I hate it when I buy pants and they have about 45 different stickers and tags all over the stinkin' place. Case in point: yesterday, I bought a new pair of black, boot cut jeans at Macy's (on sale, 25% off) and, in order for me to take them to the dry cleaners to have them tailored, I have to remove at least THREE stickers, one tag, and one stapled-on label that reads "tummy slimmer" or something to that effect. Can't clothing companies have one label that says the size, type, and whether or not it's a "tummy slimmer?" Reminds me of all the times that I got new clothes and each article of clothing had a sticker that said "inspected by #27" or something like that. Seriously, this has got to stop.
On an unrelated note, I personally believe that parody vocalist Jonathan Coulton (a.k.a "JoCo") should do a duet with Sir Mix-a-Lot with the latter's song Baby Got Back (JoCo did a parody cover of the same song as a love ballad rather than a rap song) Kinda like the collaboration with B.o.B and Bruno Mars in Nothin' On You except with more nerdiness.
On another unrelated note, I saw the film version of Water for Elephants yesterday. While I liked the performances of Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz, Reese Witherspoon seems miscast as the abused wife of Waltz's character. She looked a bit stiff and unemotional. Actresses like Natalie Portman or Anne Hathaway would've been a better choice. The movie was pretty much true to the book with some minor omissions.
I am desparately trying to finish up Vanity Fair before the library due date (May 1st) and I don't know how many renewals I have left or if I have any left. I'm not even halfway into the book, but the details are getting juicer and juicer.
Just recently, I've discovered the music of Mumford and Sons, a British folk band. While I wasn't fond of their top song (on Amazon) Little Lion Man, I did like The Cave and it's been stuck on my head on repeat all day, despite my attempts at getting it out of my head. Don't get me wrong, it's a great tune but not the kind I want stuck in my head. I tried listening to Maroon 5's She Will Be Loved, Billy Joel's Piano Man and We Didn't Start the Fire, and Jack Johnson's Banana Pancakes but to no avail.
Also, for those of you in a friendly mood, I would like to share a playlist I created called "Songs About Friendship." If you have any songs that relate to friendship one way or another, feel free to add it and I might add it to my own playlist. Bear in mind that my playlist is kinda short:
* Why Can't We Be Friends - War
* We Need Each Other - Sanctus Real
* You're My Best Friend - Queen
* How to Save a Life - The Fray (I kinda see this as a song about friendship because it's about helping out a friend)
* We're Going to Be Friends - The White Stripes
Before I end this blog entry, here's a funny "music video" featuring Jerry Reed's song Amos Moses using the game, World of Warcraft. Enjoy.
Fin.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The virginity stigma, rapping hamsters, and more!
First of all, I was going to post a YouTube video of the Kia commerical featuring rapping hamsters. I saw it on TV this evening after Survivor and I was annoyed by it and wanted to mock it but the more I played the commercial on YouTube, the more I thought it was kind of cute.
Anyhoo, I'd like to talk about a certain subject that is important when it comes to dating and it happened to come to my mind earlier this evening. In our current dating culture, it seems as if there's some sort of social stigma toward those who are virgins. I'm not saying everyone discriminates against the "untouched" and I'm not going to preach abstinence or anything. It's just that I feel that those who are "untouched" seem to be looked down upon as socially awkard, even more so for the guy who is expected to be "macho" and "masculine."
Those who are virgins do have their reasons for holding out on sex. Some aren't ready for it and some have no desire to be intimate at all. I have mine; I'm 29 years old and I still haven't done the deed. My choice is based upon my Christian faith and I prefer to stay that way until I marry. In my opinion, I have more respect for a guy who still has the big "V." Just because those who haven't had sex doesn't make them less of a person, socially or physically. I don't rag on those who have done it since it's none of my business. I just feel that sexual abstinence has helped to respect my body and my soul and I don't think I deserve the social stigma and I don't think anyone else does, regardless of sexual activity or lack thereof. I'm happy with my purity and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. It's God's gift to me.
On an unrelated note, I enjoy listening to classical music as some people might now. I find that listening to Johann Pachebel's Canon in D gives me great ideas for my book. It helps me to imagine the scenes, the characters, and the general ambiance of the whole story. It sounds like a soundtrack to a made-for-TV period piece film. And since my novel will take place in the Victorian era, the tune matches the scenery even though the novel takes place in 19th century England and Canon in D was composed a century earlier. It sounds so romantic and so lulling. I also added more characters to my character sketch list. It keeps growing and I'm so excited to be writing my book. I keep picturing it as a film, which makes it easier for me. Someone once suggested that I write a screenplay instead. I prefer to write a book because it's so much more fun to use one's imagination to imagine the story instead of seeing it on the big screen. However, I would have no problem if someone chooses to adapt my book to the big screen, should my novel be published.
A funny story for you: a few years back, I wanted to visit the new library in La Mesa, CA (located in East San Diego County for those who are not familiar with San Diego, CA). Prior to the construction of the new building, it looked so out of date and the bathrooms were incredibly tiny. With its new facility, it's nice and has a great atmosphere to it. Anyhoo, I think it was either my first or second time visiting the library and I was in a hurry to use the bathroom and leave. I immediately make a beeline for the first bathroom I see. The first thing I notice is that the bathroom I enter is slightly different than the one I'm normally used to using. Let's put it this way: I normally don't see urinals in a woman's restroom. After I realized that I have mistakenly entered the wrong bathroom (thankfully, no men were using the facilities), I hurried out of there, only to find a woman entering the RIGHT bathroom across from me, who got a glimpse of me leaving the little boys' room. She saw me blush and the two of us just laughed it off.
I'm off to shower and then to bed to get up early for work. Fin.
Anyhoo, I'd like to talk about a certain subject that is important when it comes to dating and it happened to come to my mind earlier this evening. In our current dating culture, it seems as if there's some sort of social stigma toward those who are virgins. I'm not saying everyone discriminates against the "untouched" and I'm not going to preach abstinence or anything. It's just that I feel that those who are "untouched" seem to be looked down upon as socially awkard, even more so for the guy who is expected to be "macho" and "masculine."
Those who are virgins do have their reasons for holding out on sex. Some aren't ready for it and some have no desire to be intimate at all. I have mine; I'm 29 years old and I still haven't done the deed. My choice is based upon my Christian faith and I prefer to stay that way until I marry. In my opinion, I have more respect for a guy who still has the big "V." Just because those who haven't had sex doesn't make them less of a person, socially or physically. I don't rag on those who have done it since it's none of my business. I just feel that sexual abstinence has helped to respect my body and my soul and I don't think I deserve the social stigma and I don't think anyone else does, regardless of sexual activity or lack thereof. I'm happy with my purity and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. It's God's gift to me.
On an unrelated note, I enjoy listening to classical music as some people might now. I find that listening to Johann Pachebel's Canon in D gives me great ideas for my book. It helps me to imagine the scenes, the characters, and the general ambiance of the whole story. It sounds like a soundtrack to a made-for-TV period piece film. And since my novel will take place in the Victorian era, the tune matches the scenery even though the novel takes place in 19th century England and Canon in D was composed a century earlier. It sounds so romantic and so lulling. I also added more characters to my character sketch list. It keeps growing and I'm so excited to be writing my book. I keep picturing it as a film, which makes it easier for me. Someone once suggested that I write a screenplay instead. I prefer to write a book because it's so much more fun to use one's imagination to imagine the story instead of seeing it on the big screen. However, I would have no problem if someone chooses to adapt my book to the big screen, should my novel be published.
A funny story for you: a few years back, I wanted to visit the new library in La Mesa, CA (located in East San Diego County for those who are not familiar with San Diego, CA). Prior to the construction of the new building, it looked so out of date and the bathrooms were incredibly tiny. With its new facility, it's nice and has a great atmosphere to it. Anyhoo, I think it was either my first or second time visiting the library and I was in a hurry to use the bathroom and leave. I immediately make a beeline for the first bathroom I see. The first thing I notice is that the bathroom I enter is slightly different than the one I'm normally used to using. Let's put it this way: I normally don't see urinals in a woman's restroom. After I realized that I have mistakenly entered the wrong bathroom (thankfully, no men were using the facilities), I hurried out of there, only to find a woman entering the RIGHT bathroom across from me, who got a glimpse of me leaving the little boys' room. She saw me blush and the two of us just laughed it off.
I'm off to shower and then to bed to get up early for work. Fin.
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