My father is a truck driver, and has been for over 20 years. Some people really don't realize how much room the trucks need to work. This includes stopping, changing lanes, and getting started among other things. There are so many people who don't realize this, and this video proves that. Even if this truck driver would have seen this car there is no way he could have stopped in time. i just ask you simply remember trucks can't stop on a dime, so try to give them so room to do their job. After all, America's highways are one of the most dangerous places in the world- respect that.

Support Our Troops

I have been talking with some friends lately, and I would like to get something straight. I don't care if you support the war- but it is wrong to not support our soldiers. They are the people that work their tails off every day for our country. They go through training that most of the people that go to Fort Lewis College wouldn't pass- and then they are tested to the utmost extent in combat- where their lives are on the line if they fail. The next time you think about criticizing our soldiers I would like you to take a step back and ask yourself if you could do half of what they do on a daily basis. Not to mention what their families go through when they are gone. I just posted an Army ad for the video for you to watch- but I salute all of our soldiers and their families for their service- whether they are Army, Navy, Marines, or the family of a soldier.

Our Fascination with Babies

This is one of the cutest clips I have ever seen. Watching this, I started thinking about how much money the media makes off of babies- and how many shows and movies you can find that involve babies- human or otherwise! A couple off the top of my head include Family Guy (show), "Look who is Talking Now"( movie), and finally Orangutan Island (show on Animal Planet). This proves that as a society, we are fascinated by babies!

Christmas Lights

'Tis the season to be Jolly! It's a tradition in my family to decorate for Christmas every year. We have a crazy amount of decorations and we really have a lot of fun putting them up every year. I thought it might be interesting to look at what other people do to decorate their house- and to what extents they go to in order to make it look good. This house has crazy lights, and I'm sure it took a lot of work to get it done. Hopefully it will put you all in the holiday spirit!

This is a video of an asteriod coming into earths atmosphere this November. This video reminds me how important cameras can be in discoveries and investigations. Granted, this particular video just proves that asteroids do come into our atmosphere, other videos are really beneficial in investigations as well. What happened becomes more than hearsy- because you can actually see with your own eyes what happened, snd make a judgement from there.

Natural Disasters can be a very damaging events. I find it interesting that so many Hollywood movies center around these damaging natural disasters, but never show what can be done to prevent these natural disasters, or at least be prepared when the inevitable hits. Fire is a natural disaster that happens quite often in Durango, yet many people have no idea how to prevent them, or be prepared for them. This video shows some intense damage, and a lot of it could have been prevented.

Disney

I am in a class right now where we are analyzing Disney. Part of our analysis involves looking at the stereotypes they use in their movies. For thos of you who don't know- there are a lot of stereotypes in the movies that we show to our children. this is obviously not a good thing. In Aladdin the stereotype deals with the people of the middle eact and the way they are portrayed. In many ways they are shown as terrorists, and generally very violent people. The next time you watch a Disney movie I ask that you be slightly more critical of it and recognize the stereotypes that are there.

I watched Wall-e this weekend, and I have a lot to say about it. First of all, I chose not to watch it when it came out in theaters because the previews they showed on television were really stupid. They descibed nothing of the plot and they drove me crazy. Then when I did watch it I really enjoyed it. First of all I loved that there was no real tlaking for a lot of the movie. I think we are so used to listening to people on the bigscreen that sometimes we really forget to pay attention to the visual part, and this movie forces the audience to watch- and not just listen. I also love how the message of many animated films are becoming more obvious, because sometimes you really have to dig to get any kind of moral from an animated film. So, for those of you who haven't seen Wall-e, I highly recommend watching it.

As we finish up our documentaries I started thinking about movies that have been mad from a true story, but are not necessarily a documentary. A lot of true stories that are made into movies involve traumatic life experiences that change a persons life forever. This got me thinking about how I could make a nonfiction film about one of my friends that wasn't a documentary. She lives through an extremely destructive bone cancer. She started treatment when she was 11 years old, and she has since totally recovered. Now that I understand the importance of soundtracks I know this song would have to be in the movie- not to mention the fact that it is my friend's favorite song.