With my college career coming to a close I have decided to take the nostalgic route and embrace life in the false illusion that our lovable Disney movies have set up for us little girls. You know exactly what I'm talking about, the prince charmings, the beautiful magic, the idea of love, marriage, and the ever desired "happy ending".
Ariel from The Little Mermaid was 16 when she wedded and found her true love Prince Eric, Belle from Beauty and the Beast were around the age of 21, and Arora from Sleeping Beauty was about 18...these are all prime ages for youth to express their love for each other...but not settle down.
We see all of these princess characters as barbie doll like in their physic and as high spirited in the nature of their minds. They end up falling for the handsome prince and the prince endures an epic battle to win her affection over forever. In the world we actually live in, this is extremely disheartening to come to the conclusion that guys are not looking for their mrs. right.
With good reason I suppose, when we're this young it's important to want to be selfish and really go after what you want to make you happy. So I do understand both sides of the coin. It's the initial realization that 'wow I feel like I've been living a lie' that really takes a hold on my soul. I think it's great when you find someone you really care and want to spend the rest of your life with, it's that post modern dating style that drives me nuts.
There's the biology factor that guys don't have to deal with and don't try to understand that gets to me. It's almost not fair that guys actually can hold out until they reach their 30s to want to settle down and have kids, the whole nine yards. Women on the other hand aren't so lucky to have that kind of time to wait to do such a thing. If a woman waits until her 30s to have a baby there's greater medical risks that come with aging associated with fertility and all that.
Before I drive myself crazy with the pressures of time and biology, I'll stick to what I wish the world was more like...a fairytale. It's more fun to pretend that birds and horses can talk to you anyway.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
2012 Can't Come Soon Enough for American Culture
What's to come in the near future for American culture? Apparently absolutely nothing worth while...according to an article released by 'the Onion' the upcoming work of our favorite artists, filmmakers, novelists, and musicians are the worst to be mass produced since 1999. A joint statement has been released by a group of these individuals involved in the entertainment industry saying that what is to come from now until the end of 2011 will be "pretty rough stuff".
After reading the article, I'm beginning to agree that what has been coming out recently hasn't been meeting my own personal likes for certain individuals that I've always loved before. I haven't come across anything sincerely monumental since "Black Swan" and I don't believe that is even a part of the 2011 cultural year. It seems as if you can't turn a corner in Hollywood without getting hit in the face with either a vampire, teen wolf, or other syfy mutant script. Is it an epidemic or just the entertainment industries easy way to keep a young audience interested? Either way nothing compares to the filmmaking genius of the 1960s or breakthrough films of 2000.
They continue to state in this particular article by 'the Onion' that advertisements will continue to amp up their work to make audiences believe that what is out there is indeed "the best of the best"...even though they are saying it is far from that. In my own opinion it seemed as if these artists for all these areas of work aren't trying to get an 'awe' factor of a great hit, it seems as if they are just trying to keep an audience. The passion seems to be fizzling. The advice given to society from this article alone is to bask in the wonders of the past until the work of the future entertainment area improves themselves.
Let's hope that 2012 brings more potential classics to show this generation is indeed not one to be messed with...let's hope we see a redemption coming soon.
After reading the article, I'm beginning to agree that what has been coming out recently hasn't been meeting my own personal likes for certain individuals that I've always loved before. I haven't come across anything sincerely monumental since "Black Swan" and I don't believe that is even a part of the 2011 cultural year. It seems as if you can't turn a corner in Hollywood without getting hit in the face with either a vampire, teen wolf, or other syfy mutant script. Is it an epidemic or just the entertainment industries easy way to keep a young audience interested? Either way nothing compares to the filmmaking genius of the 1960s or breakthrough films of 2000.
They continue to state in this particular article by 'the Onion' that advertisements will continue to amp up their work to make audiences believe that what is out there is indeed "the best of the best"...even though they are saying it is far from that. In my own opinion it seemed as if these artists for all these areas of work aren't trying to get an 'awe' factor of a great hit, it seems as if they are just trying to keep an audience. The passion seems to be fizzling. The advice given to society from this article alone is to bask in the wonders of the past until the work of the future entertainment area improves themselves.
Let's hope that 2012 brings more potential classics to show this generation is indeed not one to be messed with...let's hope we see a redemption coming soon.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Save a Life, Buy a Fish
In light of National Stress Out Week, I understand if there are individuals who feel as if they're drowning with the amount of group projects, presentations, essays, and 10+ page papers that are on a cut throat dead line. There are many things you can do to try to relieve the stress that is building up within our bones radiating out on any innocent victims that may have crossed us the wrong way in a particular moment.
There are things like comfort foods that can ease the soul for even the slightest moment and make you feel at peace with yourself again. It could be mashed potatoes, Cadbury chocolate mini eggs, rice and beans, chicken salad, really anything that makes you feel alive again.
Exercise is always another thing that is sometimes overlooked. The body needs to be active for at least an hour and a half a day but unfortunately our demanding schedules can't always accommodate for this necessity. A suggestion I have in regards to this is to use the option of walking to destinations as opposed to simply driving to them.
Something that has been helping me throughout the day is a little Betta fish named, Noodle. I rescued him from the wrath of WalMart when they told me about how this particular little guy was on the reject pile due to his lack of color and fin shape. Of course, I had to save his little life. Since I've had him his color has become more immaculate and his energy levels have increased dramatically. I'm almost positive he recognizes me when I come close to his bowl and he flares his little gills in an attempt to flirt, this mere gesture alone melts my heart and I can't help but coo and toss in a few freezedried bloodworms (his favorite treat). It may seem like an unlikely solution to trying to maintain the stress that overwhelms my soul time to time but in all honesty, it works.
Betta fish are the most low maintenance fish you can have in the small closet they call a 'dorm room' where two people live during the semester. All they need is some room to swim, a piece of decor they can claim their territory, a few pellets of food once a day, and a regular cleaning of their bowls. Essentially they are the easiest fish to take care of that also show some sort of response to their owners. Water fixtures are known to help ease the mind and soul if you take the time to appreciate them for a few minutes a day. As I'm frantically passing in and out of my little dorm room, I make it a point to take a gander at my lovely little Betta, and in that moment I feel my internal stress level slowly decrease to a more manageable one.
It's amazing how something as small as a Betta fish can help make life seem that much more beautiful.
There are things like comfort foods that can ease the soul for even the slightest moment and make you feel at peace with yourself again. It could be mashed potatoes, Cadbury chocolate mini eggs, rice and beans, chicken salad, really anything that makes you feel alive again.
Exercise is always another thing that is sometimes overlooked. The body needs to be active for at least an hour and a half a day but unfortunately our demanding schedules can't always accommodate for this necessity. A suggestion I have in regards to this is to use the option of walking to destinations as opposed to simply driving to them.
Something that has been helping me throughout the day is a little Betta fish named, Noodle. I rescued him from the wrath of WalMart when they told me about how this particular little guy was on the reject pile due to his lack of color and fin shape. Of course, I had to save his little life. Since I've had him his color has become more immaculate and his energy levels have increased dramatically. I'm almost positive he recognizes me when I come close to his bowl and he flares his little gills in an attempt to flirt, this mere gesture alone melts my heart and I can't help but coo and toss in a few freezedried bloodworms (his favorite treat). It may seem like an unlikely solution to trying to maintain the stress that overwhelms my soul time to time but in all honesty, it works.
Betta fish are the most low maintenance fish you can have in the small closet they call a 'dorm room' where two people live during the semester. All they need is some room to swim, a piece of decor they can claim their territory, a few pellets of food once a day, and a regular cleaning of their bowls. Essentially they are the easiest fish to take care of that also show some sort of response to their owners. Water fixtures are known to help ease the mind and soul if you take the time to appreciate them for a few minutes a day. As I'm frantically passing in and out of my little dorm room, I make it a point to take a gander at my lovely little Betta, and in that moment I feel my internal stress level slowly decrease to a more manageable one.
It's amazing how something as small as a Betta fish can help make life seem that much more beautiful.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
With Beautiful Weather Comes...too much work
We've finally made it Oswego. Another lame and horrible winter has passed and we're moving on to the beauty that we've missed so much that Spring and Summer bring. Unfortunately this lovely weather is difficult to enjoy when as a student you've been hit by the 'work truck' hard and fast. It shows no mercy as it plows us into a cement depressing existence...(temporarily of course) until the summer breeze wraps its arms around us. It always seem to rescue us at the nick of time from the degrees we're paying far too much money for only to get overlooked by 92% of all job companies because we "don't have enough work experience"....that's another story though.
My main goal here is to provide some soothing beats to help ease our souls and make it easier for the student lifestyle to cope with. During my 4 and a half hour drive from home this weekend I let my iPod flow and do its thing with the shuffle on to see what the music gods would fate me with. I wasn't surprised when I was hit with my "California Jams" as my other half tends to put it. Basically it's just some soothing music that has a bit of a pop to it like many Indie jams do. A majority of my music is from when I went on a music searching spree in high school so I have some classic Indie jams that should make anyone feel calm and at peace with themselves.
I'll share some of my favorites with you and hope they have the same serene effects.
The Postal Service is one of my favorites and these are only 2 of the many songs I enjoy from the band. They're just your classic feel good easy listening music.
Death Cab for Cutie is another one of my favorite soothing indie bands to relax and jam out to.
Something Corporate is killer when you're in a certain mood and need to get lost in your thoughts just enjoying the music.
My main goal here is to provide some soothing beats to help ease our souls and make it easier for the student lifestyle to cope with. During my 4 and a half hour drive from home this weekend I let my iPod flow and do its thing with the shuffle on to see what the music gods would fate me with. I wasn't surprised when I was hit with my "California Jams" as my other half tends to put it. Basically it's just some soothing music that has a bit of a pop to it like many Indie jams do. A majority of my music is from when I went on a music searching spree in high school so I have some classic Indie jams that should make anyone feel calm and at peace with themselves.
I'll share some of my favorites with you and hope they have the same serene effects.
The Postal Service is one of my favorites and these are only 2 of the many songs I enjoy from the band. They're just your classic feel good easy listening music.
Death Cab for Cutie is another one of my favorite soothing indie bands to relax and jam out to.
Something Corporate is killer when you're in a certain mood and need to get lost in your thoughts just enjoying the music.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
I'm No Superman
Let's talk about someone worthy of a notable mention, Zach Braff. Many of us are familiar with the character, Dr. John Dorian, Braff plays on the popular television series Scrubs created by Bill Lawrence. This is basically where Braff got a majority of his recognition for this fun loving quirky character. Scrubs gained 17 Emmy nominations during it's run from 2001 to 2010 such as best casting, best cinematography, best directing, best editing, and best writing. Zach Braff was also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, all in all Braff had created his own personal empire and gained tons of praise for his roll simply on Scrubs.
What many people don't know is Zach Braff also directed several episodes of Scrubs including the 100th episode titled "My Way Home". Along with his talents in acting and directing television during this time he decided to take it a step further by announcing his directorial debut for his film Garden State in 2004. The film was shot in his home state of New Jersey and had a budget of about $2.5 million. The film made over $35 million in the box office, overall...a success. Braff wrote the script in 6 months for the film and initially producers weren't all in for the financing of this film but with a little persuasion on Braff's behalf the film happened. In February of 2005 Garden State won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack.
If you have yet to see this film I highly recommend you go out and watch it. It was the most beautifully made film I've seen in awhile and touched on every emotional chord. Braff describes it as a "coming of age film for twentysomethings" and was worth every minute I spent watching it. Zach Braff definitely has a gift for film making.
His newest project in the making is a film titled Open Hearts which he will be directing and is expected to come out sometime in 2011. The film is a remake of the 2002 Danish film with the same title. I have every upmost expectation of this film to be another Zach Braff classic, best of luck to him!
What many people don't know is Zach Braff also directed several episodes of Scrubs including the 100th episode titled "My Way Home". Along with his talents in acting and directing television during this time he decided to take it a step further by announcing his directorial debut for his film Garden State in 2004. The film was shot in his home state of New Jersey and had a budget of about $2.5 million. The film made over $35 million in the box office, overall...a success. Braff wrote the script in 6 months for the film and initially producers weren't all in for the financing of this film but with a little persuasion on Braff's behalf the film happened. In February of 2005 Garden State won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack.
If you have yet to see this film I highly recommend you go out and watch it. It was the most beautifully made film I've seen in awhile and touched on every emotional chord. Braff describes it as a "coming of age film for twentysomethings" and was worth every minute I spent watching it. Zach Braff definitely has a gift for film making.
His newest project in the making is a film titled Open Hearts which he will be directing and is expected to come out sometime in 2011. The film is a remake of the 2002 Danish film with the same title. I have every upmost expectation of this film to be another Zach Braff classic, best of luck to him!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
When the Ink has Settled
When you engulf yourself in a world that is beyond your character it's easy to become another version of yourself. This version may be a prototype that many people don't understand or worse...don't approve of. A year or so ago I surrounded myself within the tattoo industry and may have made some skin deep permanent decisions that unfortunately I can't take back....until now.
I came across an advertisement in a Cosmopolitan magazine offering this new merchandise that I had been kept in the dark about. The product is called Wrecking Balm, it's a way to try to remove the permanent inked skin without the use of laser surgery. It is relatively inexpensive ranging around $50 dollars for their 9 week product and you can typically find it in the pharmacy area of your local drug store/Wal Mart.
Naturally I'm immediately interested because i have one tattoo mainly that I would like to see disappear for good without having to torture myself with 12+ sessions of laser treatment. The product promises to be effective and offers a 60 day money back guarantee. Unfortunately the logics behind it is that it takes longer than 60 days to see any real improvement or results of the tattoo disappearing act.
I've only been using the product for a week and I must say, it's difficult already. My tattoo is a little larger than the palm of my hand and lies beneath my neck and around my upper back. What it is basically is the opposite of the way tattoo aftercare is when you first get your tattoo. It's a very abrasive technique that involves slowly buffing away the layers of skin until you reach the layer the tattoo is lying on. Then once you reach that layer of skin the product buffs out what's left of the tattoo while at the same time your body regenerates to create new layers of skin as it heals itself.
It's a lubricated sand-buffer that so far is without a doubt slowly taking away layers of skin off my back. What I've been trying to keep in mind too is that everyone has different elasticity with their skin and different skin toughness, therefore it could take 9 weeks for the product to "fade" my tattoo or it could take longer.
With the support of my family and friends I will be taking this product with me till the end or until I run out of the abrasive cream... I'm hoping for some sort of result, if it doesn't fade it all the way I'd be satisfied with it fading my tattoo enough so that laser surgery will be more tolerable. I'm not taking laser surgery completely out of the picture but I am hoping the product will fade the tattoo enough so that it is either A. no longer visible or B. easier for the laser surgery to handle.
Wish me luck everyone, I'll gradually keep you updated as well!
I came across an advertisement in a Cosmopolitan magazine offering this new merchandise that I had been kept in the dark about. The product is called Wrecking Balm, it's a way to try to remove the permanent inked skin without the use of laser surgery. It is relatively inexpensive ranging around $50 dollars for their 9 week product and you can typically find it in the pharmacy area of your local drug store/Wal Mart.
Naturally I'm immediately interested because i have one tattoo mainly that I would like to see disappear for good without having to torture myself with 12+ sessions of laser treatment. The product promises to be effective and offers a 60 day money back guarantee. Unfortunately the logics behind it is that it takes longer than 60 days to see any real improvement or results of the tattoo disappearing act.
I've only been using the product for a week and I must say, it's difficult already. My tattoo is a little larger than the palm of my hand and lies beneath my neck and around my upper back. What it is basically is the opposite of the way tattoo aftercare is when you first get your tattoo. It's a very abrasive technique that involves slowly buffing away the layers of skin until you reach the layer the tattoo is lying on. Then once you reach that layer of skin the product buffs out what's left of the tattoo while at the same time your body regenerates to create new layers of skin as it heals itself.
It's a lubricated sand-buffer that so far is without a doubt slowly taking away layers of skin off my back. What I've been trying to keep in mind too is that everyone has different elasticity with their skin and different skin toughness, therefore it could take 9 weeks for the product to "fade" my tattoo or it could take longer.
With the support of my family and friends I will be taking this product with me till the end or until I run out of the abrasive cream... I'm hoping for some sort of result, if it doesn't fade it all the way I'd be satisfied with it fading my tattoo enough so that laser surgery will be more tolerable. I'm not taking laser surgery completely out of the picture but I am hoping the product will fade the tattoo enough so that it is either A. no longer visible or B. easier for the laser surgery to handle.
Wish me luck everyone, I'll gradually keep you updated as well!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Your Energiez!
I'll admit I'm a bit of a sucker when it comes to health and beauty products in general but this one in particular caught my eye after a certain few occurring incidences while making my way around campus from class to class.
I can't stand the "cougher" who exists in almost every class I have on my schedule. It's never that normal clear the throat cough either, it's always that deep coming from the bottom of the lung cough that makes my entire body cringe. Unconsciously I've noticed my body even turns towards the opposite direction of where I hear the cough and my "flight" instincts overpower my mind sending off the red alert 'get me the eff out of here' feeling. Then I find myself wondering why this person is even in the classroom with such an immense disgusting cough. Does he/she not realize they could be spreading all kinds of germs all over the place? Never the less I decided to take a proactive step in helping myself fight these particular individuals passive aggressively of course.
I came across the One A Day multivitamin Energy edition. I'm not a big vitamin taker and probably should be since they have such beneficial outcomes like keeping my inner body healthy. This product though has a little more Vitamin B and a Guarana Blend that is supposed to help support mental and physical focus for day to day tasks. I thought this would come even more handy with helping me focus during my classes in a more natural way than with my all time favorite choice being a coffee beverage.
So far since taking this product I can say it's been doing what it advertises. I feel as if my body is becoming more focused for daily tasks than it would be normally minus the vitamins. This could also be a hoax which I am aware of, almost like a trickery of the mind into believing the product works when it possibly doesn't. Either way I think this is a product worth buying and trying for yourself, what have you got to lose? Check out their website here! and enjoy :-)
I can't stand the "cougher" who exists in almost every class I have on my schedule. It's never that normal clear the throat cough either, it's always that deep coming from the bottom of the lung cough that makes my entire body cringe. Unconsciously I've noticed my body even turns towards the opposite direction of where I hear the cough and my "flight" instincts overpower my mind sending off the red alert 'get me the eff out of here' feeling. Then I find myself wondering why this person is even in the classroom with such an immense disgusting cough. Does he/she not realize they could be spreading all kinds of germs all over the place? Never the less I decided to take a proactive step in helping myself fight these particular individuals passive aggressively of course.
I came across the One A Day multivitamin Energy edition. I'm not a big vitamin taker and probably should be since they have such beneficial outcomes like keeping my inner body healthy. This product though has a little more Vitamin B and a Guarana Blend that is supposed to help support mental and physical focus for day to day tasks. I thought this would come even more handy with helping me focus during my classes in a more natural way than with my all time favorite choice being a coffee beverage.
So far since taking this product I can say it's been doing what it advertises. I feel as if my body is becoming more focused for daily tasks than it would be normally minus the vitamins. This could also be a hoax which I am aware of, almost like a trickery of the mind into believing the product works when it possibly doesn't. Either way I think this is a product worth buying and trying for yourself, what have you got to lose? Check out their website here! and enjoy :-)
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
This "Travel" Notion is Hard to Accomplish
Working in retail at a local mall near my hometown, you come across some very interesting people. The personality types range from your ultimate cliches of people to your chatter boxes who feel the need to share their life story with you in 10 mins all the way to the extremely disliked nasty customer who thinks you are their butler in a mansion off the coast of California. Needless to say, I'm pretty entertained as an employee when I come across interesting people, I can turn into the voyeur I can be when watching movies. Grab me a box of popcorn and my A.D.D. is satisfied until they leave the store and the next rowdy crew of people stroll on in.
Lately I've been getting the customer who explains to me the mistakes they made in life and tell me to do the complete opposite of them.
"I got married young and didn't get a chance to explore the world, get out their and enjoy life!"
"I waited til I was 33 to get married, I went and enjoyed myself and traveled, you should do the same!"
Now, I'm all for talking to people and understanding why they are the way they are. I love it, I love hearing different people's stories and creating my own opinions about my own decisions in how I live my life. One thing I wish people would understand more is how much more difficult it is to travel today then it was 10, 20, or even 5 years ago.
I'd love to travel the world and see things that I'm not accustomed to living my entire life in North America. I work 2 minimum waged jobs, work less than 15 hours a week, and get paid bi-weekly. Not to mention I have to attempt to afford gas for my car to travel the 4 and a half hour trip it takes to get from home and back to school. On top of paying for the necessities of life like food, bathroom products, and so on. I'm not even paying bills, luckily my parents are saints in helping me pay for that but other than that I simply can't afford to travel anywhere besides my house and back to school.
I understand there are loans you can take out in order to pay for these acts of spontaneous trips to places but there it is again, a loan, something that will take me probably 3 years to pay off even though it was only a $1,000. I started really trying to save my money when I was going into my junior year of college and it took me over a year to save $1,000 of my own hard earned cash. I'm not willing to blow that just yet because I'd like to do other things, like move out of my parents house and try to find a real job.
Can't help but to miss the times I wasn't old enough to be a part of, when it was easier to travel places and really enjoy life for what it is. Now with all the war and violence going on, there becomes another obstacle preventing this ideology that 'traveling' is a way of living life to the fullest.
I must say I've been to different places and have been lucky to go. I feel very blessed to be where I am today and I don't see marriage or being together with someone an obstacle in traveling. If anything I'd rather travel the world with a significant other instead of solo, it'd be way more interesting and fun to share those experiences with someone you care about. Anyway, point blank being life of a college student is hard enough and with times being what they are only adds to the financial troublesome-ness. I'm more excited to graduate and get out of this town then anything and can't wait to experience my life outside of this college town that has grown to be a horrible experience for me personally.
My idea of travel is sharing an experience with someone I truly care about and getting the hell out of the town of Oswego moving on to way bigger and better things.
Lately I've been getting the customer who explains to me the mistakes they made in life and tell me to do the complete opposite of them.
"I got married young and didn't get a chance to explore the world, get out their and enjoy life!"
"I waited til I was 33 to get married, I went and enjoyed myself and traveled, you should do the same!"
Now, I'm all for talking to people and understanding why they are the way they are. I love it, I love hearing different people's stories and creating my own opinions about my own decisions in how I live my life. One thing I wish people would understand more is how much more difficult it is to travel today then it was 10, 20, or even 5 years ago.
I'd love to travel the world and see things that I'm not accustomed to living my entire life in North America. I work 2 minimum waged jobs, work less than 15 hours a week, and get paid bi-weekly. Not to mention I have to attempt to afford gas for my car to travel the 4 and a half hour trip it takes to get from home and back to school. On top of paying for the necessities of life like food, bathroom products, and so on. I'm not even paying bills, luckily my parents are saints in helping me pay for that but other than that I simply can't afford to travel anywhere besides my house and back to school.
I understand there are loans you can take out in order to pay for these acts of spontaneous trips to places but there it is again, a loan, something that will take me probably 3 years to pay off even though it was only a $1,000. I started really trying to save my money when I was going into my junior year of college and it took me over a year to save $1,000 of my own hard earned cash. I'm not willing to blow that just yet because I'd like to do other things, like move out of my parents house and try to find a real job.
Can't help but to miss the times I wasn't old enough to be a part of, when it was easier to travel places and really enjoy life for what it is. Now with all the war and violence going on, there becomes another obstacle preventing this ideology that 'traveling' is a way of living life to the fullest.
I must say I've been to different places and have been lucky to go. I feel very blessed to be where I am today and I don't see marriage or being together with someone an obstacle in traveling. If anything I'd rather travel the world with a significant other instead of solo, it'd be way more interesting and fun to share those experiences with someone you care about. Anyway, point blank being life of a college student is hard enough and with times being what they are only adds to the financial troublesome-ness. I'm more excited to graduate and get out of this town then anything and can't wait to experience my life outside of this college town that has grown to be a horrible experience for me personally.
My idea of travel is sharing an experience with someone I truly care about and getting the hell out of the town of Oswego moving on to way bigger and better things.
Monday, March 21, 2011
And the winner for stupidity goes to...
I recently discovered that there has been an "anti-obesity" movement encouraging people to get active and stop being the lazy Americans we are often pinned to be. At first I'm very fond of this movement, I mean it's a great idea, let's take the extra effort in getting the facts out, that diet and exercise is indeed important in our overall health as human beings.
This campaign mainly being publicized by Michele Obama has some really great intentions. They are asking a majority of restaurants in Massachusetts to post the calorie count on their menus as well as getting some public schools to be more proactive in ensuring that their students are in the average height and weight percentiles. They are also pushing hospitals to serve more healthy foods in their facilities and presenting grants to employers for having a workout place or workout programs in their workplace.
The efforts to reduce obesity seems as if their doing a relatively good job overall. I felt this way until I came across an article disclosing that Michele Obama is discontinuing the love-able cereal of many generations, Captain Crunch. I had a "a-baaah" moments and needed to do a few double takes when I stumbled upon this information. My immediate thought being, what gives her the right to enforce this and who does she think she is for doing so? You can check the article out here and formulate your own opinion regarding this issue but mine stands strong. This is clear stupidity.
With so many other horrible foods out there in the consumer market today, why is Captain Crunch being targeted as "the bad one". Let's not forget that McDonalds and Burger King isn't exactly your organically healthy choice when making a meal decision, but no let's discontinue Captain Crunch instead. Taking a look at other cereals that I'd hate to say it but are deserving to be in the running over Captain Crunch to be discontinued are Lucky Charms, Cookie Crisp, and Trix. With these cereals being almost equally as unhealthy for you why is the Captain being hit with the daggers? Especially in the aspect of children, what about certain sodas such as Mountain Dew which is basically one step away from being anti-freeze yet that is still on the shelves today and going strong making kids bounce off walls with sugar kicks.
I guess the old saying, "to each their own" comes into play but I feel there are so many better ways to go about furthering this "anti-obesity" movement like the ones I've mentioned above. This is basically another way for the Obama administration to brainwash their followers instead of helping them make a "change" for a better lifestyle. If you're offering a "change" to be made then it shouldn't be forced upon you by discontinuing certain foods, what's next? Banning certain books? Allowing gas prices to reach obscene prices? This isn't the "change" I was expecting...
This campaign mainly being publicized by Michele Obama has some really great intentions. They are asking a majority of restaurants in Massachusetts to post the calorie count on their menus as well as getting some public schools to be more proactive in ensuring that their students are in the average height and weight percentiles. They are also pushing hospitals to serve more healthy foods in their facilities and presenting grants to employers for having a workout place or workout programs in their workplace.
The efforts to reduce obesity seems as if their doing a relatively good job overall. I felt this way until I came across an article disclosing that Michele Obama is discontinuing the love-able cereal of many generations, Captain Crunch. I had a "a-baaah" moments and needed to do a few double takes when I stumbled upon this information. My immediate thought being, what gives her the right to enforce this and who does she think she is for doing so? You can check the article out here and formulate your own opinion regarding this issue but mine stands strong. This is clear stupidity.
With so many other horrible foods out there in the consumer market today, why is Captain Crunch being targeted as "the bad one". Let's not forget that McDonalds and Burger King isn't exactly your organically healthy choice when making a meal decision, but no let's discontinue Captain Crunch instead. Taking a look at other cereals that I'd hate to say it but are deserving to be in the running over Captain Crunch to be discontinued are Lucky Charms, Cookie Crisp, and Trix. With these cereals being almost equally as unhealthy for you why is the Captain being hit with the daggers? Especially in the aspect of children, what about certain sodas such as Mountain Dew which is basically one step away from being anti-freeze yet that is still on the shelves today and going strong making kids bounce off walls with sugar kicks.
I guess the old saying, "to each their own" comes into play but I feel there are so many better ways to go about furthering this "anti-obesity" movement like the ones I've mentioned above. This is basically another way for the Obama administration to brainwash their followers instead of helping them make a "change" for a better lifestyle. If you're offering a "change" to be made then it shouldn't be forced upon you by discontinuing certain foods, what's next? Banning certain books? Allowing gas prices to reach obscene prices? This isn't the "change" I was expecting...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Can't See the Sunlight
Social Networking, what exactly is the deal? I must say I give all kinds of props to the big PR firms as well as the little guys for actually sitting through nonsense after nonsense of meetings trying to figure out what exactly the people want.
I've been a member of the Facebook community for around 4 years now and recently I've been noticing some trends. One being the relationship gender gap. Since I am not nor have I ever been a male I can't necessarily say if the same rules apply but as for the female side of things I have notice a big decline in the amount of messages I receive from friends. What exactly is it that prevents people from leaving messages on friends walls?
There must be an unwritten law of such dictating what is and is not acceptable. Generally the humane code is to respect the relationship status of a person and keep messages friendly, since there is no need to stir up unnecessary drama. Less and less of my male friends have been leaving comments on my wall and/or statuses. Is this their idea of respecting a female friends relationship status? Or is it indeed true that Facebook is nothing more than a website for hooking up sexually?
If so, why don't the same rules apply on the male side of things? If I said I didn't check my boyfriend's Facebook I'd be lying...now no lines have been crossed on the behalf of other females leaving comments on his wall, but still is there the same respect lines for males in a relationship as there are for females? It seems as if females don't necessary care what the status of a male is, they'll choose to leave comments regardless. But looking back, does this indicate some underlying sexual need for attention shared by the female community? If he has a girlfriend, why is it all of a sudden more compelling to attract his attention than usual?
This isn't the only thing I've noticed. When trying to attract attention of my fellow facebook friends, only certain statuses will gain precedence of popularity over others. Sadly they are never positive statuses. It seems to be true the old cliche that 'misery loves company' the more negative things I posted about general situations such as the weather or the fact of disliking humanity from time to time. Why are we as a society so compelled to share our grief with other people and not our happiness? It's almost as if we are setting up the example that being happy within the virtual world is something you keep to yourself, very rarely do people want to see each other happy or much less hear about it.
This is also where I notice another gender gap. Being a female and posting negative statuses gave me more hits than any type of positive ones I left. On the other hand, my boyfriend, who is always a very happy person to begin with, will generally post very happy and motivating facebook statuses. And more often than not he gets around 5 or 6 hits on almost every one. This is also where the relationship gender gap comes into play as well.
So what exactly are people looking for in a social networking aspect? I even have been taking this idea to my blog. Generally trying to post very positive things about subjects I enjoy in the hopes to gain positive feedback and comments in return. For the most part it has been a success. With everyone entitled to an opinion where is the humanity line drawn? From an innocent topic to that of a new Britney Spears album I've received feedback that I was not necessarily expecting. Then again here is an individual doing very well for herself and we are not able to express genuinity to her success.
Yet a subject such as rising gas prices inflicted the same negative feedback as my blog about Britney Spears. I made a facebook status regarding the current events of gas prices being at an all time high for this particular time of year and how we should all be upset as a nation willing to take control to change it. The feedback I got was basically "you're on your own with that one". My concern lies in the alliance we share as a community of people being screwed by our government. We care less to do anything about such monstrosities, we just lie on our asses and take it. The saddest thing is that we continue to talk about the mishaps of Charlie Sheen. This topic alone gained more hits and arose more emotion within people then our government's gas price crookery.
So what is everyone looking for in a blog or facebook status update? Is it truly another popularity contest or have we become deeper than this elementary school ideology... I just can't see the sunlight.
I've been a member of the Facebook community for around 4 years now and recently I've been noticing some trends. One being the relationship gender gap. Since I am not nor have I ever been a male I can't necessarily say if the same rules apply but as for the female side of things I have notice a big decline in the amount of messages I receive from friends. What exactly is it that prevents people from leaving messages on friends walls?
There must be an unwritten law of such dictating what is and is not acceptable. Generally the humane code is to respect the relationship status of a person and keep messages friendly, since there is no need to stir up unnecessary drama. Less and less of my male friends have been leaving comments on my wall and/or statuses. Is this their idea of respecting a female friends relationship status? Or is it indeed true that Facebook is nothing more than a website for hooking up sexually?
If so, why don't the same rules apply on the male side of things? If I said I didn't check my boyfriend's Facebook I'd be lying...now no lines have been crossed on the behalf of other females leaving comments on his wall, but still is there the same respect lines for males in a relationship as there are for females? It seems as if females don't necessary care what the status of a male is, they'll choose to leave comments regardless. But looking back, does this indicate some underlying sexual need for attention shared by the female community? If he has a girlfriend, why is it all of a sudden more compelling to attract his attention than usual?
This isn't the only thing I've noticed. When trying to attract attention of my fellow facebook friends, only certain statuses will gain precedence of popularity over others. Sadly they are never positive statuses. It seems to be true the old cliche that 'misery loves company' the more negative things I posted about general situations such as the weather or the fact of disliking humanity from time to time. Why are we as a society so compelled to share our grief with other people and not our happiness? It's almost as if we are setting up the example that being happy within the virtual world is something you keep to yourself, very rarely do people want to see each other happy or much less hear about it.
This is also where I notice another gender gap. Being a female and posting negative statuses gave me more hits than any type of positive ones I left. On the other hand, my boyfriend, who is always a very happy person to begin with, will generally post very happy and motivating facebook statuses. And more often than not he gets around 5 or 6 hits on almost every one. This is also where the relationship gender gap comes into play as well.
So what exactly are people looking for in a social networking aspect? I even have been taking this idea to my blog. Generally trying to post very positive things about subjects I enjoy in the hopes to gain positive feedback and comments in return. For the most part it has been a success. With everyone entitled to an opinion where is the humanity line drawn? From an innocent topic to that of a new Britney Spears album I've received feedback that I was not necessarily expecting. Then again here is an individual doing very well for herself and we are not able to express genuinity to her success.
Yet a subject such as rising gas prices inflicted the same negative feedback as my blog about Britney Spears. I made a facebook status regarding the current events of gas prices being at an all time high for this particular time of year and how we should all be upset as a nation willing to take control to change it. The feedback I got was basically "you're on your own with that one". My concern lies in the alliance we share as a community of people being screwed by our government. We care less to do anything about such monstrosities, we just lie on our asses and take it. The saddest thing is that we continue to talk about the mishaps of Charlie Sheen. This topic alone gained more hits and arose more emotion within people then our government's gas price crookery.
So what is everyone looking for in a blog or facebook status update? Is it truly another popularity contest or have we become deeper than this elementary school ideology... I just can't see the sunlight.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Keep on Dancing Til the World Ends
Britney Spears has had her very public and very media-sized melt down not too long ago. Since that point she has successfully been working to turn herself around and reach out to her fans for support along the way. As a die hard Britney fan I must say she has increasingly become more idol worthy since this horrible mishap. From hitting rock bottom she has been clawing and scratching her way back to the top and it should absolutely be acknowledged. For me personally her efforts to clean herself up show me how anyone is able to take a bad situation and make something wonderful out of it, which she has. Her new album is proof of such.
Our very own queen of pop has graced us with yet another leaked track off her new album Femme Fatale. Britney Spears has been working hard during the production of this album for close to 2 years now and we'll finally be able to see the outcome of her work soon! So far she has yet to let her fans down, and claims this album is her best album to date. Her recently aired music video for her song "Hold It Against Me" has received over 18 million hits on youtube alone in around 2 weeks. It's easy to say that her fans are eager and awaiting this album set to be released on March 29th, with it's date being pushed back 2 weeks it's only leaving us foaming at the mouth waiting for more. She has released the new track "Til the World Ends" on her bandpage on facebook. You can check it out here and like her on facebook! It seems as if she's been using more techno beats and futuristic sound to up the rhythm of this new album and it's been working out so far.
Keep on rocking Britney!
Our very own queen of pop has graced us with yet another leaked track off her new album Femme Fatale. Britney Spears has been working hard during the production of this album for close to 2 years now and we'll finally be able to see the outcome of her work soon! So far she has yet to let her fans down, and claims this album is her best album to date. Her recently aired music video for her song "Hold It Against Me" has received over 18 million hits on youtube alone in around 2 weeks. It's easy to say that her fans are eager and awaiting this album set to be released on March 29th, with it's date being pushed back 2 weeks it's only leaving us foaming at the mouth waiting for more. She has released the new track "Til the World Ends" on her bandpage on facebook. You can check it out here and like her on facebook! It seems as if she's been using more techno beats and futuristic sound to up the rhythm of this new album and it's been working out so far.
Keep on rocking Britney!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wide Eyed and Chocosized
I was raised as a Catholic and when I was younger my ultimate favorite part of Easter was...the chocolate. I do apologize God for my childlike mindset but as an openly admitting choco-holic I can't help but to feel those little tingles build up inside of me when I see the very first Easter chocolate set up in any grocery store. There's always that one specific type of chocolate that makes my mouth and mind melt.
I will always go on a mission to obtain it, and on a recent trip to the Price Chopper in town the mission was on. I walked down those long narrow aisles of food displays with one thing and one thing only on my mind. I rode the cart down and made a sharp turn to the left secretly hoping no one was coming around the corner to cause a small rukus preventing me from doing what I was sent there to do. I couldn't be having any distractions but at the same time my death perception was at a low since this task was more important than a potential cart collision in Price Chopper, a price worth paying in the end.
I finally came to it, an array of deliciously displayed chocolate...I was so taken back by what I saw that I unconsciously circled the display twice just taking it all in, like a shark circling it's prey. The more times i circled, the more I grew concerned...did they really not have it? "UNACCEPTABLE!" I shouted in the middle of the frozen meat section (oddly enough that's where they placed the chocolate table).
Cadbury Mini Eggs...THE most incredible tastey treat I've ever had the pleasure of consuming. This specific chocolate only comes around during the Easter season, and once the season is over so is the selling of this magnificent piece of food art. So you understand my concern at Price Chopper, with this being a seasonal chocolate I needed to stock up and enjoy it for as long as possible, and it was not present at the PC. A complete and utter disappointment.
Cadbury chocolate is a British confectionary company. This chocolate is so incredibly good and has such high quality that The Hershey Company also decided to distribute some of the chocolate throughout the United States (thank goodness) saying this would expand there profits internationally. There was a controversial buy in from Kraft as well to get a piece of this amazing company. In January 2010, the two companies came to an agreement settlement and Kraft purchased shares of Cadbury increasing their share value to about $19 a piece. With this combining of two great companies Cadbury was able to make itself the largest confectionary company in the world.
Point blank being, Cadbury Mini Eggs are the best chocolatey treat anyone could ask for during the Easter season and if you're looking for some top quality delicious chocolate any Cadbury product will do just the trick. Check out Cadbury's UK website here! To all my choco-holics in the world, bon appetit!
I will always go on a mission to obtain it, and on a recent trip to the Price Chopper in town the mission was on. I walked down those long narrow aisles of food displays with one thing and one thing only on my mind. I rode the cart down and made a sharp turn to the left secretly hoping no one was coming around the corner to cause a small rukus preventing me from doing what I was sent there to do. I couldn't be having any distractions but at the same time my death perception was at a low since this task was more important than a potential cart collision in Price Chopper, a price worth paying in the end.
I finally came to it, an array of deliciously displayed chocolate...I was so taken back by what I saw that I unconsciously circled the display twice just taking it all in, like a shark circling it's prey. The more times i circled, the more I grew concerned...did they really not have it? "UNACCEPTABLE!" I shouted in the middle of the frozen meat section (oddly enough that's where they placed the chocolate table).
Cadbury Mini Eggs...THE most incredible tastey treat I've ever had the pleasure of consuming. This specific chocolate only comes around during the Easter season, and once the season is over so is the selling of this magnificent piece of food art. So you understand my concern at Price Chopper, with this being a seasonal chocolate I needed to stock up and enjoy it for as long as possible, and it was not present at the PC. A complete and utter disappointment.
Cadbury chocolate is a British confectionary company. This chocolate is so incredibly good and has such high quality that The Hershey Company also decided to distribute some of the chocolate throughout the United States (thank goodness) saying this would expand there profits internationally. There was a controversial buy in from Kraft as well to get a piece of this amazing company. In January 2010, the two companies came to an agreement settlement and Kraft purchased shares of Cadbury increasing their share value to about $19 a piece. With this combining of two great companies Cadbury was able to make itself the largest confectionary company in the world.
Point blank being, Cadbury Mini Eggs are the best chocolatey treat anyone could ask for during the Easter season and if you're looking for some top quality delicious chocolate any Cadbury product will do just the trick. Check out Cadbury's UK website here! To all my choco-holics in the world, bon appetit!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Let's Do Some Spring Cleaning, Shall We?
With all this recent snowfall seeming to engulf whatever is left of Oswego County it seems to be normal to slip into a sort of spring sick obsession most closely related to that of being home sick. Personally I can't stand it, we had a tease of beautiful weather no more than a week ago and it has been ripped out from under us so quickly I am left feeling dazed and confused. I was able to pull myself together and I refuse to let this horrid of a town bring my spirits down any further. Oswego has yet to suck out all the life in me, and I am able to make it through my days by switching up my personal hygenic routines. It truly is the little things in life that can bring a smile to our faces if we allow them to. For example with the (hopefully) changing of the seasons it's always a good idea to change your scent, style, and product use.
Girls, a little splurging here and there never hurt anyone, and let's face it we should squeeze the people getting paid to help us get out of a funk for all they're worth.... starting with Marc Jacobs.
Yes that's right ladies, Marc Jacobs has released his new fragrance for women called "Daisy, Eau So Fresh" this is an updated version of the original with a newly styled bottle and truly delicious scent. If you're like me and not exactly a fan of the floral smells, do not worry, this is one of the most soothing scents I've ever encountered and I love every drop of it. It's a tad bit pricy ranging between 65 and 85 dollars but trust me this splurge is worth every penny.
If you're looking to save a penny and still want to smell ultimately incredibly throughout the day, I highly recommend trying the V05 shampoo and conditioner products. They normally cost under 2 dollars and I've been using them for the past month now. There's an extensive amount of different fragrances that all smell incredible and work magic on my hair. They aren't an inferior brand as many of you may think, in fact they used to cost as much as the professional brands but because of the way they are able to mass produce more sufficiently they are able to lower their prices as such. When buying the professional brands you are more or less just paying for the name rather than the product itself. This money saver is indeed worth it and treats my hair very well during these harsh weather conditions.
Another fragrance to check out is Playboy's new fragrances released for men and women. Playboy's new fragrances not only smell fantastic but they have an extremely entertaining website you can check out. The three new fragrances for women are "Play it Spicy", "Play it Lovely", and "Play it Sexy" all in the affordable price range between 15 and 20 dollars. Playboy's done it again. The new fragrance for men is "New York" and is also in the affordable price range being around 15 dollars.
More ways to lighten and brighten up your daily routines during this outbreak of snow to come soon...
Girls, a little splurging here and there never hurt anyone, and let's face it we should squeeze the people getting paid to help us get out of a funk for all they're worth.... starting with Marc Jacobs.
Yes that's right ladies, Marc Jacobs has released his new fragrance for women called "Daisy, Eau So Fresh" this is an updated version of the original with a newly styled bottle and truly delicious scent. If you're like me and not exactly a fan of the floral smells, do not worry, this is one of the most soothing scents I've ever encountered and I love every drop of it. It's a tad bit pricy ranging between 65 and 85 dollars but trust me this splurge is worth every penny.
If you're looking to save a penny and still want to smell ultimately incredibly throughout the day, I highly recommend trying the V05 shampoo and conditioner products. They normally cost under 2 dollars and I've been using them for the past month now. There's an extensive amount of different fragrances that all smell incredible and work magic on my hair. They aren't an inferior brand as many of you may think, in fact they used to cost as much as the professional brands but because of the way they are able to mass produce more sufficiently they are able to lower their prices as such. When buying the professional brands you are more or less just paying for the name rather than the product itself. This money saver is indeed worth it and treats my hair very well during these harsh weather conditions.
Another fragrance to check out is Playboy's new fragrances released for men and women. Playboy's new fragrances not only smell fantastic but they have an extremely entertaining website you can check out. The three new fragrances for women are "Play it Spicy", "Play it Lovely", and "Play it Sexy" all in the affordable price range between 15 and 20 dollars. Playboy's done it again. The new fragrance for men is "New York" and is also in the affordable price range being around 15 dollars.
More ways to lighten and brighten up your daily routines during this outbreak of snow to come soon...
Take that, and that!
One thing I always appreciate while being the crazy movie/television buff that I am is a good solid comeback. I get so into these films and shows that I find myself yelling at the screen things like "Oh BURN!" or "No he did not just say that!" I love it, I think it's great entertainment, incredible writing and superb acting and is worth bringing up. You can agree to disagree but the point of the matter being that these moments in television are in fact some pretty good comebacks.
On the more humorous side, I believe a recently produced television show called Community has some overwhelming clever comebacks between the character dialogue. This series premiered on September 17th 2009 and was created by Dan Harmon who was nominated for 2 Emmy Awards and an Academy Award for his skill in writing. The show is about a group of students who attend a local Community College and the mishaps that happen between them. The show often mocks film and television cliches by using heavy meta-humor and pop culture references. The all-star cast includes Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, and last but not least Chevy Chase. David Bushman of the Paley Center for Media said this series to be "the best new show of the fall season." Here are some interesting Community show clips and note-able comebacks...
Community Clip 1
*In this episode, Jeff Winger is up on his soap box for the ultimate comeback after the group is angry with each other and he is trying to win over Brita but fails despite his best efforts.
Community Clip 2
*In this episode, Jack Black makes a cameo and plays an overbearing character that the group wants to kick out.
Community Clip 3
*After a virus attacks the school turning everyone into zombies, the after math is quite hilarious, but in this clip we see the characters Abed and Troy discussing the more simple things in life.
Community Clip 4
*In this episode, Jeff is trying to woo a professor into have relations with him when he is interrupted by his fellow classmates.
A few clips to lighten up your days and bring out that sunny silver lining during these horrible Oswego weather conditions. Hope you enjoy! :0)
On the more humorous side, I believe a recently produced television show called Community has some overwhelming clever comebacks between the character dialogue. This series premiered on September 17th 2009 and was created by Dan Harmon who was nominated for 2 Emmy Awards and an Academy Award for his skill in writing. The show is about a group of students who attend a local Community College and the mishaps that happen between them. The show often mocks film and television cliches by using heavy meta-humor and pop culture references. The all-star cast includes Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, and last but not least Chevy Chase. David Bushman of the Paley Center for Media said this series to be "the best new show of the fall season." Here are some interesting Community show clips and note-able comebacks...
Community Clip 1
*In this episode, Jeff Winger is up on his soap box for the ultimate comeback after the group is angry with each other and he is trying to win over Brita but fails despite his best efforts.
Community Clip 2
*In this episode, Jack Black makes a cameo and plays an overbearing character that the group wants to kick out.
Community Clip 3
*After a virus attacks the school turning everyone into zombies, the after math is quite hilarious, but in this clip we see the characters Abed and Troy discussing the more simple things in life.
Community Clip 4
*In this episode, Jeff is trying to woo a professor into have relations with him when he is interrupted by his fellow classmates.
A few clips to lighten up your days and bring out that sunny silver lining during these horrible Oswego weather conditions. Hope you enjoy! :0)
Monday, February 21, 2011
Stunned but Haven't Hit the Mat Yet
I wasn't very familiar with the work of Floria Sigismondi until I found out she wrote and directed the 2010 film The Runaways. Some excess web surfing catered me in my curiosity of this person and I was able to stumble across some information that I found to be pleasantly surprising, for example Floria has also directed some music videos for artists such as Marilyn Manson ( "Tourniquet"), Christina Aguilera ("Hurt" and "Fighter"), The White Stripes ("Blue Orchid") and Incubus ("Talk Shows on Mute" and "Megalomaniac").
Pulled in right? I was... and so I decided to watch The Runaways and see how her talents are as a filmmaker and I was indeed pleased with the outcome. The film is based after the book Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway which was written by lead vocalist Cherie Currie. The focus of the film is within the relationship between Cherie and Joan Jett during the formation of the band and until Cherie's departure of the band in the late 70s. The cinematography alone is enough to keep you interested throughout the film I sincerely feel this film is a must see and depicts the life of a rockstar...stereotypes included.
What stunned me the most though was Kristen Stewart's performance of Joan Jett's character. Now don't get any ridiculous ideas, I am not a "Twihard" fan in fact I am quite the opposite. I see Kristen Stewart as a mediocre actress and even with all the money this girl is making off of it she refuses to smile and this in fact adds to my dislike of her character and so on. But, believe it or not, I feel she did an excellent job portraying Joan Jett's character in The Runaways... kind of a 'surprise, surprise' feeling since Stewart is angry enough as it is but at least this time she used that anti-hollywood platform and transformed it into the ultimate rock and roll chic vibe that made me say to myself 'wow I kind of think you're a better actress than I gave you credit for'.
With that being said, The Runaways has made its way up the charts of my movie likes list and had me downloading some classic Joan Jett songs. My dream of being a rockstar will live on. Thanks to this film I hold my Guitar Hero controller with pride and sing along to "Cherry Bomb" like it's the last song I'll ever sing.
check out the trailer here --->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qrViRxCqw
Enjoy! :)
Pulled in right? I was... and so I decided to watch The Runaways and see how her talents are as a filmmaker and I was indeed pleased with the outcome. The film is based after the book Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway which was written by lead vocalist Cherie Currie. The focus of the film is within the relationship between Cherie and Joan Jett during the formation of the band and until Cherie's departure of the band in the late 70s. The cinematography alone is enough to keep you interested throughout the film I sincerely feel this film is a must see and depicts the life of a rockstar...stereotypes included.
What stunned me the most though was Kristen Stewart's performance of Joan Jett's character. Now don't get any ridiculous ideas, I am not a "Twihard" fan in fact I am quite the opposite. I see Kristen Stewart as a mediocre actress and even with all the money this girl is making off of it she refuses to smile and this in fact adds to my dislike of her character and so on. But, believe it or not, I feel she did an excellent job portraying Joan Jett's character in The Runaways... kind of a 'surprise, surprise' feeling since Stewart is angry enough as it is but at least this time she used that anti-hollywood platform and transformed it into the ultimate rock and roll chic vibe that made me say to myself 'wow I kind of think you're a better actress than I gave you credit for'.
With that being said, The Runaways has made its way up the charts of my movie likes list and had me downloading some classic Joan Jett songs. My dream of being a rockstar will live on. Thanks to this film I hold my Guitar Hero controller with pride and sing along to "Cherry Bomb" like it's the last song I'll ever sing.
check out the trailer here --->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qrViRxCqw
Enjoy! :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Bringing Up Baby, oh baby!
We're all familiar with the classic genre of the 'screwball comedy' and with all the craziness going on in the world today it's nice to be able to kick back, relax, and enjoy the mind numbing-ness of escapism that so many films are able to portray perfectly. Many film critics agree and disagree with the time frame of when the screwball comedy came to be but in general they peaked from about 1934 until the 1940s.
Scary concept to the untrained film buff, you may be thinking 'what?! 1930s and 40s?! Where's my Michael Bay BIG EXPLOSIONS' sorry everyone, but I feel you must appreciate the oldies in order to see the crazy crap being thrown our way no a days and having being told that it's 'good film making'.
What's so interesting and different about the screwball comedy genre is that it's the ultimate way screenwriters gained revenge on their Hays Code making counterparts within the industry. If you're not familiar with the Hays Code it's basically a set of rules created for film makers to abide by after society felt that Hollywood was taking over their beliefs and wrecking havoc on their youth (too bad they didn't know the times now) and of course the screenwriters of that time were as clever as ever and found the loop holes. Screwball is also known as 'a sex comedy without the sex".
More specifically I'd like to mention Howard Hawks an American film director/producer/screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era and his 1938 film Bringing Up Baby. The film stars Hollywood hot shots Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, an unlikely duo for the time especially since Katharine Hepburn was seen as a snobby socialite. Her role in this film is a goofy individual with a truly unique way of going about living life. Cary Grant plays an uptight Scientist who gets all tangled up in Katharine Hepburn's character's antics placing them in some obscene predicaments from time to time. You've got to be on your toes throughout the pacing of this film or you may miss a joke or two, that is the flow of the screwball, quick commentary pokes and fast dialogue between characters. This film is a must see in my book and if you appreciate well-written films with outstanding actors than you'll appreciate this film without a doubt.
Scary concept to the untrained film buff, you may be thinking 'what?! 1930s and 40s?! Where's my Michael Bay BIG EXPLOSIONS' sorry everyone, but I feel you must appreciate the oldies in order to see the crazy crap being thrown our way no a days and having being told that it's 'good film making'.
What's so interesting and different about the screwball comedy genre is that it's the ultimate way screenwriters gained revenge on their Hays Code making counterparts within the industry. If you're not familiar with the Hays Code it's basically a set of rules created for film makers to abide by after society felt that Hollywood was taking over their beliefs and wrecking havoc on their youth (too bad they didn't know the times now) and of course the screenwriters of that time were as clever as ever and found the loop holes. Screwball is also known as 'a sex comedy without the sex".
More specifically I'd like to mention Howard Hawks an American film director/producer/screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era and his 1938 film Bringing Up Baby. The film stars Hollywood hot shots Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, an unlikely duo for the time especially since Katharine Hepburn was seen as a snobby socialite. Her role in this film is a goofy individual with a truly unique way of going about living life. Cary Grant plays an uptight Scientist who gets all tangled up in Katharine Hepburn's character's antics placing them in some obscene predicaments from time to time. You've got to be on your toes throughout the pacing of this film or you may miss a joke or two, that is the flow of the screwball, quick commentary pokes and fast dialogue between characters. This film is a must see in my book and if you appreciate well-written films with outstanding actors than you'll appreciate this film without a doubt.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Indie Flick to Check
With Valentines' Day coming to a quick close I'm sure there are a few people out there who think the holiday is anything but such. Well after my constant internet surfing for new films to check out, I just so happened to stumble across a film called After Sex which is directed by Eric Amadio. Not a very well known director but he is indeed very talented within the profession. This film tackles the awkward conversations that occurr none other than the precious moments "after sex". Amadio goes after couples who have been dating for years and the obstacles that they go through as well as the quick one night stand when you experience an extremely intimate moment with someone you barely know. The screenwriting is outstanding with the quick and quirky and intimate comments each couple makes. More popular actors in the movie are Mila Kunis, Jane Seymour, Taryn Manning, and Emmanuelle Chriqui. There are 9 separate couples that we as the spectator or audience members encounter along our journey throughout this film and I believe there is at least one couple that anyone can relate to which makes the film that much more relatable and interesting. It's a fairly new film created in 2007 and without divulging too much information it's one to check out. I come across many films and this one had me jumping through the spectrum of emotions almost instantaneously so if you enjoy a little bit of drama, a lot of humor, and the awkwardness that can occur after sex, I highly suggest checking out this Independent film soon.
Check out the trailer here! --->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4RcvDavBvg
Enjoy!!
Check out the trailer here! --->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4RcvDavBvg
Enjoy!!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Whip It
We all remember Drew Barrymore from films such as E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Charlie's Angels, Never Been Kissed, and even from the popular television show Family Guy (she is the voice of Brian's girlfriend Jillian). Well she has only continued to wow everyone in the Entertainment industry with her determination and dedication to the quality of a film and what makes a good film indeed that, a good film. Drew Barrymore had her Directorial debut in 2009 with her film Whip It. The film stars Ellen Page who plays an outcast named Bliss Cavender in small town Bodeen, Texas who stumbles across a roller derby team based out of Austin, Texas. Taking place in the 1990s it follows Bliss on her adventure in becoming part of the roller derby team The Hurl Scouts. Shauna Cross wrote the screen play for the film based on her novel Derby Girl written in 2007. Whip It was a critical success but unfortunately fell short in the box office coming in at #6 with $4,650,812 in it's opening weekend. Despite it's lack in the box office I still stand by this film as a must-see as soon as possible. Being a film major myself I can say I've seen a variety of films from all over the world and it's been awhile since I came across a film like Whip It. The soundtrack alone went so well with every scene making the continuity of the film flow so smoothly and beautifully that I hunted down the soundtrack at a local Best Buy and bought it. Bottom line is, if you're a sucker for a good cult classic and enjoy the magic of what indie music has to bring to the table along with some kick ass roller derby entertainment then this is the movie for you. My compliments go out to Drew for her incredibly Directing skills making this film what it is and worth sharing with everyone who has yet to experience the magic.
You can check out the trailer here! --->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQGPdXnb2Gg
Enjoy :0)
You can check out the trailer here! --->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQGPdXnb2Gg
Enjoy :0)
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