Things on my mind:
- My mental health - aka ptsd, anxiety, meds not working
- Spent a week vacation with my borderline personality disordered mother
- #1 is a result of #2
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Monday, October 26, 2015
Monday Mish Mash
Mondays often find me rambling about things other than books. Here's today's offering.
Things on my mind:
Things on my mind:
Monday, May 11, 2015
Monday Mish Mash
Mondays often find me rambling about things other than books. Here's today's offering.
1. Finished watching Homeland Season 3 and have to wait until Season 4 is released.
2. Season 3 of Orphan Black on BBC America is in full swing and I'm invested. It took about 4 episodes to get me interested, but I'm there. Seasons 1 & 2 were awesome - it just took me a bit to get into the new plot line.
3. PLL Season 6 premiers on June 2. Can hardly wait for that!! Season 5 jumped the shark in many ways until the last 3 episodes. The last 3 eps FINALLY got back into the PLL swing of things. I could've done without the rest of the season, honestly. I hope Season 6 stays true.
4. Saw the Rifftrax version of The Room last Wed and am seeing the encore edition tomorrow night in theatres. I literally laughed so hard I spit pop all over myself.
1. Finished watching Homeland Season 3 and have to wait until Season 4 is released.
2. Season 3 of Orphan Black on BBC America is in full swing and I'm invested. It took about 4 episodes to get me interested, but I'm there. Seasons 1 & 2 were awesome - it just took me a bit to get into the new plot line.
3. PLL Season 6 premiers on June 2. Can hardly wait for that!! Season 5 jumped the shark in many ways until the last 3 episodes. The last 3 eps FINALLY got back into the PLL swing of things. I could've done without the rest of the season, honestly. I hope Season 6 stays true.
4. Saw the Rifftrax version of The Room last Wed and am seeing the encore edition tomorrow night in theatres. I literally laughed so hard I spit pop all over myself.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Monday Mish Mash
I apologize for kind of being absent on this site for awhile. A lot has been going on. I've basically been working 2 jobs which has taken up a lot of my reading and blogging time.
Here's what's been going on:
1. Been making LOTS of autograph books on my etsy site
2. Been reading Closer Than You Think by Karen Rose - it's my 1st paperback in awhile.
3. Had a friend from out of town stay in my house while she attended a funeral
4. BF got a new job paying $15k more a year and is located close to home. He currently works 1 1/2 hours away during the week.
5. I didn't get to go to my nephew's 3rd bday b/c my SIL thinks a cold sore on my lip is somehow going to infect him. Um, you can't pass that unless you kiss someone or drink after them. I need to research it and send her the info. It's ridiculous. She acts like I have AIDs (which I STILL couldn't transfer via air).
6. I'm getting a new nephew this month (from the same crazy SIL).
7. I found this really interesting article on synethsesia. I'm a grapheme.
8. BF from #4 started talking about sharing bank accts and being more serious. Eek! Stresses me out b/c I don't ever want to get married. We've been together 4+ years.
9. I can't wait until May 24th when we find out who the real "A" is on PLL!! EEK!
10. I can't wait until Orphan Black's 3rd season comes on BBC America in April.
What's been going on with YOU?
Here's what's been going on:
1. Been making LOTS of autograph books on my etsy site
2. Been reading Closer Than You Think by Karen Rose - it's my 1st paperback in awhile.
3. Had a friend from out of town stay in my house while she attended a funeral
4. BF got a new job paying $15k more a year and is located close to home. He currently works 1 1/2 hours away during the week.
5. I didn't get to go to my nephew's 3rd bday b/c my SIL thinks a cold sore on my lip is somehow going to infect him. Um, you can't pass that unless you kiss someone or drink after them. I need to research it and send her the info. It's ridiculous. She acts like I have AIDs (which I STILL couldn't transfer via air).
6. I'm getting a new nephew this month (from the same crazy SIL).
7. I found this really interesting article on synethsesia. I'm a grapheme.
8. BF from #4 started talking about sharing bank accts and being more serious. Eek! Stresses me out b/c I don't ever want to get married. We've been together 4+ years.
9. I can't wait until May 24th when we find out who the real "A" is on PLL!! EEK!
10. I can't wait until Orphan Black's 3rd season comes on BBC America in April.
What's been going on with YOU?
Monday, December 8, 2014
Monday Mish Mash
Random things going on in my life . . .
Two words: Orphan Black!
The short synopsis? "A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her." ~IMDB
The longer synopsis? Clones and one talented actress that can pull that off!
I finished Season 1 in a flash and am on Season 2. It's a BBC show filmed in Canada, and the 3rd and final season will be airing in 2015. It's a nail biter! I highly recommend it!
On Being a Survivor . . .
With all the Bill Cosby talk in the news lately, and with the 14-year anniversary of a bad event in my life occurring the week before Thanksgiving, I've had a lot on my mind.
While there are many things I can say about surviving sexual assault (and stalking), I want the following to be known:
1. Just because a victim doesn't report her assault doesn't mean it didn't happen. There are many reasons why this may not happen.
a. The victim may be terrified of retribution from the perpetrator or their friends or family.
b. They may be afraid of public opinion.
c. They may feel that people will judge them and say, "Well, you were wearing this or you shouldn't have been drinking or or or . . ."
d. The perpetrator may have been grooming (pg 16 of the doc) the victim for a long time and the victim may feel that they are complicit in the situation.
2. Psychopaths/Sociopaths are very good at what they do. While a lot of assaults are a one time deal, I was stalked/abused for several years by someone. The key to this, and to why I STILL don't speak of it, was mind control. Psychopaths are mind control machines. There is brainwashing involved so that you believe you are a willing participant in events that you don't want to do. This has happened to me. I don't talk about it, because I don't think the vast majority of people would understand or even try to understand that. In their minds, you either fought your abuser or you wanted it. Abuse is not that simple.
I don't feel like writing anymore right now. I hope someone who reads this will at least listen and try to understand.
Two words: Orphan Black!
The short synopsis? "A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her." ~IMDB
The longer synopsis? Clones and one talented actress that can pull that off!
I finished Season 1 in a flash and am on Season 2. It's a BBC show filmed in Canada, and the 3rd and final season will be airing in 2015. It's a nail biter! I highly recommend it!
On Being a Survivor . . .
With all the Bill Cosby talk in the news lately, and with the 14-year anniversary of a bad event in my life occurring the week before Thanksgiving, I've had a lot on my mind.
While there are many things I can say about surviving sexual assault (and stalking), I want the following to be known:
1. Just because a victim doesn't report her assault doesn't mean it didn't happen. There are many reasons why this may not happen.
a. The victim may be terrified of retribution from the perpetrator or their friends or family.
b. They may be afraid of public opinion.
c. They may feel that people will judge them and say, "Well, you were wearing this or you shouldn't have been drinking or or or . . ."
d. The perpetrator may have been grooming (pg 16 of the doc) the victim for a long time and the victim may feel that they are complicit in the situation.
2. Psychopaths/Sociopaths are very good at what they do. While a lot of assaults are a one time deal, I was stalked/abused for several years by someone. The key to this, and to why I STILL don't speak of it, was mind control. Psychopaths are mind control machines. There is brainwashing involved so that you believe you are a willing participant in events that you don't want to do. This has happened to me. I don't talk about it, because I don't think the vast majority of people would understand or even try to understand that. In their minds, you either fought your abuser or you wanted it. Abuse is not that simple.
I don't feel like writing anymore right now. I hope someone who reads this will at least listen and try to understand.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
(Late) Mish Mash Monday
Anyone notice that I've been MIA for 2 weeks? 2 weeks ago, I was performing in Jesus Christ Superstar and last week I was recuperating (emotionally and physically). Let's just say the production was cursed and anything that could go wrong, did. I've never been so glad to be done with a show in my life.
For your viewing pleasure, however, here are 3 dances that I choreographed from the show. I'm the very pale devil.
Videos to watch: Simon Zealotes, Overture, and Jesus Christ Superstar!
I'm now spending some much-needed time with my pups and my friends.
If you pray, my best friend is very sick. She's been sick for a long time, but things are taking a turn for the worse. Could you send some prayers and/or good vibes Jen's way? Thank you! That would be much appreciated.
For your viewing pleasure, however, here are 3 dances that I choreographed from the show. I'm the very pale devil.
Videos to watch: Simon Zealotes, Overture, and Jesus Christ Superstar!
I'm now spending some much-needed time with my pups and my friends.
If you pray, my best friend is very sick. She's been sick for a long time, but things are taking a turn for the worse. Could you send some prayers and/or good vibes Jen's way? Thank you! That would be much appreciated.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Monday Mish Mash
Every Monday I bring you a list of things I like and/or am thinking about. Feel free to join in. If you do, post in comments and I'll read yours. :)
1. Amanda Bynes - WHY did a judge overturn her hold in the hospital? She's out and out of control. She needs protection from herself. Mental health issues are no joke.
2. My musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, is cursed. No joke. There have been 4 deaths of relatives of cast members since we started and various other drama - and I do mean extreme drama. I just need to get through the next 2 weeks and the performances. Can I make it?
3. I'm going to participate in The Broke & the Bookish's Secret Santa Exchange. You should too!
4. I'm taking a bit of a break from reading right now. Not really in the mood. I have a lot of other things to worry about - like a craft show I have on Fri and Sat. I need to make some more journals for stock.
5. Watched Rocky Horror with a bestie this weekend. Loved it as always. I need to find my dvd of when I played Janet in the stage musical . . .
1. Amanda Bynes - WHY did a judge overturn her hold in the hospital? She's out and out of control. She needs protection from herself. Mental health issues are no joke.
2. My musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, is cursed. No joke. There have been 4 deaths of relatives of cast members since we started and various other drama - and I do mean extreme drama. I just need to get through the next 2 weeks and the performances. Can I make it?
3. I'm going to participate in The Broke & the Bookish's Secret Santa Exchange. You should too!
4. I'm taking a bit of a break from reading right now. Not really in the mood. I have a lot of other things to worry about - like a craft show I have on Fri and Sat. I need to make some more journals for stock.
5. Watched Rocky Horror with a bestie this weekend. Loved it as always. I need to find my dvd of when I played Janet in the stage musical . . .
Monday, October 27, 2014
Monday Mish Mash
Every Monday I bring you a list of things I like and/or am thinking about. Feel free to join in. If you do, post in comments and I'll read yours. :)
Over the weekend, I saw the movie St. Vincent starring Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy. I cried through the last 4th of the movie, as it was very touching. If you like Bill and Melissa and if you like feel-good movies where the grouchy guy is really a good person, you should check it out.
I'm doing NaNoWriMo again this year. I'm writing a new adult novel set in a summer theatre. Here are 2 cover options. Which do you like better? Obviously they aren't finals, but are ideas.
Over the weekend, I saw the movie St. Vincent starring Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy. I cried through the last 4th of the movie, as it was very touching. If you like Bill and Melissa and if you like feel-good movies where the grouchy guy is really a good person, you should check it out.
I'm doing NaNoWriMo again this year. I'm writing a new adult novel set in a summer theatre. Here are 2 cover options. Which do you like better? Obviously they aren't finals, but are ideas.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Monday Mish-Mash
Every Monday I bring you a list of things I like and/or am thinking about. Feel free to join in. If you do, post in comments and I'll read yours. :)
Mental Health
1. Amanda Bynes - I feel very badly for her and hope she gets this year hold so that she can get help. As an actor with a mental disorder myself, I know there is a fine line between creativity and madness. I'm lucky enough to take medication and attend counseling. It seems Amanda is unable to do that on her own without external help. She is a very talented person and until this past year, she was always an upstanding celebrity compared to the Lindsay Lohans and the Mily Cyrus's of the world.
2. Lark Voohries - Remember the actress who played the vivacious Lisa Turtle on Saved by the Bell? She is now a ghost of her former self. If you look at her face now compared to then, she looks like a blank shell. Her mother reported last year that she has bipolar disorder, but Lark insists she's fine and writes really weird stories/poetry that she published on Amazon. Her use of commas is very strange. Read a sample. It's very sad, and I wish her mother or someone would force her to get some help.
Image from Straight from the A
Pretty Little Liars
PLL has a special airing tomorrow night, so I'm super pumped! Cast & crew will answer fan questions & show behind-the-scenes looks. My friend and I are slightly obsessed with this show. Just slightly. Really - we don't need to go to counseling or be put inpatient. ;) I'm also excited that this year, instead of a Halloween episode, they're doing a Christmas episode.
Laggies
This weekend, I want to see Laggies. starring Keira Knightley. In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.
Mental Health
1. Amanda Bynes - I feel very badly for her and hope she gets this year hold so that she can get help. As an actor with a mental disorder myself, I know there is a fine line between creativity and madness. I'm lucky enough to take medication and attend counseling. It seems Amanda is unable to do that on her own without external help. She is a very talented person and until this past year, she was always an upstanding celebrity compared to the Lindsay Lohans and the Mily Cyrus's of the world.
2. Lark Voohries - Remember the actress who played the vivacious Lisa Turtle on Saved by the Bell? She is now a ghost of her former self. If you look at her face now compared to then, she looks like a blank shell. Her mother reported last year that she has bipolar disorder, but Lark insists she's fine and writes really weird stories/poetry that she published on Amazon. Her use of commas is very strange. Read a sample. It's very sad, and I wish her mother or someone would force her to get some help.
Pretty Little Liars
PLL has a special airing tomorrow night, so I'm super pumped! Cast & crew will answer fan questions & show behind-the-scenes looks. My friend and I are slightly obsessed with this show. Just slightly. Really - we don't need to go to counseling or be put inpatient. ;) I'm also excited that this year, instead of a Halloween episode, they're doing a Christmas episode.
Laggies
This weekend, I want to see Laggies. starring Keira Knightley. In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Monday Mish-Mash
Yeah - I just totally made that up. I figured I'd start a Monday post that encompasses everything that's going on in my life plus my thoughts on random things. Since I'm a list-lover, it's in list form.
1. Film I Loved: The Skeleton Twins - Milo (Bill Hader) & Maggie (Kristen Wiig) are estranged twins who almost commit suicide on the same day. After not speaking for 10 years, Milo moves in with Maggie and her husband to heal. I really LOVED this movie. It is not a comedy, although there were definitely funny parts and improved scenes. Hader & Wiig were excellent in this drama, showing their growth and acting chops. Impressive. I highly recommend it, although being an empath, I was depressed for quite awhile after I saw it (mostly b/c the plot mirrors my own life). Go see it and tell me what you think.
2. Films I'm looking forward to watching: Laggies starring Keira Knightly & Chloe Grace Moretz. A woman stuck in permanent adolescence lies to her fiancé about going on a retreat and spends the time hanging out with a high school girl and her father instead.
Love, Rosie starring Lily Collins and based on the book Love, Rosie
by Cecelia Ahern. It's only $1.99 on Amazon for Kindle right now! Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn't possibly be right for one another...or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies. The UK movie premier is this weekend, but it won't come to the US until early 2015.
3. Films I Want to Buy on Video: Kelly & Cal starring Juliette Lewis. Although I haven't seen this one yet, it sounds really good. I love indie movies & Juliette. Synopsis: Kelly, a punk-rocker turned suburban mom, is nostalgic for a life she can no longer have and uncertain of a future she doesn't yet fit in. Seventeen-year-old Cal is frustrated at his lack of control over the hand he's been dealt. When the two strike up an unlikely friendship, it's the perfect spark needed to thrust them both back to life.
Begin Again starring Keira Knightly & Mark Ruffalo - LOVED LOVED LOVED! Pre-ordered so that I'll get it right when it comes out in November. Synopsis: Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who decamp for New York when he lands a deal with a major label. But the trappings of his new-found fame soon tempt Dave to stray, and a reeling, lovelorn Gretta is left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges an enchanting portrait of a mutually trans formative collaboration, set to the soundtrack of a summer in New York City. But, the movie is so much more than that. If you're a music lover or are a musician, I guarantee that you'll LOVE this! I could watch it over and over again!
4. Jesus Christ Superstar (the musical): I'm currently choreographing this and dancing in it. I'm playing a dancing devil. The show runs Nov 13-15.
5. Book News: The arc for French Kissed by Chanel Cleeton is out today! It's the final book in the London Series. So excited to begin reading this today!
6. Disney Autograph Books & Golden Book Journals: I have my own etsy store, Once Upon a Time, Again in which I sell these. If you're going to Disney anytime soon, you'll want to order one of these! I'm super busy with orders right now!
1. Film I Loved: The Skeleton Twins - Milo (Bill Hader) & Maggie (Kristen Wiig) are estranged twins who almost commit suicide on the same day. After not speaking for 10 years, Milo moves in with Maggie and her husband to heal. I really LOVED this movie. It is not a comedy, although there were definitely funny parts and improved scenes. Hader & Wiig were excellent in this drama, showing their growth and acting chops. Impressive. I highly recommend it, although being an empath, I was depressed for quite awhile after I saw it (mostly b/c the plot mirrors my own life). Go see it and tell me what you think.
2. Films I'm looking forward to watching: Laggies starring Keira Knightly & Chloe Grace Moretz. A woman stuck in permanent adolescence lies to her fiancé about going on a retreat and spends the time hanging out with a high school girl and her father instead.
Love, Rosie starring Lily Collins and based on the book Love, Rosie
by Cecelia Ahern. It's only $1.99 on Amazon for Kindle right now! Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn't possibly be right for one another...or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies. The UK movie premier is this weekend, but it won't come to the US until early 2015.3. Films I Want to Buy on Video: Kelly & Cal starring Juliette Lewis. Although I haven't seen this one yet, it sounds really good. I love indie movies & Juliette. Synopsis: Kelly, a punk-rocker turned suburban mom, is nostalgic for a life she can no longer have and uncertain of a future she doesn't yet fit in. Seventeen-year-old Cal is frustrated at his lack of control over the hand he's been dealt. When the two strike up an unlikely friendship, it's the perfect spark needed to thrust them both back to life.
Begin Again starring Keira Knightly & Mark Ruffalo - LOVED LOVED LOVED! Pre-ordered so that I'll get it right when it comes out in November. Synopsis: Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who decamp for New York when he lands a deal with a major label. But the trappings of his new-found fame soon tempt Dave to stray, and a reeling, lovelorn Gretta is left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges an enchanting portrait of a mutually trans formative collaboration, set to the soundtrack of a summer in New York City. But, the movie is so much more than that. If you're a music lover or are a musician, I guarantee that you'll LOVE this! I could watch it over and over again!
4. Jesus Christ Superstar (the musical): I'm currently choreographing this and dancing in it. I'm playing a dancing devil. The show runs Nov 13-15.
5. Book News: The arc for French Kissed by Chanel Cleeton is out today! It's the final book in the London Series. So excited to begin reading this today!
6. Disney Autograph Books & Golden Book Journals: I have my own etsy store, Once Upon a Time, Again in which I sell these. If you're going to Disney anytime soon, you'll want to order one of these! I'm super busy with orders right now!
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