An American Idol Hater

So i would offically like to announce that i, Kristin Najarian am an American Idol hater. I have tried season after season so watch the show and i have actually become fans of some of the contestants. But leave it to America to screw it up! I don't know what goes on out there but the voters are wack! They always seem to be screwing with the show. Last season they used to vote for the people that the judges hated just to spite them, and now this season they are just mindlessly voting for the WORST contestants. Last night my favorite, Brooke White, got voted off and that is when the American Idol break up occurred. Clearly America thinks differently than i do because she was clearly the best and had the most potential to be a star!!! And David Archuleta the biggest dork EVER is still on!?! WHAT!! sorry i needed to vent

Meeting Dashboard

Alright so I am not a super fan of Dashboard Confessional, but my friends are!! They played at school last night for free and then went to barley house after. So of course we followed them to barley and MET THE BAND! They were sooo nice and honestly made me want to go out and buy their CD. I wouldn't say that i was star struck, but definitely impressed by how laid back and cool they were. If I were a celebrity or someone famous i feel like i would be much more like dashboard then i would be like lindsey lohan. Grateful for what i had and at the same time nice a friendly to people who wanted to meet me. Ahh that would be the day... when people cry when they meet me and beg for my autograph

Super Size Me

 Recently i watched the documentary "Super Size Me". It was really interesting and my favorite fun fact i learned was that Mississippi is currently the fatest state where 1 in 4 people are obese YUCK!. I started thinking about my perception of Americans. Are the majority of Americans i see on a daily obese? I feel like we don't even notice overweight people any more. They just blend in, they don't stick out and being different because so many people are obese these days it almost seems natural. The number of overweight people in America is rising and this means that when i have children they are at an even larger risk for being overweight. How do we resolve this problem? I suggest going back to our roots...the traditional meals where the mother (or father) cooks a healthy dinner at home. Nothing deep fried and nothing take out. All natural made inside the home. People didn't used to be overweight until we built all the fast food chains and made ding dongs and Twinkies a staple. Lets take a step back and go back to the traditional way of eating. Family style!

Urban Myths

 So I am sure you have all heard about the urban legend that says if you mix soda (coke) and mentos the mixture will explode. Well here is my question to you urban legend experts... What if i was to drink a coke while eating a mentos? Would my stomach explode? haha It seems funny but why not? 

Urban legends are stories that have been around for many many years. They are not usually true, but they are entertaining because they have been told and repeated for generations. I think that Urban legends are definitely a part of people's culture. Legends and myths vary through out cultures and one of ours just happens to involve two of my favorite things : coke and candy!

Astrological Signs

I am a Taurus! And i find myself checking the paper or the back of magazines occasionally to check my horoscope. While doing this the other day, I started to think how silly it was. I can get so excited or bummed out just by what some fool at the magazine company decided to write for Taurus this month. An astrological sign having some meaning about your future just seems like such an ancient belief, yet people (like my mom and I) check our horoscope daily in hopes of getting a fortune we like. Even though we all know they are bogus, people still tend to check them and rely on them daily. Its like a fortune cookie, we know what they say don't really matter, yet we still check them and get our hopes up when they something to the effect of "Love is near in your future". Ah ha it just seems so crazy!

Mommy Dearest

So those are my parents (HEY mom and dad). Alright so don't judge me, but yesterday i was flipping through the channels and came across the Muary Show (white trash i know). I was intrigued so obviously i stopped and watched. The episode was full of drama and baby mamas, but the one thing i did get out of it was how sad these people's life's are. I understand not everyone can be as fortunate as me, but I don't feel sympathetic for people who never had strong parental figures in their life. I think about how i grew up and my amazing relationship with my parents and i feel so lucky to have that in my life. I really think that your parents and how you are raised influences and molds you into the person you are. If you look at any of the guests on the Muary Show i can guarantee they do not come from parents who put in much effort parenting them. Sometimes it takes little things like the Maury Show to remind you how good you really have it!

Illegal Downloading

So I am going to admit something illegal that some of you may not agree with. Yes, my name is Kristin Najarian and i am an illegal downloader. Wait Wait, hear me out first. 

So if you think about it, illegal downloading can help an artist in its own ways. For example, everytime i hear a song of the radio that i like i go and download it on limewire and since it is free, i may even download other new songs by the artist. It is like free advertising and exposure for aspiring musicians. Also, if i grow to like the artist and their music i may buy tickets to their concert, or i may buy their entire CD and Best Buy. I just think that all this hype about illegal downloading needs to chill out. People are always going to illegal download and find ways around the system. As my dad would say "Rules are meant to be broken"