AMA'S

Last night was the 2009 American Music Awards and it has become apparent that Taylor Swift is taking over the world. She won countless awards including favorite country album, favorite female country artist, favorite adult contemporary artist, favorite female pop/rock artist, and of course the prestigeous ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD!!! Go Taylor! The late Michael Jackson was also the winner of several categories including favorite pop/rock male artist, favorite pop/rock album, favorite soul/rhythm and blues males artist, and favorite soul/rhythm and blues album. Other winners included Jay-Z, Keith Urban, The Black Eyed Peas, Rascal Flatts, Beyonce, Aventura, Green Day, Mary Mary, Gloriana, and the Twilight soundtrack. I was excited to find out the winners because several of my favorite artists won!

Here is my video for our project! Unfortunately my voice overs didn't transfer over when I burned my DVD for some reason, so I'm kind of disappointed, but here is my script so you can see where the voice overs are supposed to go. Fell free to give me feedback and let me know how you feel about parking at CSUF.

SCRIPT:

(V/O)

Students at Cal State Fullerton are tired of paying for parking only to find themselves circling lots to find none.

Parking passes cost nearly 200 dollars at Cal State Fullerton. You would think that with the steep price, parking wouldn’t be a problem. But the reality of the situation is quite the opposite.

(Anchor)

Parking at csuf has always been an issue for students but with the closing of 2000 spots last semester frustrations are at an all time high. I spoke to a few students who had to parking 15 or 30 minute lots praying they didn’t get a ticket, just to make it to class on time.

(Interview a few students on the topic).

(V/O)

But there is a solution if you are in a time crunch to get to class. Valet parking is offered in lot A.

For every one space available, the campus sells 8 parking passes. But a new parking structure that will hold 1,500 spaces is under construction and the students of Cal State Fullerton can not wait to use it.

khloe kardashian blogs too!

So I was browsing the Internet and was delighted to stumble across newlywed, Khloe Kardashian's blog site. It is filled with all kinds of gossip including what she is up to, her day to day life, her jewelry line, pictures, etc. For example she has a couple blogs that she recently posted on NOH8 and pictures she has taken as ad campaigns for the organization. (The organization is aimed at overturning Proposition 8 and helping gay rights). Khloe's blog is truly entertaining and I think it is great she keeps her fans informed about what is going on in her life.

Twitter

One of my favorite ways of self expression, and gossip is through tweeting on the website Twitter. Over the last six months Twitter has gained popularity. Even my mom is addicted. It is basically a website where you post what you are doing, where you are, thoughts, quotes, or whatever you want to say that is under 160 characters. I tweet from my phone several times a day. My friends think I'm ridiculous because if something funny happens when we hang out I always say "I have to tweet about this!" It seems so silly but it is so fun. My friend and i were saying the other day that it's pretty cool because we feel like we have documented lots of things that happened since summer on Twitter, so it's fun to reread them.

michael jackson top videos

So the other day I was watching Vh1 and they were airing Michael Jackson's top 10 videos of all time. Being a HUGE Michael fan, I had to watch. Some of his tops included Smooth Criminal, Beat It (they placed it at number 6...personally I think it's more of a number 2), Thriller (OF COURSE!), and Black and White. There were several others but those are some of my favorites. I still can't believe Michael died. I miss the King of Pop and plan to see the movie that is out about him sometime this week.

Sex and the City 2

While giving in interview about the new movie, Couples Retreat, Kristin Davis slipped a couple secrets about the upcoming film, Sex and the City 2. Apparently everything in the sequel will be bigger and better than original. Apparently it will me significantly shorter than the first. In addition, the cast is literally shooting day and night. They get very little breaks and shoot into the wee hours of the morning. Part of this reasoning is that there are scenes with hundreds of people in them. And we all know that fashion is a crucial part of the Sex and the City series. You thought there were alot of costume changes in the first film? Just wait for the second; there are even more apparently. I can't wait to see this!

furlough week

Tuesday will mark the first day of furlough week. A week that has many parents upset, but students thanking the state of the economy. I know that I am thankful for the week considering I will be relaxing in Vegas. But I decided to learn more about why we are being blessed with this week of freedom, and although I am thankful for the break, I'm not sure we should be shouting and dancing on rooftops. President Gordon posted a letter on the Fullerton website explaining furlough days. CSU's are experiencing a $584 million dollar deficit. This caused the student fee increases that made us all moan and groan earlier in the semester, faculty pay cuts, and enrollment reductions. Things are going to continue to get worse. Get ready to pay more next semester (or have mommy and daddy do it if you're lucky). And consider yourself lucky to be going to a CSU....many will not have it as easy as we did. So this week, I am going to enjoy the break from school, but I am also going to reflect on why we are having the break.