I am not liking this upcoming election. I wish that third parties actually would make it, but that rarely happens. And I do not like either of the two main candidates. I shouldn't have to feel like I'm choosing between the lesser of two evils. I should fully support the person I'm voting for and feel like they will do well for this country. And not get stopped by Congress at every turn either. I'm just so sick of these people who control our freedoms putting their freedom and their wealth and their specific agendas before the well-being of the entire US population. Something really needs to change, but I'm not sure who is going to do that and be able to make it stick.
We need someone who is willing to put aside their wealth and freedoms so that our country can be saved. It's falling apart with how things are now. I almost wish we would have a complete overhaul of Congress too while we're at it. Get rid of those who don't have the best interests of the country as their driving motivation. Maybe only let those who don't lie and manipulate things to get what they want in. It's a sad day when we are proclaimed to be one of the "free-est" countries in the world when really we're giving up freedoms left and right.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Super WHY
I have quite a few issues with this show. The whole point of the show is for the kids to get answers to their problems from books. Well, it would be a great idea IF the questions that the kids needed help with weren't questions that they would already know the answer to if their parents had been teaching them well. "My friends are sad because I have apples and I don't want to give any away, what should I do?" "The answer is: share!" I kid you not, that's an episode. It wasn't a case of they were just being selfish, oh no, that would be acceptable. No, she really didn't know. And a good majority of the "Super big problems" are really things that kids should already know.
Another minor sort of thing that bugs me. The main character is named Wyatt, so that's why he's Super Why... Really, a most terrible name. But there's more to Wyatt that bugs me. Every one of the other characters are either the fairy tale character themselves OR they're the child of one of them, but not Wyatt, oh no. He's just the much younger brother of Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk. Yet he gets to lead Red Riding Hood, the son of one of the The Three Little Pigs, the daughter of the Princess from the Princess and the Pea, and in newer episodes his dog.... I don't understand the logic behind this.. It makes no sense.
Really, this show is like a Canadian less annoying Dora the Explorer.
Another minor sort of thing that bugs me. The main character is named Wyatt, so that's why he's Super Why... Really, a most terrible name. But there's more to Wyatt that bugs me. Every one of the other characters are either the fairy tale character themselves OR they're the child of one of them, but not Wyatt, oh no. He's just the much younger brother of Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk. Yet he gets to lead Red Riding Hood, the son of one of the The Three Little Pigs, the daughter of the Princess from the Princess and the Pea, and in newer episodes his dog.... I don't understand the logic behind this.. It makes no sense.
Really, this show is like a Canadian less annoying Dora the Explorer.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Clifford the Big Red Dog
One of the first things that bugs me about Clifford are some of the characters on the show. There's this girl Jetta and her dog Mack. And they are not nice at all. They are rather snooty and can't stand when anyone has more attention than they do. Everyone knows this about them, yet everyone is still friends with them. What is this show teaching children? Is it teaching them that you can be a complete and total brat and rude to other people and everyone will still like you? Because that's what it feels like to me. Almost every single episode they are in, they are constantly tearing someone down, and even though they get called out on it, everyone is all, "Oh it's okay. You learned your lesson, let's play." and then they do the same thing the next episode. If kids did this in the real world, they wouldn't have any friends after the third or fourth time they did such things. I mean really, who wants to be friends with someone who is constantly making you feel or look bad? I don't nor do I want any child to have to go through that.
Another thing about Jetta and Mack that bugs me is the fact that they seem to be much better off than any of the other characters. I'm not upset that they appear to be rich, it's the fact that they are the stereotypical sort of rich. Not all people who are well off are snooty mean people. Why can't there be more characters that are well off and nice? It does happen. Stop perpetuating this idea that if you have money, you must be a terrible person. It's not always the case.
At the moment, this is all I can think about for Clifford, but I know there are more things that bug me.
The next few blog posts will be...
My two year old watches a lot of PBS shows and I usually end up watching with him.I have noticed a few things about certain shows that really irk me. So here are some of the things that bug me. So the next few blog posts will address each show and what bugs me about them.
So enjoy :)
So enjoy :)
Sunday, October 7, 2012
I'm just going to say it..
I really love shows like Project Runway and America's Next Top Model. And I'm not entirely sure why. I think it has to do with the fact that they make/wear these great clothes and do snazzy things with hair and makeup. There's something about watching people make clothes or take great pictures that is purely magical. It almost makes me want to learn how to do that myself.
If I were to design clothes, I would purposefully design for plus-sized people. And there's a very good reason why. I'm so annoyed with the fact that as a plus-sized woman most of the clothes I can find in my size are not flattering at all, or look relatively the same. And I don't think that's fair to the people who can't help their size. I'm not talking about those who got that way because of unhealthy diets and/or unhealthy lifestyles, those people could change it. No, I mean those people who are unable to lose weight no matter what they do. Everyone has the right to look good in the clothes they have. And they also shouldn't have to pay extra for it. So not only would I design clothes that looked good, they would cost effective too. Where you don't have to spend $100 on a single outfit. Or you don't have to go out of your way to go to a store that carries any clothes that fit you.
I also wish that in modeling when they say plus-size model, she actually is plus-sized rather than just about a size 10 or whatever the size is. If there were more plus-sized models, there would be more chances to model the good looking plus-sized clothes, am I right?
Curves are healthy too you know. And just as beautiful. Besides, size and attractiveness will get you so far, it's who you are and how you treat people that will get you anywhere you want to be. Or at least, it should be.
If I were to design clothes, I would purposefully design for plus-sized people. And there's a very good reason why. I'm so annoyed with the fact that as a plus-sized woman most of the clothes I can find in my size are not flattering at all, or look relatively the same. And I don't think that's fair to the people who can't help their size. I'm not talking about those who got that way because of unhealthy diets and/or unhealthy lifestyles, those people could change it. No, I mean those people who are unable to lose weight no matter what they do. Everyone has the right to look good in the clothes they have. And they also shouldn't have to pay extra for it. So not only would I design clothes that looked good, they would cost effective too. Where you don't have to spend $100 on a single outfit. Or you don't have to go out of your way to go to a store that carries any clothes that fit you.
I also wish that in modeling when they say plus-size model, she actually is plus-sized rather than just about a size 10 or whatever the size is. If there were more plus-sized models, there would be more chances to model the good looking plus-sized clothes, am I right?
Curves are healthy too you know. And just as beautiful. Besides, size and attractiveness will get you so far, it's who you are and how you treat people that will get you anywhere you want to be. Or at least, it should be.
Friday, September 28, 2012
A few random observations
1) I rather like to watch medical shows when they're on. Particularly those that are figuring out why and how someone died. But in watching these shows I have found out there are names for things that I didn't even know needed specific names. And I have learned that there are a lot of people that could have lived or wouldn't have been as sick as long if certain specific tests were done or if the common person knew what things to ask to be tested for. And I think that's rather sad. I think more people need to be able to discuss things with their doctors so that things don't get missed.
2) Microwaves are silly things. Burning hot on the outside but freezing in the middle. And how long you need to microwave something isn't always the same even in the same microwave. Getting the right time to get things cooked just the way you like it seems to be like sorcery. Hard to explain exactly how it's done, but it's obvious when it's done wrong.
3) 80's films have a tendency to filled with terrible awesomeness. I feel slightly deprived that I am only now getting to some of these terribly wonderful films.
2) Microwaves are silly things. Burning hot on the outside but freezing in the middle. And how long you need to microwave something isn't always the same even in the same microwave. Getting the right time to get things cooked just the way you like it seems to be like sorcery. Hard to explain exactly how it's done, but it's obvious when it's done wrong.
3) 80's films have a tendency to filled with terrible awesomeness. I feel slightly deprived that I am only now getting to some of these terribly wonderful films.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Relationships
Within the past year I have noticed more and more how it seems relationships aren't really allowed to stay just between the people who are in it. Why is that? I mean it's one thing if you're concerned for someone's safety, but other than that I don't think it's okay. How do you know that the way the two people have the relationship isn't working for them or that they aren't happy? Just because you wouldn't be happy in that same situation doesn't mean those two people aren't. Why do so many people think they need to run interference between two people either to fix their problems or get them back together? If you're asked to do so, that's different. What I'm talking about is those people who do so uninvited. Who don't really know the entire situation, just what is being presented to them.
I think it needs to stop. Sometimes people, who may think they have the best intentions or perhaps they do, in their interfering can cause the relationship to become much worse than it ever was. Is it really that hard to let other people be happy? Just because you may not approve of what is going on doesn't mean you have the right to dictate to others what makes them happy. Unless you're inviting others to do so to you in your relationships, don't do it to them. Just think about that the next time you feel the need to "fix" someone's relationship, would you like it if you were perfectly happy and someone decided that you were doing it wrong and they needed to help you see what is right? If the answer is no, than don't do it.
Just to be clear I am not condoning people not stepping in when there is clearly abuse. That is a horse of a different color. I mean when both people are happy in the relationship and someone decides that it needs "fixed".
I think it needs to stop. Sometimes people, who may think they have the best intentions or perhaps they do, in their interfering can cause the relationship to become much worse than it ever was. Is it really that hard to let other people be happy? Just because you may not approve of what is going on doesn't mean you have the right to dictate to others what makes them happy. Unless you're inviting others to do so to you in your relationships, don't do it to them. Just think about that the next time you feel the need to "fix" someone's relationship, would you like it if you were perfectly happy and someone decided that you were doing it wrong and they needed to help you see what is right? If the answer is no, than don't do it.
Just to be clear I am not condoning people not stepping in when there is clearly abuse. That is a horse of a different color. I mean when both people are happy in the relationship and someone decides that it needs "fixed".
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