To Rock or Not....

If I were going to really let go, I would rock the crap out of the coin pusher machine at Fun Station until all the tokens and prizes fall out, and the the sh!t would hit the fan because the stupid machine beeps at you really loud when the tilt radar or some crap like that goes off. As a result, the game police (i.e. people who sell you tickets or pizza) will come over and ask if there is an issue, and I would proceed to say in a relatively low voice... What the crap do you think? The stupid machine took all my coins and I want them back, so we decided to give it a little shaky shake to help it out. Is there a problem? They would then say, "Yes mam, there is. We are going to ask you to leave the premises.".... and then the sh!t would really hit the fan? How do you get removed from an arcade that is for kids when you are 25+. Leave that to me.

The culprit is below. This is not the actual machine, but you get the picture.

I didn't get kicked out, but I don't understand... it is an arcade game... kids run into the machine all the time, so why would you put a radar on it to make everyone look every time a kid hits it. No, this time it wasn't a kid. It was this person. The first time was on his own after I informed him that the darn thing would go off. I kind of egged it on the second time. The thing had taken all my coins and one small push would have given us tons of tokens and maybe even an Ipod. Yes, I know... I thought about how unethical it would be to rock the machine on purpose. Yes, I still said do it. Yes, I will repent later.

Since I'm not really letting go, we didn't really push the machine and therefore didn't get any extra tokens or Ipods.



~Reel Moments~

In the spirit of being a kid and playing arcade games, I will leave you a quote from...

Big

Scotty Brennen: Listen, what're you tryin' to do, get us all fired? You gotta pace yourself, slowly, slowly.

To Pay or Not...

If I were really going to let go, I would call all the student loan companies and tell them to kiss off, and then the sh!t would hit the fan because I owe them tons of money and they want it back. When I started college, I knew I would get student loans because we didn't have the kind of money (or any kind for that matter- we weren't in need for necessities and we got some of the things we wanted- mom, you rock) that would pay for 1 year of college, let alone 4 or 5 for 1 degree.  So, I set out on the how much money will they give me now and can i get that every year quest.  Fortunately for me at that time, everyone wanted to give me money (which I so don't understand - those companies are stupid even if they eventually get what they want in return).  I took it all...pell grants, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, alternative for school things...and walmart, target, discover, chase, capital one, and american express for school related things (i.e computer, groceries, clothing, vacations, etc.) My college years were great minus the times when I was broke...how is that possible you ask... it just is, so leave that alone :)....Anyway, I graduated and decided to do another degree... Same quest and again, those stupid companies gave me the money (Greatness) and I finished my second degree with the same type of experience as undergrad in relation to money.   Well, now they want it back...What the Crap?  What do they want me to do... work just to pay them?  That doesn't seem fair to me.. Anyway, back to the original topic of calling them and telling them to kiss off.  If I do that, they will not only remind me that I BORROWED the majority of the money meaning I would need to pay it back (duh), but also that not paying it could result in any number of actions along with a possibly charge of a threat or something. I would say.... Well, I know that you expected me to pay it back, but we think (Amber and I, although she may have been joking) that we shouldn't have to pay you back until our degrees pay us off in lots and lots of money. I mean it sounds fair to me.

So since I'm  not really letting go, I will go figure out how I'm going to pay them.. What the Crap?

~Reel Moments~
In the spirit or going to college and getting everything except something tangible... i leave you with a quote from...

Accepted

Jack Gaines: Okay cut the crap Bartleby. Society has rules and the first rule is: You go to college. You wanna have a happy and successful life, you go to college. If you wanna be somebody, you go to college. If you wanna fit in, you go to college.

To buy or Not....

If i were to really let go, I would take my entire check tomorrow and spend it on scratch-offs or go to the casino, and then the sh!t would hit the fan. Now this could play out in 2 ways.  I would either win a massive amount of money or lose a massive amount of money. Either way, things are going to get interesting. Let's look at the possibility of winning a massive amount of money first.  Without a doubt, I would have a mini stroke first - this is assuming that massive is way more than what I make. After recovery, a trip around the world with loved ones, ridiculous amounts of shopping to buy everything I can possibly think of,supplying family with some funds, paying off my debt, and living the good life.

On the flip side.... I would have a mini stroke - this is assuming that I lose every dime. After recovery, I would call the landlord to try to work out some type of payment plan, pray that other bills stop coming for at least a month, try to take items that I haven't opened back to the store to make some gas money, have very sporadic crying moments, call around to see if I could sell some plasma, and then call my mom.  She would freak out on me for sure, but I would deserve it.

I think the crazy thing is that although I didn't realy consider it, I thought about it.

But, since I'm not letting go, I'm just going to buy one... in hopes of winning a few dollars and only the possibility of losing a few.

Here are some of my favorite (yes, I have favorite) ones. Go here to look at the rest.

 

~Reel Moments~

The Hangover

Doug Billings: Tracy did mention we shouldn't let him gamble.

Large and in Charge...or Not

If I were to really let go, I would go on the road to eat at all the places that have the portion sizes that are too big for 12 people to share, and then the sh!t would hit the fan because apparently my metabolism (yeah, I'm using that excuse) is also fighting against me.  Now, first off, I would like to say that I love to eat and I'm not ashamed to say it.  Being plus size has nothing (or at least not everything) to do with eating. That behind us, food is wonderful and sometimes I want to eat a lot of food just because.  Not because I'm depressed or going through something and start emotionally eating, but just because I want good food.  I mean think about a time when you have put something (that can be digested) in your mouth and it was the best thing smoking...  I mean you thought, doggonit, I could eat this all night long. Well that is the kind of food that I like to eat, and apparently that is what all those places with extra large portions have in common...  Savory,delectable, yummyness and I want some. 

Take the following.... Yum, Yum, and more Yum!!!

Yes, I know these pictures look greasy as crap and super calorie filled... SO WHAT.  My face would be extremely happy while every morsel of food was hitting my tongue and strolling down my throat to hopefully be digested below.  The crappy part (pun intended) is that not only would I probably get sick from the massive amounts of food, but I would probably say that I never wanted to eat those wonderful things again (at least right then), I would think about how many calories I took in, probably develop some type of intense workout plan that would ultimately fail because of the urgency I created (yoyo dieting), and go in an ultimate sulk for falling into temptation.  The unfortunate things is that sometimes we don't think about the after effects when we want the immediate gain, and we are willing to accept the consequences of our actions. Let me be clear though, I don't want to just go and eat something large and in charge.... I want to go eat multiple things that are large and in charge without having those ridiculous self-made consquences, and that ti why the sh!t would hit the fan.

So, since I'm not really going to let go... I'm going to go home drink a diet coke (which I love as well) and read a book, which hopefully talks about some delectable foods at some point.

For more large and in charge pictures, go here.

~Reel Moments~

Soul Food

Quote to come... library is closing on me.

hmmmm..... Bald or Not....

If I were to really let go, I would shave my head, and then the sh!t would hit the fan.  The idea of shaving my head came up a few weeks ago when my hair decided to fight me by being super dry and filled with dandruff.  It has been trying to cooperate more these last few days, but ultimately it is still doing what it wants.

It would be so much easier if I didn't have hair.  I would go completely bald. Waking up, washing my face, refreshing my scalp everyday, not spending 20 plus minutes to fix it, and being able to wear any type of head gear without worrying about the after effects.

As I thought about shaving my head or going natural may be the better option for my hair type... I rubbed my scalp to feel the shape.  Let's just say it wasn't completely round. I thought about the months it would take for the style to take shape and what I could do to mask the new growth on top of my scalp to make me look remotely decent. I thought about waking up and forgetting that I had cut all my hair off and going into a mini panic.  I thought about the looks that I would get the next day at work - maybe not bad, but there would definitely be looks.  I thought about all the accessories I have at home and not being able to use them. They would just sit in the bin looking crazy - why do you need accessories when you have no hair.

Yeah, I used Tyra as the pictures.  No, I don't look like her, but you get the idea.

So, since I'm not really letting go, I am going to keep the hair that I have and continue to fight with it until it decides to act right.

~Reel Moments~
I was having a hard time choosing a movie for this post, so I went for the obvious... but I think the quote goes with post.

Hairspray
Edna Turnblad: [singing] You can't stop my happiness, 'cuz I like the way I am. And you just can't stop my knife and fork when I see a Christmas ham! And if you don't like the way I look, then I just don't give a damn!

hmmm... New Life or Not

If I were to really let go, I would drop everything, move to New York, pursue acting, hang out with famous people, and live a fabulously wealthy life..... and then the sh!t would hit the fan because I don't have any money saved, haven't taken an acting class in 6 years, and don't have any connections in any places other than universities and casinos. As a result, I would become a starving actress and have to wear a Mo'nique costume in the daytime for chump change and waitress at a grease factory like Big Daddy's at night to pay rent in this dump all in an effort to get the role of Insulted Girl in a movie like From Justin to Kelly.

So, since I'm not letting go today, I will continue to live in my house in Tallahassee, working at FSU, talking to the the people that are in the blog challenge, hanging out at places like Borders, and living the life that I am living.

That's just Great...

 ~Reel Moments~

In the spirit of striving for something, whatever it is, I leave you with a quote from Up in the Air.

Up in the Air

Alex Goran: I thought we signed up for the same thing... I thought our relationship was perfectly clear. You are an escape. You're a break from our normal lives. You're a parenthesis.

Theme of the Month

It was hard for me to think of a theme that was broad enough to not get bored or stumped, yet specific enough to not get frustrated with the broadness of it. I am pretty spastic with my writing.  I like to jump around and just write whatever.  That is probably true in everything that I do including, but not limited to living arrangements, jobs, journaling, reading, traveling, other hobbies, etc.

So, with this in mind, my theme for the month is not really a theme.  It is more of a leading statement that I will use to begin my post each day.  This will give me the freedom to be spastic, while also limiting my spastic-ness just a little.  My goal is to not be boring or repetitive, but instead to be creative and have a reason to say all the things that I wouldn't actually say out loud.  Maybe some of them, but definitely not all of them. You could probably consider this month to be a series of rants that were initiated by events, interactions, or random mumblings in my machinery (machinery = my brain - It was in a movie I watched yesterday- that’s kind of weird in a sentence though) I’m not really sure what will happen, or how this will pan out.... but hear me now and hear me clearly…. 

My plan is to stick this out for the entire month.  If I get bored, I will do something else.

So here is what I have come up with after many many hours of trying to come up with a leading sentence… 

Side Note:  If you are thinking what the crap??? You worked for many hours and that is what you came up with....then you should stop reading my blog now because it is only downhill from here.

Side Note 2:  I'm not really sure if it was hours, minutes, or seconds

So, here it is...... If I were to really let go, ......................... and then the sh!t would hit the fan That is how I will begin each post. 

It's Annual - How bout them apples?

So, Yesterday was May 1st and the start of the 2nd Annual Blog-A-Day in May Challenge. Go here for more information. Last year, the competition was a lot of fun. There was never any real talk about doing it again, but I got really excited as May 2010 approached. After numerous emails, a few face 2 face conversations, and a lot of editing.... The Blog-A-Day in May Challenge has officially become an annual competition.

I am pretty anxious because last year I bombed the day before the end of the competition, but I'm pumped and ready this year. Nothing is taking me out of the game. The only thing I am kind of worried about is my readership... Minus the people in the competition and 1 dear friend of mine... I don't have any. So, my goal over the next month besides staying in the competition is to get at least 5 more stalkers. It would really make me feel swell, so tell your friends. We have added a Readers choice award which only a few people are eligible for right now because they are the only ones that have extra stalkers.

Anywho, I am super excited about this month and about my theme. My official blogging will begin tomorrow. My plan is to continue my them for the entire month. I can't promise that I won't stray, but I will do my best to keep up with the same theme. I will continue my ~Reel Moments~ from last year though. I love movies and most of the time they have quotes that are just what you need.

By the way, I have upgraded my blog by changing the layout and adding a menu bar. Feel free to look around and leave me any comments about any changes I should make.

Happy Blogging!!!

~Reel Moments~

In the spirit of going becoming Annual... I will leave you with a quote from Ironman

Iron Man

Tony Stark: Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've caught me doing.

Challenge

The challenge starts today. Rules posted tomorrow!