Switched-On :: Blog

Two small things are on my mind this week. One is the fact that so many stores are closing. There is Blockbuster, Waldenbooks/Borders, KB Toys, and some other stores. I find it sad and depressing that so many people are losing their jobs during this economic hardship we are going through. I also liked those stores. I did actually like to rent movies from Blockbuster. Now you have to rent everything from your TV or computer. That leads to no DVD players. So in some ways, technology isn’t helping so much as it’s taking away jobs and changing the way we do certain things.

But the next thing on my mind is that Avatar made a worldwide total to $1.841 billion. If people keep watching the movie it will beat Titanic. That is just amazing. I thought Avatar was a really good movie – and it was all technology! I am glad that people love that movie.

- Tatiana

If there is one thing I will never understand even if I lived to be 200 years old, is why some people are friends with their parents on Facebook. Anyone under the age of 21 that is friends with their parents on Facebook should consider themselves a weirdo. Here is my reason why this is an act against nature and really not the best idea: being Facebook friends is the equivalent of letting your parents stalk you and listen in on every conversation you have with your friends. You might as well just let them follow you around in real life and save them the trouble of turning on a computer. I’ve heard people say that they control what their parents see on their Facebook, but I’m sure some parents realize this, which may lead them to wonder what is being hidden. All I’m saying is that no one needs Facebook drama with his or her parents. By the way, it is ridiculous that parents even have a Facebook and that this problem now exists in the world.

- Ruben