Spring Break 2013: For 244

Breaking News,

Knox, Maine:  There was an incident in Knox over spring break 2013.  There was a drunken man on Belfast road who drove into a tree or supposedly drunken man.  This does not seem that out of the usual but the man happened to be naked... and not drunk.  This man was just lost and confused seeing he was 80.  Jennifer Lapointe and Daniel Lapointe had walked up our hill of a driveway to check on said man and he was fine and the state troopers brought him home.  This was a very strange event to happen in the middle of nowhere Maine.  This man had traveled all the way from Paris, Maine which is about a two hour drive. After this unusual event there was not too much else interesting happening over spring break.  One thing that was also mention worthy would be the blizzard that created many traveling problems.  After this happened, I went to the Hollywood Slots in Bangor just to find out that I could not even enter the building due to being a teeny bopper. So, while my mother was out enjoying her good ole sweet time, I was locked in the mall and scared for my safety.  I walked around the mall after hours for an hour trying to find my way out.  Clearly the minimal sense of direction that I had or common sense to leave the mall by the correct hours was what led to being stuck in the mall.  This was quite the task.   After this, I attempted to find my way back to the casino and ended up in the next town over.  I guess the big sign that said "Hollywood Casino" was no indication to make a turn.  Ended up an hour away and had to drive back to pick up my mother.  In other words, Knox was uneventful and a blade of grass growing would of been a lot more interesting than either of these breaking news events. 

First experience with Dating Sites

Plenty of Fish is a very interesting website to say the least.  I can not say that it wasn't amusing sitting on the website; there are many characters out there in the world and this was a good chance to see what there is out there to offer.  Well an interesting first experience with dating sites is an understatement.  In less than five minutes of having it I had 8 messages from 30-40 year olds who gave me their number and asked to meet up.  When I did not respond these people insistently messaged me and seemed very desperate.  Not to be rude but most people on this site seemed needy and in desperation to find love.  One man messaged me four times in a row to try and meet up at his uncles pub.  Only problem with that one is I'm a 19 year old infantile girl.  I think their is a stigma that online dating is for "strange" people because one person said "you are too pretty and normal to be on and online dating site."  I mean I was flattered but still this was something that kind of made me more weary about being on the site.  At this point, I will probably stay away from online dating sites after this assignment but it seems to be beneficial to people who do not feel comfortable in social situations or are not outgoing enough to try and meet people.  Later on in life, I would probably rather live alone with many cats or animals than try an online dating site again.  This may be a little harsh but it really is not for me; especially being a 19 year old girl.  Can't say I am really into 40 year old men but who knows maybe one day that will change but for now probably not.

Barstool Sports

Trying to find sites that appeal to both men and women seems to be a task in today's world. This is something that page designers have started to take into account.  Making sites that are meant for individual genders and certain demographics have come out in the two sites that I talk about in this blog.  Pintrest is what people usually see as a females site; while sites like barstool sports and menterest are more focused towards males.  This is said to be because of how the site is set up and key words and layouts used.  Pintrest was more focused towards females because it has more words like cute and the set up is more appealing to women.  Also, the items that you read on pintrest are focused towards female like with formulas and posting "attractive" male celebrities or athletes.  This is completely opposite for Barstool sports.  This site has many of the articles focused on sports; whether if be high school sports or professional sports. They take a different take on the sports.  The other aspect where it is more male focused is the "smokeshow of the week" which is a female that people send photos in every week to be chosen as the weekly smokeshow.  This is based off of looks and nothing else that comes into play.  This is not really a topic that is appealing to women but to each their own.  These sites are purposefully focused towards a certain demographic and which makes them such popular sites to people.  This is something that page designers take into account when creating the layout of these sites.