three of the four books from the Twilight saga--$50
three rolls of Tums to settle the butterflies that arrive in my stomach every time Edward touches Bella--$6
one case of Redbull--$25
being emotionally unstable and twitterpated (not with Edward, give me more credit than that, rather with the idea of being desired) for two months (an approximation)--priceless.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Bloggy Bloggerson!
I consider myself an idea woman. Granted, most of my ideas are quickly forgotten and usually involve some type of novelty that few people besides myself would find useful, but they are ideas nonetheless. Here are some of my recent favorite ideas:
1. There should be a television show set in a corporate environment...possibly a consulting service...featuring a sarcastic, narcissistic forensic economist who, of course, also happens to be a genius. She will be challenged every day by the Director of Human and Public Relations. Watch out House and Bones...we're coming to get you! Demand dictates that there is room for another sassy, witty, lovable and scorned heroine in tv-town.
Maybe I'm not an idea woman...but regardless here are a couple fabulous tidbits I picked up this weekend.
1. The best time to drive is between 5 and 7 am. I am not a morning person...at all. Wait...that's wrong. I'm not a person who likes to wake up; I'm not a waking up person. I love mornings...particularly that time before the sun comes up. In complete unoriginality I'm going to say something to the tune of "everything is so peaceful", "the world is resting waiting for the sun to wake her sleepy eyes", etc. It really is a magical time though. I imagine if I were a witch or a fairy or some other heathen magic-bearing being, I would cast my spells in the early morning.
2. "He's Just Not That Into You" is actually a fairly phenomenal book. The basic gist is that if he is as into you as he should be for your relationship to be fabulous, he will call/make an effort. The amazing thing is that this book so totally relates to supply and demand! Because women are so desperate for a relationship, they will put up with anything. This gives men no incentive to grow up and be gentlemen. Therefore, the demand for crappy guys is higher than it should be. Now if women, as consumers, decide they want good men, the demand for crappy guys will decrease substantially. These crappy guys will have an incentive to "up their game" and jump to the decent guy market. While this is an amazing idea, it will unfortunately never happen because A. women will always be emotionally needy and ready for every unhealthy relationship that comes their way...and B. all women would have to jump on the Greg Behrendt wagon--that simply won't happen. As long as there are women with low self esteem out in the market, guys will have no incentive to change their product from low-quality to high-quality to meet demand.
3. Wine is so good.
4. Monkeys do not make good pets.
5. Sponge Bob, contrary to my previously held belief, is actually quite hilarious.
6. The Music Man may be a crook, but Professor Harold Hill has the capacity to love and that is much more than I can say for quite a few ethical (a subjective term to be sure) men I know.
7. I will forever love cardigans.
1. There should be a television show set in a corporate environment...possibly a consulting service...featuring a sarcastic, narcissistic forensic economist who, of course, also happens to be a genius. She will be challenged every day by the Director of Human and Public Relations. Watch out House and Bones...we're coming to get you! Demand dictates that there is room for another sassy, witty, lovable and scorned heroine in tv-town.
Maybe I'm not an idea woman...but regardless here are a couple fabulous tidbits I picked up this weekend.
1. The best time to drive is between 5 and 7 am. I am not a morning person...at all. Wait...that's wrong. I'm not a person who likes to wake up; I'm not a waking up person. I love mornings...particularly that time before the sun comes up. In complete unoriginality I'm going to say something to the tune of "everything is so peaceful", "the world is resting waiting for the sun to wake her sleepy eyes", etc. It really is a magical time though. I imagine if I were a witch or a fairy or some other heathen magic-bearing being, I would cast my spells in the early morning.
2. "He's Just Not That Into You" is actually a fairly phenomenal book. The basic gist is that if he is as into you as he should be for your relationship to be fabulous, he will call/make an effort. The amazing thing is that this book so totally relates to supply and demand! Because women are so desperate for a relationship, they will put up with anything. This gives men no incentive to grow up and be gentlemen. Therefore, the demand for crappy guys is higher than it should be. Now if women, as consumers, decide they want good men, the demand for crappy guys will decrease substantially. These crappy guys will have an incentive to "up their game" and jump to the decent guy market. While this is an amazing idea, it will unfortunately never happen because A. women will always be emotionally needy and ready for every unhealthy relationship that comes their way...and B. all women would have to jump on the Greg Behrendt wagon--that simply won't happen. As long as there are women with low self esteem out in the market, guys will have no incentive to change their product from low-quality to high-quality to meet demand.
3. Wine is so good.
4. Monkeys do not make good pets.
5. Sponge Bob, contrary to my previously held belief, is actually quite hilarious.
6. The Music Man may be a crook, but Professor Harold Hill has the capacity to love and that is much more than I can say for quite a few ethical (a subjective term to be sure) men I know.
7. I will forever love cardigans.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
It's election day? What?!?!?
Media: “Maybe we can trick Americans into caring about the election by turning it into a pop culture phenomenon.”
People: “Thank you, Media! Once again we don’t have to really think about anything because you are making it fun for us!”
Media: “We knew you’d appreciate it! Now sit back, turn on E! for a while and listen to what the Fashion Police have to say about Palin’s new wardrobe!”
Does anyone else feel like this is election is one big SNL skit? I have a love hate relationship with the nature of this election. On one hand, I am elated that there is so much coverage and the election seems to be permeating pretty much everything. Hopefully that translates into people voting and caring about the issues…possibly embracing their right and responsibility as a member of a democracy. The ends seems pretty fab: people voting and being somewhat informed.
However…I think it is kind of sad. I think it is sad that we need to turn the election into a piece of entertainment in order to convince people to care. Shouldn’t the fact that we are choosing the leader of our country be enough? Why does everything have to be “fun” or “entertaining” now?
Let me reiterate…at least people are participating and thinking about the election instead of unimportant (though fabulous) celebrity gossip. But…isn’t some of the election coverage just celebrity gossip, anyway? Best of both worlds!
And btw…There is no way I could have voted until I knew who ScarJo was voting for, so I really really really hope celebrities keep thinking that their opinions about politics, society and everything besides acting/singing/substance abuse actually matter.
People: “Thank you, Media! Once again we don’t have to really think about anything because you are making it fun for us!”
Media: “We knew you’d appreciate it! Now sit back, turn on E! for a while and listen to what the Fashion Police have to say about Palin’s new wardrobe!”
Does anyone else feel like this is election is one big SNL skit? I have a love hate relationship with the nature of this election. On one hand, I am elated that there is so much coverage and the election seems to be permeating pretty much everything. Hopefully that translates into people voting and caring about the issues…possibly embracing their right and responsibility as a member of a democracy. The ends seems pretty fab: people voting and being somewhat informed.
However…I think it is kind of sad. I think it is sad that we need to turn the election into a piece of entertainment in order to convince people to care. Shouldn’t the fact that we are choosing the leader of our country be enough? Why does everything have to be “fun” or “entertaining” now?
Let me reiterate…at least people are participating and thinking about the election instead of unimportant (though fabulous) celebrity gossip. But…isn’t some of the election coverage just celebrity gossip, anyway? Best of both worlds!
And btw…There is no way I could have voted until I knew who ScarJo was voting for, so I really really really hope celebrities keep thinking that their opinions about politics, society and everything besides acting/singing/substance abuse actually matter.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Purpose
I'm a big believer in purpose. Actually, I'm a big believer in grand, abstract ideas that really don't have much use in reality besides their role in evoking inspiration. In high school I would preach and write about purpose, potential, vision, etc. I had been fed John Maxwell--Oh, how I feasted on his leadership ideas!
Well, after three years I am still an idealist. I still believe in the power of realizing your potential and possessing a vision. However, now I also realize that those aren't enough...there is another step in this process of "becoming great". Action. Who knew?
I'm a thinker. I could spend an entire day just sitting on a couch staring at the wall thinking. I'm either daydreaming about the future, regretting the past, weighing possibilities, materializing theories, etc. There is this great disconnect in my life between my ideas and philosophy about life and how I actually live it.
Enter: My blog.
One of my particular issues is being held accountable. Now that I realize the whole "do" aspect of life is missing, I need to...."do" something about it.
The title "Unbecoming" isn't necessarily referring to the dictionary definition...though it is unbecoming to spend a lifetime trapped in one's head. This is about unbecoming what I have spent the last three years becoming--bitter, selfish, independent (in a bad way), dependent (in a bad way), disconnected from the ultimate reality (God), etc.
What this blog will NOT be:
1. An online diary--been there, done that, realized that making my innermost insecurities and thoughts available to the general public was not a good idea...not necessarily for my sake, but for the poor soul that happened to stumbled across and (God forbid) actually read said self-pitying proclamations of low self esteem and pettiness.
2. Completely self involved--Part of this process is recognizing that the world outside of my mind has something to do with me. I'm hoping many posts include my reactions to some outside stimuli.
3. Entertaining--The unfortunate truth.
Well, after three years I am still an idealist. I still believe in the power of realizing your potential and possessing a vision. However, now I also realize that those aren't enough...there is another step in this process of "becoming great". Action. Who knew?
I'm a thinker. I could spend an entire day just sitting on a couch staring at the wall thinking. I'm either daydreaming about the future, regretting the past, weighing possibilities, materializing theories, etc. There is this great disconnect in my life between my ideas and philosophy about life and how I actually live it.
Enter: My blog.
One of my particular issues is being held accountable. Now that I realize the whole "do" aspect of life is missing, I need to...."do" something about it.
The title "Unbecoming" isn't necessarily referring to the dictionary definition...though it is unbecoming to spend a lifetime trapped in one's head. This is about unbecoming what I have spent the last three years becoming--bitter, selfish, independent (in a bad way), dependent (in a bad way), disconnected from the ultimate reality (God), etc.
What this blog will NOT be:
1. An online diary--been there, done that, realized that making my innermost insecurities and thoughts available to the general public was not a good idea...not necessarily for my sake, but for the poor soul that happened to stumbled across and (God forbid) actually read said self-pitying proclamations of low self esteem and pettiness.
2. Completely self involved--Part of this process is recognizing that the world outside of my mind has something to do with me. I'm hoping many posts include my reactions to some outside stimuli.
3. Entertaining--The unfortunate truth.
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