The Monster called "NYC Prep"

A long time ago, my AP US History teacher told our class that it is good to watch T.V., that it's important to keep up with what's going on in culture, but what happens when TV producers decide to blur the line between soap opera and reality for some questionable quality television...

You get a parent's worst nightmare--NYC Prep.  BRAVO's new show based on the hit TV series Gossip Girl follows the lives of real NYC Prep School kids.  In the sneak preview below, you hear the words SEX, DRUGS and MONEY thrown around a lot, and it's not the words that bother me, but that it's coming from a 16 year-olds mouth.  "Sex is a big deal in the Prep School scene, like everyone is having sex with everyone."  Oh really?  Like one big giant orgy? 

Who are these people drinking Gin+Tonics in their tailored suits and Chanel purses?  A 28 year-old stuck in an awkward teenager?  I wouldn't recommend letting anyone younger than 16 watch this show just because it's already pretty embarrassing to watch the lack of restraint and snootiness as a 22 year-old adult.

Either way, I'm probably still going to catch a couple episodes.  You should watch the preview below... it's pretty funny that they follow a girl who wants to go to Harvard. 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII D-1 HOCKEY TEAM??

No joke, I was just informed by my trustworthy boyfriend that there's buzz all over the US College Hockey Forum about President Obama using bail-out money to form a D-1 Ice Hockey team at the University of Hawaii.

Quoting Flashy Man from Houghton, MI on 5/19/2009:

"An undisclosed White House aide has informed me that President Barack Obama will be pushing new legislation beginning next week to fund a new Men's Division 1 at the University of Hawaii using federal bailout funding. Obama chose to pursue a team in Hawaii to pay his gratitude to his birthplace. The Rainbow Warriors will start play at the Ice Palace Hawaii, the only rink in the state, in 2011."

Here are some of my favorite responses:

• "It'll never happen" -Federal League
• "Pigs will have wings before Hawaii has a D-1 team." -bigeasy29
• "Are you sure it's still 'Rainbow' Warriors?" -owslachief
• "This would be sooooo cool, players could go to Hawaii & get leid!" (As if this doesn't happen enough already) -Greyeagle

Here's what I have to say:

1. I used to take figure skating lessons at Ice Palace, the only public ice skating rink on the island, and I don't see how it would make a decent hockey arena with its tiny seating area and blacklights.
2. If this is true 2011 would be the BEST YEAR EVER.
3. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could still be a Hockey Mom in Hawaii.
4. PRESIDENT OBAMA YOU ARE AWESOME

Is today April 1st or something? Maybe someone thought it would be funny to play a sick joke on Zeny and tell her that her favorite sport maybe coming to her home... whatever the reason, I like the sound of this bailout.

Nikon has it Right On with Ashton & MTV

Nikon was the camera brand my photography teacher recommended when buying a SLR camera. This was six years ago when digital point and shoots were showing up in purses, digital SLRs were introduced and Kodak was struggling to be relevant in a world that stopped using film.

I can't even remember the last time I smiled for a camera that used film. Camera brands Canon, Fujifilm, Kodak, SONY and Nikon jumped into digital developing cameras that are slimmer, longer zoom, higher pixels, larger LCD screen, special effects... now TOUCHSCREEN!

Nikon got it right to have Ashton Kutcher, the most lovable (and pretty to look at) spokesperson on TV today, to demonstrate how to use Nikon's new Coolpix cameras. Ashton's appeal reaches young girls in their teens (the big bro fantasy), ladies like me (possible bf material) or older women on the prowl (who envy Demi). Ashton's Coolpix microsite has a feature where you can upload photos onto "Ashton's" camera. I tried it out and had to choose a category that described my photo. I chose "Kegger".

Click below to watch Ashton freak out about my photoYesterday, Nikon powered a cool photo booth at the MTV Movie Awards called Fashion 360.You can view red carpet fashions in 360, as your favorite celeb stands within a ring of Nikon digital cameras. It's very 'sports replay' like. Nice Coolpix ad placement on the MTV site Nikon, well played.