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I love this little facebook paraody/song!

While checking my facebook for the 1000 time today, I started thinking about facebook images. Every college student has one these days, and your profile really can say a lot about you. Everything from your pictures, to your wall posts, to your bumper stickers or status can say something about you. I know that I have looked at people’s profiles and was surprised at what I saw. Not only is it a personal self-image your are displaying on you profile, but I’m sure you’ve heard that employers are starting to look at personal websites like facebook and myspace when they are deciding about hiring a client. How much would that suck if you didn’t get a job or got fired from a job because you just had to have that one bumper sticker that said, “Let’s get pants shitting drunk tonight!” (I’m serious I’ve seen that). The bottom line is, don't have anything on your facebook, or myspace for that matter, that you wouldn't want your parents to see for example. There is no reason to portray a negative self-image on the internet for anyone to look at. Plus, this just feeds fuel to the fire for those gossip websites like juicycampus, and dirtydtown!

The Moment of Truth

This new show "The Moment of Truth" is AWESOME! It asks contestants personal, sometimes even embarrassing questions,and for every question they answer truthfully they get money, but the second they start to lie they walk away with nothing. In this recent episode the woman was asked a series of questions that literally destroyed her marriage. Her ex-boyfriend comes onto the show and asks if she thinks she should have married him, and then asks her if she had cheated on her husband at any time during their marriage; she answered a truthful yes to both questions. The ironic part is that when she was asked if she was a good person and answered yes, the lie detector said she was telling a lie and she walked away from the show empty handed. Is the pain and consequences this show entails really worth the money? How could your marriage be worth the shot at $200,000 ? As much as I think this show is terribly entertaining, I am shocked that there are people in this world who value you money more than their family and friends feelings. I am appalled that people are willing to risk their marriage and their reputation for the chance to be on TV and a shot at winning a few grand. Never in a million years will you see me on "The Moment of Truth", for now my secrets are staying put. 

Bitten by Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker has a put a new clothing line out called Bitten. It is her first clothing line and is sold exclusively at Steve & Barry's. The best part about her collection is that everything she sells is under $20!! To my surprise, the clothes are adorable and fashion forward. Sarah Jessica Parker believes that people should not have to pay outrageous prices to keep up with the fashion trends, so as an alternative, she offers her own designs at a lower cost. I think this idea is genius! We all know you can find cheap clothes at tons of places like Target, but these clothes are designed by a woman who is known for her killer outfits and for being fashion forward and they are available to costumers at the same low costs. I think Sarah Jessica Parker's clothing line is brilliant and she knows she will sell tons of clothes not only because they are cute and cheap, but because her name is on it and her name alone on the product will make it sell. Way to go Carrie Bradshaw!!

Dream Big

LYRICS:
When you cry, be sure to dry your eyes,
'Cause better days are sure to come.
And when you smile, be sure to smile wide,
And don't let them know that they have won.
And when you walk, walk with pride,
And don't show the hurt inside,
Because the pain sill soon be gone.

(Chorus)
And when you dream, dream big,
As big as the ocean, blue.
'Cause when you dream it might come true.
But when you dream, dream big.

And when you laugh, be sure to laugh out loud,
'Cause it will carry all your cares away.
And when you see, see the beauty all around and in yourself,
And it will help you feel okay.
And when you pray, pray for strength to help to carry on,
But when the troubles come your way.


I absolutely love this song. I have actually been listening to it for a while and recently it came up on my ipod shuffle. I was listening to the words and it reminded me of what good music is really all about. I feel like I get so caught up with the latest Britney Spears song or Justin Timberlake's newest album that I forget what real, genuine music lyrics are all about. I find these lyrics to be really meaningful and really good words to live by. These lyrics remind me of the advice my parents gave me growing up and the type of values my parents wanted me to have. My parents have always taught me I could do anything I wanted as long as I worked my hardest. They have always encouraged me to be better at everything I do and that the bigger I set my goals and the harder I work at achieving them, the more likely they are to come true! 

Dean Kelly

SMU girls BEWARE! There is a new scam artist on the loose running freely around the SMU campus and surround areas. In all seriousness, recently there has been a man, who goes by the name Dean Kelly, going around SMU and other frequented Highland Park areas asking younger, female students if they would like to be on an MTV show, in a music video, or even pose for him in pictures. He presents fake business cards, and lures girls into giving him their number, thus making it almost impossible for him to get charged with any wrong doing. Once he get the numbers, he constantly text messages the girls asking them to meet up with him to discuss a show or a photo shoot he is going to set up exclusively for them. His intentions are really to meet up with the girl, corner her into taking nude pictures with him and in extreme cases even sleeps with them. I know it is hard to believe something like this could possibly be happening in such a protected place like Highland Park, but it is! Fortunately, the SMU police have been contacted and are currently taking care of the situation and warning the students to steer clear of Dean Kelly. If you type his name into Google, you get a whole bunch of sexual predator websites and stories of angry woman who have had horribly experiences with this man.

This situation really opened my eyes to the real world. I have always lived in nice areas and have always felt protected and safe growing up. I came to SMU because I felt the same sense of security here, but stories like this Dean Kelly character really showed me that I no longer live in a little bubble protected by my parents. I think it is definitely time for me to grow up a little and be more aware of my surroundings and to stop being so naive!

Juicy Campus

There is a new website out devoted to making people turn against each other at SMU, it's name is JUICY CAMPUS! This website is literally going to be the demise of friendships at SMU. Juicy Campus is an Internet blog site that allows anyone to access it and gives Internet users the opportunity to write anything about a fellow classmate. Unfortunately, no one goes on Juicy Campus to talk about how nice and friendly some one is, it of course has to turn into a blood bath of shit talking. Thankfully I have not made my debut on the site, but the things I have read about my fellow sorority sisters and good friends is horrifying. The comment are anonymous so virtually anyone can go on the site and say whatever they want about anyone they want and they don't have to take any responsibility for their actions. In addition, bloggers can make up stories about anyone and people who do not know them will believe it. I just think that the people who created this website have serious issues, because it does nothing but hurt people and turn people against each other. There is absolutely no reason for a website like this and the people who go onto the site and write about their friends are just as much in the wrong.

All in the family: Hiltons who have DUI's

Recently Barron Hilton, Paris Hilton's younger brother, was arrested in Malibu, California for a DUI charge. SHOCKING I know. The question everyone is asking is: How can Barron not have learned from his sister's mistake? My response to that question is, he wants the same attention his sister has been getting for the past few years. Anyone who passed middle school health knows the consequences of drinking and driving and if your own family member has gone to jail because of a DUI charge I am pretty certain Barron Hilton knew that driving while under the influence can get you into some serious legal trouble. I think this is Barron's attempt at fame. Unfortunately for him it was his only 15 minutes of fame because his story barely got any press coverage. If I were to psychoanalyze Barron, I would say that he is envious of his two sister's fame and the fact that they are pretty much famous for doing nothing more than what he is doing. Poor Barron, my advice to him is to stay out of trouble and steer clear of the path his sister Paris is going down, because the only direction Paris is heading in is trouble.