Social Media and Technology Changed the World

Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, need I go on? In this day and age popularity and self-worth seem to be more based upon how many likes, favorites, retweets, etc you get rather than the people you have helped or the things you've accomplished. It's gotten to the point that people will only do things because "this will be a good picture for instagram" or "this will look great to my friends on facebook". Even though half your friends on facebook you've met once. Who really knows thousands of people enough to want to share personal details?
Communication has changed so much over the last 10 years that I'm not sure our parents even know what to do anymore but tell us that "face to face conversations are better" or "why don't you write them a letter and not an email?". My parents grew up without cell phones, so they at least heard peoples voices. Nowadays we just text someone. Asking someone out is as simple as shooting them a text. However it can take a long time to get a reply, when just asking them in person or over the phone you can get an instant response. I've been a victim of this, 1 week was how long it took them to reply. Now the situation was more complex than that, but if I had asked them (not on a date, I'm not that bold) in person I wouldn't have been so down for that whole week (only to be told no).
We've put our self-worth into devices and social media. Why? Cause we can! I don't know what kind of technology my children will have, or my grandchildren, but I fear that technology will make people become even more anti-social and almost like those fat people in Wall-e.
I would like to end on these wise words from Albert Einstein, and please, remember that even if your photo only gets two likes as opposed to 20, you are still you and you are wonderful!


~MG

High School

 This year I started high school. I don't know what I expected, everyone randomly bursting into song or doing drugs in the bathrooms? In reality, my reality at least, high school isn't like the movies make it out to be. Sure, there is lots of couples holding hands and making-out, and there are definitely certain groups. However I haven't heard anything about guys holding stereo's above their heads, or girls falling in love with vampires.
 I guess somehow I expected that when we all walked in everyone would couple off. This is not what happened at all. In my direct group of friends none of us have even started to date, let alone get the much-anticipated first kiss. This year I got my first slow-dance, but it was with a friend so I don't think it really counts. I think the point of freshman year is to learn that, first: middle school sucked; second: that high school isn't all about finding a gf/bf, but more about finding yourself. I have managed to at least partially find myself in the halls of my high school, and I have also managed to find new friends among the old.
 The most interesting thing this year? Lunch. Our conversations are much different than last year, and in a weird way... I've got the best friends!

According to google, this is high school.

And this describes my life

As Ellen says, be kind to one another,
MG

The Autobiography of Jane Eyre Review

So, a friend had told me about this web series a while back, and on Friday I decided to check it out. It is a lot like The Lizzie Bennet Diaries  . This one is called The Autobiography of Jane Eyre.
I could not stop watching this, or couldn't until I ran out of videos. This is a modern take on a classic novel, and I must say, they are doing a wonderful job. The chemistry between characters is amazing and the adaption is unbelievably good. You should go check this out so you can get caught up before the next episode!

~MG

Finals

So last week was finals, which means this week is a new semester. I'm finally done with PE! Until next year that is... Now I'm in health, which isn't too bad. The teacher is great and I have a good friend in that class, but it's health. It's a graduation requirement, so...

Anyways, finals. They weren't too much fun, but I had to take them. Also I got out at 10:35 for the last two days, and that was great! What did I do the day I had no finals to study for? YouTube. Yes, for like 4 hours. It was amazing. I will do a separate post for what I was watching, I want to get back into reviews. 

So, hope you all had a good finals week and enjoy the new semester. We're halfway there guys!

~MG

Delirium by Lauren Oliver review

I recently read Delirium by Lauren Oliver. In this novel, Lena Haloway is living in Portland, Maine in a United States where love has been declared a disease. Near their 18th birthday, each citizen is required to have their procedure, which cures them of love, or amor deliria nervosa. Before your procedure, you are to have an evaluation in which you are scored and given a list of approved matches. You choose your match and will be married after you both finish schooling. You are also told how many kids you will have with your match. 

However months before the procedure Lena has been waiting for years to get, she meets a cured named Alex. She falls for Alex, and she falls hard. They get to know each other more and more until they start to share secrets. Like how Lena's mother had been cured many times but it never worked, and how she ended up committing suicide to get away from another procedure. Alex also has a secret, one so dangerous it could get them thrown in the Crypts to rot for the rest of their days.

Definitely check this book and its two sequels out at the library. It is worth the two hours it will take you to finish it if you read slowly... It is such a fast read, I listened to it on audio and it was 11 hours, but it takes so much longer reading it aloud. Go get this book and start reading!!!

“I know that life isn't life if you just float through it. I know that the whole point- the only point- is to find the things that matter and hold onto them and fight for them and refuse to let them go.” 
 

~MG
Two posts in one day!!!

Spanish!

Hello fellow humans!

I'm posting because I'm supposed to be doing my Spanish homework and it's really hard! Not really, it's just going to take me awhile... The lesson final is on Thursday and the Year final is only 17 school days away! FREAK OUT MOMENT! Let's just say I'm not the best at Spanish.

So yesterday was mother's day. My mom and I watched three movies: The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. All three were pretty good. I would watch them again. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was different then the book. Since I recently finished the book this mad me a bit mad. Now I just need to finish books 2-4 (I have them on audio book right now).


Listening to Pandora. The previous song was The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars. I so relate! Can I be like that every day? I just recently started using Pandora, and I must say it is really awesome!

I should probably go finish my Spanish and study for an SS quiz tomorrow.

Chow!
~MG

Testing is finished

That's right! MSP testing is over! Today we took the Science MSP. I didn't know much of it, so I did a lot of "I haven't used C in a while." I guess I'll just have to wait until fall to find out how I did.  The only nice part of testing week is usually I get to finish a book. I haven't been reading as much as I used to so I'm going through 1-2 books a month(rough estimate). I'm almost done with my current book, Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman. I think I might review this book...

It is HOT is Washington this week. When I got home I put on a tank-top I was so hot! I don't think the hot weather will last long, but it's good for now. If only it could rain just in PE...

This week in PE we're playing rugby. This means I get to run around the field and hope nobody passes me the football. I did start with it today and nearly scored, but I touched the ball down outside the cones. Let's just say I don't like to lose... I threw the ball on the ground and it bounced up to my face. The two boys on my team are really good, so the other girl and I try and help but not really.

I forgot I have Spanish homework to do so I better go finish it.

~MG


The Duke quote