Social media makes me mad

Hey guys,
 So I found something to talk about today...although is not the greatest thing. Let's chat.
We are a society that is consumed by media. In some ways that is a good thing, the masses of unheard finally get a voice. You can stay in touch with people you love, broadcast your talent or lack thereof to people who wouldn't know who you were otherwise, or just shout out your opinion. But be forewarned, media sure as heck can be such a backstabber.
     Think, ten or fifteen years ago, if someone did something dumb and was humiliated, they could move schools or towns and be fine and no one would know. But today it might get caught on camera and go viral on Youtube, or posted on Facebook and the story would spread. You can't leave that. Cyberbullying has become a humongous issue, and studies show that kids are more susceptible to depression if they're online quite a bit.
     But these points are not my main point. In fact would you like to know why I wrote this? Because people need to learn.
Over and out.
Love,
Cailin

A note, pastors, Jeremy Lin, and illegal downloading

Hey guys,

*NOTE* I really don't like how you guys really don't like when I talk about my personal life, or when I actually just tell you what's going on with me. Not happy. So this blog is coming in three parts.
Part 1:
   Anyways so if anyone checked my twitter account I say that I am a:
"Blogger, actress, theater geek, coffee enjoyer, Christian, and I can and will talk to complete strangers..." I practically promised that I have the ability to talk to anybody without feeling nervous or awkward. But every superhero has there cryptonite. I in fact, can feel terribly awkward talking to my pastor.
 Not because my pastor is weird, but there is this sort of one-sided relationship between you and him because he goes up on the stage and talks about Jesus and breaks the ice with a few puns and you feel like you know him.But he has no idea who you are, and I don't enjoy those sort of one-sided relationships, I really don't, but you've kind of set up this wall between you and him and waltzing up and just chatting with him breaks the wall into smithereens, so sometimes I get a little nervous talking to pastors. That's my story for the day.
Part 2:
    I had not heard of Jeremy Lin until a person I subscribe to did a video on him. Being no basketball know-it-all, what I have gathered is that he is a basketball superstar in China. Like ridiculously good. However the Chinese government has not been broadcasting his games for two debated reasons.
    One, is that he might be Taiwanese, and there is this tension going on between who Taiwan belongs to, China or themself.
    Secondly, he is a Christian. He speaks of how he wants to be a pastor. Now, the Chinese government has made it 'okay' to be whatever religion, however people are still persecuted in China for being Christian and the official religion is atheism. (Post about China soon to come.) Lin's extreme popularity and his extreme Christianity opening other people's minds is probably freaking the Chinese gov't out. What's your opinion? Comment or tweet at me.
Part 3:
   Illegal downloading. It is causing mass hysteria in groups of rich people. Middle class just shrugs. But is it a big deal?

  I have never really illegally downloaded anything....wait never mind, that was a lie. Okay, I have never illegally downloaded a song, movie, or tv show. Which people who have record labels have a cow about.

This guy here has a lovely analogy on the whole situation and I agree with him completely. 

So happy websurfing. 

Over and out.

Love, 

Cailin

   

Jobness, Respect, and other idears.

     Hey there, gee, didn't think I would EVER feel good yesterday. Well today I feel a bit better despite a dentist appointment. Anyways, MOVING ON!

     Jobs I would never in my right mind apply for:
1. Dentist. I will never get paid to inflict pain on people.
2. Family photographer. Eh. Uh. Nope, nope. I don't work well with kids that don't like me in the first place. Ehhh.
3. Vet. Noooooo. Nooooo. I would keep all of the unwanted animals and it just would be, bad.
4. Cook. Yeah, that is a really stressful job and I don't deal with stress well...
5. President. Um yeah.....you're pretty much the scapegoat for the country. And you don't get paid much.
6. Astronaut...too scary...not possible in 2012 anymore.
7. Pluto. You get unnoticed and unrecognized just because you're a bit away from a star. (That was a joke, laugh...)
8. Wedding planner. Can you spell stressful job?!?
9. I'm out by this point.
    Second, I have found something new to respect: ukuleles. (My school is cool enough to have a uke club.) Ukuleles have moved from a toy to a tool, musicians have picked it up and given it a name, like Julia Nunes and Jake Shimabukuro. So I have indeed found myself eyeballing the instrument. All who play the uke, props. Props....

     Another thing I have began to respect is Youtube. It has opened up this whole other world where EVERYONE can participate, you don't need an audition, you just need a massive group of people who think you're the bees' knees (I don't understand that phrase.....). Musicians, actors, and general performers have it much easier than before, just upload a video of yourself doing what you do best and in a few moments, *BING* instant feedback. And people have started video blogging with a script, turning a three minute video into a production, THESE young fellows in the future will be making (hopefully) a lot of our lovable and inspiring movies. (Like Nemo....)

 

SO much love for Disney and Pixar movies. SO MUCH. 

   Something cool, I got a twitter so now I can be a twit and tweet, if you want you can follow me. I don't really care. (The word 'twitter' is hyper-linked if you can't see that.) On that happy note I have run out of lovely things to talk about.

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Over and out, 

Cailin