This is an expression I've used libearlly over time:
"You can't out-fox the fox."
Lately I've been noticing a trend in girls, and that trend is slight dishonesties in light of saving graces. I consider myself a pretty evolved person, and it's merely coincidence as I sit here and write this on my 30th birthday.
I think this would be number one in my list of annoyances in the lesbian dating realm. White lies are welcome when you don't want to hurt someone's feelings, I suppose...But I'm the kind of girl you don't need to let down easy.
I'm 30.
I'm a big girl.
If you don't like me, I can defintiely take it.
My favorite girl-excuse as of late is, and are you ready for this one?
"I'm too busy to date right now."
This has to be my favorite excuse ever as to why girls like to ease out of dating in general. And in the past year, not that I'm a serial dater (ok, ok I am), I got this excuse a few times. That immediately makes me think the following:
You're multiple dating (which I could care less about because I am, too)
You're using me as a rebound (totally fine actually I welome this)
You're just not that into me (which also, totally ok)
Most girls call me a jerk, and I'm sitting here like actually I'm just honest. And maybe that's not something girls are used to, but if I'm not interested, or if I'm dating around and I want to spend more time with another girl, chances are I will plain stop talking to you. Because, really what is even the point?
Running the "I'm busy" excuse makes me discredit you immediately. Because lets be real girls: Don't sit there and tell me you wouldn't make time for someone you REALLY liked. So basically that makes me think you're full of shit so I will tell you what I think you want to hear "Ohhh that's ok." When inside I'm really like "Whatever, man." I moved on the minute I heard that shite excuse. What would REALLY be nice is: "You know, you're cool but I'm seeing another girl, too and I'd kind of like to see where that is going." I would totally respect you for this. Seriosuly. How can someone even be upset at that. We would even still be friends.
I would honestly appreciate that. Because what ends up happening 100% of the time is that a month later I find out through other people, (or you give yourself away on your status updates) that you're "In a relationship." So now I think you're a total liar and I hate liars. It's like wow, you're busy? Really? Apparently not since you had plenty of time to involve yourself with a girl in the meantime.
Also second runner up for an inexcusable excuse:
School (yeah. right. Sorry that's almost as bad as "I'm so busy right now." Unless you're studying to be a medical doctor or a rocket scientist, your whatever classes is all a sham).
Girls, please. Just be honest. I hate that I keep losing respect for girls that I think are good people, and then the boom gets lowered every time. Do me (and yourself) a favor and just learn to be straightforward. A little honesty goes a long way.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Why Twilight Insults the Intelligence
Now, I'm a lover of fiction. Actually if it hasn't been for Shirley Jackson, I don't think I would have ever been inspired to creatively write anything while growing up. I think what you write is oftentimes a relfection on your influences, as it should be. Sort of an outright applaud to an author that sparked that interest in you.
I'm fortunate enough to be in the company of a 10-year old girl who loves to read. While skimming books at my local Barnes and Noble one night I thought for a second she would enjoy the Twilight Series. After reading the first chapter I immediately put it down and picked up Coraline, which was written by this years Newberry Award Winner. Please keep in mind that the Twilight Series is listed as YA, as in Young Adult. As in the average age of a reader is 9 years old.
I wouldn't even take the time to bother with a rant such as this, but it honestly bothers me that books turned film like "Twilight" have sped off into warp speed Cult status that is normally reserved for REAL cult films (John Waters, anyone?). I'm still boggled as to how "Twilight" would ever be associated OR classified in the same category, but I guess that's up to the public to decide (sad).
I would be more open minded about the book/film should the book had been more properly written. And on that note, lets take a look at some background information on how research was "conducted." She was quoted as saying:
"For my setting, I knew I needed someplace ridiculously rainy. I turned to Google, as I do for all my research needs, and looked for the place with the most rainfall in the U.S. This turned out to be the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State."
And: "During the day, I couldn't stay away from the computer, either. When I was stuck at swim lessons, out in 115 degrees of Phoenix sunshine, I would plot and scheme and come home with so much new stuff that I couldn't type fast enough. It was your typical Arizona summer, hot, sunny, hot, and hot, but when I think back to those three months, I remember rain and cool green things, like I really spent the summer in the Olympic Rainforest."
Case in point: Not only did the author just GOOGLE search her location, she'd never actually been to the city..."Like I'd really spent the Summer in the Olympic Rainforest..." Like. Not that she'd actually ever been there, but it was "like" that. Thank God for imaginations...That's like me setting a story in Russia and only using the 10 percent of my tiny little brain to come up with what I think Russia is like. I would be embarassed to even admit that I'd never been to Olympia, WA, or that I used google as my primary options for research.
When asked who her inspirations for Twilight was, I absolutely had to sit here and laugh. Literally. Here is her list of inspirations:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Romeo and Juliete by Shakespere
Please tell me how those amazing classic novels ever aided in the inspiration behind Twilight because I don't see a lick of it anywhere along the lines.
I mean, how anyone is attracted to dialogue like this is beyond me:
Where is the Shakespere in the above scene? Please let me know how three of some of the most world renound authors mentioned above could ever afford to lend a tinker in the thought process of this novel. I seriously want to know.
Am I being a hater? Perhaps. I feel it's justified by the fact that this is the BS kids are reading these days, and adults are somehow adopting the books as real literature. I'm probably pissing off all kinds of fans as we speak, but whatever man. An unproperly researched book based off of characters from a dream the author had plus the fact that she "purposely geared the series towards 15 year olds." Fifteen is a little too generous in my book.
Twilight has a following.
How do the Brontë sisters not?
Mind boggling.
I'm fortunate enough to be in the company of a 10-year old girl who loves to read. While skimming books at my local Barnes and Noble one night I thought for a second she would enjoy the Twilight Series. After reading the first chapter I immediately put it down and picked up Coraline, which was written by this years Newberry Award Winner. Please keep in mind that the Twilight Series is listed as YA, as in Young Adult. As in the average age of a reader is 9 years old.
I wouldn't even take the time to bother with a rant such as this, but it honestly bothers me that books turned film like "Twilight" have sped off into warp speed Cult status that is normally reserved for REAL cult films (John Waters, anyone?). I'm still boggled as to how "Twilight" would ever be associated OR classified in the same category, but I guess that's up to the public to decide (sad).
I would be more open minded about the book/film should the book had been more properly written. And on that note, lets take a look at some background information on how research was "conducted." She was quoted as saying:
"For my setting, I knew I needed someplace ridiculously rainy. I turned to Google, as I do for all my research needs, and looked for the place with the most rainfall in the U.S. This turned out to be the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State."
And: "During the day, I couldn't stay away from the computer, either. When I was stuck at swim lessons, out in 115 degrees of Phoenix sunshine, I would plot and scheme and come home with so much new stuff that I couldn't type fast enough. It was your typical Arizona summer, hot, sunny, hot, and hot, but when I think back to those three months, I remember rain and cool green things, like I really spent the summer in the Olympic Rainforest."
Case in point: Not only did the author just GOOGLE search her location, she'd never actually been to the city..."Like I'd really spent the Summer in the Olympic Rainforest..." Like. Not that she'd actually ever been there, but it was "like" that. Thank God for imaginations...That's like me setting a story in Russia and only using the 10 percent of my tiny little brain to come up with what I think Russia is like. I would be embarassed to even admit that I'd never been to Olympia, WA, or that I used google as my primary options for research.
When asked who her inspirations for Twilight was, I absolutely had to sit here and laugh. Literally. Here is her list of inspirations:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Romeo and Juliete by Shakespere
Please tell me how those amazing classic novels ever aided in the inspiration behind Twilight because I don't see a lick of it anywhere along the lines.
I mean, how anyone is attracted to dialogue like this is beyond me:
Where is the Shakespere in the above scene? Please let me know how three of some of the most world renound authors mentioned above could ever afford to lend a tinker in the thought process of this novel. I seriously want to know.
Am I being a hater? Perhaps. I feel it's justified by the fact that this is the BS kids are reading these days, and adults are somehow adopting the books as real literature. I'm probably pissing off all kinds of fans as we speak, but whatever man. An unproperly researched book based off of characters from a dream the author had plus the fact that she "purposely geared the series towards 15 year olds." Fifteen is a little too generous in my book.
Twilight has a following.
How do the Brontë sisters not?
Mind boggling.
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