The first Night At The Museum was so adorable that I absolutely had to see the second. I’m not one for family-oriented movies (or Ben Stiller, by the way) but I just adored the first. Last night I saw the Smithsonian version of Night At The Museum and I would say three out of five stars. It definitely wasn’t as good as the first one but it was still very cute. It had many of the Seth Rogen actors strewn about in it, which I thought was interesting. There’s a scene in the beginning with Jonah Hill just being Jonah Hill for like seven minutes but I like him, so I was humored. There were a few things that didn’t exactly make sense but I guess children’s movies don’t really have to. Hank Azaria was the villian (as well a few of the other voices) which I thought was a refreshing face to see and a nice touch for a family comedy-adventure. I’m not the best movie-reviewer but I just thought I’d mention it…
Night At The Museum 2
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Leashes on children.
I’m noticing that a lot of people feel that it is okay to approach strangers and express their opinions about children on leashes. I also think that, usually, they aren’t exactly educated opinions.
I have recently bought somewhat of a leash for my daughter and I find it very beneficial. She began walking almost two months ago and we are now walking in larger areas so that she can improve with a great deal of space. When she holds my hand, it causes her to be more unbalanced as well as reliant on me, which really isn’t helping her. I decided to buy her one of those little backpacks with the long tail that you can hold on to. She likes it and so do I.
I’ve heard other mothers who use this refer to it as a little independence for the child but still under the control of the guardian. Leashes are good for safety, that child who just will not hold your hand, and multiple children.
What I’ve heard thus far:
“Why not just hold your child’s hand?!”
I’ve already given my reason for doing so, and there are some mother’s whose children will not hold their hands, or if the mother is trying to multi-task, hand-holding may not be an option.
“They are not dogs!”
No but leashes for dogs and children serve similar purposes. We care about our dogs and children, so we do not want them running off into the street. I honestly see no harm in the comparison, animals should be respected and cared for as well. Leashes are not used to harm them in any way, just like when used with a child!
“It’s lazy.”
I can see how you would think that, however, this is one of those clearly uninformed sentences. Judge not what you haven’t yet looked into. Listen to someone’s reasons for doing what they do and you might just see their point of view and maybe even begin to agree with them.
What are your thoughts?
Let me make a suggestion.
The Lonely Island of Saturday Night Live has put out a CD called Incredibad. My best friend was obsessed with a popular diddy called “On a Boat” that he found on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRaU0GMheMc). The CD is pretty funny, better than you’d expect. It has a bunch of the hits you love, like “Jizz in My Pants” and “Dick in a Box”. Most of the songs sound like actual rap songs (though I’m not normally into that sort of thing). If you like dumb-funny things, I suggest this CD to you.
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Slacking, my apologies.
I haven’t been posting on here at all lately. I’m not really sure what to post about besides my opinions on random things. Is there anything in particular that people would be interested in hearing about? I didn’t think I should write about my personal life and I wasn’t really sure what to include otherwise. If anyone can give me some pointers, I would gladly accept.
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Alchy nation, drugs, and probation.
I can count on one hand how many people I know that don’t drink alcohol or have never tried drugs. I can also count on one hand how many people I actually know who think there’s anything wrong with that.
Most teenagers seem spend their weekends getting drunk and mindlessly screwing each other. You want to tackle teen pregnancy, start there! Fumbled, drunk fucks probably make up a good amount of unplanned pregnancies. I don’t think I know any teenagers who designate a sober driver, either. The teenagers who contest that they’re not having sex or driving drunk, the ones who are underage drinking responsibly, they think they’re not doing any harm. How about your bodies? Starting early means more time for damage, woohoo! Parties don’t have to consist of alcohol and recreational drugs to be fun. I’ve had some crazy ass time where you’d think we were all high and drunk!
Adults seem to be drinking an awful lot and what’s the harm in that? Monkey see, monkey do is all. If you drink beer at every meal, your children are going to notice and possibly mimic that behavior. People always use the excuse that if their kids learn it, they can learn it anywhere but all learning begins in the home and it’s also your job to be a good role model.
Everyone I know that has ever been in trouble with the law has a charge involving drugs and/or alcohol. One of my friends is on probation for drinking at a public park, which was purely stupid on her part but after all, alcohol does kill brain cells right? Another is in trouble for a drunken fight in a bar. Another for smoking marijuana under a bridge.
Why do people drink anyway? The taste? Most alcohol tastes horrible and I watch people practically hold their breath just to down it! To get drunk? Are you that boring without assistance? If the ability to do it is in you when you’re drunk, it’s in you when you’re not. Give it a shot (no pun intended). Depression? Alcohol is a depressant. It just makes it worse. Think of it as a magnifying glass for your emotions.
I could ramble on forever about the things young people do these days and whose fault I think it is, but I’ll try to save it for another post.
Dot com love and loving the dot com.
Since the age of fourteen, I have been an avid user of the Internet. Back then my activity was mildly moderated, time limited, and server was the laughable AOL. By fifteen, as my parents separated, I began doing more surfing and was without limitations. Every social networking site advertised, I became a part of. My favorite Internet hangout in those days was a chatroom for my area. Everyone who was anyone had a link to it in their AIM profile.
My first real boyfriend at sixteen I met through someone that on the Internet and almost every subsequent relationship to this day has derived from some social networking website. I’ve met people from chatrooms, MySpace, True, OkCupid, and even the terribly put together eSpinTheBottle. Being more into women, I find the Internet the best way to meet because your sexuality is usually out on display, not to mention that I feel more comfortable initiating conversations with those I do not know. Right now, I am a big fan of OkCupid. Their questions are fantastic, thought-provoking, and fun. The matches, surprisingly enough, are actually quite accurate. I’ve met a few people from there and each was definitely high-quality and worth it.
The point of my blog is that so many people seem to down Internet dating but it seems to have worked in the favor of me and others I know, quite well. I’ve only ever, in my years of meeting people from the Internet, had one small problem and it’s been well worth it other than that. Since I currently am unemployed, I am also making a little bit of side cash with a project via a site that I found online.
For those of us who may be a little shy with meeting people in person, I believe that the Internet is a very helpful tool. I wouldn’t suggest it to anyone under eighteen like I was, but as adults, I would hope that we are responsible enough to know what safety precautions to take when doing so. I always require pictures and often talk to the person for a while via IM or telephone (though I have been known to skirt those rules, so unintelligently). Once again, the media has shed light over the negative situations to have occurred and I wanted to bring attention to the positive experiences that I have had.
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Bisexuals on Parade.
As many have probably noticed, there has been an increase in the number of bisexual females in the past several years. Now let me forget for a moment the unbelievably ridiculous double standard that comes along with bisexuality as I recall the countless amount of times I’ve heard said quite ignorantly “if a chick does a chick she’s bi but if a guy does a chick, no turnin’ back man, he’s a homo”. No, I’m setting that annoyance aside to rant about something that’s become much more personal over the past few years.
Some people don’t believe in bisexuality, that it’s just greed or a grace period in which you make up your mind. I’m not quite sure what I believe, after all, most people eventually choose a side when they get married. Even that now has become a gray area as many of these “bisexual” women have chosen to have an open marriage so that they can have their cake and eat out too. What I am sure not to believe, is that the number of genuine bisexuals is really this high. About 70% of the girls and women that I have met in the past four years have identified as bisexual and I believe that only about 18% of those females were bisexual.
The dictionary defines a bisexual as “attracted to both sexes: sexually attracted to both men and women, or engaging in both heterosexual and homosexual activity” but that is just too broad. As Alfred Kinsey had studied, most women are attracted to other women so no one is truly “straight” or “gay”. Why do the labels matter? Society often feels comfortable with labels even if they complain about them, they seem lost without them but take my honest personal need for them: I need to know who my options are. The last comments I’m wanting to read are how we don’t need labels. Okay, rebel, anarchist, you’re unique and want to be better than labels. We’re accustomed to them now, might as well label them properly. The label debate is a whole separate blog (that I doubt I would even bother writing because I feel a strong sense of apathy, is that not an oxymoron? HAHA.)
“Engaging in sex with both genders” is definitely more bisexual but I feel like even that definition needs amending because if “the majority of society isn’t straight”, the “requirements” should be different. I hate to use the word requirements as if I find myself more deserving of the title, it isn’t the case, I just feel like it’s becoming too broad of a category and confusing me.
Let me put it this way, I’ve met four different kinds of “bisexuals” in my life. We have “the fake bisexual” who claims bisexuality for the attention of the men. Most men find the idea of two women together very sexy, so naturally, it definitely gets their attention. I’d like to take a moment to attack that idea itself. The fantasy of two women together is absolutely very attractive but it tends to lose its appeal when the woman you love leaves you for the other woman.
Another one, that goes more by the official definition but I still don’t recognize it as such, is “the uber-sexual” who just loves sex. The uber-sexual (yes I made it up but these are just my titles for the types of girls I’ve run into) just enjoys sexual experience, finds women sexually attractive like most straight women but acts on it. I’ve noticed that these women often too enjoy the attention of men. Most of the uber-sexuals I know will engage in many threesomes. I see many ads on dating sites where the uber-sexuals are seeking out a “sidepiece” to sleep with when they aren’t with their boyfriend/husband.
Most of us probably fall into the category of “the confused” which are those of us who just aren’t sure if we do lean a significant amount into one direction or really do have the feelings for both genders. I know I certainly do, four year struggle.
One that really drives me crazy are “the for nows” who are bisexual for now but know that they could never marry a woman. Why bother?
My definition of a bisexual would be someone that is currently attracted to both sexes, both physically and emotionally, and doesn’t have pre-disposed end to the lifestyle in sight. The dictionary’s definition of bisexual puts each branch into this category so I suppose for now, all of us share the name but I feel that we are so different and I do wish there was a name to be able to differentiate. This was definitely a rant and I’m sure plenty of people don’t agree with me but if you were me, I think you might understand. *Wink*
Co-sleeping is murder?
Recently, a friend of mine posted something saying not to let your infant sleep in your bed because you could be charged with murder if he or she passes away. For the first few months of my daughter’s life, we did co-sleeping. I awoke each time she made a peep and was always conscious of her presence in my bed. A personal opinion of mine is that co-sleeping can be hazardous to those who are very heavy sleepers and who toss and turn often. I am a single mother so obviously, I didn’t have to worry about anyone else’s sleeping habits. So many deaths in the media make it sound like you are a bad parent if you practice co-sleeping and that’s just ridiculous. Plenty of the mothers that I know have happy, healthy babies after or while still co-sleeping. Thank for the reputation, media.
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Still alive!
I’m still around, sorry everyone. I have so many ideas but for some reason I never remember to come back on here or need to be in a particular mood to rant and rave about things. I promise to come back on and write soon.
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Pitbulls aren’t NBK.
Pitbull, natural born killer? Wrong! Pitbulls have a bad reputation because of how common it has been to breed them as fighters or to harm people. I would say that pitbulls are definitely naturally a little hyper which makes it easy to use it for wrongdoing, I suppose but in the past three years I have met so many nice pitbulls. We have two quite pleasant pitbull mixes in my house, which they share with my infant daughter. They do not harm her, occasionally lick her but mostly just ignore her completely.
When I posted this picture on a message board, I got responses like “OMG WHY WOULD YOU PUT YOUR DAUGHTER NEXT TO THAT PITBULL?!” I couldn’t believe it. There are entire counties where just owning a pitbull is illegal and it’s all because of this ridiculous reputation. A pitbull on our street attacked a harmless dog late at night a few weeks ago and the police, knowing we owned pitbulls, came straight to our house to check our dogs out. I hate that people have ruined such a cute and fun breed of dog and now, so many are frightened, skeptical, and judgmental of the pups I love so dearly.
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