Bail Out Fiasco

What could be a more prudent and current topic of the day to write about than the absolute MESS of a country we've been left to inhabit. As 100, 000 protestors descend on the capital to vent their feelings of disgust and anger at the betrayal of the people charged with looking after our economy, i sit here in thought. For the first time in my life i actually feel true despair. Not the kind of despair one would feel getting the knock back off a girl you liked, or a huge pimple surfacing like a moon crater the night before your debs. No, real terrifying despair. Watching and listening carefully to Pat Kennys Frontline programme in the early hours of Tuesday morning a huge, foreboding cloud gathered in my mind as if it had scrambled my future in my mind. In reality, at the minute, i dont have a future.. Not in Ireland anyway. This bailout(LOAN) is going to be the heaviest of millstones around, not just my generation, but a number of generations necks for decades to come. At this point, im questioning what exactly IS the point of hanging around for much longer. The politicians of this country have destroyed our futures with near malevolent levels of incompetency over a 13 year period. A once golden period in our country followed by the blackest of blacks. A line in the film The Dark Knight has never seemed so appropriate. "You either die a hero, or love long enough to see yourself become the villain". Well this corrupt, incompetent Fianna Fail government has certainly lived up to the second half of that quote.

Social Networking/Social Media

The 21st century is a consistently changing and progressive world, and at the forefront of social behaviours within all age groups is the embracing of social networking. The use of the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Bebo and Myspace from people of all ages has been quite the phenomenon. It all began over 15 years ago in 1994 with the introduction of Theglobe.com and has since jettisoned into a worldwide takeover with Facebook leading from the front with over 500 million active users.

It's definitely one of the stranger phenomenons of our time. Personally I thoroughly enjoy the expierience of interacting with my friends over a site like Facebook as you can keep in contact people you wouldnt ordinarily see a lot of the time. There are drawbacks to it of course what with cyber bullying recently in the news. Also if you think back to between 10 and 15 years ago, kids of my age back then were out playing football on the streets, we were so active.. nowadays most young people are hooked up to the internet like its an IV drip. In saying that, that's the way things are these days. Everything is so internet driven, its nearly impossible to avoid it. In my opinion though, the pro's far outweigh the cons. The chance to keep in contact with family and friends, and not only that but make new ones too, is such an advantage. In my opinion, Facebook, Twitter et all are here to stay.

Online PR

To be totally honest, Online PR is a weird subject for me in that when I first attempted it i'd missed a couple of classes, and by a couple I mean about 47... I was totally lost. I was like a 4 year old attempting algebra!!! This year round, ive been to the majority of classes and it's actually been a huge eye opener... I actually enjoy it!! My only problem is that out of logistics and linguistics, I tend to sway to the later.. hence I complicate things in my mind way more than I actually have to. An example of this would be the recent exam..... Instead of looking at the exam paper and simplifying what Colin wanted me to do... I'd created a monster in my mind... it was only about 40 minutes into it when i'd copped on what he actually wanted me to do, and by then it was too late!!! Essentially, i really enjoy the module... its just all about keeping things simple.

The Prodigal Son Has Returned!!!!

Like Jesus and Lazarus before me, i have risen from the dead.. like a Phoenix from the flames, to give you an intrepid insight into my mind!! I thought it fitting that on my return, i'd share with you my difficulty in fitting back into the college lifestyle at the minute! At present, i feel quite on the periphery of things... but in truth, i didnt expect anything less at this point as i've only got 1 class a day, 2 at the most!! its tough to make any good friends in the class at the minute as i dont spend enough time around them.. which is quite a strange feeling to be honest, something im not used to.. So in all likelihood, its going to be a long 7 months... although hopefully after passing these 3 exams, i can FINALLY make it to second year and feel like i belong again!!