Look What I've Found...

Ok, I was on the net a couple days ago checking my email and all of of a sudden this picture of a glowing puppy came on the screen. I had to find out what made the dog glow and how did it happen. I found out that in normal light, Ruppy( the name of the dog) looks like any other beagle puppy. In ultraviolet light, she glows red. She's the first transgenic puppy, which means she was created with some genetic material from another creature which are cloned cells that include a red fluorescent gene sea anemones produce. Researchers from the Seoul National University in South Korea released the photos this week. There are five pictures of glowing animals on aol, they range from cats to pigs that are really krazy kool!

Dance Flick

I am so excited to go see this movie. The title of this movie is "Dance Flick" which is a parody of all the dance and musical movies that have been released. The concept of the movie isabout a rich, suburban white girl named Megan White who gets into a series of misadventures when she moves to the inner-city. Street-smart Thomas helps her along the way. The movie stars Damon Wayans Jr., ShoShana Bush, Marlon and Shawn Wayans, and many other famous actors. The movie is a spoof many movies like Flash Dance, High School Musical, Hairspray, Step Up, How She Move, You Got Served, Bring It On, and lastly Save The Last Dance, which you can really tell from the movie trailer. The movie is directed by Damien Dante Wayans and written by his uncles the Wayans Brothers. They decided to use the word "Flick" instead of "Movie" which they always used in the four Scary movies. The movie was set to release on February 6, then moved to August 14 and now set to release on May 22. Either way I'm planning to see this movie just to get some good laughs in. Hopeully you'll go and see the movie to support the Wayans.

The Dances That Are Blowing Up

OK here's the deal about this dance, I first seen this dance on BET's 106 n Park,on Wild 'n' Out Wednsday, where people get to show their new projects on the new dance crazes that they're working on. Ever since I saw this dance called "Do Da Hammerhead" I've been hooked. I've been watching it on youtube just trying to get the dance moves done. The creator of this crazy dance is this dude named Lil' Speedie and I think he's going to be the next Soulja Boy.....mabe. But sooner or later this dance is going to be big and you''ll look back to see that i was the one to introduce you to it.

Next up is the Ricky Bobby, the dance is created off of the movie Tallageda Night: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The dance uses steps from that came from the movie. The artist of this song is B Ahmp, who is part of the Southern music movement. He hopes to make this dance nationwide and with that he has already received 1.3 million views on his youtube account for the instruction and track video. So I want be surprised when this dance does becoming something. So keep doing your thang' B Hamp.

The New Style......

OK heres the deal about the style thats going around in the teen/ young adult culture. The trend that I and other people have been weairng is suspenders..... I know they're kind of dorky (made popular by the famous nerd Steve Urkel) but I think they're sick. I mean they really can make something you wear stand out. They come in a range of colors, styles (which are clip on or button on), and patterns. They usually cost around $15 to $20 dollar depending on what type you bought. You can buy them at Hot Topic, Spencers, and some men's tuxedo places. So look around you might find somebody wearing them at your school, but be aware because people love to snap them when you're not paying attention!

Yeeeeeaaaaaah I know studded belts are really popular in the punk rock/ emo/skateboard culture, but all of a sudden they're making a landslide into the hip hop culture. I have started seeing them on such artisr as Lil' Wayne, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and many others. I recently have gotten into the vibe of them because of the different styles they're coming out with now a days. I'm noticing that the studs of the belts are varying in color and pattern. What I mean by that is the belt can have different colors of studs or leather, whether you can put belt buckles on the belt, the type of studs the belt uses whether its pyramid studs or spike studs. But either way these belts are sick. So don't think the belt is just for the punk rock or emo culture , you can wear them and put your swagg on them, which this blog is all about.

The Crazy Fairs of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

I'm really excited for this summer because of the crazy fairs that are going to be around and all the people i see there. Ther main fairs that most teens go to are the Sweet Corn Festival and Hog Wild Days. Hog Wild Days I would say is better than the Sweet Corn Festival because the fair has better rides, more room to walk around, they have fireworks on the last day,more games to play, and it seems that more people go to it. But on the other hand the Sweet Corn Festival is a great place to hang out if you want to get out the house. It has a limited amount of rides and games and not so much room to walk around, but that don't seem to phase many teens. I'm really hyped up on the things to come during this summer. So even though there ain't much to do Iowa, you can at least find a little something to do during the summer!

The New Nintendo DSi !

I'm really excited for the new release of the Nintedno DSi that came out this month.The pricing of this new delectable item ranges from $169.99 to $179.99 just depending on where you get it. The new deal about this is that it has two a 3 mega pixel cameras (one on the inside and one on the outside), a larger screen, improved sound quality and speakers, you can listen to music which you can save on a SD card, and you can browse the web using its DSiWare,but you have to have internet connection to do that.This gadget is so outrageously ridiculous, it has everything a teenager coul possibly want. I believe this piece of technology will something big. So save up your money and go buy one! I know I will!

Look Whose Back!?!?

Mannnn it's been a while since we have heard from the Black Eyed Peas.This group was a major deal with hits such as " My Humps", "Don't Lie", "Where is the Love?", "Pump It", "Shut Up", " Don't Phunk with My Heart", and " Gone Going". The main reason for that is because most of the group members have been doing their own thing. Fergie came out with her own album 2 years ago but her hits are still hot today. Will.I.Am has been producing for alot of people and came up with a couple hits of his own that support our new president.You probably have seen Taboo and Apl.De.Ap in the audince lately on America Best Dance Crew, other than that they're keeping a low profile. Besides that, the group has came back with a radio killa. The new song is titled "Boom Boom Pow" is being played on all of the major stations, which is most likely to be another hit of theirs. I really can't wait to see what the future holds for this group because they're one of the major groups that is still going strong. So I have high hopes for the group, they better not let me down!

My Plans For the Future

This right here above is my dream job. To be exact to designing shoes for a major shoe industry or make up my own so I can sell them myself would be my dream job. I really began looking into this job a few summers ago because I was always so interested in how the shoes were made but I also was intrigued to be the person to say that "I was the one who design the shoe you're wearing". I love tennis shoes. Nothing makes me happier than to buy to a brand new pair of kicks and to be the first and only to wear them. Thats why i believe this job is truly meant for me. But now as I start to think about it more, I really want to become my own label, so I can sell not just shoes, but clothes and shades too. The real hard partabout this is that I have to find a college that has the majors that I need to make my dream job come true. I narrowed it down to down to two colleges ( mainly one) which are the Institue of Art in Chicago and The University of Northern Iowa ( which I most likely will go to). I'm going to try to major in three different majors which are business and marketing, fine arts, and design. But lets just see where my future leads me!!!

The Next Knowles Up in Line

This Knowles is up in line for the next superstar. Her name is .......Solange not Beyonce'. Don't get her mixed up with her sister. She's a whole different person with a new/ old school style of music with her new album Sol- Angel and The Hadley St. Dreams. You probably have seen her in movies such as "Johnson's Family Vacation" and Bring it On: All Or Nothing. She's been around for a while now and she's showing that she can holdher on. She's been through alot these past years. She's been married and divorced and has a little boy named Daniel Juelz, who describes as her pride and joy. She came out with her first album in 2003 titled Solo Star. But i think this album will be one of her best since its been a while since she last released a album and i think she had time to develop and come into her own. So I wish her the best in all she does.

The Argument of Sampling Music

Oooooookkkk, theres been a big argument going on about the sampling of music. The main purpose of this subject is alot of company believe that they should get money for people sampling their music. Alot of music artist are guilty for doing this like, Flo Rida, Diddy, Twista, and many more, but I can't think of them right now. A major company that is causing the most problems would have to be limewire because teens/adults are downloading music for free. This is causing music artist to lose money and their record label to lose money also. Most teens I talk to say they rather download music for free because the money adds up when you have to have to pay to download even though they don't realize that its taking money out of the artist pockets. Some people feel that they are tribute to the artist when they make a remix or sample of an artist music, but the artist don't feel the same about that. But we'll have to stick around to see how this debate comes around.

The Heart of the Teenage Life........The Cell Phone

This little gadget to the left is a cellphone and its the heart of the teenage commmuntiy. It holds teenager loveones and friends numbers but it also holds the key to the world around us. For us teenagers, we probably could not live with out this device. But anyways this phone is one of the few new phones that are coming out this year. Its called the HTC Touch Pro2. Its a 3G window mobile 6.1 smatr phone with many different features which are TouchFLO 3D navigation, handwriting recognition, touch sensitive zoom bar, microSD slot, stereo Bluetooth, HSDPA data, 3.15 megapixel camera, Pocket Office, GPS and Wifi.So we definitely have to keep a look out for this phone. So we might be able to purchase this in the near future, so lets keep our hopes up.

I Present to You....... Supras

Let me introduce you to Supras, Supras these is my readers. Let me stop play'n but these are new thing in sick style. These shoes are basically meant for skateboarding but you probably have seen them on famous rappers and hip hop singers.The shoes are kind of hard to find unless you live in big city like Los Angeles or New York. If you live in a small city like Cedar Rapids for example you might not even heard of them or seen them until now. The price range for these pair of beauties is usually $44.95 on sale to $139.95. just dependind on what style, colors, and make of the shoe. You can find these shoes at Zumiez and other skateboard shops. Also with that you can find them on the web along with other shoes I show and talk about on the blog. So enjoy!

The A.C.T.

Maaaaaannnnn you don't know how nervous I am to take the A.C.T. this coming up saturday. This is how I see the test. I see it as a major thing that can affect my furture in a positive way but if I slack off it could turn into something negative. The purpose of this test is it can get me scholarships into college or even mabe some financial help if I do well on the test. The perfect score on this test is 36. I've been talking to alot of people who have taken the test and they tell not to stress, but i can't help it. They also tell me to use the book that you can order to help you study for it. Most of the people got good scores like 25- 31, so it's giving me confidence and the courage to do my best on the test. My goal for the test is to aim high like lets say 30 and mabe get a little lower than what I aimed for.This hopefully will help me stay positive. so wish me good luck cause I'm going to need it.

Just Dance, Dance, Dance

I looooooovvvvvveeeee, this girl's swagg. Her name is Luam and she's going to be big. She's a choreographer for the stars, like Rihanna, Kelis, Ashanti, and Ciara just to name a few. She has recently has launched a clothing titled L.U.A.M. which stands for love understands all music, which has appeared on dancers in the movie step up 2. She also has choregraphed tv commercials. I recently started liking her when i saw her erendition of Beyonce's single ladies on youtube. I really think she's goning to be somethingin the future. you prpbably can catch her at one of her workshops that goes around internationally. So keep an eye out for this girl, she'll be something to look for in the near future. Below is one her famous dance videos that you can find on youtube or on her page at luam.net.