"if you see two howler monkeys fighting over a dead hooker's gallbladder while midgets throw peanut mms at them do you understand what you are seeing?
or the internal desires and motives behinds each individual action being witnessed?
will the obturator foramen get you anywhere?"
yes, these words were actually typed in my faceboook chat.
3.10.2009
boo life
it is a tuesday night, and every tuesday i come home from my fshs 550 class, 'the family,' and i walk into my apartment and i am in the crappiest mood.
we talk about really depressing subjects.
they are so depressing because they are very real, very grown-up issues, and if there is one thing i am not, it is a grown-up.
the last couple weeks we have talked about poverty, class status, how women are not going to get married (exaggeration), but tonight, tonight was the worst, we talked about minimum wage...kill me.
we watched two documentaries; the first was following two families who are living paycheck to paycheck with children and who are just trying to get through life.
they were two very different families. one family was full of hope and worked hard and never lost sight of their future or their children's, they definitely had their hard times, but they had such a positive outlook on life.
the second family had a hard marriage, the husband and wife never got to see each other and except for the mom and daughter, the relationships in that family were terrible, don't get me wrong they worked hard too, but they had such a negative outlook on life.
we then moved on from that oh so up lifting video to the reality tv show, '30 days' about living a month on minimum wage.
from the movie, 'super size me' this guy went from living off the royalties of that film and his other 30 day ventures to living of around $40 a day, and sometimes not even that.
i had a few issues about this episode, would you like to read them? good.
one, this guy had the right idea, showing the world what it is like to work long hours for crappy pay and no insurance, but this guy is going to go back to his life after 30 days and will he really change? at the end of the 30 days, him and his fiance (who did this experiment with him) both had to go to the hospital, it was over $1000 dollars in medical bills...when he goes home he will be able to pay those off, not someone of minimum wage pay, it would take them months, maybe years to pay that off.
two, he had to go to the hospital because the free clinic was over-flowing with people who do not have insurance, he interviewed a doctor at the hospital...what the viewers don't see won't hurt them right? i can bet a large sum of money, he had that doctor look at his wrist when they weren't on camera.
three, their rent. they found this cheap apartment of about $325 a month, but they had to pay a deposit, now, i know that happens in real life, but the guy said they could pay the deposit and rent off within a few months, they didn't have to right away...do i need to make this anymore clear! after those 30 days, they will have their credit cards back, their cash they left behind that they can use to pay those debts back.
did this 30 day trial of living off minimum wage, really affect this couple? i highly doubt it.
there are a few other things i didn't really like about the whole 30 day concept, but they aren't as important as the above reasons, so i will spare you.
so, that is what made me really crabby, but what also made me crabby was the thing the couple proved in the episode. america's health care sucks.
this is the one thing i think was great about the episode, they were willing to share their medical bill cost. just for walking into the hospital, the two combined it cost $851.66, or something like that, that cost wasn't even including why they were there and their medicine...crazy and ridiculous.
we talk about really depressing subjects.
they are so depressing because they are very real, very grown-up issues, and if there is one thing i am not, it is a grown-up.
the last couple weeks we have talked about poverty, class status, how women are not going to get married (exaggeration), but tonight, tonight was the worst, we talked about minimum wage...kill me.
we watched two documentaries; the first was following two families who are living paycheck to paycheck with children and who are just trying to get through life.
they were two very different families. one family was full of hope and worked hard and never lost sight of their future or their children's, they definitely had their hard times, but they had such a positive outlook on life.
the second family had a hard marriage, the husband and wife never got to see each other and except for the mom and daughter, the relationships in that family were terrible, don't get me wrong they worked hard too, but they had such a negative outlook on life.
we then moved on from that oh so up lifting video to the reality tv show, '30 days' about living a month on minimum wage.
from the movie, 'super size me' this guy went from living off the royalties of that film and his other 30 day ventures to living of around $40 a day, and sometimes not even that.
i had a few issues about this episode, would you like to read them? good.
one, this guy had the right idea, showing the world what it is like to work long hours for crappy pay and no insurance, but this guy is going to go back to his life after 30 days and will he really change? at the end of the 30 days, him and his fiance (who did this experiment with him) both had to go to the hospital, it was over $1000 dollars in medical bills...when he goes home he will be able to pay those off, not someone of minimum wage pay, it would take them months, maybe years to pay that off.
two, he had to go to the hospital because the free clinic was over-flowing with people who do not have insurance, he interviewed a doctor at the hospital...what the viewers don't see won't hurt them right? i can bet a large sum of money, he had that doctor look at his wrist when they weren't on camera.
three, their rent. they found this cheap apartment of about $325 a month, but they had to pay a deposit, now, i know that happens in real life, but the guy said they could pay the deposit and rent off within a few months, they didn't have to right away...do i need to make this anymore clear! after those 30 days, they will have their credit cards back, their cash they left behind that they can use to pay those debts back.
did this 30 day trial of living off minimum wage, really affect this couple? i highly doubt it.
there are a few other things i didn't really like about the whole 30 day concept, but they aren't as important as the above reasons, so i will spare you.
so, that is what made me really crabby, but what also made me crabby was the thing the couple proved in the episode. america's health care sucks.
this is the one thing i think was great about the episode, they were willing to share their medical bill cost. just for walking into the hospital, the two combined it cost $851.66, or something like that, that cost wasn't even including why they were there and their medicine...crazy and ridiculous.
3.08.2009
facebook fads
has anyone else been noticing these things on facebook lately?
they are like the new thing everyone has to do. it's the rule, you were tagged, you have to do it, and don't forget to tag the person who tagged you, that is bad etiquitte.
these are like when notes were popular, and flair, and bumper stickers, which i admit to using and do find them somewhat enjoyable, but also a way to pass time when i should be doing something productive, and you're lying to yourself when you say you haven't done it either.
this one that is pictured had to be the start of them and i think they are so silly.
from here i have seen one that is covered with pin-up girls, disney characters (scar was the badass?), wii characters, little cartoon penguins, and a few others, but really?
i guess they can be fun, putting the right friend with the right photo and name, but do people really enjoy being tagged in these? probably not, especially when they don't agree with the title they were given.
like notes, flair, and bumper stickers, their popularity will soon be put in the shadows of yet another facebook chain of stupidity, i just hope it happens soon, but, they will probably resurface just like the note did.
oh, the on going cycle of facebook fads.
3.04.2009
can't help but love his insanity
i can't help but love this guy.
he was on jay leno tonight and he is just hysterical. his best quote from the night was, 'i need it, it's my future.' you can only guess what he was talking about! and you probably still won't get it, unless you watched.
yes, he did a terrible job at the vma's last year, but all in all, he is just funny.
he's innapropriate at times, does not have any limits, and he isn't scared to be himself to say the least. i mean come on he has won shagger of the year three times in london...take that however you want.
you may have seen him in forgetting sarah marshall or bedtime stories, but this is probably his best feat yet, the man wrote a book, did anyone else know this? i didn't even know he was capable of doing that...have you seen him. the best part, the title is, 'my booky wook.' and i am so going to read it.
from harpycollins.com this is the description.
Russell Brand learned early on to make a joke of fear and failure. From a troubled childhood in industrial Essex, England, to his descent into addictions to alcohol, drugs, and sex in the seamy underbelly of London, Brand has seen his share of both and miraculously lived to tell the tale. In My Booky Wook he leads readers on a rollicking journey through his disastrous school career, his infamous antics on MTV, and his multifarious sexual adventures. But this irreverent memoir is a story not simply of struggle but also of redemption, a testament to the difficulty of discovering what you want from life and the remarkable power of a bloody-minded determination to get it. My Booky Wook is a giddy trip through the brilliant mind of one of Britain's most valuable exports.
3.01.2009
quote of the day
i have been hearing some pretty great quotes lately, so i am going to post them every once and awhile.
hope you enjoy
"my hobby is poking people with a stick, i just haven't figured out how to make money off that yet."-salina gomez as alex russo
hope you enjoy
"my hobby is poking people with a stick, i just haven't figured out how to make money off that yet."-salina gomez as alex russo
it was written
this weekend i finally got to see slumdog millionaire, i felt like that person who didn't think the movie was going to be good until it won all there oscars, but that wasn't it at all, i had no money or time to go see it before, anyway, i'm rambling.
i knew i was going to like it because dev patel was the lead and i adore this kid, after watching him as anwar in the british teen drama, 'skins.' however, i did not expect him to be the one to make it over in america.
i thought the movie was fantastic, not just because of the acting, or how it was filmed, or the premise, but how the title fit the obstacles the movie had to go through.
one; the movie had four distributors...that's crazy, slumdog was suppose to go straight to video, but these companies had enough faith in the message to get it to the big screen.
two; the movie didn't make india look awesome to say the least, many protests happened involving the mumbai people and how they were insulted that the word slumdog was in title, and how they represented how children were treated.
three; the children of the film weren't given one large check which is cool, but to protect them they are giving them a check every year until they turn 18...i think that is how it worked, i could be wrong, but that is a pretty fantastic way to pay these kids, who are actually from the slums of mumbai, they also received new homes for them and their families.
there were a few things about the movie that i thought was really interesting. i saw this movie with my parents and one of them didn't like the brother salim...i had to disagree, i loved the brother, i thought he was great, yes, he didn't make the best decisions a few times, but can you blame him? he grew up trying to do the best thing for him and his brother (dev patel as jamal) but it got them nowhere, so he did what he had to do to survive, he also didn't know any better. his character at the end of the movie was pretty symbolic too, it just showed he really did care for jamal.
how the director showed the culture of mumbai and india in general was fascinating; how children are treated in certain parts...particularly little girls, how india when it comes to money is either rich or poor, and even the business of tech support.
one last thing, i know this happens in a lot of movies, but there are some pretty intense adult content that involve children and i wonder do these children (from mumbai) really understand what is happening and how this happens in real life. do they know because it is the culture they are from or do they just think it is fiction and in a movie? are these kids brains able to take the scenes they are involved in?
all in all, this movie was just absolutely amazing, not just for the message, or the plot, but the music was great and the different aspects of filming just made it all the better!
i knew i was going to like it because dev patel was the lead and i adore this kid, after watching him as anwar in the british teen drama, 'skins.' however, i did not expect him to be the one to make it over in america.
i thought the movie was fantastic, not just because of the acting, or how it was filmed, or the premise, but how the title fit the obstacles the movie had to go through.
one; the movie had four distributors...that's crazy, slumdog was suppose to go straight to video, but these companies had enough faith in the message to get it to the big screen.
two; the movie didn't make india look awesome to say the least, many protests happened involving the mumbai people and how they were insulted that the word slumdog was in title, and how they represented how children were treated.
three; the children of the film weren't given one large check which is cool, but to protect them they are giving them a check every year until they turn 18...i think that is how it worked, i could be wrong, but that is a pretty fantastic way to pay these kids, who are actually from the slums of mumbai, they also received new homes for them and their families.
there were a few things about the movie that i thought was really interesting. i saw this movie with my parents and one of them didn't like the brother salim...i had to disagree, i loved the brother, i thought he was great, yes, he didn't make the best decisions a few times, but can you blame him? he grew up trying to do the best thing for him and his brother (dev patel as jamal) but it got them nowhere, so he did what he had to do to survive, he also didn't know any better. his character at the end of the movie was pretty symbolic too, it just showed he really did care for jamal.
how the director showed the culture of mumbai and india in general was fascinating; how children are treated in certain parts...particularly little girls, how india when it comes to money is either rich or poor, and even the business of tech support.
one last thing, i know this happens in a lot of movies, but there are some pretty intense adult content that involve children and i wonder do these children (from mumbai) really understand what is happening and how this happens in real life. do they know because it is the culture they are from or do they just think it is fiction and in a movie? are these kids brains able to take the scenes they are involved in?
all in all, this movie was just absolutely amazing, not just for the message, or the plot, but the music was great and the different aspects of filming just made it all the better!
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