Who are we trying to impress?

Beautiful, busy, bustling, beaming; New York City is indescribable. It's an atmosphere that I challenge any place to match (seriously cause I'd like to visit that place too).

As some of you know, I love people. I could spend hours just watching how they interact, and New York was the ultimate catering to this pleasure. A smorgasbord of cultures, creeds, and colors served up on a platter for extroverts to enjoy.

I have a lot to write about when it comes to this city, I'll probably have four a five entries on it, but I want to start with an observation, and a reiteration of the first adjective used in this post.

Beautiful.

It's not just the sights that attract the world to this stunning city. New York has BEAUTIFUL people, with FANTASTIC taste in fashion. I couldn't help but stare in jealousy at some of the daring, sometimes gaudy, fashion decisions being made. Jealousy stemming from how naturally it worked for most people.

But it made me think:
Why?

Here's something I enjoy about my city. When I walk into a bar, I know someone. I dress to impress the people I already know. The people that I want to have an opinion about me. I just don't feel that that could be the mindset here. In the city, you're just another face in the crowd, another drunk in a bar, another number in a row. The city is beautiful until you get lost in the white noise. Is there such thing as too much of a good thing? Yeah I truly believe in that.

These New Yorkers seem to ignore each other anyway. You kind of have to. Jared and I decided that if "Yes Man" took place in New York, he'd be broke and homeless. But that's another entry for another day.

If these people really are completely ignoring each other, why even bother? Are they walking around dressing up for the day to pretend like their two seconds of eye contact (which is probably stretching it in New York) make up for the loneliness of not "really" ever meeting anyone?

It's the realization that your friends are only "acquaintances", but to an extreme degree. It's being surrounded by a million people, but feeling completely alone.

Without consistent interaction, one cannot truly be happy.

Cheers had a bar where "everybody knows your name".

Sounds good to me

How to make money :)

Okay so in order to follow my last post quickly as to avoid the onslaught of  impending pity parties, here is my answer to any dreamer that wants to make money.

We all sit around and have a million brilliant ideas. Whether it's making a ton of money, changing the world, or just adding a little excitement to an otherwise monotonous life, we all like to be dreamers.

Well here's a dream for you, and I'll break down reason's why it will work along the way.

The Real World - Conway.

I know what you're thinking. GODAWFUL. Noone outside of Conway will want to watch something like that.
But here's the deal, why does anyone outside of Conway need to watch it?
This is why I say that:

• American Idol winner Kris Allen (voted by the fans). 
• First ever fan voted Madden cover winner Peyton Hillis.

Conway has loyalty, and Conway has viewership.
This is my proposal. You get a huge house, and put 7-8 people in it. People from Hendrix, people from UCA, people from CBC. If you're interested, pull a couple people from UALR, or even a Conway High graduate.

Now there would have to be an interview process, and I couldn't guarantee Gold (especially the first time around), but what I could guarantee that you would make money off it it.

Here's how:
First you build a website. This is the forum in which you will share your television show.

• You start to create buzz. This won't be hard, because you're going to be interviewing tons of people on Every major campus in central Arkansas. People will find out that their friends might be on the show, and your site will be getting a ton of hits every day
• You take the proof of those hits to businesses around Conway FIRST! THIS IS IMPERATIVE! Why are we not going straight to the big dogs immediately? Because we are pushing Conway loyalty! Who better to advertise your website FOR YOU, than someone paying you to advertise ON YOUR website. They're investing money, suddenly your website is postered on every major business in Conway (Stobeys love anyone?)
• Through the sponsorships, you pay to rent the house, you pay the participants (college students don't ask for much if you have alcohol flowing), and you pay for all of the equipment and filming. We're in a COLLEGE TOWN. there are people with access to all of the equipment that you need, and they're ALL trying to find their big break. Ever heard of an internship?

Who wouldn't watch a bunch of people from Conway do ridiculous things? If one of the participants is from, say, Oklahoma, their friends from back home will also wanna view it. It has potential to be a huge thing.

Now when it comes to how the actual show should work. That's all up to you. I'm just telling ya'll how to make money off of it. All I ask is for a little bit of credit once it gets started.

:) you're welcome.