Media Consumption Log (1/19/09 -1/25/09)

The inauguration of our new President  has certainly been the highlight of my media exposure for this week. This being under the assumption that it was one of those moments that you’ll always remember the time and place you witnessed them. Also, I helped contribute to it being a new record for a television audience (200 plus million viewers).

TV

• Dirty Jobs – “Animal Rendering“
• Man vs. Wild – Yukon
• Fringe – Bound
• Lost – S.5 e. 1 Because You Left
  (season 5, seriously I hope they wrap things up soon)
• The Office – Prince Family Paper
• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – Wash. D.C.
• CNN‘s coverage of The 2009 Presidential Inauguration

Video Games

• Counter Strike Source
• Enigmo – for the iPod Touch

Audio

• Podcasts – This Week in Tech, Security Now, Katg, Diggreel
• 97.9 FM the Loop Johnny B Mornings

I am starting to notice how I reiterate some of the random bits of information I learn throughout my weekly media exposure. Whether during dinner conversation or casual banter I like to give out random facts from Discovery program shows. For instance, I learned from Man vs. Wild that in the Yukon the snow fall is so heavy that the roofs of buildings must be occasionally cleared or they risk collapsing under the weight. Also, did you know that you can make a glue to plug holes in canoes from boiling the sap collected from tree bark? I might never need to know this information but it sure makes for some interesting conversation.

An embarrassing event in my media week occurred because I was playing this new very addicting game on my iPod Touch called Enigmo. Using it as a new way of passing my time on the EL I soon became so oblivious to my surroundings that I went two stops past my intended one without even realizing it. I was more frustrated than embarassed as I realized that this time-wasting game cost me even more travel time. I suppose it should be a credit to the developers of this game that it’s so good that it makes you miss your train stop.

As for the most important event of my week, the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, I watched the majority of it at the DePaul Student Center with about 50 other people. It was a very moving experience to say the least. Particularly since it has been a long eight years since it last happened and its rare to witness such a great moment in the democratic process. The commercials that played during the event were of particular interest to me becuase of their prestigous caliber. Pepsi is trying to play on a new generation theme (again?) and this supposed clean coal technology is trying to get my attention. Starbucks coffee is offering an interesting promotion that involves you volunteering five hours of your time to community service and they give you a free tall brewed coffee. I heard Starbucks was starting to suffer from the economic situation but that seems a bit stingy to only offer one free coffee? I mean, I can go to McDonald’s and get a free coffee every Monday.

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