this brings back memories.

so i was watching current.tv the other day..
lovin it, as always.

anyway- a pod about showbiz pizza came on.
you know that amazing place that chuck-e-cheese bought out.

i cant do it enough justice, so ill let you watch the video
search for more, they're great..





ps. they were featured in mgmt's "electric feel" video.. nice.. its posted elsewhere on my blog.

this is the long way home.

im at the airport in denver, colorado.
you know home to those wee mountains known as the rockies?
im sure youve hear of 'em.

its been a rocky trip so far.
-no pun intended.
i wrecked my rental car on friday morning in the rain.
first wreck ever and hundreds of miles away from home.

now im sitting at the airport anticipating the 2 hour flight home.
it was my first trip back since i moved a year ago june.
things were the same.
life was the same.
the people were exactly the same.

it felt nice.
it also reminded me that i dont need to be here to be happy.
as much as i keep telling myself.

starting today, i will try harder to love myself and be happy in my surroundings.
granted, i do plan on moving in the near future.

see you all again soon.
in the great state of tennessee.

but i will miss this.

this is the future. at least for me

as most of you know, ive been pondering the whereabouts of my future for quite sometime
and while i might never grasp my full purpose in life, id like to think that sometimes i get a glimpse.

ive recently decided to study animal science which will eventually point me in the path of a wildlife veterinarian.
i have re-enrolled in mtsu for the semester where i will start with the basics and contine until either spring or summer.
after which i have applied to colleges across the country in order to claim residency in my vet school state of choice.

i have read several articles on the difficulty of getting into vet school if you are not a resident of the particular state.
i am currently a resident of TN and the fact that UT's vet school is easier than most to get into makes we want to try that much harder to get into a more difficult program.

im finished taking the easy route.
i did that once before and look just how far it got me!
so as painful as this process is going to be, i couldnt imagine a better way to spend the rest of my life.

i love animals, i love helping, and i looove travel.
this is my ideal career- if you can call it that!
more a way of life.

in my research of wildlife conservation, i came across some pretty amazing programs.
the one i am most interested in will take me to Sri Lanka to work with an Elephant Conservation project.
elephants have always been my favorite animal (if you will) so this is an exciting opportunity.
i have applied for the program and all the kinks are being dealt- as school conflicts with several months.
the trip is very short but will put in the mindset of what i will- hopefully- encounter everyday in the future!

the company id work with: Global Vision International

here are some awesome videos...

this is the new advertising??

i came across this youtube video that involves teens timing themselves while getting dressed.
at first, i didnt think anything of it, but as the video continues, it becomes very clear what is going on.

these kids are practicing getting dressed in a short amount of time as not to be caught be their parents.
worst of all, this is a department store ad.

i totally understand the 1st amendment and that as the years go by, more and more ads of this nature will start to appear.
however, is this necessary?
it just seems a shotty way for a department store to advertise its products.
what does it even have to do with shopping?

watch the video, and let me know what you think!

this is weezer, for sure.

so as a youtube enthusiast, i have to post the new weezer video "pork and beans."
the have taken all the crazy youtube celebs and incorporated them into the video.
even that crazy south carolinian pageant girl, you know the one.

im so pumped about this video.
i dont care what anyone says, rivers and the crew are genious.
they always come up with something new and exciting!

so here it is.

this is cross cultural.

everyday i am more and more amazed by technology.
i cannot fathom where the world would be without these great accomplishments.
even more, i cant wait to see what else there is to come.

the people behind these great inventions have unbeliveable talent.
their minds work in a way that i only wish mine did.

what prompted my thoughts are some videos my friend zak posted from japan.
JAPAN.. he is in japan, and i am here...
but i am watching his videos..

its like i am so accustomed to the luxuries that i havent (recently) taken the time to delight in them.
so here is a video of zak and his friends, doing it up.. japan stylee.

you should subscribe to his youtube.. he updates often.

this is an techonological fruitcake of sorts.

i started out wanting to write a blog every 7 days, but sometimes i am not inspired or when I am, I completely forget everything I am going to say..

I have been pondering this one for a while, so i guess ill share my thoughts now... I have recently been reading about Apple and how secretive its business practices are...

for example.

whoa
i cant believe it

and this last link stirs up a moral dilemma.. for me at least...

as an avid Apple supporter, should I continue to be faithful to the mighty technological fruit or as an aspiring migrant of the entertainment industry, do i branch out in order to support other entertainment downloading sites??

amazon.com: who id say is apple's biggest competitor
napster: the one time free downloading rules of the world and metallica's fav site.
emusic" who is currently offering 50 free downloads

so what do you think? i know its silly but really.. is apple as great as we have all be "brainwashed" to think? is microsoft really that bad? or are they both planning world domination, and we should destroy our computers asap?!?

i came across some interesting blogs from "steve jobs." i have yet to really dig into them, so I'm not sure if they are legit or not.

people are really beginning or continuing to hate this company..

pc world
some random hater

but who can blaime them?

yes, i do continue to buy their products.. having 2 ipods and 2 macbooks along with an assload of accessories that go along with them.. and yes, i will continue to stand up for the company..

why? because i am a forward thinker... I enjoy progressive innovators, the movers and shakers- if you will.. apple inhibits all of these qualities and more. always looking to the future and always creating "better" products...

but really- why should i? what has apple done for me lately?
come out with a new ipod, two months after i purchased my now less amazing one or introduced the macbook after i purchased my larger than normal ibook?
what about all those people who bought an iphone and then found out one with a larger storage capacity was to be released.

is this what keeps people coming back for more? do you think that by being secretive, people are more enchanted by the company or do is it just overplayed advertisements mac and pc lovers both cannot get enough of?

whatever it is, steve jobs and his unrelentlessness is paying off..
well, except for the fact that my macbook speakers have suddenly stopped working and the apple store turned me away during tax free weekend.


so on a completely different and more uplifting note...