Emoji DIversity

In time the emoji will soon have more diversity. Big news to all those tech savvy emoji users.
 Soon there will be emojis that show a more cultural diversity, which we are now seeing come across. Instead of the yellow familiar emoji there will now be five new skin completions of the emoji ranging from a pale skinned emoji to a darer brown skinned emoji. The launch will happen in June 2015. I feel as though this new emoji racial diversity will work with our cultural diverse world. Of course like everything it takes time for things to change and with technology the culture goes hand in hand and finally since 1999 when emoji was brought to life it will come another change.

Do Away with the Catcall

Has anyone seen this viral video yet? When I first watched it was is this accurate? Is it really a view in the life of women walking the streets having to deal with daily cat calls and harassment? My questions then lead me to thinking of my sister and my girlfriend. When hearing things said to them do they think it is a compliment or do they feel threatened.
Take a look in the video and you will see there is a guy that walks beside her silently for five minutes, Is this not a threat? Who can watch this video and say there is nothing wrong with how our world is handling the situation and interaction with women. I feel that it comes down to two basic principals: 1. Young men no longer have a male role model to look up to, to show them how to interact and respect a women and 2. What we see is what we do, too many video games, television shows, and movies depict that this is acceptable.
We need to treat women with more respect and as a person rather than as a piece of meat. If roles were reversed would men like this? Yes it is nice to hear compliments on beauty and appearance, but it is in the way its done with respect. No one wants to be disrespected and no one wants to be followed and made uncomfortable to where they feel their safety is threatened.
What will you do as a man the next time you see an attractive women? Will it be the disrespectful catcall or the nice respectful approach to say hello and give a compliment? SO many guys do not realize that the simple manors we learned at an early age will get us farther in life and simply being a gentleman will never go unnoticed.

Stress and your Emotions

So these past few weeks I have struggled internally with dealing with my emotions and not knowing how to express them in a positive way. After talking to people that care and somewhat trying to get a handle on things I realized a few things. One is that a person can't hold everything in. Its simple just as Newton's Law of conservation of energy states, energy is neither lost or destroyed, it is simply transferred from one object to the next.
So with this everything I had been experiencing I was simply letting things go or push over as if nothing would bother me, not knowing that eventually it would show up later. All the energy I had stored up inside me was causing me to be a ticking time bomb and eventually if I didn't get a hold of things it would cause destruction.
Anger can cause some serious issues with someone's psyche in causing depression and making someone become distant, changing their entire attitude toward life and everything. I can attest this is me. Usually so positive with every situation I encounter I had become angry with everything now. I was grumpy all day everyday and pretty much did not want anyone to talk to me or bother me. Went from a nice person and a good friend to where my own teammates and friends I was angry at and always isolated myself. It was basically in my eyes me against the world.
What I realized is that there are people that care and that anger can't be held in, it has to be expressed in a positive way and the world isn't against you. All the stress on your shoulders doesn't have to be on you. A simple conversation with someone can take some of the extra stress away.
As a guy sometimes you need to cry and let go, its hard to admit and do but the energy and stress is not healthy on yourself holding everything in.
In researching and reading about ways to deal with stress there are several techniques and ways that are helpful

Manage Anger

Control Anger Before it Controls You

Student Athletes??

In the world of college football the fans are crazy and the atmosphere and energy is indescribable. With that being said, is it a case where we as the public start making these colleges athletes more than what they are?

Are we putting these college athletes ima pedestal and saying they are above the law? Look at Johnny Football, Jameis Winstin, and Tod Gurley, is the college like atmospher making these players believe they are above the law or don't have to follow the rules.

Some universities are falling under scrutiny after repetitive investigations happening with players. Florida State University has had another player fall under investigation by police with possible domestic violence incident. He also has another open case where during summer he was questioned to whether he was involved in a robbery of another FSU student.

North Carolina Universtiy the same thing. Recently has just been fined and had to deal with getting caught of giving athletes bogus and fake classes and giving them grades of passing with these fake classes. This is unethical and unfair to all the other students on campus that work hard. Also the degrees these student athletes received is rumored will not be revoked either.

Fall Break

While most of the student body probably went home and met up with old friends, I spent my time I. Cincinnati busting family and an exciting trip to Kings Islands. My life is pretty hectic right now with school, football, and family issues but who's isn't right? I used this little break as a getaway somewhat, o skip town and just escape. Sometimes in life we need that little reset button to just get back energized and regather ourselves and that is definitely what I used this fall break as.
Kings Island gave me the opportunity to just be a kid again. Just enjoy the day and the moment. After having a horrible loss against Mount Union the fastest thing I needed to do was just leave and clear my head. It's funny though that I possibly couldn't have chosen a better day to go. Weather wasn't to cold or windy with just a little bit of sunshine peeping through the clouds. It's late in the season as well and it was a Sunday. The lines had a maximum of 15 minutes so you could really enjoy the day and not waste half of it just waiting in lines. This was the first time that my girlfriend and I had been here so we were really looking forward to a day of excitement.

Everyone knows that if you come here it is a must that you "conquer the beast". The Beast so happened to be our favorite ride at the park. Although the roller coaster was a wooden coaster it was not scarce of speed. The high speed turns and airlifts really had our adrenaline pumping. We had to ride it at least 5 times. At a certain point during the ride you can just glare out in the distance and take awe of the beauty in nature with the pretty colors the tree leaves have and just admire nature, then all of a sudden you realize you are still battling The Beast and the ride is not over with. The new ride Banshee I must say will not disappoint and if you go anytime in the near future it'll be waiting for you. It's almost as if Banshee is challenging you because it faces you soon as you enter and is the first ride you see entering the park.

Taking pictures is always something we do together and every trip we take its a must. Taking pictures in front of Charley Brown, the Eiffel Tower and while actually on rides( I advise you not to do) is just   Another part of the day and enjoying the moment. I really needed this little escape to almost restart myself and I'm excited to get back to Ada more motivated than before.

Anyone who has visited Kings Islands before what is your favorite ride? What are your favorite things to do when visiting a theme park with friends and family?

Did Jaxson Take it Too Far?

This Sunday the Jacksonville Jaguars mascot might have taken a joke overboard with the sign made during the fourth quater in the against the Steelers. We all are aware of the Steelers infamous "Terrible Towel" and the updated case in Dallas with ebola and in west Africa. Yes ebola is a major crisis in the world today killing thousands. On the other hand Jaxson was making a competitive joke and using the current news to do so. Across the nation views on this incident were on both sides of the fence.

Against the sign:

Janelle @jpeanutOSU

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Sorry, @Jaguars and @nfl but Ebola jokes aren't cool. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Bobby Johnston @Bojo20

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@Jaguars classless. Ebola had killed thousands and still out of control and your organization thinks it's a joke

8:33 AM - 6 Oct 2014

Defense of the sign was:

Woody @Tide_Fan_1

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@Jaguars @JaxsonDeVille So Saturday Night Live can make fun of Ebola but Jaxson can't.. I don't get it..

The Jaguars did release a statement saying that they would handle the problem internally. The also stated how improve and humor has always been a key in Jaxson DeVille's success. The team was unaware of the sign made by the person who plays Jaxson for the past 20 years.

How do you feel? Was the joke a humorous and just using the ebola crisis and terrible towel a good idea or was it a idea that should not have happened?

Homecoming 2014

When you think of Homecoming you usually think of the big parties, alumni coming back in town, and the football game of course. Yes, all these did happen this weekend, but the most memorable is the fact my father, step mother, and my former roommate and his girlfriend flew from Florida to come see me this weekend. With them coming back I did want o have a huge game and do well to make them proud. Unfortunately that didn't happen. I possibly had the second worst game I have ever had. I made some crucial mistakes and I was beat in the back of the end-zone for John Carrol to win the game. Yes this is devastating and heart breaking. Even though I didn't play to well, the ones that mean the most to me, my family were there to bring my spirits back up.

Spending time with family and friends you truly love I cherish, because unlike most people that attend this university I rarely see my family. I may see them a total of two or three times a year for not long spans of time since I am from Florida. Before the game we spent time at the parade taking pictures and just watching everyone freeze on Main Street. Of course my parents were shaking and unprepared for the freezing temperatures. I ended up having to lend them a few of my coats and gloves to help them out. After the game we all went to dinner and just really bonded having deep conversations. Those don't happen much and when you get a chance to engage in them make sure you do. I love and appreciate the fact that my father is always there to support me and help me along my journey. Even though my mother and father are not together I always feel loved.

The moment which really touched my heart is when my father and step mother told my girlfriend and myself they were proud of us. When a child hears he is doing well and pretty much gets the approval from his father, he knows he must be doing something correct. Every child in the end just wants to make their parents happy and proud.