The Bystander Effect and Other Events

So yesterday started off a little earlier than normal for me 330 in the morning to be exact. There was a huge power outage all through Berea, and my dorm just happens to have a faulty fire alarm system that likes to squeal very loudly whenever the power is shut off. I learned an interesting bit of information by experiencing the bystander effect first hand that morning which is very coincidental because that was what I had just learned more about in my social psychology course on Tuesday. So here it is 330 in the a.m. and I go out in the hall to make sure we weren't having a real fire alarm or something, which thank goodness that was not the case. One girl is going downstairs to check and see what is going on, while another girl is coming out of her room to see what the awful sound was. The girl coming up the steps didn't see me because she just went back to her room but the other girl and I started talking trying to figure out what to do about the sound. After a couple of minutes of debating on the best course of action which involved checking the breaker box on both floors I heard another voice coming out of the room where the first girl walked in. From what I could gather through my listening in the girl was calling public safety to see what they could do. After about ten more minutes public safety came did so messing around on the system and the sound finally stopped. I tell all of this to say that out of the eleven girls who live in the house only three of us came out to see what was going on and actually try and do something to fix the situation. I should give the other 8 girls the benefit of the doubt and say they just did not hear the awfully loud sound and that is why they never came to check on it. But it does show that when there are more people around, responsibility is taken away so people don't feel as obligated to help.

In other news I have started to fill out job applications for the real world. It is a bit intimidating trying to figure out where and what in the world am suppose to be doing. I have been praying a lot for God to show me the path, just need to be patient and receptive to what His plan for me is.

We had a little get together tonight which was extremely nice, I missed seeing Martha S. but it was good to see Miss Ellaneous, The Farmers Daughter and Granny Eyre. We had a scrumptious and somewhat healthier meals at Panera Bread. Then we did something very spur of the moment for our group which was buy a groupon for bowling. It was exciting though. I very much enjoyed spending the evening with these fine friends :) Oh and for the first time in my life I tried a frappuccino (sp) it was very delicious maybe I can work myself up to just plain coffee eventually but for right now it's a bit strong for my liking.

Since I have just seen the majority of you all tonight there is not much more to tell you about. Signing off until next time - Captain Something Fun

Oh I forgot to say, Last weekend I went to the movies and saw Do You Believe? This movie is super powerful and very moving. It follows 12 individuals in the course of just a couple of days as their lives intercept one another. I have to admit I did tear up a bit. I rate it a 4.5 on a 5 point scale. Here is the link to the movie trailer. You all should give it a watch at the very least.