Day by THURSDAY

Thursday.. will you be the day that proves I'm not a computer, text messaging fanatic?

8:20am wake up to cell phone

9:30 am-12:30 pm Internet use: emails, Facebook, info search

10:15 am work phone calling for info
1pm read Daily Universe news paper

2-4 pm Internet use for Daily Universe stories

2:30 pm cell phone call to source

throughout, text messaging

Sending and receiving messages..

So I've gathered some pictures to show the different media we use to relay messages or receive them. Menus, billboards, pumpkins, cars, movies, shirts, signs.. the list goes on and on!

trash trash trash

Top 10 reasons I don't watch much TV/movies

10. Has anything good came out in the last.. 5 years? Negative.

9. Every time Lance and I go to a Dollar Movie, we can't sit through it all because

a) Lame. "The Knowing"-- really? aliens? you pulled out the alien card in the end because you didn't know what else to do?

b) Dirrrty. "Couples Retreat"-- is supposed to be about couples. Not yoga masters humping other peoples wives.

8. It's a waste of time, I'd rather actually interact with the people I'm with rather than stare at a screen

Ok so I only have three reasons, but those pretty much cover it. I'm serious, I can't remember the last time Lance and I watched a movie all the way through- we either turned it off or walked out for one of those three reasons. And I don't think we're THAT critical you know? It's just pathetic the crap that comes out these days.

For example, last night Lance and I decided to rent a movie (rare occasion!) We rented "My Sister's Keeper" not his first choice, but its based on a book I read and really enjoyed. First of all, can I say the movie didn't follow the book at all? Let me tell you a little bit about life. Pick a focus! The book is about a little girl who was genetically conceived so she could be a perfect match/donor for her sister who was dying with leukemia. The little girl then hires a lawyer to help her become medically emancipated from her parents so they'll stop using her body parts.

Touching story, yes. Potential for a good controversial movie, yes. But it wasn't. Instead the movie jumped all over, left out any kind of character development and added cancer patients having sex in the hospital! (Yes, this was an actual scene) Lame, we didn't even finish it. What a trend that is beginning to be.

So here's a little advice movie people, stop putting sex and aliens in your movies and we'll watch all of them!

Day to day to day TWO

My media usage for Wednesday.. a tad bit different since I spent most of the day on a mountain in de meddle of de nowhere. Yes, today we had a work "BYU Magazine Retreat" at Sundance and contemplated changes, direction and improvements for the magazine.

6:20 am woke up to alarm on cell phone
7:45 am-12:45pm analyzed different magazine content for work
1-2 pm radio on drive back to Provo
2-4 pm Internet use while at the Daily Universe: Facebook, email(s), info search. Used cell phone to text and make calls to sources
6:30 pm cell phone
7 pm & 9 pm music

Done! Not much today! I did listen to music today though, which makes two days in a row even though I'd say that isn't an accurate representation of my everday life.

WHY

My purpose.. why am I going into journalism

Well, I love it. I love to read the news, I love to meet people and tell their stories. I love to get involved with things I would've never come in contact with meet people I would've never known.

Sometimes I think I want to be the kind of writer, I want to produce the articles that I would read. But.. that's not really true. I want to write the kind of articles that inform the public, give recognize to that which is deserving, and write for all types of environments, personalities, preferences and people.

I'm writing for the Daily Universe right now and so far I've talked to people about the emotions involved in Social Work, ski racing, police reports that I'm sure only BYU police receive (honestly, you're reporting a prank call? You lost your cellphone? Someone is smoking?)

Funny stuff, love it.

Day by day..

You decided to keep reading! Congratulations. Hopefully this next part puts you to sleep. I am going to keep a log of my media usage today (amount of time spent, which type, why) and post again tomorrow and Thursday to see the variability of my media usage. Wish me luck! (good thing I have a spectacular memory. It's true)

8:00 a.m. my alarm on my cell phone went off ("Good Morning Beautiful")
9ish read my scriptures and the Ensign Magazine
9ish text message conversation with Lance about roommates who feed their TV watching addictions in the morning before class
9:15 listened to Taylor Swift on my iPod
9:30 at work checked three email addresses (work, school and personal)
9:30-12:30 Internet use: Used telephone to call several people for work purposes, Facebook, email, looked up websites for catering for work, text messaging, used Craigslist to post and search housing
1:50 read the Daily Universe Newspaper
2-4 p.m. used phone to call sources for Daily Universe, contacted and interviewed four. Used Internet for email, Facebook, text messaging, checked Blackboard, used Internet to check spelling of several words, learned how to spell bureau, transferred pictures from jumpdrive to computer, emailed pictures for article
4-6 p.m. used computer in class to make data sheets, checked email, used email and Blackboard, text messaging, used Websites to create databases for class assignment
6:30 p.m. made this blog.

keri the consumer

Would you like the rundown of my social media experience slash life-time use? Yes.

Didn't watch much TV growing up, my parents were the type that thought children should have an "imagination" and get "exercise" and develop a "work ethic" and "people skills." I know, those are big, less-known terms these days, so try to keep up with me.
I got my first e-mail address in grade school and that was COOL. My address was pooh_bear_64. What does the number 64 or the honey loving bear have to do with me? No idea.
One time I had a Myspace page. In high school, when I was lame. Then my boyfriend dumped me and I stalked his new girlfriend on Myspace until it drove me crazy so I deleted my account. That was the end of my Myspace days.
When I got a cellphone in my freshman year of high school the retailer offered me a text messaging package. I mocked him, and said text messaging is lame. I had little idea of what it really was, but it seemed pointless.

Well people, things have changed. Guess how many e-mail addresses I have now? Five. And how many cell phones? Three. Ok just kidding on the phone thing, one is enough. But yeah, I have five e-mail address. I have my personal address, my work address, my Daily Universe address, my "only use when purchasing or signing up for things that will inevitably put you on a mailing list" address.. the reasons go on and on. I even have an email address for when I get married, just in case someone were to steal my first, last and future last name for an email address.

I use my phone, and I even text! It's so convieneint. I'm not opposed to texting in class if its a I'll-fall-asleep-if-I-don't class. I don't text in church and I judge people who do. I call my mom and sisters to chat, but only because they live out of state. Pretty much the phone is a vehicle of relaying messages like "hey, I'm done with class are you coming over" when a text message just wouldn't satisfy me.

I use Facebook, I have a Twitter account, but haven't been on it since my teacher assigned it for class. I blog. I use the Internet for HOURS each day for story articles, as a dictionary, to check my mail, banking records, school purposes, reading the news, you name it and the Internet provides it.

I don't watch much TV, but I do love me some Office-athon every now and again, if I can stay awake. Sleep you see, isn't much of a priority. Music- in the car, CD rarely radio, and sometimes listen to my iPod at home.

And that, my friends is the rundown of my media consuming life. I bet it sounds a lot like yours.