keeping in the valentines day spirit i thought i would share my suggestion for the most romantic movie. this one gets me every time i watch it. the notebook has to be hands down one of my favorite movies ever made. so now i share with you one of the greatest scenes ever:
Abbott Koloff writes an article for USA Today about how many states are trying to put an end to cyber bullying. The article gives examples students that were being bullied online and they ended their own lives because of it. Now a number of states are trying to impose laws that will either give local law enforcement agencies or school districts more control to prevent this type of violence from occurring. Some officials are leery of passing any laws because they feel that it will impose on free speech.
I feel that cyber bullying is a very important issue and needs to be taken very seriously. Not only are kids made fun of at school, but now there are so many ways they can be misrepresented and made a joke of outside of school. The expanded use of technology has given kids the ability to say things about someone anonymously, which will cause a problem when it comes time to punish them. I feel that law enforcement agencies are the ones who need to be in control of this problem since they are the group responsible for controlling any type of harassment anyway. They can work with the schools to get names, find circles of friends, and use the school to find the actual kids to punish. I have found that most kids are not necessarily scared of their teachers or principals, but are scared of a police officer. I hope that the major social networking websites like Facebook and MySpace work together with law enforcement to allow them to patrol private messages and conversations from kids that have been found to pose an issue. The most important role in this problem is parental involvement. If parents talk to their children about peer pressure and respecting others’ feelings, that will catch most of the problems before they begin.
today is my dad’s birthday so i went to dinner with the birthday boy and my mom. he’s not one to celebrate or make a big deal out of it anymore. love ya pops! i hope i never lose that birthday excitement. however the big 3-0 is staring me straight in the face in less than a month.
i wanted to wish my friend steve a very happy birthday! i first met him about 10 years ago when we met playing quake online and i ended up taking a train 23 hours to visit him and play together in a tournament in washington d.c. we had lost touch soon after that, but somehow our paths crossed again.
you have made a huge impact on me and i am forever grateful to have you in my life. people like you only are made every so often. you are a true friend and an amazing person who deserves nothing but the best.
today we were dumped with about 10 inches of snow throughout last night and all today. i ventured out twice and both times it felt like i was in a bad movie. our city has decided not to put salt down until the snow is completely done because they are running low on supply. now our streets are so packed with snow that it feels like you’re driving over rocks starring in a ford f-150 commercial. because of this latest storm, school was cancelled this morning, and i found out from a 6am automated phone call. so much for sleeping in!
The Rock Island-Milan School Board and Superintendent Rick Loy were pleased when all 40 precincts voted to support a recent school referendum. This will let the district issue bonds that will build a new elementary school and make substantial changes to 8 elementary schools and 2 junior high schools. Within this new school restructuring, there will be much choice built in for families. There will be an academy and a school which specializes in math and science. Another elementary school will specialize in liberal arts. Many meetings were held throughout the community and Superintendent Loy said he tried to be as honest as possible with the voters on this referendum. Hopefully by August of 2009 these new buildings will be ready for students.
The real surprise to me was that every precinct voted for this. Senior citizens often talk about their cost of living and how living on a fixed income is so difficult and yet they voted for good schools. It’s really heartwarming for a potential teacher to see a community come together with a common goal. The bottom line is that communities with good schools attract industry, jobs, and tax payers. I think
Every year I make a blog post with my favorite love songs to create a Valentines Day Mix Tape for the one you love. This Valentines Day, my previous post about making the really adorable labels goes really well with this. I’m truly a hopeless romantic and I think little suggestions of love make someone realize how much you mean to them.
My favorite love songs:
“Like You’ll Never See Me Again” - by Alicia Keys
“At Last” by Etta James
“Sparks” by Coldplay
“Magic” - by Colbie Caillat
“Better Together” - by Jack Johnson
“Your Guardian Angel” - by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
“Under You” - by Better Than Ezra
“Here In Your Arms” - by Hello Goodbye
“Stay Now” - by Jem
“Don’t Change” by Musiq Soulchild
“Suffocate” - by J. Holiday
“Look After You” - by The Fray
“Can’t Help But Wait” - by Trey Songs
for this month’s project i have also combined it with my (now 4th annual) “mix tape valentine’s day gift.” last year i received SO much positive feedback from people who made this for their significant others. for those of you who don’t know…every year i make a “suggested” list of love songs to put on a mix cd to give as a valentine’s day gift. last year i asked my fellow seo/internet marketers what their favorite loves songs were. you can also just put on the cd songs that remind you of that person or “your songs” as your relationship has grown.
so as the project of the month, i found SUCH a cool thing on hp called cd/dvd tattoos! there are so many templates already created for you and all you have to do is insert cute photos of the two of you together and put a sweet quote or poem on the cd cover itself. how awesome are those?! if you feel like going the extra mile with this, you can also make a matching cd/dvd sleeve to put the cd inside. he/she is bound to love you forever just for the thought let alone the amazing cd cover! (good thing is it’s a fast and simple give that will make a huge impact!)
