Is Taxing Pop Really a Solution?

Okay first of all.. after the first couple of second of that video, i stopped it. That is just disgusting. It makes me think twice about drinking pop ever again. When i was younger i drank pop alot, but then a couple years ago, i really started to hate it because it causes yellowy teeth and just plain ickyness. This scare campaign is effective, i think. If people watch that, hopefully they will realize what has to be done. Yes, it does make me want to be healthier. Ever since i was young, i loved healthy choices, and now im cutting back on that, which i really need to start having healthier foods. Recently i had popcorn, m&m candy, chips(alot of them) and a patty. I realize that in the new year, i really need to start watching what i eat because i wanna be healthy. When my dad comes home from the states, he always compares how big the portions are there compared to here. I mean, dont get me wrong because i LOVE food, and i LOVE having huge portions when i go to a restaurant, but i guess it depends if you go often. If you go to restaurants often, than you should have smaller meals and vice versa. I think we dont need to make bigger meals or anything because we have enough.



As i mentioned before, i couldnt even finish watching that video. It had me in disgust. I dont want to be drinking that everyday or even once in a while. Also, i think that if the tax went up, i wouldnt go out of my way to buy pop or chips, just for a treat. I definitely am going to pay attention now to the things that i eat.

Photo Manipulation on Hiatus in the Media

How do you feel about the photoshopped images gone bad? Can you think of any other examples where you have seen this and thought to yourself - "wow that looks strange!". Share one of those examples with us in your blog. Does it bother you that companies are constantly crossing the line with their manipulations - or do you see it as just the way it is? How about this new trend where models and celebrities are baring their make-up free faces and saying "no" to photoshop? Is it a trend that will stick? What about the idea of magazines and runways using "normal" people, like the young, the old and the size 16 ladies? What is your reaction when you look at a magazine spread that isn't all glammed up like we are used to seeing? Share any of your thoughts and ideas on any of these issues.

This is totally true and i think its kind of sad in the world today. Photoshopped images definitely turn bad. Sometimes when i look in magazines, i wonder how do they make her so skinny and why is her skin sooooo smooth. When i look at that, i automatically think, "I want that!" and truth be told, the only way i can get that is if i take a picture of myself and have a computer touch it up for me. Yeah, it does bother me alot. I mean i can understand if the model may have a blemish or two, but to slim them down to a perfect size and not make them look like themselves.. i have a problem with that. I wouldn't like it, if i was part of a model agency and i went to a photoshoop and they touched my body up. I would feel like thats not me, people wouldnt get to see me for me and only as this person people want me to be.



I love love love that celebrities are having photoshops done with no makeup. Its your true face, true beauty to bare. I think its great because you get to see the person behind the makeup. Dont get me wrong, alot of photoshoots are fun to do with playful makeup and all, but when it comes to makeup on photoshop i dont think its right. I think everyone should show their imperfections, because everyone has them. Everyone.


Because of these photoshopped ads, most young kids and teenagers are being sent the wrong message. The ads say "Look like this! Thats the only way you will be accepted!" Being a kid myself, i know how it feels and just one expression like that can change the mind of an adolescent. Its not right and i dont think kids should think like that because things can become worse if they dont look like that.

Sometimes when i watch runway shows and look at the models and say "Has the designer ever thought that normal people may wanna buy these clothes and wear them." If they only show skinny models, then what about everyone else. Can they not wear the clothes because they have to be stick thin. I think they should have NORMAL people to model the clothes cause that gives everyone a little bit more self confidence. If having normal people on the runway cant happen, then i say that they should stick with the models they have as a MODEL of them wearing it, and have other sizes availabe for ANYONE to wear. That way the models are actual models wearing the clothes. Think of it as a walking mannequin.



I remember looking at magazines of some of my favourite celebrities without makeup. They are on the cover of great magazines. When i see or read that they arent wearing any makeup, i think to myself,"Wow they are gorgeous!" I want to look like that. But if someone says they want to look like that of a normal person, that isn't bad. You just need to make yourself feel confident and you will shine. Its all about saying to youself, "I am beautiful."

The Changing Face of Video Games

The question is, have games evolved enough to the point that they are beneficial to you, rather than detrimental? Or are they merely wolves in sheep's clothing? If they appear too good to be true, maybe they are. Are these new game genres still considered games or have they evolved into something new? What do you think?

This is actually a really good point to bring up. During Christmas break i got a Wii for Christmas. I was really happy. Yesterday, my mom was looking at all of the games and things you can get for the Wii, and she was amazed. She didn't know they could have that many games and actually really beneficial and money worthy. I still have some of my oldest gaming systems, like the first nintendo, and the flip nintendo and xbox and everything. I have to say that things really have changed. I think from my personal experiences most games i get for my different devices work as good as they say they do, so they arent necessarily to good to be true.


Thats a good question. I dont know if they can be called games anymore. Like Wii's© and Xbox 360© are part of our life now. It may sound kind of ridiculous but almost everyone of my friends has a new gaming system. They can still be called games, but expecially for a Wii fit, i would call that something different. Maybe a lifestyle choice, i mean as long as it helps you. :)