So last night, I was staying with my family at a hotel and I was channel surfing when I stopped on Comedy Central. There was this guy doing his thing, and I instantly loved him--his work I mean, not him himself. It even got my family to enjoy it even with the swearing and political statements. So I wrote down his name to be able to YouTube him when I got home. I couldn't find the one from last night which was called "Neverlution" but I did find the one titles "Love is Evol."
If you ever want to laugh your hardest, and I'm talking having trouble breathing kind of laughing, then you need to watch the video below and hold on tight. There are nine parts, each at ten minutes, and there's no way that I feel like I wasted my time. There was a point at around video 7/9 to 8/9 that I had to stop watching because I was having trouble breathing. I was getting light headed and my stomach felt like it was caught in my throat. I've never gotten to the point where I couldn't laugh any more; but Christopher Titus went above and beyond.
Cripes, I think I'm losing my voice from how much I was laughing. But it's when I was wheezing that I knew, as well as anyone around me, that I couldn't be laughing harder.
Below is the first part of the "Love is Evol" show, and if you don't find it appealing, I'm sorry but there must be something wrong.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Janet Evanovich
Out of all the books that I have, Janet Evanovich is the only one that writes humor like Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel (if you follow my meaning). I have read all of her published works, but it's her Stephanie Plum series that are the funniest books that I've ever read in my life so far. I love them enough to buy all seventeen of them and will continue to buy the ones that have yet to be released. I don't consider them a waste of money, time, and paper or ebook space. Now that I have a Nook, I pre-order her books before they even come out and start reading them on the day they're released instead of waiting for them to be shipped on the release day.
I was first introduced to the series by a co-worker who's in her sixties. She told me that the humor was mainly light dirty humor, but I would find it an excellent read. I work at a library and there isn't a librarian there that hasn't read the series. This tells you that the books appeal to women of different ages and they keep readers coming back for more. Believe me, after seventeen books there has to be something about them that keeps people interested.
If you aren't even interested in reading them yet, here's the synopsis of the first book in the series One for the Money (fyi, you'll never be confused about which book is next because the number is in the title.):
I was first introduced to the series by a co-worker who's in her sixties. She told me that the humor was mainly light dirty humor, but I would find it an excellent read. I work at a library and there isn't a librarian there that hasn't read the series. This tells you that the books appeal to women of different ages and they keep readers coming back for more. Believe me, after seventeen books there has to be something about them that keeps people interested.
If you aren't even interested in reading them yet, here's the synopsis of the first book in the series One for the Money (fyi, you'll never be confused about which book is next because the number is in the title.):
Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie's opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey.
She's a product of the "burg," a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow, cars are American, windows are clean, and (God forbid you should be late) dinner is served at six.
Now Stephanie's all grown up and out on her own, living five miles from Mom and Dad's, doing her best to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Her mother is a meddler, and her grandmother is a few cans short of a case.
Out of work and out of money, with her Miata repossessed and her refrigerator empty, Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Stephanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook.
Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. Morelli is also the irresistible macho pig who took Stephanie's virginity at age sixteen and then wrote the details on the bathroom wall of Mario's Sub Shop. There's still powerful chemistry between these two, so the chase should be interesting.
It could also be extremely dangerous, especially when Stephanie encounters a heavyweight title contender who likes to play rough. Benito Ramirez is known for his brutality to women. At the very least, his obsession with Stephanie complicates her manhunt and brings terror and uncertainty into her life. At the worst, it could lead to murder.
Witty, fresh, and full of surprises, One for the Money was among the most eagerly awaited crime novels of the season.
I implore you to try out this book. If you're interested, go to Janet's website and you'll see the order of the books so you can either get them from your local library, or, if you're as impatient as I get, go to Barnes&Noble (or wherever you get your books) and order it. If you're not pulled in by this, or if you don't like the dirty humor that's in it, I'm sorry.
Well, there's my advertising for the afternoon. Have a great day everybody! And if you're living in Michigan right now, grab a book instead of going outside--you'll melt the minute you're outside.
Historical Fiction
So I've read two historical fiction books recently and I have mixed feelings about them. I read The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory and The King's Mistress by Emma Campion. I believe it's safe to say what king and time period Gregory's book is from--if you know nothing of King Henry VIII that's pretty sad. The other one is in the mid 1350s through 1370s and King Edward II.
Both were great stories, in their own way, but I very disliked the way the main characters were treated. I know that it was the way things were back then, but still. Henry VIII throws mistresses away faster than a hotcake and washes his hands of them immediately. Edward II loves his mistress until the end of his days, but when he dies everyone believes that it was because of her that all their money was gone and she had something to do with his death. And I absolutely hated the ending of that book. Don't ask me why. She ends up with the man she loves with all her surviving children by her side and she doesn't die at the end. But there were a lot of deaths in that book, most of them were either related to her or to King Edward II.
Even though I haven't been completely moved by those books, I've found a few more that I'm interested in reading. Secrets of the Tudor court : Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson and To Serve a King by Donna Russo Morin. If you are wondering, yes, I like reading about the Tudor family--which both of those books are mainly about or affiliated with.
If there is a book like the ones that I've mentioned and you know of one that you enjoyed, please comment it. I would love to give it a try.
Both were great stories, in their own way, but I very disliked the way the main characters were treated. I know that it was the way things were back then, but still. Henry VIII throws mistresses away faster than a hotcake and washes his hands of them immediately. Edward II loves his mistress until the end of his days, but when he dies everyone believes that it was because of her that all their money was gone and she had something to do with his death. And I absolutely hated the ending of that book. Don't ask me why. She ends up with the man she loves with all her surviving children by her side and she doesn't die at the end. But there were a lot of deaths in that book, most of them were either related to her or to King Edward II.
Even though I haven't been completely moved by those books, I've found a few more that I'm interested in reading. Secrets of the Tudor court : Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson and To Serve a King by Donna Russo Morin. If you are wondering, yes, I like reading about the Tudor family--which both of those books are mainly about or affiliated with.
If there is a book like the ones that I've mentioned and you know of one that you enjoyed, please comment it. I would love to give it a try.
Here are the covers of the books that I was talking about:
Sunday, June 5, 2011
An Update
Since I haven't written a new blog in a while, I thought I'd update you--the readers, if there are any--about what has happened. I can't say that it's been really exciting, since I don't exactly lead the most exciting life. My life is boring as hell at the moment. Make no mistake about that. All I've been doing since I finished my 3 week class is take another summer class that won't end until July 12th.
But I do have rather interesting summer plans. My family and I are taking a 2-3 week vacation in Yellowstone. We'll be staying in the Beartooth Pass for a few days for my dad to take pictures of the 'pretty' wild flowers. Then we're staying at my aunt's and uncle's house for a while. We'll be there for a five days or so before we go to Phillipsburg, MT for some gem hunting at Gem Mountain. We might actually be staying there overnight and go gem hunting for a two days. That's what I'm really looking forward too. What I'm NOT looking forward too is backpacking in Yellowstone for a few nights. That's a few nights without running water, plumbing, or real food. What is fake food, you ask? It's dehydrated food where you add boiling water, shake the bag, and eat. That doesn't sound too bad, you say. Well I say that the worst prison food in the world is better than that crap. The meat is turned into extremely small chunks, like powder, and rice or any kind of pasta is hard like stones. The only saving grace is that the dry ice cream sandwiches. That's actually pretty good.
We'll be leaving at the end of July and when we get back, we have a wedding to go too. I also have a bachelorette party the week after then school starts. August will be filled with stuff that I wouldn't actually have time to myself. As my parents say, I'm like a cat. I only come out when I want something, otherwise I love being by myself.
So since not a lot of people have been to Yellowstone, I thought I'd post a few pictures. The one with the yellow flowers are from Beartooth Pass--the place where my dad wants to go again.
But I do have rather interesting summer plans. My family and I are taking a 2-3 week vacation in Yellowstone. We'll be staying in the Beartooth Pass for a few days for my dad to take pictures of the 'pretty' wild flowers. Then we're staying at my aunt's and uncle's house for a while. We'll be there for a five days or so before we go to Phillipsburg, MT for some gem hunting at Gem Mountain. We might actually be staying there overnight and go gem hunting for a two days. That's what I'm really looking forward too. What I'm NOT looking forward too is backpacking in Yellowstone for a few nights. That's a few nights without running water, plumbing, or real food. What is fake food, you ask? It's dehydrated food where you add boiling water, shake the bag, and eat. That doesn't sound too bad, you say. Well I say that the worst prison food in the world is better than that crap. The meat is turned into extremely small chunks, like powder, and rice or any kind of pasta is hard like stones. The only saving grace is that the dry ice cream sandwiches. That's actually pretty good.
We'll be leaving at the end of July and when we get back, we have a wedding to go too. I also have a bachelorette party the week after then school starts. August will be filled with stuff that I wouldn't actually have time to myself. As my parents say, I'm like a cat. I only come out when I want something, otherwise I love being by myself.
So since not a lot of people have been to Yellowstone, I thought I'd post a few pictures. The one with the yellow flowers are from Beartooth Pass--the place where my dad wants to go again.
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| Beartooth Pass at the end of July |
Friday, April 15, 2011
Not Guilty!!
So today, I got papers back from one of my classes and on one of them, she said that I plagiarized! I didn't. The only reason I can think of that she would think that I did was either that I used a description that didn't fit right, or that I didn't sight the Bible or the footnotes in the book that the class was ordered to have for the beginning of the class. I mean, WHAT THE HELL?! Then she gave me an "F" on the second paper she gave me and the only explanation she gave me was "Sparknotes"... what the fuck are sparknotes when she barely wrote anything on my paper!
All day, while I was at work, I remembered what she said about what she did to people she accuses of plagiarizing. That they failed her course or she reported them to the school board or whatever they call it at OC. I worried myself sick because I need that class and I would have to take it over with her again. If I do have to, well, I plan on taking it from another school online so I don't have to deal with her.
I mean GODDAMMIT!!! I don't need this today!
Then I had my employee evaluation with my boss and her boss. Apparently, I did a great job this year, but there's no way that I could be promoted because all the positions are already full. I understand that. Then they said that the job that I have was originally meant for high school girls 15-16 years old. (My thoughts: am I being fired?) They told me that it was their way to give kids the opportunity to get a positive job experience. The boss boss kept telling me that he's happy to write me a letter of recommendation. (Inner monologue: Is this a hint hint?) Then they said that it would be seen as a good thing on my resume if I had other experiences that would help with my Library Science background. (Inner monologue: AM I BEING FIRED/LAID OFF?!?!?!)
"We aren't firing you, Katie. We don't want you to feel like we're trying to get rid of you..."
Well, I've come to the conclusion that I probably will have another job by the summer. I'm thinking either Bed, Bath & Beyond or CVS. We'll see.
All day, while I was at work, I remembered what she said about what she did to people she accuses of plagiarizing. That they failed her course or she reported them to the school board or whatever they call it at OC. I worried myself sick because I need that class and I would have to take it over with her again. If I do have to, well, I plan on taking it from another school online so I don't have to deal with her.
I mean GODDAMMIT!!! I don't need this today!
Then I had my employee evaluation with my boss and her boss. Apparently, I did a great job this year, but there's no way that I could be promoted because all the positions are already full. I understand that. Then they said that the job that I have was originally meant for high school girls 15-16 years old. (My thoughts: am I being fired?) They told me that it was their way to give kids the opportunity to get a positive job experience. The boss boss kept telling me that he's happy to write me a letter of recommendation. (Inner monologue: Is this a hint hint?) Then they said that it would be seen as a good thing on my resume if I had other experiences that would help with my Library Science background. (Inner monologue: AM I BEING FIRED/LAID OFF?!?!?!)
"We aren't firing you, Katie. We don't want you to feel like we're trying to get rid of you..."
Well, I've come to the conclusion that I probably will have another job by the summer. I'm thinking either Bed, Bath & Beyond or CVS. We'll see.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Nearing the end...
So there is only a few more weeks till my birthday, then after that are finals. I believe I have a week off before I had my ILT [Intensive Learning Term] which is just 3 weeks long. Then a break before I have a summer class that starts at the beginning of June and ends just after the fourth of July. Sigh. I can't wait for classes to end so I can take all the time I want just doing what I want.
I'm tired of doing all this writing for other people that I don't really have time to write for me. I miss it. I have plenty of ideas in my head that I want to write down and hope to elaborate on later, but once i sit in front of my computer, I'm consumed by all the writing homework that I have to do that I either forget about what I was going to do, or I just don't have the energy to do it. It makes me feel bad for those who I send my writing too. They have been great, the best, but I haven't sent them anything in a very long time.
But there's one good thing that comes out of all this homework, I don't have time to do some online shopping. lol. Since my cousin, Elise, got me hooked on Half.com, I seem to be shopping there all the time, especially around the holidays. Now I know where I'm going to get my families gifts if it's something that is available there. Out of all the stuff that I own, movie wise, I've bought 80%-90% from Half.com. Pathetic, don't you think?
The other sight that I'm addicted on for online shopping is Barnes & Noble. Not that I own the Nook, I've been looking up books to buy and pre-order (pre-ordering in SOOOO much easier now). Since I've first had the Nook in December until now, I've bought 30 some books. When I was buying them in paperbacks/hardcovers, I'd be lucky to get one or two every two months. Yeah, that's a huge increase. But surprising enough, I have stayed as a comfortable steady money level since I don't spend money on gas every other week or so, it's rather every 3 weeks now since I don't have classes on Mondays of Fridays.
That's going to change next semester when I have classes every day. Yippy.
Why can't it be July yet?
I'm tired of doing all this writing for other people that I don't really have time to write for me. I miss it. I have plenty of ideas in my head that I want to write down and hope to elaborate on later, but once i sit in front of my computer, I'm consumed by all the writing homework that I have to do that I either forget about what I was going to do, or I just don't have the energy to do it. It makes me feel bad for those who I send my writing too. They have been great, the best, but I haven't sent them anything in a very long time.
But there's one good thing that comes out of all this homework, I don't have time to do some online shopping. lol. Since my cousin, Elise, got me hooked on Half.com, I seem to be shopping there all the time, especially around the holidays. Now I know where I'm going to get my families gifts if it's something that is available there. Out of all the stuff that I own, movie wise, I've bought 80%-90% from Half.com. Pathetic, don't you think?
The other sight that I'm addicted on for online shopping is Barnes & Noble. Not that I own the Nook, I've been looking up books to buy and pre-order (pre-ordering in SOOOO much easier now). Since I've first had the Nook in December until now, I've bought 30 some books. When I was buying them in paperbacks/hardcovers, I'd be lucky to get one or two every two months. Yeah, that's a huge increase. But surprising enough, I have stayed as a comfortable steady money level since I don't spend money on gas every other week or so, it's rather every 3 weeks now since I don't have classes on Mondays of Fridays.
That's going to change next semester when I have classes every day. Yippy.
Why can't it be July yet?
First Crack At Poetry
So I was sitting in class today, and suddenly I was hit with the first two lines of my poem. I've never written a poem before, so this is a whole knew thing. If you hate it, tell me why. If you like it, tell me why. I want to know because I'm going to be taking a poetry writing class this summer so I need to know what to work on.
There are two poems that I am posting. The second one was just from an image I had in my mind while I as sitting in that same class as when I wrote the other one. I don't have a name for the second one yet, so I'll but a divide between the two so you'll know.
There are two poems that I am posting. The second one was just from an image I had in my mind while I as sitting in that same class as when I wrote the other one. I don't have a name for the second one yet, so I'll but a divide between the two so you'll know.
My Friends
I am surrounded by a sea of faces,
Yet none of them know me.
I know them, was once friends with them,
Yet none of them recognize me.
I remember laughing, crying, spending time with them,
Yet they don't seem to remember.
I watch us break apart, them pulling away,
Yet I try to swim out to them.
Why must we part? Was it something I did?
Only I know the answer.
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[Unnamed]
Green eyes,
Emerald eyes,
Sparkling in the sun.
Olive skin,
Soft skin,
Caressed by her dress.
Fiery hair,
Long hair,
Blowing in the wind.
Small feet,
Dainty feet,
Hugged the building's edge.
Small smile,
Sinister smile,
Spreading over her face as she leaned forward.
Rose colored,
Slowly spreading,
The last pedal fell.
So? Thoughts?
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