White House Correspondence Dinner

I kind of enjoyed watching the White House Correspondence dinner recap. Jimmy Kimmel was a little brutal with some of his comments, and Barrack Obama was pretty funny with his script too. There was a particular thought struck me as I was watching it. They showed a video segment that was making fun of censorship. They took real video clips of the President and other reporters and people in politics speaking, and added the BEEP and blur to their dialog and video. Now we all know that what they said originally was most likely suitable and didn't require any BEEPs or blurs, yet it was interesting to see how they could make you think that what they had said was naughty or inappropriate just by carefully placing these censors.....Good food for thought when we watch the so called "reality tv" programs, or any news that we see that has this type of sensorship. Is it real or engineered to make things appear a certain way?

Guilty Pleasures

Don't ask me why, but for some reason I love watching reality t.v. I know, it isn't really reality when you have a camera in your face 24-7, knowing that millions of people the world over could soon be viewing what you say and do. Two of my favorites lately are The Biggest Loser and Deadliest Catch (I know......WHY???) There is something so fascinating to me about these people who go out on the Bering Sea, risk their lives to catch crab, working in some of the worst weather conditions imaginable, and hoping to make a great living at the end of the season. I know I wouldn't last beyond stepping on the boat in the marina, but its fun to live vicariously through them....sort of...? One night, my husband came down the stairs and said "What are you watching? All I keep hearing are BEEP every few seconds?" Now I don't go around beeping after I watch an episode of the Deadliest Catch (definitely should not)......nor do I go and work out like a maniac after I watch the Biggest Loser (probably should). The question I pose to myself is would I watch either of these shows with my kids? No on the first (BEEP) and yes on the second....We love the Biggest Loser! They don't seem to understand my fascination with Deadliest Catch.......

Back2School

While my kids are starting to wrap up their school year, I am amping it up! I just returned to BYU after many years out of the academic setting. I feel strongly that I need to be a good example for my 4 daughters (Emerson 7, Addison 8, Cassidy 13, and Bailey 16) and finish my college education. Life happens, but its never to late to finish!