Friday, March 30, 2012
Music
The last few weeks of class have been HEINOUS! More papers than I care to remember writing, finishing an Independent Study class, a test, quizzes, reading and a myriad of other assignments. I have been SO trunky this semester and I was totally stressing about how I was going to get it all done. I amped up my "spiritual muscles" and decided that to do well temporally I needed to be doing even better spiritually. So as part of my "workout" I started listening to the MOTAB station on Pandora. Everytime I sat down to work on an assignment I would turn the station on. I think we read a study in this class or another one that said people score better on tests etc when there is background noise. Well I chose the ultimate background noise and the results were amazing! I noticed that I had a longer attention span and thoughts came more easily to me than ever before. I know a lot of that was divine help, but wow, I love you MOTAB. As I was working on all of these papers I thought to myself, "I will definitely do this next semester". Then I thought, "Oh wait! There IS no next semester!" wooohoooo!!!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Purge the media
As graduation draws nearer, my husband and I are planning on moving to AZ. We will be living in my father-in-laws house that is empty right now. When we move we'll be media-less. No tv, no internet. The road that the house is on is not wired for wireless internet for whatever reason. How sad is it that I am WORRIED about what I will do with myself! But I am kind of looking forward to it for a little while. More time to play with my daughter, prepare for our baby, read, learn to sew or a new hobby. Media does a lot of good, but maybe going without it will be even better. Hey, if the Duggars can do it, so can I.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Media Mom
Amazing that I can know my baby is growing healthy and strong whilst in the whom. And that my baby is a SON!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Shame on You Hardee's/ Carl's Jr.
My mom sent me this email and I am planning on calling tomorrow. You can call or email. we have been talking a lot about body image and exploitation of women. This is a perfect example of how women are being portrayed in media. It is also a good example of people standing up to disgusting people who make commercials like this.
After two weeks and tens of thousands of phone calls to Hardee's and Carl's Jr. headquarters, the company continues to air its sleazy Pattymelt TV commercial. Bluntly put, this company has no respect for family values and common decency.
Click here if you need to see this ad before taking action (Warning: This ad is offensive and provided only for the purpose of educating our members).
The bottom line is...Hardee's and Carl's Jr.'s trashy pornographic advertising is a reflection of the company leaders' attitude towards women and children.
I hope you will get involved and make your voice heard. Otherwise, it will only get worse.
Take Action
The company is blocking emails from our system, but you can send your own personal email to Brad Haley, executive vice-president of marketing. His email address is bhaley@ckr.com. His direct office phone number is 314-259-6225.
1. Call the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. consumer relations department at 1-877-799-STAR (7827). Tell them you don't do business with pornographers and won't be buying from Hardee's or Carl's Jr. until they stop their sexploitation.
Here's some additional contact information:
CKE Restaurants - Hardee's, Carl's Jr.
Chairman William P. Foley II
3916 State St., Ste. 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: 1-805-745-7500
Fax: 714-490-3695
Toll Free: 877-799-7827
Online feedback form: http://www.ckr.com/contact.html
2. Call your local Hardee's or Carl's Jr. store and let them know you find the commercial offensive and disrespectful to your family. They may tell you they don't control advertising, but they need to hear that it's hurting their local business. (Managers and owners do have influence with corporate decision makers)
3. Send this email to as many of your friends as possible so we can start a real grassroots campaign to make a difference in the stronghold of disregard for family values?
After two weeks and tens of thousands of phone calls to Hardee's and Carl's Jr. headquarters, the company continues to air its sleazy Pattymelt TV commercial. Bluntly put, this company has no respect for family values and common decency.
Click here if you need to see this ad before taking action (Warning: This ad is offensive and provided only for the purpose of educating our members).
The bottom line is...Hardee's and Carl's Jr.'s trashy pornographic advertising is a reflection of the company leaders' attitude towards women and children.
I hope you will get involved and make your voice heard. Otherwise, it will only get worse.
Take Action
The company is blocking emails from our system, but you can send your own personal email to Brad Haley, executive vice-president of marketing. His email address is bhaley@ckr.com. His direct office phone number is 314-259-6225.
1. Call the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. consumer relations department at 1-877-799-STAR (7827). Tell them you don't do business with pornographers and won't be buying from Hardee's or Carl's Jr. until they stop their sexploitation.
Here's some additional contact information:
CKE Restaurants - Hardee's, Carl's Jr.
Chairman William P. Foley II
3916 State St., Ste. 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: 1-805-745-7500
Fax: 714-490-3695
Toll Free: 877-799-7827
Online feedback form: http://www.ckr.com/contact.html
2. Call your local Hardee's or Carl's Jr. store and let them know you find the commercial offensive and disrespectful to your family. They may tell you they don't control advertising, but they need to hear that it's hurting their local business. (Managers and owners do have influence with corporate decision makers)
3. Send this email to as many of your friends as possible so we can start a real grassroots campaign to make a difference in the stronghold of disregard for family values?
Monday, March 12, 2012
My tv habits
So... I've been watching Once Upon A Time and at first I liked it. I mean, I still like it, but I am quickly losing interest. As part of the microwave generation I am looking for quick fixes. And ALL season, this show is just building and building and BUILDING all the problems. I don't think ONE thing has been resolved at all!
I was thinking about it and thought, "Why can't I just enjoy the stories yada yada yada." But I really can't! I need SOMETHING to work out. At least two people are "missing", who is that writer guy, what the heck is up with Mr. Gold and someone tell Mary Margaret to grow her hair out!!
But I think it's part of tv today. Lots of shows just build up the suspense all season long, but even then I at least feel like they get closer to solving problems (24 was my worst nightmare and I can't even try to watch Lost). Throw me a bone ABC!
Speaking of which ABC, I hate your new show GCB. I haven't even watched it but I FINALLY found out that it stands for Good Christian B*******'s! How rude! Do you know how much of an oxy moron that is? Yea, probably. Once again, the media making women look like slutty, mean idiots. Thanks.
I was thinking about it and thought, "Why can't I just enjoy the stories yada yada yada." But I really can't! I need SOMETHING to work out. At least two people are "missing", who is that writer guy, what the heck is up with Mr. Gold and someone tell Mary Margaret to grow her hair out!!
But I think it's part of tv today. Lots of shows just build up the suspense all season long, but even then I at least feel like they get closer to solving problems (24 was my worst nightmare and I can't even try to watch Lost). Throw me a bone ABC!
Speaking of which ABC, I hate your new show GCB. I haven't even watched it but I FINALLY found out that it stands for Good Christian B*******'s! How rude! Do you know how much of an oxy moron that is? Yea, probably. Once again, the media making women look like slutty, mean idiots. Thanks.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Using Media to Give a Shout Out
I would like to give a shout out to all of the Many, MANY things I used to get me through the first 16 weeks of my pregnancy. Yikes, it was rough.
First of all, thank you Unisom and Vitamin B6. Even though I wanted to sleep til noon you helped me keep most of my food down. Thanks
Lemon Drops, you were my first saving grace. I don't know what it is about lemon flavor, but you kept away a lot of feelings of "ugh" and "bleck" and even a few "Where's the bathroom!!!"s. Thanks
Peppermint Tea, you surprised me. I got sick of you kind of fast but you still did some good. Thanks
Gum! How I love thee! You make those pains after eating disappear. I still love you.
Diet Soda, My baby might come out with a third eye or something, but you tasted oh so good in times of desperation and your carbonation settled my tummy! Thanks!
Body, if this new baby is even close to being as cute as this one I will forgive you for putting me through heck my last semester of college.
First of all, thank you Unisom and Vitamin B6. Even though I wanted to sleep til noon you helped me keep most of my food down. Thanks
Lemon Drops, you were my first saving grace. I don't know what it is about lemon flavor, but you kept away a lot of feelings of "ugh" and "bleck" and even a few "Where's the bathroom!!!"s. Thanks
Peppermint Tea, you surprised me. I got sick of you kind of fast but you still did some good. Thanks
Gum! How I love thee! You make those pains after eating disappear. I still love you.
Diet Soda, My baby might come out with a third eye or something, but you tasted oh so good in times of desperation and your carbonation settled my tummy! Thanks!
Body, if this new baby is even close to being as cute as this one I will forgive you for putting me through heck my last semester of college.
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