No More VHS Tapes

I find it funny how VHS is no longer even a option when buying movies. I guarentee that our children will not even know what a VHS or Cassett tape is. Who knows the way that technology is advancing so quickly our kids might not even know what a DVD is. I recenly threw away close to 4o VHS tapes which just 5 years go I could have gotten at least 100 dollars for, now they are worthless and in the garbage. I cant even watch VHS tapes the VCR at my house in Slippery Rock broke and I cant think of a reason to by a new one. I'd rather save my money and by some DVDs.

How the weather affects people excercising

I have recently noticed how much more active people at Slippery Rock seem to be now that the sun is out and the weather is getting nicer. I have been getting calls everyday about someone trying to get together a game of ultimate frisbee or football because the temperature is just right for it. It may be chilly in the beginning of the game but once you move around and your heart get beating faster then your body warms up quick. Not only people play sports outside but I see more and more people running outside on the sidewalks everyday. Another thing is the ARC seems to be full of people a lot more now. It always is busy when I go but now it is crazy, when lifting weight you have to wait for a machine almost every time.

Everyone has a cell phone

I think it is funny how everybody it seems has a cell phone. Just 15 years ago hardly anybody had one. Just look around next time your walk to a class at how many people are one the cell phone on campus. I cant say anything bad because I too love my cell phone and know my life would be a lot harder and less social if I didnt have it. I cant even think what it would be like if everyone didnt have one. I dont think I would be nearly as active as I am now.

Special Effects in Movies

Movies today have so many special effects because of the growing technology and they seem to be getting better every movie. It amazes me how far the special effects have come in movies especially action movies. I recently saw the Transformers movie a while back and it blew me away how real the actual transformers looked. If I didnt know better I would have thought they were real. The special effects makes movies so much more intence because you can create anything you want and have the most dangerous senerio in a movie and have no risk of anyone getting hurt because it is made on the computer. Also another movie with amazing special effects is Beowulf, the entire movie is computer animated and there were part in the movie that I would put money down saying it was real.

Video Camera at a Party

Someday I would like to have someone follow me with a video camera at a party. THings always seem to happen that are worth having on film. Wether they are crazy events or funny events I would a lot of the time like to see them again. Sometimes it is hard to remember these events too. With the technology today that would be very easy. I could have the video camera my self and people might not even notice. Just think 25 years ago if someone had a video camera at a party they would be the center of the party because they were so rare and big and not everybody had one like they do today.