Funny Film

I recently went to the Oxnard movie theater on Fifth Street and saw a very comical film.  The film I watch was Jackass Three in 3D. I would recommend watching this movie if you are ready to be disturbed and laugh allot. Johnny Knoxville is the main character just like all the other Jackass films yet he is still funny; his age is starting to show. Bam Margera is also in this film as well as Wee-Man and they are a very funny pair. I had a couple scenes in the movie that I believe were my favorite but there is one that was the funniest. The guys from the movie have a large mechanical hand with a diameter of about four feet. The large hand is set up right next to a doorway against a wall. The hand is spring-loaded and would swing toward the open door way on their command at a very high speed with lots of force. Wee-Man put some sort of white powdered substance on the hand and caulked it back. Second later Bam is headed toward the doorway and Wee-Man is ready for him. As Wee-Man yells “High Five” the hand is unloaded and knocks Bam on his back as well as getting a white powder shower. While Bam is on his back everyone including the producer come out from hiding as they are laughing almost to tears. Bam himself though this stunt was very funny and joined the crowd by laughing himself.

Yet the movie was very comical and I did like it, I do not believe it was as funny as the first Jackass.  Although the 3D effects are very graphic and disturbing, the first and second Jackasses were jus as disturbing. I would like to see the first Jackass in 3D I believe they make the perfect match together.

yummy fast food

I just would like to start off by say the book Fast Food Nation totally opened my eyes to a different aspect of the fast food industry that I would have never thought about before. Prior to reading this book I had not eaten a hamburger in over a year.  My girlfriend took Croker a year ago and read this same book so she had given me an idea about the beef industry. I must say hearing what my girlfriend and told me ad reading this book were two totally different sides of the story. When I was reading Fast Food Nation I was amassed of how detailed the author got in to the facts. In reading this book you can imagine what the workers in the beef factories are going through or how corporations prey on the weak.  Schlosser did a lot of research and actually went to the slaughterhouses and I believe that is why this book was so amazing.

Although I had not eaten a hamburger in a while, I was still eating other meat products and I don’t believe that is going to continue. One situation in this book that really stood out to me was when one of the workers said he would shovel dead rats and feces in with the meat. That is horrible how would you want to eat that shit!

school!

My truth from last weeks blog; was that I love school. In previous years I would not have been able to say this truthfully, yet in recent months I have realized how important schooling is. I have taken time off of work so I can focus on my schoolwork so if I do not get good grades I have know one to blame but myself.  This current semester is going pretty good I am doing very well in my math class and I believe I am doing okay in my English class. J This semester I really have my head in the game, by that I mean I am really trying hard on all my assignments.  I have to admit I did recently drop my history class due to bombing my midterm and another quiz I am still very disappointed in my self, because I know I could of tried a little harder. I dropped that class because I did not want a bad grade on my transcript.  I love my math class; even though I cannot understand the teacher due to a very strong accent, math is my favorite subject. I think I like math so much because I love money and numbers and I like to work with both together. I am enjoying my English class as well although there is a heavy workload I knew that when I signed up for the course. My English teacher is awesome, I took her for the previous class, which was English 96 she is very entertaining and explains assignments in depth.

            I am putting my self through this tremendous workload because I know school will help me in my future. I am planning to get my general education out of the way then join the police academy. My goal is to get hired on with a police department hopefully in Ventura County, then work my way in to the SWAT! When I am up late at night working on homework or studying for a test I jus think of the day when I get hired on by a department. When I think of accomplishing my goals in life I know school is the main foundation, and the rest will fall in to place.

Eassy #1

 Dustin Koehler

8/06/10

English 101                                                               

                                                                                                                

Bad News

It was the night before I started high school, my dad was sitting on the lazy boy chair, and my brother and I were sitting on the couch watching TV. Like any other night, my mom was in the kitchen preparing our favorite pasta for dinner. She approached my dad and with these exact words she said, “Should I tell them”. Within a split second my tempter increased, my cheeks went numb, and my stomach hit the floor like a sledgehammer. My brother and I meet eyes; we both knew the worst was yet to come. Holding back her tears, my mom explained to us in her most comforting voice, that everything was going to be okay.  She proceeded to tell us that during her resent sinus surgery the doctor found a tiny non-cancerous tumor, in the front of her skull. Nor my brother or I could manage to mutter a word.

            “Wake up! Wake up! My mom shook me, till I couldn’t bear to keep my eyes closed. Hoping this day would never come; my mom, brother and I went to Loma Linda University Hospital. That is where we were going to meet Dr. Kim (the brain surgeon).  The whole way there I asked her hundreds of questions. I felt that if she knew we understood what was going on it would be less stress on her. Yet I knew no matter what we said she was more nervous then I could ever imagine. I kept strong knowing my brother was looking at me for comport.         

            Once we walked in the office my mom and I meet Dr. Kim. I never imagined a male doctor to be five foot tall. Although he was a little guy, he was the most professional person I had ever met. He had a CT scan of my mom’s skull. Showing us the tumor, he explained in detail the procedure; maybe a little too much in to detail. He told us that my mom was going to have an incision from ear to ear over the top of her skull. My first reaction was to face my mom. She busted out in tears, and at that moment we both had heard enough. I decided to leave the office to regain some sense. A nurse handed me a glass of water and a lollipop to calm my nerves. She escorted me over to a video game, but I wasn’t in any mood to be entertained.       

            About ten minutes later Dr. Kim and my mom came out of the patient’s room, it seemed as if it took hours for them to finish. As my mom stood outside the room with a hand full of soggy tissues she rubbed her already blood shot eyes. As the two of them stood there:

Dr. Kim said, “You know Dustin, I have done this exact procedure many times before, I am a trained professional and your mom will be just fine, but you got to promise me you will help take care of your mother.”

          I didn’t say much the whole time as the doctor was talking to me, I just sat there and watched my mom out of the corner of my eye rub her eyes till she could see no longer. Once the doctor finished talking to me, I stood up drank the last of my water, broke the candy off of the stick of the lolly-pop, grabbed my mom’s hand said good bye to the doctor and nurses and we walked out of the office. On the way to the car there were not very many words said between my mother and I but once we got in the car we both blew our noses and started on our way home.

            Once we got home from that long torturous ride; that I slept the whole way through. My dad met us at the car as soon as we pulled in to the driveway, he could tell by the looks on our faces that we were in no mood to talk about what happened. I went straight in to my room and went to bed. I woke up later that night to my parents down stairs discussing what the doctor had told us earlier that day. I snuck back up stairs to my room and hoped they didn’t see me.

           Three days later it was the day my mom was going in to surgery. My brother was at school and my dad and I just dropped my mom off at the hospital in Loma Linda. The procedure wasn’t going to start for three hours so my dad and I had a little time to waste before we had to go sit in the waiting room for hours. The doctor had told us about this good Chinese restaurant down the street so we thought we would go try it since we had time to waste. As much as I was hungry my stomach was spinning like a whirl pool in side so I did not eat very much. After we finished eating we went back to the hospital room where my mom was laying down. The doctors had already gave her, her Anastasia so she was very tired, so she could barley Talk. My dad and I were sitting there in the room with my mom and Dr. Kim and his nurses walked in to the room and said “It’s time guys.” My dad and I got up and walked in to the waiting room. I sat there on these big cozy couches and tried to take a nap but the older lady sitting next to me was watching Opera and she had the television as loud as it would go, so there was no chance of me getting any rest time.

            As I finally started to dose off I saw a shadow appear in front of me, between the cracks in my eyelids.

“Everything went just fine Mr. Koehler,” as Dr. Kim expressed to my dad.

“Can we go in and see her yet?” I asked very excitedly.

“Not just yet Dustin, she is getting transported to another room, but as soon as she gets there I will come out and let you know.”

“Thank you Dr.” I expressed with a smile.

Three trips to the restroom and two trips to the vending machine later Dr. Kim came out and told me I could go see my mom. I jumped up with excitement and followed my dad and Dr. Kim down the hall and into the room. My mom was laying in the bed still hooked up to the ivy and still asleep. The doctor told my dad and I she would be asleep for a while. My dad and I sat in the chairs next to my mom's bed for two hours and she finally opened her eyes. She looked over at my dad and I as we got up to give her hugs. After we talked for a little bit and fed her Ice cubes my dad and I left on our way home because my mom had 2 stay there for two more days.

            Those two days went by very slowly, it was very quiet without my mom at our house. We were not used to not having my mom around the house. After we picked my mom up and took her home we took care of her for a couple of weeks. Finally after two long weeks of running food and drinks up and down the stairs my mom was back to normal and on her feet.

Text messaging

            I can proudly call myself part of the text messaging generation. Weather it be positive or negative text messaging has had an extreme significant impact on our society. Text messaging is everywhere you look form billboards to television shows.  Most game shows or talent shows on TV ask you to text your favorite contestants name to a certain number, in previous years you could just call and listen to a recording.  Text messaging has got so popular that people do it while they drive, which in result has driven lawmakers to ban text messaging while driving.   Many people were very mad about these laws being made, but in reality it was a good thing. I think everyone who drives has at least one time or another seen another person text while driving and it is not safe at all even people who jus talk on the phone while driving aren’t safe.

            Text messaging is the new instant messenger; texting has transformed communication in many ways. People whom text message start to understand the texting lingo for OMG to LOL which cant be good for society.  I feel bad for elementary English teachers because I am sure text messaging makes there job a whole lot harder.

reality TV

   Do I watch any reality TV shows? Yes, I do watch multiple reality TV shows I wouldn’t say I like reality TV shows but there are a couple I do tune in to every week. There is such a variety to pick from, if u like singing there’s American Idol, if u like love stories then the bachelor is for you and if u like fist pumping there’s the Jersey Shore. I’m not quiet sure what it is about them, I’m almost positive that they are not real.  Some of the reality TV shows in today’s world are so dramatic. I don’t believe the shows are scripted yet I do believe they are planed out. For example in almost every reality TV series there are specific character traits in each cast. There is a villain, a good-looking jock, a geek, and a hot chick in skimpy clothing. Most of the reality shows have many hot and steaming scenes, which really are not appropriate for children to watch.

    Reality shows would have to be one of my guilty pleasures I like the catch phrases, diverse groups, chances to win large lump sums of money and the extremely outlandish behavior. Although I do watch these shows I believe they could have an effect on our society.  Not every man in the world has thirty gorgeous women willing to throw them selves on him and after two months he gets to pick one to marry and take home. Ina sense young men can have a perception that women are not respected do to one mans actions. There are multiple reality TV shows that have models or women who have unrealistic body sizes; this puts an image in young women’s heads that is unrealistic. Although reality shows are entertaining there are harmful towards our youth.

Fast Food

I have ate fast food through out my whole life, from burgers to fried chicken at KFC. When I was a child I ate fast food often it was usually a decision between Carl’s Jr. or Taco Bell occasionally we would venture in to McDonald’s. Fast food was so easy when I got picked up from school we would gab a quick bite to eat and then go to practice. If we went to Carl’s I would get a number one with cheese; the number one consists of a cheeseburger, a medium French fry and a medium soda. Whenever I went to taco bell I would always get a burrito supreme and a side nacho. Whenever I could get me parents to take me to McDonalds I would get a chicken nugget meal with a medium soda. At the time I was young and didn’t realize what I was actually eating and it tasted so good I didn’t care what it was made out of.

I live at home with my dad and brother; my dad is not home often so it is easier and cheaper to get something off of the value menu. I know it is not healthy but I can’t afford to cook at home every night nor do I have enough time. Whenever I can, I cook at home for myself or throw a TV diner in the microwave.  Fast food does play a large roll in my life, I eat it often not by choice just but because its fast and easy. When I work I only have a thirty-minute lunch and usually I forget to make a lunch so fast food it is. My job is in a shopping center, and there are plenty of fast food restaurants near by. I no fast food is bad for my health and I no I need to stop eating it soon.