On yesterday...

She saw things she didn't want to see.

The pit-stains of humanity!

Lying, complaining, running away...

Selfish, sluggish, what more can she say?



Love is mostly dead

Charity is gone

The jerks reign on, triumphant

Their silly lives go on



Though the offenses are done

The masses will turn on one.

She'll get the biggest blame of all

For simply stating what she saw.

About Writing...

So, I was just reading this story I think on Yahoo News or somewhere about J.K. Rowling making a big announcement next week. That's cool, but not what I want to talk about. One of the comments someone posted on that story said something along the lines of, "J.K. Rowling is a fraud. She didn't invent that story, she stole it from the movie 'Troll'. She sucks..." etc, etc.

Now, I've never heard of that movie, so I decided to investigate. Apparently, it was a very, very, VERY CRAPPILY-MADE movie of the 1980's. Here is what wikipedia.org says...

"The film begins with the Potter family moving into a new apartment complex in San Francisco. While unpacking, their young daughter Wendy is attacked by a grotesque little creature, who had long ago been transformed from a powerful wizard into a troll. Using a magic crystal green ring, it captures Wendy and possesses her form. After meeting the other eccentric tenants, the family notices Wendy's unusual behavior (roaring, biting, tossing people across rooms), but they attribute her behavior to the stress of the move. The only one that notices something is terribly wrong is Wendy's brother, Harry Potter Jr. (Noah Hathaway)..." (wikipedia.org)

Blah, blah, blah, you get the idea.

Oh no! The character is named Harry Potter! How can that be?

So what? THAT'S the proof that Rowling is a fraud??? Sorry, but I HIGHLY doubt that she saw a crappy, American movie in the mid 1980's and thought, "Hmmmm, I'll rip this off and write about it in ten years." If you go back and read the rest of the plot, you'll see it has very little to do with the books she's written.

Why am I even talking about this, then?

Whenever anyone writes fantasy, they will use ideas that have been used before roughly 96% of the time. Wizards, dragons, fairies, trolls, goblins, vampires (ugh), werewolves, magic... it has ALL been done before!!! That is why I have never really delved into writing fantasy. It is too constricted and a lot of hard work. Don't get me wrong, I admire those who do, I just don't have the talent for it.

As for the name Harry Potter... well, it is a common-sounding name. Rowling has said Harry has always been her favorite male name and she got Potter from a family she knew as a child. I'd be more inclined to believe she copied a name/story if the character was named, say, Katniss Everdeen. How many of THOSE do you see walking around? Exactly.

As a final note, writers are frauds in the sense that every word has been written before (it's called a dictionary... ha ha ha). That's why I think it's neat to make up new words, a la Dr. Seuss, or even Rowling with the word "Muggle".

So people, just chill with calling her a fraud, OK? If you don't like her books or don't want to read them, no one's forcing you. (I hate Twilight, but I don't really care that people like it. I don't think Stephenie Meyer's a fraud either.) If you've ever studied literature, you'll know that most stories share the same themes anyway.

One last thing... to the guy who wrote that Troll comment, why would you admit that you saw that movie? Who's stupid now???

(Oh snap!!!)

What 2010 Taught Me

(I already wrote this blog once... yet it somehow got deleted before it was ever posted! This is officially my first major upset of 2011!)



The follow list is things I learned in the year 2010. It is in no particular order and I'm sure some of the items will seem odd to the reader of this blog.



Here we go...


*Vampires are still popular... ugh!



*The people who work at mall kiosks are pushy and fake.



*"To Kill a Mockingbird" is an excellent book! I hadn't read it before.



*There is a lot of "@$$-kissing" in the world of retail. I am not able, nor do I have a desire to participate in such actions.

*I get tired of people being fans of really, really stupid crap!

*Cream cheese won-tons are tasty!



*The "Incident" of 2009 was NOT my fault! However, I'm sad to say that the proof of this came with great pain of another.



*(To the instigator of that pain) "Once a douche bag, always a douche bag!"



*Nice guys turn out to be jerks and the jerks turn out to have a good heart.



*I LIKE KILLING ZOMBIES!!! (Left 4 Dead!!!)



*It is not possible to have a genuine "Girls Only" weekend when one of the girls is a married woman. She will call, text, and whine about her spouse and how much she misses him.



*I still want to travel.



*I do want to earn my degree... but it is mostly so I can get a job that actually pays a decent salary.



*I don't want to get old.


*I'm glad I'm no longer a teenager.

*When someone says, "How are you?" or "How's it going?" the only acceptable responses are, "(I'm) Good/great/fine, how are you?"

*People don't really care HOW you're doing... they're just exchanging pleasantries.

*I still have no idea what happened in the movie, "Inception". I think I'll be forever confused on that one. It's almost as bad as "The Matrix".

*I don't like "Glee". I... just... don't.

*"It is what it is" came into my life. I use it now as a sort of mantra.

*Longevity in marriage no longer guarantees eternity.


*While divorce truly is hardest on children, divorce due to unfaithfulness is hardest on the innocent spouse.


*I now have a better understanding of why parents struggle through their child's teenage years.


*The State Fair is more fun when you have a ton of money to blow.


*Wendover is fun--but it sucks when your money gets blown.


*Christmas really has become too commercial.


*People hate people who say, "Christmas is too commercial". I used to hate them too.


*Haunted Houses are much more fun when you go with a group...especially when someone in the group is genuinely scared.


*When you laugh in a Haunted House, the workers don't really bother you.


*The further back they go, the more likely two people will be on the same side.


*Screw your loyalty... we all know I'M RIGHT!!!


*Pride is a nasty business. I've waded through plenty of those waters.


*The older you get, the less cute it is to be a "goody two-shoes".


And finally...

*There comes a point when you have to work things out for yourself. People can't always solve your problems when they've got a huge pile of their own.


Hopefully, these lessons can help me make the best out of 2011.

Dear Lady,

I can't believe you actually said those things to me. I've never had anyone react like that to something so stupid. I guess you were upset that I threw off the balance of your perfect little world, huh? No more pancakes and pink-unicorns for you, right? Please! We both know that's not true. You've got the better deal here. Your not hurting--you're fine!

I don't know what's become of the world. Oh sure, call me cynical. Call me a terrible person or someone who has a "bad attitude". Whatever, I'll take it. Putting the blame on me does not fix the problem though, Lady! What about YOUR actions, huh? No, we CERTAINLY cannot blame you--that would be horrible!!! But let me tell you this, Lady; I AM NOT GOING TO FOLD!!! I have done that too much lately and I have decided that enough is enough!!!

I'll cooperate as far as your part is concerned. I'm not stupid enough to tear up the Mona Lisa before anyone can get a look at it. But listen well, Lady---YOU CANNOT BREAK ME!!! YOU WILL NEVER, EVER BREAK ME!!!

What the...?

So it looks like everything has gone crazy the last 20 hours or so. Don't you love it when two people from opposite sides of your life somehow find each other---and then RIP EACH OTHER'S THROATS OUT??? Holy cow!!! Did I DIE or something? Is this Hell? It kind of feels like it--especially since I have to go to work in less than an hour. Yikes.

BTW Facebook sucks.

Not Fair!

I woke up today feeling like I have been hit by a truck even though I got a lot of sleep. I have a bad, bad cold and I don't want to do anything but just lay here on the couch and die. (Even sitting up now with the laptop is kind of making me nauseous). Naturally I did not go to work today. I have always thought that when you don't feel well you should try to go to work anyway. In the past I have done this and have been sent home. That seems more responsible than calling out because people often fake it when they call. (I hear it first hand because I am the one who answers the phones and I can tell when people are faking or when they sound perfectly healthy). Today, though, I decided just to call out because I knew if I went they would have sent me home anyway. I really had the best intentions in mind but now it seems like everything has turned around and bitten me in the butt.

I called my work a little bit after I woke up (like at 7:30am-ish) so I could give them notice because I was scheduled at 8am. Since the store was closed no one answered (even though they are SUPPOSED to) and I was stuck waiting and waiting for TWENTY-MINUTES!!! Finally a girl on the floor answered and transferred me to the manager. When I talked to the manager and told her I was not coming in she asked me what time I was scheduled. When I told her 8am she got mad and said, "That's in ten minutes!" When I explained to her how I had been waiting for 20 mins she said, "Yeah, the phone's not working. I know you're sick but you've really put us in a bind, you know!" I then, trying to help her, gave her the name of someone she could call in my place (because part of my job is to call people to come in and cover shifts) but she still seemed pissed off and just kind of hung up on me.

I've never been a manager and I know they deal with a lot of stress and stuff but I am not happy of the attitude she had towards me! I have only called out once for an emergency and I have been sent home a few times for being sick but other than that I have always been dependable and a great worker! I know people are going to say to me, "Well, that's just how it is in the retail world". Yeah, I know that. I KNOW THAT!!! I also know there's nothing I can do about it and I shouldn't fret over something so stupid. But the thing is that it really, honestly, truly is UNFAIR!!!

Why do all the dimpy little teen aged cashiers get to call out whenever the crap they want to go hang out with their friends but all hell breaks loose on me for calling out because I am genuinely sick? Why are they telling us at work to wash our hands a lot and use hand sanitizers because of all the Swine Flu crap but I get yelled at for actually being sick? I am tired of being taken advantage of. Good workers should be rewarded for their loyalty but they never are, and it sucks! I don't know if I can deal with the retail world any longer! My sister's right, I need to get out of there.

Obama is God--apparently

I know this is old, old news but for the life of me I cannot understand why Obama decided an Ipod was a good gift to give the Queen of England! Seriously, what was going through his head? It's not the fact that an Ipod is a bad gift to give somebody but the Queen is not just a "somebody". She's a Queen for crying out loud! And don't give me the "But she already HAS everything else," spiel. As the leader of our country he should have given her a gift that represents us. He could have given her something that commemorates a part of U.S. history or something. His gift should have shown her his respect and admiration for her. I mean, why do I even has to EXPLAIN this? She's the Queen of England!!! Almost ANYTHING would have been better than a freakin' Ipod!!!


But the thing that's bothering me the most is how the news media isn't even talking about it. Well, unless you count this idiot
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6359512.html

I nearly vomited when I read this article!!!


I can GUARANTEE that if Bush had given her a gift like that the news would be all over it--calling him a redneck, a moron, or whatever. But Obama does it and no one says boo. Not to mention the fact that Michelle Obama broke protocol by HUGGING the Queen. You're not supposed to touch the Queen at all--even little kids know that!

(EDIT: Ok, so I've now read that the Queen herself initiated the hug-- if that's true then it was okay for her to do that.)

Michelle probably meant well but it's just the fact that they seemed ill-informed or that they just chose to ignore the rules altogether. The British people love and admire their royalty. Pretty much everything they do is "For the Queen". To me it just shows utter ignorance and lack of respect on the part of the Obamas.

So Obama is God apparently. He can do whatever he wants and all the millions of people who love him will just fall down and worship him. He dons all the magazine covers and even has collector cards in his honor(it's true, we sell them at Target). Every freakin' day those dumb news entertainment shows talk about "What did Michelle wear today" and stuff. I know that in the past a president and his family have always been considered newsworthy but this time it has risen to epic and frightening proportions. They're treated as super, duper, mega-tron celebrities!!! It's madness!

I really don't like where this is going. Doesn't anyone else see how this is a bad thing?