Some things that have struck me as of late that have driven me to the point of wanting to write about them... here are some rants and maybe one rave, that have become part of my life as of late---(thank you to Allison who inspires these blog posts- check out her blog here)
Articles that point out how unrealistic shows are that you LOVED since YEARS ago
i.e. CLICK HERE and feast your eyes upon the perfect example. Sex and The City was a favorite (still is, I repeat it OFTEN) of mine from the age of 16 until now. And yes, back then my eyes saw a magical city, (NYC), amazing outfits, gorgeous shoes, and fantastic apartments. Namely the main character, Carrie, worked like once a week, writing for the New York Star, and she lived in Manhattan, took a cab everywhere, and bought $800 shoes nearly every week. I knew in the way back of my mind it wasn't realistic and I live a pretty realistic and budgeted life, so it's not like it ruined me, but WHY do these articles have to point it out and ruin the magic? I guess it is my choice to click them and read it.........but still.
TEXTING AND DRIVING
This is an old topic- we all know it well. Living in LA means a commute that is stop, and go, stop and go, and so on and so forth. Most major streets are at least 2 lanes on each side so you generally tend to look around and see what's going on around you when you are completely stopped or going 2MPH. 99% of the time I will look to my left, or right and see some person looking at their phone with their little thumbs going at it. Don't get me wrong, I have been guilty of this too, but mine permanently stays on my dashboard with my ever so trusty Waze app getting me to my apartment in the fastest way possible and nothing makes me MORE annoyed then seeing some guy or gal looking at their phone or even worse, taking a picture or video of themselves, I do not care if it's stop and go, one moment that you think we are slowing down and you don't look up, you will ruin your driving credibility and plow into the person in front of you! NOT WORTH-IT. PLEASE STOP (especially if you are behind me!!)
Finding out a character on a show you watch has signed a contract to be on the show longer or you know is going to star in a new show soon...
This is the same as a spoiler article in my eyes, which usually warns you before you start reading so you know to exit out! My example of this is for The Walking Dead. I am A FAN. Can I please get a hear hear on how SEXY and AMAZING Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in this show! Holy crap. I have never liked a bad guy so much!
Anyway,
Come to find out, ***SPOILER ALERT****
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan has signed on for 2 more seasons- which means, he will not be killed anytime soon even though that is what the WHOLE series is about currently. How annoying is that!? An actor signs a contract? GREAT! I don't need to know. Don't tell me. I want to be shocked when he doesn't get killed and wonder why and not have it be because he has signed on to be here for 2 more years. GEEZ. Annoying.
Second, don't tell us that a series regular is going to star in a new show on a different network, because that automatically tells us that they will most likely be killed off. DUMB. I know there is life to worry about, but when I watch a show, I like to be surprised and sucked in so I can forget about life for that hour of watching, mmm k?
Social Media Hate
Again... a topic everyone knows of and sadly, it has become a daily part of our lives. Any article whether it be some type of meme, or a news post about something big going on in the world will have people go nuts. There will be hatred, profanity, pointing toward religion, race, political views, sexist comments, etc. I can't scroll through a comment thread without finding it. I just wonder if these people were speaking out loud in public if they would really say all these hateful things. Social media provides anonymity and I know we have freedom of speech, but why so negative? Why so hateful? Why can't something be posted and there just be positive feedback? Because, the world.
TRAFFIC
If you have ever lived in a big city, you get it. You know this word well, you spend HOURS in your car commuting to work, a commute that you could run faster if you wanted to. It is RIDICULOUS. To put this in perspective- my office is 7.2 miles from my house. It takes me 45 minutes to get to work (on a normal traffic day, this has been over an hour before). In a car. If there is no traffic (on days such as today, THANK YOU HOLIDAYS) it took me 25 minutes. That's a great day when it takes less then 30 minutes. LA is the worst with public transportation too. We have a metro system...but it is TERRIBLE. I just cannot get over how bad traffic is. I know I am a cause of it too, because I don't carpool, but that's another thing about LA, everyone lives in different zones of LA- carpooling is nearly impossible unless by some miracle you are actually in a 1 mile radius of someone you can carpool with....just thinking about going home makes me annoyed because I know what I will have to deal with.
And last:
THIS IS A RAVE: S-TOWN
The only plus side of a commute is that I can listen to books, and podcasts, which I love. And my car is the best place to listen because there aren't any distractions or noises to drown it out. In three days, last week, I started and finished a podcast called S-Town. All 7 episodes. I could not get enough and much like Serial, it's sister podcast, I am SO SAD it's over. I need more! If you have not listened to S-Town, you MUST. Seriously, GO LISTEN NOW.
That's all for now.......thanks for tuning in!
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