Category: journalism

Stuff having to do with the world of journalism.

My Chapstick Obsession

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Something that I am not sure a lot of people know about me is my chapstick obsession. I have an ungodly amount of chapsticks. My collection in my dorm is literally less than half of what I have at home. It all started in elementary school when my friends and I would give each other chapstick for our birthdays and Christmas. The tradition continued as I went all the way to 8th grade with these people, and every year we would still buy each other a new chapstick on special occasions. My friends and I were so psycho that we would coordinate which matching chapstick(s) we would bring to school that day in our pencil case and use. My traditions even carried into high school a bit, but I will admit I have died down on the obsession. That is mainly due, though, to the fact the one Burt’s Bees from Target is like 5 dollars. I’m sorry, but if I wanted to add a measly 3 to my collection, that would cost 15 dollars. I’m too poor to upkeep my obsession as much as I would like, but the legacy remains and I add when I can.

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dream smart

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I wish I remembered my dreams more often. I think dreams are so beautiful no matter if they are happy or sad or scary. I love how dreams only make sense in pictures but not in words because that is how my brain understands things the best. Of course I understand words because we are groomed that way for our whole lives, but I live for seeing and feeling and experiencing. I have always been told that I am not book-smart or even that I’m stupid, but that is okay because I am dream-smart. I understand things by the way they look and move and breathe and feel. I crave to see things in my dreams rather than to read them in books. I think that is why I love to decorate my room. I would rather look at my walls and see the things I love than to look down at my phone or a book or homework. 

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Dummy-blog

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Hey, I am a dummy-blog. My role is to absorb the anger of the OVS Editors. My creator has not turned in a single blog over the past three weeks, so I am here to help him. You can hate me, you can despise me, but you can’t ignore me. Besides, I am just a blog – squiggly lines bunched together. Are they even supposed to make any sense, carry any meaning? What if my author just hit the keyboard long enough, without intending anything in particular. Or maybe he even used ChatGPT to get over with the blog and go watch the SuperBowl. Whatever the truth is, it does not matter. My job here is done, and my purpose is thereby fulfilled.

-1 to the blog debt.

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Beauty Standards

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In the time we are in now women’s beauty standards are a thing that deeply confuses me. Body image is a growing problem among teenagers with 35-57% of teen girls having an eating disorder. Many teens strive to have a perfect hourglass body in the hope of being more appealing to boys or more content with themselves. In the eyes of boys if girls are too skinny they are anorexic or they should go eat a burger. If they are slightly chubby there are pig and should eat a salad. Clothing is another very controversial thing if they show too much of their body they’re a s**t but if they dress conservatively then it’s assumed they don’t have a good body. Social media plays a huge role in this. Teens scroll on social media and often compare themselves to others who appear to have the perfect body and life. If there is one thing I have learned as a teen it is things usually aren’t as perfect as they are displayed on people’s socials. No one wants to post a picture where they believe they don’t look fit. Photoshop is a thing commonly used by teens and also contributes to eating and body issues. Girls will edit their bodies in the hope of fitting the impossible beauty standards. Then when they look in the mirror and compare it to their edited photo they want to look like the photo and often develop mental health issues such as body dysmorphia.

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Clothes

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Today I was shopping and I needed money so I decided to sell some of my old clothes. I sell my clothes through an app called Depop and I sold over 40 pieces this summer but I haven’t listed anything in a while. I have so many clothes my closet at my mom’s and dad’s is full but I always find something new and cute and buy it. I went through my closet today and got rid of so many things. Although a lot of them were cute I feel like I don’t wear them enough. I have so many clothes and I never get a chance to wear some. I took photos and captioned them and so far I have made $82 which doesn’t sound like much but for old clothes that were collecting dust it’s pretty good. I feel so productive after doing that and I can’t wait to spend the money on more clothes.

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Mammoth

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This week, luckily I was able to miss half of the school day on Thursday and miss all of Friday to go up to mammoth for the weekend with my friend. Lately school and my life has felt so intense. Taking a break from everything was something that was honestly necessary for my mental health. Coming up here has brought me so much peace. I don’t need to stress about small stupid things in my life and I finally have time to sit with my own thoughts. I have only been here for two days, but I already feel so much better. I feel like I never have time to just relax. Me and my friends friendship is the kind so close that we are able to just sit talk for hours without it taking any energy. Although I have been doing things all day, I still feel like I have so much more energy than I typically do. The past month, I have felt extremely drained and I feel like I am finally pulling myself together again.

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“Gilmore Girls”

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I love “Gilmore Girls” so much. I have probably watched it seventeen times. I love the way they talk and I just love them so much. It’s the only show I’ve ever watched that doesn’t feel like work. Logan is my favorite of all the boys. I like Jess a lot but he’s really short so idk. Dean is good but idk I just like Logan the most. Paris really annoys me but even she is smart and interesting. I hate it when she’s dating the professor idk why it just really bothers me. Even though I hate it, the season is still so good. Paris is super weird in the movie sequel but I guess it’s a good plot twist. Loralai is my favorite character. She is hilarious and so much fun. Jason is my favorite guy for her to be honest. I think the way they broke up was super weird but it’s so interesting. I do really like Luke but I don’t know there’s just something about it like there’s something off. Anyways, I would do anything to watch it for the first time again. I hope everyone watches it at some point.

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History of Los Angeles

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I recently came across this instagram account, which takes out pictures from old archives, specifically of Los Angeles (@ forgottenmadness_la). They pin down the exact location of where it was taken and often colorize them. These pictures come mostly from the early 1900s. They are particularly interesting to me because I grew up in Los Angeles, so to see how much the city has changed is really incredible. It looked like a completely different place (obviously), but its so crazy when I can actually recognize a building or where something was taken. In one video they posted you can even see the old apartment I used to live in. In general, the entire account is a great example of how much electronics and new technology have changed society.

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Time moves faster

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Time is going by way too fast. 

How come we can’t remember memories from 5 years old and younger. Is it because it went by too fast?

Why does our memory go away? Where does it go?

I hate forgetting things, I never truly forget everything. I just forget what happened but never forget how it made me feel. It is more frustrating because people ask me what they specifically said or did to me and unless there’s a powerful emotion connected to the words I only remember the feeling.

I remember the feeling of starting school in elementary. I remember the feeling of the cold wind nipping at my skin as I ran around the playground. I remember the feeling of dancing with my dad and the frustration of forgetting a word in English or Spanish. I remember the feeling of listening and singing Bruno Mars songs at the top of my lungs.

I remember the first day of freshman year, but that seems so long ago. Sophomore and junior year went by too fast. Now I’m at the end of my senior year last sports season. I might have just had my final basketball game and ended it with a buzzer beater. This month was long and this week was even longer, but something tells me it won’t stay this way.

My final play, my final game, my last year.

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Instagrams reels

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The place where people go when they finally delete TikTok to try to make an effort to bring their screen time down. However, in semi-recent times, Instagram reels have become a place of true terror and horror. Now, I personally believe that TikTok is much more addicting than Instagram reels because their algorithm is better; however, I am not too sure if Instagram is better, honestly. While TikTok might make you spend 5 hours looking at stuff that you won’t remember or care about the moment you turn it off, Instagram reels will show you things that you will remember, but you don’t wish you did. Instagram has a pretty horrible filter that stops people from seeing horrible things on there. On Instagram reels, there is an absurd amount of people dying or getting attacked, mainly shown in car crash videos along with other videos that should not be shown, such as racist ideas/jokes. The reason why these videos don’t get taken down is that you are only seeing the car get crushed or the person fly out the window but not the person actually dying, and the racist jokes don’t get taken down because the algorithm can’t really tell what is racist and what isn’t so it relies on the judgment of the people watching the reels to report the things they see. However, because these videos have become so commonplace they often time they never get reported, but they get likes and shares because people have come to find these videos normal and funny. The main issue with all this is that these ideas and videos are becoming commonplace which reflects on the people. Even if they are jokes, they instill these views into people, which is obviously a horrible thing. Now, I’m not free of these videos, but it’s because I’ve seen so many that I know how big of an issue it is. If you go onto Instagram and read the comments of videos you will find some pretty horrible things.

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