So I'm sitting here watching the American Music Awards. I don't think I've sat down to watch an awards show since I was a huge 'N Sync fan, unless you count the CMAs a few years ago though that was more accidental than anything else.
Nevertheless, I've sat through a few commercials, and a few performances (Jonas Bros, PCD, Natasha what's-her-name, and lastly, Rihanna) and I don't believe I seen any awards being presented save for an all time achievement award for Annie Lennox.
Since when were these shows about the performances and not the music? I remember when awards shows used to have maybe 4 to 5 performers tops, the rest was just awards...
Ah well.
I still have yet to see the Twilight movie. Don't get me wrong, I want to so badly, it's just about having time and finding people to go with. I've read all of Twilight plus the second book in the series, New Moon. It's safe to say I'm a Twilight fanatic especially considering I purchased the second book last evening and had it completely read by 1 pm this afternoon. Whoops! As far as the movie goes, it's all just a matter of time...
And the awards show just proved me wrong... Daughtry won an award for Best Pop Group I think. Good for them, they've got some good songs! And now a performance by Kanye West...
I love when award shows (awards shows? that just looks wrong..) interrupt the winners by starting to play music.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Being Nostalgic
It's weird watching MTV's Total Request Live finale. Maybe because it's been showing for the past decade of my life, but it was something I enjoyed coming home from school and watching (especially because 'N Sync's videos were always on).
Ten years of my life... I would have been 14 when the show first aired. I was a freshman in high school.
What a change. The only downside is MTV is more and more becoming a network devoted to reality TV, between its Real World and countless dating shows. I remember when it used to be all music, all the time, with amazing cartoons like Daria and Beavis and Butthead.
I miss those days, when my biggest worry was about who's video was the top of the countdown on TRL....
Ten years of my life... I would have been 14 when the show first aired. I was a freshman in high school.
What a change. The only downside is MTV is more and more becoming a network devoted to reality TV, between its Real World and countless dating shows. I remember when it used to be all music, all the time, with amazing cartoons like Daria and Beavis and Butthead.
I miss those days, when my biggest worry was about who's video was the top of the countdown on TRL....
Friday, November 14, 2008
Venting...
I need to vent a minute.
One of my biggest pet peeves is talking to someone who only maintains one topic of conversation. Okay, maybe there's more than one, but most of our conversing consists of what she is up to. What she is doing, how her life is going... I understand that 90% of our conversations can NOT and will not be about me but please. To not let me speak about my stuff is a one-sided friendship, if it even is that.
I'm tired of talking to this person only to hear how much this guy is amazing. Yeah, okay, I get that he's amazing to her but to me? He's nothing but a part of my past I'd like to forget. Am I being harsh? Maybe. Mostly because I can't seem to say this to her directly. But the truth is, I'm much too nice of a person to say it. Because I know the only reason she talks to me is to vent about him or to say all what a nice person he is. To be completely honest, it was almost like she was trying to make me jealous of what she's got. Nothing to be jealous about really.
This is where me being nice makes me a little confused as to where the line should be drawn. It's not a valuable friendship if all she wants to talk about is him and what she is up to. When I can't get a word in edgewise about what I'm up to. So she definitely doesn't even really fall into the "friend" category. So why can't I just stop talking to her?
One of my biggest pet peeves is talking to someone who only maintains one topic of conversation. Okay, maybe there's more than one, but most of our conversing consists of what she is up to. What she is doing, how her life is going... I understand that 90% of our conversations can NOT and will not be about me but please. To not let me speak about my stuff is a one-sided friendship, if it even is that.
I'm tired of talking to this person only to hear how much this guy is amazing. Yeah, okay, I get that he's amazing to her but to me? He's nothing but a part of my past I'd like to forget. Am I being harsh? Maybe. Mostly because I can't seem to say this to her directly. But the truth is, I'm much too nice of a person to say it. Because I know the only reason she talks to me is to vent about him or to say all what a nice person he is. To be completely honest, it was almost like she was trying to make me jealous of what she's got. Nothing to be jealous about really.
This is where me being nice makes me a little confused as to where the line should be drawn. It's not a valuable friendship if all she wants to talk about is him and what she is up to. When I can't get a word in edgewise about what I'm up to. So she definitely doesn't even really fall into the "friend" category. So why can't I just stop talking to her?
I'm Just Not Good Enough
One of my biggest fears is manifesting itself now in the sense of just not living up to certain standards, some of which I impose on myself unnecessarily. My own brand of a pessimistic outlook, my friends...
I'm just not good enough.
I'm not really positive Pharmacy is the right path for me any more. I think I may have made a mistake, because it seems like I can't even handle being a technician. What am I going to do when all the responsibility is on ME? Then I really can't hide anymore. Everything would fall on me, and what if I'm not good enough then? What if I'm never really good enough at anything? What do I do then?
If not Pharmacy, what the hell am I supposed to do with my life? I've already spent enough time and money in college, and I haven't gone much further than junior college. True, there have been some on and off years and now I'm limited to taking only a few courses a semester because I have to work nearly full time as well to pay for the things I need and want.
I just need to work harder, I guess.
I don't want to be just a face in the crowd. I want to be somebody.
I wish the career outlook was the only place I feel inadequate about. Unfortunately, that's not the case. I don't want to be this 24 year old living in my parent's house, still attending junior college, still not clear about the future. By this point, I had hoped to find myself. Looks like I have some work to do there too.
I'm just not good enough.
I'm not really positive Pharmacy is the right path for me any more. I think I may have made a mistake, because it seems like I can't even handle being a technician. What am I going to do when all the responsibility is on ME? Then I really can't hide anymore. Everything would fall on me, and what if I'm not good enough then? What if I'm never really good enough at anything? What do I do then?
If not Pharmacy, what the hell am I supposed to do with my life? I've already spent enough time and money in college, and I haven't gone much further than junior college. True, there have been some on and off years and now I'm limited to taking only a few courses a semester because I have to work nearly full time as well to pay for the things I need and want.
I just need to work harder, I guess.
I don't want to be just a face in the crowd. I want to be somebody.
I wish the career outlook was the only place I feel inadequate about. Unfortunately, that's not the case. I don't want to be this 24 year old living in my parent's house, still attending junior college, still not clear about the future. By this point, I had hoped to find myself. Looks like I have some work to do there too.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
My Two Cents
I promised myself I wouldn't blog about this, being a 'hot topic' as of late.
But I've been watching a lot of election coverage tonight.
I'm beginning to think people are scared of change. Voting for McCain would be like voting for Bush. While Obama is relatively young and relatively new, he is working for the American people. The United States are not so united, and it would be nice to see a president who can make a positive change.
John F. Kennedy was also considered the under dog, having served only one term as a senator before making a run for the Presidency. Kennedy was also fairly young, up against politicians 30 years older. But what Kennedy did was inspire people. To see people as people, not as black, white, Hispanic, whatever you are. He stood for the civil rights movement. He also died too young. But he still inspired people to change.
Even hundreds of years ago, Lincoln supported the movement to abolish slavery. He was way ahead of his time, and fought to unite a country that was torn because of race.
Two hundred years later, there is still an issue of equality among all sorts of people. Would Obama face such opposition if he weren't black?
I think Obama will inspire change. He will fight to make this country stand united, and it would be a giant step for civil rights, a movement that began so many years ago and still is being fought today for many people.
That being said, although I am pro-Obama, I still believe it is very important for every American who have the ability to vote should. Regardless of who you vote for, we are all Americans and will support the result. I would hope that regardless of who wins, everyone would support our President.
But I've been watching a lot of election coverage tonight.
I'm beginning to think people are scared of change. Voting for McCain would be like voting for Bush. While Obama is relatively young and relatively new, he is working for the American people. The United States are not so united, and it would be nice to see a president who can make a positive change.
John F. Kennedy was also considered the under dog, having served only one term as a senator before making a run for the Presidency. Kennedy was also fairly young, up against politicians 30 years older. But what Kennedy did was inspire people. To see people as people, not as black, white, Hispanic, whatever you are. He stood for the civil rights movement. He also died too young. But he still inspired people to change.
Even hundreds of years ago, Lincoln supported the movement to abolish slavery. He was way ahead of his time, and fought to unite a country that was torn because of race.
Two hundred years later, there is still an issue of equality among all sorts of people. Would Obama face such opposition if he weren't black?
I think Obama will inspire change. He will fight to make this country stand united, and it would be a giant step for civil rights, a movement that began so many years ago and still is being fought today for many people.
That being said, although I am pro-Obama, I still believe it is very important for every American who have the ability to vote should. Regardless of who you vote for, we are all Americans and will support the result. I would hope that regardless of who wins, everyone would support our President.
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