ADVERTISING.

Advertising is all around us. The three places I spend the most time are school, my room, and my car.

School: I always look at people's clothes and style to see whether or not it would be something I would add to my own wardrobe. There is also a lot of advertising in the bookstore. Whether they are trying to get you to buy clothes, food, or books they are trying to sell you something.

My Room: I have a TV in my room and there are CONSTANTLY commercials on. They will try and sell you anything from fast food to a new car. I also have a laptop in my room. You can buy virtually anything online. And they let you know that through pop-ups.

My Car: When I"m driving, I always have my radio on. There are probably the same amount of commercials on the radio as there are on TV. There are commercials for health insurance, food, clubs, cars, and thosands of other things.

Kiska's Presentation

I thought Kiska's presentation was very informative. He knows a lot of useful information about blogs and what it means to be a "professional journalist." I think blogs can be a very helpful resource. If you find someone's blog who shares the same thoughts, ideas, and opinions as you do, you could follow that blog daily to keep up-to-date on what's going on. Or you could write your own blog to let the world know what you think and feel. Personally, I would rather read blogs that share my political opinion. I'm a McCain/Palin supporter, so reading blogs that support Obama would be of no interest to me. Blogging is a good way to express yourself. You can say whatever you want on your blog, and it's out there for the world to see. I realize that blogs are based strictly on opinions, but I think it's a great way to get your views out there.

Question #3

I like to think of myself as a creative person. No matter what I'm working on, I like to make it as creative as possible. However, there are sometimes where you can't be creative. I only use creativity when it's appropriate for the situation. For example, if you have a work uniform, there's no way you can make that creative. You have to wear it.

As for Lynne Connor's claim, I would much rather experience the arts than just hear about them. It depends on the type of art though. I would have to be interested in the type of art in order to want to experience it. Like, I really want to explore photography, but I could care less about sculpting.

Exercise One

I wake up to a different ring tone on my cell phone (usually something country.) Most of the time, I hit the snooze button at least twice. After I finally wake up, I turn the news on my tv. When the weather report finally finishes, I get in the shower. I use Dove shampoo and conditioner. After I get out of the shower, I pick out my outfit for the day. Depending on what tupe of mood I'm in I'll either wear sweat pants or jeans, and then match my shirt according to my bottoms. If I have time, I will blowdry and straighten my hair. If not, I will just let it dry naturally curly. I prefer to straighten it. I'm usually texting my friends the whole time I'm getting ready. When I'm finally ready, I get into my '99 red Sunfire and drive to class. After class I sometimes workout with my friend Paige, who also attends UMD. When school is over I meet up with some of my other friends and decide what to do from there. When the day is finally over, I go home, do my homework, check my myspace/facebook, and go to bed.

I realized that I can not go a day without my cell phone/text messaging. Without them, I don't feel connected to anything anymore. I also realized that I don't like being by myself. I need to be with other people, or at least communicating with others at all times.