Neal Tougas
420 Bob Marley Way
Penticton
V2A 3J8
December 14, 2011
Santa Clause
North Pole
Dear Santa Claus, I have been very good this year. I went snowboarding ridiculous amounts of times last winter. And then I got a mullet. Man was that thing sexy. I got all the ladies with that thing. Showcased my epic skills wake surfing. Man listening to Pink Flyod will cruising in that white beauty in the summer, what a great time. Partied hard, climbed a mountain, road a bike all the way to school from sunrise, drunk. At no time did I ever drive thought.
For Christmas I only want a few things. Nothing big thought. Just my drivers licence back, because it was basically stolen from me. A forum snowboard so I can shred up the classy hills of Apex. The last thing I want Santa is the "Wall" by Pink Floyd, so i have some thing to chill to while I... never mind i just want the CD.
Sincerely,
Neal Tougas
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
"In a paleolithic pre-facebook era" texting while at an event would be considered rude. But in this new era constant connection, many people are to involved in their own social world to notice this rude behavior. According to CTV's digital news evangelist "[their] behaviour is well within the boundaries in a social-media age." But some still consider the act public texting to be "rude, period." In a recent survey by Zoosk "[people] are losing [their] one on one people skills." The constant bombardment of rude behavior has made this act of "multi-tasking" the norm. This obligatory rudeness is evident in a survey by the website Retrevo, which shows that "10% of people under 25," that were surveyed, "didn't see anything wrong with texting while having sex!" Technology has invited antisocial behavior under a guise of self expression. In many restaurants " 'no cellphones' is the new 'no smoking'." In Vancouver’s Upintheair Theater has section of a balcony reserved for texters bloggers and twitter users.
In today's society people have a problem with "cell-fishness." The frequency of multi-tasking when your conversing with someone, who is right in front of you, is ridiculous. Being inconsiderate by not giving someone your full attention when you're with them is appalling. How ever the damage is done. We have been enticed by the whimsical siren song of technology, there is no going back to the age before cellphones. Cellphones have become the median of communication and sociability, they've become intertwined into every aspect of the modern day life. A good way to approach the rudeness of some people would be to have certain times when using your phone would be okay. When you are alone or not disrupting anybody with your phone usage, would be an appropriate time to tweet, text, or blog. Certain instances or emergencies will have to permit the use of a phone. Your phone shouldn't be the one controlling you. Cellphones need to be balanced with real world conversations and interactions and staying connected.
In today's society people have a problem with "cell-fishness." The frequency of multi-tasking when your conversing with someone, who is right in front of you, is ridiculous. Being inconsiderate by not giving someone your full attention when you're with them is appalling. How ever the damage is done. We have been enticed by the whimsical siren song of technology, there is no going back to the age before cellphones. Cellphones have become the median of communication and sociability, they've become intertwined into every aspect of the modern day life. A good way to approach the rudeness of some people would be to have certain times when using your phone would be okay. When you are alone or not disrupting anybody with your phone usage, would be an appropriate time to tweet, text, or blog. Certain instances or emergencies will have to permit the use of a phone. Your phone shouldn't be the one controlling you. Cellphones need to be balanced with real world conversations and interactions and staying connected.
Friday, December 9, 2011
I Wonder
They do not speak
They do not talk
They do not yell
They do not whisper
They do not converse
They do Not vocalize
Their thoughts or feelings
They just sit and listen
Taking
Everything
In
I once played Icarus and ventured near
They sat and listened,
I posed a question and,
Was meet with a wall of silence
No new thoughts
No new feelings
nothing
nothing is shared
thoughts are only heard
silence is there language
they are black holes of emotion
no one bestowed with their cognitive functions
how is it they can sit in silence never saying a word
these are the questions I ask as I wonder how people live this way
Monday, December 5, 2011
Synthesis
"Prince Charming, ... Frequently is a narcissistic dope," June Callwood's analysis of men, author of Forget Prince Charming, and passes the life lessons learned to her granddaughters. Alice Major goes on in her poem to explains all the problems that she stairs down with her "prince charming," in puce fairy tale. Alice Major would agree with the advice June Callwood gives her granddaughters.
How can you believe in perfection. Perfection does not exist, that very lack of perfection is what makes this world interesting to live each day. June Callwood does not believe in the "perfect prince charming." She instead believes, a good relationship is based on compromise. But "the exchange is rarely 50-50." During the inception of a new relationship your "self-protected edges disappear," all that the your partner says and does is both agreeable and perfect. As inevitable as the sun setting, this portion of the relationship will come to a close; this is when you must look for "integrity." What you should look for in a partner is "truth [speaking], ...punctuality, ...consideration, ...[and] humor."
Alice Major is imperfect, akin to ever person. Her poem puts a critical view on men's expectations of women to look, breath and act to the utmost of perfection. Her companion wants "a maid with braids of hair like rope," but this desire is impossible to achieve because "[her] hair would never grow that long". He wants her to be perfect just like in all the fairy tales. His desires will forever be unsatisfied by Alice, because she is not perfect, she is not a fairy tale. No matter the pressure he places and pushes upon her, she can not live up to his expectations, no matter how hard she tries he will always be 'bruised by that one small nub." So instead of "cutting off [her] toe" to please this man, she "[declines], with thanks and honor" with proposal.
June Callwood has been giving her granddaughters advise on "the perfect mate," since they were old enough to sit on her lap. The wisdom of failure that is passed down by June Callwood would be passed down through a new family.
How can you believe in perfection. Perfection does not exist, that very lack of perfection is what makes this world interesting to live each day. June Callwood does not believe in the "perfect prince charming." She instead believes, a good relationship is based on compromise. But "the exchange is rarely 50-50." During the inception of a new relationship your "self-protected edges disappear," all that the your partner says and does is both agreeable and perfect. As inevitable as the sun setting, this portion of the relationship will come to a close; this is when you must look for "integrity." What you should look for in a partner is "truth [speaking], ...punctuality, ...consideration, ...[and] humor."
Alice Major is imperfect, akin to ever person. Her poem puts a critical view on men's expectations of women to look, breath and act to the utmost of perfection. Her companion wants "a maid with braids of hair like rope," but this desire is impossible to achieve because "[her] hair would never grow that long". He wants her to be perfect just like in all the fairy tales. His desires will forever be unsatisfied by Alice, because she is not perfect, she is not a fairy tale. No matter the pressure he places and pushes upon her, she can not live up to his expectations, no matter how hard she tries he will always be 'bruised by that one small nub." So instead of "cutting off [her] toe" to please this man, she "[declines], with thanks and honor" with proposal.
June Callwood has been giving her granddaughters advise on "the perfect mate," since they were old enough to sit on her lap. The wisdom of failure that is passed down by June Callwood would be passed down through a new family.
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