2041

8:00 am, there goes my alarm clock. As I scream "5 more minutes!" my alarm clock turns off, and awaits another five minutes before it goes off again. That's the good thing about 2041; everything listens to you and acts upon it. I brush my teeth, jump in the shower, and pick up an already chosen outfit by my own electronic closet. The cool thing about it is I only have to tell my closet how I feel, and it comes up with an outfit according to my mood. Cool, huh? I wish I had a robot helper, but my mom says they're too expensive this year. Only reason I want one is because it cooks for you. But until then, a pop tart it is. Yes, pop tarts are still around.

I hop into my hybrid and off I go. School's such a drag, so I put on my iPod and get on a floating electronic chair that brings me to class. It's either that, or walking. Yuck, walking.. I get to class and turns out my professor didn't make it. But he didn't forget to send his robot helper to do the job. As the robot goes on and on about Biology, my eyes drift to the window. I see a bunch of kids running around playing with a soccer ball. Ha! What is this, the 1920's? After my class I go grab a meal with some friends at the cafe. I like the cafe because it has the Two Minutes or Less stand. It's where you go and get your meal in less than two minutes, no matter what it is. If longer than two minutes, it's on them. You can imagine the line. America's gotten so impatient, especially when it comes to food. After lunch I hop back into my hybrid and do some homework with my electronic tutor at the library. The convinience of having an electronic tutor is great because they're always there! Thank God my tuition pays for it. I'm feeling kind of tired so I think I'm going back home and calling it a day.

I get in my room, jump into my massage water bed, get a marvelous massage from Tracy (my bed), turn on my wall (it's just a TV the size of my wall, no big deal) and watch some intense 3D television. I love the 2040's :)

Advertising

Advertising is essential to companies, for it exposes the product to the public. To me the best advertisings are visuals, either on TV or on billboards. In my opinion those are the ones that people remember the most, as opposed to hearing about it on the radio. America is ruled by witty commercials, and I think it really helps to sell the product. If I'm at the store and need soup, for example, I'm most likely to buy Campbell's soup rather than any other brand because of the familiar jingle in my head, "it's MM MM good!" At times I consider the generic alternative, depending on if the taste changes. When it comes to commercials, I definitely am swayed by celebrities endorsing goods. Along with celebrities, the music and jingles almost always get stuck in your head when least expected.

The SunDrop dancing commercial is a winner. Basically, a girl wearing a green shirt with tights and shorts takes a sip of a can of SunDrop, gets super confident for some odd reason, and ends up dancing along to Snoop Dogg's single Drop It Like It's Hot at the beach, on the street, evern on a boat. The funny thing about it is she's so serious and in fact quite good at dancing to it. It's witty because the drink's called SunDrop, and the song is perfect for the commercial, and the girl 'drops' it everywhere she goes. I bought a pack of SunDrop soda the day I saw the commercial.

The ad is basic. With the dancing, it suggests you'll have a good time no matter where you are, as long as you have a SunDrop to cool you down. It's a very bright commercial, so it's appealing to the eye to begin with. The music selection is a modern time classic. Basically everything about this ad is catchy, and what's catchy sells. I don't think there's anything bad about the commercial, except for that it's making us buy soda and helping America become more and more obese.

Ecological Footprint

To be quite honest, I am completely shocked to see how much energy I use. According to the Footprint Calculator, it would take roughly 4.5 Planet Earths to provide enough resources if everyone lived my lifestyle. Not only that, but it would also take 20 global acres of the Earth's productive area. The ecological footprint is a way of reaching out to others and showing them the way their way of life affects our planet. Then, it shows you where exactly your weak points are and eventually it explains the certain changes you can make to improve your ways. One of the most harmful actions that I take part in is that I don't use public transportation as much as others. In fact, I haven't been in a bus in about 3 years. Not only could I be helping out, but I could also be saving money on gas. To reduce my footprint on earth, I could perhaps take a local holiday instead of flying out north and using up fuel for airplanes. A trip to Tampa uses less energy than a trip to Connecticut. It also showed me that the amount of meat I eat could be lessened. I pledge to use a bit more public trasportation, eat less meat, and go on local holidays more often than flying out.

Introducing Myself.

Hey everyone, I'm Kiomi. I turned 18 on graduation day, and I am currently majoring in Psychology. My life's been pretty hectic, with moving around the world (against my will!), welcoming others into my family, and dealing with the regular teenage scenarios. I was born in Peru, where I saw my mother and father fight over me and my brother constantly. At 7, my mother moved us to Japan, where I spent 4 years of my life. I've truly been blessed over the years; seeing different cultures, learning various languages, and meeting countless people. I moved to the U.S.A. at the age of 11, and yet again, I was forced to learn another language. My father's been an absent figure in my life ever since I was 7, physically and economically. His absence made me realize how strong and independent of a woman my mom is, and that's why I was happy when she fell in love with my step dad. On a sunny Valentine's Day (cliché, I know), they got married. About a year later, he decided to go back to his roots to Italy, bringing me and my mom along this time. Can you imagine? Although I hated he fact of moving across the world, turns out the best time of my life was spent in Europe. I moved back to Florida in the middle of my sophomore year, where I started school at Barron Collier High. To this day, seeing various cultures and traveling still fascinates me. As far as personality goes, I'm a friendly, down-to-earth, and I guess you could say very sarcastic person. I wasn't very labeled in high school because I got along with just about everyone. My goal in life isn't to have a lot of money, or to have the best job in town. It's simply to be happy with who I am, what I've done, and what I've got.