day 2 (brittany caraway)

day two...i picked up a shift at work so wouldnt have my mind on things.like being media deprived for one thing.this gave me a reason to ignore my roommate and not give her rent until the last minute.she just sucks at life.you have to be around her long enough to know.but i knew that if i brought my phone to work i would be tempted to look at it.and if i get caught looking at my phone,my manager would consider terminating me.i did however,get a guest complaint.they were stupid,and i was tired.because yes,a double shot of vodka with sprite is going to be pretty strong.fyi.so i almost got a write up for that,but because i made so much last night,i really didnt care.so i got off and went home.and because i cant use my phone, i had to plan ahead once again.so i made plans to go to a girlfriends house and drink with her,her boyfriend and roomate.that was fun.we talked alot of shit mostly.got pretty tipsy.but i had to work in the morning at 1130.so i set a bedtime for 330.but thankfully i didnt wake up with a hangover,but we all agreed at work that that wouldve taken my mind off things.but i got to work not very good looking,so my manger kept an eye on me.but at least all day saturday i worked from 1045 to 11pm.no worries though.i do feel alot of relief from the worries of everyone else around me.its always bothered me when someone is always on the phone.and their phone is always dead.that sucks.i just really relaxed yesterday.like a vacation.but i still gossip,so its not like im dead because i cant use any media sources.hahaha.

Day 3 Jordan Wiggins

Today was actually the easiest of the three days of deprivation. My Sundays are usually pretty active. I went to church this morning, then out to eat with family, and for the rest of the day I have been studying. The first two days I must say were the worst. My phone, television, and computer are a big part of my everyday regiment, seeing how most of my school work involves the computer and television for news coverage. This project has really tested my discipline in cell phone use. As the directions stated I put my phone away out of reach, actually putting it in my guest bedroom and only using it when needed. When I would need to use my phone for important reasons I would come to a phone swamped with text messages and missed calls. Some actually being very important missed calls. Deprivation from my cell phone has got to be the least draining. Deprivation from the television was with out a doubt my top weakness. I found that I watch more television then I thought. I guess it is one of those activities that help pass time but in essence time should be passed spending it wisely. I found that I read more then usual and I think I read on a regular. But, being away from media brought me closer to myself and realizing what I really enjoy doing. I think some forms of media are a waste of time and we as knowledgeable human beings need to spend more of our time learning like some of the greats such as Einstein, Aristotle, Machiavelli, etc.

Day 1 Jordan Wiggins

No phone, computer, or TV uses today, oh the agony! Today was rather difficult seeing how music is one of my first loves. Today my day consisted of cleaning and studying, two tasks I do that I love to listen to music while doing. While I was doing so, I found it very lonesome in the process. Normally there is something playing in the background that I can hear but today was different. Nothing. I think it will only get tougher as time goes on, but I have found some things to do to pass time like working out (something I do often), reading, and having conversations with different family members. I think this experience is great. I think that we as Americans should not depend on media as the only means of entertainment, and I think with all the technology now we have lost sight of that.

Day 3 Jenna Denver

Day 3. Almost over. Today started out having to type up an essay for my government class. Normally I have the radio or television on as background noise while I do my papers. But today I couldn't. I did realize that I get much more done without the tv or radio on though. I was able to write my paper much quicker and keep my thoughts straight. After that, I went to work around four. Figuring that working the rest of the day would be easier than sitting at home bored! So I went to work, and it was so slow all night that I had nothing to do. I did have my phone with me though. Normally when I'm at work with nothing to do, I text. But I couldn't. That made time go by so much slower. They didn't even have to tv on at work yesterday! So, I sat there, bored. Dreaming about tomorrow when I could turn on my radio on the drive to school, and watch a movie when I got home. Truth be told though, this project couldn't have happened on a better weekend. I got to study and relax a little bit before finals. But I am done depriving myself of media after this weekend. I love media. I love all the capabilities it provides us. If I couldn't use my cell phone or GPS I would get lost all the time. I had to go to a friends house the weekend, and I wasn't sure how to get there. I wanted to use my GPS so bad. I can't imagine days back when people had to use maps! Those things are impossible. But its almost over. Tuesday I'm definetely going to see Wolverine because thanks to this project I haven't been able to this weekend. Tuesday will be a good day.

Day 3 Steven Brewer

Last day of the project. Definetely the worst. Pretty sure I'm going through withdrawals at this point. I can't wait until tomorrow. Video games all day! Except I have finals so probably not. This project has really made me think. How difficult were times before people could easily communicate. I haven't spoken who live in Alabama all weekend. What would it be like to never get to speak to my friends unless I went to visit? Also, what did people do to take up all this free time? I've had so much of it this weekend. You can only read so much until you get tired of it. It would be a very different world without all of our modern technology. I haven't watched tv at all this weekend either, not even the news. It's strange not knowing what is going on in the world. But back before technology, people couldn't flip on the tv and get instant news on what was going on across the world. They had local newspapers, and I believe thats it. How could they find out important issues without some mass form of communication? I am glad that I have participated in this project though. It has definetely given me an insight how much easier times are now that we have so much technology. I just hope I never have to do a project like this again! I appreciate what it has taught me, but it has been very very difficult.

day 3 antoine

The last day wasn't all that bad for me because I was doing things most of the day. But there were some times it was pretty challenging because it was so hot outside not to watch TV. But I went out with my mom and bought her some early mother's day presents so that kept me occupied for a few hours. This project definitely taught me a lesson and showed me some things about myself. It was more of the alone time that was the most challenging but I realized how much I depend on music, internet and especially TV to occupy my time when I either dont have anything to do or dont feel like entertaining myself. I felt a bit ashamed of myself for a little bit because I noticed how much time I have in a day to be doing things productive instead of being lazy. I am definitely glad the nightmare is over. I am gonna go home and not even go anywhere and watch a movie, listen to my ipod and be on the internet at the same time. Even though I got frustrated quite a bit during this project I do understand why it was given, it teaches a lot of things about yourself you never would have realized on your own.

S.O.S. - Day 3 - Angelo Reyes

Ok. By now, I was sure I’d be pulling my hair out and kickin’ babies, but I’m not. I’m not even bothered by the fact that I haven’t watched t.v. or listened to music. I guess it’s just something you get used to. Day 3 wasn’t much different than the other two. I woke up at ten, meditated, and showered, and headed off to work. Work was pretty much the same as the past days. I noticed that I talk more to my co-workers, being actually interested in them and how they’d been doing. That was a pleasant surprise. It’s nice to know you’re not a monster and genuinely care about other people. I had a pretty deep conversation with this girl I barely even speak with. Afterwards, I realized that I tend to judge people on first sight and my reactions towards them are determined by my judgement. I was pretty surprised by this because I’d never thought about it before. People tend to act before they think of the repercussions of their actions and I must admit I’m guilty. I got out of work at 4:30 and headed home. No music, no radio, nothing. Not bad. Not bad at all.
At home, I sat down for a couple hours reading a sci-fi novel. I’ve always enjoyed reading, but I hadn’t read the email about being able to read, until yesterday, so I read. After reading, I went outside and messed around with a soccer ball for an hour. Worked up a good sweat. I have actually killed my smoking habit, since that friday night when I said I would. I noticed the cleansing of my lungs. I hope it lasts. After soccer, made myself a grilled chicken salad and garlic bread. It was delicious. After I ate, I went up to my room and meditated for half an hour. Love it. After that, I took a shower. I played with my kitty-cat for an hour, then went to bed.
I can’t wait to talk about this project with you guys in class. See you then. Peace

Day Three - Christina Gomez

Oh lordy…the last day has finally come to pass. I must say that I haven’t exactly been counting down the days, but my mindset knew the second I woke up this morning I could text my friends again.

Saturday, I completely skipped out on blogging to go paintballing, then to a skating rink, which I haven’t been to since middle school, and finally a beach themed birthday party. Of course I chose to forego wearing a swimsuit and wore something more subtle like clothing. My entire day was quite entertaining, since I had left my phone at home. During that time, fond memories of what life was like before having a cell phone glued to my fingers were coming back to me.

Sunday, I slipped and listened to the radio on my way to work, but it took me until I was already at work to realize I was listening to the radio! Afterwards, I felt like I had to confess to a priest. Not more than 10 minutes later, I blew it off. Seeing as how it was 7 in the morning and I don’t function properly, or care at all for that matter, that early in the morning.

Three o’ clock came around and I bolted out of work faster than you can imagine. I returned to my car and reluctantly turned off my radio and listened to the sound of rushing air from my A/C and was left, once again, with the pointless thoughts going through my mind. “I wonder why the plural form of moose isn’t meese. Why is it that men have nipples if they have no purpose for them? Wow, that’s a nice Porsche.”

Along the way, I went to James’ and baked a pineapple upside down cake while he watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I, of course, just stuck with the strategy that every good parent tells children when they cuss around them, “earmuffs.”

By this time, I was already starting miss all kinds of media. I can’t really pass my time by playing go-fish, baking, working, and school alone. I was beginning to wonder how people managed to make it out of their generations without Internet, high definition cable, and DVR.

But aside from all the stressing the lack of media caused, I found myself stressing less about little things. This past weekend, I have gotten more sleep than I have any other weekend for the past year. I ended up finding more energy to go out and do some pretty fun things. Rather than feeling cut off from the world without a phone or Facebook, I felt more personal connections when I went to parties and hung out with friends. It’s nice to remember that I’m not socially awkward without media and that says a lot coming from a comm. major!!!

Deanna Briones-Hassuni Day 3

I almost cheated. The start of my day consisted of waking up late due to not having my alarm clock blaring with music, because of this I was late to a meeting at work and almost got fired. As I'm on my way out I get in a huge argument with my mom (probably because I was stressed out about not being able to listen to music!) and that put me in a really bad mood. So I get to the meeting and it's almost over so I yell at everyone and leave. Usually when I'm in this bad of a mood I listen to music as a form of therapy, but I couldn't so I end up just being crabby all day. So I hopped in my car, furious and with swollen eyes and drove to the nearest Starbucks to listen to music and study. It certainly wasn't the coffee or the studying that calmed me down. Later on my way home, I stared at the stereo as it tempted me to turn it on and looked up just in time to swerve from nearly running over a defenseless little squirrel. This almost made go flying off a bridge near I-10. Being all alone and in silence did make me realize and think about things though. Like how much I appreciate my life and don't like doing this project and not being entertained. We as humans need entertainment. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy right?? Cause that's how I feel. Except I'm a girl. I mean sure maybe if I lived somewhere cool like the beach or was visiting a far off place I could do with out media for awhile, but no I'm still here in same old stuck up San Antonio. Thank god this is the last day and my hair can start growing back out tomorrow. If I wasn't so occupied doing homework right now, I would probably be wandering around my neighborhood kicking Ferrel cats to humble myself. So I guess this is a better time then ever to get this project over with since I can spend most the time focusing on school. I guess one good change I've noticed is that I don't procrastinate as much. But I do still procrastinate, just not "as much". So later I went and chugged beer to get my mind off of studying and this project, and got smashed and fell over and hit my head on the curb, at this point the project has now injured me and dang neared killed innocent animals and I'm really considering cheating for my health at this point. Just kidding. But I did get pretty toasty :). Then I didn't drive drunk home and went to bed. So I woke up today, with the mother Teresa of all hang overs, and realized I could go back to my drab and lethargic form of an existence. Excited as hell, I leapt from my slumber as if I was a star Olympian and turned on the all mighty TV and then got back in my bed and snuggled up under my sheets as though it were my mothers womb. At last, the pain is over. So what did I get out of all of this? Well.... I guess I was more productive, and hopefully it will show it's self in my grades. Hint hint. I'll tell you one thing though, if I fail this class, you darn well better believe this girl is not doing this project again!

Final Day- Lisa Lozano

OMG!!!! I almost went completely crazy.......This final was the worst…..!!!! Day three came around and I was so happy. It was the easiest day out of all of them but at the same time I caught myself just counting down the time. This seemed more than three days for me though. Truthfully throughout this whole thing I think I would make it through life without TV. But the other things like my cell phone and radio I wouldn’t be able to be without anymore. It was a weird experience but now I understand how easy life was back then when none of this even existed. It wasn’t even important to the people back in the day, they were fine with telegrams and smoke signals. Shoot I’m so happy to be alive when all of these cool things were out. All in all this was fun especially for my family to see me strive living without certain things. I’m starting to think if there is any therapy for people that actually have a cell phone addiction problem if so I need to sign up. Lol!!!!!!

harold peavy day 3

The past three days have been something of a blur; So much so that I spent all of today so far without media. I can say that only because I had a final this morning, but hey I didn’t remember to turn the radio on the way to school. And when I remembered on the way back, it was not even worth putting on. I figured I had gone this long, why chance it on some crappy hit when I could choose the appropriate song at home. This is just a portion of how my thinking has changed from this process; I have actually had a lot fun with how my time has been spent.
Sunday was one of the best days I have had in a long time, minus the crippling hangover. So I have to say that the day was shortened, it had been a while since I had been in bed until 2.p.m. I would have had no problem staying in all day either, except I was rustled out of bed by friends. I had been keeping tight tabs on my roommate’s and friend’s media exposure as well. I had made plans to have a day out of the house, to all enjoy a day by making fun of what ever came our way. 2:30, out of the house and on to Tim’s, time to ride dirt bikes and shoot guns. This is often a Sunday practice, our congregation you might say, Tim works in Laredo during week so on the weekends we cut loose at the ranch.
5:30, back to Laredo for Tim and off to the pool for everyone else. Tired, hot, and dirty from the bikes we arranged to meet a bud Nick where he works as a lifeguard. It was the first time we made the visit, definitely worth it. The pool was out Culebra in some new housing development. Three story water slide do I need to say more?
8:00, Buzzed and hungry. I have only been awake for a portion of the day but I’m already pretty beat. We leave the pool in search of food, and end up with more of a place to drink. With a bite to eat and a couple of pints at the Saucer, it’s any easy decision to go out for more. At our neighborhood dive the Monkey, I find myself irritating my friends with questions and insights as it is already today.
What did we learn? Above all I have to say I couldn’t do it alone. Not because of lack of will, but for the fact that you have way to much time to think when you’re alone. Not trying to be funny but, I don’t really get along with myself and would much rather have others deal with me. It is better for all of us that way. I don’t know if you act as psychiatrists or need to see one after a personal internal look like that. Long drives in the car solo are similar to Looney bins; padded walls could be an improvement though. Other than the car, my life is rather enjoyable. I often found myself in my daily routine not feeling deprived of media, fine without. Working 40 plus hours a week and going to school keeps me busy. The last thing I want to do is spend my me time on my ass.
Writing these blogs I have opened up and allowed myself to really get a since of what I’m about. and I'm glad to say it makes me happy. Living an active life is fun and glad I live the way I do, although I think I may have a drinking problem. I can’t wait to go watch SportsCenter with a cold one.

Taylor Lieber - Day 3

Day three was definitely the hardest. I was really missing my music, tv, and phone!! I finally decided to just turn my phone off and put it in the closet so I wouldn't be tempted. By Sunday I was also missing getting on the computer and downloading music. Wednesday night I watched American Idol, and it reminded me of some songs that I wanted to put on my ipod. I forgot to do that before the project, and it definitely bothered me. I woke up a little earlier than usual to go have breakfast with my roomate and another friend of ours. Since there were three of us in the car to talk to each other, they didn't yell at me too much about the no music thing. During breakfast however, both of them kept using their phone to text people, and it was so hard to watch! They were doing it on purpose. I'll have to get them for that later.... When I got home I did the usual couple of loads of Sunday laundry. Once again, I missed having my radio on while I folded everything and put it away. That afternoon, I finally decided to head to Barnes and Noble to get a new book. I sat there for about an hour, enjoying a cup of coffee and listening to the elevator music they play in the store. It was very relaxing. In the evening, my roommate kept me company since I was close to turning on the tv. We talked for about an hour while she put away her laundry. I then decided to get ready for bed. I figured that the sooner I went to sleep, the sooner I could wake up and the project would be over! I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve waiting for presents in the morning. Looking back over this project, I think that if I didn't have all of these forms of media in my life, I would be a much more active person.

dominic-sunday media deprivation

Sunday was a great day, because I did really fell the effects of not having media in my life. I went to bed early Saturday night because i had nothing better. On my usual Saturday i would go to bed around 11 because i have to wake up at 4:25am go to to I work at 5:25am. Getting up was weird because instead of waking up to my music tone, on my alarm, I had to wake up to a loud noise! The default alarm on my phone will wake you up but in the process it will really stress you out. The stress but alarm sound could be the main cause of sleeping disorders in Americans because I dread going to sleep because I don't want to hear the alarm noise in the morning. Once the deprivation project is done the first think I am going to change is the alarm, my music tone is far more relaxing.
At work I had a blast because I work at Verizon so there were gadgets everywhere! So from 6am to 3pm I was surrounded by all kinds of media. This was a slap in the face when had to leave because I had to drive with no radio, and play the sound of wind sound track! Once I got home it was not so bad. I put my phone in my room on my night stand and i forgot about it because I spent time with my family. Family time in my family is few and far between because we are always tied to the TV or computer or phone but not having the medias allowed up to talk and connect. To my surprise time went by really fast and I learned a lot of great information about my family.
Monday morning I was finally able to take a shower with music playing! i never knew how much I depend on having music. Music is a great media that everyone needs because they can express their emotions and connect with thousands at one time. putting on a music alarm was great to, I really felt that i was more relaxed and was not stressed to wake up by an abrupt sound.
The three days without the media were not as bad as i thought they would be. There should be more of a balance of time that we spend without media and with media because media keeps up intouch with the world and events.

Josh Aldama [Day 3]

Finally, it's Monday, and there's about 40 minutes left for this experiment to end. I've gone this whole weekend without any type of media, something I never thought I would do, something that just didn't seem possible in a technological society. But I did it, and I'm pretty sure I am one of the few people in our society that can say "I went a whole weekend without TV, internet, games, movies, and phone". It's been interesting to see how I reacted when I couldn't use any of my "Media gadgets", i did many things that surprised me, many things that I never would have caught myself doing anytime soon. 

Sunday was definitely the easiest but the most stressful of all. It was easy because it was the 3rd day and I was already used to it, but it was the most stressful because I was excited for Monday to come! I know I got on some of my friends nerve over the weekend, but luckily I didn't Sunday, since I stayed home with the family and chilled. 

When this experiment started I was pretty sure it was gonna be hell, and sure enough, it was hell the first day. The sudden change got me hard, and seemed like life would be so boring without any media. But as the days went by, I began finding other stuff to do to not get too bored. I would go out more, I would go swimming, I would clean my house, fix what was broken. It all made the day go by faster and not having to think about it. 

I think now that this experiment is over, I'll definitely try to watch less TV, not use the internet as much so I can do more productive stuff for myself and the people around me. I almost feel like a different person, but I'm not, I'm still the same old Josh but I a bit improved in some way.

Neysa Day 3

Yesterday yes definately the easiest day of all 3. I was already in the no media mode, my think mode. I work with girls as their coach. So that morning my main thoughts were completly about them. At work i was again able to listen to music. The atmosphere i work at is a gym, so there is constant music playing in the back. We do not have televisions there so i couldn't watch tv. After, I was able to go back home and shower. Then i had to come back for a meeting. The meeting didnt start for about an hour and a half due to late coaches and students that had been picked up late from practice. So I was wastin my precious time at a gym with music still playing in the back, when i could have been studying like I needed to. So then the meeting was moved to pizza hut. At this point my thoughts were solely about my final. The next dayI still had to study for and make a cheat sheet.(by the way my professor allows cheat sheets for the test). At this facility there was absolutely no types of media around. We ate and talked for hours about the new season and diffrent problems around the gym. The meeting was still going on when i told them I had to leave. I proceeded to starbucks to keep my mind clear so Iwas able to study. With this whole project i have learned that cutting the media out gets alot of things accomplished and I am much more aware of my surroundings and whats happening around me. I was able to focus my time on things that were important instead of just layin around doing nothing. Even watching tv is a waste of time if your not doing something else. Also such as homework or productive things on the computer. I think after this small deprivation I will be more productive with my time utilization, at least for a small time after.

Day 3 - Alina Martinez

Finally! The end has arrived! Actually this media deprivation stuff hasn’t been that bad. I figure, if we survived through 3 days..then we can do it for a lot longer. So today I kept myself pretty busy too. I was at work from 7 am to 4pm. Which scared me a little; I was afraid I wasn’t gonna make it make it in time to write my blog! So work went smoothly without my cell phone around. This time I actually left it at home. I think this project has actually helped me a little as far as my OCD goes. I don’t really need my cell phone there al the time like I thought I did. I started to not notice that it wasn’t even there for a while. On the other hand however, since I have an iphone, there was about a billion other things I wanted to use it for. I missed using my yellow pages app to look for stuff I needed to find asap during work. And sometimes work can get pretty slow and I needed to watch youtube videos to get me through the day. In that aspect, I did kinda miss my cell phone. Like today, I really needed to find the happy hour time for sushi zushi..but I couldn’t. That ended badly as well cause we ended up paying full price for sushi at kona! So while I was slightly entertained at work, I had nothing to keep me going at home. I got home and found myself almost walking in circles with nothing to do. My phone was in a drawer, my laptop was off, my tv was off, and my stereo was too. After I finished my blog for that day, I attempted to take a nap without my tv on. As usual, I ended up staying up and thinking. This happens to me in the car too. I guess it does to everyone. I just think about everything. I start to analyze everything going on in my life. There never goes well so I just got up and smoked probably one too many cigarettes outside. The sunset was out so it was really quite beautiful outside. Luckily a little after that it was time for dinner with some co-workers..again. So I was off to entertain myself for another night with my dented wallet..haha! Without all this media in my life..it made me realize a few things about myself. I definitely need noise to fall asleep, I could not survive longer than these 3 days without music, and I definitely do not need my phone. Without all this media being a part of my daily life, I started to notice a few of the little things I stopped doing. Instead of going home to watch tv and fall asleep like usual, I started going out to have dinner or drinks with friends and co-workers. I had almost forgotten how great a simple dinner night with great people was like. It may have cost me a big more but it was well worth it!

Day 3 starts out at twelve midnight at the club. This is ok since there is a loop in the class. So the night is like every other night out drinks until two then head home. The difference on the way home was no music not a bad thing at all. Instead of music I just talked to my girlfriend. Arrived at home to make some food whatever I had since the grocery store visit was still a couple of days away. The night finished around four hitting the pillow like no other that was the first time in about two months that I have really been out. The next morning was early not because of anything important it was more of being hung-over stumbling around at eight to get some water and since we were not allowed to watch TV which is my usually regimen I just hit the pillow even harder. Waking up around two and starting on this dam blog among other things I had to finish Sunday. Man procrastination is a killer having over two weeks to work on something and trying to do it in five hours is not fun for the most part. Started to make some eggs and bacon no TV which is not bad just a little boring. Eating talking to someone more is not bad I would be bad if there was nothing to talk about. Started to do some work and that’s when we both cracked my girlfriend and I. we are the recent owners of a Netflix account and there has been movies looking at us since Friday just sitting there. As I pass by they say Hello they also say Money since there is a fee for these movies we came to the conclusion that if we did not watch a movie it would be throwing money away. Since it was stated that a relationship should not be broken up over this experiment I can say I was forced into watching a movie because if I was not there something something something I can’t remember the words to guilt me into watching but hey it was convincing enough. So that ended the watching TV for my girlfriend who was not a part of the experiment but was a good participant. I on the other hand went to the room after the movie and finished my work. In all this experiment was nice I believe that I may do this again during finals I felt I got more done then the other times in my life. The media takes up parts of my life by being there it’s an excuse not to do something its easy not to do something. One funny thing is that this mourning I forgot to even turn on the radio I parked and still had the radio off its kind of nice without all that noise. I can say for one that when I have things to do I enjoy not being chained up by the media. I don’t know what it would be like having nothing to do because I filled my time with work. I do wonder how different I would have been not having much to do like work or school work. The question is would I be lazy if the experiment was during a time when I had no plans or work. It’s a question that has been answered by others but is it true what they state is the human would be lazy and work is needed if not they would sit around and do nothing. I believe this to be wrong because with this little experiment I did not feel a need to consume my life with thoughtless media. That’s what the media it fills your head with nonsense with media you do nothing for the most part. The media that surrounds our lives is what is there and that’s it either enjoy it or not.

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Day Three

I'm so glad the project is over. I woke up around 1 and as soon as i did i put my favorite song on my laptop because i hadnt heard all freaking weekend and it's been in my head for these past couple days! Well on Sunday I arose from my slumber around 4 again and my mom was cooking a late mexican breakfast for us. When my family eats they usually have a movie on netflix or my cousins are playing the xbox after school. And i had faced away from the big screen and ate my breakfast like a usually would with noise in the background. After i ate i jumped in the shower and when i got out my boyfriend was on the laptop checking his myspace and listening to some music but i asked him to turn off the song even though i was enjoying it. So he kind of helped me through the day without music. As i got ready i wanted to listen to the radio so bad but i knew that i shouldnt or the project wouldnt go right. I didnt have much diffuculty not using a cell phone or any phone at that, simply because i dont have one, and i'm not a texting freak like most girls my age!! the only time i used one was to call my friend about a barbeque we were going to and she needed a ride. so when i left to go pick her up i hesitated to put the radio face on and connect my ipod. my boyfriend was already tired of me having to do the project mostly because when i drive we usually have the music blasting on my speakers. but we didnt the whole ride to brazos & san fernando. in the deep westside haha. me and my friends were all there cooking burgers and hot dogs having a good time drinking some beers and all that good stuff you do at barbeques. Of course there was music in the background and i wasnt about to ask them to turn it off!! We got there around 8, then we left around 12 am. we said our good byes and i was glad to see the time in my car because that finally meant i could jam out and its exactly what i was gonna do regardless the time! i was just feelin a little to good with my bestffriend and boyrfriend in the car they were good times and i'm so glad this is over because sometimes its ackward without music in the car! i'd also like to say that music is the biggest part of media in my life and this showed me how much more i appreciate it and love it.

Day 3 for Adam Coe

So Day three was slightly easier than the rest. i did not think it possible but hey, i did it. a few cell phone calls to make plans, almost no texting. no music tv or viedo games! its a form of torture im sure. I survived and now Im just glad its over. I enjoyed the experiance, and i see how media has changed our lives so dramatically. 30 years ago we wouldnt have had a big problem with a project like this. but today it is like murder! i liked the project, i do not think i will do it again. now i can finally watch tv, talk to people online or texting. i can finally listen to my radio! a truely taxing experiance, but i learned a great deal from it and find that the project was very good for me, as well as most of the class.

Jonathan Swayne blog for sunday May 3, 2009

Day 3 thank god it’s finally over I did not think I was going to make it through the whole thing but I did over the whole 3 days I only listened to music one time and I only watched 1 movie luckily I had stuff to keep my busy most of the time. Yesterday was another easy day just as easy as or easier than day 1 I had allot of things planed whit my quartet so I was not going to use any mass media any way. Woke up around noon went picked up Peter and met Geon and Anthony at the place where we practice and we sung for about 3 hours. After practice we went out to get a late lunch at jims hung out there for about 2 hours played some cards while we ate and drank talked whit the wait staff there we are all regular customers and I have worked there before so we all have allot of friends there. We started talking about the project since it kept us from going to the movies and we all kind of realized that other than the internet none of the mass media has too much a hold on us since we all spend hours making our own music and none of us watch very much TV. I think this project was a good thing it gave me more time overall to do my homework and we practiced twice this week instead of the usually once which was good since it is going to be summer soon and we are going to have a lot of gigs and make some money this summer . the media is important in my life for sure especially the computer one thing I don’t understand is if I am on the computer and not on the internet why is that considered the mass media most of computer hobbies don’t involve the internet and I lost out on those these last three days now I’m all backed up on my coding but all in all I think this was a good experience