The thing about giving your two weeks notice to your employer is that you have to wait two whole weeks to be free. And they are the longest two weeks of your life. I'm struggling to keep a positive attitude. It's hard to get out of bed (I have to leave the house by 6:20). Granted, when I get there, I can usually keep busy but I'm SO SICK OF FACING! Every shift I have to go along and face the aisle. Gah!
But the good news is that I only have five more shifts left. And the people I work with are good people and I'm going to miss them. I'm not going to miss the job. And I'm not coming back after the mission. I get to get a "grown up" job when I come home. On account of my degree. Woot!
The end is in sight. And I have just a few more weeks until I'm on my mission. I so desperately want it to come... but scared of it. In a good way.
Okay, my rant is over.
Until Next Time,
The Hopeless Romantic.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Dear Boys: Dear Fiction
Here's another Dear Boys post directed to some fictional boys. Enjoy!
Dear Special Agent Seeley Booth,
I'd marry you if you asked me.
Love,
THR
Dear Richard Castle,
I wouldn't make you chase me quite so hard.
Love,
THR
Dear Chuck Bartowski,
If the Buy More was real, I'd travel back in time and get to you before the spies (aka Sarah Walker) do. You don't have to be a spy to win my heart. I love you for your Nerd Herd, video-gaming self.
Love,
THR
Dear Dr. Jack Hodgins,
You're too good for her.
Love,
THR
Dear Han Solo,
You can smuggle me any time. *hint hint wink wink*
Love,
THR
Dear Edward Cullen,
Book Version: You are the epitome of a perfect gentleman. I'd marry you.
Movie Version: You are so-so. I confess that you seem to get better with a little age.
Love,
THR
Dear Jacob Black,
Book Version: You're a little whiny. She didn't pick you. Just walk away.
Movie Version: You're hot. Both literally and figuratively. I'll take you.
Love,
THR
Peeta Mellark,
I picked you from the start.
Love,
THR
Dear Angel,
You were my first vampire love. What's better than a brooding vampire with a soul? A vampire that does NOT sparkle.
Love,
THR
Until Next Time,
The Hopeless Romantic
Dear Special Agent Seeley Booth,
I'd marry you if you asked me.
Love,
THR
Dear Richard Castle,
I wouldn't make you chase me quite so hard.
Love,
THR
Dear Chuck Bartowski,
If the Buy More was real, I'd travel back in time and get to you before the spies (aka Sarah Walker) do. You don't have to be a spy to win my heart. I love you for your Nerd Herd, video-gaming self.
Love,
THR
Dear Dr. Jack Hodgins,
You're too good for her.
Love,
THR
Dear Han Solo,
You can smuggle me any time. *hint hint wink wink*
Love,
THR
Dear Edward Cullen,
Book Version: You are the epitome of a perfect gentleman. I'd marry you.
Movie Version: You are so-so. I confess that you seem to get better with a little age.
Love,
THR
Dear Jacob Black,
Book Version: You're a little whiny. She didn't pick you. Just walk away.
Movie Version: You're hot. Both literally and figuratively. I'll take you.
Love,
THR
Peeta Mellark,
I picked you from the start.
Love,
THR
Dear Angel,
You were my first vampire love. What's better than a brooding vampire with a soul? A vampire that does NOT sparkle.
Love,
THR
Until Next Time,
The Hopeless Romantic
Monday, April 9, 2012
Writers: Why I Hate Them
I don't really hate writers or else I'd hate myself. And I don't hate myself. Or other writers. It's just... well, we writers are a manipulative sort, aren't we?
Before I go any further, let me explain. The other day, I was chatting with my friend, Michelle about some of our favorite television programs (Castle, Bones... are there any other shows out there? Just kidding!) But we were talking about these two in particular. There had been a new development on the show, Castle, and Michelle is really one of the only people I can hash it out with. So we were talking about it and what we thought may or may not happen to the characters and the topic got switched to the hiatus of BONES. Then the characters of BONES. We both agreed that the writers always seemed mess things up... more specifically how the character of Dr. Brennan would know something one episode and then be completely clueless the next. Quite annoying.
That's when we both sort of sighed and said, "I hate writers." at the same time.
It's not that we really hate writers. We just don't like the manipulation of characters that happen on our favorite shows. What are writers other than manipulators of characters. Whether in tv shows or novels, writers are the ones pulling the strings. They make the characters, the setting, the language, everything that exists in the world they create. And we, the viewers or the readers, are at their mercy.
Whats the worst of it all is that we take it. We take the random character changes, the continuity issues, the manipulation of our emotions. We just shrug and say to ourselves, "It's the writers", or "the character would act like that in the situation", or other such things. It's not true though.
But what are we going to do? Demand that the writers know everything about their fictional characters and make sure that they do everything the way they are "supposed" to. It's a fictional world they have created. And they are the creators, they can do whatever the heck they want.
I don't like being manipulated. But I do like being entertained. And what are writers, especially TV writers, if not entertainers... well not the actual entertainers so much as the ones behind the scripts making the entertainers entertaining.
And I know, we'll all keep taking it. Because we like the show, the characters, the actors, the story. Whatever the reason, most of us will keep holding on, hoping that this episode with stay true to the story and the characters. That this will be the episode that blows our minds.
Or maybe that's just me. But I'm all about the hope of a happy ending... even with writers running the show.
Until Next Time,
The Hopeless Romantic.
Before I go any further, let me explain. The other day, I was chatting with my friend, Michelle about some of our favorite television programs (Castle, Bones... are there any other shows out there? Just kidding!) But we were talking about these two in particular. There had been a new development on the show, Castle, and Michelle is really one of the only people I can hash it out with. So we were talking about it and what we thought may or may not happen to the characters and the topic got switched to the hiatus of BONES. Then the characters of BONES. We both agreed that the writers always seemed mess things up... more specifically how the character of Dr. Brennan would know something one episode and then be completely clueless the next. Quite annoying.
That's when we both sort of sighed and said, "I hate writers." at the same time.
It's not that we really hate writers. We just don't like the manipulation of characters that happen on our favorite shows. What are writers other than manipulators of characters. Whether in tv shows or novels, writers are the ones pulling the strings. They make the characters, the setting, the language, everything that exists in the world they create. And we, the viewers or the readers, are at their mercy.
Whats the worst of it all is that we take it. We take the random character changes, the continuity issues, the manipulation of our emotions. We just shrug and say to ourselves, "It's the writers", or "the character would act like that in the situation", or other such things. It's not true though.
But what are we going to do? Demand that the writers know everything about their fictional characters and make sure that they do everything the way they are "supposed" to. It's a fictional world they have created. And they are the creators, they can do whatever the heck they want.
I don't like being manipulated. But I do like being entertained. And what are writers, especially TV writers, if not entertainers... well not the actual entertainers so much as the ones behind the scripts making the entertainers entertaining.
And I know, we'll all keep taking it. Because we like the show, the characters, the actors, the story. Whatever the reason, most of us will keep holding on, hoping that this episode with stay true to the story and the characters. That this will be the episode that blows our minds.
Or maybe that's just me. But I'm all about the hope of a happy ending... even with writers running the show.
Until Next Time,
The Hopeless Romantic.
Potter Meets Skywalker
I sort of have an obsessive personality. But you probably already know this. When I get stuck on something, I tend to be stuck until the next thing can come along and distract me. Sometimes my obsessions cross paths and then it becomes a big old mess. I'm sure you're shaking your head, wondering what the crazy I'm talking about.
Let me get to the point. I went a little wonky in the head and started comparing Harry Potter to Star Wars (the original three) during a Star Wars marathon with my friend, Michelle. It wasn't an intentional plan, to look for similarities. It just happened. And the more we watched, the more I thought it was funny that it actually seemed to work. There are many similarities between the two shows/sets of characters.
Shall we proceed to the comparisons? It's not extensive but still interesting... to me at least.
Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter
They are both orphans who are given a "mission" of sorts. They are surrounded by friends, more like plucky sidekicks, who love and support them. They both possess either magical or... "The Force" abilities. They both defeat the bad guy in the end.
Princess Leia and Hermione Granger
Both are smart, pretty (at least in the movie version of HP), and good at what they do. Both women
put their lives, careers/school work on the line to help the hero accomplish what he needs to.
Han Solo and Ron Weasley
Both are pretty skeptical but become loyal to the hero. They also both get the girl in the end. That's about where the similarities end.
Dumbledore and Obi-Wan Kenobi/Yoda
They are the mentors to the hero. They all die at some point in the hero's journey to defeating the bad guy. They are all old.
Darth Vader and Lord Voldemort
The bad guy. Gets defeated.
Darth Vader and Professor Severus Snape
A good guy who went bad but then came back to the good side (eventually).
There you go. It wasn't as awesome as I planned it to be but that's okay.
Until Next Time,
The Hopeless Romantic
Let me get to the point. I went a little wonky in the head and started comparing Harry Potter to Star Wars (the original three) during a Star Wars marathon with my friend, Michelle. It wasn't an intentional plan, to look for similarities. It just happened. And the more we watched, the more I thought it was funny that it actually seemed to work. There are many similarities between the two shows/sets of characters.
Shall we proceed to the comparisons? It's not extensive but still interesting... to me at least.
Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter
They are both orphans who are given a "mission" of sorts. They are surrounded by friends, more like plucky sidekicks, who love and support them. They both possess either magical or... "The Force" abilities. They both defeat the bad guy in the end. Princess Leia and Hermione Granger
Both are smart, pretty (at least in the movie version of HP), and good at what they do. Both women
put their lives, careers/school work on the line to help the hero accomplish what he needs to.
Both are pretty skeptical but become loyal to the hero. They also both get the girl in the end. That's about where the similarities end.
Dumbledore and Obi-Wan Kenobi/Yoda
They are the mentors to the hero. They all die at some point in the hero's journey to defeating the bad guy. They are all old.
Darth Vader and Lord Voldemort
The bad guy. Gets defeated.
Darth Vader and Professor Severus Snape
A good guy who went bad but then came back to the good side (eventually).
There you go. It wasn't as awesome as I planned it to be but that's okay.
Until Next Time,
The Hopeless Romantic
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