Vampire movies

Personally, I feel that the young generation and later is in general to caught up in the 'Paranormal' genre. From the Anne Rice books to the Twilight books to the House of Night, as well as the Anita Blake novels and Kim Harrison. Now, don't forget the movies like Underworld, Blade, Ultraviolet, and for some, Resident Evil. I will admit that I have read a lot of them, but I know too many kids who wish that they were a vampire, or a werewolf.

I may not be the first to say this, but if all of the paranormal things like this were real, hell yes I would offer myself up to one of the two main 'monsters'. I can tell you though, that it would not be a vampire I would want to be. Being dead, not being able to technically eat, and not being able to spend the day time with friends and family, not my cup of tea. I would rather be a wolf and furry, than have to drink blood.

The thing with it is, that I know this is not reality. My reality consists of going to work, earning money, enjoying my life, and spending time doing the things I like. Plenty of the kids I see going to school with my children, who liked most of the same things as them, take these things way to seriously. I have a friend that swears up and down that she's a vampire. While there are some people who are considered to be 'psychic' vampires, they arent at all common, and tend to keep to themselves.

All in all, yes, my kids generation and those after, take the paranormal things too seriously, and eventually they are going to have to wake up and smell the coffee, because that's not the way the real world works. Then, there will be those people who will forever live in their fantasy worlds, even after they've had kids, and grow old. So, its something that we as a people, as a world, as a culture, will have to deal with. Because it won't go away. And it won't get any better. The best we can hope for with this obsession is for it to not get worse. Of course, this is my observations, but there are far too may mystic movies about at the moment.

Tattoos

In today's society a lot of people tend to misjudge tattoos. A lot of people who see someone with a lot of tattoos will automatically think negative thoughts. Those who have tattoos are just like anyone else, except for the fact that they wish to stand out and broadcast who they are, simply because they have a strong sense of who they are. Those with tattoos aren't afraid to show them, as they put them on their body to let others know who they are and what they are about.
No matter where you look these days it's a common thing to see someone with at least one tattoo. This doesn't mean that society is dwindling in any way, nor does it mean that mankind is becoming a bunch of clones following after one leader. Tattoos have built there own reputation over the years, gaining in popularity. Over the years more and more people have decided to get them - which only goes to show the phenomenon that is tattoos.
Although most tattoos are applied with no problems at all, there are some tattoos that result in a not so good outcome. No matter how safe you may think they are, you simply can't overlook the risks involved with getting a tattoo. Tattoo artists may tell you that there are no risks involved - although this isn't the case.

Animal abusers are more likely to commit violent crimes against people

Animal abusers are five times more likely to commit violent crimes against people and four times more likely to commit property crimes than are individuals without a history of animal abuse.Many studies in psychology, sociology, and criminology have demonstrated that violent offenders frequently have childhood and adolescent histories of serious and repeated animal cruelty. Research has shown consistent patterns of animal cruelty among perpetrators of more common forms of violence, including child abuse, spouse abuse, and elder abuse. In fact, animal cruelty is considered one of the diagnostic criteria of conduct disorder.
If you break it down to its bare essentials:
"Abusing an animal is a way for a human to find power/joy/fulfillment through the torture of a victim they know cannot defend itself."
Now break down a human crime, say rape. If we substitute a few pronouns, it's the SAME THING.
"Rape is a way for a human to find power/joy/fulfillment through the torture of a victim they know cannot defend themselves."
Now try it with, say, domestic abuse such as child abuse or spousal abuse:
"Child abuse is a way for a human to find power/joy/fulfillment through the torture of a victim they know cannot defend themselves."

The line separating an animal abuser from someone capable of committing human abuse is much finer than most people care to consider. People abuse animals for the same reasons they abuse people. Some of them will stop with animals, but enough have been proven to continue on to commit violent crimes to people that it's worth paying attention to.
Virtually every serious violent offender has a history of animal abuse in their past, and since there's no way to know which animal abuser is going to continue on to commit violent human crimes, they should ALL be taken that seriously. Animal cruelty is not a harmless venting of emotion in a healthy individual; this is a warning sign... It should be looked at as exactly that. Its a clear indicator of psychological issues that can and often DO lead to more violent human crimes.
A person feels powerless and develops a warped sense of self-respect. Eventually he/she  feel strong only by being able to dominate a person or animal.