YouTube you never disappoint!

A little something to make you smile over the Thanksgiving Break! I spent probably a good hour watching these Studio C clips. This is what happens when I don't have any homework due for a week. There are lots more from Studio C, but these were my top 3 favorites. 

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Hurricane Sandy & Mormon Helping Hands

My husband and I don't have TV so I haven't fully comprehended/understood how bad the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is/was. I came across this video on the blog The Rockstar Diaries and I feel like it really helped me realize how bad it truly is for the people of NY. I also loved hearing the comments of those who are benefiting from the Mormon Helping Hands. I love the good things they have to say about the members, it just warms my heart to see the young adults, families, and missionaries all out there working together. Please watch it! Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to post it directly on the blog, but here is a link to it. I love this Church and the positive example the members are to the world!

Ratings

There is a lot I could say about ratings, but during our class discussion I kept thinking about an experience I had with the movie Hairspray and my niece (who was probably 8 or so at the time). I love this movie, and so one day when my niece was at our house we decided to watch Hairspray. It's rated PG and she loves musicals so I didn't even think about all the civil rights and racism in the movie. Man, was I grateful my mom was there to help some of my niece's questions after it was over! This is a perfect example of how a better content advisory description would have been really helpful. Although, it was rated PG there was some content in there that was a  bit too much for my little 8 year old niece's understanding!I feel the current rating system is a good start (and better than nothing), but there is still room for a lot of improvement.

The "Mormon Moment"

I came across this extremely interesting article [click here]. It chronicles how our religion has grown in popularity and recognition in the US culture over the past 60 or so years. The author called this growth the "Mormon Moment". While reading it I kept thinking how much the church has grown in just my short life time. It makes me excited to consider how much more it can grow in my (future) kid's lifetime! Thinking about how well known our church is and how (for the most part) respected it is makes me proud to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!

What do you think about the article? 

Texting

I was talking with a coworker the other day and he was shocked to find out that I don't have texting. I have never had texting in the entire 7 or so years I have had my cell phone. I definitely have had my moment's of begging with my parent's to let me get texting. But now I am used to it, and content to wait another year until my husband and I get on the same plan. Actually, (this might sound weird) but I will be proud to admit that I survived all of high school and college without it! I know it can be really annoying for people to get a hold of me, but I always warn them when I give out my number- "Don't be surprised when I never respond to your text" But most of the time they forget :)

Is there anyone else out there who doesn't have texting? 

Do you think texting is a necessity to succeed in this media/technology saturated world? 

Poking Fun at Facebook

After our discussion about Facebook I kept thinking about this hilarious Youtube video. I haven't watched it since it was first posted in 2009 and I had to laugh at how "dated" some of the things were- like the top friends list, flair and bumper stickers. 

Enjoy! 

Halloween

I have been thinking a lot this past week about Halloween and how the media influences this holiday. Gone are the days of dressing up as witches, ghosts or pumpkins! Now many people are choosing their costumes from characters from popular tv shows or movies. 

For example:  

My husband and I dressed up as Shawn and Juliet from one of our favorite shows, Psych.

And my good friend was Flo from the popular Progressive commercials. 

How was your Halloween costume influenced by the media?