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I don't believe in facebook, I'm too mature and ironic for that.
I take myself way too seriously. Contrary to what is popular at the moment, I do care what others think of me which is why whenever I leave the house I look in the mirror just like everyone else does. It's how I (and everyone else) relate to others I (or they) don't know. So people who say they don't care what others think of them and check themselves daily in the mirror are damn liars. I'm a natural born sociologist, which means I've always had a knack for judging and criticizing people's actions. And I love TV. Which I guess disqualifies me from using the internet. Especially tumblr. Well that and the whole not being a photographer thing really gets in the way too.
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If you have an iPod touch or iPhone. GET IT.
Oh apple, you never cease to amaze me
Yesterday during black Friday, I preceded to go to the apple store at my local mall. Now, every other year I would have said fuck you to black Friday since I always thought it was bunch of idiots waking up early for an extra 10% off sale prices. I’m still right, but every now and then you can actually find a great deal as I learned last year. Anyway, the apple store was having a sale on iPod’s and the iPod touch was on sale. So I bought one. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t (didn’t) think there was anything wrong with apple in terms of their products; especially the iPod. As far as mp3 players go, it simply makes the most sense. My issue is the cultural shift from a PC to mac and the whole shifter mindset. Suddenly, once it became cool, indie and non-conformist to own a mac, the history of the PC suddenly meant nothing and it was seen as undesirable to own a PC. This sounds a bit familiar. Suddenly a group of people saw another group as less than and decided to treat them as such. Granted we are only talking about consumer goods, but using a sociological imagination, you can see the parallel.
Now, my second observation was about a box. When purchasing the iPod, there was a nice gift box by the associate. It was a simple white box with a metallic red apple logo on it. So I asked the associate (who was wearing red like everyone else since apple is really big on originality) if they were free. He said they were “$5”. That really got to me. Really Steve Jobs? $5 for a damn box? capitalism and maximizing profits; how innovative and original. So much for being ground breaking. We’re already overpaying as it is (although this may be arguable since I bought the iPod on sale. Also, I don’t know the exact cost of production but I imagine it can’t be too much since they mass produce the items. And since the iPod has been out for years, I imagine they found the absolute cost effective manner) and you have the nerve to charge for a damn box? You sure are sure of yourself. You know you won’t lose customers even if you are unreasonable because of what you represent. Department stores usually give them for free. Now gift wrapping is extra because that is an actual service and it’s reasonable since many people (including myself) cannot gift wrap to save their lives.
Am I overreacting? I don’t think so. I’m simply examining the unexamined. I also have an active sociological imagination. Although my regular imagination suffered as a result.
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--Tagged under: steve jobs--
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--Tagged under: capitalism--
Lights Out: Oli Chang’s Chicken Techno. It’s finger-tapping good.
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You just wish you thought of this first.
Wow, I didn't tumble yesterday.
I guess work from 3:30AM - 11:30AM, 4 hours of sleep (in a 48 hour period), homework, shopping and playing with my new ipod touch that I got on sale today all got in the way. As a consequence my tumblarity fell 30. It’s ok. I now have the tumblr app on my ipod touch and a free wifi connection at school. My grades are going to suffer. And now it’s time for sleep.
Reblogged from whoawhatjusthappenedHappy Thanksgiving.
Soc 100 students, a few pointers:
- Their=possessive
- There=location
- They’re=they are
- Not all doctors are out to medicate you and get you hooked on prescription drugs. While it is true that some prestigious doctors are recruited by some companies to give lectures to other busy doctors who don’t always have time to read clinical trials on other drugs. And since that doctor is well respected, the others usually take his word and use the lectures as a true learning experience. They do not use them as ways to make more money with pharmaceutical companies.
- Try not to blame the individual doctor, but rather the larger system a.k.a. the pharmaceutical companies. It’s funny how your paper was about the larger system, yet by the tone of your language, you felt the individual was at the greater fault. This is so typical of the individualistic American culture we live in. So in respect to that, I can’t really blame all of you since I would be committing the same error; the fundamental attribution error. However, in the context of a sociology class (be in intro or not), you are learning about the larger institutions and how they influence individuals. So in respect to that, there really is no excuse for what many of you have done.
- I would prefer you all used APA format. I like things to be similar and homogeneous. It just makes it easier and neater.
- And finally, I know the book you read is mostly personal opinion, but it is based on facts and written well. When including your own opinion, try to not to say “I think” or other forms of that. It discredits you. Also, when you use the first person to introduce an opinion, it comes off as a bit juvenile and high school level. Just try to be more eloquent and formal when stating a personal opinion.
Other than that, keep up the “great” work. :)
i think you might have graded my friend’s paper. haha. calstate sb, right? yesterday or the day before he asked me to proofread his paper and it was about everything you mentioned above. it was titled “sick or decieved”. i told him to make it into APA format before he turned it in. (yay me)
No. It’s a female that I recognized actually. But I do have that paper. M. Salas right? (I won’t use the full name) lol. I haven’t read it yet. I’ll go easy; maybe…
haha yepp that’s him. I wonder if he made the changes i marked on there.
Well we’ll see. Oh and the person is B. Terrazas. I think I had a class w/her senior year.
Soc 100 students, a few pointers:
- Their=possessive
- There=location
- They’re=they are
- Not all doctors are out to medicate you and get you hooked on prescription drugs. While it is true that some prestigious doctors are recruited by some companies to give lectures to other busy doctors who don’t always have time to read clinical trials on other drugs. And since that doctor is well respected, the others usually take his word and use the lectures as a true learning experience. They do not use them as ways to make more money with pharmaceutical companies.
- Try not to blame the individual doctor, but rather the larger system a.k.a. the pharmaceutical companies. It’s funny how your paper was about the larger system, yet by the tone of your language, you felt the individual was at the greater fault. This is so typical of the individualistic American culture we live in. So in respect to that, I can’t really blame all of you since I would be committing the same error; the fundamental attribution error. However, in the context of a sociology class (be in intro or not), you are learning about the larger institutions and how they influence individuals. So in respect to that, there really is no excuse for what many of you have done.
- I would prefer you all used APA format. I like things to be similar and homogeneous. It just makes it easier and neater.
- And finally, I know the book you read is mostly personal opinion, but it is based on facts and written well. When including your own opinion, try to not to say “I think” or other forms of that. It discredits you. Also, when you use the first person to introduce an opinion, it comes off as a bit juvenile and high school level. Just try to be more eloquent and formal when stating a personal opinion.
Other than that, keep up the “great” work. :)
i think you might have graded my friend’s paper. haha. calstate sb, right? yesterday or the day before he asked me to proofread his paper and it was about everything you mentioned above. it was titled “sick or decieved”. i told him to make it into APA format before he turned it in. (yay me)
No. It’s a female that I recognized actually. But I do have that paper. M. Salas right? (I won’t use the full name) lol. I haven’t read it yet. I’ll go easy; maybe…
Soc 100 students, a few pointers:
- Their=possessive
- There=location
- They’re=they are
- Not all doctors are out to medicate you and get you hooked on prescription drugs. While it is true that some prestigious doctors are recruited by some companies to give lectures to other busy doctors who don’t always have time to read clinical trials on other drugs. And since that doctor is well respected, the others usually take his word and use the lectures as a true learning experience. They do not use them as ways to make more money with pharmaceutical companies.
- Try not to blame the individual doctor, but rather the larger system a.k.a. the pharmaceutical companies. It’s funny how your paper was about the larger system, yet by the tone of your language, you felt the individual was at the greater fault. This is so typical of the individualistic American culture we live in. So in respect to that, I can’t really blame all of you since I would be committing the same error; the fundamental attribution error. However, in the context of a sociology class (be in intro or not), you are learning about the larger institutions and how they influence individuals. So in respect to that, there really is no excuse for what many of you have done.
- I would prefer you all used APA format. I like things to be similar and homogeneous. It just makes it easier and neater.
- And finally, I know the book you read is mostly personal opinion, but it is based on facts and written well. When including your own opinion, try to not to say “I think” or other forms of that. It discredits you. Also, when you use the first person to introduce an opinion, it comes off as a bit juvenile and high school level. Just try to be more eloquent and formal when stating a personal opinion.
Other than that, keep up the “great” work. :)
--Tagged under: CSUSB--
what w.o.w. may do to you.
19 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level of Insanity
1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and Point A Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t Disguise Your Voice.
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It “In.”
5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone Has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch To Espresso.
6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write “For Sexual Favors”
7. Finish All Your Sentences With “In Accordance With The Prophecy.”
8. Don’t Use Any Punctuation
9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.
10. Ask People What Sex They Are. Laugh Hysterically After They Answer.
11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is “To Go.”
12. Sing Along At The Opera.
13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don’t Rhyme
14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play Tropical Sounds All Day.
15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can’t Attend Their Party because You’re Not In The Mood.
16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Hard.
17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream “I Won! I Won!”
18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking Lot, Yelling
“Run For Your Lives, They’re Loose!!”19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. “Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.”
I quite literally laughed out loud at over half of these.
I really want to try #2, 6 & 7.
