Posted on May 14, 2010 @ 10:46 PM MST | 
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There are many movies that could take that title. With so many bad movies, it’s really hard to choose my most hated.
I hated Leprechaun (the entire series - WHY would anyone want to create an EVIL leprechaun?), a myriad of Lifetime movies, anything with Lindsay Lohan, Tom Green or Mike Myers, so many terrible Will Ferrell movies (…is there a good one?), bad bad bad teen movies, etc. I hate a lot, apparently.
I don’t even have to think about the WORST movie I’ve ever seen. It’s always on the tip of my tongue. (Okay, I’m exaggerating, I don’t obsess about things I hate… THAT much.) It’s… PROZAC NATION.
I love Elizabeth Wurtzel. I think we’re kindred spirits. She’s a Leo, I’m a Leo… we’re both kind of insane but in a really loveable way. She is, without a doubt, the best author of our time. I read Prozac Nation so many times I can quote entire chapters. When I found out about a movie spin-off, I was actually kind of excited. I’ve stopped pretending that movies will ever be as good as the books, so I didn’t hold it up to that high of a standard. Even with a bit of excitement, and low expectations, the movie left a nasty taste in my mouth. It kind of tasted like teenage homelessness. It shouldn’t have happened, but there’s nothing you could have personally done to prevent it.
I always thought Christina Ricci was okay, but not fabulous. After Prozac Nation, I can’t stand her. The performance, the whole thing was just a wreck.
I had to convince my friends to stay AWAY from the movie. I had one friend who watched it, loved it, and I never looked at them the same. Sure, it was an elitist view to take. But I can’t take anyone who liked Prozac Nation seriously again.
Please, give your Netflix queue a chance. Don’t ever watch Prozac Nation.
Posted on May 14, 2010 @ 9:53 PM MST | Filed under Uncategorized
I wouldn’t normally talk about television on my blog, but Glee makes me feel that I have to. I feel that television is trying to make up for what it’s been lacking for the past 5-10 years. Finally, there’s smart television again. Engaging, thoughtful and what it was always meant to be.
Glee. It’s doing what you know you wish you could’ve done in high school - break out in song to express yourself. There’s a tiny ray of light amongst the trashy reality T.V. shows I admit I indulge in.
Posted on February 13, 2010 @ 10:17 AM MST | Filed under Uncategorized
It really offends me to the core when the majority acts like the victim. They act like they are persecuted for being the majority just because they don’t get the special privileges on top of already getting unspoken ones.
Christians, for example. There’s a lot of good Christians, in all actuality. In America, they are overwhelmingly the majority. So much so that you kind of feel suffocated sometimes. When certain sectors of the Christian community act like their Christianity is being attacked or hunted after is ludicrous. If someone wants separation between Church and State, it’s because that is what was promised to us. It has nothing to do with your religion, personally. You believe what you want to believe. It does not belong in Public sectors paid for by the taxes of people of ALL religions, including none at all.
Straight, white men are probably the most guilty. They feel left out of being persecuted for what they were born as. Huh? Yes. Not all straight, white men obviously. I’m talking about these slack-jawed individuals who make being the ones in power and who don’t have to work as hard as the minority to get the job, raise, promotion, etc a hardship.
It just really frustrates me to no end. I want to give these people (and believe me, the two groups I mentioned aren’t the only guilty parties!) a good shaking. And say “Really? Are you just starved for attention? What is wrong with you? There’s nothing hard about being the majority! YOU ARE NOT A VICTIM JUST BECAUSE YOU CRY WOLF!”
Posted on February 11, 2010 @ 12:11 PM MST | Filed under rambling, unemployed
So, last year I had two jobs. I was probably working between 60-75 hours a week on any given week between the two. One full time, one purely supplemental. It was pretty sweet, money-wise. As of November 30th of 2009, I’ve been unemployed from my full time job. (The doctor’s office I worked at closed.)
So, I find out last week that I might have screwed myself up on my supplemental job, taxes-wise. I only paid $67 total for the entire year in federal taxes. What? Like… sixty-seven? Yes. No zeros, commas, etc. Even though it’s kind of like giving the government an interest free loan, I would rather give them too much money than owe them money. Uncle Sam don’t play. Or at least I’ve heard.
So, now I’m scrambling hoping that I’ll at the very least break even. I’m used to get a decent amount back. This year? I should just hope I don’t owe the man.
Turns out, I was claiming “2″ on my federal.. yet “0″ in state. You’d think someone in human resources would catch that? I’ve worked there since November 08, so two months didn’t really effect me. A years worth of not paying NEARLY enough taxes apparently did. Yikes.
Posted on February 09, 2010 @ 11:09 AM MST | Filed under Uncategorized
Tiamagic is doing a giveaway over at the Will Craft For Food blog.
You can win these THREE plushies. They’re devastatingly cute!
There are a total of NINE chances to enter. NINE? YES NINE!
GO! NOW! ENTER!
Posted on February 06, 2010 @ 9:26 PM MST | Filed under emotional, rambling
I feel like I’m disconnected. And that if I’m disconnected, everyone else must be too. I’m pretty sure I disconnect myself.
I make it sound like I’m thousands of miles away from everyone on some deserted island. I don’t mean that. I’m not even disconnected in a physical sense - it’s a mental sense. For a while, I blamed it on trying to “figure myself out.” Now, it’s just what I’m comfortable doing. Mentally, emotionally.. I’m just locked up from people. I’m THERE but I’m not really here. I feel like I’m not present. Some people are beginning to notice.
I’ve all but outright refused (I like to let things linger, just in case..) to explore a few relationships in particular just for this very reason. A quarter life crisis is quite the opposite of a mid-life version. You’re out there, you’re not sure why and sometimes you just want to go back. My coping skills have never been up to par, either.
I think this week will be about focusing and reconnecting. Everyone should try it. Plug back in.
I say week because I’m fickle and fleeting. Maybe I’ll work on that next week. Really, who CAN’T fix life long problems in a week? Heh.
Posted on January 31, 2010 @ 8:20 PM MST | Filed under crafty, unemployed
One in ten Americans are unemployed. I’m one of them. The doctors office (medical insurance billing) I worked for (six years, btw) closed at the end of November of 2009. I had “supplemental” income from another company. I make “too much” to get unemployment.
I’ve been super dedicated to my Etsy shop since I opened it this month. I joined an Etsy team that completely fit me. It’s called “Will Craft for Food.” As silly as that may sound, it’s my dream. Doing what I love, being creative, is what I want to do. If I could completely survive off of that alone? That’s not selling out, that’s a dream come true. Every artist wants to survive off of their art. For me, it’s either writing or handmade things.
I think it’s important you do what you love, within reason, no matter what the cost. If you’re miserable, what’s the point? I intend on living, happily. I wont let my circumstances define me. I wont look for another doctors office to be miserable at.
Posted on January 29, 2010 @ 12:36 AM MST | Filed under updates
Who starts blogs just to up and abandon them? It’s absolutely insane.
No, what’s insane is 1,481 comments waiting for moderation. Spam is not delightful.
I was just diving into the past, avoiding sleep. It’s so hard to reconnect with people. Especially with such a bad memory. Especially since I make it nearly impossible for people from my past to find me. Identity unknown.
I’ll get this together. I’ll get it right. Now, if I could just get some sleep.
Posted on July 26, 2009 @ 1:00 PM MST | Filed under common sense, fierceness, men, women
I feel like I need to be a motivational speaker of sorts for women. Why are all these books/movies/boot camps/etc popular on how to get & keep a man so popular? Why are women’s source of entertainment, confidence, pleasure and happiness centered around the opposite sex? It doesn’t make sense to me. Then again, I’ve always had a different way of thinking.
One book that annoyed me was Steve Harvey’s Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. How about Act Like Yourself, Think FOR Yourself? If you have to go so low as to plot and scheme and divert attention to get/keep a man - chances are, HE’S NOT THE ONE FOR YOU! Speaking of The One, it’s highly likely that there’s more than JUST one out there.
He’s Just Not That Into You. Otherwise known as common sense. Why would you pay to read common sense? It’s not an entirely new concept. Why are you obsessing in the first place? Why do you feel the need to drag out something that isn’t working, or that never worked? I’m not sure why women care as deeply as they do. Care about yourself first, second AND third. Men shouldn’t be in the top ten of this list unless and until they’ve proven their worth without a shadow of a doubt. YOU don’t need men - MEN need YOU.
I’ve heard a lot about a man’s sensitive ego - how it’s oh-so-fragile. You should cater to them, worship them, etc. Last time I checked - I don’t have a paying position in making you feel good about yourself. If I did, that would make you seem pretty pathetic. That’s what it is - guys are usually kind of pathetic. Yet women see them as these great, shiny Gods and in turn FEEL pathetic about themselves when they can’t get one of these mystic creatures.
I feel like this is first in a series of attacking an epidemic among women. I know it may appear that I’m very self-centered, and that it’s not the standard for women to be. I feel like I am very CENTERED, within. That’s what helps me. I jump start my day. A few hours of looking in the mirror, appreciating, and I’m good to go.
With all of that, above all, STAY FIERCE!
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