I am responding to lauraw877’s blog post real or fake…you tell me.
I am responding to Laura’s blog because I completely agree with her. It is so hard to find a true friend today. I have a very tight knit group of about six girls that I have been friends with forever. I know that I will always have these friends and they are true and honest to me. I must admit it is very difficult to find a sincere girl friend. I have been around plenty of girls who are nice to your face, and the minute you turn your back they cannot wait to say horrible things about you. What is the point? Why do girls feel the need to talk trash about other girls? I believe that we express our insecurities by talking about others. Somehow it makes girls feel better about themselves to talk about others. I do not believe I am a fake person; I try to be nice to everyone unless they have done something mean to me. I think it is pointless to pretend to like someone when you really do not. Girls today need to stop being fake. Everyone is insecure in some way or another, but when you begin to take those insecurities out on someone else that is when problems can arise. Give everyone at least one shot before you start to talk bad about them. Learn how to control your insecurities, rather than take them out on someone else.
Finding a True Friend December 16, 2009
Living with the Enemy December 14, 2009
Leaving the comfort of your own bed room to go live with complete strangers can be a major challenge. College has its share of changes but definitely one of the biggest changes is living with a complete stranger, your new roommate. I am currently living in a quad with three other girls, somehow we have a found a way to make it work. Of course, there are occasional problem, but we are able to work through them. However, I do have many friends who cannot stand their roommates. A lot of my friends explain to me that they stay out of their rooms as much as possible. It can be an extremely difficult feeling to not even feel comfortable if your own bed room. This may seem a little unrealistic to say, but I believe that if someone really feels uncomfortable with the person they are living with then they should have options. Switching roommates should be easier than it currently it. Recently, in the news there has been the story of Meredith Kercher who was killed by her roommate and the roommate’s boyfriend. (Read more at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2821154.ece) This is an extremely unfortunate story about a girl who was brutally murdered. The point is it is very difficult to live with someone you barely know. Having to live with complete strangers does not only happen at college. It is also very prominent at prisons and hospitals. I believe that no one should be subjected to living with a stranger is they are not comfortable with it.
Facebook Fiends December 14, 2009
What is it that makes the ever so popular website facebook so addicting? According to Dictionary.com facebook is “a publication for an organization, such as a school or business, which helps members identify each other; also, an online version of this, with profiles including a picture, name, birthdates, interests, etc.” But facebook is much more than that. It can turn, very quickly, from a profile that gets checked every now and then to a serious addiction. I find myself checking my facebook web page whenever I am near a computer, and I know I am not alone. Facebook is a great tool for networking, but when people start doing more living online that off it that is when problems and possible addictions arise. I sometimes catch myself thinking about facebook even when I am not on a computer. Facebook is also a serious distraction, which sometimes becomes more time consuming that important things like homework. Facebook allows you to know personal things about complete strangers. Just by clicking through pictures, reading walls posts, or skimming ones status updates it is possible to know so much about a person you have never formally met. In some ways I believe that things like facebook are crippling our social skills. When you can learn so much about a person through an online data base what is the point of going out of you way to actually meet new people? I think that some people feel comfort with the shield of their computer screen. In my personal opinion, everyone (including myself) needs to take a break from their online lives and go outside and really start living!
