As soon as i saw this i KNEW i had to post it up here
it has absolutely nothing with what my blog is about but i think its hilarious!!!
sorry hilary!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Just for fun...
last year I stumbled upon this video
I think its funny and deserves its 15 minutes of fame
so sit down,
relax,
and be prepared to laugh!
I think its funny and deserves its 15 minutes of fame
so sit down,
relax,
and be prepared to laugh!
ATTENTION LADIES!!
Attention Ladies: Be prepared to not see your boyfriends for a while. The new Grand Theft Auto video game is released this week!
The 4th game in the popular series of Grand Theft Auto games was released on Tuesday April 29th. Many friends of mine slept out for hours to get their hands on the game. I personally thought this was crazy so I looked into what made this game so cool. Many people told me that this game is the most realistic game and it gives the gamer total control of the character. In the game you are given the role as Niko Bellic a Serbian immigrant who comes in search of the “American Dream.” As Niko you must complete missions to continue the storyline and finish the game.
The game has a mature rating and is to be sold only to those 17 and older; this is due to the games reputation for having graphic violence and mature language. In the game you can car jack, kill cops and civilians, and also pick up prostitutes. The game takes place in Liberty City, which is modeled after New York City and 4 out of 5 boroughs are included ( Staten Island is excluded because the makers of the game didn’t find Staten Island’s section of the game amusing.)
The series of Grand Theft Auto games have so far sold over 70 million copies, and with the release of this game millions more are sure to be sold. With all the sales one thing is sure, Guys will be spending money on this game rather then taking their girlfriends out for dinner, and many girlfriends will have to find other things to with themselves while there boyfriends are too busy playing this game.
The game has a mature rating and is to be sold only to those 17 and older; this is due to the games reputation for having graphic violence and mature language. In the game you can car jack, kill cops and civilians, and also pick up prostitutes. The game takes place in Liberty City, which is modeled after New York City and 4 out of 5 boroughs are included ( Staten Island is excluded because the makers of the game didn’t find Staten Island’s section of the game amusing.)
The series of Grand Theft Auto games have so far sold over 70 million copies, and with the release of this game millions more are sure to be sold. With all the sales one thing is sure, Guys will be spending money on this game rather then taking their girlfriends out for dinner, and many girlfriends will have to find other things to with themselves while there boyfriends are too busy playing this game.
Scandalous!
Miley Cyrus is a 15 year old singer/actress/ entrepreneur. She is also a role model to millions of young girls worldwide who know her better as Hannah Montana. She is the star of her own Disney television show which has spawned a successful singing career. Recently pictures were released that could result in career suicide, at a photo shoot pictures were taken of Miley and her “has been” father Billy Ray Cyrus. The pictures appeared Vanity Fair and display Cyrus appeared to be topless. These pictures caused outrage from parenting groups. Some people think this is the beginning of a tailspin toward destruction much like Britney Spears.
Personally, these pictures only show her back and is less provactive then most of her pictures and get ups that she has been in. She is a positive role model for kids, but I think the media blew this story out of proportion and without the media coverage kids would be unaware of this picture.
Cyrus has not lost her job and has since apologized stating: "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic’ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."
The photographer Annie Lebovitz also stated an apology: "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.”
Iron Man Returns
This past weekend my boyfriend took me out to the movies, and we saw the new superhero film Iron Man which stars Robert Downey Jr. I am not a fan of comic books and neither is my boyfriend but the film requires no knowledge coming into the theatre. The film does a great job of introducing you to Downey Jr’s character Tony Stark who is a self absorbed billionaire who has taken over his late father’s high tech arms company. Stark Industry, one of the U.S. Government’s top weapons contractors, has designed a new high-tech weapon, currently being used to obliterate insurgents in Afghanistan.
Tony and his best friend and military officer Jim Rhodes played by Terrence Howard, go to Afghanistan to see Stark's handiwork firsthand. A ride in a Humvee ends up in a deadly explosion, leaving solders dead and an injured Tony captured by Raza, the evil leader of the insurgents. Only in a comic-book movie could a prisoner build a super flying suit while in captivity. Tony escapes, and after a dual with a few U.S. Air Force jets ends up back home.
I won’t tell you the rest of the film but it is really intense and action packed. Robert Downey Jr. is great in this role. He is not a young fresh face in the role of a superhero like Toby Maguire in Spider Man and Eric Banner in The Hulk, but he shows his experience as an actor by showing his ability to be cool and laid back and the being heroic and serious. This movie is very good and hopefully you will get a chance to see it.
Tony and his best friend and military officer Jim Rhodes played by Terrence Howard, go to Afghanistan to see Stark's handiwork firsthand. A ride in a Humvee ends up in a deadly explosion, leaving solders dead and an injured Tony captured by Raza, the evil leader of the insurgents. Only in a comic-book movie could a prisoner build a super flying suit while in captivity. Tony escapes, and after a dual with a few U.S. Air Force jets ends up back home.
I won’t tell you the rest of the film but it is really intense and action packed. Robert Downey Jr. is great in this role. He is not a young fresh face in the role of a superhero like Toby Maguire in Spider Man and Eric Banner in The Hulk, but he shows his experience as an actor by showing his ability to be cool and laid back and the being heroic and serious. This movie is very good and hopefully you will get a chance to see it.
Monday, March 31, 2008
out of the ordinary..
ok so every week i usually go on and on about something new i came across online or something i saw on t.v. Well this week its something different. i decided to write about a more serious topic, Human Trafficing.
One of my roommates had to watch Maria Full of Grace as a homework assignment for her English class. I had heard of the movie but never really took the time or energy to watch it. So we all gathered together in my apartment and watched it. The first thing we noticed was that it was all in Spanish. Now one would think that it would be hard to pay attention to the movie while reading the subtitles, but in all honestly it was quite easy.
The movie was about a young girl named Maria from Colombia who needed to make some money. She was pregnant and the sole provider for her family. Although maria was only 17 she was able to become a MULE for a drug lord named Javier. The job of a drug mule is to hide the drugs in your body either through swallowing the drugs which are wrapped in latex, or sticking them where the sun doesn’t shine. Maria had to then travel to the United States where she was given a laxative and asked to disposes of the drugs. At the time Maria was pregnant and saw one of her friends, who was also a mule, die of a drug overdose after one of the tiny capsules popped in her stomach.
While watching the movie I starting thinking about drug smuggling and human trafficking. I did some research and found out that it is a multi-billon dollar business. Places like Japan, the Philippines and Nigeria are hot spots for human and drug trafficking. They are the most targeted places because of the poverty level and eagerness to make money. Not only are these atrocities happening in third world countries but they are also happening in our home country!. According to HumanTrafficking.org: “The United States of America is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons. It is estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 people, primarily women and children, are trafficked to the U.S. annually.” The website also stated that the number of Philippine and foreign child victims in the Philippines range from 20,000 to 100,000. The fight to end human trafficking continues. If you would like to get involved to end these horrific problems go to
HumanTrafficing.com
One of my roommates had to watch Maria Full of Grace as a homework assignment for her English class. I had heard of the movie but never really took the time or energy to watch it. So we all gathered together in my apartment and watched it. The first thing we noticed was that it was all in Spanish. Now one would think that it would be hard to pay attention to the movie while reading the subtitles, but in all honestly it was quite easy.
The movie was about a young girl named Maria from Colombia who needed to make some money. She was pregnant and the sole provider for her family. Although maria was only 17 she was able to become a MULE for a drug lord named Javier. The job of a drug mule is to hide the drugs in your body either through swallowing the drugs which are wrapped in latex, or sticking them where the sun doesn’t shine. Maria had to then travel to the United States where she was given a laxative and asked to disposes of the drugs. At the time Maria was pregnant and saw one of her friends, who was also a mule, die of a drug overdose after one of the tiny capsules popped in her stomach.
While watching the movie I starting thinking about drug smuggling and human trafficking. I did some research and found out that it is a multi-billon dollar business. Places like Japan, the Philippines and Nigeria are hot spots for human and drug trafficking. They are the most targeted places because of the poverty level and eagerness to make money. Not only are these atrocities happening in third world countries but they are also happening in our home country!. According to HumanTrafficking.org: “The United States of America is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons. It is estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 people, primarily women and children, are trafficked to the U.S. annually.” The website also stated that the number of Philippine and foreign child victims in the Philippines range from 20,000 to 100,000. The fight to end human trafficking continues. If you would like to get involved to end these horrific problems go to
HumanTrafficing.com
Ouchies...
My boyfriend came over last night with some friends and the only thing I heard more then “bro pass the pizza!” was “bro, you going to watch Mayweather on Wrestlemania tonight?” Feeling left out of the conversation, I asked my boyfriend what are you guys talking about? He soon filled me in that professional boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather was fighting a professional wrestling match on pay-per-view. You may know Mayweather from last season’s “Dancing with the Stars,” and his boxing match against the sexy Oscar De La Hoya. So not only does he dance and fight, but he can act because wrestling is fake and scripted. Mayweather won his fight, no word on what he will do next. Perhaps, his own reality show wouldn’t seem so far fetched.
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