Television! Wow! How could I live without it? (That sounds pretty sad… Haha) Television in my opinion is one of the best inventions ever created. It is very entertaining, and sometimes you can learn from it. I love watching television. On a sad day, it is prefect for humor. On a lonely night, it is prefect for not getting bored. And on a normal day, it is just plain entertaining! I am very glad that there are many options to choose from when watching television. Cartoons, News, Reality, Sports, Entertainment, Music, and so much more! Television keeps you up to date sometimes, and it gives you some things to talk about; mostly reality shows, or entertainment shows with seasons. Some of those include: American Idol, Americas Next top Model, The Hills, Gossip girl, and others. My personal favorite of these is America’s Next Top Model because it is very entertaining, and you eventually start getting into it, and understanding these people that you don’t even know. I like how it is reality TV, because you know nothing is fake. Well hardly nothing. Sports are another great thing that they give on television. Personally, the only sports I watch on television are the Olympics, but many people seem to watch soccer a lot. It was a very smart idea to put sports on TV, that way, it seems like you are there. Many times, people can’t make it to the events for different reasons, so the easiest thing to do is to just turn on the TV, sit down, and watch whatever it is you want to see. My favorite kind of television is humor. I think it is great when actors can be really funny, and make a show very entertaining. Watching a funny show is very cool because it’s like if someone were there making you laugh. You never get bored, and with humor, you have many options to choose from. I love television! J

Everyone has secrets. Most of the time, people tell their secrets to their closest friend, or family. Secrets are meant to be kept safe, which is why I usually tell my secrets to my friends and family that I trust. One thing that really upsets me is when you tell someone not to tell anybody your secret, but they can’t help it, and do it anyway. Why can’t they just keep their mouth shut? Fortunately, this hasn’t happened recently… I think… But before it has happened a lot. When I tell somebody a secret, I expect them to understand me, and not tell anybody. Telling people’s secrets can cause a lot of problems, including backstabbing and hurtful issues; mostly for girls. I wish that more people could be trusted, and you know you can tell them something, and they won’t tell anybody. Another thing that bothers me is when a person tells another person a secret right in front of you. It makes you feel very bad, and excluded. Why cant people just wait for a moment when there’s no extra company to tell a secret? When people tell a secret in front of you, most of the time, you will think they are talking about you. It’s not a very nice feeling, and it makes you feel really bad. I’m not saying that telling secrets is mean; I just think that it’s rude to tell a secret in front of other people. Why are there so many secrets anyway? I have noticed lately that apparently there is a lot of drama going on in this world. Are people really telling people a secret, or are they just pretending to be cool and in the gossip area? I don’t like it when people think it’s cool to tell secrets in front of other people, it just makes you look bad, and it makes people feel bad.

You know when you go into a store, or look at a new technology catalog, and you see this really cool phone you want to buy? Why? Well, in the 90’s you would say “because you can communicate with people.” In the early 2000’s “because you can communicate with people and take pictures!” and 2005 “Because you can communicate with people, take pictures, and listen to music!” in 2006 “because you can communicate with people, take pictures, listen to music, and use the internet!” in 2007 “because you can communicate with people, take pictures, listen to music, use the internet, and watch T.V!” Everyday, the technology in this world gets higher and higher. You might get your cool new phone, but how much you wanna bet that a few weeks later, it’ll be out of style, and there will be something cooler? I-Pods for example. The I-Pod Classic was the first to come out, and they were so cool until the I-Pod mini came out. For a few months those were cool, until the I-Pod Nano came out. The mini’s and classics weren’t so cool anymore, and they just came out a few months ago. People would call them “Ghetto” yeah, like they were that old! Then a new kind of Nano came out… The colored ones! Black and white ones weren’t cool anymore. Then the I-Phone came out. Who wants and I-Pod now when you can have I-Phone! Then the new Nano’s came out, the ones that look like little squares. Everyone loved those, until the I-Pod Touch came out. No I-Pod is cool now unless you have the I-Pod Touch! All of this happened in 2 years! Why do people care so much whether they have the latest stuff? It doesn’t matter, because they won’t be cool for too long! It’s something that has been bothering me for a long time, and I know technology wont stop… but neither will the people.

Maybe you think this is a really weird thing to write about on a blog; I think its pretty weird myself, but I just have to talk about it. Why are some people so picky about the most unimportant details ever? Food for example. Sometimes, some people will come over to my house, and we’ll make pancakes. Pancakes… Haha. Anyways, so when we’re going to eat the pancakes, they don’t want to eat them because my syrup isn’t 100% maple syrup. I was shocked because it was such a dumb reason to not want to eat pancakes. I just thought: “What’s the difference?” Another thing that bugs me, is when people buy a piece of clothing that looks exactly the same as another piece of clothing, but make a big deal of how it’s different. For example: a pair of blue jeans. Someone will go to Old Navy and buy a pair of blue jeans. Another person will go to Levi’s and buy an identical pair of blue jeans. The person from Levi’s says theirs is better because it’s from Levi’s. I just think: “what’s the difference? They are both an identical pair of blue jeans, and people are making such a big deal of why they are different.” Okay, maybe quality matters, but seriously, besides quality, what’s the difference? The last thing that bugs me is why people make such a big deal of why an Apple computer is so much better than a Windows computer. What’s the difference? They both serve the same purposes. They both have internet, Word, MSN, and they can do exactly the same thing. They both also can have integrated cameras, and cool designs in the back. Why do people argue so much of one being better than the other? They are both computers! Is it because of smallest differences like “Apple computers start up so much faster” By what, 10 seconds?

As many of you know, many really good books get turned into movies. I think it’s really cool when that happens, but something that bugs me is: “Why are the movies so different from the books?” Harry Potter for example, I don’t exactly read the books, but many people have said that the books are really different from the movies. Why? Why can’t they just do a script out of the book? Why do they have to take out so many good parts, and add unnecessary scenes? I think it just ruins everything. Like I have mentioned before, my favorite book in the world is called Twilight. It is such a great book, that of course, they are making a movie out of it. At first, I was really excited. I was like “Yes! They are making a movie out of these books! I can’t wait for it to come out!” I was so excited! And then, my first disappointment came: The actors and actresses. When I saw which people had the role of the characters I was like, whoa! What? They are nothing like the characters! How can they do this? I thought the movie was going to be ruined! Then, another disappointment came: They are changing so many scenes! I was really upset about that, because I was looking forward to a few parts that they changed. Now, I’m not sure if I want to see the movie anymore. Maybe I’ll see it, but just to see it, not because I am totally excited for it or anything. So I have talked to you about disappointments in the making of movies based on books; though not all movies are really different from the books. A book we read last year called “The Outsiders” wasn’t a very good book. It was okay. But they made a movie of it, and literally, made the script out of the book! It was cool to see the movie exactly the same as the book! I really wish that all movies based on books could be like that.