So as some of you may know I somewhat recently started a new job! I work as a Promotions Coordinator for a marketing/promotions company that mainly handles contests and sweepstakes. Its pretty cool. My main duties at this company are handling most of the winner notification for a lot of the promotions that we do. This basically means that I get to call winners and send out winner notification letters and tell them that they won! Most of the people are really happy and grateful that they have won so it's a pretty fun gig.
There was a promotion for a wedding contest that we are doing. Couples who are engaged to get married had to send in a few minute video describing why they deserve the wedding of their dreams. The people who win will get $10,000 towards their dream wedding plus a 2 hour consultation with David Tutera who does that wedding show on the WE channel.
There is a video of this couple who should win hands down and if they do not it will be a real shame. The woman has a rare form of ovarian cancer making it basically impossible for her to ever have children. On top of that her father recently has a massive heart attack that left him a vegetable basically which has been really difficult for her entire family.
Despite these set backs, the woman was so positive and optimistic in her video. She was so pretty and her husband is adorable and they were just so excited to even be making this video at all. They didnt talk about how broke they were, or how depressing their lives are or anything like that. They really just wanted to send the message out to people that even though some bad things in your life may happen, you need to look on the bright side and know that in the end everything will come together and be ok.
I thought that this was such a fantastic message to send and they had such a positive outlook on life. A lot of the other contestants that entered the same contest only mentioned how broke they were and basically how desperate they were to win the money so they could have a big beautiful wedding. No one else really mentioned anything positive or meaningful.
My point in all of this is that I think people should really think more about those that are truly less fortunate than us. Especially around this time of year when a lot of the things we're all thinking about are parties, money, and presents. It may seem like those are the really important things right now but they're not. So I think that everyone, at least for one day, should try to put themselves in someone elses shoes and try to think of others. I know I will.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Conspiracy? I think so...
Ok so I have told a few friends this and people seem to think I'm weird, but the world is a weird place so my theory could possibly be true! What is my theory you ask? Well it has to do with celebrities, drugs, and conspiracy. Here we go!
Ok so the past couple years there have been more and more celebrity deaths related to drug overdoses. Isn't it weird that they all seem to be dying of drugs (with the exception of people like Farrah Fawcett and Patrick Swayze)? The person I really want to focus on right now though is DJ AM aka Adam Goldstein. I bring this topic up because of the new show that is coming out on MTV next week called Gone Too Far where DJ AM goes to several drug addicted teens and tries to help them realize why drugs are bad and tries to help them better themselves.
OK. Does anyone else see how bizarre this whole concept is? DJ AM is telling kids "Drugs are bad mmmkay?" and then he dies of an overdose? WHAT?! This makes no sense!
Which brings me to my theory that there is a conspiracy going on in the celebrity world. All these celebs who seem to have these great lives are dying of strange drug overdoses for no apparent reason. Heath Ledger was a great happy guy, living with Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda in awesome Brooklyn. Has this rediculously amazing career and then BAM. Dies of a drug overdose. Same thing with Michael Jackson. And now the same thing with DJ AM. No one else sees how weird this is? DJ AM was in an insane almost fatal plane crash with Travis Barker not too long ago and he suddenly dies of an overdose? Weird.
I know there are probably many other little pieces to these stories but I still maintain that there is a bizarre conspiracy out there killing off celebrities. And now this new show with DJ AM kind of just makes a mockery of the whole thing. How good could his help have been to those teens when weeks or months later he dies of drugs? It makes no sense to me.
But then again the world never does :)
Ok so the past couple years there have been more and more celebrity deaths related to drug overdoses. Isn't it weird that they all seem to be dying of drugs (with the exception of people like Farrah Fawcett and Patrick Swayze)? The person I really want to focus on right now though is DJ AM aka Adam Goldstein. I bring this topic up because of the new show that is coming out on MTV next week called Gone Too Far where DJ AM goes to several drug addicted teens and tries to help them realize why drugs are bad and tries to help them better themselves.
OK. Does anyone else see how bizarre this whole concept is? DJ AM is telling kids "Drugs are bad mmmkay?" and then he dies of an overdose? WHAT?! This makes no sense!
Which brings me to my theory that there is a conspiracy going on in the celebrity world. All these celebs who seem to have these great lives are dying of strange drug overdoses for no apparent reason. Heath Ledger was a great happy guy, living with Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda in awesome Brooklyn. Has this rediculously amazing career and then BAM. Dies of a drug overdose. Same thing with Michael Jackson. And now the same thing with DJ AM. No one else sees how weird this is? DJ AM was in an insane almost fatal plane crash with Travis Barker not too long ago and he suddenly dies of an overdose? Weird.
I know there are probably many other little pieces to these stories but I still maintain that there is a bizarre conspiracy out there killing off celebrities. And now this new show with DJ AM kind of just makes a mockery of the whole thing. How good could his help have been to those teens when weeks or months later he dies of drugs? It makes no sense to me.
But then again the world never does :)
Monday, October 5, 2009
WHERE HAS ALL THE FOOD GONE?!
So as most of you know or for those that do not know, eating is one of, if not my most favorite, thing to do in the whole world. I wish eating was my job. I would be so good at it. I just love food. Loving food is really hard especially for me because in my house we have my father who is the health food nut. Over the past few years my father has found more and more food that is bad for us, and less food that is good for us. I mean how many vegetables can one person really eat 24/7?
For people that read this and are my friends you experienced me being a vegetarian and that lasted like what... a month? Maybe? Needless to say it was very short lived because you cant just eat vegetables all the damn time. Not only is it hard but its pretty boring and not as tasty as eating other stuff...like meat. This brings me to my point of today's blog.
If anyone read the New York Times this weekend you might have found this fantastic article that basically says it is not OK to eat hamburgers and ground beef anymore because people are dying and getting sick from E Coli which is found in ground beef.
Ok so basically this article has crushed all of my dreams forever. This is because hamburgers, more specifically cheese burgers, are my most favorite thing in the entire universe to eat. I have a necklace with a hamburger on it. That is pure love people. But now "theyre" (I put it in quotations because I feel like people always mention 'they' and its so vague...) saying that its terrible to eat hamburger meat! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!
In my household this actually wont be a huge problem because my health nut father only buys organic food and meat nowadays. This means he buys chickens that were raised organically and they eat only food they're supposed to eat, they're not over fed, and they are happy running around chickens at a farm on the Island somewhere until they are killed for me to eat. Organic chicken also means that they look like small anorexic birds as opposed to the giant meaty ones everyone else buys in the supermarket. So since Papa Tobe gets organic chicken, you can bet he gets organic beef too! This just means that the cows graze in happy pastures and eat only grass and no chemicals or corn or bad stuff.
My real concern is what happens when I go out into the world and want to order a hamburger? Will I remember that it might kill me to do so? Or will I risk going into seizures to taste a delicious cheese burger? This whole danger label that has been put on beef is causing a lot of anxiety for me. The most being that the world has now basically banned my most favorite food in the whole world. Whats next world? You want to start telling me that I cant eat rainbow cookies anymore because they cause cancer? You better not. I dare you. I DARE YOU.
So you guys can check out this crazy article here. Let me know what you think! See ya and Happy Monday :)
For people that read this and are my friends you experienced me being a vegetarian and that lasted like what... a month? Maybe? Needless to say it was very short lived because you cant just eat vegetables all the damn time. Not only is it hard but its pretty boring and not as tasty as eating other stuff...like meat. This brings me to my point of today's blog.
If anyone read the New York Times this weekend you might have found this fantastic article that basically says it is not OK to eat hamburgers and ground beef anymore because people are dying and getting sick from E Coli which is found in ground beef.
Ok so basically this article has crushed all of my dreams forever. This is because hamburgers, more specifically cheese burgers, are my most favorite thing in the entire universe to eat. I have a necklace with a hamburger on it. That is pure love people. But now "theyre" (I put it in quotations because I feel like people always mention 'they' and its so vague...) saying that its terrible to eat hamburger meat! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!
In my household this actually wont be a huge problem because my health nut father only buys organic food and meat nowadays. This means he buys chickens that were raised organically and they eat only food they're supposed to eat, they're not over fed, and they are happy running around chickens at a farm on the Island somewhere until they are killed for me to eat. Organic chicken also means that they look like small anorexic birds as opposed to the giant meaty ones everyone else buys in the supermarket. So since Papa Tobe gets organic chicken, you can bet he gets organic beef too! This just means that the cows graze in happy pastures and eat only grass and no chemicals or corn or bad stuff.
My real concern is what happens when I go out into the world and want to order a hamburger? Will I remember that it might kill me to do so? Or will I risk going into seizures to taste a delicious cheese burger? This whole danger label that has been put on beef is causing a lot of anxiety for me. The most being that the world has now basically banned my most favorite food in the whole world. Whats next world? You want to start telling me that I cant eat rainbow cookies anymore because they cause cancer? You better not. I dare you. I DARE YOU.
So you guys can check out this crazy article here. Let me know what you think! See ya and Happy Monday :)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Why Not?
So I feel like ever since this whole Kanye West and Taylor Swift thing happened, everyone has gone crazy and things are just getting out of control everywhere! By that I just mean that its becoming a domino effect in a way. Kanye West dissed Taylor Swift, and then everyone started losing their minds and speaking their minds and now everyone is just so angry they cant contain themselves.
I'm speaking about one person in particular but I dont want you to think I'm speaking about him in a negative fashion. In fact I think its pretty kick ass what he said. So for those of you that do not know, President Obama was recorded calling Kanye West a jackass during an interview with CNBC Monday night.
Now I had an almost really bad argument with my mom yesterday about this. As far as I know she has not heard the audio for this. So she thinks that it is fake. It is not fake. It is clearly Obama speaking. This is not a bad thing! I think its AWESOME that our President is someone who is not afraid to speak his mind. Ok so maybe he gets in a little trouble but honestly, who really cares? Does Obama calling Kanye a jackass affect the economy or the country's safety in any way? No, so then what is the B-F-D? I love that our President is someone who keeps seeming like just a cool, regular guy, who also happens to run things for the entire country. I think that's pretty kick-ass.
Mama Tobe on the other hand did not agree with me. She kept saying how our president is someone who would NEVER say something like that. And her defense? "He just wouldn't!". I love you Mom but I'm pretty sure every single person who has heard that audio will disagree with you. Obama is awesome, Kanye West IS a jackass, and thats all there is to it. I'm sure he doesnt feel bad about it. Besides I'm pretty sure no one else made Kanye feel worse than Jay Leno. Way to go Jay.
If you want to listen to the Obama audio and make your own opinion about it click here. That's all I have for today so far. Who is going to go crazy next???
I'm speaking about one person in particular but I dont want you to think I'm speaking about him in a negative fashion. In fact I think its pretty kick ass what he said. So for those of you that do not know, President Obama was recorded calling Kanye West a jackass during an interview with CNBC Monday night.
Now I had an almost really bad argument with my mom yesterday about this. As far as I know she has not heard the audio for this. So she thinks that it is fake. It is not fake. It is clearly Obama speaking. This is not a bad thing! I think its AWESOME that our President is someone who is not afraid to speak his mind. Ok so maybe he gets in a little trouble but honestly, who really cares? Does Obama calling Kanye a jackass affect the economy or the country's safety in any way? No, so then what is the B-F-D? I love that our President is someone who keeps seeming like just a cool, regular guy, who also happens to run things for the entire country. I think that's pretty kick-ass.
Mama Tobe on the other hand did not agree with me. She kept saying how our president is someone who would NEVER say something like that. And her defense? "He just wouldn't!". I love you Mom but I'm pretty sure every single person who has heard that audio will disagree with you. Obama is awesome, Kanye West IS a jackass, and thats all there is to it. I'm sure he doesnt feel bad about it. Besides I'm pretty sure no one else made Kanye feel worse than Jay Leno. Way to go Jay.
If you want to listen to the Obama audio and make your own opinion about it click here. That's all I have for today so far. Who is going to go crazy next???
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Real or Not Real....
So lately there has been a lot of buzz about celebrities who are serious assholes. And it got me thinking...are the things we hear true or are they made up by people who really have no lives? The whole Kanye West thing, we all know is true...because the idiot did it on national television. At least for the other celebrities its things you hear on the radio from VJs or read in tabloids so its hard to differentiate between the truth and lies. But Kanye was all "fuck that...I want everyone to KNOW that I'm an asshole". And now we know. Thanks Kanye!
But what brings me to this question today are a few things. One is from What The Buck on Youtube, that Megan Fox is a huge bitch. Now the girl is really pretty and sits in really bizarre ways in movies that make her look even more hot, but she looks like a bitch right? Little bit? Maybe its just me. Any who apparently I am not the only who thinks she is a bitch. According to a letter from some crew members who worked on the new Transformers movies agree. And they would actually know since they worked with her. They decided to write an anonymous letter sharing specific times that Megan Fox was a huge bitch and just a terrible person (and actress) all around. Now I'm sure all of you can agree Fox is no Oscar winner anytime soon for her Transformer performances so that part is actually kind of a fact. But are these allegations that she is a rude, disrespectful bitch true? Are the people who wrote this letter REAL crew members on Transformers? Since they wanted to keep their jobs and could not reveal their names its hard to tell. Go read the letter here and let me know what you think.
Now my second celebrity that I wanted to talk about was Kelly Clarkson. I just saw her in concert and she was freaking fantasmic so there will be no Kelly bashing here. She is amazing. However on the radio today I heard that she posted a letter to Kanye West telling him what an a-hole he really is. I checked this letter out which I found on her blog I guess? I might do more research and find out if it is really her blog. I cant tell. This is what I mean! I can kind of see her saying/writing something like that to Kanye (especially because he deserves it!) but at the same time how do we know! She was pretty free with her speech if you get my drift. The girl did not hold back with her Kanye bashing! Go Kelly! And at the same time...would she really have said all those things?
Will celebrities ever bring themselves down to our level and actually communicate with us regular people directly? Not from their assistants or whoever. I mean I dont talk to any celebrities so I dont know if any of them actually do.
Either way, go check out Kelly Clarksons "blog" and letter to Kanye here and let me know what you think!
Those were my random thoughts for today. Enjoy.
But what brings me to this question today are a few things. One is from What The Buck on Youtube, that Megan Fox is a huge bitch. Now the girl is really pretty and sits in really bizarre ways in movies that make her look even more hot, but she looks like a bitch right? Little bit? Maybe its just me. Any who apparently I am not the only who thinks she is a bitch. According to a letter from some crew members who worked on the new Transformers movies agree. And they would actually know since they worked with her. They decided to write an anonymous letter sharing specific times that Megan Fox was a huge bitch and just a terrible person (and actress) all around. Now I'm sure all of you can agree Fox is no Oscar winner anytime soon for her Transformer performances so that part is actually kind of a fact. But are these allegations that she is a rude, disrespectful bitch true? Are the people who wrote this letter REAL crew members on Transformers? Since they wanted to keep their jobs and could not reveal their names its hard to tell. Go read the letter here and let me know what you think.
Now my second celebrity that I wanted to talk about was Kelly Clarkson. I just saw her in concert and she was freaking fantasmic so there will be no Kelly bashing here. She is amazing. However on the radio today I heard that she posted a letter to Kanye West telling him what an a-hole he really is. I checked this letter out which I found on her blog I guess? I might do more research and find out if it is really her blog. I cant tell. This is what I mean! I can kind of see her saying/writing something like that to Kanye (especially because he deserves it!) but at the same time how do we know! She was pretty free with her speech if you get my drift. The girl did not hold back with her Kanye bashing! Go Kelly! And at the same time...would she really have said all those things?
Will celebrities ever bring themselves down to our level and actually communicate with us regular people directly? Not from their assistants or whoever. I mean I dont talk to any celebrities so I dont know if any of them actually do.
Either way, go check out Kelly Clarksons "blog" and letter to Kanye here and let me know what you think!
Those were my random thoughts for today. Enjoy.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Same ol', Same ol'....
Good morning everyone! Happy Monday! Now I know what I am about to talk about today might sound somewhat repetitive from my other blogs but...you'll just have to deal for today :) As a side note I just want to say that my life is really not that exciting, so the fact that I'm writing about anything at all is a small miracle. Ok so continuing on...
I know I've been talking about doing stuff for me lately like these blogs, and (trying) to make YouTube vlogs, and videos and whatever makes me happy. I just wanted to emphasize how important I think it is to just do things for YOU. And do what makes YOU happy. Obviously you should be considerate and unselfish and do nice things for others but you really need to be looking out for number one. If you live your life trying to make everyone else but yourself happy you are going to kill yourself trying to do things that you think other people actually notice or care about.
Sometimes I get upset because I feel like I lose friends or things in my life are not going the way I feel they should be going. But it occurred to me last night that I cant spend the rest of my life freaking out that things are wrong, and worrying about things that in the long run, probably dont matter. I finally just took a few deep breaths and reminded myself that things are going to be ok. I have AMAZING friends (you all know who you are and I absolutely adore every one of you <3) and when I think about it, I actually have a pretty fun life. Yes Monday through Friday are not exactly the most exciting days ever, but every single day does not have to be AMAZING or EXCITING. My weekends and the occasional night out with people that I truly love and care about, and vice versa, are enough for me :)
As for doing all the things that make me happy, they are definitely going to continue. I am fully aware that I will not be famous any time soon or, really ever for my, what I'm sure all of you think are so exciting and fantastic, vlogs and videos. But they are fun to make and I actually enjoy walking around talking to myself and my little Flipcam. Its actually kind of freeing like you're writing a journal except you're talking to it. You guys should try it sometime. And I may not be the most fantastic writer but I like writing my sometimes daily thoughts to all you who visit here :)
So basically just one last time, make sure you all do what makes you happy. Because even though your friends and family are so important to you, its YOU that is the main star in your story. So make sure you treat the star with some respect and love. See ya :)
I know I've been talking about doing stuff for me lately like these blogs, and (trying) to make YouTube vlogs, and videos and whatever makes me happy. I just wanted to emphasize how important I think it is to just do things for YOU. And do what makes YOU happy. Obviously you should be considerate and unselfish and do nice things for others but you really need to be looking out for number one. If you live your life trying to make everyone else but yourself happy you are going to kill yourself trying to do things that you think other people actually notice or care about.
Sometimes I get upset because I feel like I lose friends or things in my life are not going the way I feel they should be going. But it occurred to me last night that I cant spend the rest of my life freaking out that things are wrong, and worrying about things that in the long run, probably dont matter. I finally just took a few deep breaths and reminded myself that things are going to be ok. I have AMAZING friends (you all know who you are and I absolutely adore every one of you <3) and when I think about it, I actually have a pretty fun life. Yes Monday through Friday are not exactly the most exciting days ever, but every single day does not have to be AMAZING or EXCITING. My weekends and the occasional night out with people that I truly love and care about, and vice versa, are enough for me :)
As for doing all the things that make me happy, they are definitely going to continue. I am fully aware that I will not be famous any time soon or, really ever for my, what I'm sure all of you think are so exciting and fantastic, vlogs and videos. But they are fun to make and I actually enjoy walking around talking to myself and my little Flipcam. Its actually kind of freeing like you're writing a journal except you're talking to it. You guys should try it sometime. And I may not be the most fantastic writer but I like writing my sometimes daily thoughts to all you who visit here :)
So basically just one last time, make sure you all do what makes you happy. Because even though your friends and family are so important to you, its YOU that is the main star in your story. So make sure you treat the star with some respect and love. See ya :)
Friday, September 11, 2009
ugh WHAT IS IT!
Sorry everyone for the delay in the blogging. I had such a great topic to talk about the other day but as soon as I opened this up to start writing about it, my mind went completely blank! I STILL cant think of what it was! I know what the topic was but I can not for the life of me think what examples I wanted to use were :( So for today you will have to deal with a boring average blog about nothing interesting :) Arent we all excited?
Ok I just thought of a fun topic. Here we go!
What does everyone think about the whole "everything happens for a reason" deal? or "it was meant to be!" I often say those very cliche lines and sometimes I believe it. But do we believe in it because it applies to something that has just happened? For instance, right now I am listening to the new Third Eye Blind album. When I was 12 turning 13 I had a Bat Mitzvah and my (insanely dorky) theme was J100. Yes like z100 but with a J for Jamie :) How cool was I in 7th grade? Anyway as my gift I gave away mix CDs with all my favorite songs at the time that still haunt me. For weeks and months before my party I would listen to songs on the radio trying to pick my favorite few that would make the cut. The one song I KNEW had to be on it was Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind. Why you ask? Because every single time I would get in the car with my Mom and turn on z100, that song would be playing. Literally. It started getting a little creepy. I would always say ahh its my song! And probably dole out that wonderful cliche, that there had to be a reason that song was on. But for what reason? That I would always enjoy my car ride because that song was on? That could possibly be true but not because that song is deeply meaningful or anything. Is there really a plan for all of us, so when something great happens and everything seems to fall into place, it makes sense to say "it was fate!...it was meant to be". Or perhaps because something awesome happens right after something crappy, we all say "everything happens for a reason!". Maybe I will be famous because so many people read my boring blogs! And then I will get to say my blog was crappy for a reason :)
Ok I just thought of a fun topic. Here we go!
What does everyone think about the whole "everything happens for a reason" deal? or "it was meant to be!" I often say those very cliche lines and sometimes I believe it. But do we believe in it because it applies to something that has just happened? For instance, right now I am listening to the new Third Eye Blind album. When I was 12 turning 13 I had a Bat Mitzvah and my (insanely dorky) theme was J100. Yes like z100 but with a J for Jamie :) How cool was I in 7th grade? Anyway as my gift I gave away mix CDs with all my favorite songs at the time that still haunt me. For weeks and months before my party I would listen to songs on the radio trying to pick my favorite few that would make the cut. The one song I KNEW had to be on it was Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind. Why you ask? Because every single time I would get in the car with my Mom and turn on z100, that song would be playing. Literally. It started getting a little creepy. I would always say ahh its my song! And probably dole out that wonderful cliche, that there had to be a reason that song was on. But for what reason? That I would always enjoy my car ride because that song was on? That could possibly be true but not because that song is deeply meaningful or anything. Is there really a plan for all of us, so when something great happens and everything seems to fall into place, it makes sense to say "it was fate!...it was meant to be". Or perhaps because something awesome happens right after something crappy, we all say "everything happens for a reason!". Maybe I will be famous because so many people read my boring blogs! And then I will get to say my blog was crappy for a reason :)
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Lets start over again....
So last night slash yesterday afternoon I decided that I was going to start to revamp my life a little bit. I read somewhere once that the only reason we are in a bad mood is because we put ourselves in a bad mood. Well I am not going to put myself in bad moods anymore or make myself feel bad. There is no reason! I am going to start doing things for ME. One thing that I am going to start doing more is going to shows for local bands and bands I like. I miss going to shows! I miss seeing my favorite bands live and knowing all the words and singing it back in their faces and shoving myself up to the front of the stage. LOVE IT!
So that's one thing I am going to start doing more. I am also going to keep vlogging. I feel like my friends dont really get it or they think its kind of weird or silly and that is totally ok. I really like doing it though. It's actually kind of freeing in a way? I dont think that is the word I want to use but its the word I'm going with! I like talking to the camera when I'm hanging out or driving somewhere talking about whatever is on my mind. If no one is around then its a great thing to talk to so I can talk things out. I used to write a journal on my computer when I was upset because I felt I couldnt talk to anyone and also since my computer is an inanimate object it wouldnt talk back and it couldnt pass judgement on me. I feel the same way a little bit with my little Flipcam.
So there are other things I am going to be doing in my life to revamp and start over fresh but for now those things will do. I feel really good about this decision. What is everyone doing with their lives to better themselves or make themselves feel better? I suggest you do something to make yourself happy! It feels great!
So that's one thing I am going to start doing more. I am also going to keep vlogging. I feel like my friends dont really get it or they think its kind of weird or silly and that is totally ok. I really like doing it though. It's actually kind of freeing in a way? I dont think that is the word I want to use but its the word I'm going with! I like talking to the camera when I'm hanging out or driving somewhere talking about whatever is on my mind. If no one is around then its a great thing to talk to so I can talk things out. I used to write a journal on my computer when I was upset because I felt I couldnt talk to anyone and also since my computer is an inanimate object it wouldnt talk back and it couldnt pass judgement on me. I feel the same way a little bit with my little Flipcam.
So there are other things I am going to be doing in my life to revamp and start over fresh but for now those things will do. I feel really good about this decision. What is everyone doing with their lives to better themselves or make themselves feel better? I suggest you do something to make yourself happy! It feels great!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Life is Exhausting
Life is just so tiring lately. I feel like everything about my life just takes so much energy. I feel like its really not going anywhere. I feel like I have no direction and I am so lost. And it gets harder to deal with everyday when I am surrounded by people who are actually doing something worthy with their lives. And its not just my friends and family. Its everyone in the world. I go on facebook and see people advancing in their careers or lives through their statuses. I can follow already famous people on Twitter and see all the cool shit they are doing to help better themselves. I watch tons and tons of videos of people on YouTube who became famous just by being themselves!
What I would like to know is where everyone got their hands on the manual to life and also why it is apparently out of stock and I can never read it. Clearly I missed something in life growing up that told me how I can have a great life, great career, great everything. I know that everything cant just be all easy and handed to us and it shouldnt be that way. People should work hard for the rewards that they get. I want to work hard at something I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT THAT IS! Every day is another day spent with hours and minutes of my life just ticking away and the more pressure I feel to figure my shit out.
Sorry that today is so depressing. Its just the way I feel. So welcome to my life where it is basically just a lovely cycle of the same shit, different day.
What I would like to know is where everyone got their hands on the manual to life and also why it is apparently out of stock and I can never read it. Clearly I missed something in life growing up that told me how I can have a great life, great career, great everything. I know that everything cant just be all easy and handed to us and it shouldnt be that way. People should work hard for the rewards that they get. I want to work hard at something I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT THAT IS! Every day is another day spent with hours and minutes of my life just ticking away and the more pressure I feel to figure my shit out.
Sorry that today is so depressing. Its just the way I feel. So welcome to my life where it is basically just a lovely cycle of the same shit, different day.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
HUMP DAY!
What up everyone! So its Wednesday which means its Hump Day! So that means that todays blog is going to be somewhat of a stream of consciousness (for anyone that reads this who had Mr. Thayer you know what that is!). For those that have no idea what that is, basically I am just going to keep writing what is on my mind and not stopping until I feel like it. Ok here we go!
So right now I am listening to LFO which I am sure everyone remembers for their song Summer Girls (I think?). You know the one that goes " New Kids on the Block got a bunch of hits, Chinese food makes me sick..." but personally my favorite song of theirs is "Every Other Time". If you have not heard this song GO LISTEN TO IT. Its pretty awesome. They were pretty cute and had catchy songs. Too bad they didnt last very long. Come to think of it boy bands dont seem to last very long anyway. Actually I think most people are successful by themselves. Sometimes (most of the time) its too hard to do projects as a group of people because everyone always wants to do it their own way. I can totally relate. When I do projects or anything really I always want to do it myself. I have a vision of how I want things to go and its so much easier just to do everything myself so that it turns out the way I want it to. You cant control how someone does something (actually you can but it probably isnt very nice) so its just easier to do all the work yourself. I bet people in the music industry feel the same which is why all the solo artists just keep being solo and having people "featured" in their songs. That way they can tell the other famous person singing what to do and the solo artist gets all the credit.
So I have a second interview today for this job I really want! I am pretty darn excited! I really hope I get it. Ok that thought was pretty boring and next...
I probably should not be listening to music while I do this stream writing thing. All I can think about are the lyrics and I have to concentrate to think about what I'm trying to write. Not really the whole point of writing what you're thinking.
So if I get this job I will be working in the city which is pretty cool because its on Madison Ave (fancy!) and I think working in the city is kind of cool. The sucky part is that I will no longer have the luxury of waking up at the lovely time of about 8am, showering, getting ready, and heading out the door 5 minutes before I need to be at work since my job now is 5 minutes from my house! Now I will have to wake up at I dont even know what god forsaken time in the morning so I can get to the train station way before 7 so I can get a decent parking spot and then take the train in so I can be at work at...get ready....8:20! How crazy is that! Sometimes I dont even wake up until then now a days! Wow. This is going to be rough for me. Jamie likey sleep. I can handle it though. And by the way I say 8:20 because my work day will not start until 8:30 but I was told that it is always good to be a little early so that way I am sitting at my desk all ready for the day when the boss lady comes walking in. And I totally agree. I really hope I get it I am so excited!!
Ok so if anyone follows my Twitter I am sure you have seen me mention how EXCITED I am to see KELLY CLARKSON! Me and my bffs will be traveling TOMORROW! (Thursday) to Allentown, PA to see Miss Kelly Clarkson perform in concert! Now that is really the highlight of this entire trip and the biggest reason we are going to another state but there are also many other amazing things that are going to make this trip the best one: We will be stopping at Sonic and CiCi's. If you live on Long Island (where I do!) or you live in places where they advertise these places but there are non near you, then I know you feel my excitement. Part two of this amazing trip continues at Dorney Park! I really do not think I can convey in my blog how insanely excited I am to ride some really sick roller coasters! Roller coasters are one of my favorite things in this world. They are so scary and yet so fun at the same time. I think roller coasters are in the same category as horror movies, another love of mine. I get really scared watching horror movies and if they are actually good I'll get nightmares. When I ride up roller coasters, especially if they have a rediculous drop, I often start freaking out about why I wanted to go on this death ride so high up in the air (especially since I have a fear of heights...). I think the reason for why I love both of these things is for the rush. I get a rush of excitement when the roller coaster has that first big drop and I realize ok...I am still alive! Woo lets go! The same goes for when I watch scary movies. Knowing that I survived watching this truly scary movie and being able to fall asleep at some point (even if it is 5am..) gives me a rush. Anyone else feel this way? Well I do.
Ok so I think for now that about wraps up my stream of random thoughts in my head. I probably will not be blogging till at least Saturday since I am going away! But I hope everyone has a fantastic rest of the week! Wish me luck on my interview! I'll be thinking of great things to write about as I enjoy awesome food, a ridiculous concert, and probably even more ridiculous car ride, and wild and crazy roller coasters and rides. See ya!
So right now I am listening to LFO which I am sure everyone remembers for their song Summer Girls (I think?). You know the one that goes " New Kids on the Block got a bunch of hits, Chinese food makes me sick..." but personally my favorite song of theirs is "Every Other Time". If you have not heard this song GO LISTEN TO IT. Its pretty awesome. They were pretty cute and had catchy songs. Too bad they didnt last very long. Come to think of it boy bands dont seem to last very long anyway. Actually I think most people are successful by themselves. Sometimes (most of the time) its too hard to do projects as a group of people because everyone always wants to do it their own way. I can totally relate. When I do projects or anything really I always want to do it myself. I have a vision of how I want things to go and its so much easier just to do everything myself so that it turns out the way I want it to. You cant control how someone does something (actually you can but it probably isnt very nice) so its just easier to do all the work yourself. I bet people in the music industry feel the same which is why all the solo artists just keep being solo and having people "featured" in their songs. That way they can tell the other famous person singing what to do and the solo artist gets all the credit.
So I have a second interview today for this job I really want! I am pretty darn excited! I really hope I get it. Ok that thought was pretty boring and next...
I probably should not be listening to music while I do this stream writing thing. All I can think about are the lyrics and I have to concentrate to think about what I'm trying to write. Not really the whole point of writing what you're thinking.
So if I get this job I will be working in the city which is pretty cool because its on Madison Ave (fancy!) and I think working in the city is kind of cool. The sucky part is that I will no longer have the luxury of waking up at the lovely time of about 8am, showering, getting ready, and heading out the door 5 minutes before I need to be at work since my job now is 5 minutes from my house! Now I will have to wake up at I dont even know what god forsaken time in the morning so I can get to the train station way before 7 so I can get a decent parking spot and then take the train in so I can be at work at...get ready....8:20! How crazy is that! Sometimes I dont even wake up until then now a days! Wow. This is going to be rough for me. Jamie likey sleep. I can handle it though. And by the way I say 8:20 because my work day will not start until 8:30 but I was told that it is always good to be a little early so that way I am sitting at my desk all ready for the day when the boss lady comes walking in. And I totally agree. I really hope I get it I am so excited!!
Ok so if anyone follows my Twitter I am sure you have seen me mention how EXCITED I am to see KELLY CLARKSON! Me and my bffs will be traveling TOMORROW! (Thursday) to Allentown, PA to see Miss Kelly Clarkson perform in concert! Now that is really the highlight of this entire trip and the biggest reason we are going to another state but there are also many other amazing things that are going to make this trip the best one: We will be stopping at Sonic and CiCi's. If you live on Long Island (where I do!) or you live in places where they advertise these places but there are non near you, then I know you feel my excitement. Part two of this amazing trip continues at Dorney Park! I really do not think I can convey in my blog how insanely excited I am to ride some really sick roller coasters! Roller coasters are one of my favorite things in this world. They are so scary and yet so fun at the same time. I think roller coasters are in the same category as horror movies, another love of mine. I get really scared watching horror movies and if they are actually good I'll get nightmares. When I ride up roller coasters, especially if they have a rediculous drop, I often start freaking out about why I wanted to go on this death ride so high up in the air (especially since I have a fear of heights...). I think the reason for why I love both of these things is for the rush. I get a rush of excitement when the roller coaster has that first big drop and I realize ok...I am still alive! Woo lets go! The same goes for when I watch scary movies. Knowing that I survived watching this truly scary movie and being able to fall asleep at some point (even if it is 5am..) gives me a rush. Anyone else feel this way? Well I do.
Ok so I think for now that about wraps up my stream of random thoughts in my head. I probably will not be blogging till at least Saturday since I am going away! But I hope everyone has a fantastic rest of the week! Wish me luck on my interview! I'll be thinking of great things to write about as I enjoy awesome food, a ridiculous concert, and probably even more ridiculous car ride, and wild and crazy roller coasters and rides. See ya!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
So creeped out...and it hurts
So as I sit here at my computer for hours on end I often find myself in the same position for very long periods of time. Normally this is fixed my doing some slight stretching with my arms over my head and then I'm good. However today I noticed that when I went to stretch after sitting the same way for a while, there was a slight pain my chest. Not a huge scary pain like I hit it or something, but rather the kind of weird pain you get when you need to crack something. I am pretty sure that my sternum needs to crack. This really really creeps me out for many reasons. And here they are :)
This creeps me out mostly because I think cracking bones is the nastiest thing on the earth. And there are a lot of creepy gross things on this planet. But people, including myself, cracking bones really gives me the heeby jeebies. Now if I get up in the morning and stretch then yes, sometimes my back will crack slightly, or my ankles. However that is different because I do not mean for them to crack, nor do I do it repeatedly throughout the day. I never crack my fingers, neck, toes, anything. I am actually getting quite creeped out thinking about it as I write this.
Now this weird need I have today to crack my sternum freaks me out as well because as far as I know, and I did a little research on this, there are no joints really in your sternum. You are able to crack bones in your back, toes, fingers, etc. because they are all connected by joints. When those joints separate they cause an air bubble or pocket to form between the joints. When you pull them or cause them to separate more the air bubble that has formed pops, which is the "cracking" noise you hear. The idea of popping something between your joints or anywhere in your body creeps me out even more than the idea of "cracking" a bone. Ugh.
So all of this really worries me. When I turn a certain way it is pretty painful and weird. I know I should try to crack it but I am so nervous too. This isnt just my thumb or one of my little toes. This is my sternum. IN MY CHEST! That is a pretty big "bone" to crack. This whole thing is making me so nervous! I hope it goes away at some point and I can avoid the whole cracking thing. I am really getting freaked out now! I need to stop.
This creeps me out mostly because I think cracking bones is the nastiest thing on the earth. And there are a lot of creepy gross things on this planet. But people, including myself, cracking bones really gives me the heeby jeebies. Now if I get up in the morning and stretch then yes, sometimes my back will crack slightly, or my ankles. However that is different because I do not mean for them to crack, nor do I do it repeatedly throughout the day. I never crack my fingers, neck, toes, anything. I am actually getting quite creeped out thinking about it as I write this.
Now this weird need I have today to crack my sternum freaks me out as well because as far as I know, and I did a little research on this, there are no joints really in your sternum. You are able to crack bones in your back, toes, fingers, etc. because they are all connected by joints. When those joints separate they cause an air bubble or pocket to form between the joints. When you pull them or cause them to separate more the air bubble that has formed pops, which is the "cracking" noise you hear. The idea of popping something between your joints or anywhere in your body creeps me out even more than the idea of "cracking" a bone. Ugh.
So all of this really worries me. When I turn a certain way it is pretty painful and weird. I know I should try to crack it but I am so nervous too. This isnt just my thumb or one of my little toes. This is my sternum. IN MY CHEST! That is a pretty big "bone" to crack. This whole thing is making me so nervous! I hope it goes away at some point and I can avoid the whole cracking thing. I am really getting freaked out now! I need to stop.
Monday, August 31, 2009
That sucks...
So as some of you may know I am working at Hofstra Law School. If I have learned anything from working here for the past 6 months it is this : Law School seems to suck!
When I was doing my undergrad at UB, even in High school, I hated studying. I would probably still hate studying if I was in school. Studying to me always seemed like the most awful chore I had to do (besides the dishes. I HATE DOING THE DISHES) and I always had to work so hard at doing it too so I could get just a decent grade on any test I ever took. And lets be honest even when I was "trying" to study I really wasnt and therefore I have not been the best test taker during my school days.
But when I walk around the law school there is one common thing between all the students: They are constantly studying! Even on the first day of school there were people all over the place already ON THE FIRST DAY with their laptops reading and writing away. That seems a little crazy to me.
I would go nuts if I had to study this much and read textbooks and assignments all the time. I am much more of a project person. Plus I really only enjoy doing things that I actually want to do. I really hate doing things that I'm "supposed" to do or "have" to do. Work related doesnt count.
I hope all these people in law school are the biggest partiers when they are not studying or reading (whenever the hell that is!), because if anyone deserves a nice cold drink on friday night after school its these kids! Cheers.
When I was doing my undergrad at UB, even in High school, I hated studying. I would probably still hate studying if I was in school. Studying to me always seemed like the most awful chore I had to do (besides the dishes. I HATE DOING THE DISHES) and I always had to work so hard at doing it too so I could get just a decent grade on any test I ever took. And lets be honest even when I was "trying" to study I really wasnt and therefore I have not been the best test taker during my school days.
But when I walk around the law school there is one common thing between all the students: They are constantly studying! Even on the first day of school there were people all over the place already ON THE FIRST DAY with their laptops reading and writing away. That seems a little crazy to me.
I would go nuts if I had to study this much and read textbooks and assignments all the time. I am much more of a project person. Plus I really only enjoy doing things that I actually want to do. I really hate doing things that I'm "supposed" to do or "have" to do. Work related doesnt count.
I hope all these people in law school are the biggest partiers when they are not studying or reading (whenever the hell that is!), because if anyone deserves a nice cold drink on friday night after school its these kids! Cheers.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Delayedd...I CANT STAND IT!
Hey everyone sorry for the lag in blog time. Nothing too exciting has happened in the past couple days that was blog worthy every single day so I figured I would wait a few days and then just catch everyone up on whats been happening. I think I will just go with Wednesday and Thursday nights. So Wednesday night my friends and I had a very awesome horror movie mini marathon,which turned out very successful if I do say so myself. The two movies we chose to watch were The Last House on the Left (the new one) and Teeth.
Now I don't know about anyone else but I have seen the original Last House on the Left by Wes Craven and I was less than impressed. Granted it was one of Cravens first horror flicks, but it was just terrible. That crap scared people in the 70s???? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE! It weirded me out at times and made me laugh a lot. The plot is basically the same in both movies with just a few differences. The basic gist of the movie is there is a family with a daughter who go to their vacation house on a lake and the daughter wants to go into town to hang with an old friend. They meet this kid their age who says he has pot which they are very interested in. He mistakingly brings the girls back to where the kid and his family is staying and while they are hanging out getting high the kids father, uncle, and derranged semi lesbian aunt (I guess?) come back and are less than pleased with the new company. The family turn out to be murderers on the run and do not intend to let the girls who in fear of them ratting them out.From then on there are rapes, stabbings, shooting, and lots of chasing. The "bad guys" think they kill the girls and need a place to crash and end up trying to spend the night at the house of the parents of one of the girls. None of them know who anyone is. Basically the parents find out what the crazy people in their house did to their daughter and really let them have it.
In the original there is a very bizarre soundtrack and it plays at very random times. However in both films there is not much soundtrack at all. There is a lot of silence, sometimes uncomfortably so, during scenes which makes watching those scenes very uncomfortable, which is probably the whole point. I have to say in the original version the "bad guys" seemed to do a lot more horrible things than the parents but in the new one the parents were the real bad asses kicking some serious murderer booty at the end. And one other really uncomfortable difference was in the original the creepy murderers make the two girls touch eachother and in this new one, the leader of the group rapes the daughter for a seriously uncomfortable amount of time. Seriously. If you do not like rape scenes then I suggest you not see this film because it is quite graphic and it goes on much longer than you want it to. However if you really enjoy seeing people be tortured then you should TOTALLY see this movie!
Ok second movie up was Teeth. Now I had heard about this movie a couple years ago and had seen it last summer. It is the most bizarre movie ever but I think everyone should totally see it because its just too ridiculous not to watch. So the basic premise of the movie is about this girl who grows up spreading the word of Jesus and telling kids everywhere to not have sex before marriage. One day when her boyfriend, who also "promised" to abstain from sex as well, tries to force himself on her and they both discover that she has a set of razor sharp teeth in her vajayjay. You can use your imagination from there to figure out what happens next. And then basically also for the rest of the movie. This film is sick, twisted, and darkly hilarious and I think everyone should go out and rent it. If you can handle it.
So that was my Wednesday night. Last night, on Thursday, me and some girlfriends went to go see John Roberts! For those that do not know who he is, if anyone has ever seen the YouTube videos Jackie and Debra, The Christmas Tree, or The Phone Call to name a few, he plays Debra and also the mother. He is so funny and last night his comedy show consisted of them playing all his videos and then he would come out as the character and elaborate. It was not as seriously funny as I hoped it was going to be but I can understand because once you have this popular video with lines that everyone has memorized and are so famous now its hard to make new things up and expand on them. But it was still really funny. As a mini surprise David Cross showed up! I'm pretty sure he just came out and tried to wing it and I don't even care he was so funny! I hate to say it but I laughed harder at David Cross than at John Roberts :( But both were still really funny and so entertaining to watch.
As a mini side note if anyone ever goes to Comix Comedy Club (353 W 14th Street) its a really nice place. I'm not sure about late night shows but for a 7:30 show tickets were $15, it was a two item minimum and the food was delicious. I would definitely go there again!
Now I don't know about anyone else but I have seen the original Last House on the Left by Wes Craven and I was less than impressed. Granted it was one of Cravens first horror flicks, but it was just terrible. That crap scared people in the 70s???? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE! It weirded me out at times and made me laugh a lot. The plot is basically the same in both movies with just a few differences. The basic gist of the movie is there is a family with a daughter who go to their vacation house on a lake and the daughter wants to go into town to hang with an old friend. They meet this kid their age who says he has pot which they are very interested in. He mistakingly brings the girls back to where the kid and his family is staying and while they are hanging out getting high the kids father, uncle, and derranged semi lesbian aunt (I guess?) come back and are less than pleased with the new company. The family turn out to be murderers on the run and do not intend to let the girls who in fear of them ratting them out.From then on there are rapes, stabbings, shooting, and lots of chasing. The "bad guys" think they kill the girls and need a place to crash and end up trying to spend the night at the house of the parents of one of the girls. None of them know who anyone is. Basically the parents find out what the crazy people in their house did to their daughter and really let them have it.
In the original there is a very bizarre soundtrack and it plays at very random times. However in both films there is not much soundtrack at all. There is a lot of silence, sometimes uncomfortably so, during scenes which makes watching those scenes very uncomfortable, which is probably the whole point. I have to say in the original version the "bad guys" seemed to do a lot more horrible things than the parents but in the new one the parents were the real bad asses kicking some serious murderer booty at the end. And one other really uncomfortable difference was in the original the creepy murderers make the two girls touch eachother and in this new one, the leader of the group rapes the daughter for a seriously uncomfortable amount of time. Seriously. If you do not like rape scenes then I suggest you not see this film because it is quite graphic and it goes on much longer than you want it to. However if you really enjoy seeing people be tortured then you should TOTALLY see this movie!
Ok second movie up was Teeth. Now I had heard about this movie a couple years ago and had seen it last summer. It is the most bizarre movie ever but I think everyone should totally see it because its just too ridiculous not to watch. So the basic premise of the movie is about this girl who grows up spreading the word of Jesus and telling kids everywhere to not have sex before marriage. One day when her boyfriend, who also "promised" to abstain from sex as well, tries to force himself on her and they both discover that she has a set of razor sharp teeth in her vajayjay. You can use your imagination from there to figure out what happens next. And then basically also for the rest of the movie. This film is sick, twisted, and darkly hilarious and I think everyone should go out and rent it. If you can handle it.
So that was my Wednesday night. Last night, on Thursday, me and some girlfriends went to go see John Roberts! For those that do not know who he is, if anyone has ever seen the YouTube videos Jackie and Debra, The Christmas Tree, or The Phone Call to name a few, he plays Debra and also the mother. He is so funny and last night his comedy show consisted of them playing all his videos and then he would come out as the character and elaborate. It was not as seriously funny as I hoped it was going to be but I can understand because once you have this popular video with lines that everyone has memorized and are so famous now its hard to make new things up and expand on them. But it was still really funny. As a mini surprise David Cross showed up! I'm pretty sure he just came out and tried to wing it and I don't even care he was so funny! I hate to say it but I laughed harder at David Cross than at John Roberts :( But both were still really funny and so entertaining to watch.
As a mini side note if anyone ever goes to Comix Comedy Club (353 W 14th Street) its a really nice place. I'm not sure about late night shows but for a 7:30 show tickets were $15, it was a two item minimum and the food was delicious. I would definitely go there again!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
My Brain Is Melting!!
Ok so yesterday I went to the gym and my iPod is dead so i watched the news during my 40 minute workout and I became aware of a few very weird and interesting things.
One story that caught my eye was about animals getting swine flu. When you go to fairs and things of that nature there are usually farm animals that are waiting to race, or be judged for prizes or just there for an adorable petting zoo for people of all ages. So this means that when you go to look and pet the animals they are in a large pen of some sort behind a metal fence. Now farmers and animal owners are worried about the animals getting swine flu from children and other people. So now if you visit a farm or a fair where there are animals on display they are behind a glass case. How mean is that! Not only is it mean for the animals who have to be confined to this glass case all day and who knows even maybe all night, but it really is not fair to the people who are there to visit the animals. If the farmers and animal owners are so concerned with the animals getting sick, then maybe they should forgo being at that event this year. Just dont bring the animals at all. The children and people at the fair will get over not seeing the animals for one year I'm sure. And if they can't seem to get over it then I guess they have some serious farm animal issues they need to figure out sooner than later. But on the serious side of this, the animals will be safe if they are kept at their home and away from all the swine flu infected people walking around petting them.
Another weird and funny thing mentioned in yesterdays news was that apparently, multitasking is ruining our brains. That's right folks, if you are a professional multitasker, our brains will start leaking out of ears fairly soon. A study was done that showed college students who multitask too much had really horrbile memories. Ok not only does this seem like it could be slightly true but also kind of silly. Not to mention the fact that if multitasking rots your brain, then theres a lot of people out there who are going to wind up mentally retarded. For example, anyone (such as me) who is a computer/social media multitasker. That means that me, all the youtube stars out there, most celebrities, and anyone who works in an office. All of us will eventually have terrible memories, and our knowledge will deteriorate until we can no longer function. OK that last part was kind of an exaggeration but you get my point. For me, at my office I am constantly doing a million things at once. I listen to Pandora, watch YouTube videos, update twitter, mess around on Facebook, answer emails, print out documents, chat on Aim and most of these programs are up and running all at the same time all day long. Hence my prediction of my brain oozing out of my ears at any moment should this continue on for the next year.
I know if any of my friends are reading this they are so sick of me talking about YouTube but, you'll have to get over it for a minute. All the YouTube "stars" are constantly on their own many forms of social media and they have to be to keep up their fan base. All the ones I watch such as Shane Dawson, Charles Trippy, ShayCarl, Phil Defranco, etc. all update twitter constantly, I'm sure they are editing videos constantly, watching TV, going on the internet for research, etc. That is their job so basically what the news is saying, that for people like the YouTube stars their jobs are making their brains deteriorate. For what its worth YouTube stars: I have enjoyed watching you for the time being and should your brains rot anytime soon, just know that you were loved and watched by millions :)
One story that caught my eye was about animals getting swine flu. When you go to fairs and things of that nature there are usually farm animals that are waiting to race, or be judged for prizes or just there for an adorable petting zoo for people of all ages. So this means that when you go to look and pet the animals they are in a large pen of some sort behind a metal fence. Now farmers and animal owners are worried about the animals getting swine flu from children and other people. So now if you visit a farm or a fair where there are animals on display they are behind a glass case. How mean is that! Not only is it mean for the animals who have to be confined to this glass case all day and who knows even maybe all night, but it really is not fair to the people who are there to visit the animals. If the farmers and animal owners are so concerned with the animals getting sick, then maybe they should forgo being at that event this year. Just dont bring the animals at all. The children and people at the fair will get over not seeing the animals for one year I'm sure. And if they can't seem to get over it then I guess they have some serious farm animal issues they need to figure out sooner than later. But on the serious side of this, the animals will be safe if they are kept at their home and away from all the swine flu infected people walking around petting them.
Another weird and funny thing mentioned in yesterdays news was that apparently, multitasking is ruining our brains. That's right folks, if you are a professional multitasker, our brains will start leaking out of ears fairly soon. A study was done that showed college students who multitask too much had really horrbile memories. Ok not only does this seem like it could be slightly true but also kind of silly. Not to mention the fact that if multitasking rots your brain, then theres a lot of people out there who are going to wind up mentally retarded. For example, anyone (such as me) who is a computer/social media multitasker. That means that me, all the youtube stars out there, most celebrities, and anyone who works in an office. All of us will eventually have terrible memories, and our knowledge will deteriorate until we can no longer function. OK that last part was kind of an exaggeration but you get my point. For me, at my office I am constantly doing a million things at once. I listen to Pandora, watch YouTube videos, update twitter, mess around on Facebook, answer emails, print out documents, chat on Aim and most of these programs are up and running all at the same time all day long. Hence my prediction of my brain oozing out of my ears at any moment should this continue on for the next year.
I know if any of my friends are reading this they are so sick of me talking about YouTube but, you'll have to get over it for a minute. All the YouTube "stars" are constantly on their own many forms of social media and they have to be to keep up their fan base. All the ones I watch such as Shane Dawson, Charles Trippy, ShayCarl, Phil Defranco, etc. all update twitter constantly, I'm sure they are editing videos constantly, watching TV, going on the internet for research, etc. That is their job so basically what the news is saying, that for people like the YouTube stars their jobs are making their brains deteriorate. For what its worth YouTube stars: I have enjoyed watching you for the time being and should your brains rot anytime soon, just know that you were loved and watched by millions :)
Monday, August 24, 2009
Its too earlyyyyy
Goodmorning everyone! I dont know about everyone else but I am kind of exhausted. Good thing I dont have much going on tonight so I can sleep to recharge for this awesome week I have coming up! I get exhausted a lot and I know you can totally tell by looking at my face, but when I think about it I care for a few seconds and then continue on doing what I do anyway.
Ok so this week is going to be really fun. Starting with tomorrow my friends are playing their last beach volleyball game for the summer so that is going to be really fun tomorrow night. Wednesday night me and some of the guys are going to be having a mini Friday the 13th Marathon type deal which is AWESOME. Thursday me and some friends are going to see John Roberts do standup in the city. For those that dont know who John Roberts is, he is the guy who does the YouTube videos such as the Christmas Tree, the Phone Call, Jackie and Debra and more. You can check out some of his videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnRoberts?feature=chclk
He is hilarious and I am really excited about seeing him live. Then Friday I am going to the city for a black and white party at Saloon. Saturday is Party day!! And then Sunday is my day of rest :)
Aritey I have to get some stuff done around here and its also early and I havent had bfast yet so Im a little slow on the blog writing right now. Will write more later. See ya :)
Ok so this week is going to be really fun. Starting with tomorrow my friends are playing their last beach volleyball game for the summer so that is going to be really fun tomorrow night. Wednesday night me and some of the guys are going to be having a mini Friday the 13th Marathon type deal which is AWESOME. Thursday me and some friends are going to see John Roberts do standup in the city. For those that dont know who John Roberts is, he is the guy who does the YouTube videos such as the Christmas Tree, the Phone Call, Jackie and Debra and more. You can check out some of his videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnRoberts?feature=chclk
He is hilarious and I am really excited about seeing him live. Then Friday I am going to the city for a black and white party at Saloon. Saturday is Party day!! And then Sunday is my day of rest :)
Aritey I have to get some stuff done around here and its also early and I havent had bfast yet so Im a little slow on the blog writing right now. Will write more later. See ya :)
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Norman Bates is the Mother!
Ok so last night I experienced something that all horror movie buffs (like myself) should experience at least once in their lives. I went to an all night, Pay-to-get-out Horror movie Marathon! And I have to say it was one of the most fun things I have done in a long time.
I meant to go with a friend who had to bail at the last minute but after some consideration on what else to do for the evening, I decided that I would go enjoy the marathon myself. I had been waiting weeks for this event and I was not going to let a little something like being alone ruin my fun. And I am so glad that I made that decision!
The marathon took place at the Cinema Arts Center in Huntington. My trip there was actually very fitting for a horror movie marathon. I was coming from East Meadow and I did not have my GPS so I was using written directions I copied from MapQuest. So I was traveling down 106 for a while and time was getting closer to when the marathon would begin and I had no idea where I was going and it was so dark out there so I pulled off to the side of the road. I decided that I would download a GPS on my phone which really helped considering I had no idea where the hell I was! Ironically it turned out I was going the right way the entire time. Woops.
I show up finally at the Cinema Arts Center, get a great parking spot, and go inside to buy my ticket. The line was in the cafe and stretched all the way outside, which is where I had to wait. At 11 pm they started letting us all in. I noticed that many people had brought pillows and blankets and snacks with them. I cursed myself for not being more prepared, as I had only brough a sweatshirt with me in case I was cold and did not provide much of a pillow. I discovered later though that had I brought any of those things, I would have fallen asleep much quicker and much deeper during the movies.
Ok so lets get to what really matters here: THE MOVIES! I think that you deffinitely need to be a) a real movie buff and b) a horror/scary/thriller movie buff to really appreciate these movies. And I give a lot of credit to the people who were running this marathon for picking such fantastic movies.
First up was King Kong vs Godzilla! Which was completely amazing and hysterical. King Kong and Godzilla are so obviously people dressed up in these costumes running around. There are a lot of toys used to look like actual trains, tanks, etc. And of course the american dubbing over the actual Japanese dialogue is one of the best parts about the whole thing.
Next up was a movie called Spider Baby. I have never seen this movie before but I would absolutely reccomend that people go out and see it! Or rent it I guess considering its an old black and white film. The only person you will probably recognize, as I did, is Lon Chaney the original wherewolf (who also played the wolfman in an old Abbott and Costello movie!) The concept of the movie is kind of hard to describe but the people in this movie are nuts, and its hilarious, and amazing and I reccomend this movie to everyone.
Next was a movie called Suspiria which was from 1977. Ok I am going to copy and paste the plot from IMDB because I really could not tell you what the hell this movie was about. Even if I hadnt taken that 15-20 power nap in the middle, I still would not have understood this bizarre movie. "A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. As she arrives, the camera turns to another young woman, who appears to be fleeing from the school. She returns to her apartment where she is gruesomely murdered by a hideous creature. Meanwhile, the young American is trying to settle in at the ballet school, but hears strange noises and is troubled by bizarre occurrences. She eventually discovers that the school is merely a front for a much more sinister organization." Basically the weirdos who run the ballet school are like witches or something? I dunno it was weird but ok I guess. Not my favorite of the night at all.
Ok now after Suspiria and falling asleep a little, I was completely ready for what they showed next. At this point it was around I guess 4 or 5am. The next (and amazing) film up was called Dead Snow! This is a Norwegian horror film about a group of young folk, I would say in their 20s, who go to a friends cabin in the middle of the winter to play winter sports and just have fun on their Easter break. A creepy guy shows up telling them that during World War II, there was a group of really ruthless Nazis who stole all the towns peoples prized posessions and really let the local town have it until the town couldnt take it anymore and they attacked the Nazi group and chased and killed them in the snowy woods. Turns out that the Nazis treasures were hidden in the cabin and the stupid kids decided to take some which realllly pissed the Nazis off. Especially since they were zombies still roaming the snowy forest! I'm sure you can guess what happened next. Some weird sex of course happens and we all know that if you have sex in a horror movie, you die. Silly nymphos. So hilarity and amazing death scenes ensue with lots of intestines and growling Nazis and basically just two or so hours of awesomeness. Go rent Dead Snow. Yes there are subtitles but it doesnt even matter because this movie is so awesome that you stop realizing you have to read after a while.
Ok last up for this amazing marathon experience was a 5th promised mystery film. When the guy in charge started talking about a director who really was the pioneer for modernizing horror films I was getting a little lost. I was really not the huge horror movie buff that I thought I was compared to many of the people in the theater. So I was really not sure what to expect and when the film started rolling and the words "Alfred Hitchcock" appear the entire place starts going crazy including myself. How AWESOME! So the last film of the evening of course, was Psycho, which I had seen most of but not entirely through and it was so worth it. Such a great film, such a great concept. If you havent seen it yet, then I totally apologize for the title of this blog but you should see it anyway. If you HAVE seen this movie then how awesome is it? Alfred Hitchcock is really great and I really want to see more of his movies.
Next summer everyone really needs to go see this marathon I highly recommend it. Its $29 to get in which sounds kind of expensive but if you stay the entire night, you get 10 dollars back and theres an awesome bagel breakfast waiting for you when you exit the theater. I am really looking forward to next summer and seeing some very awesome classic horror films and some unconventional new ones.
I meant to go with a friend who had to bail at the last minute but after some consideration on what else to do for the evening, I decided that I would go enjoy the marathon myself. I had been waiting weeks for this event and I was not going to let a little something like being alone ruin my fun. And I am so glad that I made that decision!
The marathon took place at the Cinema Arts Center in Huntington. My trip there was actually very fitting for a horror movie marathon. I was coming from East Meadow and I did not have my GPS so I was using written directions I copied from MapQuest. So I was traveling down 106 for a while and time was getting closer to when the marathon would begin and I had no idea where I was going and it was so dark out there so I pulled off to the side of the road. I decided that I would download a GPS on my phone which really helped considering I had no idea where the hell I was! Ironically it turned out I was going the right way the entire time. Woops.
I show up finally at the Cinema Arts Center, get a great parking spot, and go inside to buy my ticket. The line was in the cafe and stretched all the way outside, which is where I had to wait. At 11 pm they started letting us all in. I noticed that many people had brought pillows and blankets and snacks with them. I cursed myself for not being more prepared, as I had only brough a sweatshirt with me in case I was cold and did not provide much of a pillow. I discovered later though that had I brought any of those things, I would have fallen asleep much quicker and much deeper during the movies.
Ok so lets get to what really matters here: THE MOVIES! I think that you deffinitely need to be a) a real movie buff and b) a horror/scary/thriller movie buff to really appreciate these movies. And I give a lot of credit to the people who were running this marathon for picking such fantastic movies.
First up was King Kong vs Godzilla! Which was completely amazing and hysterical. King Kong and Godzilla are so obviously people dressed up in these costumes running around. There are a lot of toys used to look like actual trains, tanks, etc. And of course the american dubbing over the actual Japanese dialogue is one of the best parts about the whole thing.
Next up was a movie called Spider Baby. I have never seen this movie before but I would absolutely reccomend that people go out and see it! Or rent it I guess considering its an old black and white film. The only person you will probably recognize, as I did, is Lon Chaney the original wherewolf (who also played the wolfman in an old Abbott and Costello movie!) The concept of the movie is kind of hard to describe but the people in this movie are nuts, and its hilarious, and amazing and I reccomend this movie to everyone.
Next was a movie called Suspiria which was from 1977. Ok I am going to copy and paste the plot from IMDB because I really could not tell you what the hell this movie was about. Even if I hadnt taken that 15-20 power nap in the middle, I still would not have understood this bizarre movie. "A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. As she arrives, the camera turns to another young woman, who appears to be fleeing from the school. She returns to her apartment where she is gruesomely murdered by a hideous creature. Meanwhile, the young American is trying to settle in at the ballet school, but hears strange noises and is troubled by bizarre occurrences. She eventually discovers that the school is merely a front for a much more sinister organization." Basically the weirdos who run the ballet school are like witches or something? I dunno it was weird but ok I guess. Not my favorite of the night at all.
Ok now after Suspiria and falling asleep a little, I was completely ready for what they showed next. At this point it was around I guess 4 or 5am. The next (and amazing) film up was called Dead Snow! This is a Norwegian horror film about a group of young folk, I would say in their 20s, who go to a friends cabin in the middle of the winter to play winter sports and just have fun on their Easter break. A creepy guy shows up telling them that during World War II, there was a group of really ruthless Nazis who stole all the towns peoples prized posessions and really let the local town have it until the town couldnt take it anymore and they attacked the Nazi group and chased and killed them in the snowy woods. Turns out that the Nazis treasures were hidden in the cabin and the stupid kids decided to take some which realllly pissed the Nazis off. Especially since they were zombies still roaming the snowy forest! I'm sure you can guess what happened next. Some weird sex of course happens and we all know that if you have sex in a horror movie, you die. Silly nymphos. So hilarity and amazing death scenes ensue with lots of intestines and growling Nazis and basically just two or so hours of awesomeness. Go rent Dead Snow. Yes there are subtitles but it doesnt even matter because this movie is so awesome that you stop realizing you have to read after a while.
Ok last up for this amazing marathon experience was a 5th promised mystery film. When the guy in charge started talking about a director who really was the pioneer for modernizing horror films I was getting a little lost. I was really not the huge horror movie buff that I thought I was compared to many of the people in the theater. So I was really not sure what to expect and when the film started rolling and the words "Alfred Hitchcock" appear the entire place starts going crazy including myself. How AWESOME! So the last film of the evening of course, was Psycho, which I had seen most of but not entirely through and it was so worth it. Such a great film, such a great concept. If you havent seen it yet, then I totally apologize for the title of this blog but you should see it anyway. If you HAVE seen this movie then how awesome is it? Alfred Hitchcock is really great and I really want to see more of his movies.
Next summer everyone really needs to go see this marathon I highly recommend it. Its $29 to get in which sounds kind of expensive but if you stay the entire night, you get 10 dollars back and theres an awesome bagel breakfast waiting for you when you exit the theater. I am really looking forward to next summer and seeing some very awesome classic horror films and some unconventional new ones.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
FIRST BLOG!!
Hey everyone! Jamie here and this is my first blog! Just wanted to say hiii!! I'm going to be making (almost) daily vlogs on YOUTUBE soon but I also wanted to make a blog here to talk about some different stuff and also because I think more people need to read.
Its so easy to just watch TV (like I do constantly so I'm guilty of it as well!) or listen to the radio, or watch movies or be on YouTube constantly like I am! Reading is deffinitely dying out and I think it's so sad because I feel that it's so important. I have been reading since as far back as I can remember. I had an entire container of Bearenstein Bear books that I would dump out on my floor and read through all of them over and over again. Reading is so fun for me. The only problem I really have with reading lately is this new obsession Hollywood has with turning great books into terrible movies!
This is kind of a touchy subject for me because out of all of my friends I deffinitely read the most and I always have. So this means that when we go to the movies together and see movies that were originally books, I get annoyed. My friends always end up loving the movie and I hate it because they changed everything! It really dissapoints me now. Why is it necessary for Hollywood to completely change things about these great books? Why do they feel the need to kill off the wrong character? Or change a characters name and occupation? These authors wrote these fantastic works of literature and Hollywood just changes everything into crap that everyone who doesnt read just eats right up.
On the one hand they make these great movies that probably make the movie companies a lot of money so, yes, in that respect that is great for them. But I get so dissapointed when I go in expecting to see a favorite book brought to life on the big screen and I leave feeling let down because they changed all these great things I loved reading about.
Another thing that makes me a little upset is when I read a book I get lost in this other world of characters and stories and their lives and I create how all these things look in my head. It's a little dissapointing when I see someone elses view of these characters on the screen. I know that sounds a little selfish of me especially since I am not the one who makes these movies and therefore they couldnt possibly know how I think these characters should look or sound or act. I just wish that maybe everyone could be on the same page about a book and it would look like it does in my head and all would be peachy keen!
Oh well...maybe in another life that would actually happen :)
Its so easy to just watch TV (like I do constantly so I'm guilty of it as well!) or listen to the radio, or watch movies or be on YouTube constantly like I am! Reading is deffinitely dying out and I think it's so sad because I feel that it's so important. I have been reading since as far back as I can remember. I had an entire container of Bearenstein Bear books that I would dump out on my floor and read through all of them over and over again. Reading is so fun for me. The only problem I really have with reading lately is this new obsession Hollywood has with turning great books into terrible movies!
This is kind of a touchy subject for me because out of all of my friends I deffinitely read the most and I always have. So this means that when we go to the movies together and see movies that were originally books, I get annoyed. My friends always end up loving the movie and I hate it because they changed everything! It really dissapoints me now. Why is it necessary for Hollywood to completely change things about these great books? Why do they feel the need to kill off the wrong character? Or change a characters name and occupation? These authors wrote these fantastic works of literature and Hollywood just changes everything into crap that everyone who doesnt read just eats right up.
On the one hand they make these great movies that probably make the movie companies a lot of money so, yes, in that respect that is great for them. But I get so dissapointed when I go in expecting to see a favorite book brought to life on the big screen and I leave feeling let down because they changed all these great things I loved reading about.
Another thing that makes me a little upset is when I read a book I get lost in this other world of characters and stories and their lives and I create how all these things look in my head. It's a little dissapointing when I see someone elses view of these characters on the screen. I know that sounds a little selfish of me especially since I am not the one who makes these movies and therefore they couldnt possibly know how I think these characters should look or sound or act. I just wish that maybe everyone could be on the same page about a book and it would look like it does in my head and all would be peachy keen!
Oh well...maybe in another life that would actually happen :)
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