The Waiting Room...WTF

Ever wish your crush was single?
Sick of continuously stalking their profile to see if they're single yet?
No problem! You don't have to anymore! A new Facebook app stalks them for you!!
Seriously, Facebook, why are you allowing this low of all lows be on Facebook.

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Anonymously "wait out." What the hell? Why would you want to wait out for someone who is in a relationship with someone who is not you? Are they seriously worth it? And if they are, they'll probably be in a long term with whoever they're with and therefore if they break up, why would you want to be a rebound. And if you happen to be a rebound, they're probably not that great of a person if they're rebounding so quickly after being in a long term relationship, or just have a problem with being alone.


I would like to point out the paragraph that reads "Confidence To Be Single."
So, this means the confidence to be single means knowing there is someone you can rebound to if you get dumped or dump someone else.
Whatever happened to, I don't know...enjoying not being tied down to someone?
If you're afraid of being single, you're probably really insecure and therefore should work on yourself before reeling someone in to be with you and your insecurities.
I don't understand the people that ALWAYS have to be in a relationship.
Being single is awesome most of the time.
Yeah, I complain about being single, but then I think about the freedom I have.
The freedom to do whatever I want without someone freaking out on me that I went out without them.
I have plenty of time to find someone to be with, and plenty of options to do what I want.

Let me point out the next paragraph "It's Real."
What's real about telling someone in secret that you like them?
Whatever happened to telling someone TO THEIR FACE that you like them instead of hiding it from them and making them guess who has a crush on them.
When did being on Facebook turn into being a 12 year old?
Oh yeah, I guess 12-year-olds have Facebooks now, my bad.


Now let's take a look at the next hypothetical screenshot.

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"You will be able to see who is waiting after you become single."
Can you say desperate?
This application just make the desperate people seem more desperate than they already are.
If you're seriously using this application, it's time for a wake up call.
Get off of Facebook, and focus on REALITY.
Find someone who is single to be with, because more than likely they're going to be a better fit for you than someone who just broke up with their boy/girlfriend and aren't just looking for a rebound.

Am I the only one who think this app is just absolutely ridiculous?

You probably don't care about this...I'm just filling space

Autumn Composition by Tony Fitzpatrick

Review by Kacie Krominga

Five color etching with aquatint on German Etch paper

6” x 5”, 2001

Most likely done on a metal or glass plate, etching refers to creating an image on a plate with acid and then transferred onto paper, otherwise known as a form of printmaking. A lot of artists tend to do this process to create black and white images.

This image done by Fitzpatrick seems to have started off with creating an image in solely black, then color was added to it later.

The artwork information reveals that it was a five color etching, although at first glance, there appears to be six colors – blue, orange, pink, green, yellow and red; although the orange or pink was most likely used to make the reddish color in the image. Different shades of each color were used to create darker or lighter versions of the original color – especially with the pink and orange, there is more contrast with those two colors.

The image itself is more in juxtaposition to the title of the piece. “Autumn Composition” displays nothing of what one thinks when he or she thinks of Autumn. No rich oranges, reds, yellows or even browns are used in this piece. Instead the colors are bright and almost neon and in your face.

The green, thorny vine throughout the image is broken up by what seem to be clouds and give the image a dark undertone as opposed to what an image with such bright colors should portray. There are also a few sporadic bits of black that look like tiny tumbleweeds or tornadoes which also add to the dark undertone of the piece. The word composition means one of several things in the piece. Composition meaning a work of art, obviously, but it also means an arrangement of parts.

Three individual images within the piece appear to look like an atom or proton science fair project, where one can infer the “composition” of Autumn comes from. It may very well represent the composition of Autumn, but that still doesn’t explain the bright colors.

Some parts of the image seem to be melting or raining, which again, gives the image a sadder feeling even though the colors scream alive, happy and fun.

This image could represent what one feels during the transition of Summer to Winter. The bright colors represent the happiness of Summer, and the drips and black swirls represent the hatred of Winter coming. What is in between Summer and Winter? Autumn. Fitzpatrick just might have a hatred for Autumn, who knows.

The image as a whole is very surreal, confusing but interesting to look at. The bright colors draw the audience in, the focal point of the piece is in direct center but the green, thorny vine keeps the eye wandering to make one continue to look at the piece.

The rest of the piece is filled with small etchings that don’t really add anything to the piece except fill space.

FTR: I Still Like Lady Gaga A Lot

John Mason once said, “You were born an original, don’t die a copy.” So far in Lady Gaga’s career, she’s been nothing but an original.

From wearing raw meat dresses to award shows, or singing a song that implies she’s thinking of a woman while she’s having sex with a man – or so the rumors say about “Poker Face” – she continues to awe audiences with her originality.

However, it’s been lately that she’s been heavily compared to Britney Spears because of one reason being, they both released their latest singles – Britney with “Hold it Against Me” and Gaga with “Born This Way” within weeks of each other.

Both releases were hyped up in the media, especially via Twitter with #Bornthiswayfriday for the release of “Born This Way” and #FEMMEFATAL being the title of Britney’s soon to be released album, which also happened to be the longest running Trending Topic Twitter has ever seen in the United States alone.

But for some, it is hard to compare Britney and Gaga because of their differences. Britney’s been around for more than a decade so she’s said to have more credibility, more faithful fans, etc. But Gaga’s been called a pioneer because her uniqueness in music, lyrics and not to mention her fashion sense.

Although both ladies’ newest singles were released in the same month, they are not the ones that should be compared to each other right now.

It’s Lady Gaga and Madonna that should be compared.

Madonna has been around longer than Britney, longer than Gaga, and definitely longer than their diehard fans.

When Britney started, it was she who was compared to the Madge herself. It’s true, every generation has its Madonna, its Britney, whatever.

But as soon as “Born This Way” hit the airwaves, a couple things came to mind, but the most controversial issue that came up was it sound way too similar to Madonna’s “Express Yourself.”

“Born This Way” starts off like how most songs of Gaga tend to sound – upbeat, danceable and filled with synthesized beats. However, after a short monologue, the music warps into a poppy, techno sounding song that is similar to what one would hear from the late 80’s or early 90’s.

The first thing similar about this song to “Express Yourself” comes right away – both have a monologue that starts of the song; all Gaga is missing is a cow bell in the background.

But it’s the melodies that are way too similar.

The lyrics “Ooh there ain’t no other way, baby I was born this way, baby I was born this way,” the second “baby I was born this way” not only sounds similar to Madonna’s song, it’s practically note for note from “big strong hand to lift you to your higher ground.”

If that doesn’t do it for people, just speed up the beats per minute in “Express Yourself.” Though “Born This Way” is at 124 bpm, and “Express Yourself” is at 116 bpm, speed it up to match the tempos, and they’re practically the same song with different lyrics.

An artist can have a mentor and they can have someone they look up to, but they can only go so far as to imitate, someone they’re influenced by. Usher and Justin Timberlake have their influences from Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears have Madonna.

But it’s one thing to be inspired by someone, and another thing to copy.

Sorry Gaga, but if copying work that’s already been is what you do because you were born this way, it’s time to find another career – we don’t want you to die a copy.

Soul Mates

You Should Probably Listen to Her

Everything you thought about me is wrong

I'm not loud.
I'm actually really shy...get me around people that I love, and my personality shines.
My heart isn't open to everyone.
I keep myself very closed because I don't like feeling vulnerable. I'm only open to people I trust with things I want them to know. Like who I am, what I'm about, and the things I think you should know.
I'm not needy.
But I may seem like it when I want someone I care about to give me the things I need, and not the things I want, but what I need and think I deserve in a relationship. If I seem needy, it's probably because you're not making me happy but I'm trying to get you to.
I don't take my anger out on the wrong people.
If I take my anger out on you, it's probably because I'm unhappy and you're not filling my heart with the love I want.
I'm not annoying.
I'm goofy, weird, and say things that I think are funny. If you think that's annoying, you're probably too uptight.
I'm not a pushover.
I'm trusting when you first meet me, I'm forgiving if you screw up, but I'm always guarded. You can't get your way with me if you hurt my feelings, and I won't let you be in control of my life. I know what is best for me, and if you think you're what's best for me, you're probably wrong.

But I am caring.
I am affectionate.
I do have a big heart.
And it's easy to break it because of my caring nature.
I just want someone who knows how to treat it.
I just want someone to be right about me for once.

I think I want to be committed

I just want to be locked away somewhere for awhile and avoid all human contact.
Maybe it won't hurt so bad if I'm just alone for awhile.
Writing won't keep me from going clinically insane this time because I'm seriously on the verge of it.
How many times do I have to open myself up to someone and let them stab me in the heart?
God, give me the strength to live my life with optimism because I know you have someone amazing for me.
Why do you test me?
Why must I go through this heartache so often?
Why does it hurt so bad?
I just want to be alone.
I don't want human contact from anyone.
I just want to lock myself in my room until I'm able to go confidently in my stride again.

The People's Key - Bright Eyes, my review.

So I'm not a hardcore fan of Bright Eyes but I own 3 albums of theirs and like them. I had to write a review for a class about their latest album, The People's Key. Please don't slaughter me, because I know there are people who know way more about them than I do, and this very well may sound like I don't know what I'm talking about. It was just an assignment.

Listen to the new album before it's released.

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It’s hard to believe Bright Eye’s front man Conor Oberst is only 30 years old considering the band has been around since the mid-90s. And on February 15, the indie/folk band will be releasing their latest dish, The People’s Key, their tenth studio album.

Bright Eyes hasn’t come out with an album since 2007 when they released Cassadaga, so fans have been on edge since the announcement of a new album.

So what does the new album entail?

Well, fans can definitely expect to hear the same haunting vocals of Oberst they’re used to, backed up by a clean sounding set of melodies.

But although the vocals on this album are familiar and stay true to the sound of Bright Eyes, the album set-up itself tends to be a little lack luster.

The monologue at the beginning of the set of songs is very similar to how Cassadaga started – beginning the album with some sort of monologue that tries to tell a story about the album. And although Cassadaga had more of a country spin to a lot the songs, The People’s Key tends to sound very similar to the melodies of its previous counterpart.

“A Machine Spiritual” (The People’s Key) and “Hot Knives” (Cassadaga) have similar melodies. But I’ll give it them, being around for more than a decade, it’s hard not to have some songs sound like ones of the past.

And with this being said, one should hope that with any artist that has been around the block once or twice, they’d bring something to the table to make their sound feel fresh – and they did.

Some tracks like “Firewall” bring familiar, yet refreshing elements of earlier albums. While “Haile Selassie” makes the album feel more modern.

But it’s the mix of songs that stay true to Bright Eye’s fragmented compilations of the past.

The People’s Court has no real flowy transition between songs but the spoken words in the beginning as well as throughout, tie the album together to be inferred as a journey to enlightenment and almost has a spiritual feel - talking about the future and progressing, and lyrics like “We are starting over…” (“A Machine Spiritual").

Though the album may have similar sounds of past albums, for better and worse, Bright Eyes stays true to who they are, which is the most fans could ask for.