A Brief Overview...

...of thoughts that I have recently been having:

1. I love reading Hemingway. I don't know when or how this happened because I used to hate reading Hemingway... now I think that he is rockin'. Go Fig.
2. Maybe we should live life with more enthusiasm... it would probably make things easier.
   
3. People who pronounce "poem" "poI-em" with that I/Y sound in there, really make me grumpy. Do you really have that big of a desire to sound like a d-bag?
   
4. Watching old episodes of The Addams Family (the original series) makes me want to be Morticia Addams. The way Carolyn Jones plays Morticia, with the walk and the hands... it's very cool. I want to be like her. Kudos Ms. Jones!
5. The song "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is more beautiful and sad than a song ever needed to be. Thanks Susanna and the Magical Orchestra! Thanks for making me depressed fairly consistently!!!
6. Everything cool in Toronto is happening two weeks before I go there. Some of my favorite artists/writers are going to be at Word on the Street all together in one spot!! I will be in Baltimore, and not even at the Baltimore Comic Con... BUMMER.
7. I am pretty much done with hanging around here. I might have to go on an adventure soon.
   
   Good luck with whatever you're up to right now. Do it to it.
   

It's the Economy, Stupid... and It's Politics and Comedy

What is up, my peeps?

Today we're going to talk about all sorts of things, as I have the afternoon off, and I haven't blogged in awhile, which is a shame.

1. The economy: WHOA!! What happened there?! I mean one minute things were slowing down but now they're crashing and burning like cars in "2 Fast 2 Furious"- quickly, and furiously!! I'm not sure that I really have much to say on the situation except for maybe, "oh crap" and "I'm glad I didn't invest that money in stocks last year."
   
   
2. The Presidential Race: I don't know who I'm voting for. I'm registered as a democrat, but not wild about Biden, and I wouldn't mind McCain but I cannot STAND Palin. Ooo she makes me angry with all her hypocrisy. In my perfect world it's an Obama/McCain ticket, but that would never happen for real. I know, I know, that's taking bipartisanship too far... but think about it. Wouldn't that be a fantastic ticket? It would. You know I'm right.
   
   
3. John Oliver: He's a Daily Show correspondant from across the pond and is downright hysterical. He did a show recently at Loyola College in Maryland (soon to be Loyola University- rock on Board of Trustees, rock on) that I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to and it was fantastic. One of the funniest people I've seen live in a long time. After the show he and a Daily Show producer (who was also very funny) offered a Q&A session which most everyone stayed for. All night the producer had been ribbing Oliver for not being American and there had been a lot of talk on what it meant to be an American versus anything else. I say that because without it someone might be offended by one of the answers to the last question of the Q&A which was, "When did you lose your virginity?" Classy LoCo... very classy. (I can say that because I don't go there anymore) Oliver blushed madly, and then responded with something along the lines of "I'm not really sure I want to talk about it," but then continued by saying that he remembers apologizing to the girl under the assumption that "That must have been terrible" for her. The producer's answer: "I lost it at age 12 on a pile of American Flags." ROCK ON! +10 for America.
   
   But seriously, it was a great show, and they we're both very funny and good humored. Definitely try to catch them live some time. I still need to get tickets to the Daily Show, or the Colbert Report to see one or the other live sometime. I think it would be a blast. Oh Politics/News...
   
   I was going to have 4 and 5 but this is getting long and I think I'll just post them tomorrow. That will be better.
   
   Have a fantastic time!!
   

The VMAs and Writing For Business and Industry

What is going on in my life? I am watching the VMAs while I'm supposed to be doing my Writing for Business and Industry homework.

What do I think of the VMAs so far this year? To be quite honest... they kind of suck. It seems like everyone there is taking themselves a little too seriously. Poor host Russell Brand is working with a dead audience! DEAD. They will not laugh at him, they will not applaud each other; there seem to be a lot of technical problems mics not working and people not being able to read off the teleprompters. Also the venue seems really small, and kind of warehouseish. It certainly isn't living up to the hype. The Miley Cyrus segment with her playing Rock Band with Tokio Hotel was kind of cute, and the performances have certainly been the highlight of the night. If anything I'm worried that Russell Brand is going to get panned because everyone is taking themselves too seriously. He really is very funny. Check this out. Hysterical!!

"Youthful folly, jubillance, and highjinks." Honestly... does it get any funnier?

So everyone just needs to loosen up and try to enjoy the VMAs. What happened to crazy funky sexy MTV now its all, "Don't offend anyone! Politically correct!!" *sigh* MTV is definitely something for a generation younger than me. I can't do it anymore.

Yankee Doodle Dandy!

Doodling- is so much fun, and I do it all the time. All the time. In class, on the bus, in cabs, everywhere. If I could send doodles in text messages, you can bet I would. Depending on how much you bet, and the odds against my doodling, you could probably win lots of money.

What cool things do I have to tell you about today? What TV shows do I have to pitch? No TV shows today friends!!! Today we're going to talk about collections... and maybe a little TV...

Recently I have been watching a sweet show called "Clean House" which runs on the Style Network at (as far as I can tell) various points throughout the day. It's about different families that have gross cluttered houses that get them totally made over by professionals once they sell a bunch of their old clutter. It is a pretty sweet trade. Thing is: a lot of these people claim that a lot of their clutter is part of a "collection."

Collection? Really? That looks like... suck...

This is probably the first time I was introduced to the concept of a "collection" and I thought it was LAME. I mean, come on Bert, for real? Bottle caps?! No wonder Ernie makes you crazy, he has more pressing things to do (like play the sax and hold a duck at the same time!! or at least try to...) than collect household items!! I mean, it was household items... bottle caps and paper clips! What an imagination. It's no surprise that this turned me off of collecting things for a long time. Until lately....

I have now started a grand collection of dinosaurs. I love dinosaurs. I think they are awesome, and they are pretty simple to collect (the miniature ones, that is.) I don't really understand my sudden fascination with them. They used to scare the crap out of me as a child, probably because I grew up in St. Louis where they have a great Science/Natural History museum where you walk in and a two story tall giant T-Rex looks at you and growls. But I haven't been to that museum in years... 16 or 17 years, and my fear has waned and now... dinosaurs, they are pretty sweet.

My first dino!!

I am just concerned that this new found love of the ancient lizards will somehow take over my house. I mean, I only have 5 or 6 now, but as far as I can tell its a pretty short jump from that to "Holy crap lady, why is there all this dinosaur themed junk lyin' around your house? You crazy or somethin'!?" And I will sobbingly refuse to let them go claiming that I LUUUURVE dinosaurs and no one understand and wah wah.... and this makes me nervous. If the collection gets out of hand it will have to go. I will collect sparingly. I don't want to want to be on "Clean House."