The best way to be a conservative woman?

So I was watching CNN today, (weird, right?) and this happened to be one of the commercials that aired:



I have NEVER seen this commercial before, and, of course, I had to see it on a conservative channel. Personally, I like how you can even slide the thing up and down so you can decide just "how much cleavage you want to show" read:"how much of a prude you want to be". Don't get me wrong, I'm all for respecting women, but she knew the shirt was made that way when she bought it. Maybe I'm crazy. Maybe she should buy less revealing shirts to wear to work. Eh.

Also, it looks like a napkin.

ATP Presentation Action!

This past Thursday marked the end of a chapter for many BSC (BSU!) students who were approved for the Adrian Tinsley Project. For those who dont know, ATP gives out summer and semester grants ranging from 800-4500 dollars to students who wish to do undergraduate research. At the end of the research period, the students are required to present their findings at a research symposium. My partner in crime, Michael Galvez, (pictured with ATP chairman Steve Haefner) happened to be one of those students who was funded, and therefore presented. All of the presentations were executed very well, and all had quite a bit to report to their colleagues. There were interesting studies conducted on crime rates in Lowell, how Western media influences Arabian's body image satisfaction, how play therapy can be better suited to children in a clinical/home setting, several creative writing projects, and of course Mike's video presentation showing off his short films he/we made over the course of the roadtrip.



As I said before, all the presentations were great, and very informative. It was also nice to see some fellow classmates make appearances at the symposium, and it was great to have some good talks with my professor during the breaks.

With all that said, there was one presentation right before Mike's that was about the organization and difficulty of playing some saxophone solos for All-State bands. Im not 100% on what it was really about, as the presentation was interrupted by technical difficulties, and the presenter never got the chance to really delve into the subject as much as I wanted him to, but he still kept my interest. Maybe it was his awesome beard. Either way, he may or may not have been given 4500 bucks to look at sheet music. And grow a beard. That rules.

What were they thinking?!

So I was watching some tv tonight and I ran across an absolutely horrifying commercial. I dont know how someone could ever think "yeah, that would look good on our network. Lets air it nightly at 11:05 and 11:35". Naturally, I had to look it up online and share it with you all. Enjoy:

A promotional question

Now that the trip is over, I feel like this should take new direction. For those of you who dont know, I'm an avid guitar enthusiast and love playing for hours on end. As of late I have been watching a few videos online made by some of my favorite musicians to help develop some techniques, and I got to wondering: do labels make these artists put out videos for publicity reasons? Having worked with several promotion labels, I already know bands are forced into doing interviews while they are being promoted, but does it work the say way with all of their videos as well? I have been looking at this one for the past couple hours and then that idea sparked in my head. Its not really even an instructional video, its just what he does while warming up for a show. So did he get a camera shoved in his face, or really just want to show some people how he warms up? Might have to look into this...

Blogging......Right

Its been a little while since the last time I was here, and actually I've been home from the roadtrip for about a week and a half now...I think. Anyways, as I'm sure you might have noticed, I've been slacking on the blogging front, and I haven't even given you the final progress update since I've been home. So without any further delay, here it is:



As you can tell, it was a hell of a trip. The last leg of it was pretty exhausting, though. Thats probably why I didnt update this as regularly. This past week or so I have been trying to catch my breath and say "hey" to everyone, providing people with tidbits about the trip. All I can say is that managing a web class and a roadtrip at the same time was NOT easy. Going from place to place and then doing whatever at each place was tiring enough, never mind thinking about and doing work for a class after an already full day. Anyways, I'm working on keeping on top of this as the class comes to a close, so look for more regular updates!

Headed into the final stretch...

Soooooo its been a while since I've last updated; things have been pretty draining, and by that, I mean I'm freakin' exhausted. Days have blurred into one long day. So many things going on with the knowledge that I need to be doing other things AKA schoolwork along the way has just really tired me out. We're coming up on the last leg of the trip here. Right now we're just outside of Gatlinburg, Tennessee on the outskirts of Great Smokey Mountain National Park. It appears that we'll be in Pennsylvania by tomorrow night and with that, that means we'll be back in MA on the 15th. From that point I'll be able to catch up on some work, sort out all my footage and pictures, and finally be able to take a break. The thought of my own bed seems pretty amazing right now. I'm going to cut the short because I have some other work to do, but I'll give you a quick progress update before I head out:

LAKE POWELL FTW

So we've been at Lake Powell for the past few days, and it is totally the man. You get the whole desert atmosphere, but when things start getting too hot, you get to jump in the water. This place is absolutely gorgeous. There's 96 canyons, (one of which we camped in last night)and it is also home to the world's largest natural arch, Rainbow Bridge. According to some of the locals, they say that it's wide enough to fly a Boeing 747 though it. I'd say you'd need to be one hell of a pilot to do that, but it sure is huge! Here's a picture I took of it:



Still, that picture doesn't do it justice. Also, while it is somewhat on topic, I've decided that I will only be posting a few pictures before the end of the trip. With the amount of traveling and the course load for the summer class, not to mention all the crazy things we've been doing, I just wont really have the time to be going through all of the pictures I've taken. I've tried editing and organizing on the road, and its slightly nauseating. I will, however, post a select few such as the above picture for your viewing pleasure. Other than that, just bear with me haha.

While we've been staying at Lake Powell, we decided that it would be a good idea to day trip back out to the Grand Canyon. On our way to the lake, we saw the South rim, which is pretty spectacular, but it is extremely touristy. With that in mind, we headed to the more secluded North rim, and managed to arrive just in time to see a storm tearing through the canyon. It's really a sight to behold: you can just see the walls of rain pouring down and lightning was everywhere. Speaking of, I nearly got struck by lightning. I was standing on the highest point around, some 8500 feet above sea level, and Mike made the comment that my hair was standing straight up. I thought he was just making fun of me because the wind was blowing, so I ran my fingers through my hair to be like, "Yeah man, this wind is something else", but it turned into something more along the lines of " Yeah man, this wind is...(bzzzzzz bzzzt bzzzt) HOLY CRAP IM GONNA DIE!" I dont think I've ever jumped down from somewhere so fast in my life haha. At the time it was absolutely terrifying, but looking back at it, it was totally worth it to be up there. It was like being on top of the world.

PROGRESS:



Anyways, we're heading to Zion National Park and then Arches shortly thereafter. I'm super excited and I cant wait.