Marilyn Parver,  a 56 year old woman, was on a Jet Blue flight from New York City to Las Vegas on July 26th. She was taking pictures of the clouds out side of her window with her camera, while listening to a TV show on her headphones.

There was a small child a few rows ahead of her that had been loud for the first two hours of the flight. She heard  loud shouting all of a sudden. She toke off her headphones to investigate, and found the passenger sitting next to the loud child, yelling at the mother.

She moved over her camera to videotape them, so she could show her granddaughter how bad behavior affects others. She never stood up or left her seat, and was only recording for sound, so it was to dark to see the faces.

About half an hour later, the flight attendants were asking for witnesses, and Parver said she video taped it. The flight attendents asked her to go to the back of the plane twice. Once so they could confront her and watch the video, and the second to tell her the pilot ordered her to delete it. When she asked why, they said she had broken a law by using electronic equipment on the plane! They also refused to let her speak to the captain.

She ended up getting escorted off the plane in handcuffs, arrested after refusing to leave withount the officers and flight attendants names,  and released with bruises on her thighs and wrists.

Check out Kingman Daily Miner for the whole story.

I think the police and flight attendants were wrong in ordering her to delete the video in the first place. According to the first amendment, photography is not a crime, and she could  of kept the video if she wanted.They also made up laws like not being able to use electronics on an airplane. They also should not of accused her of wanting to put it on Youtube, when that was never mentioned. The cops and flight attendants also should of given her their names when se asked, and not threatened to arrest her.

However, she can not complain about the bruises on her wrists from the handcuffs, because she chose to be arrested and handcuffed both times. If she had just deleted the video, there wouldn’t be a problem, but she decided to stand up for her rights.

 

Sources:

Kingman Daily Miner

Carlos Miller

Posted: August 17th, 2008 under Misc..
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Here is a review of some of Fred’s awesomeness. These are some of his first videos. That also means that they are not very good. Sorry Fred, but your first couple videos were not hot stuff.

Fred On Halloween: 10/30/06:  4 Minutes, 33 Seconds

Wow. This kinda sucks. It is boring at first. He also uses bad words. His voice is not very high pitched or squeaky. I like the part where he shows up behind himself, and him and “his mom” dance at the end.Make sure you watch all the credits until the end for a surprise.Fred On St. Patricks Day: 3/15/07; 3 Minutes 22 Seconds This is luckily the only other bad one.  He baby talks in some parts which really annoys me! He does turn everything green though! Watch out for leprechauns!Fred Goes To The Park: 4/19/07: 3 Minutes 11 Seconds This one is funny and has lots of memorable quotes in it!  His voice isn’t very high pitched though. You will laugh, though not as much as you will in future videos!

Posted: August 16th, 2008 under Fred, LOL.
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OMG! I just found out that someone from ZipIt was on my blog last night for half an hour!!!! I know Fred lives in Nebraska, and not South Carolina, but STILL! It was from ZipIt, and he is on their front page! And like three other people from the US visited my blog last night too that I don’t know! Any of them could have been Fred!

Lucas Cruikshank (Fred’s real name) LOVES ME!!!

Posted: August 16th, 2008 under Fred, LOL.
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Fred is a really funny “6 year old” with anger management problems who borrows his alcoholic mom’s camera, to make videos on Youtube. Here is a complete character list (and animal list) for Fred:

• Fred- A “6 year old” who is independent but has anger management  problems. The star of the show
• Mom- Fred’s alcoholic mom
• Judy- A girl Fred has a major crush on but she hates him and likes Kevin
• Cat with Rabies- A stray cat who is rumored to have rabies
• Sparky- A stray neighborhood dog who hangs out at the park
• The previous Youtube.com/fred owner- A creepy stalker guy from Youtube that sends Fred letters
• Bertha- Fred’s friend who he plays with outside of the bar while their mom’s are getting drunk

Fred is coming out with a new season starting August 21st. Check it out here.
P.S. If I forgot any characters PLEASE comment and tell me. THANX!

Posted: August 16th, 2008 under Fred.
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That is the question. I was thinking about going Goth. Now before you jump all over me for reasons that I’ve already considered, read my story.

First off, I’m not talking about the always mad (or sad) “I hate the world” Goth. I’m mainly talking about fashion. I looooooove the clothes! The colors first off. The pink, red and black, go together SO well!!!! Not to mention, some of the dresses and skirts are just SO CUTE! The makeup is also really cool looking. Not to mention all the awesome accessories!

It’s not because I am giving into peer pressure, because I only know one girl at my school that is goth, and she is a grade higher than me, so I don’t even know her name let alone spend time with her. (Although I’d love to get to know her)

I’m not thinking about it to rebel, because my parents will support me in it! My dad found Goth day at Disneyland. (AKA Bat’s Day at the park)   He also was helping me look at cute clothes. My mom, said it was fine as long as she could teach me how to do my makeup.

So you may ask, then why are you thinking about being Goth. The answer is: I’m not really sure. I know I like the fashion, but other than that, I don’t have a clue.  Why do I want to be Goth? Should I or should I not become Goth? Why?

Posted: August 15th, 2008 under Misc..
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After using the term, and constantly referring to the personality type, it was time for me to watch Heathers.

I have to admit, Heathers was not what I expected! I was expecting just another teen drama that had famous actors in it, so was remembered twenty years later. I was so wrong!

This movie is about a group of snobby girls three of which are named Heather, the other Veronica. They torment everybody, but are still worshiped. Veronica decides she doesn’t like it. She starts to rebel against her own group, when she gets a psychotic boyfriend whoshe groups up with to murder and make it look suicidal. After the main Heather, and two football players “commit suicide” the role of snobby leader just gets handed off to another Heather.

The movie moves along well because of it’s great script. It features familiar quotes like:

• If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn’t be a human being. You’d be a game-show host.
• You think I’ll drink it just because you call me chicken…? Just gimmie the cup, jerk.
• I love my dead gay son.
• It’s so great to be able to talk to a girl and not have to ask “What’s your major?”. I hate that. So, when you go to college, what subjects do you think you’ll study?
• This may seem like a really stupid question…
  There are no stupid questions.
  You inherit 5 million dollars the same day aliens land on the earth and say they’re going to blow it up in 2 days. What do you do?
  That’s the stupidest question I’ve ever heard.
• Chaos killed the dinosaurs, darling.

I love those quotes!
Follow the high school brats in their movie that not only serves as entertainment, but features life lessons.

Thanks for reading my Mini Movie Review!

Posted: August 14th, 2008 under Mini Movie Reviews, Review, Weekend.
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Fred is a “6 year old” boy with anger management problems, who steals his alcoholic mom’s camera to make videos on Youtube. He is so fun and funny to watch. AND he is coming out with a new season on Thursday August 21st! I can’t wait! He will release a new video EVERY week!

Doesn’t that look awesome! I think it’s OK, but I know the second season will be better than the first. (If it’s possible)If you want to check out Fred (which you do) check out his channel on Youtube here. He has all of his videos there. (all 19!!!!)

If you decide you like Fred (which you will) be his friend on Myspace. Find him here. He has over 65,000 friends! I think he accepts all.

If you really like Fred, (which you better) you should check out his website. It is Fred On ZipIt. It is so cool! There you can watch his videos, read his ZipIt, BUY a Zipit, or make a personalized Fred video where he sings a song to you! It so hackin’ awesome!

If you like me, (which I hope you do) check my blog for more Fred info and video reviews!

Posted: August 14th, 2008 under Fred, advertisment.
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I found an article, in USA Today from 2005. It’s called Teens Wear Their Heart On Their Blog. It is a post about teenage blogging, blogged by an adult. I am rewriting in “pre/teen speak”, because I thought it was confusing, and drawn out. Here is my version of the same post:

Millions of teenagers who grew up watching TV and hanging out online now make personal blogs, which they use as diaries. Any person, including bad, mean, evil people, can read it all. A personal teen story right in front of you.

A bunch of teens that used to use diaries, cell phones, vent to friends, get support when they’re emotional, have hangout sessions, etc., are now using blogs to express their feelings. This is considered by some adults as reality TV.

It has also been said that this is the way kids interact in the cyber age. Fifty years ago, they made phones out of string and Dixie cups to communicate. Now they have their own cell phones, e-mail accounts, and blogs.

According to people that have too much time on their hands (aka Intelliseek and other companies that look at big numbers all day) about 8 million teens blog. That number would probably be higher if you count places like Myspace blogs, which they don’t.

Blogs and sites like Myspace  have been banned at many schools. Some schools even make them delete all blogs and accounts on social networking sites (like Myspace, Livejournal, Xanga, Gaia, and Facebook) or they get suspended!!!!!

Teens have posts venting about parents and homework cussing off the roof! They share life drama, post songs up from cool bands, put up pictures of themselves looking sexy, or pretending to do drugs. They also write overly dramatic poetry, stories about their sex life, complain about their friends, and offer support. Pretty much, rant about life. Some teenagers even refer to their blog as a free psychiatrist. They write about their problems, and friends comment back.

There have been many cases when bad people have found kids who let out to0 much information. Parents are freaked. A lot of them are considered paranoid.  Parents are mainly concerned because they go to view their child’s blog, and read about how they got drunk at the beach last weekend after sneaking out.

Parents should also see the other side of it though. Teens have always rebelled, it just used to be in private and not all over the ‘net. A long time ago, parents freaked about teens reading bad books. My parents’ time was about bad movies and TV shows. Now it’s the internet.

Some blogs like Myspace and Livejournal, can only be read by your friends, but most are just open. Most bloggers are only read by a few friends anyway. Although some personal blogs have over 100 readers, they still get mad if they find out their family is reading it, because it is their diary. On the flip side, parents say that if it was a paper diary it would be hidden, and they wouldn’t snoop. This is up for the entire world to see.

With 87% of all teenagers online, it is just as much a part of their life as cars, TV, music, or friends.

Everything would be just fine if parents and teens built trust.

Try these tips for ultimate Internet safety:

• Treat everyone you meet online as a stranger. Lying is easy online
• Don’t put up personal information like your name, where you go to school, your age, or where you live
• Use e-mail addresses that don’t have your name in them
• Password protect your personal posts
• Try to protect your identity especially in pictures
• If you aren’t comfortable with it being up on a billboard at your school or work, don’t put it online
• Have a friend check your site for problems
• If your’e under13 you should have your parents checking your blog.

Isn’t that easier to read and understand?

Hasta La Pasta!!!!!!!

Posted: August 14th, 2008 under Misc..
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I’ve been here for just over a week now, and have done SO much stuff! I’ve done lots of crafts, including decoupaging a big Z for my wall, painting a birdhouse, grouting, painting rocks, scrapbooking, and sewing a sundress. It has been so much fun! We also went to a place were you can paint ceramics, which I’ve done so we did clay instead! You buy a pound of clay for twelve dollars an make whatever you want! Then they fire it, you come back to paint it, and they fire it again. All for twelve dollars!

We followed a very simple pattern to make a birdhouse. They have tons of stamps to decorate your house. I did mine celestial themed. It has suns and clouds on one side, and moons and stars on the other side. There is a 3d roof of layered stars, and a half moon handle. All ofthat came from my own mind!!!!!

Wednesday, we went raspberry picking. Today is a very busy day, we are going back to paint those bird houses, and are going to a Scribes meeting, where you do crafts practicing calligraphy. Sunday, we are going to the beach to pick up driftwood.

During the evening, we play poker. Texas Hold Em to be specific. It is really fun. So far my trip to Sequim Washington has been a blast!

Posted: August 8th, 2008 under Review, Trip Report.
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I know someone who is on that diet called Beyond Calories! It is a ten day diet. Here is how it is set up. There are four food groups. You eat six meals a day. Here is what the “meals” for Day One are:

• Two foods from group one
• Two foods from group two
• One food from group two AND one food from group four
• Three foods from group three AND one food from group two
• Two foods from group one
• Two foods from group one

This sounds very repetitive, but each group has at least twenty five different choices in it. You also don’t  have to eat the meals in order, you can eat meal five for breakfast and meal three for dinner, or however you please. There is also no portion size. If one of your meals is apples and sea bass, you can have as many apples and as much sea bass as you want. However, you should probably only eat half of what you would normally have because you are now having six meals instead of three.

You can also have drinks throughout the day. You can have any type of diet soda. Coffee as long as it’s traditional and you only use creamer and artificial sweeteners. Iced tea. (Lemon is OK) Water of course, and any other drink with less than ten calories.

The only other rule, is to stay away from the twelve worst foods for you. Here they are:

• Rice
• Pasta
• French Fries
• Real Ice Cream
• Pizza
• Cake
• Pie
• Breaded Meats
• Chocolate
• Excessive Bread
• Cookies
• Pastries

Well that’s all there is to this diet. Pretty simple huh! The person I know that is doing  this is so happy because he has lost ten pounds already and it is only his seventh day! Go him. And the best part, he isn’t even exercising! This diet sounds really cool to me!

Posted: August 7th, 2008 under Review, Weight Loss, advertisment.
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