Thursday, October 29, 2009

Biography of Jeremy White

At 33 years old Jeremy White is fairly accomplished. He has drummed on tour in places like Japan and Europe, started his own company, and is now self-employed. Jeremy grew up in Sacramento California, and lived there into adulthood. During his school years he was extremely interested in music, and more particularly drumming. He was in his High School band, and has toured with bands like “A Perfect Circle,” and “Deftones.” Jeremy however, is not your typical rocker. Jeremy has no tattoos or piercings, and has never been really interested in experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
Jeremy’s parents separated when he was six years old, and although he has good relationships with his mother and his father, he is very close to his mom. Jeremy gives his mom a lot of credit for the way he turned out, calling her “the most amazing person in the world.” He says that through her selflessness and generosity, he has also learned to put others needs before his own. This trait, coupled with his positive attitude, and determination to always push himself, may have contributed to Jeremy’s success.
Jeremy’s plan was always to go to college for music. He thought that once he did this he may be able to find a band, and eventually reach his goal of getting a record label. However, as Jeremy soon found out, the music industry is an extremely tough career to be in. There are many aspects that you do not control, and it is not something that Jeremy felt he could count on as a source of income. Through this realization Jeremy found his new passion, financial planning. He said that he had seen so many people who had not planned for the future, and could not live the lives they wanted all because of neglecting to make a few adjustments. Therefore Jeremy decided to become a financial planner, and help people work on mapping out their future.
Presently, a typical day for Jeremy consists of meeting with clients at their houses, coming home, playing a bit of tennis when he has the time, trying to find non existent food in his refrigerator to make dinner, reading a good book, and then going to bed. Jeremy is very happy with his life right now, and he has no regrets. Every decision he has made was what he thought was right at the time, and any mistakes he has made he knows were necessary to learn from. Jeremy White just wanted to live a happy and dynamic life. He has definitely succeeded so far. With more than half his life to go, Jeremy has already done a lot. From being the kid with braces and six rubber bands in High School, to the educated financial planner today.
Jeremy is not totally sure about what is next for him. He is currently in a relationship, and he is undecided about having kids. In his future he sees himself doing a lot of traveling, and wants to end up lying on a beach somewhere in Hawaii with Elika who he got back together with, after crossing paths with her during his travels.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Social Deviance

Today we recorded people's reactions to social deviance in public. We wanted to see how the public would respond to activity out of the "norm."
Such as, guys dressing in women's clothing, and loud noises.