by Diego de los Reyes | Aug 20, 2014 | Diversity, Essays
Me, in a sea of white. I want to be special. Everyone does, right? Everyone wants to be a Campbell-ian hero, with a set journey. I also don’t want to be special. Maybe a hold-over from my middle school/high school years, where you try to be like everybody else. To be normal. I’m undecided, you see. Which means this post might not arrive to a singular conclusion. You’ve been warned. This post has been tumbling around my head for a while, ever since I returned from my semester abroad in Nebraska. During my stay there, I participated in the college newspaper as a reporter. It was an amazing experience, as it was nice to do journalism in a school environment that supports it. When the semester was done, a colleague told me how happy he/she was that the paper was more diverse that year, with two diverse news writers. Now, I know what he meant. I’d agree that diversity is something media should strive for. I thanked him for that, and his/her help advice during the semester. It wasn’t until later that his comment started gnawing at me. Was I diverse because of my name? My color of skin, my nationality? Are those factors enough to consider me “diverse”? Whatever else, I still was a middle-class student fortunate enough to spend a semester abroad. I’m college-educated, just as all my other colleagues where. So am I diverse? Am I not? Is it up to me or to other people to decide? So that’s unanswered question #1. My train of thought then led me to the concept of minority. Was I seen as...
by Diego de los Reyes | Dec 22, 2010 | Essays
So, this is the time where everyone starts making lists; either to reminisce about the year that’s ending, or to write down their resolutions for the next one. Mine is one of the former. Now, my list will skew a lot to pop culture events, but that shouldn’t surprise anyone reading this blog. Now, of course 2010 wasn’t all roses and peaches. It had its ups, and many downs. But I guess it’s good to focus on the ups. Now, in no particular order, here are my 2010 highlights in TV, Movies, Life, and Games. (Bear in mind, you might find spoilers if you haven’t seen/read/listened to my choices below). As this is a long text, I decided to do a content list. Feel free to skip around to whatever bit interests you. TV CommunityChuckDoctor WhoFringeSupernaturalThe Walking DeadLostHonorable mentions: Misfits, Modern Family, Nikita, 24, Sherlock, How I Met Your Mother, Leverage Movies InceptionThe Social NetworkToy Story 3Scott Pilgrim versus the WorldHarry Potter and the Deathly HallowsHonorable mentions: Kick-Ass, The Town, Easy A. Life FriendsSchooliPhoneOrlandoScott PilgrimWorld Cup Games Red Dead RedemptionMass EffectInfinity BladeHonorable mentions: Halo: Reach, Starcraft II, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Scott Pilgrim versus the World: The Game, LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4, Alan Wake, Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Game Dev Story, N.O.V.A. TV Community I said no particular order? I lied. A bit. Community quickly rose to one of my favorite shows. Like the best comedy shows, it has heart surrounded by funny. It uses pop culture, not as a crutch, but as a way to open stories. Unlike The Big Bang theory, it doesn’t pander to its...
