Skanky Hose

Every girl wants to wear fishnet hose or some other tawdry pair of pantie-hose that make you feel sexy. If you don't, then I feel that you should reevaluate your womanhood. Just as a side note, I don't think that women evaluate their womanhood enough. We get after men who are too metro or seem effeminate, they have a real stigma in society; yet, there are no repercussions for tomboys, or softball players. What's up with that? At any rate, back to the situation at hand. I would like to encourage every young lady to buy a pair of skanky hose, and wear them proudly. I bought a pair maybe two years ago, wore them to church, and receive what could be the equivalent to a standing ovation in a religious type setting. Not only did young man after young man compliment me, but one of the leaders of my church stopped me, told how much he liked the pantie hose, and then preceded to ask where he could find some for his wife...

Blink (Book Review)

I've just finished reading a psychology book entitled Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. The basic gist of the book is to explore our unconscious thoughts. Then Gladwell takes it a step further and pits conscience thought against unconscious thought...which one is better? What I found to be most intriguing is that in many cases, including the battle of Chancellorsville during the Civil War, snap judgments are more effective that having tons of data to sift through. There are several examples throughout the book of instances that our thought process and the deciphering of too much information created a skewed view of things. Often time when we are making decisions, we have an instinctive feeling about what we should do; Blink suggests that we should follow that instinct.

While snap judgments are important to us and can serve a very useful purpose, Gladwell also discusses the darker side of "the heat of the moment". I appreciated that Gladwell did not cram a theory down our throats and just expect us to accept it for what he was saying.

I enjoyed reading this book and suggest it to anyone who likes non-fiction. It was a very easy read, with interesting history splash throughout it!

Mystery Show Face-Off

Growing up I was exposed to just about every mystery show you can think of. Matlock was the order of the day during the summer time; Father Dowling Mysteries was my bedtime story; Jessica Fletcher seems like part of the family; even Columbo made an occasional appearance. My mother and I have tossed around the idea of becoming a Mother-Daughter Crime Fighting Team! My mom is incredibly observant, and with a little training I could be the muscle. The only down fall I really see is that as of yet, we haven't managed to make the acquaintance of any useful sidekicks, like a police officer or someone at the courthouse. I do have a classmate that works for the police department in my home town...perhaps I should start working that angle.

At any rate, it is not my mother and my future that I would like to discuss. Actually, that is about a million miles from my topic this evening. I would like to see the mystery show stars in a final show down of wit, ability, and sheer brute strength. Matlock vs. Father Dowling head to head. Angela Lansbury vs. Tomas Magnum. Simon and Simon vs. Starsky and Hutch. All the greats (excluding Columbo as he has that defective eye, and you can hardly expect a handicap man to be a contender in such a match) going at it in a cage match, winner takes all. Yes, I think it would be a thing of beauty to throw the great minds from our television set into an iron cage and lock the door, refusing to open it until someone was dead or brutally beaten. I'm putting my money on Magnum P.I.

Of Mice and Men

First of all let me say that this book was far shorter than I had anticipated it to be...I had assumed that it would be rather long considering it was made into a movie; on the contrary, it is only 107 pages and a very quick read at that...this is coming from a very slow reader.

As far as the book, I enjoyed it. The friendship of Lennie and George parallels relationships I've experienced; the devotion and concern for a friend was heart wrenching and very applicable to my life. The tragedy of loss is bad enough, but for George to have been the cause is a difficult concept to bare...though it has to be, it would have been far more difficult to bear if Curley had been given the satisfaction of taking care of Lennie.

Though the story has a sad ending I liked reading it!

Book Reviews

At the suggestion of a friend I will be submitting an entry every time I finish a book. Let me go ahead and warn you now that once the school year starts my book reading will virtually stop. I might also go a little retro on you and write commentaries about books I've read in the past. We'll see how this goes...if you have any suggestions of books for me please feel free to comment!

The Genius Within

You may or may not be aware that The Simpson's has been running for only five or so years less than I have been alive...that is a long time in TV years. You may be asking yourself how in the world a cartoon can captivate the world so. Allow me to explain.
Number One: The Simpson's is still a family oriented show. In the days of Friends and Will and Grace it's refreshing that no one is really sleeping around to find their self-worth, but rather exploring wild get rich quick schemes.
Number Two: It's very cleverly written. People tend to underestimate the hilarity that lies within The Simpson's. There are always several dimensions of funny. There is the low-brow, slap-stick funny; there's sophisticated cultural moments that one must be on there toes for; and of coarse there is the oh so in your face political/social statements that remind us that as a society, sometimes we are ridiculous.
Number Three: Every situation that occurs in my life can be compared to an episode of the Simpson's. There is always a well fitting quote to spout off and often a song that can make me chuckle!
All in all what I am saying here is that if you don't like The Simpson's, give them a second chance. They are not the most offensive television program out there and they aren't based around sex and other immoral acts. So think Yellow, think Family, think The Simpson's!

Fan Base

I think I've lost my fan base. As you may have noticed it's been a little while since I've written anything. And probably even longer since I've written anything worth reading. The truth is sometimes life just throws a very boring couple of months at you in which you wallow in your own self pity and cross your fingers that you don't get a bed sore from laying around. Lucky for me, that is not why I haven't been writing. Mostly it's because school is almost out, but also because I don't have Internet readily available. (Insert gasp here) Please take a deep breath because I'm sure that shocked and horrified you...we (my roommate and I) don't have television either. I think the Internet is really difficult for her to get along without and the TV is difficult for me to get along without, so we have a very tragic life style. Truth, we just don't see all the muck that makes the rest of the world materialistic and shallow! At any rate, this I suppose is a last ditch effort to win my non-existent fans back!