Boston

This past long weekend, I ventured to Boston since I haven't been there since high school. I had no to little memory of the experience, so I wanted to have a solid one. This weekend was so amazing; I am fascinated by the city and walk away thoroughly liking Boston.

I would love to live around this city. There is so much rich culture and spirit; the people have so much soul. There is so much Bostonian spirit around, especially when it comes to sports. It's a very cool culture that would be really cool to be a part of.

I visited some wonderful spots: Quincy Market, New England Aquarium, The Fine Arts Museum, Boston Gardens/Boston Common, The Wilbur Theatre to see Mike Birbiglia (which was an INCREDIBLE show). I walked around the city, and it is gorgeous. I hardly was heckled by homeless people or saw them around, it was not very dirty, and the architecture was breath-taking. I just didn't expect that convenience stores don't sell booze of any kind! It was very hard to find a liquor store even just to buy a six pack. What a weird system.

It was also very nice to be in Boston during some of their sports seasons. Currently, Boston is in the semi-finals in the World Series. It was awesome to watch them play while in Boston (I couldn't afford actual tickets to this high-stakes game). They are down 2-1 thus far. I also watched a New England Patriots game, and unfortuntely, they lost wicked bad. I think I am jinxing Boston teams. Good thing I left soon.

Anyway, here are some pictures of my trip. Boston is beautiful in fall.









The Aquarium

























































































What do you think of Boston?

Take a Quiz: Switching Brands

I've been taking these brain-teaser-type quizzes in a class I'm currently taking, and I find them very interesting and challenging. They try to test literacy, to see your ability to read a foreign situation and figure it out. You'll see what I'm talking about.

Change one letter in each of the following words to make a well-known brand name found at a supermarket or drugstore.

EXAMPLE: SKIMPY = Skippy

1. LESSON
2. NESTED
3. WOMBAT
4. ANVIL
5. SPRITZ
6. BUYER
7. DRANK
8. PARLAY
9. BENGAL
10. CENTS
11. PLASTERS
12. TWINKLES
13. CAMPY
14. CAMPERS
15. CREPT
16. FOLDERS
17. RAFFLES
18. BALKAN
19. BASELINE
20. UNISON

Cover up the answers below!!

(1. Wesson, 2. Nestea, 3. Combat, 4. Advil, 5. Sprite, 6. Bayer, 7. Drano, 8. Parkay, 9. Ben-Gay, 10. Certs, 11. Planters, 12. Twinkies, 13. Camay, 14. Pampers, 15. Crest, 16. Folgers, 17. Ruffles, 18. Calkan, 19. Vaseline, 20. Unisom)

How did you do? Can you think of others?

Vote

With the election coming up, it is imperitive that all of those in this country who can vote, do. This is one of the biggest elections our country has ever faced. We will be making history either way, with an African American president or a female vice president. You want to be involved in having a hand in making one of those come true.

Anyway, this video surfaced on YouTube where celebrities all came together to encourage everyone to vote. Such celebrities as Demi Moore, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dustin Hoffman, Jonah Hill, Anthony Kiedis, Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Laura Linney, Kevin Bacon, Ellen DeGeneres, Benecio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Usher, Sarah Silverman, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Giovanni Ribisi, Adam Levine, and many others.

www.declareyourself.com

Go to the above website to register. The last day in New York is this Saturday, but get on it quick!

Even if you have registered and are going to vote, watch this video. It's filmed very well and it's interesting to see what they have to say about voting. They also say why it's important to vote and many of the pressing issues and problems that are in stake on this election. Yikes.

Sneezing Panda

New wave comedy is so strange. YouTube posts of very short, funny videos. This video is known as the panda sneeze. Even news stations were playing this clip because it got so many YouTube hits.

Watch the video here.

Do you think it's funny? I guess some people think it's hilarious to watch the mother panda freak out like that. It took me a couple watches to laugh at it.

What I want to know is, where are people getting these videos? What is this big hype with YouTube? Why do people want to create videos for YouTube, and why do they want to watch these very strange videos?