Blogging Around: Emily and Brandon

My first comment was to Emily, on her blog about pressure on girls from the media:

Emily-I think your blog is a great point about the media's impact on teenage girls. I also get a few typical teen girl magazines per month, and I love reading all of the articles. I almost feel like the editors put articles on the cover that have to do with making oneself look more attractive and "hot", just to attract readers, but inside, a large amount of the articles stress more important things, and there are numerous articles about being a good person. There are also tips for exercise and eating right, as well as advice about problems and life in general. Since these magazines still contain stick-figure models though, their "feel-good" articles sometimes seem rather useless and hypocritical.

Next, I looked at a few people's blogs and decided to check out Brandon's. I always enjoy his dry humor and interesting insights in class, so I concluded that I probably would find something I'd like to comment on on his blog. (I was right.) I particularly liked his post about a joke Mr. Allen made in class a little while ago. I responded:

I completely agree with the statement that jokes can really turn a lecture, discussion or class around; I think they can also even help you remember information. They don't even have to be witty; sometimes an extremely corny joke can be hilarious and very tension-relieving. They can also be completely random, in the case of my Chemistry teacher: the other day, while we were learning about quantum mechanics, there was something called an "Aufbau diagram". He said, "I've realized it's extremely fun to yell German words loudly. AUFBAU!", making us all jump out of our seats. It was really funny,now it's easier for me to remember what that is, and it gave me a happier outlook on attending his class.