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Sometimes it’s best to take your time…

// February 3rd, 2010 // 8 Comments » // Advice, Life

Remember the last time you rushed something and the outcome didn’t turn out the way you expected? Sometimes we need to give ourselves some extra time to ensure we are satisfied. Do you remember a homework assignment that you wish you would have spent more time on? I sure do, but now I take my time on the things I do. I like to live a cool, calm lifestyle, which is ironic in this fast-paced world we live in. Just try it out. Do things slow. What’s the need to rush things? Chances are you’ll regret it later and wish you would have thought things through or spent more quality time…

All We Are is Entertainment

// November 2nd, 2009 // 11 Comments » // Life, Music

Some of you may know that Rise Against is one of my favorite bands, ever. Their lyrics, if you understand them, are truly amazing. This song “Entertainment” is epic, it talks about our modern society how we are like puppets and how outside forces control our thoughts, our decisions, our actions. I like to be open minded and question things so I (hopefully) don’t fall in these societal traps. Here is a lyric I really like:

“All we are is entertainment caught up in our own derangements. Tell us what to say and what to do.”

Almost everyone has somebody they look up to. Everybody looks up to an actress, actor, singer, dancer, musician, etc. Pretty much anybody in the entertainment industry has hardcore, loyal fans who look up. Some of these loyal fans go to extreme lengths such as changing their hairstyle or their clothes or their view on life. I know a crazy girl who reads those insane fashion/girl magazines. The magazine is like a leash that is strapped tightly around the reader. Here’s another lyric from that song: “”All we are are pretty faces, picture perfect, bottled rage. Packaged synthesized versions of you!”  The “we” they are referring to is to the magazines covers, etc. These magazines are fake versions of real people. These fake magazine covers are distortions of realilty with an impossible chance for the average person reaching the end product.

This quote ties in with this video. In the entertainment industry this is called a “retouch.” Lol, more like a re-do! I don’t think not one part of her face is legit her own. I wonder how it feels like for a model to see her body plastered up on a billboard knowing that someone transformed and enchanced it. Is it like seeing an identical twin who is better than you in every way? Or is it a self-esteem boost which makes you think you really look flawless?

“They all scream California and its toppling empire, but can’t you see the end is coming soon?”

We all scream for California, in the sense that we all want to be what California is. We all want to be like the people we see on TV, we all want to become them. We idol them we look up to them, and when he says “And its toppling empire” I believe that pretty much speaks for itself. Cali has become an empire of its own and its toppling over us… nowhere in the world can you get away from it. The Hollywood / Entertainment industry is everywhere!

The bottom line? Hollywood is trying to preserve an image of falseness and insecurity hidden behind pride. Too many people unknowingly believe what they see in the entertainment industry and are overwhelmed by the glorious results that they don’t stop to think!

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There will always be somebody who’s better than you…

// October 14th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Advice, Life

so get used to it! Seriously, competition is what makes people work harder. People need motivation to get their ass moving, I am one of them. I’m a swimmer and I’ve been swimming since I had a brain. I’m pretty sure I was swimming in my mom’s womb and I hope I had a brain then. I couldn’t do flip turns or anything, but I was still technically swimming.

No matter how hard I practiced, there would always be somebody who swam faster than me.  Those kids may have been faster than me, but I could probably own them in Halo or COD4 or even help them with diving. They suck at diving, so we would be able to help each other out.

Make me feel tiny, if it makes you feel tall.

Throughout my life I noticed that there will always be someone who gets some crazy ego-high when they realize that they are bigger, taller, or smarter than you. However, they usually don’t realize that you are probably better than them at something else that they suck at.  It only takes time for the idiot to realize that before they walk away or try to be friends with you. Hopefully they realize that you can trade skills so both of you can benefit.  This happened to me a couple of times.

Don’t feel sad that someone is better than you because you are better than someone at something else too =D. Be proud that you realized you’re better at something than someone, but don’t be a douche. Use you’re skills to help people because they can help you as well. Everyone has different skill sets. If you’re good at math, I’m sure someone with a physical education major might need your help.  In addition, that (probably) athletic person may teach you a few tips or tricks about sports. I’m not being stereotypical, but it’s true. Not everyone is good at everything, but there will always be someone better than you and worse than you so be willing to help out! Don’t be a douche.

If my point isn’t clear yet, I’ll try and spell it out. People will always be w-o-r-s-e  than you are. So, be willing to help them out because  (almost in every case) they can  help  you out with something else as well. This reminds me of the t.v. show “Beauty and the Geek”.  The girls are very outgoing and social, but aren’t too smart or well-rounded about other parts about life, such as computers.  However, the geeks know computers and technology as if all humans should be preprogrammed to know how to operate them. They trade their knowledge with the girls on how to use computers and other concepts and in return the girls help them get woman. I would teach a girl how to blog anyday =D. Luckily, I don’t need help getting dates, at least I think so.  =D Not everyone is so lucky though….

Think about people in poverish such as in Africa. Those of us in America are (by chance) more fortunate than others around the world. So, if you’re not a douche, you should take time and help those who are worse than you. Assume they will do the same if you were inverted in their world. There is this site called FreeRice.com that will help feed those less fortunate, those who live in worse standards than us. Sometimes I am a believer of Karma, so if you do a good deed for somebody, expect one back sooner or later. It’s bound to happen! Is it karma or chance or coincidence? It doesn’t matter, keep in mind that there will always be someone who’s better than you or worse than you. Trade skills and expand your horizons =D.

It is your social responsibility to be cool to those “under” you. You would expect the same if you were in their shoes, right?

Please comment, it motivates me to blog more.  It lets me know that somebody is actually reading this stuff.

I brought down the sky for you and all you did was shrug.

// September 26th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Advice, Life

Ever feel like what you do isn’t ever good enough? As if you did what felt like the impossible, bringing down the sky and the person’s reaction would be a simple, yet powerful shrug.

I felt like this a couple of days ago… I tried my best, but it apparently was not good enough. I felt like quitting and giving up, but I didn’t.  Well, I did, but I thought about how retarded that was and decided to just tell myself that nothing I could have done could have changed anything.

My advice is to come to the realization that your best is nothing more or nothing less of your abilities for whatever task you were assigned to do.  Move on and wait until the next day, when the sun sets and rises with a fresh start.

Life is unfair and it’s not fair that it is unfair.

// September 21st, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Advice, Life

While I’m stuck reading Shakespeare’s Richard III For my English class, I was at my college’s bookstore and found this. I was like So not fair right!? At least their classes book is in modern English! Sometimes I think that unfairness is synonymous to injustice because there is usually proof of wrong doing. I felt like this professor is not teaching at the college level so I asked my professor about it and she laughed. She said this is the fourth time somebody has asked me about this topic. In the end, despite the easy reading material, the class is much, much harder as the class objective is to write a small non-fiction novel.

I just came out of a math class and we had a test today. People finished after about 15 minutes, while it took me close to 30 minutes.  Life isn’t fair =( So I’m writing advice =)

1. Life isn’t supposed to be fair. I don’t think life owes us anything; it is up to the individual to get what he/she desires, to follow our dreams and to turn them into reality. If you complain, don’t expect results without effort on your part. Those who complain, it’s like driving into a dead end street. Once you can’t move forward, stop and think of solutions or actions for your problems, then you will be safe to reverse.  The point is, don’t complain because you won’t get anywhere. You want to progress in life and not get yourself stuck by complaining.  Think of solutions and plan and act upon them!

2. Fairness is subjective. Just because you think something is not fair that it truly is. This is when you should try to think with your brain and not with your feelings. When you say or think something is unfair, ’step into the other person’s shoes’. The point is, don’t always think you’re right. Some people may say it’s better to be tall, while others will say it’s better to be short. Be willing to work with others and after that experience, decide later whether you still think you’re right or if something is still fair. When working with others, keep in mind, that negative emotions, such as anger, will slow you down, while positive emotions, such as as optimism or caring, will get you moving forward!

All in all, realize that life will not always be in your favor. Only those who are balanced and realize that things will not always go as they would like can experience peace and happiness. Those who realize that storms will break, fires will rage, and tragedies will descend will go the furthest in life.