If This Was Your Last Day
Last night a criminal killed the night manager at a cafe in the shopping center where I work. She resisted a robbery attempt and lost her life for it.
I happened to be working a few stores down. That could have been me or any of the amazing people I work with. She was 25 years old, just like me. My heart goes out to her family, friends, and coworkers.
Don’t ever take life for granted. Live happily and love with every part of yourself. If this were your last day because some asshole decided a few bucks was worth taking you from this world forever, would you look back and wish you had done things differently? Make every day count!
The Year of 50 Challenge for 2012
I finished my year of 50 challenge in the movie area 4 months early and I haven’t even come close with albums or books. Seeing how many movies I can go through in such a short period of time has taught me something about myself. I’m obsessed with movies. Although I can’t really say that doing this challenge taught me that because I knew it before, but…anywhoodles…
My New Year’s Resolution is going to be a new challenge for myself. I’m going to challenge myself to watch 100 new movies next year. By new, I mean movies that I have never seen before.
Anyone insane enough to take the challenge with me? It’s borderline insanity. This means I’m going to have to watch 8 to 9 new movies every month. And blog about them all. Doubt I’ll have time, but I would love to make the time!
Bored @ work
I just added the wordpress app to my phone which means I’ll probably blog a lot more often.
I’m bored at work. Couldn’t you tell? We’re so slow. What’s the point of showing movies at 10am on a Friday?
The Year of 50 – Album #2 – Panic! at the Disco’s “Vices & Virtues”
Panic! at the Disco’s “Vices & Virtues”
Their first album has a gritty punk sound. Their second album sounded much more mellow. “Vices & Virtues” is a perfect mix of the two.
This album is everything I used to love about this band without all the things that annoy me. Their sound has always been incredibly original, but I feel that they have struggled in the past to find a sense of coherency within an entire album. There have been some songs on the previous two albums that were so all over the place that I wondered how they even made the final cut.
That is where I think this album succeeds above the others. As a whole, it’s just a great album whereas the other albums had a few great tracks and a few so-so ones.
I’ve seen them once in concert and they were amazing. It looks like I may have to start shopping for another concert ticket because I would love to see some of these songs performed live.
Wanna try some tracks out before you buy it? Check out “Memories”, “The Ballad of Mona Lisa”, and my personal favorite “Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met…)”.
Thumbs up for Panic! at the Disco. Third time seems to be the charm for them. 
The Year of 50 – Album #1 – Adele’s “21″
Adele’s 21
I listened to this on my way to work this morning. My LORD that girl has a voice! And it’s like nothing you’ve ever heard before. To steal words from Simon Cowell, I think she could sing the phone book and it would sound good.
There were a few songs I liked more than others. The ones I liked most were “He Won’t Go” and “Someone Like You”. The only song that I really didn’t like was “Rumor Has It”. It’s not that I think it’s a bad song or anything, but it’s just a little to sing-songy for my taste.
A big thumbs up for Adele! This is going in my favorites.
Lack of Blogs
I’m not sure whether it’s the fact that this blog lacks direction or that I just don’t have the time to write. Whatever the reason, I’m getting bored with this thing. It needs focus. I need motivation.
Show me a good time – IPod shuffle game
* Put your iTunes/Winamp/WMP on shuffle.
* Use the song title as the answer to the question.
* NO CHEATING
1. How does the world see me?
“Young Grow Old” by Creed
(Awww…..)
2. Will I have a happy life?
“Sound of Letting Go” by David Guetta
(That means I’ll be free and happy, right?)
3. What do my friends really think of me?
“A Rush Of Blood To The Head” by Coldplay
(I guess this means I’m passionate and exciting. Sure…)
4. Do people secretly lust after me?
“I Am Illusion” by Rob Thomas
(Aww…people don’t even see me. You’re all jerks!)
5. How can I make myself happy?
“American Honky-Tonk Bar Association” by Garth Brooks
(Well that would indeed make me happy!)
6. What should I do with my life?
“Trouble” by P!nk
(I consider this a calling. I will live up to it.)
7. Will I ever have children?
“Art of War” by Anberlin
(Having children can be an art of war!)
8. What is some good advice for me?
“The Arms of Sorrow” by Killswitch Engage
(Well that’s just depressing. What bad advice!)
9. How will I be remembered?
“Sax Man” by The Lonely Island and Jack Black
(I guess that means I should get a sax! What do you think? Alto or soprano?)
10. What is my signature dancing song?
“Kiss on the Neck” by David Cook
(This wouldn’t be easy to dance to at all!)
11. What do I think my current theme song is?
“Work It (AC/DC Remix)” by Nelly ft. Justin Timberlake
(Perfect. Spot on!)
12. What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
“How Come You Don’t Call Me” by Alicia Keys
(I call people a lot actually.)
13. What song will play at my funeral?
“Woman” by Maroon 5
(That’d be one sexy funeral.)
14. What type of women/men do I like?
“I Can Be” by Taio Cruz
(I do like men who can be bigger, stronger, harder. Yeppers.)
15. What is my day going to be like?
“No Matter What” by Badfinger
(Not really sure how to interpret that one. Good song though!)
16. Will I ever have love again?
“Change Is Gonna Come” by Gavin Degraw
(What if I don’t want change?)
17. What type of sex life do I have?
“Everybody Love Me” by OneRepublic
(I swear this was really the song that came up! HA!)
18. What song would be the title of my own porno movie?
“Run This Town” by Jay-Z ft. Kanye West and Rihanna
(Does this mean we have sex with everyone in town? That’d be interesting.)
19. What will you call this post?
“Show Me a Good Time” by Drake
(Perfect.)
5 Scary Movies to Watch in October
10/10/2010
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Tags: Buried, fears, Halloween, Horror Movies, Misery, My Soul to Take, Sleepy Hollow, The Shining
I picked the five scary movies that I am going to watch in attempt to tackle my fear of horror flicks. I chose each of them for one of three reasons. First, I have easy, cheap access to it. Second, I wanted to pick a classic or too. Third, I wanted to watch the movie a long time ago, but I pussied out.
Here they are. Drumroll, please. Thank you.
1. My Soul To Take – It’s a Wes Craven film, so I’ll give it a go. Since I get into movie theaters for free, I figured it would be dumb for me to not use this horror-movie-quest-thing as an excuse to see a new horror movie or two. The IMDB synopsis for the film says, “A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.” Sounds kind of dumb, but the previews look creepy!
2. Sleepy Hollow – I bought a used copy of this movie a long time ago and I just never watched it. I figured I might as well put it on my list since I already have it. It’s the one directed by Tim Burton which stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.
3. Misery – I thought this one was supposed to be a classic since Kathy Bates won an Oscar for it and all, but while discussing my movie choices with some friends I learned that several of them had never heard of it. It was released in 1990, directed by Rob Reiner, and stars Kathy Bates and James Caan. It’s based on a Stephen King novel. Let’s hope it’s better than most of the other Stephen King adaptations that SUCK.
4. The Shining – Now this one IS a classic. And if you haven’t heard of it, then you have either managed to block out all pop culture references to the movie that have occured in the past 20 years, or you’re a teenager. If you are either of these people, click the link above to be transported to the magical land of IMDB.
5. Buried – This is a recent release about a contracted truck driver working in the Middle East who wakes up in a coffin, buried 6 feet in the desert. I’m not a huge fan of stories that only take place in one setting, but it can be done. There is an older gentleman who frequents the movie theater where I work. His taste in movies very closely resembles mine, and he asked me to watch this one because of how much he liked it. If the random guy that sees movies by himself all the time liked it, then I will too, right? The film is directed by Rodrigo Cortés and stars Ryan Reynolds. I was a little hesitant to put this on my list because it seems more suspenseful than scary, but I think it could get my adrenaline going just as well as Freddy Krueger could. Just imagine the claustrophobia! *shudders*
I know that some of you are probably thinking that this is a very boring list of scary movies, but hey! I hate this shit! Watching horror movies at all is big step for me! I haven’t watched one since The Strangers.
What movies would you have recommended?
Friday Playlist: Songs Soon To Be On Your Top Ten Most Played List
These are the songs that I have discovered recently that I can’t stop listing to. Obviously, everyone has different taste in music. Some of you will judge me for this list and strongly disagree. For those of you openminded enough to try new music, give these a listen.
Songs Soon To Be On Your Top Ten Most Played List
- “Dear Agony” by Breaking Benjamin
- “Undisclosed Desires” by Muse
- “Alright” by Kris Allen
- “Secrets” by OneRepublic
- “On The Dancefloor” by David Guetta ft. Will.i.am
- “Morning After Dark” by Timbaland ft. SoShy and Nelly Furtado
- “Absolute” by The Fray
- “Haters” by Jay-Z ft Kayne West
- “Songs Like This” by Carrie Underwood
- “Open Up Your Eyes” by Daughtry
- “Half of My Heart” by John Mayer ft. Taylor Swift
Difficulties Reading Dracula
I’ve been on this kick lately where I want to read all of the classic works of literature that I never got to read in school (plus some of the ones I was supposed to have read and didn’t). Right now I’m making my way through Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
The difficulty I’m having is that I am not compelled to read a book if I already know its ending. It is very interesting to read because the gothic atmosphere is just incredible, but I’m just not motivated to pick it up every day. I fought through the same experience over the summer when I read Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but I’m glad I finished it because it was a great book. I’m trying to fight my way through Stoker. It’s just hard to stay motivated.
