A lovely clip that should be seen by all writers.
Dylan Moran is the SHIT!!!
Cheers
Dylan Moran is the SHIT!!!
Cheers
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
"Don't Get Caught With Your Panties Down"
"Don't Get Caught With Your Panties Down"
Phrase of the week courtesy of Erika Kristen.
Explanation: Simply put, handle your business (another phrase),
do what you need to do, so you're not standing around saying what happened.
So much negativity so little time. Everybody has a dream or dreams.
Please, I implore you don't let other people's narrow minded thinking
stop you from pursuing yours. This is an issue I'm very passionate about,
as I have been for many years. So bare with me.
It pains me that unfortunately we live in a very ageist country.
We tell the people around us, once you reach a certain age
its time to call it a life.
We're touted as being a country of doers and dreamers,
jumping in and getting our hands dirty, pulling out all the stops in
order to achieve a goal. Perhaps that was true overall, at some point.
I know there are still many people who believe and practice this
philosophy, but I find that quite often that ideology is contradicted,
because of our irrational and unrealistic views toward aging.
We shouldn't only talk about how tenacious we are, on the 4th of July
in front of television cameras, for the local evening news.
I sincerely believe that nothing is beyond your grasp.
But within reason. (And no I'm no back peddling)
Let's say you're in you're 80's, and you want to become a doctor, and
you never finished or attended college at all.
When you combine four years of college, medical school, and a residency,
probably not a realistic goal.
I know that's an extreme example, but none the less there are plenty
of people who give up on something, and then look back years later with
tremendous regret.
My overall point is that those of us in our 20's and 30's, have plenty of time
left before we have to throw in the proverbial towel.
Did you know that there are people in their mid 20's that think their old
because they'll be 30 in five years. Talk about being pessimistic and ungrateful.
As the phrase goes: "Don't be that person"
Phrase of the week courtesy of Erika Kristen.
Explanation: Simply put, handle your business (another phrase),
do what you need to do, so you're not standing around saying what happened.
So much negativity so little time. Everybody has a dream or dreams.
Please, I implore you don't let other people's narrow minded thinking
stop you from pursuing yours. This is an issue I'm very passionate about,
as I have been for many years. So bare with me.
It pains me that unfortunately we live in a very ageist country.
We tell the people around us, once you reach a certain age
its time to call it a life.
We're touted as being a country of doers and dreamers,
jumping in and getting our hands dirty, pulling out all the stops in
order to achieve a goal. Perhaps that was true overall, at some point.
I know there are still many people who believe and practice this
philosophy, but I find that quite often that ideology is contradicted,
because of our irrational and unrealistic views toward aging.
We shouldn't only talk about how tenacious we are, on the 4th of July
in front of television cameras, for the local evening news.
I sincerely believe that nothing is beyond your grasp.
But within reason. (And no I'm no back peddling)
Let's say you're in you're 80's, and you want to become a doctor, and
you never finished or attended college at all.
When you combine four years of college, medical school, and a residency,
probably not a realistic goal.
I know that's an extreme example, but none the less there are plenty
of people who give up on something, and then look back years later with
tremendous regret.
My overall point is that those of us in our 20's and 30's, have plenty of time
left before we have to throw in the proverbial towel.
Did you know that there are people in their mid 20's that think their old
because they'll be 30 in five years. Talk about being pessimistic and ungrateful.
As the phrase goes: "Don't be that person"
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Soap Rant of the Day
Why Soapnet Why?
(OK actually it's not that serious)
But their WACK ASS programming decisions are making
my head spin at the moment.
There's not too much that they get right these days, but their
marathons are Bomb! It gives me the chance to catch up all
at once.
The airing of Y&R at six pm, along with the tagline
"Saturday Night in the City" was a perfect programming fit
considering the sleekness of the show.
And now, they've pushed it up to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, (ARE YOU KIDDING ME)
for the sole purpose of propping yet another non-related soap show!!!
(the DAMN Gilmore Girls of all things) that airs smack dab in the middle
of their Saturday night prime time line up. FUCKING PATHETIC!!!
For what it's worth, I'm not completely looking a gift horse in the mouth,
at least they still air a Y&R marathon, unlike Days of Our Lives,
that got dismissed last year.
I just wish Soapnet would remember the name of their network when deciding
what to put on it.
There I go again being logical.
Silly me.
Cheers
(OK actually it's not that serious)
But their WACK ASS programming decisions are making
my head spin at the moment.
There's not too much that they get right these days, but their
marathons are Bomb! It gives me the chance to catch up all
at once.
The airing of Y&R at six pm, along with the tagline
"Saturday Night in the City" was a perfect programming fit
considering the sleekness of the show.
And now, they've pushed it up to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, (ARE YOU KIDDING ME)
for the sole purpose of propping yet another non-related soap show!!!
(the DAMN Gilmore Girls of all things) that airs smack dab in the middle
of their Saturday night prime time line up. FUCKING PATHETIC!!!
For what it's worth, I'm not completely looking a gift horse in the mouth,
at least they still air a Y&R marathon, unlike Days of Our Lives,
that got dismissed last year.
I just wish Soapnet would remember the name of their network when deciding
what to put on it.
There I go again being logical.
Silly me.
Cheers
Monday, April 6, 2009
Doin the Damn Thang
(I Love that phrase, my friend Bird taught me that one) ➪
You know that I've always been a writer of sorts. And that I've wanted to do it professionally for quite some time. The majority of it will be satirical in nature, my favorite genre. But for now, I'm exorcising some demons that need to be kicked to the curb. The day before my Birthday, I thought to myself what better way other than therapy, (which I'll also be going to very soon) to heal myself and get off this long dark road I'm on, than honestly writing about how I feel. So, I've starting blogging. There's a traffic jam on that road right now, but I can see the exit in the distance. I just have to stay in my car and be patient. If your interested, maybe we can carpool.
Starting My Do Over
But not in the way one might typically think.
There really is only one thing in my life that I wish hadn't happened,
(More on that at a later date) other that I wouldn't change a thing.
I just want a chance once again to stand at the starting gate.
I'm in my own version of the End Of Days. Not as biblical in nature, but
still just as dire. It's time for me to break camp and start my life over.
As bad as my depression has been, I have to remember the fact that
I'm still young, and anything is possible, and I have a chance to see where
those possibilities will take me because I'm still here.
Lately there seems to have been an influx of children being murdered
by their parents or someone else close to them.
A father murdered his two young children, several weeks ago, who were both
under the age of ten, simply because he did not like the mother's new boyfriend.
Also, several months ago an 8 year old in California was raped
by a WOMAN!!! no less (what's that shit about???),
with a foreign object, and then strangled to death. Lord Have Mercy.
Those little ones will never have the chance to finish school, overcome
obstacles and challenges, have their first best friend, boyfriend or girlfriend,
begin the career of their dreams, get married, raise children, grow old with
the people they love more than anyone in the world, because their breath was stolen from them.
But for me, and anyone else reading this, WERE STILL HERE!!!
And though it doesn't feel like it at the moment, it's the biggest blessing we have right now!!!
There's still so much more I have to say on this issue.
I'll hit you guys on the flip side.
Cheers
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Rest in PEACE Guiding Light
Kimisha L. Pierce As much as the demise of Guiding Light breaks my heart into a million pieces, the sad fact is that the blame lies solely with the producers of this show. There were many things that could have been done over the last several years to prevent this, things that were not insurmountable by any means, and it didn't happen. Personally, in my humble opinion, I strongly feel that the video major college freshmen cinematography that the show was so fixated on was the main issue that dug its grave. No matter how good the story is, the amateur filming style was too distracting. Although, I did my part and tried to the contribute to ratings, one person is not enough. It's too bad online viewing did not count, at least as far as I know. If so that's BULLSHIT! They could have come up with a way to figure that in, that would have saved it alone.!!! In any case GL being gone is a blasphemous tragedy!
A show that's been in existence since the 30's on radio, & tv since the 50's should still be here. SHAME Ellen Wheeler/P&G
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