summer...

so this is my first day of the official start of the summer. school is done until september and i find myself questioning everything. how will i do at my new school? will i like the people? and the teachers? what about my friends i left behind??
everything is jumbled and thrown across the board. im not quite sure ill enjoy myself at the new house. moves are too complicated and ruin things that were fine the way they were.

so this is definitely a new beginning..did i want this to happen? HELL NO! is it going to happen anyhow? unfortunetly, yes....
over the next year, ill be blogging about the move and how im managing it. brutal honesty will be used so its up to you to keep yourself posted :/

organ donation

this is usually a touchy subject for quite a few people. i for one, support organ donation and would like to heavily encourage others to do the same. many people can benefit from organ transplants and it can save up to eight lives. i feel that everyone who is eligible and able to do so should definitely donate their organs after death. if someone happened to pass away before they were able to consider or register for organ donation, the family should, in my eyes, let doctors and others in need of their organs benefit from this. 
i understand death is a hard thing to deal with and a lot of people would not like to be bothered by the government and other organisations over body parts and whom they should go to after death; however, saving a life feels great even in sad situations as the passing of a loved one. 
i, myself am an organ donor and i also plan to give blood as soon as i am able to do so. i believe in humanity and the best life for everyone. when i decided to become a donor, i felt i was contributing to life and something greater than myself. i felt i was doing what was intended for for humans to do - help each other...and you should too :)

i dont usually do this but...

this personality test has sparked my interest. a few things that were mentioned i already knew about myself; however, it brought certain traits of myself to my attention which explained aspects of me


for those out there who know nothing about me, here is a link to figure it out:

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Social Change in Music

Timeless...

this is by far one of the most interesting topics to discuss in the social sciences. little by little, it happens every day. it moves our world forward. without social change we would still be stuck in the same bland world we were at 1000s of years ago. we have moved forward; even evolved!

the good ol' days...

to me, the most interesting and relevant in my lifetime, is music and how it is presented to us daily. most of the time we take our technology for granted. we always expect it to be there when we need it. the form of music has changed exponentially. almost every year since my birth there has been a new way of presenting it. 
the basic timeline of music: radio, cassettes, CD's, mp3 players, iPod's (including every generation).


who knows what will be next?


technology has driven us to great heights; it has made us. i always ask myself if music would still be classical if we didn't have fancy recording studios and voice-over editing programs. in my parents time, music was music. there was no way to change and 'make it better than what it was'. an artist was only as good as his talent. nowadays, talent like that doesn't exist anymore. people rely on technology too much. it has changed and i don't necessarily think it was for the better either. the only new talent i can think of with original talent - without voice editing programs changing it - is Adele's voice. it has power, emotion and a story. her talent is exceptional to today's talent. 


i hope technology will slow down to a more gradual rate in music. social change needs time to catch up to its state and i feel like it is clear that things are too rushed. music is perfection and perfection takes time...

AMAZING is all i can say. Philip Zimbardo's book about the Lucifer Effect. he is a phenomenal writer and a great psychologist too. his book moves me and grabs the reader's attention. if you get the chance, read this book and be prepared to be aaaaamazed!

Gender Roles

Controversial. that's the first word that comes to mind. a lot of people are split when gender roles are discussed. my parents, for example, are very old fashioned and believe the woman should stay home and take care of the children, cook, clean, wash and maintain a positive attitude which pleases the man of the house. the man's role is work. earn money, provide for the family and take care of taxes as well as other expenses. 
i completely disagree with their views! i think it's unreasonable to make a woman do all the dirty work while the man can go out and live his life. i don't necessarily care if he's in an office cubical for most of the day because it still beats staying at home. when i get married and decide to have children, i will make sure my husband is aware that most of the work will be split between us. i will have a job and we would take turns staying home and taking care of our child. i would expect him to be able to cook and clean just as well as i would be capable of. 
in our class, we had a mini-survey asking which roles belong to whom and if they're split, which percent goes to whom? of course, the roles were old fashioned where the women cook and clean and the men work and provide...
surprised i am not; however, disappointed i am. when i filled out my gender roles survey, i tried to make it as close to realistic as possible hoping it could actually be that way when i am an adult. in my eyes, 50/50 would be perfect! but i am aware that isn't necessarily possible in today's society. things like who picks the kids up and who cooks dinner are still a woman's job where men might take on that role every once in a while. they feel a woman should do anything related to the children and cleaning and the man works with the occasional handy-man job. these things bother me and other feminists. when i grow up, my goal is to have an equal family where there is balance between the roles of my husband and i.

Dreams...

theyre interesting..hard to remember..kinda weird :/
all in all, i like them :)
if you know how to 'interpret' them, you get to know a bit more about yourself and thats cool cuz its difficult enough already to describe yourself in a few words. for example, if i told you i was intelligent, short and complex, it wouldnt really tell you who i am. but now if i told you my dream, it could let you go a bit deeper and really let you in on the secret i like to call myself. everyone claims to be someone but when you think about it, everyone can be anyone...it makes sense but it can be confusing. i dont really know who i am, but i can tell you what i dreamt about last night and relate to my everyday life like this.
i think it would be interesting to be a dream analyst because it's fascinating stuff and you never stop learning!
waking up in the morning and being able to remember your dream and interpreting it is soooo captivating. sometimes its the weirdest things but dreams really reveal your deepest thoughts which you technically dont control since dreams are a part of your subconscious mind; but thats what makes it so captivating.
i dont know.
this sort of thing has always grabbed my attention. its the stuff i cant get enough of. and every once in a while, dreams seem to jump ahead in my life and when my life catches up with the dream, i get extreme spells of deja vu. sometimes i even get flashbacks from my very early childhood. i know the memory is close to incapable of remembering events and people from this timeframe in a child's life but somehow i feel like i've already lived my dream. for me, these are the most vivid dreams with colour sounds and faces to the people. not every dream has this; usually theyre faint with no faces and unusual sounds and words which dont make much sense...
enough about dreams now, take this to the pillow with you and think about it when youre about to fall asleep, and in the morning, i would love to know what you dreamt about :)

what do I think about bill c30..?



well for starters, bill c30 is ridiculous! it is pointless and  Rick is right; the government has no business in the computers of the nation (or something like that). it is unreasonable to ask someone to share this sort of information with the government; it has nothing to do with secrecy but it just isnt right! there is too many other things the government knows. canada is a democratic country and i think piracy and ip address information is a sublte way of adopting cummunist living. this isnt necassarily an extreme case; but seeing how the government acts and closely paying attention to patterns has us set to inheriting other ways the communist countries act. i think Vic should rethink his little idea and actually let canadians know what REALLY is going on here...dont let him fool you too!

dimps :D's photostream

dimps :D's photostream on Flickr.

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^check it out :)
let me know what you like and what i should have more of...i love constructive criticism

"new canadians are our proudest citizens" <-- are you serious? :o

i found this article on the sympatico homepage this afternoon. it was unbelievable. the person who wrote the article is either a computer geek without any knowledge of the real world or a brainless politician who has his head too far up his behind.  **read this! they cant actually be serious?!**
the comments on the article are probably the best thing about it. the people who write these things and put them out for the public to see are some kind of crazy. it MUST be a social experiment to see the reactions they can get out of people. if you ask me, canada used to be a respected place where people could become one with the nation...now its more like a big mix up of where you really are (is this some middle-eastern country or did we just loose our own people??)
i have nothing again immigration but when the immigrants take over and use and abuse the services and help we provide for the people who care about our country, then there is just a line theyre crossing. the line isnt just a metaphor either; it is our canadian identity and border which is being violated by careless immigrants who think canadian citizenship is a free ride...heck, and while theyre at it, the bring their whole family.
the only time i ever hear about a 'new canadian' using their canadian citizenship is when theyre back in the country they came from and war happens to brake out. then when shit really hits the fan is when they call up the canada and say "hey, want to get us the hell out of here?...and while youre at it, my cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and so on need to get help too."
canada used to be respected around the world; now, theres too many new canadians that the rest of the world couldnt even tell you what colour the original ones were. its sad to see a beautiful country like this go to undeserving immigrants who cant speak our languages, dont help pay our taxes and take our pensions after only three years of living here because it would be 'politically incorrect' to deny them from receiving pensions and top dollar jobs because it may be considered racist or violating their equality rights.
i would just looove to read some feedback on this post. let me know where you stand!

class discussion...

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120214/mcguinty-firearm-minimum-120213/


so we just talked about this in my sociology class yesterday. if you read the article, i would definitly agree with the judge. just because the guy had a gun doesnt mean he should be charged for the full three years. yes, he was stupid to do that; and yes, he should be punished. however, it wouldnt make sense if we paid thousands of dollars for this innocent guy to be incarcerated just because a minimum sentence says so. when people go to court, there are several things to consider for sentencing...previous convictions, reasons for having the gun, a statement from the defendant, maybe a sentencing circle or other ways to solve the problem. but there should be different sentences for different people because not everyone is the same...so why should they have the same sentences?!
^exactly

parents, this is a message for you....

dont you hate it when you have to be somewhere and it matters whether you're late or not? well think about that...
now think about being late but this time its not your fault because you are relying on your parents to get you there but SOMEHOW they manage to get you there late every. time. -.-
tell me about it.
when you DO end up getting there whether its only 5 minutes late or even an hour, someone is upset about it. in my case, its usually the teacher or my principal, or today it was my best friend. she's going on an exchange to europe and she was counting on me to be there early so i can help her set up and stuff. turns out i showed up late and everything was already done. FUN!
anyway, my friend ended up forgiving me but it was still dumb. sometimes people dont always forgive other people for being tardy. you cant do much about it when youre a kid and you have to count on your parents but its not always going to be that way. i know my parents wont always be there but while they still are, i would LOVE to be on time for once in my life. i may rant about my parents a lot but i still love them. i DO wish they would understand me a bit better sometimes though...

how ordinary people become mosters...or heroes

my stepdad and i were talking about politics and government this morning (what a wakeup) and power was the main point that came across. power is evil and

absolute power is absolute distruction!

so after we talked about this for a bit, i remembered an awesome video that was shown to me in grade 10 civics/careers class. this is the best TED talk ever. philip zimbardo is a psychologist and has a pretty interesting view about good and evil. i suggest this 100%. i was soooo amazed by his intelligence and intelect about this subject. this is a video i could watch over and over again. definitly a must see :)

sunset.

sunset., a photo by dimps :D on Flickr.

^this is probably my favourite picture on my flickr. my mom and i were looking at a house up north. we were on our way back home and there was a lake and the sun was setting behind it so we stopped to take a picture and i think its BEAUTIFUL!! :D at the beginning i didnt feel like going cuz my mom and i just had a huge fight but she convinced me to go and on the way we we 'bonded'. it was kind of cool seeing my mom as another person cuz at home our relationship is always mother-daughter. but it was different on this trip. i actually saw her as someone else...almost a friend. i would never tell her this cuz ...well, i dont know. but i wouldnt want her knowing that theres anything else than the relationship we have. it sounds weird but i guess its just what im used to.
anyway, the point was that i like this picture. its unedited and just awesome (and it has a somewhat awesome memory)

trust.

so i just watched this movie called 'trust'. it was freaking scary but not the average kind of a scary movie...more like the concept of the movie being able to be a reality :S
its the moment you realize, holy crap, if youre not careful for what you do and say it could seriously do some lasting damage. definitly a movie i suggest for girls (and guys) everywhere. i guess people need to be aware of the things they do and say in that moment rather than a few moments later when its already too late.
be aware of things is the goal for this week!

i have never had a blog before so i'm not really sure what to write about...
i'm in my challenge and change in society (sociology) class and this is an assignment. its the second day and im already excited to get into the semester and do more fun assignments :)