Group Topics

Marijuana. Cannabis. Mary-Jane. Weed. Ganja. Marijuana has a lot of different names. It’s got a pretty recognizable shape. The leaves are green with 5 thin fingers. It’s also got a pretty distinct smell. My roommate smokes weed and her entire half of the house smells like old weed and McDonalds. Interestingly enough, while weed is illegal in the United States, it’s never been linked to an overdose death. Compare that with cigarettes, which are known to cause cancer, and alcohol, which is known to cause impairment in judgment and is responsible for many deaths every year.

Cell phones are pretty much a staple in any given person’s daily life. Cell phones are similar to a drug. We are all addicted. When I first got a cell phone, I didn’t realize how much I would use it. Now, I can’t leave the house without it. And when I do, it’s like a little piece of me is missing because I use it for everything. I don’t even own a home phone. Cell phones are also pretty similar to a house phone. Only you can take it places with you and use it wherever. Cell phones are pretty demanding, if you think about it. We’ve all trained ourselves to jump at any buzz or ring. We have to charge it every night, sometimes more often. It begs us to check its Facebook and Gmail. Cell phones are actually kind of like a needy boyfriend or girlfriend. It’s a dependent relationship. Almost abusive. Cell phones make us believe that we can’t live without them, that we’ll never find anyone else, and that without them, we have nothing. Cell phones are kind of dicks that way. Cell phones are also similar to computers. Only they fit into your pocket. At least, now they do. They used to be giant things that you had to carry around which I kind of feel like kind of took away the convenience of it.  Cell phones are similar to beepers and pagers. Only smarter, and cooler. And less of a throwback to the 90s.