I just had an epiphany where I realized that we still have to do these blog posts, and I have a pretty good topic. So, without further ado...

Evolution. I still don't believe it. Even after an entire unit, weeks of my life dedicated to this topic, I still think it's complete and utter garbage. The topic of Creationism, or rather Creation Science, was touched on for maybe twenty minutes. Which is completely understandable, as a whole most Americans know and understand the basics of creationism. I get that. What really bothers me, is this idea that teaching Evolution is separation of church and state, but teaching Creationism isn't. Evolution, regardless of what scientists and teachers try to tell you, does try and disprove that there's a God. So instead of lying, and filling our heads with a mandatory study of this propaganda, give us a choice. We teach ourselves for this unit about either Evolution or Creationism, it's our choice. No one is forcing us to learn about something that contradicts everything we believe. That's true separation of church and state, and that is what I believe to be the intentions of the law.

Personally, after completing this unit I feel disgusting because I was forced to pretend like everything in this unit is fact, and that my beliefs were wrong. No unit in school should ever force any child to think that. Public school shouldn't contradict your home beliefs, but merely give you the knowledge to craft and expand them.

~Margaret

Just watch it. Quality is choppy, my software was throwing a tantrum, sorry!

Speaking of tantrums the conversion process cut one of the best pictures. Oh noeessss!! Do not fear. I shall put it up.

Have a wonderful day!

~Margaret

I'm going to create a product and see how it would flourish or fail in today's economy. This product? Jay Cutler Shoe Tying.

Basically, people pay absurd amounts of money to have Jay Cutler tie their shoes for them. Each shoe tying session costs whatever Jay deems a reasonable amount. In some cases the collector on site will even let the fan decide. When an avid stalker fan of Jay's was asked what she'd pay for a Jay Cutler Shoe Tying she responded "Seven thousand dollars and the name of my unborn child..." Whoa Jay, can you say economy stimulated?  This offer seems like it's only geared toward Bears fans or Jay Cutler fans. However, upon request we can have those two boys, from that show on Nickelodeon that you thought was hilarious when you were ten, come and sing songs to you while you look deeply into their extremely beautiful eyes, AND HAVE JAY CUTLER TIE YOUR SHOES!!

 

Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, we remembered how much you love Civil War Generals, so here you go, take McClellan-- free of charge.

 

 

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I had way too much fun with this. Essentially this resembles the want people have, regardless of whether or not we're in a recession, for useless things. This completely asinine idea fueled by my wonderfully creative imagination, could probably be a real thing if Jay Cutler wasn't such a butt face. Snuggies, Pajama Jeans, Slushie Magic, Pillow Pets. All ridiculously stupid and successful ideas, because people like stupid things. I have two Snuggies. Why do I have two Snuggies? Because I can, and because I'm attracted to things that I not only do not need, but things that have no point. As long as there are people out there crafting things like the items listed above, then America's economy will always have hope.

 

This is the last photoshopped image I promise...

I'm done!

~Margaret

 

 

 

 

Meghan and I explain PPC charts in the most exciting way possible.

A few years ago I received the most wonderful gift from my Dad. My JVC camcorder. I use it all the time, it's wonderful. However, the software it came with is not. PowerDirector Express was the original software. I used that for about a year before I got my bearings with the whole movie editing thing. It worked, but it lacked a lot of the simple effects I desired. Like titles, and a black and white effect. Both of which are basic effects that video software has. The following Christmas I upgraded to PowerDirector 9. Only to find that not only did it still lack the simplistic black and white filter, but it had some serious glitches. I couldn't make DVD, a feature proudly displayed on CyberLink's website. And I have lost several movies (hours of cutting clips, adding transitions and music) to this program. I believe Meghan O'Toole can vouch for me when I say it's frustrating. She's has sat through many rants about this damn program. During the first few weeks of using this software I found all of those defects and complained to my father about them. The program had cost around sixty dollars which is an obscene amount of money to pay for something that doesn't work. I went to the internet forums to see if others were having the same problems, and they were. Someone mentioned a patch offered by CyberLink to fix the program and included a link. The only problem? It cost an additional twenty dollars. I wasn't going to pay another twenty bucks to fix something that came broken. So I powered through the angst caused by this damn video editing software until now. Now, I'm fed up.

My family just got a new computer. It's amazing and all of that. My father bought the software package offered with the computer. It came with a transfer disc to get things from our old computer, photoshop, and PowerDirector 10. A step up from my old software. Which I never actually got a hard copy of, so it's gone forever along with our  monster computer. The next version is obviously better than the one that came before it, right? Wrong. I used it for the first time last night, and after importing my video files guess what popped up on the screen. A notification saying that I needed another piece of software in order to have sound on my movie clips. I clicked on the link given to me thinking it'd be this free software. I have this habit of underestimating CyberLink's ability to screw people over because that shit software was going to cost me an additional seventy dollars. I was not in the mood to yell at my computer last night so I downloaded the trial version of PowerDirector 11. Still the same crappy software, but this one came with two whole title templates in 3-D. So it's basically word art on my movie. I had to edit a video for my sister because she wasn't able to come home for Thanksgiving this year and I wanted to say that I missed her. The titles didn't really matter. I finished editing the whole thing and uploaded it to Youtube, only to find that this trial program watermarked my video. Right above Storytime With Lincoln & McClellan it says "CyberLink PowderDirector Trial Version."

This business has not only stolen money from me, with it's accompaniment of the JVC camcorder and general simplicity, but from other people as well. They correct the problems with other products you're forced to buy if you want to be able to use the feature affected. It's frustrating, especially if you don't have the money to buy the patches. But this is how our economy works. How it's "stimulated." Americans are notoriously wasteful. It's who we are as a whole, and probably a contributing factor in why most of the world hates us. Would a person with a steady income think twice about purchasing a twenty dollar patch in order to participate a hobby they enjoy? No. Would someone whose income is currently nonexistent? Yes, and they're the ones who have to suffer because the company couldn't get it right the first time. It's completely backwards.

~Margaret

Illinois is a Democratic state. There's no denying that. The other day I realized how much that warps the minds of my peers. Kids are told one side of the argument by teachers, family members, and local media. Unless they have people in their lives rooting for the otherside. If they don't really care, which think about it, at age seven did you really care about politics? No, these children just go with what their "advisors" say, not bothering to do research on other people's view points.

If someone has one set of views promoted by their peers, their teachers, their family, everyone surrounding them, then who are they worrying about offending? No one, because they already have this completely onesided idea of "politcal correctness" in their minds.

People claim Conservatives need to be more open minded, tolerant and accepting. Acceptance works both ways. Recently, Tim Tebow had to trademark his "tebowing" image because people were using it to mock him and his faith. Some may argue that it's the equivalent to the celebration dance most athletes participate in after a great play. Those players dance to celebrate themselves and their teammates. Praying is to celebrate a Creator. Something or someone far greater than any human. Something or someone that deserves respect regardless or whether or not you believe. Quite frankly, I admire Tim Tebow for sticking up not only for himself, but for God too. When people watch others get down on one knee to pretend to pray to God, and take pictures to Instagram, sticking up for what you believe is right, is hard to do.


Comedians, televisions shows, everyday people make jokes about "tebowing" and Tebow. Like being religious is some sort of strupid trend to be ridiculed. What would happen if I mocked homosexuality? I would be verbally hanged by the administration at Fremd. There would be possible suspension and an apology I didn't mean would have to made. But everyone else can go right ahead and mock God, and Conservatives are suppose to take it. We're suppose to be tolerant. Whereas anyone with a different opinion can say whatever the hell they want.

Please, dear Liberals, tell me how that's equality.

~Margaret

FACTS!!!


I'll be the first person to admit that I sounded insane last night when I made that post about Christmas. But, I did have a point, television is regulated by the federal government. Commercials are considered television, therefore me blaming the government for the commercialization of Christmas isn't complete insanity! Oh, if you don't believe the words uttered from my mouth, feel free to check out these two fancy schmancy websites:

http://law.freeadvice.com/intellectual_property/communications_law/television_regulated_radio.htm

http://chnm.gmu.edu/exploring/20thcentury/regulatingtelevision/index.php

Facts! Boom.

This has been the story about how the government stole Christmas...

~Margaret