The Backpack Leash, Why!?

above translates to this...


I refuse to do this to my kids, when/if I do have kids. I never understood, or I should say "agree", with parents who do this. This just looks wrong. Almost like child enslavement. Now, they must just not have the ability to handle their kids OR their kids are just crazy enough to be running around where this is "absolutely necessary". PLEASE... Someone else comment on this.
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kids

oh i loooooove this kid.





if you check out the other videos after these end, they're worth watching. anyway, good strategy with the commercials. child labor, i tell you! haha.

i'm tryin' to find the words to saaayyy...

how do you ask a simple question without bringing your guard down? nobody wants to get hurt but i guess you have to risk a few things in order to get what you want or attempt to. especially when it deals with your heart. how do you get reassurance without it sounding like a scare tactic? 'cause i just want to know. it's pretty basic. the word. "exclusive". (shivers). to some, that may be too serious of a word. comments?

AyYoMyMan

Tre Hardson - "AyYoMyMan" Official Music Video from MJG Productions on Vimeo.

Making a list

And checking it twice with brother. Long term and short term goals in life.

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First day, but not first time

So I'm sitting in the student lounge (well one of them) at the irvine campus and there are probably 15 people in here doing the same shit I am... Which is killing time before class.

Today is the first day of my fifth year. Though I thought I'd feel sad, I'm pretty excited about this year because I have a better head on my shoulders versus the other four years that I've spent here at csuf. This year-to-date has a lot to do with it. From thinking I might have to take a break from spring semester earlier this year to passing all of my classes and getting accepted to the T.Howard Foundation, flying to washington D.C., working at NBC.com, networking within the entertainment industry, still having a job after my internship, getting offered part time with nbc and being eligible for financial aid again... I've recharged myself with some legit motivation to continuing my way in getting where I want to be.

Single, employed, roof over my head, vehicle to drive, healthy, family, and sane. Simple things in life we take for granted sometimes.

Keep pushin' people. Everyday's a struggle, but hard work pays off.
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experience

i've learned a lot this summer. and, without going into too much detail, i feel that it would be best to share them in a list. yes, another list! =I


... you get wiser over time and experience.
... be patient. it's worth it.
... the best lessons learned are when you become the teacher.
... you've got to love yourself, even at your worst.
... keep picking yourself up, you can't stay down forever. and if you think you can't, you shouldn't.
... keep pushin' on. (got this one from a song)
... less "i don't know"s
... liteskin.
... ignoring fears don't make them go away.
... if you're not part of the resolution, you're part of the problem.
... appreciate life
... say thank you and you're welcome

that's it, for now.

no resistance, no fear

AIM IM with Beats by AFTA 1 8/23/08 9:30 PM:


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man...life is always lovely. getting ready for some more transitions. new living space for september...working on the music, learning about myself

beatsbyafta1
yeah man...i mean, life DEF has its tests and struggles, but ive learned that most of them have to do with my inner struggles....so when i get right, my situation gets right

beatsbyafta1
its all perception

beatsbyafta1
you live in the now, do what you have to for right now, and everything else falls into place accordingly

beatsbyafta1
yeah, being put in a situation where everything is completely dependant on me was an eye opener

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the lovely thing is, its just as easy as doing what i gotta do

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and i have accepted that

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no resistance, no fear

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complete acceptance

stayfunknee
and this is why i fucking miss you.

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i believe that...

-you are who you hang out with.
-in order to be positive, you should surround yourself with positive people.

random

you know how bill cosby had that show "Kids say the Darn-est Things"? i think most of those who really know me know that i say the most random-est things. A LOT. so thanks to my sisters, cf, brothers, friends, family, and whoever else gets to hear the random crap that i talk about for putting up with it or letting it slide. =) sigh. i heart you guys.

Featured Article

(here goes to surfing CSUF's website today at work; don't mind my hair...the suit was the business that day just not the hair)


(Image Caption: This summer's group of T. Howard Foundation Interns working at NBC in Burbank gather with ViVi Zigler, president of digital media, in her office. From left, are Cal State Fullerton student Stephanie Caragan, Lindsey Cohen of USC, Zigler, Kathleen Barth of Emerson College and Kimberly Briggs of USC.)

Hands-On Experience
Communications Student Spends Summer Interning at NBC

July 29, 2008
By Pamela McLaren

Communications major Stephanie Caragan is getting an education this summer — as a T. Howard Foundation intern working at NBC in Hollywood.

Caragan, a junior, began a two-month internship June 9 in the network's digital media department.

"I first heard about the T. Howard Foundation by an email from the Career Center on campus," said Caragan, a resident of Long Beach. "I didn't see any harm in trying it out. So I sent in the required paperwork in December and heard back by February that I had been accepted into the Foundation."

The nonprofit foundation — dedicated to increasing diversity in the multimedia and entertainment industries — made the arrangements for Caragan's internships at NBC.com and held a program orientation for all 50 2008 foundation interns in Washington, D.C.

In addition to meeting with her fellow interns, Caragan met executives from Time Warner Cable, A&E, ESPN, NBC and other networks. "It was a great way to work on our elevator speeches and network with other interns, as well as leaders in the multimedia industry. The experience to be in Washington and see the monuments was amazing!"

Back in California, Caragan is writing copy for the community highlights, featured boards and groups for the network's social network, myNBC.com.

"I also have been working with the Biggest Loser League (a branch of the 'Biggest Loser' show) that focuses on the viewers and fans of the show at home and online. They'll be able to do challenges with friends, family or co-workers," said Caragan. "I've been able to see the full production of developing and launching a website here at NBC. It's been amazing."

Caragan, whose concentration is in advertising, notes that prior to her internship, she didn't have much of an interest in social networking, but that has all changed by being in the thick of it at NBC. Especially working on the same floor at the networks off-air advertising department. "I was able to grab a meeting with the program manager, who then showed me around and introduced me to the department."

By the time she graduates from Cal State Fullerton, Caragan hopes "to have a few more internships under my belt in order to work for an ad agency or back at NBC! I'm really looking into becoming a copywriter in the advertising field.

"Whether that takes me East to New York City or keeps me on the West Coast in L.A. or San Francisco, I'm all for it. I have big dreams to being successful in my future and I'm ready to work for it."