Christine Peterson

Apparently I’m not an adult. Well, shit.

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:56:00 -0400

I am 23-years-old.

I have lived in ten, yeah ten, different dorms and apartments in the last five years. After graduating college in May 2009, I started working for a company I love, although I’m positive that it will not be my final employer. I crave opportunities to explore my passions, travel the world, and find new experiences. According to sociologist Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, I am smack dab in the middle of a newly discovered developmental stage: Emerging Adulthood.

Arnett, a psychology professor at Clark University and author of Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road From the Late Teens Through the Twenties, explains that this stage is characterized by identity exploration, instability, self-focus, feeling in-between and “a sense of possibilities.” He believes that this stage, in combination with the current American economic and societal climate, is the reason we see so many young people delaying their entry into true adulthood.

I cannot deny that Arnett’s theory is true, at least in part. However, I have several major concerns about the theory itself and the conclusions that so-called “grown-ups” are starting to draw from it.

To read the rest of my post, please go to TheNextGreatGeneration.com…..

My new favorite song to sing. “If You Want Me” ~...

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:48:12 -0500

My new favorite song to sing.

“If You Want Me” ~ Marketa Irglova, from the Once soundtrack

thedailywhat: Stop What You’re Doing And Watch The Very Pit Of...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:33:19 -0500

thedailywhat:

Stop What You’re Doing And Watch The Very Pit Of Hell Out Of This of the Day: Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) speaks out in favor of same-sex marriage ahead of today’s failed vote in the New York Senate.

If, after viewing this seven-minute video, you are still of the opinion that tax-paying Americans should be denied the right to enter into a loving marriage with the partner of their choice irrespective of gender, kindly exit this country.

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thedailywhat: Auto-Tuned News of the Day: Auto-Tune the News...

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:19:52 -0400

thedailywhat:

Auto-Tuned News of the Day: Auto-Tune the News #9. Nothing more need be said.

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Bionic Eye: the first app I will buy for my iPhone when I...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:37:51 -0400

Bionic Eye: the first app I will buy for my iPhone when I finally get one (someday). This and T-Pain AutoTune.

ohryankelley: The Rolling Stones - Can’t You Hear Me Knocking

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:17:44 -0400

ohryankelley:

The Rolling Stones - Can’t You Hear Me Knocking

Most awesome new thing I just discovered: Google SideWiki,...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:12:57 -0400

Most awesome new thing I just discovered: Google SideWiki, launched last week.

Visit this link to download the toolbar button so you can start writing on websites too! http://google.com/sidewiki

The Internet just keeps getting cooler and cooler. :-D

Michael Jackson medley, a capella. Amazing.

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:29:18 -0400

Michael Jackson medley, a capella.

Amazing.

Hahahahaha… (Mom, Dad, I’m happy that you follow me...

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:18:59 -0400

Hahahahaha… (Mom, Dad, I’m happy that you follow me online though :P)

via The Onion:

How to Stalk Your College-Bound Child Through the Magic of Social Media - mediabistro.com: BayNewser

This video summarizes recent social media stats quite well, I...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:59:33 -0400

This video summarizes recent social media stats quite well, I think. (And I think the person who wrote the article in that link below is an idiot.)

Six Signs that Social Media is Dying | SU Comments

The beginning of the end for the newspaper...

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:32:44 -0400

The beginning of the end for the newspaper industry…

“We aren’t going to make much money with this.” Yeah. No. No, you’re not.

Cash checks with your iPhone. This is so cool. Someone give me...

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:42:25 -0400

Cash checks with your iPhone. This is so cool. Someone give me an iPhone now, kthx. :P

This is so cool. Scan a barcode with your iPhone and this app...

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:56:23 -0400

This is so cool. Scan a barcode with your iPhone and this app will show you the price and information! (This app is only for this specific store’s products, but eventually it must develop into something for like Amazon or Zappos or eBay that will work for EVERYTHING!) How awesome would that be?!?!

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