The past and present of social media: is it creating or destroying our social lives?

Rule #6: There is no such thing as being first or last. There is only such a thing as becoming the best or the worst that you can be. 

Me and my friend Pedro (follow him @FreestyleChulo) were having a very interesting conversation through Twitter the other day. He was talking about how some people liked to share mundane, everyday things. Things like what they had to eat, where they're going, or special events like in concerts or clubs. I responded that it's just probably people showing off so they can have a higher sense of "self-worth". This actually got me thinking. Are people using social media to reconnect with old and new friends or are they finding it as a way to show how much "better" they are than others? This concept really piqued my interest, so I decided to look more into it.

The Dark Knight Rises With the Angels

Just a quick post regarding the shooting in Aurora, Colorado that happened last night. It's always very tragic to see the loss of life, no matter how much they "deserve it" or what they've done in the past. Life is always special, no matter what, and one way or another, life must come to an end. That's just nature. My condolences go out to those people involved in the shooting, as well as their families.

How to save on your cell phone bill (and other services)

 

Rule #4: If you never ask for something you want, you will never get it.

I've been busy reading up on a lot of books as of late, and I've been reading this interesting one in particular called Get More Money On Your Next Job...In Any Economy by Lee E. Miller. I've also been gearing up to do something that I've been wanting to do for a while now: re-negoitate my cell phone bill. That was on the top of my "to-do" list.

What Ted: the Movie can teach us about manhood

I went to see Ted: The Movie Sunday because it seemed like an awesome movie and had really high hopes for it. Even though my love for Family Guy is lukewarm at best (Seth McFarlane created both "Family Guy" and "Ted"), I still had a feeling that Ted was something right up my alley.

Ted: the Movie didn't only meet my expectations (I can be a demanding person that will get disappointed if my expectations are not met), but it passed them by a good margin. This is impressive considering that I think Family Guy is something that can use improvement, although it has a lot of potential. Sometimes, I feel that Family Guy tries too hard with the jokes. One thing with Family Guy is that the jokes are made so rough that it loses some laugh value. One example is this clip of Peter getting a prostate exam here, then reacting to it here. It's just a borderline deranged reaction that makes him look like someone that's mentally deficient (a guide for that particular episode is available here: http://familyguy.wikia.com/wiki/Stewie_Loves_Lois). At other times, they make jokes so obscure it requires a "mini-flashback" that seemingly comes out of nowhere so the joke can actually have a punchline. Things like this is what probably keeps Family Guy from being utter genius, since jokes like this seem too try-hard.