Facebook Sexist?

The facebook default for not having a picture is sexist. It resembles a male head and shoulders in silhouette. Regardless of the fact that we live in a patriarchal society, male is not the norm and half the population is female. I realize most people put up their own photo but to have a default photo that promotes the idea that being male is the norm while being female is deviant is blatantly sexist. The question mark was a much better idea. I really dislike the new silhouette.

Love this Song

I love this song not just because it was featured in Greys Anatomy.... but mostly yes thats why I love it....Also I loved the 'happy ending' to the show last season.

Hope

"'Hope' is the thing with feathers-- / That perches in the soul--."-Emily Dickinson

Hope - Is the sunlight within. - a necklace

Hope. That feeling we hold on to. We hope for a brighter tomorrow, a new day, or a cure to our problems. We hope; sometimes at our lowest low and sometimes at our highest high. However, we remain positive. Hoping. We hold on to that tiny idea that things really will be okay. We build upon our courage and perseverance with life's tough moments when we don't see an end to the chaos. Hope can be religious or spiritual; its history is far and varied. And although we don't always get what we hope for, sometimes just hoping is enough. With each passing day, it is the hope that carries us through.

So I hope that hoping is enough to change the future.

I hope lives are saved, and battles never fought.
I hope for equality.
I hope for clean water and plenty of food.
I hope that words are used instead of weapons.
I hope that people value life, and the worldwide multicultural society we live in.
I hope that each new generation always hopes for a brighter tomorrow.

And although I know that not all these things will happen, it is the hope that they can that keeps me fighting for them today.


Dixie Chicks - I hope

World View

I am a design student (I know this) but I have only more recently begun to realize what that really means. Because I see the world completely different than everyone else. I know technically everyone does see the world differently but I just have not really made the connection between being a designer and my world outlook.

But it is not just designers as recently, on a trip with two other design students, I said, “What a great view” and they said, “Yeah look at the row of greenhouses.” When what I saw was the hill/mountains beyond the immediate row of greenhouses. Is it my optimism and desire to see the world in a good light? Do I just notice the good things? Or do I acknowledge everything but remember to enjoy the good I see? Do I just take pleasure in the little wonders of life?

I wish everyone could see and appreciate their surroundings in the same way I do.

Wherever I go, I notice the space I am in and how it is designed, decorated and its layout. I notice the world surrounding me on all levels the sky, the flowers, the people and buildings, how the light connects one object to another through its shadow. Also, I pick up on the nuances of people and how they act and what they say. I can tell if they are “being real” or not, even if I just met them. My attention to detail means I can recall a situation almost exactly. Although I might not remember everything that was said, I could describe the situation and the space and who was doing what where. I remember faces and not names. I remember appearance and locations.

Some people walk through life and barely notice what they are passing. The world becomes so familiar that they stop looking and noticing its little pleasures, much like how driving the same way every day we stop noticing the journey and only notice if we have made it to our destination. Some are caught up in the world of politics, while others revolve around work, school or family. All topics dominate their thoughts and noticing the world becomes a distant thought.

How can people become so consumed with life that they forget to look around them and see the world for what it is? Do we only notice what we deem important? What is important? What do you notice? Do you only see the destination or are you aware of the path?