Make sure you watch this video first before you read what I write, otherwise it won't make sense.
I actually think that its a pretty cool concept especially because it IS an American Girl doll. One thing about that brand of dolls is that they all have a "back story" and are supposed to come from all walks of life. I think its a good tool for young girls to see that they aren't alone with their day to day struggles, and give you hope to over come it. Some of the things they talk about in her back story are things that happen to tons of people on a day to day basis. However, I think it is ridiculous to charge $95 for one doll. I don't think its ridiculous because of the homeless back story, I think paying $95 for any type of doll would be ridiculous. I also don't think that the company should have to donate proceeds to any type of charity. That should be done at their own discretion. Do they have to donate to charities for every other type of doll they sell too? That wouldn't make sense. I don't think it should be a big controversy like it is, especially when Mattel has been charging outrages prices for the American Girl dolls all this time.
People like controversy, and they will always try to make controversy out of everything. Yay, America.
I think the dolls story is a good thing, and I hope they make more realistic ones like it in the future.
~Erica
Homeless Doll.
Thank You, Lewis Black.
Agreed. America really does have a problem getting too involved in the lives of people that they consider to be of a celebrity status. Yeah, its interesting at times, but really... let it be. It does not affect you personally, and it has nothing to do with you, so leave it alone.
Message In A Bottle
This has got to be the saddest thing I have read all day. For the last 6 years or so this lady put a message in a bottle on her birthday and send it out by the lighthouse that she worked at on Thatcher Island (NY) and always hoped that somebody would find it and get in contact with her.
Someone did finally find her bottle which had traveled 3,200 miles since 2003. It was found by a couple in France. They were so excited about finding it, they sent her a postcard to the address she had left in the bottle, but the letter got sent back to them as undeliverable. They called the lighthouse place to ask about her, but they told them that she had passed away. She was 61 years old. Her boyfriend said that she had always hoped that someone would find one of her bottles, and it was so that she didn't live to see that wish.
This just got me. So sad, but so cool at the same time.
~Erica
Read the whole article HERE
Lady Gaga (Before she was famous)
Yahoo has an article and a video clip of Lady Gaga way back when. Before the weird hair, crazy outfits, and everything else about her that just doesn't really seem to make sense. I'm all about being different, so in a way I kind of respect her for who she is and how she acts, but at the same time, even I can say that some of it is just too much. However, this video that they featured of her really kind of intrigued me. She is... normal. Dark hair, music sounded good, and she was rocking out on the piano. It kind of made me wish that this style of music, and her style of herself were the same now. I think she would have more fans if she were like how she used to be before she got famous. Maybe this is just what she needed to do to get famous though. Who knows? Anyway, check out the video, let me know what you think.
---Check out the Yahoo! Article Here---
-Erica
Stereotypes
This is something that came up today, so I decided that I am going to bring this up.
Is it ok to base political views based on your race? I guess maybe there is some truth to some stereotypes, but I am not sure that they are all fair to say.
Today for example, I did a friend fact on facebook. The majority of my friends result showed up as Republican. I thought it was kind of strange because the majority of my friends who I speak to on a regular basis are Democrats. My boyfriend said its because the majority of my friends are white. Until he said that, I didn't even realize that the majority were white. To prove it he did a count of my facebook friends. Out of 314 friends, 57 of them were not white. That comes to about 18% of my friends not being white. My boyfriend is not white, and I really never pay attention to things like that, so it kind of came to a shock to me. Anyway, I really want to investigate his theory some more, so I am going to have a kind of mini experiment and see what I find out.
Please leave me a comment on here saying your race and your political affiliation. I don't judge anybody based on race or political views. I am very open minded, and I am only doing this to see how far this stereotypical statement goes. I'm also going to post something similar on my facebook and twitter account. In about a week I will post what I found out.
Thanks!
-Erica
Water... on the moon!?
Recently a space probe was sent to the moon, and they discovered that there is small amounts of water on the moon. I'm not talking rivers, lakes, or streams, but there was some water discovered. They found it in the moon dirt. Its such a small amount of water that say you had a 2-liter bottle, filled it with dirt, it would maybe have just a little drop of water, enough for a medicine dropper. If you wanted a whole drink of water, you would need about the size of a baseball field of moon dirt to get that much water. It doesn't mean much right now, because that's still not enough water to support life, however, once they figure out where the water is coming from it could serve as good resource to us in the future, such as drinking water.
They have a few theories about where the water is coming from, such as frozen over comets crashing into it or the solar wind carries hydrogen atoms that binds with oxygen in the dirt.
I'm very excited to see what develops from this new discovery, and I hope that we will be able to soon use this as a resource!
Check out this article to read more information about this find.
Yahoo News
Yay! Sleep!
Being in college only adds on stress to day to day life, and its really started to take a toll on my sleeping habits. If you want to have a successful day, you better make sure you get plenty of sleep! Then there is always the large group of people who no matter what, even when we want to sleep can not. I decided to do some research to see if there were any good non medical remedies to help people sleep better, and I actually found some really useful information.
Usually people say to not sleep before you go to bed, that it will either keep you awake or it will cause you to gain weight. However, here are some good choices to make that can actually help you get some sleep.
1. Non Fat Popcorn.
2. Oatmeal With Banana Slices.
3. Plain Yogurt With Mixed Nuts
4. Handful of Pretzels
5. Glass Of Wine
6. Red Bell Peppers
What most of these things all have in common is that they all have chemicals and ingredients in them that when reacted with your system create stress relievers and it makes it much easier to fall asleep.
Also be sure to work out on a regular basis. Not only will it help you sleep better, it promotes good health!
If you are like me and you don't always make the healthiest food choices, be sure and keep up with taking vitamins or other types of supplements. Some good ones to help you sleep related are calcium and magnesium.
If you like things that smell good get some lavender oil and put it on your pillows. You can even go to bath and body works and they have a whole collection or aroma therapy scents (candles, pillow sprays, lotions, etc) specifically designed to help you sleep.
I hope this blog post has been helpful! There are many other remedies to help with sleep, and you can check them out by clicking these links below!
~Erica
Foods That Make You Sleep
Natural Sleep Remedies
Bath And Body Works Aromatherapy
