Blog #8

Bored one day, I went to YouTube and typed in "Owned". For those of you who don't know what this means, the most generic definition is that you pretty much made an idiot of yourself. A video called "Owned Compilation" came up and I clicked it, knowing that it was just what I wanted to see. A bunch of idiots, doing stupid things, and getting themselves hurt in some form. In a grotesque manor, I watched 3 minutes and 59 seconds of people's lives being forever changed from extreme injury. I couldn't look away in fear that I might miss something amazing. Sometimes I could feel myself cringing at the pain that the person must have felt when they "Owned" themselves, but I continued to watch with a look of awe. If you haven't seen a video like this, be prepared to be disgusted in some of the accidents recorded.

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Blog #7

One of the oldest tricks in the book is to glue someone's lock, so they can't put their key into their door. This may be exceptionally cruel, when the person is your Residential Advisor, and they are coming back to their room after a long night. Now, to make things clear, I was not the one to glue the keyhole, nor do I know who did. I have to admit however, that I did find this quite amusing since I have never seen it actually done. I couldn't help but to stare at the locksmith trying to replace the lock for several hours, and my unfortunate RA waiting to get into his room. The last thing someone wants after a long day, is to not be able to get into their room and go to sleep! This exact thing was happening though, and I couldn't help but chuckle at the grotesqueness of a creepy locksmith working for hours to break into his room. Especially the fact that he looked like a bum!

Blog #6

Just going to Gainesville for a UF football game, I should have expected to see some crazy stuff. Walking back to my friend apartment after the game was indeed eventful. Seeing heavily intoxicated people was the usual, but a girl having to be pushed in a shopping cart was something else. She was barely all the way in it, hanging over the edge, dry heaving due to the amount of her alcohol consumption. Unable to look away, I pointed at her grotesque figure, to show my friend this unusual scene. He glanced quickly, shrugging his shoulders and said "What?". At that point, I knew that the people of Gainesville must be used to this type of thing, after all the big weekends for drinking. Now I have come to the conclusion that different areas of the country have different levels of tolerance for the grotesque. Living in Daytona Beach, I thought I was pretty tolerant due to some of the crazy weekends like "Bike Week" but I was wrong.

Blog #5

Watching YouTube videos is always interesting... Today I came by a video entitled "Dying Fetus - Grotesque Impalement". I expected something really gross to be shown, but I was indeed wrong. It was instead a band, playing hardcore rock music, again in the all black clothing that one could call "goth/emo". This so called music was indeed disturbing, as well as the band and their fans. I have watched it over three times, and still cannot make out many words in the song. The sickening thing is that this video has a rating of 4 1/2 out of 5 stars! Do people truly like this music? It sounds almost hellish in a way! I have listened to MTV's "Head Bangers Ball" album, but this is definitely beyond that!

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Blog #4

Obviously there are homeless people everywhere, but sometimes they can be surprising. While on vacation in California, there were the typical cardboard sign holding ones, but on one street, a homeless man had a unique way of asking for money. Holding a huge tree branch in front of himself, behind a corner, he waited for an unsuspecting tourist to walk by. Once he found someone he thought would have money, he'd surprise them with, "BOO! Give me a dollar!" Believe it or not, this tactic was working very well! I saw him receive at least $20 in an hour's time! This grotesque scene captured my attention for at least 15 minutes while the rest of my family was shopping. I couldn't believe how well his tactic was working.

Blog #3

Walking into my AS121 class is not usually an interesting part of my day. Today however, I opened the door to face a dark, caped, and booted figure facing the window. The chains and dark black clothes were definitely a surprise here at Embry-Riddle. I immediately thought about the "Emo" or "Goth" kids at my old high school. Trying to get to my seat without staring, I had to continually tell myself not to stare. This student was indeed very weird though, and I couldn't help but glance his way at least a few more times during class. Why do people dress that way? Is there a cult or something?

Blog #2

Having a roommate that is extremely southern is interesting... His name will remain anonymous, but the extreme grotesque actions he commits must be told. Every morning he wakes up, he starts with a drink made of protein mix and water. This wouldn't bother me much, but the plume of protein mix that floods the air and settles on objects like dust is disgusting. The microwave/fridge is always covered in a type of grime that makes them unusable for a clean person. Unfortunately that isn't the half of it. Just yesterday I saw him walking around campus with a sling shot. After asking him why he was carrying it, and informing him of the trouble he could possibly get in, I decided not to bother anymore after I was given the answer. His answer, "To kill me some squirrels man, so I can save me some meal plans for the weekend!" throughly disturbed me. Why do I have to live with one of the most grotesque figures at Embry-Riddle?