The Ice Bucket Challenge Phenomenon

So if you haven't seen somebody recently posting a video to social media where they are dumping a bucket of ice water over their head..you live under a rock. I am not sure what trend setter started this social media phenomenon but lately its all people can talk about. 

For those of you who do live under a rock the gist of it is, you get nominated by one of your friends to do the "Ice Bucket Challenge" - which entails recording yourself dumping ice cold water over your head. If you choose not to do this challenge then you must donate money to an organization that raises money for ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease").  Oh and you have 24 hours to do it.

If you choose to accept this challenge you grab a buddy have them take at most a 30 second video of you participating in this challenge. In turn you get to nominate some poor suckers to dump some cold water on their head. From the time it takes you to locate a bucket, to getting up the nerve to actually pour the water, to doing a little chilly dance after you are soaked it should take no longer than 5 minutes - if you're taking longer than that - you're not doing it right.

Let me be the first to say that I usually HATE social media trends - I think it points out how totally brainwashed our society has become. Don't get me wrong I usually participate but not without commenting at least once on how  we all pretty much jump on any bandwagon we can..

So first off I wanted to take a moment to yell at the haters who won't take the 5 minutes to dump some water on their head because of WHATEVER excuse they came up with...  here are a few things, that to me, seemed to be equivalent in length of time... 
 1. Taking a shower - the challenge is just a colder version.
 2. Walking your dog - your dog would probably have appreciated a cool down too.
 3. Talking on the phone - you probably talk too much anyway
 4. Sitting through a commercial break - this could be fun, time yourself see if you can get back before your show comes back on.
 5. Cooking dinner - I officially give you a reason to get fast food tonight - sorry diet I was too busy raising awareness!! 

So now let me take a minute to yell at the haters who say dumping water on your head isn't curing the disease..yada..yada.  

WHO SAID IT WAS GOING TO?!! 

No one said I accept this Ice Bucket Challenge knowing I am changing the world by curing ALS..no the point is to raise awareness..and I am pretty darn sure awareness is raised! Yes I do agree that if you did the Ice Bucket Challenge it also might be nice to donate as well but beggars can't be choosers...

For those of you who did both, I APPLAUD YOU!!!
For those of you who did the Ice Bucket Challenge, I applaud you.
For those of you who donated, I applaud you.
For those of you who did nothing, I wish ALS upon you. SIKE, but I do hope you choose to consider donating, volunteering, or raising awareness of another charity or organization.

So for your enjoyment..my Ice Bucket Challenge Video!

That's all for now...