Procrastin.....................ation

I am not normally one to procrastinate. Let me correct myself. I am not normally one to procrastinate things that interest me. In fact i'm usually quite the opposite of a procrastinator and tend to be a more of an "in the now" type of person. I usually jump on opportunities when they arise without thinking through all of the consequences. This in result has lead to Lots of stitches, broken bones, arguments, tears, lost friendships, and a divorce.

 Somethings just don't make me want to get up and run and jump in excitement so I usually tend to put them off. Things guys don't like to do. Shopping, homework, hair cuts, talking on the phone. etc. Of all these homework has to be the worst. It's not that I don't want to do it. It's just that I don't want to sit down and do it. I'm usually full of energy and ready to go and do whatever I want at any moment. It is very hard for me to pass up an opportunity to go out and do something rather than doing homework. Which is exactly why I ended up sitting here, doing the final edits on my essay and writing out a few blogs 6 hours before they are due.

(2 days later)

(no joke)

I actually started writing this a few days ago. I then got busy at work and forgot about it until I started taking care of my other blog entries. With that being said i think i really need to get a grip on my procrastination. or my ADD. Self diagnosed not really sure I have it. 

Assigned entry #3 Wall-E!

To begin Wall-E is one of my favorite Disney movies. I've worked with kids for over 8 years so i have watched a lot of them and have a certain fondness for children's movies. Especially the most recent one since they tend to have subtle adult humor in them.

Anyway. Right off the bat. The people in the future are extremely large and don't even manage to walk on their own. They constantly have food. miraculously appear in front of them that they don't even chew. It's all in a cup!. They don't exercise. They don't really move. All they do is float around on their little beds and eat. I'm all for hover cars and skate boards like back to the future but I think people would actually turn into these fat blobs floating around on recliners.

The second thing i noticed. The children are being taught by a TV screen. It's basically brainwashing them. IT's owned by "Buy N Large" which i assume is like the Costco of the future which in itself will probably end up taking over the entire grocery, clothing, auto, furniture, electronic, and fast food industries. It's another convenience that people are too used too. just like smart phones. Why would i go buy 10 hamburger patties at Safeway for 5 dollars, When I could go to Costco and get 75 for a nickel!

Finally the fact that they all talk to each other on their video chat devices. Even when they are right next to each other. It drives me crazy! I was in my room the other day and got a text from my sister who was right out down the hall. Really? you can't just walk down the hall and come talk to me like a human being?

IDIOTS!!!!

assigned entry # 2 (only like 2 weeks late)

http://howardtechnology.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/fascinating-technology-statistics/
This is the page I viewed. I know it isn't quite as fancy as the video but it does give generally the same information.Interesting statistics on teens and technology. A lot of these shocked me. For example the video games it seems more adults are getting back into them with an average user age of 34.

Everyone knows someone like the guy below. Why are you checking your phone? You're in the weather! It is ridiculous how dependent most of are on our smart phones. People panic when they lose them. That's why we spend the extra 10$ a month on phone insurance right? Or have most of us just become to dependent on our phones to remember how file an insurance claim without one?

 The fact that really pissed me off was the one about a higher percentage of kids knowing how to use a computer than being able to tie their shoes. I mean seriously? I know technology is the new big thing for kids and I get that, but teaching your kid to work a computer at age 3 isn't necessarily going to make him become the new CEO of Google. Even if it did. He'll never be taken seriously if he's wearing Velcro shoes to all the board meetings. Might as well wear one of those goofy colorful hats with the spinning propeller on top.

The more research I did for this post and the current essay we were writing really started to concern me. However i did research it all on the computer. Technology will be the end of life as we know it. Pretty soon we're going to have a global epidemic caused by a smart system meant to protect us and turning on us like skynet in the terminator movies.