Sexual content assignment

It was an interesting experience to have to watch specifically for sexual content on the T.V. shows I watched on a normal basis. I thought it was a good experience because it made me be more aware of the messages I was taking in, and not just being a passive consumer of information. At least every show made some comment that referred to something sexual. The episode of Bones that I watched had a lot more actual sexual content than usual, but now that I think back on the episodes, there are many times that sexual things/situations are discussed in Bones. This experience was good because it made me more aware of what messages I was taking in, and will hopefully help influence my future viewing choices in the future.

Star Trek

My husband and I rented Star Trek this weekend. He's wanted to see it for a long time. I personally am not a fan of anything in that realm of fantasy- no Star Trek, Stars Wars, or Lord of the Rings ( I know it's not the same, but still fantasy). It turned out to be an interesting, well done movie, but I still didn't thouroughly enjoy it. As I was watching it, I figured out why. I don't like all the fighting that goes on. I do watch movies with war/fighting, but they are stories that are based around real historic events, like WWI, WWII, Civil War, etc. And even in these movies, I still can't handle watching every fight seen; it's just too violent sometimes. I don't like that in Star Trek, and other movies like it, there is fighting just to fight. It's not based on any true event that happened. They are just movies that involve wars between groups, ususally for some dumb reason ( at least in my opinion). So that's why I don't like these types of fantasy movies. They are just movies that include lots of fighting, none of which is based off anything real. It's all fake. Not my taste.

Baby making food

I was watching T.V. the other day, and a Reeses commercial popped up that had a chocolate bunny and a jar of peanut butter coming towards each other to the tune of " Let's Get it On." After they touch, a chocolate/peanut butter egg shows up, advertising the easter Reeses candies.  I usually find this commercial very funny. However, this time I  thought back to the class discussions we have had on the different strategies advertisers use to sell certain products, and suddenly the commercial was less funny, and more disappointing. The commercial was using sex to sell candy! I mean, it is still funny the way they put it all together, and out pops a chocolate Reeses egg, but still, it's sex selling candy! It just amazed me to think that I had never really thought about the method the advertisers were using to sell the candy, though I got the whole story set up and thought it was hilarious. Yes, it was about chocolate and peanut butter coming together to make a peanut butter egg, which is funny, but it's using sex to sell it. I knew it was talking about sex, but never thought that it was actually using sex to sell the candy. Sorry if this makes no sense. It's hard to explain my exact thought process. But hopefully you get the idea.

The internet

So the internet is awesome. I don't know how people ever lived without it! Going to the library to find books to do a paper- absurd! Ha. But really, I am so grateful for this type of media. My hubby just got into the U for grad school, and the internet has been fabulous at helping me find places in the Salt Lake area to live! It would be a miserable search without the help of the internet!

The Game

So you probably already know but we lost the basketball game for the Mountain West conference. So disappointing, right. I think so. However, I was also disappointed/embarassed at how so many students started throwing their "gifted" shirts at the other team and refs ( I'm not sure who they were aiming at) at the end of the game. Hello people, but do you realize you are on national television- this game was not just on the Mountain FYI. So, I was embarassed that some people's childish behavior was broadcast through the media to the whole nation. Oh well, maybe they will think before they start catapulting back their previously won t-shirts next time. Cosmo must be disappointed.

Olympics

It seems like the Olympics is on in our house almost 24/7 now. Not literally, but it's on  quite a bit. I guess it's good background noise so it doesn't sound so annoyingly quiet as my hubby and I try to study. Here's a thought: does anyone think that the looshing ( however that is spelled) is really a sport. I mean I know you have to be strong to propel yourself onto the track at a good speed, and it takes definite skill to steer, but I don't see any real sign of athelticism besides that. Maybe I'm just biased towards other events because with the loosh, I don't even know how to properly spell it. Consequently, I failed to find a picture of someone "looshing" to attach because google search apparently doesn't recognize anything with this ( looshing) spelling. Oh well.

" Hope ya know, I had a hard time"

My brother in law sends my family and a list of others, emails everyday with some spiritual/ uplifting message. They are usually from prophets, apostles, or other poets or writers. I was going through ones I hadn't opened yet and found this one from Quentin L. Cook. It's called, " Hope ya know, I had a hard time." Everyone should take the 3 minutues to check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz41YxNiHEg   . It's nice to know that though the media is often being used to display negative or innappropriate messages, that there are also good ones being sent out that can influence us for good. Just click on the link and it will take you right to it!