let's talk about black friday

So i KNOW everyone and their dogs know about Black Friday as being the biggest shopping day of the year right? And we've all heard crazy ass stories of disgruntled shoppers making insane threats over not getting the item they want. But where and when did Black friday start? What in the helllll started all this madness?!

Well you're about to find out =]

Back in 1966 Philly used to call the day "black friday" becuase of all the pedestrian traffic around the town for shopping. And around 1975 the name caught on in other cities, also was called Black Friday because retailers are turning such a profit and are considered ''in the black''

Yep there ya go, a little random fact for ya.

Just a reminder for next years Black Friday, seeing as I was a cashier in 2007 on Black Friday...and it WAS hell.
Just remember don't be pissy with your cashiers, they have delt with 50 people just like you, before you came along being rude. We are MORE tired then you, MORE stressed, and still have to smile!

;)

there ya go how'd ya like that?

The indifference of good men

I know i havent updated in awhile. But this story just jumped out at me

I read this news story this morning about a man stabbed while trying to help a woman being attacked..... after he laid on the street bleeding to death with people passing by him..looking at him not bothering to help. Finally after ONE HOUR of people passing by him someone made the 911 call....... that is so horrible. ONE HOUR? really?

My first instict if i saw someone like that would to be to stop and help...... those people could have saved him and they CHOSE not to. How could you chose not to help some one bleeding on the ground? That is madness

I'm just in total shock of the fact that they have VIDEO of people some just walking by looking at him..... some stopping to full on stair.



The evil we should fear the most is the indifference of good men.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_dying_and_ignored

Ladies and Gentlemen are you aware that Chicago has a 28 year long gun ban in it's city? Well I was stalking the yahoo new section which i tend to do day in and day out when I came across this article *linked at bottom* where I read about Chicago's gun ban. This article is about how this city's citizens are hoping that the gun ban WILL be over turned. It gives stories of the average person in Chicago, about how they were victims of burglary, threats and more.

Adam Orlov, and businessman and ex police officer, stated about the gun ban " the law only prohibits the actions of those who are law-abiding. The more law-abiding the more likely you are to be vulnerable to the activities of criminals"

And I agree 100% criminals in Chicago, or anywhere really, aren't going to abide by this law, so you are leaving the people in this town defenseless against home invasion, robberies and car jackings. City officials made the statement that they have the right to make laws and decide how to protect it's citizens.....

But my question is what about the RIGHTS of the citizens to have the ability to protect their families? And the RIGHT to decide HOW to protect themselves? Not to mention.....it's UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 2nd amendment folks, The right to bare arms.

I'm not particularly a gun advocate but you know it's my constitutional right as an American citizen to be ABLE to have a gun if I should feel the need to have one. As it is every Americans right ( granted you are no a felon! lol).

Someone PLEASE tell me how this law got passed in the first place?? And someone PLEASE take this to court over the fact that it is a direct violation of the 2nd amendment!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100301/ap_on_re_us/us_chicago_gun_ban

individualism = narcissism? I don't think so.

So i read this article*(can be found at the bottom of the post)* about how apparently parents in America are picking more unique name's for their children. And some researcher is talking this mess about how apparently we're trying to make our children stick out more, which could possibly lead to personality traits later in life like narcissism..... Are you kidding me? And apparently this pattern just proves that we have a narcissistic country ect ect. This is the biggest load of shit I've read all day!

I'm not one of those people that blend into a crowd and follow along silently, why should my child? To me this article just screams, "follow every rule with out questions, blend in, keep your head down." Ummmm no..... Absolutely not. I was taught to question EVERYTHING and I will teach my daughter to do the same thing. If it doesn't make sense then question it. And I'm definitely not just a sheep in the herd nor do I see that for my daughter. Like why WOULDN'T you want your child to be unique and maintain individually? I 100% support free thinking, thinking outside the box, and you know what...bending the rules sometimes IS a good thing.

I mean come one, if the founder of this country had kept their heads down, didn't question anything, and just blended in with the crowd.....we wouldn't be known as the United States of America right now.....more like the United States of England.

So dear writer's of this article,

WTF.

Sincerely,

Brandyie Marie

***ARTICLE LINK*** http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100224/sc_livescience/parentschoosingmoreunusualbabynamesnow

Would a lion cheat? No but a Tiger Wood!

Let's take a moment to talk about Tiger Woods..... By this point in time I think we've ALL see Tiger Wood's ''apology'' if you can even call it that. Now he has been accused of cheating on his gorgeous wife with multitudes of other women..... Now let's talk about this very FORCED public apology.... I think it's JUST that....very forced. He did what all other celebrities do cry a little bit, apologize, and blame it alllll on an addiction. I'll tell you exactly what will happen.... He'll go to rehab for a few months, then everyone will feel sorry for him because he can't help himself because of this ''addiction.'' Then he'll get out....... and it all will be forgotten! I swear crying addiction is the biggest celebrity scapegoat there is. "oh i talked shit about jews bc i'm a drunk" "I have a coke addiction that why i act like a crazy bitch!" yada yada yada

It just pisses me off....that he had it ALL going for him, a gorgeous wife, a kid, fame, fortune ect ect... and he goes and fucks it all away!

Make Up - Airbrushing

So considering I am going to go into the cosmetology field I've been looking around at airbrushing make up kits. Seeing what all the buzz is about....and ladies I fell in love! Air brushing is what is using on all the stars and models to give that perfectly smooth look. If done right you have seamless natural looking make up. That " I just rolled out of bed and look this damn good" look every girl wants!

Here are some before and after pictures i just loved

http://www.airbrushmakeup.com/before_after/

Air brushing can be used on all types of skin, and used to cover things like scars,

blemishes, tattoo's, and many other skin imperfections.

Air brushing isn't just for foundation though! You can use it for eye shadow,

eye liner, blush, concealer, lip stick, eye lashes, AND on hair!

I just absolutely fell in love! I really would loooove to be able to get an airbrush kit

now but with my current situation it's not possible! So any donations would be much

appreciated and go toward my airbrush kit as well as keeping me able to update my blog!

How far is too far - Video games

Okay I was born in the 90's i grew up playing Super Mario on NES, Mario Kart on N64 and the forever classic Zelda : Ocarina of Time. Now I'm 19 years of age, and my little brother whom is 14 is playing the PS3. He plays theses war games online and it kind of shocks me when he told me about theses games. The game he is playing now is Call of Duty : Modern Warfare. You use a long list of weapons which include nuclear and biological warfare to kill your ''enemies." I was also told that there is a mission in this game that you go through an airport only killing civilians. Now I looked this up and it IS INDEED in the game. You have the option to skip this mission due to the graphic nature of it.... You are placed in the shoes of a terrorist and openly slaughter hundreds of innocent people.

How in the world did that get okay'd??? I understand that there is an age restriction on such games, but come on how many parents are going to buy it for their children because they want them. I hear all the time that video games are too violent yada yada. Yet we still make video games like this?

Now the argument with this is that Grand Theft Auto is MUCH more violent and graphic then this. But that isn't even a valid argument. Since when is it okay to glamorize slaughtering civilians? The point is that THIS is what we are giving to our children and teenagers. Granted it IS the responsibility of the parents to monitor what their children play, but why even make games like this? Day after day i read in the news about teenagers and children being arrested for murder. Like in a world so full of violence already do we really need a fantasy world with MORE violence in it?