Do I Eat Everything I See?
I look around my own room, and there it is. Chevy's attempt to promote their new concept Camaro as my favorite transformer, Bumble Bee stands proudly by it's side. I see this as I play around on the internet while listening to satellite radio. Media is a present as oxygen at this exact moment. It just makes me wonder...how much of this do I actually take in?
As I ventured out to class, there are left overs from caucus two days prior. Students proudly walking around bearing the sticker that screams "HILARY '08" or "OBAMA". I forgot how liberal my college was...
When I finally got to my class (after freezing my face off) I pull out my planner and notice that this thing is covered in advertisements. Money money money...
After class I notice that the bus has a not-so-attractive advertisement of Denny Hecker and his amazing deals on cars. The radio in my car plays anything from Damian Rice to the Dixie Chicks.
I think what shocks me more than anything, is that these things actually make me think. I sit, listen, and look as all of these sources pour into my brain. Most of it just gets put out of my brain within moments, but sometimes a song or an image can stick for days (usually because I'm relating it to some personal experience). How is it that I've managed to acquire an automatic subconscious filter within my own brain? Kinda cool...kinda creepy.