super motivated and we will help each other out to stay with the program! I am actually a little scared too cause I have never done such an intense work out program before besides doing swimming!
You first have to do testing before your sessions even start! This is to see where you are at so they can see your improvement over the course of the program and documenting it. They have a half point check and a end celebration too to show how much progress was made! They seem very supportive and super nice. You each get assigned a personal trainer and they make sure to keep you updating with things to do and how to stay healthy and if you have any questions you can always go to them! My goal is not to lose any weight but to gain muscle because I am so small and wimpy right now. I want to be able to see like being toned. It will make wearing bikinis in the summer even better!
They want you to go 6 days a week though so it is a a big commitment!
My first Class is tomorrow and I am very nervous! It is kick boxing class which is more of a high intense kind of workout. While on other days you do bands, this is more up and ready to go kind of thing. Anyways this is all I know for now so I don't want to give out false information but maybe Ill write a blog at a later date to update you on more info and progress! Everyone I have talked to would definitely recommend it though and says its a fun good work out!
You first have to do testing before your sessions even start! This is to see where you are at so they can see your improvement over the course of the program and documenting it. They have a half point check and a end celebration too to show how much progress was made! They seem very supportive and super nice. You each get assigned a personal trainer and they make sure to keep you updating with things to do and how to stay healthy and if you have any questions you can always go to them! My goal is not to lose any weight but to gain muscle because I am so small and wimpy right now. I want to be able to see like being toned. It will make wearing bikinis in the summer even better!
They want you to go 6 days a week though so it is a a big commitment!
My first Class is tomorrow and I am very nervous! It is kick boxing class which is more of a high intense kind of workout. While on other days you do bands, this is more up and ready to go kind of thing. Anyways this is all I know for now so I don't want to give out false information but maybe Ill write a blog at a later date to update you on more info and progress! Everyone I have talked to would definitely recommend it though and says its a fun good work out!
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Lulus
I am not usually a huge online shopper because I am the kind of person who wants to try on in the store but I am constantly looking for new things to wear and things that I know people don't already have! This may seem kinda dumb then that I'm showing you guys this but this is my link to one of my favorite stores for online shopping! I kept it to myself for a while but I think its time to share now! Here are just a few of the cute dresses I got from there! But there are so many more its never ending! Love them all!! http://www.lulus.com
Happy shopping xoxo
Happy shopping xoxo
Saturday, March 22, 2014
A little bit of history
There were many experiences in World War 2 that were bad and led to a horrible outcome such as victims of genocide during the war and what became of Germany after the war was all done.
During World War 2 Adolf Hitler who lead the Nazi Party hated mainly the jews but also gypsies,disabled, and homosexuals. He thought that they were not needed and caused way more harm than they did do anything good for the world. He wanted all these people gone. He had people going around to find and kill them. This he realized wasn't a fast enough way to kill them all so he decided he wanted them all in concentration camps to make them work until death. They made the jews and other live in horrible conditions, filled with disease white killed many people. The rough and horrible conditions cause many deaths for them. They started killing them by putting them in rooms and filling it with gas. The experience was horrible for those people who were in the camps but also for the people that worked and forced to kill the people like the jews or possibly be killed themselves.
Germany started the war thinking that it would be a quick win and had no worries. As the war kept going and the U.S. joined and they still kept up hope and continued fighting. The Battle of the Bulge was the final defense from germany before giving in. D-Day was the battle that the allies finally beat germany for good. When germany surrendered their army had become very weak and they had little supplies and lots of people killed. After the war they had a huge decrease in money. Expenses from the war had cost them lots of money. Many cities were ruined from all the fighting that went on during World War 2.
The causes of the World war one had to do with an assassination while world war two happened because of world war one and the outcome of world war one, also the technology from one war to the next got better and made countries way more powerful.
World War one long term causes were things likes Nationalism which is like pride for your own country and wanting your country to be the best. Also nationalism which is strong pride for your country and thinking your should always be the best and be on top. The official start was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and then after that Austria declared war. Long term for World war two started with the Treaty of Versailles which was supposed to bring peace but ended up not bringing peace at all. Also because of appeasement and the rise of totalitarian. Germany invaded poland when he promised not to take more the Sudetenland but broke the treaty which had already been changed for Hitler. World war one was on of the reason World war two actually started. They both though had to do with Countries wanting other people's land and trying to take it over.
The technology in World war one first was propaganda which was posters and ways of getting information out to everyone in a way they would understand. The developed tanks to use in war. They used boats a lot too to help attack but mostly still tanks to help them bomb. World war two they used the atomic bomb which was the most powerful weapon in the war. This bomb killed millions of people when dropped in a area. They also used radar Eunigma to decode language being sent between people. The Germany used the blitzkrieg method to attack fast and hard on other places. Both wars used planes, planes and tanks to fight in the wars. These were the common things to use for fighting in the war.
World War two was really a continuation of World War one because the same conflicts from the previous war were never solved so when they tried to make peace it didn't work and the problems continued on.
The Treaty of Versailles after world war one was supposed to be to try to stop the wars and bring peace to the countries. It ended up not helping at all because the earlier problems had not been solved. The treaty was only made because of world war one. The treaty ended up letting hitler make a huge army which was very strong. They also agreed to let him take over Sudetenland. Chamberlain was the one letting hitler get away with all this stuff. He thought that appeasement would make them happy and content if they get what they want. Eventually Britain said no when Hitler wanted to take over Poland. Hitler even though promised to take no other land took over he invaded poland and that when world war two started. The war most likely would have happened eventually without the Treaty but because of the way it happened World War one was the main reason World War two happened.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Essie
Essie had an ad for their new no chip nail polish in the magazine Glamour October 2013 issue. It is an add that is trying to get you to buy their nail polish which prevents your nails from chipping. The ads goal is to grab the readers attention and make them want to buy the product when they are done looking at the ad.
The first thing you notice when flipping to this ad is the picture of the ad. The bright colored blue chips with liquid being poured onto it. The fact that the chips are sitting on a round nail polish bottle makes you question how they are balancing there. The bright blue chips really stand out the most when you first look at the page because the rest of the page is mostly white or has neutral colors. Also if you were to use the fact that it is a nail polish ad, you would notice that the liquid is the no chip nail polish being poured over the poker chips. In all their other ads they do this with whatever color the nail polish is and have nail polish pouring out to show the color.
Written in bold three times on the ad is the words “No chips ahead” saying this comparing chips or marks on nails. The nails are not supposed to chip at all for up to ten days because the point of the nail polish is to help make sure that they don’t. It is bolded because these three words are very important and they should be one of the first few things you should notice if you are to look at the page.
The writer of the ad uses words like winning and winner again comparing it to like winning poker. If you use this new nail polish it is like having a winning hand. Winning as in how you can win a game of poker and hand as in fancy or good looking nails. The next sentence says in smaller print that “I’m a nail expert, not a gambler”, implying that they know this nail polish is a good product and that you should buy it. After that it talks about how good the new nail polish is and how long it will last if you use it. If you were interested in this product there is a likely chance you will read that and want to buy it more because it says it works well.
The only other things in color on the page is four like “e” symbols for Essie, which is the name of the brand, which say, in orange- everyday, in pink- strong, in teal- grow, and in brown- anit-aging. This is describing the details of a lot of their products and it is on every single one of the Essie ads. The name Essie in big letters is also just randomly in different directions and shades of grey are on the page multiple times to make sure that you remember the name of the brand when you are going to the store to pick it out or if you see it then hopefully you will remember the brand from the ad.
This ad targets women and mostly teens to make them want to buy the nail polish. The fact that it is in Glamour magazine makes it seem like if you are to use this product that you are more glamorous or high fashion when using what the magazine suggests. I think that this ad is kind of a metaphor in a way because it compares the fact that a winning hand of poker and that you will have a winning hand if you use this nail polish because you will always have the best hand with your winning top coat nail polish.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Pajamas
I'd like to bring up a pet peeve of mine because I think or hope I'm not the only one who feels this way about this problem. I just can not take a person when they are wearing there pajamas to school. I honestly wish we could make it a rule that you are not aloud to do that. I understand that you are tired in the morning and no one wants to get out of there comfy pajamas in the morning, but if somehow everyone else seemed to change before they came to school so I am slightly confused on why people still can't seem to figure out that they are one of the few people who still wear that. I don't know but it just makes me really uncomfortable to think that you wore those clothes all last nigh and didn't change into something new for school. Or even if you did change why did you have to put on those spider man pants? I am sorry I just can't take you serious if you are wearing those. You need to make you make herself look somewhat presentable. Please at least wear sweat pants to school. I know it seems like it can be hard but i promise you will even feel better about yourself if you do! So try to take the time and see how much better it makes your day because I promise you will feel better about yourself!
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