Imagination?

Last night, as many highschoolers know, was a new episode of the Real World and the season Premiere of the latest edition of the show Laguna Beach, now called Newport Harbor. Real World, per usual, was excellent, but I was sorely dissapointed in the new MTV show Newport Harbor, although I think it may be the realization that the kids on the show are the same age as my brother who is 6 years my junior, the show really just showed immature, whiny rich kids. Well anyway, this blog it not about that at all, but that was the first dissapointment of the evening.

After these ended, I was still not in that I'm really close to falling asleep stage so I switched, like an good Law and Order fan, to USA, which as all Law and Order fans in the Hampton Roads area know broadcasts re-runs from about 7 till later than I stay up every night except for Monday when they have wrastling (I meant to spell it wrong) later in the evening.

So I turn it to USA and it is a Criminal Intent episode just beginning, which although inferior to SVU, I usually find it to be a very good show indeed... and then by the opening credits I could tell it was one of the newer CI's which star the weird looking girl and Chris Noth (of who I am a huge fan on SATC, but not so much on Law and Order). I'm much more a fan of the Goran and Eames Criminal Intent, they are awesome together!

So this somewhat continued to create an air of dissapointment that I only get when I start to watch a Law and Order and realize that I know the ending, and the ending is that the crime is never resolved (there are very few of these, so I don't catch them too often).

Well as the story begins to unfold I begin to become even more dissapointed and quite possibly even annoyed. Not only was the plot 'ripped' directly from the headlines, it WAS the headlines, I felt like I was watching unsolved mysteries celebrity edition instead of Law and Order. While Law and Order occasionally does take topics from the headlines, never have I seen one soooo blatantly obvious!

Here is the gist: This rather busty, drug-induced, southern blonde loses her semi-depressed, semi-drug addicted son, two days after her new baby is born. She has previously been married to a man she met while she was working as a stripper and he was 40 years her senior, he has since died and she was in the midst of a legal battle with his children over his millions. She currently lives with her partner/leagal counsel/supposed husband who claimed to be the father of her new baby and was a bald jewish man. Oh yeah and by the way this woman was good friends with owner of a 'gentleman's magazine' who had numerous blonde girls on his arms constantly, for which this magazine brought her to fame when she was once a 'honey' of the year!! WOW!

I really think some writers were watching the Anna Nicole case and were like oh S$%&, we have to write a show, we're behind, oh let's just use this one, and we'll add our own ending!! I mean really! It is so sad when WRITERS have a lack of imagination, aren't they some of the people who should have the most! I really lose hope for those of us who don't get paid to be imagintive.

I was watching the Today Show this morning and the Author of the book "The World is Flat" was on, and while they really didn't talk too much about the book, but I believe it is basically sociological look at the 21st century. They did speak to him about the state of society today and asked what he felt was the most important thing to society, he replied "imagination". He stated that with the internet and books and other resources readily available, the only new things we have are those inside our head, and imagination is something that must begin to be nutured at a young age, in hopes of it continuing to grow and foster as people age. Well I believe this author could definitely teach the Law and Order writers a thing or too.

I will no longer watch any Law and Orders that I beleive to be at all taken from the Headlines because these writers are paid to be imaginitive, and I think they are just being lazy. So I strike! Who's with me??

Politics

While I never in a million years would call myself anything close to a political guru, I definitely have some strong opinions regarding certain issues, while on others I am less sure. Some issues I agree or disagree with because of my faith, others deal with how I was brought, and yet others still I have decided based on my experiences. I am pro-life, which probably makes most strong women cringe, but this one is faith based issue for me, but in the same sense I am completely pro-life and believe that we shouldn't ever dictate if someone lives or dies and therefore I am also against the death penalty. I am for the conservative tax structure and foreign policy, due to my up bringing, but I believe that everyone should have the right to marry the person they love, whethere it is the same sex or not Although I don't think this applies to my church, I do believe they should be able to be legally bound.
Therefore, when first looking at this election I really was pulling for a fairly conservative candidate, who at this point is still yet to declare his candidacy, Fred Thompson. He has a very strong background in the government, but has also held numerous other jobs from driving a truck to DA on TV's Law and Order. Many of the issues he felt strongly about such as abortion and foreign policy, I agreed with his opinions, and therefore for me and my beliefs he is the ideal candidate.
And I still feel he is the ideal candidate for me, but...and this is a big one, after a wonderful conversation with a friend of mine last night I realized I was being slightly selfish. One thing that has nagged at me over the past 8 years or so is how divided this country is. When you look at the most recent presidential and congressional elections it shows the divisive nature of this country, currently. Therefore I think I might be shifting my feelings toward a more moderate candidate such as Guliani because I feel he really is someone who might be able to bring this country back together.
I realize it is naive to think that the country could ever 'unite as one and live in perfect harmony', but it really is in such a sad and divided state that someone more moderate could help to bring people back to thinking of what is best for the country and not just I'm a republican so this is what I want, or I am a democrat so this is what I want, and I don't want what you want, just because you are from a different party. So this election I might be putting my country's needs ahead of my own, and someone once thought I was selfish ;)

What do you think??

Birthday, etc.

So this weekend was wonderful!!! Jonathan and my Mom certainly know me very well...

Since purchasing a house and becoming a 'big kid', I have really not been able to indulge one of my biggest passions which is shopping which I still hold stems from my passion for fashion and not from greed. I'm sure Jonathan can now confirm that there are a lot of clothes that I try on, but do not purchase!!! I just like looking at all the pretty clothes and shoes and bags and belts and jewelry and...

Well Jonathan was so very kind to indulge me, and took me on an all day shopping spree up at the outlets in Williamsburg, I had a blast, although I know Jonathan was more than worm out. But he is a wonderful Fiance' and will make a wonderful husband and I am truley thankful. I actually only ended up spending half the money he gave me that day...but the weekend was not over yet :)

On Sunday (my actual birthday) my Mom wanted to take me shopping. So after church and brunch with the regular crowd (including Jonathan in a pink shirt!!), my Mom and I went shopping at Patrick Henry. It was a lot of fun, and what was really neat was my mom wanted to get me pretty stuff to wear for my wedding night and honeymoon. I have never had such pretty things to sleep in, when the lady was folding it all up to put it in the bag, I got so excited because I couldn't help but think, wow my suitcase is going to look so pretty when I pack that stuff in it!! She got me 2 short, spaghetti strap night gowns and one matching robe and they are really shiny and smooth! I'm gonna look awesome! :) I also spent some more of my Mom's money and the rest of Jonathan's.

It was another wonderful day that we ended by going to Plaza Azteca with the rest of the fam and Jonathan. It was somewhat sad, but I did not invite Jonathan's Family and typically when we have these events, such as birthdays, in mine or Jonathan's life it involves both of our families, but my family was not invited to Jonathan's birthday (I think his family was upset about guest list stuff at that time), so I didn't feel right inviting his to my birthday. I'm hoping after the wedding our families will be able to be close again since it seems to be doing the opposite of what it's supposed to do. Families are supposed to be brought together over a wedding not torn apart.

I guess only time will tell, and I'll be praying in the mean time. I'm going out to sushi dinner tonight with my friend Sharon the D.J. so I guess my birthday never ends.

23 is shaping up to be a pretty amazing year!

P.S. We saw Smoking Aces this weekend, it was a decent movie, but you have to be really awake or it will be really hard to understand!!

MY BIRTHDAY!!

Ok, so I'm finally really feeling like a 'twenty-something'. This weekend will be my 23rd birthday, and though I sound completely enthusiastic, it really does not hold the same luster it use to. My last GREAT birthday was 21, and I'm afraid it might end there. While I tried hard last year for 22, it really wasn't amazing, and therefore I'm not expecting much. Also, with my upcoming nuptials in a month and a half, my birthday has kind of fallen into the background.

I remember thinking when I was younger how awesome your birthday was, for me it was the 2nd best day of the year (2nd only to Christmas). I thought it was great, and really made you feel special. Now, as I get older, I think it is still an enjoyable time, but it is not everything I felt as a young child or even as an adolescent.

Well enough of that sappy-sad stuff!! I'm getting married in a month and a half!!!! It can't believe how the time has flown! There is so much stuff to do when planning a wedding that I really haven't been able to enjoy it, I'm hoping that I will get to the point where pretty much all the planning is done and I can enjoy the "I'm getting married" feeling and have less of the, "Oh shoot, what else do I have to do" feeling, but I am definitely getting there.

Well have a wonderful weekend everyone! and if you are looking for something to do on sunday, consider sending me money since cards are sooo impersonal :) (or maybe the other way around)

Weekends

So I have decided to start my own blog in an effort to enjoy time outside of the weekends. Since I work a normal 9-5 M-F, I typically LIVE for the weekends, but I would like to start enjoying more time outside of the weekends. I was pondering it this morning (MONDAY =EVIL), how I couldn't wait till next weekend, not that I have specific plans, I just feel as though I can enjoy the time on the weekends, while during the week is reserved for, working, working out, eating, sleeping, repeat. I have decided that I am now going to enjoy the time during the week more, and stop wishing my life away waiting for the weekends.

I was somewhat prompted to this topic by the preist at my church this weekend. He spoke on how we are all consumed by the next thing we are going to do and keeping busy, making sure the silence is silenced, by TV or the Radio, and not taking the time to talk to God in the silence (since this is the time that he is revealed to us). I feel that I do need to spend less time doing busy things like watching TV or goofing off on facebook and more time in my own thoughts and reading.

In an effort to do both of these I have begun this blog and have reserved the new Harry Potter. Alright, alright, I know, Harry Potter is probably not the most effective time I could spend reading, but it is a start, and after I graduated from college, I really wanted to make an effort to continue my education through reading, and I have failed. I'm hoping by getting in the 'swing' of reading with Harry Potter, I can continue with more 'grown-up' books.

So my goal is to try and live a little of my life in silence, what are your thoughts on my goal?