#2

IPod Video, iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPhone, iMac, MacBook; no matter where you look, Apple Inc. is always there. On the train, on the bus, walking down the street, you're almost destined to pass someone listening to some form of an iPod. It's in the media, in commercials, billboards, magazines. Everywhere. I bet that over half of the students in this class alone, have their iPod with them. It's a trend. I'm typing this blog on an iMac right now! Apple is not just selling technology, for some people, having an iPod is a way of life. I speak from experience, because around two days before the last day of school, my iPod got stolen right out of my purse. I wasn't just upset that I could no longer listen to music on the go, as cheesy as it sounds it was as if there was a missing puzzle piece to my life. It had become such an accesory for me. Every morning I would wake up, get ready for school, get my cell phone, my wallet, and my iPod. But why? Why is Apple so important to so many people? Is it the sleekness? The convenience? The cool advertising? What is it that made so many people so compelled to go and camp outside of the Mac Store for days on end just so they could say that they were first to get their hands on the brand new iPhone? Maybe it is just that Apple has become such a trend. In the media, all the "cool" celebrities are seen with an iPod, iPhone, etc. People want to be noticed. You're seen as being at least semi-wealthy having an Apple product. I'm not sure. My essay will be better.

#1

"When you see somebody who's got a complaining personality, it usually means that they had some vision of what things could be, and they're constantly disappointed by that. I think that would be the camp that I would fall into - constantly horrified by the things people do." - Daniel Clowes

"The first step - especially for young people with energy and drive and talent, but not money - the first step to controlling your world is to control your culture. To model and demonstrate the kind of world you demand to live in. To write the books. Make the music. Shoot the films. Paint the art." - Chuck Palahniuk


I chose these quotes in particular because they both speak to me, about me and for me. These are basically my thoughts out of someone else's mouth. I've always thought that if you truly want something, you and only you can make it happen. In a way, the two quotes correlate with each other. You visualize what things could be, and you get disappointed because what you thought doesn't meet your expectations, so instead of just thinking about that, you should go out and make it happen yourself.