Soooo...originally this was going to be a blog post about how funny I thought the Oscars were but..people have kind of beat that subject over the head with a ridiculously large sized hammer. While myself and the three ladies I watched the Oscars with thought Seth MacFarlane was hilarious, handsome, and found ourselves pleasantly surprised that he can sing, I have read much that does not comment on any of our findings. I have lost count of the articles I have read about "boobs", stemming from the now notorious Seth MacFarlane spoof at the Oscars, and many more that attack his jokes as "sexist."
I will note that, as a host, I had really only known Seth MacFarlane from Family Guy and Ted. I loved Ted and I'm not so sure about Family Guy. But, watching the Oscars in Rhode Island, which showed a New interview with him after, I discovered that Seth went to RISd for College. It explains a lot when the campus burger joint, Albie's, has RI's own "The Drunken Clam" and his show's characters in an ocean mural on their wall. Doing some research after watching the News segment, I learned that he's a native New Englander and it's pretty cool that he spent college time here too. I also discovered a duet with Sara Barellis that I really like.
No, instead I will not spend this blog commenting on any of the massive cycling sexist/feminist/breastist articles, and instead comment on the finer moments of the evening. For example, the Sound of Music joke was hilarious. If you didn't watch the Oscars, you can see what I am talking about here. I apologize for the jauntiness of the video.
I rather liked the nominees. I found myself pleasantly predicting the Argo wins(really really loved this movie) and then discovered that there were still many movies that I had not seen. I never got to see Lincoln(I don't like Daniel Day-Lewis(no I'm not proud he beat Hugh Jackman for Best Actor)) or Zero Dark Thirty, for instance, but in those two instances I don't feel that I am missing anything. I do feel a missing piece from not seeing Django Unchained- while graphic, I do love me some Quentin Tarantino.
Jennifer Lawrence was stunning.
The performance from the Les Miserables took me right back to the moments I loved in the film. Chicago was fun too, but the stage was tres bon pour Les Miserables.
Overall, it was a great evening. A little clogged with commercials, but that was fine because my viewing party(as mentioned, four women) turned the event into a game. An adult game. The rules? If you predicted wrong, if someone bawls their eyes out, and when the "cut-your-speech" music starts up. Just to keep it simple. Can I just say that using the Jaws theme was brilliant? It was funny because we found ourselves cheering for the music, wondering what would surprise us next! We almost played by BuzzFeed's suggested rules, but we would have been on our bums after Seth MacFarlane's intro!
So, that's my review for the week. If you've been wondering where I have been, you can see a few videos on my YouTube page, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTKxQJ11LsE , but I hope to begin posting regularly now that my schedule has gone back to normal. Have a lovely rainy day!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day!
Hey everybody! So, it has been awhile and while I haven't necessarily been posting to my blog, I have been uploading to YouTube. Recently I made this , which was a video where I was asking Chris Kendall to be my Valentine. That didn't necessarily elicit a response as much as it ended in getting called a fangirl... So, I said eff him and moved onto making a different kind of Valentine video, which you can find here , for my friends and family back home. I talk about my experience during Nemo and how, in a weird twist of chance, I couldn't get to a PostOffice in time for Valentine's cards to be sent home!
I plan on finishing final edits for another video soon. Sort of chronicling my faces that I make in an average day. I do want to write blogs again for movie/TV reviews, but I haven't been able to watch any movies while at the Inn. I had no power Friday-Sunday and when I moved into the Inn Sunday-Today(Wednesday) I had some massive homework to catch up on. I do recommend watching recent episodes of HIMYM and catch yourself up on Castle because hot DAMN next week's two parter is going to KILL ME! Seriously, go watch a trailer!
Anyways, its back to work for me! Ttfn!
I plan on finishing final edits for another video soon. Sort of chronicling my faces that I make in an average day. I do want to write blogs again for movie/TV reviews, but I haven't been able to watch any movies while at the Inn. I had no power Friday-Sunday and when I moved into the Inn Sunday-Today(Wednesday) I had some massive homework to catch up on. I do recommend watching recent episodes of HIMYM and catch yourself up on Castle because hot DAMN next week's two parter is going to KILL ME! Seriously, go watch a trailer!
Anyways, its back to work for me! Ttfn!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
What I Have Been Watching
If you've been following along with my blog, then you know I am one busy graduate student. So, what does a 23 year old grad student do when they have time off? Let me try to answer that by telling you what I did this weekend.
Friday. After a long work week- 8hrs at Dunkin' and 13 at the CML- and a week of classes- three to be exact- I wanted nothing more than to chillax. Alas, the Student ALA was having their Welcome Back! party and, as the social media coordinator, I wanted to be there. We had pizza and Doritos and plenty of people came. I stayed until about 9-9:30, then I went home and read a bit of Cosmopolitan before I went to bed. A light read and a guilty pleasure.
Saturday I couldn't help but celebrate Groundhog's Day. After singing this a few times, I spent the entire day(9-4ish) doing homework. Okay, so that isn't free time. Free time happened at lunch, when I watched and episode of Chuck(my favorite show right now) and then began again when I played a few hours of Dragon Age. When my roommate got home, we settled in to watch Seven Psychopaths, which was freaking hilarious!, and, of course, Groundhog Day with Bill Murray. In between, we watched a few YouTube skits, including Chris Kendall and ZeFrank . Overall, comedy night was a grand success. I polished the night off by reading a few pages of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, which I am avidly trying to finish before it's due date at the library...
Then Sunday. In the morning, I caught up on The Big Bang Theory, which was probably the funniest it has been in a few weeks, and a show on the CW which I won't name ^_^ I worked at Newport today, which went smoothly, and came home to watch Dark Shadows, which I hadn't seen since it was released this past summer. Director Tim Burton and Timbur Bekmambetov and script by one of my favorite authors, Seth Grahame-Smith. I think this Burton film is one of the best he has done in a few years.(I can really only think of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Corpse Bride here, i.e. post 2000s.) While it does contain a lot of his usual traits, and by that I mean casting and music choice( on that, see this,) it's genuinely funny and it has a balance of quirky and cheezy, which is me all over. I'm a fan of vampires, I like the TV shows that came out of the 60s-70s for their strange content, and, oh yeah, I'm from Maine. While I haven't been to Colinsport, ME I take pride in its' usage just like I do in Storybrooke and Murder She Wrote. You should probably read this article if you have no idea what I am talking about or if you are asking yourself where/when these Maine references occur. Because they do.
On a separate note, I want to get more into the groove of blogging(working up to vlogging again) and, or that reason, I think I am going to do one weekly blog about a movie and/or TV show I watch during the week. In the rare occasion I finish a book that is not a textbook, I will post a review here as well. To start off this week, I have a hard choice between three movies I loved this weekend. Instead, what I will do is compare three elements that all worked for the way the film was shaped.
1) Comedic Timing. This is the first thing I think of when I look back at these films. Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Johhny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bill Murray and on and on. I think I've been quoting Seven Psychopaths since yesterday and I always try to do Bill Murray faces. If you share my sense of humor or have done acting/improv, I think you'll find something offered in all of these.
2) Musical arrangement. In Seven Psychopaths there was usage of French music and I am always looking to expand in contemporary french music. In Groundhog Day there was, of course, Sunny and Cher with Babe and the Pennsylvania Polka- which I really want to find out if that exists at the celebration because I would spend a Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA just to dance to it. For Dark Shadows, Danny Elfman is back. His arrangement of 70s music has inspired me to research music from1972-1973 on my own. I took his choices and found some of my own; this is one of those times that it is okay to answer a reference question using Wikipedia. Someone, god love them, they spent time organizing the largest events in music history for 1972(as well as many other years and decades) for people to view. Which I did. I read all of it. My final list had Blue Oyster Cult, The Doors, Elton John, and waaay too many others to list. Thank you Spotify. And, when it comes to original composition, I was also impressed.
3) The landscape shot. These moments really make or break a film. In Seven Psychopaths, the town and the desert shots gave me a sense of where these guys were. In Groundhog Day I really did feel like Phil was in the middle of nowhere. With Dark Shadows I could feel the train-ride in and settle into the small coastal town that Maine is so full of. The color/contrast was nice too for most of these.
3a) What did these films not do? Seven Psychopaths did not close all the loops- i.e. Colin Farrell and his girlfriend's relationship really- and that was okay. The sum of its whole was much better. Groundhog Day didn't ever tell us how much time Phil spent in PA, and that's okay too. And in Dark Shadows did tease us with a sequel, but Burton and Grahame-Smith didn't establish their world's vampire enough, and that's...well...as a vampire enthusiast I keep dwelling on it. HBC had vampire teeth before she died and the way in which vampirism occurs in DS is wicked vague. One time its witch curse and the next it is by the bite itself. Not blood sharing necessarily. Weeeellll.....see what I mean?
And that's what I've got for this week! Stay tuned for the next thing!
Friday. After a long work week- 8hrs at Dunkin' and 13 at the CML- and a week of classes- three to be exact- I wanted nothing more than to chillax. Alas, the Student ALA was having their Welcome Back! party and, as the social media coordinator, I wanted to be there. We had pizza and Doritos and plenty of people came. I stayed until about 9-9:30, then I went home and read a bit of Cosmopolitan before I went to bed. A light read and a guilty pleasure.
Saturday I couldn't help but celebrate Groundhog's Day. After singing this a few times, I spent the entire day(9-4ish) doing homework. Okay, so that isn't free time. Free time happened at lunch, when I watched and episode of Chuck(my favorite show right now) and then began again when I played a few hours of Dragon Age. When my roommate got home, we settled in to watch Seven Psychopaths, which was freaking hilarious!, and, of course, Groundhog Day with Bill Murray. In between, we watched a few YouTube skits, including Chris Kendall and ZeFrank . Overall, comedy night was a grand success. I polished the night off by reading a few pages of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, which I am avidly trying to finish before it's due date at the library...
Then Sunday. In the morning, I caught up on The Big Bang Theory, which was probably the funniest it has been in a few weeks, and a show on the CW which I won't name ^_^ I worked at Newport today, which went smoothly, and came home to watch Dark Shadows, which I hadn't seen since it was released this past summer. Director Tim Burton and Timbur Bekmambetov and script by one of my favorite authors, Seth Grahame-Smith. I think this Burton film is one of the best he has done in a few years.(I can really only think of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Corpse Bride here, i.e. post 2000s.) While it does contain a lot of his usual traits, and by that I mean casting and music choice( on that, see this,) it's genuinely funny and it has a balance of quirky and cheezy, which is me all over. I'm a fan of vampires, I like the TV shows that came out of the 60s-70s for their strange content, and, oh yeah, I'm from Maine. While I haven't been to Colinsport, ME I take pride in its' usage just like I do in Storybrooke and Murder She Wrote. You should probably read this article if you have no idea what I am talking about or if you are asking yourself where/when these Maine references occur. Because they do.
On a separate note, I want to get more into the groove of blogging(working up to vlogging again) and, or that reason, I think I am going to do one weekly blog about a movie and/or TV show I watch during the week. In the rare occasion I finish a book that is not a textbook, I will post a review here as well. To start off this week, I have a hard choice between three movies I loved this weekend. Instead, what I will do is compare three elements that all worked for the way the film was shaped.
1) Comedic Timing. This is the first thing I think of when I look back at these films. Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Johhny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bill Murray and on and on. I think I've been quoting Seven Psychopaths since yesterday and I always try to do Bill Murray faces. If you share my sense of humor or have done acting/improv, I think you'll find something offered in all of these.
2) Musical arrangement. In Seven Psychopaths there was usage of French music and I am always looking to expand in contemporary french music. In Groundhog Day there was, of course, Sunny and Cher with Babe and the Pennsylvania Polka- which I really want to find out if that exists at the celebration because I would spend a Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA just to dance to it. For Dark Shadows, Danny Elfman is back. His arrangement of 70s music has inspired me to research music from1972-1973 on my own. I took his choices and found some of my own; this is one of those times that it is okay to answer a reference question using Wikipedia. Someone, god love them, they spent time organizing the largest events in music history for 1972(as well as many other years and decades) for people to view. Which I did. I read all of it. My final list had Blue Oyster Cult, The Doors, Elton John, and waaay too many others to list. Thank you Spotify. And, when it comes to original composition, I was also impressed.
3) The landscape shot. These moments really make or break a film. In Seven Psychopaths, the town and the desert shots gave me a sense of where these guys were. In Groundhog Day I really did feel like Phil was in the middle of nowhere. With Dark Shadows I could feel the train-ride in and settle into the small coastal town that Maine is so full of. The color/contrast was nice too for most of these.
3a) What did these films not do? Seven Psychopaths did not close all the loops- i.e. Colin Farrell and his girlfriend's relationship really- and that was okay. The sum of its whole was much better. Groundhog Day didn't ever tell us how much time Phil spent in PA, and that's okay too. And in Dark Shadows did tease us with a sequel, but Burton and Grahame-Smith didn't establish their world's vampire enough, and that's...well...as a vampire enthusiast I keep dwelling on it. HBC had vampire teeth before she died and the way in which vampirism occurs in DS is wicked vague. One time its witch curse and the next it is by the bite itself. Not blood sharing necessarily. Weeeellll.....see what I mean?
And that's what I've got for this week! Stay tuned for the next thing!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Kicking off 2013
So, the semester has finally begun. You can tell because I am on campus writing this blog, sitting on a library computer amongst a bunch of faces that I do not know. There was one familiar face, a handsome guy that comes into Dunkin from time to time. I had just gotten to the library, a bit out of breath from my hike up the hill(more on that momentarily) and on my way to a LibGuides training meeting. Between the adrenaline and the jitters, it seemed like a good idea to go introduce myself. Since the last time he came into Dunkin and smiled at me I had been running scenarios in my head as to what to say when next we met. I went with "Hey, you know I realized I have known you for a semester now and I still don't know your name." A little surprised but with a small smile, he told me his name and I reminded him of mine. As if my change to glasses wasn't Clark Kent enough, without my Dunkin visor I look different once more. We exchanged small talk, what he was studying and what I was doing at the library today. I'm not sure when I'll see my crush again, but it is the small things that can make or break your day :]
I like the atmosphere of academic libraries. Especially ones where there is a high student exchange program. I'm being distracted as I type this by two dudes whispering in French. Their volume is too low to hear, but if only...
Sidebar. Mystery man aside, I am on campus. If you arrive on campus any time after 9am or 10am, you can kiss parking nearby goodbye. Instead, since I am a "commuter" and not a real "staff/faculty" memeber, I ended up parking in what URI students call "The Plains." A parking lot much like a Target(I point this out because the other commuter parking on campus is no good. In the "Target"/Plains parking two cars can pass each other, a feat that the other lots don't allow, and there is less fighting there.) and structured much better. However, it's location is placed even further away than the Gym(The Ryan Center) and, to get back to the Library, is something I consider a hike. It's all up hill and at a casual pace takes 15 minutes, I have timed it twice this week. Once on tuesday as I got to my car before driving to Providence for a class(long story) and the second was this morning. Bring an iPod, it's a good investment.
Parking is a problem across most of the state and particularly on the campuses. If you want to consider URI Providence a campus. You park in the Dunkin Donuts Convention Center and then walk a zig-zag of eight blocks to a tall building where my class was. It doesn't stand out and isn't a straight shot to get to- a quality that URI Kingston shares. Anyways, I had to sign up for a scan card that would allow me to park for free as a student(I already bought the commuter one at Kingston for the year, which ran me $250.) Since I am on campus more this semester, it makes sense now, but most of my classes are online and so it is about time it's getting used. But, I am still limited in parking. C'est la vie.
My classes so far are ok. One of them is tricky to follow along with and, this semester in particular, it is quite experimental. My second one is clear cut but I love the professor and wish it was in person. The third, the Providence one, I think I will like and come to appreciate once I get use to the drive. My roommate drove this week and it is my turn next week. Jinkies.
It feels like Spring as Winter continues to allude and surprise Rhode Island. My best advice? Bring a coat, pack a spare pair of shoes, and always have an umbrella in your car. Gloves & hat: optional.
I have to get ready to punch in for work- my third job of which I accepted this semester and already love. I'm still getting use to how things run(Sierra, LibGuides, locations, passwords, procedures) but it will be amazing experience in the long run slash I might do my academic PFE here. Who know! Wish me luck!
I like the atmosphere of academic libraries. Especially ones where there is a high student exchange program. I'm being distracted as I type this by two dudes whispering in French. Their volume is too low to hear, but if only...
Sidebar. Mystery man aside, I am on campus. If you arrive on campus any time after 9am or 10am, you can kiss parking nearby goodbye. Instead, since I am a "commuter" and not a real "staff/faculty" memeber, I ended up parking in what URI students call "The Plains." A parking lot much like a Target(I point this out because the other commuter parking on campus is no good. In the "Target"/Plains parking two cars can pass each other, a feat that the other lots don't allow, and there is less fighting there.) and structured much better. However, it's location is placed even further away than the Gym(The Ryan Center) and, to get back to the Library, is something I consider a hike. It's all up hill and at a casual pace takes 15 minutes, I have timed it twice this week. Once on tuesday as I got to my car before driving to Providence for a class(long story) and the second was this morning. Bring an iPod, it's a good investment.
Parking is a problem across most of the state and particularly on the campuses. If you want to consider URI Providence a campus. You park in the Dunkin Donuts Convention Center and then walk a zig-zag of eight blocks to a tall building where my class was. It doesn't stand out and isn't a straight shot to get to- a quality that URI Kingston shares. Anyways, I had to sign up for a scan card that would allow me to park for free as a student(I already bought the commuter one at Kingston for the year, which ran me $250.) Since I am on campus more this semester, it makes sense now, but most of my classes are online and so it is about time it's getting used. But, I am still limited in parking. C'est la vie.
My classes so far are ok. One of them is tricky to follow along with and, this semester in particular, it is quite experimental. My second one is clear cut but I love the professor and wish it was in person. The third, the Providence one, I think I will like and come to appreciate once I get use to the drive. My roommate drove this week and it is my turn next week. Jinkies.
It feels like Spring as Winter continues to allude and surprise Rhode Island. My best advice? Bring a coat, pack a spare pair of shoes, and always have an umbrella in your car. Gloves & hat: optional.
I have to get ready to punch in for work- my third job of which I accepted this semester and already love. I'm still getting use to how things run(Sierra, LibGuides, locations, passwords, procedures) but it will be amazing experience in the long run slash I might do my academic PFE here. Who know! Wish me luck!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
After through Holidays
I am finally able to write a new blog. My first semester classes did not cease until December 18th. That week was followed by work- early I might add- and then taking the train home. Some Christmas celebrations, my own birthday, and lots of catching up with friends occured. I was home by the New Year(again, work) and then I had a week off Due to shody schedule. Working yesterday and this morning, I won't be working again until Saturday. So, I am Maine bound once more.
It you are wondering how I did this fall, I got two As and a B+. I was expecting an A in my History of Books & Printing course, but, well, it was percentaged oddly. And as far as the ALA homefront goes, I have a meeting with them this Friday to discuss a comittee as well as my Social Media Coordinator duties. So, more on that later.
Today I adventured Boston. I had a few hours between trains and I have been promising my fellow friend(and now former URI classmate(he got into Simmons)), BH, that I would meet up with him and go see Pavement Coffeehouse on Newbury, where he works.(and yes, Newbury Comics originated there) Being Maine grown, Boston is a scary beast. I started to tame it with my Thanksgiving trip when I took the Orange line, successfully, between Back Bay and North Station. And again at Christmas, where I was asked boarding advice from a train newbie. But Pavement Coffeehouse requires a walk as well as a T switch.
Normally,I GPS everything and everywhere new. I asked BH for the address while I was still in Rhode Island and had the intention to map it when I got to Boston. However, when I got there, my location wouldn't lock. Gods love the city. I walked outside and, having heard that Newbury was a fifteen minute walk, I decided walking sounded nice. And then I looked left, straight, and right and realized I had no idea which direction to head. I didn't know which way way North anymore nor what street Back Bay Station is located at. So, I made a new plan, an adventure plan; to take the Orange T, going outbound, and switch to the Green T at Haymarket. This ended up going well and, while I was paranoid at each stop, my new wheeled-suitcase makes it a sinch. From Haymarket, I followed the signs to the outbound Green T, got on, and listened for Hynes Convention Center. Once there, BH told me to continue on Newbury and my location was on the right and below the stairs. I exited Hynes and took a right onto Newbury. Counting the house & store numbers, I could determine I was headed in the correct direction. Feeling assured and more at ease, I saw plenty of stores that were worth noting for a future day. This included Newbury Comics. Lord, imagine the Doctor Who gear!
BH was waiting at the cafe, sharply dressed and, like a proper librarian, book in hand.(The Last Samurai, should you be curious) Since he works there, I asked his recommendation for coffee, which was a apple cinnamon latte(SO yummy!) and grabbed The Awakening( scrambled eggs, feta, spinach, and other stuff I can't remember at the moment). It wad a great visit. We talked about our finals, current reads, and winter break festivities. One cafe and one shoe shop stop later, I was back on the Green line headed to Government Square, Government Square to North Station and am now, snuggly, going home for the week. While home, I want to see Le Miserables, have sleepovers, read along-side my mum, and relax.
Before I leave you, I want to say a few more things 1) I am making progress towards attending King's College this June. B) I am reading The Graveyard Book(Neil Gaiman) as well as Cloud Atlas(Dave...something or other) both are brilliant. And 3 or C) Dragon Age is a wonderful BioWare product. An RPG with greatly written companions, plenty of freedom, and good graphics. I am currently a ginger dwarf named Athos. Betrayed by my brother, I have been stripped of my noble rank and wander towards the path of The Grey Wardens.
And this is where I leave you.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Christmas Comes in Pairs
Christmas is a strange time of year. When I was little, it meant two days of festivities followed by my birthday four days later. Christmas Eve Mass, meat pie(the french way), and one gift for Christmas Eve. Then, all of the family(complete with crazy children) the day of. Nowadays, I have a new and more closely knit family. There are still two days to the holiday, and plenty of prepping beforehand(this includes ABCFamily specials as well as mall browsing for displays) . None of this is what I want to blog about, the fact that I feel happier and closer to my new step-family goes without saying. No, what I want to blog about is the idea of pairing up at Christmas.
I read a Cosmopolitan article about this. It was, oddly enough, the December issue. The article was written like it was aimed right at me. It talked about how many movies you see at Christmas, or sledding/ice skating/hot cocoa-ing by the fire, and how the Christmas season makes you feel like you're suppose to have that 'special someone' for Christmas & New Years Eve. That feeling that if you're not with someone, a sort of moral support, then you could face all sort of singles questions or be left out. I liked the article and here's why- it told me that all of that isbullshit crazy. You can go into November, like me, single, strong, and independent, and come into December with the same attitude. But, by the time you see that first Christmas engagement add(you know the one) you sit there and the subliminal message starts to sink in. Do you realize at first 'I think I need to have someone?'-no, but eventually it can become consuming. This affirming article that I am not crazy about how I feel at Christmas was nice, but Gods has it not sunk in.
Cosmo told me that I am still that strong woman, but here I am. I go to class, work, the gym, or the movies(insert activity here) alone, just as I normally would. Then December hits. The weird thing is that, these last two years, I was in a relationship. However, neither of us wanted to budge when it came to our family so, rather than trying to make the 3 1/2- 4hr drive work, we just did our own Christmas traditions. In a sense, I was "single" or at least everyone asked about how John* and I were doing. Maybe, while we've been broken up for a while now, it could be that I remembered that this Christmas we were going to be amongst my family. Thanksgiving at one place and then Christmas at the other person's. In March, all of this changed- so even Thanksgiving was solo. But, alas, something feels like it is missing this December. And my mind is trying to tell me it is a man.
Even as I watch SNL's Christmas Episode this evening, I was just sang to by Martin Short that it is the 'lustiest time of the year.' Don't get me wrong, I am still very excited for this episode, but it still has me pondering. You're suppose to be coupled up, right?
Or maybe I am just wanting to be in England already. While I haven't requested for acceptance yet, the plans on my school's end are underway. I am trying to wait another week before just shipping off $250. Anyways..those Scottish men are beckoning in my fantasies.
I'm a steady girl, normally. I have met many people here and have become close with a few of them. Similarly, though, I feel a little separated from my friends back home and, on the other hand, my move out of Maine has made me realize that I gave up a lot of people during the last few years. As a result, I'm trying to make coffee plans with an ex, trying to reconnect with an on YM friend, and trying to get to a pub with an old theatre chum. My ex is as busy as ever(so we'll see) and my old friend feels more distant than ever. Perhaps that ship has sailed, but since we don't live far away and I will be home for a while, I want to try. As far as the theatre mate, its a matter of picking a day.
I'm not sure where my head's at. The best I can hope for is to cool my jets and connect with as many people as I can while I am home, and then see how I feel.
And for tonight, I am going to watch SNL and try not to go to extremes with this notion.
*name has been changed
I read a Cosmopolitan article about this. It was, oddly enough, the December issue. The article was written like it was aimed right at me. It talked about how many movies you see at Christmas, or sledding/ice skating/hot cocoa-ing by the fire, and how the Christmas season makes you feel like you're suppose to have that 'special someone' for Christmas & New Years Eve. That feeling that if you're not with someone, a sort of moral support, then you could face all sort of singles questions or be left out. I liked the article and here's why- it told me that all of that is
Cosmo told me that I am still that strong woman, but here I am. I go to class, work, the gym, or the movies(insert activity here) alone, just as I normally would. Then December hits. The weird thing is that, these last two years, I was in a relationship. However, neither of us wanted to budge when it came to our family so, rather than trying to make the 3 1/2- 4hr drive work, we just did our own Christmas traditions. In a sense, I was "single" or at least everyone asked about how John* and I were doing. Maybe, while we've been broken up for a while now, it could be that I remembered that this Christmas we were going to be amongst my family. Thanksgiving at one place and then Christmas at the other person's. In March, all of this changed- so even Thanksgiving was solo. But, alas, something feels like it is missing this December. And my mind is trying to tell me it is a man.
Even as I watch SNL's Christmas Episode this evening, I was just sang to by Martin Short that it is the 'lustiest time of the year.' Don't get me wrong, I am still very excited for this episode, but it still has me pondering. You're suppose to be coupled up, right?
Or maybe I am just wanting to be in England already. While I haven't requested for acceptance yet, the plans on my school's end are underway. I am trying to wait another week before just shipping off $250. Anyways..those Scottish men are beckoning in my fantasies.
I'm a steady girl, normally. I have met many people here and have become close with a few of them. Similarly, though, I feel a little separated from my friends back home and, on the other hand, my move out of Maine has made me realize that I gave up a lot of people during the last few years. As a result, I'm trying to make coffee plans with an ex, trying to reconnect with an on YM friend, and trying to get to a pub with an old theatre chum. My ex is as busy as ever(so we'll see) and my old friend feels more distant than ever. Perhaps that ship has sailed, but since we don't live far away and I will be home for a while, I want to try. As far as the theatre mate, its a matter of picking a day.
I'm not sure where my head's at. The best I can hope for is to cool my jets and connect with as many people as I can while I am home, and then see how I feel.
And for tonight, I am going to watch SNL and try not to go to extremes with this notion.
*name has been changed
Monday, December 10, 2012
Things to watch for in December
I have been alerted of a few things that December has to offer. For my trusty viewers, I share them with you.
One is this thing called The Hobbit. Stephen Colbert celebrated it for a week. There are legos for it. I guess it's a big deal. All sarcasm aside, it's a very exciting thing. I just hope the New Zealand view doesn't give me motion sickness, as I have heard it has done to viewers before. Something about the super camera is was shot with.
Other things in the, hopefully, near future includeStar Trek Into Darkness. It has Benedict Cumberbatch. Great man, epic name. Enough said. (Now go rewatch Sherlock on Netflix!)
In comedies, I want to see Playing the Field(obviously for Gerard Butler) and This is 40. Paul Rudd is hilarious and I love Leslie Mann from George of the Jungle with Bredan Fraser.
In artistry, Cirque du Soliel's Worlds Away looks absolutely stunning.
In Youtube, Hunter Davis is making a parody series, it seems, and, as he has proven before, he's very good at this. The Dark Knight Retires is the name of what he posted just this past week. If you haven't seen his Ian McKellan impersonations, make it so!
In music, McFly is pretty awesome. There's british folky, reminding me of a punky Fratellis. Both of these I share i example: A: No Worries- McFly and B: Fratellis- Flathead .
For books, I am sorely behind. But I hope this is pardonable if I tell you that finals week is here and I already want it gone. I have picked up Cataloging, Collection Development, and an intro web-based class for the Spring. I am underway for summer classes as well, speaking with my school's financial aid office as well as the international study abroad office to make my dreams come true. I was sent an email about studying for an information and library science course in London England at this place: King's College- London, England
In this program, I can also visit Scotland- a dream of mine for a long time as well as an often visiting dream(see previous blog). I could run across a number of BBC shows or actors, run a muck at Platform 9 3/4, ride once more of the London Eye. I know, I've been before, but I can't help express how excited I am that I can afford to go. *David Tennant voice* Weeeellll sort of afford to go. *my voice* I have to take out another loan I was offered, one I didn't need before. On the plus side, I was going to have to take a summer term anyways and I can't think of a better place to take it.
I feel like I'm forgetting to tell you something. Ah well. I leave you with this nugget for now: Grumpy Cat on ...
One is this thing called The Hobbit. Stephen Colbert celebrated it for a week. There are legos for it. I guess it's a big deal. All sarcasm aside, it's a very exciting thing. I just hope the New Zealand view doesn't give me motion sickness, as I have heard it has done to viewers before. Something about the super camera is was shot with.
Other things in the, hopefully, near future includeStar Trek Into Darkness. It has Benedict Cumberbatch. Great man, epic name. Enough said. (Now go rewatch Sherlock on Netflix!)
In comedies, I want to see Playing the Field(obviously for Gerard Butler) and This is 40. Paul Rudd is hilarious and I love Leslie Mann from George of the Jungle with Bredan Fraser.
In artistry, Cirque du Soliel's Worlds Away looks absolutely stunning.
In Youtube, Hunter Davis is making a parody series, it seems, and, as he has proven before, he's very good at this. The Dark Knight Retires is the name of what he posted just this past week. If you haven't seen his Ian McKellan impersonations, make it so!
In music, McFly is pretty awesome. There's british folky, reminding me of a punky Fratellis. Both of these I share i example: A: No Worries- McFly and B: Fratellis- Flathead .
For books, I am sorely behind. But I hope this is pardonable if I tell you that finals week is here and I already want it gone. I have picked up Cataloging, Collection Development, and an intro web-based class for the Spring. I am underway for summer classes as well, speaking with my school's financial aid office as well as the international study abroad office to make my dreams come true. I was sent an email about studying for an information and library science course in London England at this place: King's College- London, England
In this program, I can also visit Scotland- a dream of mine for a long time as well as an often visiting dream(see previous blog). I could run across a number of BBC shows or actors, run a muck at Platform 9 3/4, ride once more of the London Eye. I know, I've been before, but I can't help express how excited I am that I can afford to go. *David Tennant voice* Weeeellll sort of afford to go. *my voice* I have to take out another loan I was offered, one I didn't need before. On the plus side, I was going to have to take a summer term anyways and I can't think of a better place to take it.
I feel like I'm forgetting to tell you something. Ah well. I leave you with this nugget for now: Grumpy Cat on ...
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