Music that you should Check Out

Those looking for some new music and artists that are good and I think will be more recognized one day have come to the right place because I have found some great people. I remember one time I heard a song from Foster the People and I thought they were amazing then 6 months later they were huge. They were on the today show and everywhere. I knew they had great music where was everyone else for the past 6 months. So maybe one day this will happen to one of them.

This first Group is my favorite,  Graffiti6. I think the lyrics are good and live performances are good too. The lead singer has been a music writer and has written stuff for One Direction.  The first single they released was "Free" but I think there best song is the music video below "Annie you Saved me". 

Next is a kid called Connor Maynard from the UK also with a song that I like (below) "Vegas Girl" which is weird for him to sing about when he is not even 21 years old yet but the song is not bad. He also has a song with Neyo called "Turn Around" check it out and let me know what you think.

Jaren ~  LLT

K-POP

I accidentally came across K-Pop (a style of music) one day on YouTube when I was looking for a song I heard but really didn't know any of the words except for a maybe 2 or 3  from the hook, which I most likely miss interpreted anway. So one of these videos came up as a result and I wondered "What is this?" So I watched the video and it was a group of Asian guys (I am not sure what specific group, sorry) singing and dancing in some language that I don't know, then a line or 2 in english. I have never seen this before and it was funny and actually not that bad (at least to me) for this song. But if you search K-Pop in YouTube there are countless videos like this. Here is your introduction into K-Pop, a whole genre that I did not know existed until recently. The videos below I found with the subtitles too.

Comment and let me know what you think.

Jaren~ LLT

This first video is from LED Apple- Times Up. .

This next one is another video that wasnt that bad From Teen Top, I think.

 

Sharing Stories

I've been doing a lot of traveling lately and have been having encounters with a lot of diverse individuals. Some were nice, some were rude. Some were young, some were old. And then there were some that just like to talk. But in the end they all had something interesting to say. I've done more listening than talking to these people but I really enjoyed hearing the stories they had to share. It may be that I was a psychology major but I thoroughly enjoy meeting people and seeing their different personalities and views on life. It's just so interesting how people have different views and beliefs but we all live on the same planet. We just take it all in differently. It's crazy. As I was writing this out at an empty table in the ballroom at this conference I'm attending, a waiter named Tommy just came over to talk to me about life. We talked school, life goals, and family. But more than that he's shared some advice with me that is priceless, his life story. I've gained experience just by talking to him, things that I never would've known if I never spoke with him.

I believe that as a person we can either take these encounters in and have our lives change because of them or we can discard them and pretend as if they've never happened. I try my best to take all that I can in and appreciate the things these people tell me and hope to become a better person because of it. I don't think people talk enough to each other these days and I think it's a shame. I hope that I continue to meet people with great and bad stories as my days continue....

Everyone has a story to share, what's yours?

Texting. Speeding. Driving.

        I came across this article the other day that really annoys me in general. Maybe it is because I think that this Law was a waste of money and a waste of peoples' time. This law is  getting a Ticket for Texting and Driving (also talking and driving with a hand held device).  Certain groups have really pushed for this dumb law and have wasted peoples time, money and then the government backs it up. It is tragic that people were in accidents because of people on there phone which is less likely then the risk of getting into accident from bad drivers. They say that using a phone while driving makes the roads more dangerous (I believe for people that are bad drivers to begin with or have no focus). You are stepping into danger every time you get into your car. At the end of the day people will still use their phone while driving even with these regulations. These laws are trying to control peoples behavior and that can never be done. What about every other distraction that happens in the car while driving, like kids, eating, music, other people, reading, etc.. So what is next that someone will want a law passed and need monitoring?
If people are so worried about getting into an accident is DON'T DRIVE. It is extreme but true.  
This article talks about finding better ways to catch people that are texting while driving. Police to spy on drivers suspected of texting in federal test.
Don't the Police have better things to do such as stop crime, make communities safe, and keep the peace. Rather then monitoring peoples behaviors'.  Just a logical thought. 

To continue about driving and roadways, A new study came out that driving fast reduces accidents. This Link, Roads with 80mph Speed Limit,  shows that studies done so far have shown that people comply with the speed limit more and the amount of non-fatal speeding accidents have decreased. It is because the faster you drive the more focus you need, reducing the need to do other things while driving. People with this crazy thoughts about making the road safer by slowing it down and monitoring people texting and calling to get a reality check and look at the facts. Even then most will not change their mind because they are emotionally driven for change. Most times people that are that emotional are very biased and cannot see any other perspective. 

I just want people to be cautious of the regulations they want and are happening so we can always have a choice in what we want, without someone monitoring us all the time over miniscule things such as texting while driving.  Does that really need to be monitored? Whats next?
 

Job Hunting

          It has been a month and a half since I moved to New Jersey to attend Rutgers University in Newark. But before I even moved I started applying for jobs online a month before. I filled out close to 200 applications before I got the job I got now that I start in a week. But before that I had to deal with a lot of BS.
The first thing I had to deal with was after all the applications I filled out i didn't have any job interviews the first week I moved out to NJ because I was going have a rental car and also i will be living very close to NYC and I couldn't find anything there. But the first few job interviews I had they were very sketchy. The first was in the city (NY) to do security. So I got there for the interview and the only requirement was to speak decent english. I have a degree even though doing security  isa job to make money but not for my education or qualifications and for a future career. So the interview was fine, the lady was maybe 25 interviewing me and the job was offered. There was an $80 fee for the training and I was fine with that until I had to pay $400 more for the training. This was not mentioned over the phone. The interviewer also was trying to force me to take the job, questioning me in my decision and that was the biggest red flag. And it did not guarantee a job so this job was not even a job so I did not go through with that.
Next was a job that you could work from home doing data entry. And I had an interview with a person over Yahoo Messenger. I thought this was a scam the second I the person emailed me about that. I went with it to see what would happen. Of course I had to buy some software which was $300 before I started to work. SCAM... The same thing happened, the person was very over bearing about working.
 Next was a Legit Scam from the beginning and i wondered how this would end. The person tried to get me to send money to someone from a check they sent me. I couldn't believe they sent a check which i searched the company and the person and there was nothing. Nothing existed that they said. It was a fraudulent company and check so I blocked them from my email and everything.
Finally, I got an interview at this school for students with disabilities and it is a legit school and it was similar to what I was doing back in California. It was great to finally find this job which I start this coming week.

I had to put up with a lot of crap and scams to get to this job. I am happy that I have the capability to critically think and can ask questions to find out the truth. Any advice for people trying to find a career or any job to make money while you pursue your career watch out for these scams where people are trying to take your money. We already don't have much. I believe that no one should take a job where you have to pay a amount of money that is substantial to the job being interviewed for and to buy something before you can start working. Next tip, if anyone is giving you money for no reason, without doing work. It is most likely a SCAM. 
For the job I have now I and to pay for fingerprints but that will be reimbursed.  Be careful out job hunting and pay attention to everything going on.

Jaren ~ LLT

Marching band

Today I cam across this article that was on yahoo and Youtube. And I think that is that this is one of the coolest marching band shows that I have ever seen. It is a montage of some of the biggest video games since video games started.

I am just so impressed about the formations that they create and still playing music. No one should think that being in the marching band is easy and nerdy. To do what they do for 10 minutes takes a lot of  cardio, rhythm and being able to play music very well. If you have any doubts trying standing and marching for 10 minutes straight and if you cant do that, how can you talk about people that are in marching bands. 

When you watch this video, think about the hours of practice and training and marching that was done prior to this and, I think that you will appreciate the video and the creativity that much better.

Jaren ~ LLT

Yahoo! Marching Band Goes Viral...