Friday, October 10, 2008
7. Getting Dehydrated : It's possible that the party environment will get you in the groove and so much so that you'll forget that it's warm on your Cancun Spring Break and that beer that you've been sipping on the beach or while sitting in that hot tub will dehydrate you.
How does that happen? Well, hot tubs will increase body temperature which in turn will result in dehydration, light-headedness, weakness and nausea, according to the Smart Risk Web site. To avoid these symptoms, keep hydrated by not soaking in hot tubs with beer for hours at a time on your spring break trip and not drinking too much in the hot sun which as we know will cause you to get dizzy. Chill out literally.
6. Getting injured : Broken limbs, skull fractures, concussions are common stories that one hears about other during spring break .So, what's the deal here. you're at the beach and you're supposedly having a good time. so, why do you have to prove that you're THE surfer dude of all time by riding that huge wave doesn't quite make sense. Ditto for trying to show the girls that you're the kind when it comes to skiing or snowboarding.
Some sober statistics. More than 100,000 people get into some injury or the other and we're not talking about the band-aid type here. But, the problem is acute. People do get injured during their vacation by doing stupid things. So, take it easy and pace yourself. You are, after all, on vacation.
5. Burst your eardrums : It's spring break and in all probability, you're going to be hanging out at a beach and doing stuff in the water. In which case, we'd recommend that you take it a bit easy. Don't just look for the highest diving point and jump into the water directly - the result will be a ruptured eardrum and you will experience a sharp pain along with ringing in your ear. you'll get internal bleeding, dizziness and partial hearing loss. this is what's specified in the University of Iowa health website.
4. Getting Sunburned : You have to be careful here. There's a reason why sunburn can be so harmful and fatal in some cases. Use common sense here - sure, you want that tan on you that you can show off to all your friends and get the thumbs up on how awesome you look. But, don't take it to ridiculous levels by get sunburned beyond recognition and looking like a well-done pancake. Use sunscreen and use at least SPF 35 - the higher the better. Do not assume that because the sky appears overcast or it slightly cool that the sun wont affect you.
Sunburn turns the skin red two to six hours after sun exposure, and the peak effects of the burn are usually 12 to 24 hours after exposure, according to eMedicineHealth.com. and, another thing is that you could have permanent damage from a bad bad sunburn. That fact itself should be enough to pour on the sunscreen and make sure that you have a sunny spring break and not a sunburned spring break.
3. Staying Up all Night : Ok, so we know that a spring break vacation is supposed to be a spring break party that never stops, but if you stay up all night, you will be doing some serious damage to your immune system. Sleep deprivation weakens your immune system and so you might even catch somehting at that exotic location that you;'re spending your spring break at. Relax, take it easy. You dont need to stay up all night and then appear like a zombie next day on the beach. the last thing people want is a zombiefied version of you on the beach.
2. Alcohol Poisoning : Don't binge drink like a moron. Sure, your peers will egg you on and for some unknown reason, it is assumed that the more alcohol you consume the greater is your coolness factor. We don't buy it. Social drinking is supposed to be fun and not idiotic to the point where you drink so much that you vomit and fall ill and have a splitting headache and to get to the point, have a fatal emergency like getting alcohol poisoning. This is a medical emergency and kills far too many young people each year. If you're drinking, drink moderately and stay with your group. Try to have at least one designated driver or chaperon for the night and switch that role with someone else in your group the next night. but, be responsible.
Excessive alcohol use, defined as binge drinking or drinking excessively, is the third leading lifestyle-related cause of death each year in the United States, according to the CDC Web site.
1. Returning with an STD : If you have to engage in sexual activity, make sure that you use condoms. There's no exception to this rule. else you could be returning home with more than just a spring break experience and have an STD in tow. Or have an unplanned pregnancy. Be repectful of your body and where it's going. Even if your boyfriend or girlfriend will never know, sleeping with someone when first meeting is a bad idea. Think about this for a second : If someone you don't even know will have sex with you on your first meeting, don't you suppose they've done this with other people? If you are going to engage in risky behavior, use condoms.
The only way to completely avoid transmission of STDs is to abstain from sex. However, when used correctly, male latex condoms are effective in reducing the risk of transmission, according to the CDC Web site.
Sources :Top ten things not to do during spring break - Lyn Edington and Elizabeth St. John
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Top 7 Unhealthy Things to NOT do on Spring Break
So, here's how it goes. If you were to surf the Internet and look for articles about spring break, there are a ton of options that you have about what you can do on spring break. But, there are very few articles on what one should NOT do on spring break. Here are some thoughts that we put together which finally culminated into the top 10 things that you should NOT do on Spring Break.7. Getting Dehydrated : It's possible that the party environment will get you in the groove and so much so that you'll forget that it's warm on your Cancun Spring Break and that beer that you've been sipping on the beach or while sitting in that hot tub will dehydrate you.
How does that happen? Well, hot tubs will increase body temperature which in turn will result in dehydration, light-headedness, weakness and nausea, according to the Smart Risk Web site. To avoid these symptoms, keep hydrated by not soaking in hot tubs with beer for hours at a time on your spring break trip and not drinking too much in the hot sun which as we know will cause you to get dizzy. Chill out literally.
6. Getting injured : Broken limbs, skull fractures, concussions are common stories that one hears about other during spring break .So, what's the deal here. you're at the beach and you're supposedly having a good time. so, why do you have to prove that you're THE surfer dude of all time by riding that huge wave doesn't quite make sense. Ditto for trying to show the girls that you're the kind when it comes to skiing or snowboarding.
Some sober statistics. More than 100,000 people get into some injury or the other and we're not talking about the band-aid type here. But, the problem is acute. People do get injured during their vacation by doing stupid things. So, take it easy and pace yourself. You are, after all, on vacation.
5. Burst your eardrums : It's spring break and in all probability, you're going to be hanging out at a beach and doing stuff in the water. In which case, we'd recommend that you take it a bit easy. Don't just look for the highest diving point and jump into the water directly - the result will be a ruptured eardrum and you will experience a sharp pain along with ringing in your ear. you'll get internal bleeding, dizziness and partial hearing loss. this is what's specified in the University of Iowa health website.
4. Getting Sunburned : You have to be careful here. There's a reason why sunburn can be so harmful and fatal in some cases. Use common sense here - sure, you want that tan on you that you can show off to all your friends and get the thumbs up on how awesome you look. But, don't take it to ridiculous levels by get sunburned beyond recognition and looking like a well-done pancake. Use sunscreen and use at least SPF 35 - the higher the better. Do not assume that because the sky appears overcast or it slightly cool that the sun wont affect you.
Sunburn turns the skin red two to six hours after sun exposure, and the peak effects of the burn are usually 12 to 24 hours after exposure, according to eMedicineHealth.com. and, another thing is that you could have permanent damage from a bad bad sunburn. That fact itself should be enough to pour on the sunscreen and make sure that you have a sunny spring break and not a sunburned spring break.
3. Staying Up all Night : Ok, so we know that a spring break vacation is supposed to be a spring break party that never stops, but if you stay up all night, you will be doing some serious damage to your immune system. Sleep deprivation weakens your immune system and so you might even catch somehting at that exotic location that you;'re spending your spring break at. Relax, take it easy. You dont need to stay up all night and then appear like a zombie next day on the beach. the last thing people want is a zombiefied version of you on the beach.
2. Alcohol Poisoning : Don't binge drink like a moron. Sure, your peers will egg you on and for some unknown reason, it is assumed that the more alcohol you consume the greater is your coolness factor. We don't buy it. Social drinking is supposed to be fun and not idiotic to the point where you drink so much that you vomit and fall ill and have a splitting headache and to get to the point, have a fatal emergency like getting alcohol poisoning. This is a medical emergency and kills far too many young people each year. If you're drinking, drink moderately and stay with your group. Try to have at least one designated driver or chaperon for the night and switch that role with someone else in your group the next night. but, be responsible.
Excessive alcohol use, defined as binge drinking or drinking excessively, is the third leading lifestyle-related cause of death each year in the United States, according to the CDC Web site.
1. Returning with an STD : If you have to engage in sexual activity, make sure that you use condoms. There's no exception to this rule. else you could be returning home with more than just a spring break experience and have an STD in tow. Or have an unplanned pregnancy. Be repectful of your body and where it's going. Even if your boyfriend or girlfriend will never know, sleeping with someone when first meeting is a bad idea. Think about this for a second : If someone you don't even know will have sex with you on your first meeting, don't you suppose they've done this with other people? If you are going to engage in risky behavior, use condoms.
The only way to completely avoid transmission of STDs is to abstain from sex. However, when used correctly, male latex condoms are effective in reducing the risk of transmission, according to the CDC Web site.
Sources :Top ten things not to do during spring break - Lyn Edington and Elizabeth St. John
Labels: college spring break, spring break ideas, spring break thoughts, spring break tips, spring break trips
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Friday, September 26, 2008
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Tripvite - The New and Easy way to invite friends on Spring Break!
Spring Break is one of the largest college pastimes and setting up a trip can be very time consuming through getting all your friends involved, finding hotels, plane tickets, parties, and getting everyone to decide on a location the most difficult of all, which is why StudentCity has created Tripvite.
Tripvite is the quickest and easiest way for college students to invite their friends on a Spring Break trip because “it’s not where you go on Spring Break it’s who you go with!” Students pick a location, package, date of their school Spring Break and then simply invite all of their friends allowing them to see who wants in and who doesn’t.
If that doesn’t summarize the ease of planning a Spring Break vacation, what would? This Spring Break in 2009, students can prepare to have an unforgettable time with all their friends simply because using the Tripvite, they can get friends together through the click of a button for a Spring Break trip without forgetting someone. They can also send it to their entire university if they really want to promote the trip.
So, how does this ‘Tripvite’ widget work exactly? Here are the simple steps listed below:
1. Build a trip:
They can create the perfect Spring Break trip that won’t leave them dead broke by choosing what deals are the best price for their needs. The student can choose the destination, hotel, and party package all depending on his/her friend’s specific budget. Also by getting 16 friends to join, StudentCity will send that student for free just for organizing it!
2. Send everyone the trip details:
After completing step one it is now time to get the word out. Students send it to all their friends; they send it to more friends and so on. Soon everyone will know what the hot spot will be for Spring Break 2009 at their school and decide if they are in. The process takes a couple of minutes and emails are sent asking them to check out all the plans for Spring Break.
3. How to manage the invite list:
Once the email is sent, the student will be able to check out who wants to go and who doesn’t. So, if they are trying to get a large group together, the Tripvite serves as an amazing tool. Plus, the more people that student gets to book the trip, the bigger the discount you can get!
In conclusion, this new Tripvite will help students get in touch with friends to organize their Spring Break in the matter of minutes without spending too much time gathering people and more time studying for what they are actually going to school for.
Labels: college spring break, college students, college travel, college trips, spring break 2008, spring break trips, student travel, student vacation, tripvite
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Ah, May, Yes, spring is here. That terrible long winter is finally over. Look at those lovely springs. (sorry for the bad pun) Welcome May, welcome spring and of course, there is always a silly Holiday to celebrate. This spring holiday may be the only silly holiday that deserves to actually be a holiday, this of course is mother's day. (which is May 11th for all of you that weren't already reminded by your own gift-expecting mother's)
Your mother should always be the most important woman in your life. Not only for the obvious reasons that I will bore you by mentioning, but for other reasons to like, perhaps being that cool hippie chick back in the day before she had you. Maybe for more suitable things like, knowing how to dress you well growing up. Or paying for you spring break a couple weeks ago.
Whatever the reason, it's a good day, (if not everyday) to give back to her, and show her that you love her. Try to be a little more creative this year in buying her a gift. Give it some thought, think back deeper into what she actually likes. Sure, all mothers like a nice bouquet in a vase or a pretty card that has your crayon scribbles and I love yous. But maybe she missed a Rolling Stones concert back in the day when she found out she was prego with you. More than likely, she was born during the time of vinyl records, go out and buy her a player with a couple choice LP's from when she was your age. Bring her back, make her feel young again, it will pay off all year.
But if you must be lame and buy her something a little cliche and mushy like you do, there is a company called Willow Tree (www.willowtree.info) that makes cute little mother and son/daughter type knick-knacks that mom will die for. They also have many other things such as angels and what not.
Also, my mother actually owns a company that makes completely custom gift baskets for any occasion called Baskets For No Reason (www.myspace.com/basketsfornoreaon) Being a mother herself, she can whip-up something your mother would love and love all year.
So welcome spring, welcome the nice weather and bring it in with a good mother's day for momsy.
Cheers'
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SPRING! MAY! and your Mom.
Ah, May, Yes, spring is here. That terrible long winter is finally over. Look at those lovely springs. (sorry for the bad pun) Welcome May, welcome spring and of course, there is always a silly Holiday to celebrate. This spring holiday may be the only silly holiday that deserves to actually be a holiday, this of course is mother's day. (which is May 11th for all of you that weren't already reminded by your own gift-expecting mother's)
Your mother should always be the most important woman in your life. Not only for the obvious reasons that I will bore you by mentioning, but for other reasons to like, perhaps being that cool hippie chick back in the day before she had you. Maybe for more suitable things like, knowing how to dress you well growing up. Or paying for you spring break a couple weeks ago.
Whatever the reason, it's a good day, (if not everyday) to give back to her, and show her that you love her. Try to be a little more creative this year in buying her a gift. Give it some thought, think back deeper into what she actually likes. Sure, all mothers like a nice bouquet in a vase or a pretty card that has your crayon scribbles and I love yous. But maybe she missed a Rolling Stones concert back in the day when she found out she was prego with you. More than likely, she was born during the time of vinyl records, go out and buy her a player with a couple choice LP's from when she was your age. Bring her back, make her feel young again, it will pay off all year.
But if you must be lame and buy her something a little cliche and mushy like you do, there is a company called Willow Tree (www.willowtree.info) that makes cute little mother and son/daughter type knick-knacks that mom will die for. They also have many other things such as angels and what not.
Also, my mother actually owns a company that makes completely custom gift baskets for any occasion called Baskets For No Reason (www.myspace.com/basketsfornoreaon) Being a mother herself, she can whip-up something your mother would love and love all year.
So welcome spring, welcome the nice weather and bring it in with a good mother's day for momsy.
Cheers'
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
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Transportation in the Bahamas
So, I was recently in
The sound of a horn is not so much like how we use it in the
That is nothing compared to the people driving for a living where each fare is something to fight about apparently. I have watched cab drivers screaming at each other almost to the point of a physical tussle just to get a few extra people leaving the club. There is no organization to the cab system and they are all like annoying, aggressive sales people who actually approach you the minute you step out of the door.
The bus drivers on the other hand don’t like to stop much and actually don’t have bus stops. The way you get a bus in the
The ferry crew will pack on as many people as possible, where you seem to almost be sitting on the person’s lap beside you. However, it is worth it once you start moving and you get a tour while transporting from one place to another.
All in all the experience with transportation in
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Monday, March 24, 2008
Life After Spring Break…
Life coming back from Spring Break sucks! I’m just throwing it out there plain and simple. It sucks and is the biggest reality check you’ll ever encounter. Sorry, but it’s true. Questions will arise such as: Is it really over? Am I actually back in reality? Do I really need to go back to school? And back to work? Ughhh…You just let out a giant sigh of hatred to being alive, while you look out your window at such a shitty, painfully bitter day, because those are the days that always follow a great vacation.
After awhile you then start gazing through the pictures of your amazing spring break as you’re ‘tagging’ all your friends on Facebook, making stupid comments on each photo including haha or lol, and in a girl’s case maybe throw an eeeww as well pertaining to some creep ruining a perfectly good picture. You have now begun to cheer up.
However, this idyllic moment can only last so long before you start to realize that some a-hole professor gave you a boat-load of homework to do over spring break, and there is always one of those teachers who apparently thinks that spring break means “week to break my student’s balls,” figuratively speaking. So, you get on the phone and call a friend who feels the same way you do and start to whine and moan to one another. Someone eventually brings up how much fun spring break was, and you establish how much you miss everything like the girls/guys you hooked up with, how sloppy-drunk you all got, some foolish things that happened, the crazy Student City parties etc…
Once you start your normal, daily schedule and get back into the swing of things, you’ll be fine. So, think of it this way…you still have the pictures, the stories, some new friends and all the memories forever, and a great tan for another few days. And, if you’re anything like me, you’ll come home with all that along with a life-long, permanent tattoo of your favorite bar right on your ass! But, that I will not recommend to anyone!
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Life After Spring Break...
Life After Spring Break…
Life coming back from Spring Break sucks! I’m just throwing it out there plain and simple. It sucks and is the biggest reality check you’ll ever encounter. Sorry, but it’s true. Questions will arise such as: Is it really over? Am I actually back in reality? Do I really need to go back to school? And back to work? Ughhh…You just let out a giant sigh of hatred to being alive, while you look out your window at such a shitty, painfully bitter day, because those are the days that always follow a great vacation.
After awhile you then start gazing through the pictures of your amazing spring break as you’re ‘tagging’ all your friends on Facebook, making stupid comments on each photo including haha or lol, and in a girl’s case maybe throw an eeeww as well pertaining to some creep ruining a perfectly good picture. You have now begun to cheer up.
However, this idyllic moment can only last so long before you start to realize that some a-hole professor gave you a boat-load of homework to do over spring break, and there is always one of those teachers who apparently thinks that spring break means “week to break my student’s balls,” figuratively speaking. So, you get on the phone and call a friend who feels the same way you do and start to whine and moan to one another. Someone eventually brings up how much fun spring break was, and you establish how much you miss everything like the girls/guys you hooked up with, how sloppy-drunk you all got, some foolish things that happened, the crazy Student City parties etc…
Once you start your normal, daily schedule and get back into the swing of things, you’ll be fine. So, think of it this way…you still have the pictures, the stories, some new friends and all the memories forever, and a great tan for another few days. And, if you’re anything like me, you’ll come home with all that along with a life-long, permanent tattoo of your favorite bar right on your ass! But, that I will not recommend to anyone!
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Top 5 Worst Trends of the 90’s
I was a youngster during the 1990’s and what a great time is was for pointless t-shirt sayings and bad album art graphics. I feel that you could level with me on this, that the 90’s were a much simpler time. Remember knowing your top five best friends home phone number? Do you remember having any phone numbers memorized? I have to say, I don’t know my girlfriends phone number by heart, but i remember my best buddies home phone number from when we were twelve which have probably been expired for at least 6 years now. But it simplicity, the simplicity to throw on an ugly white Bush shirt and a flannel over it and head out for the say with your hair parted perfectly in the middle and a quarter in your left shoe just in case you had to call some one. Ah...reminising, it’s great thinking about all these great trends about the 90’s, but remember some of those not-so-great trends? Here we go.
1. Beanie Babies: Oh what a phenomenon that we all now wish we had nothing to do with. Why where they just so darn lovable. For the sake of our dignity, i’ll reference from asking how many many beanie’s were in your collection. But if you remember, not all beanie babies during the 90’s were created equally, we only like beanie babies made by “Ty,” why? who knows. Despite how much you think your 1000+ collection of beanie babies being stored in your basement next to your old Pearl Jam cassettes are worth, hate to break the bad news, but you can now buy Ty beanie babies at your local drug store for about $4 bucks a pop.
2. Power Rangers: We’ll, when something is truly amazing, what can you do but obsess over getting your hands on a real power ranger action figure. I remember being in kingdigarden when power rangers was the hippest trend for a little kid to be a part of. It was fun for everyone, even for the girls, they had their choice of an american pink or an asian yellow. I remember pretending to be a power ranger during recess, I seemed to always be the blue one, Billy, the color seemed to have stuck with me since.
3. Tie-Dye: The temporary return! Going back to the clothing trends, I was one of those kids who looked like a miniature Kurt Cobain. I dug the tie-dye shirt with the plaid pullover, and of course, some doc martin’s for some trendy footwear. It probably had to do with the fact that I got so into rock music so early and at the time, it was Nirvana, Bush, Pearl Jam, Local H, and Green Day back then, of course, played punk rock music. Also, music was allot more straight forward then, a couple quick chords, some tie-dye shirts and a cynical “Ghost World-like” title and you set and signed to a major and on your way to being a one hit wonder like the New Radicals.
4. Pogs: I was there, I had them, I got it, but I really just didn’t think that Pogs were that cool. I never really knew exactly how you were supposed to play, and as far as I’m convinced, no one really did. I think that they were more of a social way to show that your were an indie, crunchy granola type by keeping them humbly displayed on your desk. Upon buying their cassette, I remember receiving a free Gwar pog, lucky duck I was hu?
5. Boy Bands: The absolute worst trend of the 90’s was the age of boy bands. Let’s take a look, Backstreet Boys, N*SYNC, 98 degrees, 5ive, LFO, West Life, and so many more pointless forgotten once “talented music artists” part of the boy band trend. The hype was catastrophic, and record labels soon found that the formula was simple. Like their early 1980’s pioneers New Kids on the Block, the Backstreet Boys and N*SYNC found that the formula was five guys with this description, The young blond one, The heart throb, the wild one, the the heart throb with some foreign decent, and the older fatherly one. This pattern was repeated for years and many bands following until the turn of the century realized once again that a music act needs to actually be talented at singing or playing music, leaving most of these has-beens to reality shows and/or rehab.
Hope these were good for a laugh!
Jeremiahcity
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Top 5 Worst Trends of the 90’s
Top 5 Worst Trends of the 90’s
I was a youngster during the 1990’s and what a great time is was for pointless t-shirt sayings and bad album art graphics. I feel that you could level with me on this, that the 90’s were a much simpler time. Remember knowing your top five best friends home phone number? Do you remember having any phone numbers memorized? I have to say, I don’t know my girlfriends phone number by heart, but i remember my best buddies home phone number from when we were twelve which have probably been expired for at least 6 years now. But it simplicity, the simplicity to throw on an ugly white Bush shirt and a flannel over it and head out for the say with your hair parted perfectly in the middle and a quarter in your left shoe just in case you had to call some one. Ah...reminising, it’s great thinking about all these great trends about the 90’s, but remember some of those not-so-great trends? Here we go.
1. Beanie Babies: Oh what a phenomenon that we all now wish we had nothing to do with. Why where they just so darn lovable. For the sake of our dignity, i’ll reference from asking how many many beanie’s were in your collection. But if you remember, not all beanie babies during the 90’s were created equally, we only like beanie babies made by “Ty,” why? who knows. Despite how much you think your 1000+ collection of beanie babies being stored in your basement next to your old Pearl Jam cassettes are worth, hate to break the bad news, but you can now buy Ty beanie babies at your local drug store for about $4 bucks a pop.
2. Power Rangers: We’ll, when something is truly amazing, what can you do but obsess over getting your hands on a real power ranger action figure. I remember being in kingdigarden when power rangers was the hippest trend for a little kid to be a part of. It was fun for everyone, even for the girls, they had their choice of an american pink or an asian yellow. I remember pretending to be a power ranger during recess, I seemed to always be the blue one, Billy, the color seemed to have stuck with me since.
3. Tie-Dye: The temporary return! Going back to the clothing trends, I was one of those kids who looked like a miniature Kurt Cobain. I dug the tie-dye shirt with the plaid pullover, and of course, some doc martin’s for some trendy footwear. It probably had to do with the fact that I got so into rock music so early and at the time, it was Nirvana, Bush, Pearl Jam, Local H, and Green Day back then, of course, played punk rock music. Also, music was allot more straight forward then, a couple quick chords, some tie-dye shirts and a cynical “Ghost World-like” title and you set and signed to a major and on your way to being a one hit wonder like the New Radicals.
4. Pogs: I was there, I had them, I got it, but I really just didn’t think that Pogs were that cool. I never really knew exactly how you were supposed to play, and as far as I’m convinced, no one really did. I think that they were more of a social way to show that your were an indie, crunchy granola type by keeping them humbly displayed on your desk. Upon buying their cassette, I remember receiving a free Gwar pog, lucky duck I was hu?
5. Boy Bands: The absolute worst trend of the 90’s was the age of boy bands. Let’s take a look, Backstreet Boys, N*SYNC, 98 degrees, 5ive, LFO, West Life, and so many more pointless forgotten once “talented music artists” part of the boy band trend. The hype was catastrophic, and record labels soon found that the formula was simple. Like their early 1980’s pioneers New Kids on the Block, the Backstreet Boys and N*SYNC found that the formula was five guys with this description, The young blond one, The heart throb, the wild one, the the heart throb with some foreign decent, and the older fatherly one. This pattern was repeated for years and many bands following until the turn of the century realized once again that a music act needs to actually be talented at singing or playing music, leaving most of these has-beens to reality shows and/or rehab.
Hope these were good for a laugh!
Jeremiahcity
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Let’s cut to the chase, the big V-day’s around the corner and according to the world defined by mass-marketers, the mainstream media and Martha Stewart, if you don’t have someone to spend tons of money on and give ‘em a card, with sentiments you don’t mean, then you aint’ got it right…
Wrong! The best valentine day celebrations I had was when I was single. Oh yeah! No more pressure on spending $40 bucks on long stemmed roses which the lady takes as a given. So, everyone, in my infinite wisdom here are some cool tips on how to weather the Valentine Day BS , whether you’re single or attached (painful word)
Hangin’ out with friends :
Valentine’s Day is meant to be about love, and is not necessarily just for couples. It can be just as rewarding to get a gang of single friends together for an enjoyable dinner. Perhaps even more pleasing to do so with good friends, except for the fact that you won’t be having sex as the night comes to an end…unless of course, you have some ‘really good’ friends (with benefits).
Realizing that you’re single cos it’s cool :
People are single for all different reasons: whether you just don’t want a relationship, you have lost a significant other or there is no one you can see yourself dating at the moment. Whatever the reason is for you being available, just roll with it and have fun. You’ll be on spring break in a month or so anyway, and no one wants to be in a relationship while you’re surrounded by hot guys or gals having a fun time.
Self-awareness (Knowing yourself as defined by you and not the media) :
Somewhere some marketing cat decided that St. Valentine was this dude who professed some ’love’ – duh wazaat? For someone and decided that he could make money by branding a day with the dude’s name. the Result – you got all these diamond stores shoving rocks down your throat (yeah, it’s a great feeling to give a loved one a diamond that came from blood money in Africa) Watch the movie,’ Blood diamond’ instead – get more informed and realized that like the Beatles said “money really cannot by you love’ If someone loves you for what you are, you’ll know.
Also, if you’re a dude just think about how much money you save on jewelry, flowers, candy, and not to mention all the stupid crap that sings or says “I Love You!” And if you are a chica, you won’t have to feel bad about throwing out all that dumb shit that you received from your man.
No self-pity. Period :
Speaking of dumb shit…you might be one of those people who are continuously searching for a girlfriend/boyfriend, and I really hope you aren’t. To do this would be a waste of time, especially if you’re a student. Worry more about your degree rather than a relationship, which probably won’t last too long anyway considering you are obviously desperate and want to date someone just for the fact of “dating someone.” It’s not like the love of your life is playing hide and seek with you, so you shouldn’t be looking.
Also, think of the financial savings : typically, most dumb couples spend at least $200 or more on themselves on this day. Take $200, put it in a Roth IRA every Valentine’s day and when you turn 60, you’ll see that you now have more that $40 Grand in your account. Gee, how did that happen? Well, it’s cos you were smart.
Finally, Be Cool :
Relationships just happen, so if this year you happen to be single and are still unhappy about the whole situation, there are still 365 more days to bump into your potential soul-mate before the next Valentine’s Day. In the meantime focus on the more important things, like yourself and your career. Who knows? Maybe you’ll fall into a relationship or get rich, buy yourself a new face and get anyone you want!
posted by Tony B @ 3:03 PM 2 commentslinks to this post
The Best Valentines Day Ever...
Let’s cut to the chase, the big V-day’s around the corner and according to the world defined by mass-marketers, the mainstream media and Martha Stewart, if you don’t have someone to spend tons of money on and give ‘em a card, with sentiments you don’t mean, then you aint’ got it right…
Wrong! The best valentine day celebrations I had was when I was single. Oh yeah! No more pressure on spending $40 bucks on long stemmed roses which the lady takes as a given. So, everyone, in my infinite wisdom here are some cool tips on how to weather the Valentine Day BS , whether you’re single or attached (painful word)
Hangin’ out with friends :
Valentine’s Day is meant to be about love, and is not necessarily just for couples. It can be just as rewarding to get a gang of single friends together for an enjoyable dinner. Perhaps even more pleasing to do so with good friends, except for the fact that you won’t be having sex as the night comes to an end…unless of course, you have some ‘really good’ friends (with benefits).
Realizing that you’re single cos it’s cool :
People are single for all different reasons: whether you just don’t want a relationship, you have lost a significant other or there is no one you can see yourself dating at the moment. Whatever the reason is for you being available, just roll with it and have fun. You’ll be on spring break in a month or so anyway, and no one wants to be in a relationship while you’re surrounded by hot guys or gals having a fun time.
Self-awareness (Knowing yourself as defined by you and not the media) :
Somewhere some marketing cat decided that St. Valentine was this dude who professed some ’love’ – duh wazaat? For someone and decided that he could make money by branding a day with the dude’s name. the Result – you got all these diamond stores shoving rocks down your throat (yeah, it’s a great feeling to give a loved one a diamond that came from blood money in Africa) Watch the movie,’ Blood diamond’ instead – get more informed and realized that like the Beatles said “money really cannot by you love’ If someone loves you for what you are, you’ll know.
Also, if you’re a dude just think about how much money you save on jewelry, flowers, candy, and not to mention all the stupid crap that sings or says “I Love You!” And if you are a chica, you won’t have to feel bad about throwing out all that dumb shit that you received from your man.
No self-pity. Period :
Speaking of dumb shit…you might be one of those people who are continuously searching for a girlfriend/boyfriend, and I really hope you aren’t. To do this would be a waste of time, especially if you’re a student. Worry more about your degree rather than a relationship, which probably won’t last too long anyway considering you are obviously desperate and want to date someone just for the fact of “dating someone.” It’s not like the love of your life is playing hide and seek with you, so you shouldn’t be looking.
Also, think of the financial savings : typically, most dumb couples spend at least $200 or more on themselves on this day. Take $200, put it in a Roth IRA every Valentine’s day and when you turn 60, you’ll see that you now have more that $40 Grand in your account. Gee, how did that happen? Well, it’s cos you were smart.
Finally, Be Cool :
Relationships just happen, so if this year you happen to be single and are still unhappy about the whole situation, there are still 365 more days to bump into your potential soul-mate before the next Valentine’s Day. In the meantime focus on the more important things, like yourself and your career. Who knows? Maybe you’ll fall into a relationship or get rich, buy yourself a new face and get anyone you want!
posted by Tony B @ 3:03 PM 2 commentslinks to this post
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