Is a FLDSMDFR worth the risk?

Yes, a FLDSMDFR.

If you don't understand that reference then you probably shouldn't read this post, unless you are hoping to watch the movie it is referencing and want to see if it's awesome (which it is). And yes, I am most definitely referencing Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (the movie, duh). As I was watching, eating my pancakes and craving other greasy foods that the FLDSMDFR spit out in the sky I wondered, is a FLDSMDFR worth the risk?

Today, I am having the worst craving for greasy foods, such as Cheese Curds, Taco Bell, Dominos Pizza, etc. Being that I live in such a small town there really is not fast food around (and no, I do not like McDonalds and refuse to eat at the one in Zumbrota. It takes them forever just to make a McFlurry). If I had a FLDSMDFR I could have all of that greasy goodness created for me and I could eat it. I'm literally sitting here thinking of all the foods I could make, and how badly I want it. I really could go for a burrito.

Anyway, so this FLDSMDFR seems awesome, but being that the food mutates in the movie it's a little risky. Like I think I would need to avoid spaghetti.

So there's always that issue of it mutating, but everything else is pretty sweet. Like when he had it "snow" ice cream. 

Oh, and the snowball fights.

Or that awesome Jello house thing he made. 

It would be so awesome to get a FLDSMDFR and all. I think even fighting mutant gummy bears would be awesome.

So, with knowing this, is a FLDSMDFR worth it? I mean it could mutate and everything and we could all die because the food killed us, but it could also bring awesomeness. MMMM greasy awesomeness.

Side note: If you haven't seen this movie (and this means you probably don't know my sister...) you really should. Especially with the next movie coming out in September.

I tend to like British singers.

I feel the need to share some new music I've discovered (thank you Spotify). As it turns out British Pop music kicks the Pop music of America's butt (Justin Timberlake is still really excellent though. No one can come close to him). No joke (America, I liked Ellie Goulding before you, so suck it. I also liked Adele first). So I thought I would share a few of my favorite British singers (sorry, all female at the moment but all so good). Feel free to suggest more if you would like.

Rebecca Ferguson- Too Good To Lose

This song is just so catchy. She's my most recent discovery, and I am really excited to listen to more of her music.

Nina Nesbitt- Boy

She doesn't have much out it seems, which is really sad. 

Emeli Sande- Next to Me

I am in love with her voice. And the tempo of her songs. Another favorite is My Kind of Love. Check it.

Paloma Faith- Smoke and Mirrors

This was the hardest choice I have ever had to make, which song of hers would I like to put on here. I am in love with her voice and songs. I seriously can't get enough.

Now if you could compare these to some of those American Pop artists that everyone somehow really loves and tell me how they are better than these four lovely ladies then please tell me what I am not getting.

Ok, side note, I really do love Justin Timberlake.

An Assortment of Valentine's Cards

So, if you know me pretty well you know I'm kind of anti-Valentine's Day. You might wonder why, since I am married and all that but I suppose I just don't understand why you have to pick on day to be all lovey-dovey and then the rest of the days you're just like whatever. I could go on, but basically I think that every day is the perfect opportunity to show people you care for them, not just Valentine's day. So stop acting like it's the only day.

Anyway, the real point of me writing anything tonight. I love finding the most ridiculous Valentine's Day cards ever on the internet. Normally made by other people, and they just make me laugh. A lot. One of the awesome parts of Valentine's Day. The other awesome part is chocolate and candy. But this year I am only seeing myself buying candy for myself (yes, one of the things I miss about being in a school around this holiday) (hint, I love chocolate) so that's kinda lame.

But tonight I am talking the cards, and I give you some of the best I could find. Some of them were unfortunately part of a giant image, but still very entertaining. 

Dwight Schrute, what a sweet talker.

Haymitch really does love is liquor, so for me to like you more than he likes that is HUGE.

Ok, so these are necessarily Valentine's cards, but Community quotes that look like they could be Valentine's cards. Oh this show.

Ah,  Game of Thrones. Yes, that happened. She ate a horse heart.

YES, more Game of Thrones. 

Is any holiday really complete without some Nicholas Cage? I dare you to not stare at the chest hair.

If you haven't watched any of It's Always Sunny, then just ignore this.

Ah, the Harry Potter ones are so good. I don't think I put all the ones I found on here.

I read this with a British accent, no lies.

Can you believe this is the only decent Batman one I found? I love Batman, so this is really disappointing.

Ohhhhh Snape...

This is the only time I will ever put this person on here. 

This is mostly for the Peeta one. I don't like Peeta, and the only thing he's good for is bread, as is shown on this card. That and he's needy (or kneady...ahhh).

No comment. She just looks ridiculous.

I just look at this and think of his acting in the movie and laugh a little.

I swear, I promise, you are the one.

OHHH YEA.

HULK SMASH!

Siriusly, Siriusly in love.

I may have a slight thing for Thor...

If you didn't watch last week's HIMYM then I apologize for this.

I just love Marshall

Yea... I just had to put this up...sorry.

Words of advice from Michael Scott

I kinda had to make the noises out loud, then I laughed

Have you watched Doctor Who? Because this is the most terrifying Valentine ever.

Ahhh, Nicolas Cage makes the best Valentine's Cards.

A little bit of Doctor Who. Sorry. I love them so much.

And we end on a high note. No, I can't stand Nicholas Cage, but I laugh whenever he's involved. I should clarify, I laugh at him.

So, pretend that I sent you all a Valentine's Day Card. Pick your favorite. You're welcome. I hope you have a nice, chocolate filled Valentines day.

Just One Day by Gayle Forman

When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life, and through Shakespeare, travel, and a quest for her almost-true-love, to break free of those confines.

I know I know, after reading that synopsis you're like.."WHY? WHY did you bother taking your time to read that?" I promise you, I had no legitimate reasons. I kept hearing all these fabulous reviews of it online, and how the ending was such a shocker (uh NOT), and how it was an interesting tale of a young woman dealing with a lot her first year of college. Yes, that last one was totally true, and in all honesty I don't think it was terrible. I did enjoy it. I thought it was a really interesting, and believable plot. That whole "believable" thing is new to me, since I read a lot of dystopian literature and many of the things that happen in those books are still just a little out of reach. So to read about real life situations was good for me, and I think this was a good read. It was quick, easy, and enjoyable. Non-trashy (yes, I do sometimes judge people who read 50 Shades of Grey...sorry, I just don't get it. Touching it makes me feel sick) and interesting. 

Basically this girl, Allyson, takes a surprise tour of Europe for a graduation present (ok, who gets a trip to Europe? I definitely did not get that) and runs into this really interesting character Willem. He performs Shakespeare in the park, and she runs into him again on her way to London towards the end of her trip. She decides on a whim (as LuLu, which was a little weird, and you would have to read that to understand because I am not going to give all of it away) to take a trip with him to Paris for just one day (ehhh, ehhh...see what I did there?). They spend their day running around Paris, and not doing all the tourist-y stuff, which I think is awesome. I think they try to live as if they were from Paris for a day, and it is all in the moment. Of course, she wakes up and he's gone (SHOCK! right? You definitely did not see that coming). This girl is crushed by his disappearance. She is a goody-goody, so naturally she gets crushed when she decides to be spontaneous and is therefore crushed and because an angry, depressed, emotional teenager. She makes really bad life decisions with friends and family and basically becomes a hermit at her first semester of college. She struggled a lot, but she comes out of it in the most unexpected way (ok, maybe a little expected, but to the character it was unexpected). She finds her way as she is taking her Shakespeare class, because she thought she could never do the whole Shakespeare thing again. Basically gathering courage to find and maybe (if she's lucky enough) face him again and tell him what's what. 

After reading that you are probably wondering why in the world I read this book. Honestly, as I was typing that up I was feeling the ridiculousness from the synopsis and wondering that myself. In all honesty, I got into this book knowing that it was about a young woman trying to find herself. I had heard that it was really well written, and that it was something all young women should read (that, of course, is up for debate. Yes, it was worth the read, but I really don't think you should be forced to read it in order to understand life). I kind of didn't really understand the entire plot, and I really got drawn into it. The character, Allyson, is fairly relateable  She is insecure, as we all are at times, and she is shot down, as we all have been at one point and time. She deals with losing friends because of her life decisions, which I am sure is something that happens to everyone, and she deals with the stresses of starting college and trying to start over. Willem is glorified a bit, so I kinda wondered if he was actually real, but he was and apparently all things Willem will be addressed in the sequel. Her friend Melanie is that friend you had in high school. The one you thought you would always be close to, but then you slowly drift apart. We all know that happens. There are a lot of real issues going on in this book, and I almost feel like there is something that everyone can relate to. I love that about a book, when it can reach to the reader even if the reader is nothing like the main character.

I do, however, have a few issues with this book. I just think it's ridiculous that she spent an entire year trying to get over one day. She knew the guy for 24 hours, and yet you spend the entire book listening to her whine about all sorts of things and it always goes back to him. I realize that the author probably used this as a point where she realizes that she is an adult and that things aren't always perfect. It was kind of used as the tipping point for her downward spiral. Second, how is she so rude to her family? I know my family and I aren't always getting along perfectly, but did she really think that if she said nothing that there would be no possible way for things to get worked out. Her mother is a bit controlling and wants her daughter to accomplish what she didn't. I understand that sometimes that feeling comes to parents, from what I've heard, but I also know that compromise is possible. Third, did she really expect to be friends with Melanie if she continued to blow her off and not ever try to talk to her. I've had friends that have blown me off so many times that it seemed impossible to want to be friends with them. I guess as an reader that has been through the age that the main character has I see things just a little differently. 

The best part of this entire book, however, was that the main character was not a snot. Lately it seems that all books featuring females of that age that I have read have been filled with characters that think they are better than everyone else or too cool for this or that. It's not fun to read about someone like that. Makes the rest of us feel stupid. 

This book was enjoyable. Easy to read, easy to follow, easy to relate to. Worth the read.

This Is What I Do to Avoid Political Rants.

Everyone all over is talking about gun control laws, and honestly it's gotten really annoying. I can tell most of the stuff is said to start some hot debate (and due to the fact that you are annoying I kind of want to buy guns simply to annoy you...but I won't) and honestly, not cool. No one is talking about the real issues. The things that really matter. Here are some things I have pondered today (it was a day I forgot my iPod at home and was forced to drive with the radio on...):

1. Is it weird to play a Taylor Swift song immediately following a One Direction song? I mean didn't those two break up? What songs, you may ask... I did actually get the titles of said songs and tried to piece together some story (because honestly, listening to the songs is much more boring). I believe it was the awkward One Direction song called Little Things (yes, darling...that muffin top...so adorable...) followed by T-Swift's song I Knew You Were Trouble. So I'm guessing what's his head complimented her muffin top and she took that as a sign that he was trouble and she obviously should have know. 

2. It's a little awkward that someone that is around the same age as me (T-Swift) would date someone that is around the age of my younger brother (the One Direction weirdo). That's just too weird of an age gap at that point in your lives I think. Getting out of those teeny bopper year, and being finally legal to booze it up. I think we all know what that floppy haired kid was going for.

3. It's weird that T-Swift is nearly the same age as me. She acts like a 12 year old. I mean I may like a few songs of hers, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't act like a child.

4. Why in the world did I waste so much time thinking about T-Swift and just one of her many ex-boyfriends?

5. Why is no one playing JT's new song on the radio yet. I just think it should instantly be on there so that at least when I am stuck with the radio there's a larger chance that something good will come on and I can enjoy myself instead of making up elaborate stories about people's lives. 

6. Why did I have to start watching the HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce, AFTER everyone has already seen it? Why is no one still talking about it? I'm dying to talk about it. I'm through part 3 (just got it from my place of employment..la biblioteca, yesterday) and I want to slap her daughter. And then slap some sense into Mildred. Stupid.

I think that just about ends my ridiculous rant for the night. Hope it takes your mind off of gun control laws. I know people's opinions are all over the place, and I prefer not to even say what I think because I don't know enough and don't want to start anything (which is kind of what a lot of people should do I think).

And to end it, the JT song I think the radio should play on command just for me when I left my iPod at home.

I think I'll move to Stars Hollow

Yea...I've been on a Gilmore Girls kick lately it seems. I really enjoyed that show, and still do. The fact that the library happens to own all the seasons makes it that much more accessible (minus the fact that the season that I need next was recently checked out and not due back until the 25th. Lame). So as I have watched the Gilmores and the small town drama I decided that, if it did exist, I would move to Stars Hollow. Why, you may ask:

1. Small towns are kind of fun. First off, Stars Hollow seems to be conveniently close to many larger towns. I mean they technically only talk about Hartford being close, but then suddenly Harvard isn't THAT far away and many other places as well. Then there's the small town gossip. The gossip they have there is awesome. Everything travels so fast, and everyone is in everyone's business, but their "secrets" tend to be pretty lame (for the most part). For some reason I would love to be a part of that not so intense town gossip. The stuff I hear around here is more like so and so divorced so and so and the reason why. Don't care. I guess I am saying it's all so ridiculous and not too trashy and I want to be a part of it.

2. Now I'm going with the assumption that all the characters and places would be the same. So of course I would want to know Rory and Lorelai and all of that fun stuff, but I'm pretty sure eating at Luke's would be the best. I could become a regular, and apparently the coffee there is the best ever (since that's essentially all they drink) so I may actually love coffee. Sounds like a legitimate reason, right?

3. Kirk's topical t-shirts (season 3, for all you Gilmore Girls lovers). I would love a shirt that said that Babette ate oatmeal, ohhh or the Faux Poes Foes shirt. I feel like I would have a hard time not buying his topical t-shirts. Such a killer business he could have.

4. Kirk in general. Kirk is one of the most entertaining characters. You honestly never really understand him and I love that. He is the entertainment in many situations without really knowing it. And his interpretive dancing skills, wonderful. Oh my goodness, I need to stop sitting in my house so much watching this tv show.

5. Town meetings! The whole town gets together and meets about stupid things like too many deer, and the birds pooping on the streetlights. I don't know if I would want to be directly involved in these meetings, but I would definitely want to be a spectator. 

I am sure there are more reasons. But for now that's all I can think of. If you wish that I go on please speak with me personally and I will add to the list.

For some reason this town just seems so fun. Everyone knows everyone (you think I would be sick of that by this point in my life don't you?) and everyone seems to socialize with everyone. There are all these town festivals and functions that you are not entirely sure why they have them, but as a viewer I want to be a part of it.

If only Stars Hollow existed.

I should probably take a break from Gilmore Girls for awhile, shouldn't I?

This is a bit personal, so feel free to ignore if you wish

This is kind of personal, and kind of weird for me to talk about. I don’t really like to talk about this type of thing; I hate to think that I sound pathetic. But at this point I’m kind of struggling with some things and I need to get it out, and if anyone cares enough that is reading this I could definitely use a little help.

Basically, these last few months have been incredibly up and down for me. Like more than I’m used to. I was so excited to move into this house. Was so excited that we were finally having a place of our own again, after 6 months of living in my mom’s basement. And I like this house, don’t get me wrong. I think this house is great for us, it’s just that it’s become less of an us and more of a me. With his job he’s gone a lot. I hate it so much. Yes, this job pays pretty well. Yes, it puts food on the table, which we need, and it pays the bills. Yes, my job is only part time, meaning we need him to work this job. But the fact that he’s not here so much sucks. I honestly have no better way to describe it. I know some people have it worse. I know there are situations that will suck more than this that will come up (if he talks about the whole wanting to be deployed eventually thing again I might lose it) but at the moment this sucks. I’m starting to feel like I can count the days that he’s home on one hand. It’s really hard on me. And with me being insanely prone to seasonal depression it is not going so well. I hate to have to even mention it at all, and I’m probably only writing about it on here because I don’t know who to mention it to. I feel like it either gets overlooked or looked at too closely. I’m not saying that I have no one to talk to at all, I’m just not sure who to talk to. And it’s hard for me to actually talk about this stuff. I’d like to say I’m perfectly fine, so maybe that’s why I feel the need to write about it and put it on a place so public. I honestly don’t know who will even see this, if anyone. Maybe that’s my secret hope. Anyway, so I’m struggling a bit. I spend a lot of time on the internet looking at books I may want to read, playing the Sims, on Netflix, or else I’m watching movies and reading books. A lot of my activities are incredibly lonely I guess. And no, I’m not saying that I need someone here all the time. I just need suggestions on what to do. I guess I just want to be able to fill my time with something. Yes, I work four days a week. I just don’t know what else to do in my spare time besides what I’m already doing. I need to fix this, and I need a pick-me-up. I seem to struggle a lot more when he’s working, and I think that might be because it’s hard with our schedules to even talk to each other. Our schedules have become pretty opposite lately, and it’s frustrating. So I guess I spend a lot of time on my own hoping that we can get the chance to talk, even if it’s just texting. But that’s a whole other thing and not really where I was wanting to go at this moment. Back to my original, I need ideas on what I can do to stay busy, and maybe even help myself avoid the whole winter depression thing, or make it less I guess. I really dislike winter a lot, so normally anything involving being outside in the cold and in the snow is a terrible suggestion for me.

I also need motivation. For a lot of things. I am never motivated to cook for myself. I figure who wants to clean up those dishes, and who really wants to make a mess when it’s just me. I tend to just find something to snack on or skip the meal altogether. Either that or I stick to frozen pizza which I know is not exactly good for me. I don’t know what to cook for myself either. Everything that I find in cookbooks and such is meant for at least a family of 3 or 4, not a single person.  I don’t want to have a ton of leftovers sitting around. I need to motivation to actually cook for myself and eat better. I also need to motivation to actually make it to the gym. I have the membership. It’s super close to my house. Yet, for some reason I can’t get myself to get up and go work out. I have no motivation whatsoever and I need it. I’m not saying that I’ve made some ridiculous New Years Resolution to lose a ton of weight or anything. I hate the whole New Years Resolution thing, and realize calling any goal you make that pretty much means it won’t happen. I have a goal in mind for myself, and it’s just to be healthy. And that does involve working out. It doesn’t mean I have to dramatically drop weight and bulk up or anything, but I need to be healthy and active. Of course, I need to be motivated to do that. I could really use the motivation, so anything you can think of to motivate me would be incredibly helpful. I know once I get into a habit of going so many days a week I will be able to keep it, because once you have that habit formed you feel awful when you skip. I want to get to that point. Help me get motivated to do this stuff, please. I’m really struggling to motivate myself to do these kinds of things.

I’m starting another long stretch of him working. It’s really frustrating and hard on me. I hope I don’t sound pathetic. I just am at a point where I am not sure what to do. I am so frustrated with all of this, you have no idea. I’m frustrated with his job, frustrated with money, frustrated with my lack of motivation, frustrated with this house, frustrated with nearly everything. Ugh, I really need a pick-me-up.

I think I’ll just end this now. You’ve already decided if this is pathetic or not, and you’ve already decided how you feel about it. I really don’t care if you do find this as pathetic, because I think this is what I need to do. I’m already feeling a little bit better just having written it out. I really wanted to try to not put anything personal on here, but right now it seems necessary. I’m hoping that I feel less of the need to write something personal next time.