32 Flavors and then some

Grey's Anatomy hair misrepresentation

2006-10-27T07:38:00.000-07:00

I was recently watching my favorite show in a long time Grey's Anatomy. I like the show for a myriad of reasons - mostly that it's so well written, and that it can make me laugh out loud at something and then be bawling (and I mean end of Steel Magnolias bawling) a few minutes after. I mean when Denny died I don't think I recovered for a solid half hour. And yes, I know, it's a show. It's a good show.
An interesting thing happened when I re-watched one of the earlier episodes in this season. Some patient refered to Meredith as a blonde. ?? Meredith is clearly a brunette in this season. I can't help but say I was a little offended. As if sticking the word brunette in his line made her seem a little less fun. I mean, I as a brunette happen to try to DARKEN my hair while all of my other similar-colored sisters try to lighten it. I happen to think it's mysterious. And isn't Meredith supposed to be "dark and twisty?" I personally see no dark and twisty. She may be sullen-girlesque via Fiona Apple but certainly not dark and twisty. I see Meredith as more of a sad chipmunk. She has some issues but not to the extent that true dark and twisted people have them. So the blonde thing fits her sad chipmunck persona but if they want her be dark and twisty they have to at least get her hair right. They can't call her blonde. Blondes are not dark and twisty.

A picture makes me say 1,000 words

2006-10-05T14:00:00.000-07:00

You can tell a lot about someone by their myspace pictures. There are the sad ones who use their senior pictures (awww... I know right? *gag*) that to me says that you wanted to put your best fake foot forward and are sort or insecure about the way you look. “Hey look at this one, see I CAN look good in a picture!”
Then there are the naked ones and the ones with the wet hair or topless or bottomless or both and on and on and on. All I can say about those are Helloooo Slutface wow, you REALLY like attention. Don’t you get cold?
What I really like the goofy ones or the ones where people are holding beer/shots/smokes. It's like hey I'm fun, I like to party and I don't really care if you see me looking perfect or like I'm in the middle of having sex. I'm a fun-loving individual. Of course the BEST ones are the one that your friend took and you look hot AND you have beer/shots/smokes in your hand. Well done! You have the perfect myspace picture. Someone did you a huge favor by getting the angle and the light right on your face AND they didn’t crop out your accessory. Someday I too will have a good myspace picture. All I need is a friend, a camera and a shot.

Highlights my favorite word used to describe the liberal media

2006-09-18T11:59:00.000-07:00

Hey, anyone else think the Dixie Chicks video for "Not ready to make nice" is idiotic? Yes? Oh and radical Christians are not as dangerous as people who send their children in to blow up soldiers and themselves. Until Christians start flying planes into buildings that statement will remain idiotic. Just like Sean Penn, just like Alec Baldwin. Idiotic. Sorry to get political but come on people can we please use our brains when using a public medium to talk to millions of Americans?

A.E. Housman

2006-09-05T13:29:00.000-07:00

Oh, when I was in love with you
 Then I was clean and brave,
And miles around the wonder grew
 How well did I behave.

And now the fancy passes by
 And nothing will remain,
And miles around they'll say that I
 Am quite myself again.

- Goodbye.

Music memories

2006-08-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

This is an article I wrote for one of my first Journalism classes. I found it the other day and I'm putting it here not because I think it's that exceptional, but because it was one of the first. Also I have no where else to put it. :)

Column: Entertainment Weekly
When was the last time you heard a truly good song? Perhaps a good song like "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam or maybe a song that reminded you of the first time you heard "Stairway to Heaven?" One that touches you and moves you to thinking beyond the beat and lyrics and more to what the song means to you. One that touches you on a personal level. When was the last time you thought the band you were listening to one the radio was maybe a musical genius. Not recently.

Music today is flat. It's boring, unimaginative and forced. With people like Nelly, Britney Spears, and The Pussycat Dolls running the show, it's no wonder all the good music is retreating underground. In a world where music is getting more sexed-up and dumbed-down and the artists are getting younger and younger, it's no wonder there's nothing with a soul out there.
In the 1990s, the backlash from the 80s disco era gave way to one of the most influential and brilliant music scenes since the beginning of Rock n Roll via Elvis. The powers that be dubbed it "grunge" but I prefer to simply call it good music. Bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Bush, The Smashing Pumpkins, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more emerged with talent, passion for their art and get this kids: they wrote their own songs!
Lyrics like Britney Spears' "I'm a slave for you (kitty kitty)" rightfully seem trite next to some of Radiohead's declarations about the human condition. And everyone has gone pop. From the "harder" musicians like Good Charlotte with their cutesy punk lyrics "girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money," to the latest in laughable dribble from artists like Ludacris or Lil Bow-wow, everyone's trying to fit into the glam, I-have-more-money-than-you music style. Bigger is not always better and right now it's certainly NOT.
Lines have been smudged, bridges have been burned and really, what does it all mean? What's the point? Where's the heart Britney, where's the heart? No where near the music biz right now. Let's hope it makes a comeback.

You

2006-06-04T18:21:00.000-07:00

You make a mess of me
I'd dance a thousand steps for you
If you say yes to me
I'll be whatever gets you through

Quote-y-ness

2006-04-07T20:23:00.000-07:00

I've decided to post some of my favorite quotes. These are quotes from my friends, from shows, movies, books, poems ... some I've written, some from other sources. I'm not telling which ones are mine though :) I truly wish I could express how I'm feeling in words better but every time I have an emotion my brain looks up a song that goes with that emotion and plugs it in. Before I know how I feel I have a song for it humming away in my head. So, if I know you I've probably had a song for you at one point in my life. Maybe I still do ...

The one I've been humming lately is As is by Ani Difranco.
The second the situation that made me think of this song happened, there it was spinning in my head. I didn't even have to search for it.

For the love of Petco?

2006-04-02T12:01:00.000-07:00

So I haven't written in a while but I can explain. You see, I'm not all that good at letting everyone know what's going on in my life and sometimes I want my life to myself. Plus, I'm pretty convinced that everyone else on this planet is leading a far more exciting life than myself and still... here I sit. No, I'm not trying to be down on myself here but if I really look at my life all I do is work and sleep. Sleep and work, rinse and repeat. It's not so bad really, mostly due to the fact that I like my job.

No joke.

I do. I can't help liking the people I work with and wonder if I'll ever be able to leave. Yes, Matt and I will be leaving soon (maybe in a yearish?) and I'll leave then for sure but I'm pretty comfortable. Who knew when I started ( I hated it) I would still be there 2 months later let alone 3 years later (I REALLY hated it.) I mean... look at it this way; it's where i found Matt, where I found the kitties, and it's paid me enough that I've been living on my own for about a year. 3 years... yeesh. Where does the time go?

Listening to: Still Fighting It
Ben Folds

Love Stratagems

2006-04-02T11:52:00.000-07:00

But these maneuverings to avoid
The touching of hands,
These shifts to keep eyes employed,
On objects more or less neutral,
As honor, for the time being, commands,
Will hardly prevent their downfall

Stronger medicines are needed
Already they find,
None of their stratagems have succeeded
Nor would have, no,
Not had their eyes been stricken blind,
Hands cut off at the elbow.

Ani Difranco

2005-11-14T16:21:00.000-08:00

they joke about the status quo
to break the ice
once the ice is broken
i hope they all fall through
'cause this is no joke to me
they don't fool me
with their acts of sensitivity
they too shall pass
just like everyone
who's only here for my ass

2005-11-11T21:37:00.000-08:00

Hey all. Since I didn't have a chance to introduce him to you all, this is Matt. Not a great picture of me but hey, how many actually exist? :)

The best songs have already been

2005-10-26T18:38:00.000-07:00

There is no music today that can compare to the music of the 60s and 70s.
You can quote me on that.

Hey, this is MY blog

2005-10-21T17:55:00.000-07:00

This is ridiculous. Why are there ads on my blog under "comments?" I click on comments because it says there are three and what do you know, two of them are ads and one is from Ian. What is going ON when someone’s blogs are subject to advertisements? I know there's gotta be a way to prevent this from happening. I appreciate this even less than ads at the movies and that, my friends, is a whole other set of frustrations as I'm sure you well know. As I've said many times before, blogs are just an exercise in self indulgence. My fiancé, MATT (is that better Buddy?) doesn't even read mine so you sitting here reading this means you A) really really care about the trivial, cat-laced details of my life (of which I personally find boring at times) or B) you have some time to kill at school or work. Either way thanks and stay tuned to see if I get rid of the evil ads in my comment section... dun dun duuuun...

Listening to Fiona Apple

Not About Love

From Extrodinary Machine

And they called it Kitty Love

2005-09-28T13:46:00.000-07:00

I have too many cats. Knowing that, I think, is half the battle. The only problem is I love them all and wouldn't dare even entertain the idea of getting rid of one of them for fear that they would somehow find out and retaliate. No really, I love them all to bits. I'm not sure how I wound up with 6 plus Hope, our foster kitty, but I really can't remember life without them. Though their litter and food cost a small fortune leaving nothing much in the bank account for food for myself and my fiancé, I really don't give a hoot.

First I'll talk a little bit about Casey. She's the kitten. Casey is really one of the most bright, sweet little cats I've ever met. She loves our company just a little too much at times and always has to be where the action is. She's our little Russian Blue.

Duncan, master of disaster, is our Tonk. Oh man he started out so sweet and small and what a huge terror he's grown into. But he loves Casey and has taken up the role of vigilant big brother - always watching what she's doing. Duncan is the cat most likely to be voted honorary dog.

Noodle and Salina are my girls. Noodle aka Leah, was my first cat after Tigger passed. She's a little tomboy and pretends to not need you until you wake up in the middle of the night with her big round head in your face purring while she sleeps on your (my) pillow. She loves me. I know it. Just don't tell her to admit it because she'll sit on your face. Leeny is her sister, a big, white, weird ball of fluffy neurotic. Always grooming, sleeping, and eating. Word to the wise - don't mess up her fur. She'll resent you for days.

Morris is the big orange boy brought to me by my lovely Matt. He's the most laid back of the bunch. I have to say he's the one who sort of fades into the background and lets the others have all the attention. I feel bad for the boy sometimes. He's sweet, loving, likes to hug when you pick him up and is happy keeping an eye on the herd.

Hmmm... I know there's one I've left out. Oh yes! Maggie. Maggie is our third purebred. She's a ragdoll, our only declaw and the most temperamental of the bunch. Probably due to the two previous facts. Declaws tend to develop nasty personal habits but she's daddy's princess and man does he baby her. Anything she wants she gets. She's got these great brown spots on her face mixed with white. She is a purty thing. She will allow you to pick her up on occasion but we've been working with her and she's come so far from when we got her. Last but in no way least we have Hope, our foster. She's a calli and looking for a home when we're done fattening her up and socializing her. She is a tad quirky and still coming out of her shell so her personality is just beginning to shine. I love her to bits also. We found her outside the apartment one day and she was SO skinny we gave her some food. It was all over after that. We brought her inside and got her checked out.

So 7. Yes, 7 cats. I never in a million years thought I would actually have 7 cats in a 2 bedroom apartment in Mt. Lebo. But then, a lot of things have happened over the last year that I never ever thought would. Life can bring you surprises so fast you never have time to actually realize they've all happened until much later. I couldn't love them more if I tried and believe me. I wouldn't trade them for the world.

Human nature?

2005-09-20T07:58:00.000-07:00

Most people want things they don't have right now. All my life I wanted to find someone perfect for me. Someone who got me on a level nobody else ever did. One who could make me laugh and never looked at me like I was crazy when I got in that mood. Some amazing, sweet, funny, witty, clever, cute guy who loved everything about me. Well, I found him. Now all I want is to start my life with him. I'm so impatient! Why is it that when we get what we want we then move on to the next thing we want? When we finally get married, am I just going to want more? Will I then want more money? Will I want a new career? I wonder, why is it that we are never just content to have what we have. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Many people get what they've been dreaming of and then move on to another thing. Always wanting. I guess it's good to have goals. All I know is that I'm happier now than I have ever been. I feel like I'm so close to having it all. So close ...

I'm currently feeling hopeful.
I'm also listening to Dave Matthews. That could have something to do with it.

Lines from The Wife's Complaint

2005-09-14T20:00:00.000-07:00

I have wrought these words together out of a wryed existence,

the heart's tally, telling of

the griefs I have undergone from girlhood upwards,

old and new, and now more than ever;

for I have never not had some new sorrow,

some fresh affliction to fight against.

Guess who's taking science?

2005-09-14T19:52:00.000-07:00

So how about my schedule this semester. Hmmm... let's see, I'm taking science, math, english, spanish and communication law. Now doesn't that sound familiar? What's that? You say it looks like a high school sophmore's schedule? Why yes, now that you mention it, it does. Why would I be mad? I had a highly trained professional as my advisor. No, no he's not a moron. Well yes I know I got screwed for my last semester a Point Park University and I will spend the next few months reading Beowulf and studying the atom. I KNOW I've already done it all. What would you like me to do, write a sarcastic blog?

PS- I hate Bob O'Gara and his stupid non-exsistant advising skills. Listen up folks! Make sure you get core classes done when you can still at least stand them. If I don't graduate college, please send funds to 674 Florida Ave.

2005-09-14T13:41:00.000-07:00

I HATE THIS SEMESTER! I hope it dies on Christmas. I hope it gets cancer! I freaking hate it's mother. I can't STAND doing PHYSICS problems on MONDAY and i dont UNDERSTAND THEM. I thought i was past this phase. I thought I would never have to do this stupid crap that's completely beyond my brain functions again. I'm going to cry. I really think I am.

Wow.

2005-09-08T14:52:00.000-07:00

Ok sorry. That wasn't supposed to be as scary as it is. I have other things to say... wait till we get into music.

Bush Bashing

2005-09-08T14:34:00.000-07:00

I'm not really sure why, but lately all this Bush Bashing is really getting on my nerves. With the flooding in the New Orleans area I really think everyone should just shut up about what a Nazi he is and concentrate on the human suffering and what we can do. I'm really not sure why he was shuffled into the same category as Hitler when he was elected and if some liberal out there would like to let me know, have at it. I don't get it. Is it because they don't like people dying for their country? *ahem* excuse me, but the last time I checked, dying for your country is supposed to be noble and haven't people been dying for their country since the beginning of time? Who are THEY to say that the enlisted soldiers are WRONG? Why try to take away their right as American citizens to pledge their lives for the lives of others? Some people might argue that they aren't dying for America but they are dying for another country. So, are you saying that the lives of those people in Iraq are less important than the lives of Americans? I dunno. I'm rambling. I guess I just wish that I, a conservative, could know the real reason for all the Bush Bashing. Do you guys really want him assassinated?? I mean come on... aren't we going a little far here? He's someone's son, someone's daddy, someone's beloved husband. Do you really want him KILLED because you don't like his politics? Please people, let's calm down and have just a little respect for our American President.