McKenzie Spots a Trend! - Where the Wild Things Are Tattoos

So I'm sitting here in my room while one of my suitemates, Kelsey, works on her Halloween costume. I bet you can't guess what it is... Actually, I bet you can.

She's being Max from Where The Wild Things Are. Now, I loved this book when I was a child. I still do. But with the release of the movie, it seems to me that the whole world has gone Wild Things crazy to the point where they are getting it tattooed on themselves permanently.

To be completely honest, before the movie came out and when I was contemplating what I wanted for my first tattoo, I thought of something Wild Things related. Then I came to my senses.

While blog surfing, I came across a tattoo blog on Tumblr and saw that of their most recent posts, most of them had Wild Things tattoos. How big has this trend become you say?

There is a whole SECTION at bmezine.com dedicated to Wild Things (Click Here) Granted, many of them date back to 2002, but it seems as though the whole section of these tattoos was organized out of hype for the movie.
tattoo.

It is totally fine with me if you want to get a tattoo, but shouldn't it be something meaningful? It seems to me like people are getting these tattoos solely due to the movie's recent release. They probably want to look "deep" and like the book describes their experience as a child. I doubt 1,000's of people making this realization at the same time makes them "unique".

(Image Credit: p22earl via Flickr)

McKenzie Reviews! - My External Hard Drive

This the beginning of a new section that I like to call McKenzie Reviews! in which I give my thoughts and opinions on everything from technology, entertainment, movies, and music once a week. This week, I will be reviewing my brand new external hard drive - a Toshiba 500GB Portable USB 2.0 in Blue.

I was originally planning on buying it from Amazon, but they don't recognize college dorm addresses (what's up with that?). So, I went against everything I stand for and got it from Wal-Mart. For the amount of space you get and the fact that it's portable, it was a good price (around $90).

When I opened the box my first thought was, "Oh how cute!" And it really is. It is one of the cutest pieces of technology I've seen (please ignore the nerdiness). It comes in a very pretty blue color and when they say it's portable, they aren't kidding. It's really small and lightweight. I hope I don't break it.

I plugged it in to my computer for the first time, and it installed itself. I opened up the hard drive's folder in Windows and then ran the Setup that came with it. It was practically idiot proof. Once the software is installed, you just run a backup on both your files and your computer's local drive. You can customize it to update daily, weekly, monthly, or manually.

My only problem, was how long it took to back everything up for the first time. It took over 2 hours (ouch!). For a college student, that's a lot of time. However, after you backup your information once, updating it doesn't take long at all! Not to mention, it's also a very quiet piece of hardware.

I would say this was a very good buy. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a new external hard drive and want something that is right for the price and size.

Hopefully coming soon: McKenzie Reviews Windows 7!

How Many Patties?!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, the Windows 7 Whopper!
Yesterday Microsoft finally released it's much anticipated Windows 7.
In Japan only, Burger King introduced it's heart-attacking inducing Windows 7 Whopper with 7 PATTIES!
I used to work at Burger King and I thought a Triple Whopper was bad enough...

My Top Ten Guilty Pleasures

So I got to thinking, "How can people get to know me more without reiterating stuff that's just in my profile?" Then I realized that people could get to know me more if I came up with a list of my guilty pleasures.

1. Reality Television - For my friends, this doesn't come as any surprise. I love television, and it's the main thing I use to occupy my time. But there is something about reality television. I love watching people get mad at each other and make fools out of themselves. Is that a bit cruel?
2. Ice Cream - I work at a Ben and Jerry's, so some may not consider this a guilty pleasure, but hey, I love ice cream!
   
3. Spongebob Squarepants - I love this show. It is my childhood wrapped up into a nice, adorable box (even though it came out when I was in 5th grade). It's still hilarious and I sleep with a Spongebob pillow every night.
4. Clinical Protection Deodorant - With the amount of metal that is in clinical strength deodorant, I will probably get cancer, but I can't live without it! It keeps me smelling good all day, even if I went to work!
5. Taking naps - Naps are fairly common for most people, especially college students. Since I fall into that category, of course I nap! However, it makes me feel so lazy when I know I could probably be doing something more productive.
6. ICanHasCheezBurger.com - There is just something so cute and hilarious about those damn cats!
7. Baked Goods - I love to bake, but more than that, I love to eat what I bake. I was a cooking instructor all summer and if there were any leftovers, you could bet that I would eat them.
8. Perez Hilton - I read his website daily, and I follow him on Twitter. Yet it can be bit embarrassing when you reference reading a story on PerezHilton.com in class.
9. Halloween - I love it. Even at almost 20-years-old, it is one of my favorite holidays. It makes eating candy and scaring young children (just kidding!) okay for a night. Not to mention the fact that you get to dress up.
10. Wife Swap - Technically, this could be considered part of reality TV, but it deserves a category all it's own. Lifetime runs episodes of Wife Swap during the day when I don't have anything to do, and I love it! There is nothing better than seeing a crazy-Christian woman enter the house of a pagan family and lose her shit. (Balloon Boy will never have a normal life because of this television show)
    

Why I Love my BlackBerry

So back in February, I got a BlackBerry, and frankly, I don't know what I would do without it. Being able to get my e-mails instantly without my computer, check up on the latest FMyLife posts, and play Bubble Popper all day long! I wondered, where had this technology been all my life?!

There are a just a few reasons why I love my BlackBerry oh so much:

1) Getting e-mails and being able to reply instantly. I don't know what I would be able to do do without it. It seems like I'm getting a new e-mail every 5 minutes that needs my immediate attention. But never fear! I can be in touch no matter what, and I will always get back to you.

2) All those awesome applications. Now, it may not be like the iPhone where there is a new application every second. However, the applications that you can find for your BlackBerry are awesome! I can get the weather right on my phone, check CNN, play games, and Google no matter where I am.

3) It's always there for me. A BlackBerry definitely isn't like a shitty boyfriend. It will always be there for you. Do you need to find something to laugh at? Find your favorite webcomic from anywhere! Need to be occupied? Play Brick Breaker until your eyes bleed. Need to express your feelings? Tweet from your lonely one-bedroom apartment.

Now, be warned. Because a BlackBerry is so entertaining, you may ignore people when it is around. I used to get crap for checking Facebook all the time when I was out to dinner with friends. But hey, you have to make sacrifices, right?