Life outside the screen, continued
“4.2 billion people access social media sites via mobile devices with 189 million Facebook users being ‘mobile only’” – Albert Costill
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“4.2 billion people access social media sites via mobile devices with 189 million Facebook users being ‘mobile only’” – Albert Costill
Last week I wrote a paper for my Spanish class on the cause and effects of social media among the Millennial generation. At first, I picked the topic because I knew I had enough Spanish vocabulary under my belt regarding technology and social media to express myself in a four-page paper. However, the more I wrote, the more I realized that being a part of Generation Y has a huge impact on how I reason and perceive reality.
One of the biggest threats to an ASU student living in Tempe comes in the form of late night hours and irresistible cravings. As a result, the undeniable freshmen (sophomore, junior, and senior) 15 starts to make an appearance. If you ever see Tempe at night, especially on a weekend, one of the first things you will notice is the massive herd of students making their way to Mill, parties or a neighboring house off of campus. The second thing you will notice is the insane lines late at night for Taco Bell, Dutch Bros, or In-N-Out.I, too, have fallen victim more than once to the calling of a late night fast food craving or even a pick me up after class. All of us college students are on a budget and if anyone ever wants to go out to eat, the least expensive choice for restaurant dining often has a drive-thru attached. During the summer, I joked to my friends and family that my move to Tempe in the fall would be dangerous because In-N-Out would finally be five minutes away, and I was right. It’s so easy to keep your college budget on track with gross $5 meals and your daily fix of morning coffee. [caption caption="It's so addicting!" align="aligncenter" id="attachment_148846" width="266"][/caption] Even though I have been cooking more meals since having my own apartment, it’s easy to cheat when you haven’t gotten your weekly groceries yet. I have been putting off completing “stopping a bad habit” on my bucket list, because my bad habit is so yummy. I finally went all in on stopping my obsession with In-N-Out. Today, I am vowing to not eat any kind of fast food for the next 30 days. I want to start utilizing my kitchen and learn to make healthy meals.To stop my bad habit I am making the following changes that you can also incorporate into your daily habits: - No late indulgences at Taco Bell, In-N-Out, etc. - Eat breakfast everyday.- Make healthy meals on a budget (buying frozen vegetables, lots of fruit and yogurt). - Participate in a fun, active event. To kick-start my new healthy lifestyle I bought a ticket to the UV Splash Color Dash. I’ll update my readers on my journey with my new bucket list challenge on Wednesday.Reach the columnist at kassidylee01@gmail.com or on Twitter @kassmcdonald.
When I was getting ready to apply for colleges, I vowed to myself that there was no way I would go to school in state. I went on a Northwest tour of colleges with my mom over fall break of my senior year in high school. Together we visited the University of Oregon, Portland University, Seattle University, Vancouver, University of Washington and Western Washington University. I fell in love with the idea of going to school somewhere new and experiencing a new environment and essentially starting over where I wouldn’t know anyone.
My best friend Olivia loves to remind me of the time I made her multi-flavored cookies with the leftover cookie dough that we had from our middle school fundraiser. Whenever I suggest that I can make dinner or ask if we can bake a late night snack she never fails to say, “Like the time you made me eat a burnt peanut butter, chocolate chip, sugar cookie creation and I felt like throwing up?”[caption caption="The cookie creation hater, Olivia Guzman" align="aligncenter" id="attachment_147158" width="400"][/caption] It was Olivia that sarcastically suggested that maybe I should add attempting to bake something edible to my bucket list. In an effort to prove her wrong, I made double chocolate chip brownies (the boxed kind, for the less advanced baker) and actually took the time to measure out the correct amount of ingredients. I thought the brownies turned out fantastic and when Olivia reminded me that I assured her of the quality of the disastrous cookie creation too, I took my delicious brownies over to my friends' house to make them the official taste testers. While there were many comments about my less than pleasing appearance of the squished lump that were my brownies, the entire plate was gone in less than five minutes. I would say I definitely deserve a check mark for making an edible desert.[caption caption="Austin and Trent with their empty plate of brownie goodness" align="aligncenter" id="attachment_147159" width="300"][/caption] On our way back to my apartment I was attempting to brainstorm what else I could accomplish this week off my bucket list, seeing as baking isn’t super exciting. When Olivia and I were waiting for the light, a couple approached us asking for money to eat dinner. It then occurred to me that one of the items on my bucket list was to buy a complete stranger dinner and get to know them. After buying the couple Taco Bell, the woman, who goes by Clara told me the best part about living is the pursuit of finding something bigger than yourself. She wasn’t super talkative and she refused to have her picture taken for my blog but she said that even though she makes mistakes in her life, it doesn’t matter because as long as you have your faith in your heart and a burrito in your hand nothing can be that bad. As Olivia and I were getting back from my successful check marks off my bucket list, I told her that next week I wanted to accomplish more exhilarating and adventurous goals. She mused, “ How about getting your car towed?” I was confused until I looked up to see Olivia’s car getting towed out of The District parking lot. She jokingly asked if I wanted to take a picture for my blog and we rushed to save her car.[caption caption="Olivia recovering after saving her car from the tow truck" align="aligncenter" id="attachment_147160" width="533"][/caption] I wanted to get my foot in the door with my blog this week (even though it may be more of a “tow”), by starting with easier check marks first to get a feel for everything. I’m excited to see where my blog takes me and even more excited to start accomplishing more momentous tasks. One drop at a time, until next week!Reach the columnist at kassidylee01@gmail.com or on Twitter @kassmcdonald.
Most of us spend our pre-college lives dreaming about the day when we leave for college and start what is said to be, "the time of our lives". We enter college with high expectations of what the future holds, with the prospect of redefining who we are and a yearning for much needed independence. While each person has their own set of predetermined plans and goals for what college will hold, it's easy to get sucked into a rut of mindless partying or a mundane schedule.
We are all familiar with the phrase "history always repeats itself." In recent years, many once-popular fads and products have been making a comeback. We see an obsession with these types of old school fads with Generation Y. Retro items such as record players, Polaroid pictures, fanny packs and visors are being seen again on our younger generation.
This fall, a new clothing line, AR Wear, will introduce a line of shorts meant to protect the wearer from rape. The company reports that the underwear is resistant against “pulling, tearing and cutting” and can only be removed by the wearer.
Most of us spent a good portion of our pre-college lives listening to parents, friends and the media telling us that college will be “the best and worst time of our lives.” With the start of midterms and the passing of fall break, the freshman class of ASU has now survived the first two months of their college careers. Whether college is shaping up to be the best time of your life or you’re counting down the days to go home, it’s clear that pre-college expectations have not translated into reality. Each college experience is unique and individual to the person, but after speaking to my new friends at school and the ones who went away to college, it seems there is a universal expectation that the first week of college means you’ll make friends instantly. In reality, it takes time. I barely talk to most of the people I remember meeting during the first week of school, except the occasional wave on the way to class. Most people go into college expecting to be best friends with their roommate, but ask around, and it’s easy to see that’s not the case at all. Just two months into the semester, I have heard so many horror stories from my friends about having to switch rooms, having belongings thrown at them or waking up to see a random stranger in their rooms, sans roommate. It’s hard to deny that college is best known for the partying, which can be one of the most anticipated aspects. Students are starting to see the effects of constant partying — it’s a little unrealistic to think you can get up in time for your 7:30 a.m. class after just getting in at 3:30 a.m. on a Wednesday, all while maintaining a good GPA. I often hear my fellow students talking about feeling homesick (after insisting for most of the semester that they don’t get homesick) and how they just want to go home for their mom’s cooking or go to their old favorite restaurants. It’s so easy to make unhealthy eating choices with all the fast food restaurants around campus that accept M&G; dollars, as well as the unlimited buffet-style dining halls. From my perspective, at least, it’s better to eat berries and oatmeal in my room than be subjected, once again, to the dining hall food. While college is a skewed version of many people’s expectations, there is no doubt that it is the independence we all needed. Whether you are partying too much or never leave your room, whether you have no idea what you are doing with your life or have it all planned out until death, college is the time to make your own reality and not worry about living up to any predetermined expectations.Reach the columnist at kassidy.mcdonald@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @kassmcdonald
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