Mack and Mancos

I found a review of my absolute all time favorite Pizza joint called Mack and Mancos in Ocean City, New Jersey by some guy named Mike from Phili. He claims that Mack and Mancos has been his favorite pizza place for twenty years. It wasn't until just recently that Mike discovered a Pizza he loved more than Mack and Mancos. Mack and Mancos produces consistent pizzas for the most part that have a "fantastic taste and texture," which leaves my mouth and Mike's "literally watering at the thought of it." Mike and I as well as most New Jersians hold the same standards for our delicious pizzas. For many pizza parlors, the cheese turns into a "slab" when it cools from using too much cheese or not enough sauce. However, Mack and Mancos uses just the right amount of cheese allowing it to cool consistently and to accompany the sweet delicious taste of homegrown Jersey tomatoes instead of overpowering it. As Mike simply puts it, the cheese to sauce ratio is absolutely perfect!

So, enough about the delicious pizza I remember that's making my tummy growl furiously and onward to a deeper analysis of Mike's review. Mike's review is short and holds my attention by establishing his credibility right off the bat. He continues to hold my attention by addressing the pizza's consistency and tastefulness in short, separate paragraphs followed by a concluding memory of which my family and I can relate. In that concluding paragraph, Mike adds some lovely imagery to really bring the atmosphere of this pizza place alive to the reader. Mike doesn't use any specialized language, although he does bring up some locations that only New Jersians are mostly familiar with, which is no big deal (if you really want to know what places he's talking about look it up on Google ^^). And of course, his very last sentence, which stands as the last paragraph truly sums up Mike's and my own feelings about this pizza place and the memories it holds....

"I need to get back to the shore"

Fair to Midland Review

Fair to Midland is my absolute all time favorite band. However, I have noticed it's hit-or-miss effect on people. The album Fables from a Mayfly is wonderfully composed. A review by Absolutepunk states that this particular band seems more appealing to the geeky crowd who loves The Lord of the Rings and Starwars. I somewhat agree to this statement considering the amount of fantasy put into the lyrics however, I discovered this band from my non-dork friend so this statement isn't entirely true. The main reason why I love Fair to Midland so much is because I have never heard a band like them. They are original, emotional, and dark, which I find very appealing in a band. If you like the spirituality of Tool plus the rock of Incubus, you will love this band. I highly recommend them (as they are my favorite band :D)

Archives

My professor found this picture in the Georgia Tech archives and I found it very interesting. It seems like a very old photograph but it could be an artist representation. Above the photo is a photo description titled "Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture MORGUE". Why is it called a morgue? Is the photo a piece of dead architecture? The picture is also labeled as an "August 1992 Project". For a picture that's only 16 years old it seems much older. Either that or I just haven't realized how much Tech has changed over those 16 years. In the picture, Tech is called the "Georgia School of Technology". I suppose it hasn't been classified as an institute at that point. This picture must be a photograph.....its incredible how much Tech has changed in just the past 16 years....its just a small representation of how this country has changed over the past 16 years....

Diatribe

People like this is why the average IQ of human beings is 100. That means half of the human population is classified as mentally retarded and are therefore not able to make logical decisions! Who cares what Obama looks like, who cares if he's African American or half or whatever. All that matters is his mind and his heart, not his face or his name. Get over the past, the present and the future is what’s important. The fact that people's voting decision changes because of Obama's name and race deeply disturbs me to the point of annihilating all possible hope for this pitiful race we call humanity. Close your eyes and think. It's not that hard. Use the gift God gave you, your brain, since the Holy Bible runs your life like a seeing-eye-dog does to a blind person anyway; or if you can't make your own damn decision then go to China where you don't have to.

Oh, and by the way, this article is hardly an accurate representation of the South. Yes, the south is dominantly republic but they're not stupid. These people are beyond stupid. Way the make the South look like shit New York Times…

I apologize to anyone who found this offensive.
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Image Performance

This image performs a theme for Georgia Tech. Although Tech isn't necessarily a culture, it is a group of people with similar connections and experiences that can be found anywhere in the world! The audience is Tech students, more specifically, the students on the second floor of Folk residential hall (considering I found this poster on the bathroom wall of my dorm). The appeal is that Johnson will proudly lead Tech's football team to victory using "The Perfect Option." There are a couple of assumptions this image pursues. One assumption is that all Tech students follow football and that they all know what "The Perfect Options" is referring too. Another assumption is that students will recognize the main focus as Tech's football coach, Johnson. Believe it or not, there are some students who haven't the slightest clue who Johnson is or what "The Perfect Option" is.

Johnson stands tall and proud in the center of this poster making him the focal point. In the background, Tech's football team is faded and blurred as if they're actually moving in the photo. Also in the background are gray, gloomy clouds making Johnson seems like somewhat of a savior; the man that will stand tall and lead our Jackets through the worst of storms. The next thing the eyes go to is the "Georgia Tech; The Perfect Option" caption in bold, yellow font. The strong bold font captures the image of Johnson's (and Tech's) pride while the yellow is one of Tech's school colors. The last thing the eyes wander to is the football schedule saying "come watch Johnson exploit his Perfect Option and lead on our Jackets to victory on these dates!"

Response to Ignorance

Nina's Ingnorance blog is a prime example of our society today. I agree with Nina in that our generation seems oblivious to their culture simply because of our ignorance and I also agree that this should change! As a mut of an American, I am mostly European (German, Italian, Irish, and Check to be exact). Only recently have I became interested in my family history and the blood that runs through my veins. Though the culture that comes with it so vague from my muddy bloodline, my full German grandmom and full Irish grandpop are extremely knowledgeable of their cultures and traditions. I've lived with my Oma (German for grandmom) for some time when I was young and I hold only a few of those traditions such as Nickolausabend, Oktoberfest, and the little German bored games like Mensch Argere Dich Nicht. However, I would love to learn more of not only my German culture but of Irish, Italian, and Check as well! Learning and living our culture is a simple way to eliminate that omnipresent fear of a homogeneous society, so why is our generation so ignorant? I'm not sure....ask them....

Progress

What exactly is "progress?" Webster's dictionary states progress as simply moving forward; however moving forward causes backward movement as well. Newton's third law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, therefore positive progression must have a negative regression. At which point does the forward momentum overcome the backward drag? This point varies for each situation and each evaluator. To some, a situation is more progressive than regressive but that same situation is viewed by others as the reverse. Such is the case with industrialism.

The Twelve Southerners' Statement of Principles reveals the unnoticed regressions of something most commonly viewed as very progressive; industrialism. The majority of the human population sees new jobs, new possibilities, more stuff, and a higher quality of living when they think of industrialism. However, the Twelve Southerners see machine replacing human labor, human labor becoming repetitive and monotonous instead of unique, skilled, and enjoyable, and people becoming obsessed with consumption and "stuff" while dreaming of a higher living consumed in monetary desires. To the Twelve Southerners, industrialism is much more regressive than progressive and since this statement was written during the great depression, it has caught the attention of suffering industrial idealists and swayed their position. However, more people still find industrialism more progressive than regressive even after the great depression, which is why it is apart of America today.

My hometown, Acworth, Georgia is a big empty town changed by industrialism. At one point, Acworth had one major road and a few convenient stores. Homes were widely sparse, the roads remained clear, and the school hallways were narrow. As Atlanta grew, becoming a bigger home for corporations, sprouting larger buildings for more employers and shorter ladders for climbing employees, the surrounding suburbs grew to accommodate the new commuting masses. Acworth is one of these suburbs that exponentially grew for the sake of Atlanta. Trees were cut, homes were built, schools expand, more fire departments and police stations and schools and hospitals are set in place, more cars for roads, more traffic everyday, more pollution saturating our air, more trash filling our cans, less stars at night, less green fields of wild flowers and long lush grass, and less climbing trees for the young children to climb and adventure upon. More jobs, more money, more electronics, bigger homes, bigger yards, nicer cars and boats and motorcycles, more toys for your kids, more food for your table, and more monetary demands everyday. At what point does money replace or equate happiness? It doesn’t.