texts in our lives..EVERYWHERE

Since this course has become a part of my routine, identifying and noticing different media texts has also become quite normal. I had to stop and laugh the other day when I realized how much I enjoy this class and applying it to everyday things that I do. I spend a lot of my spare time (which I actually don't have much of) with my boyfriend of on days where it isn't possible to see him, I spend time conversing with him on the phone. It may have been about week 3 of school when my boyfriend said to me, why do you keep saying semiotic domain, why do you use that for every conversation we have. I couldn't help but laugh. It is funny how when something so simple has never been noticed, that once it is noticed becomes extremely intriguing and infatuating to the human mind. As I live my day to day life, I find myself thinking deeper and looking at things more thoroughly than I did once before. EG. The other day.... I had stopped at a McDonald's and noticed its decor was a very much beautiful and conservative theme. The colors were very neutral, tans and dark greens rather than bright yellow and red. This McDonald's didn't have a "play place" but it did have 3 beautiful electric fireplaces.... I couldn't help but notice that the people dining in were all from the prehistoric ages and children were NOWHERE to be found? Was this by mistake...I think not. The designer of this McDonald's was marketing towards a much older crowd and drawing them in. A month ago... I would have went in, got my food, ate and left without ever considering why that McDonald's was different. If I got a little off topic here, I had meant well, I seem to over analyze things now and I think it's great. It's almost like doing homework that isn't required, the ideas and concepts we talk about in class take action every moment of our existence. I couldn't believe how many media texts I really absorb in a day now that I really pay attention to them. Everyone wants something and their texts are everywhere waiting for them at every moment. How extremely intriguing...