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Well, I just got back from buying my books for school. And even though I’m enjoying the school experience much more this time around I truly regret I allowed myself to screw up the last time, because now by the time I get finished school my student loan payments will have doubled and now I have to go to school AND work, where as straight out of high school I was told by my mom not to work because she wanted me to completely focus on school and she would do what she needed to to make that possible for… Read This

so, recently I’ve been listening to Harry Potter audio books while I do stuff. Mostly, I’ve found I prefer reading a book to listening to it, but when you’re busy doing stuff (washing dishes, cleaning a room, washing clothes) I’ve found listening to a story more convient then watching one (when I’m not in the mood for music). Mostly because you can absorb the story while not needing to look at a screen.

But that’s neither here nor there, I recently noticed. HBP is a really ODD book. I mean it’s funny, REALLY funny. There’s all these goofy, fun… Read This

There’s this new sensation sweeping the nation. The automatic bathroom. Sinks turn on just because your hands appear in front of them. Paper Towels appear with a wave. Toilets autoflush when you get up. Sounds like wonderful inovation, only it’s proably the most annoying thing ever. Sensor sinks cut on and off when they feel like it. And if they stop working, your left looking like an idiot as you wave your hands pointlessly in front of them, because how are you suppose to know the stupid sensor stopped working. Same thing with the auto-towel dispenser. You wave & wave… Read This

Considering I’ ve been called an Oreo for my likes/dislikes, the way I talk, etc (I’m apparently neither black enough or gay enough apparently, lol). I think some of my friends will find this result amusing. You Are VanillaYou are a delightful, friendly person. You are optimistic about life and people.You are enthusiastic and energetic. You enjoy everything you do.You are cooperative and flexible. You get along with people from many walks of life.You’re not a show off. Instead, you’re more likely to help other people shine.

I find this result intresting, but mostly accurate….You Are ChopsticksPeople see you as exotic, unusual, and even a bit intimidating. You are a difficult person to figure out. In truth, you try to live a very simple life. But most people are too frenzied to recognize the beauty of your simplicity.

Deepa Mehta is one of my favorite directors. The first film I saw of hers was (shocking I know) Fire, the lesbian love story and the first of what she calls her elemental trilogy. I accidentally found Water in the video store about a year ago and loved that. Having seen two of the three, I went in search of the last and middle movie Earth. The trilogy is completely unrelated in it’s characters, time, place and story. The uniting element seems to be social commentary. But for me, I often times find it astounding what she does with characters… Read This

If you’ve never read a Sarah Walter’s novel, I recommend reading it. “Fingersmith” was one of the most moving novels I’ve ever read. And “Tipping the Velvet” touched on coming-out better than any modern day novel has ever done. I’m speaking of them together because they are Sarah Walter’s best known works and one can very rarely hear about one without the other coming up.

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Tipping the Velvet…. Velvet is the story of Nancy Astley. A teenager growing up in the Victorian Era. She visits a theater one night and becomes infatuated… Read This

So, despite reading bad reviews about this film I wanted to see it. I am a connoisseur of Gay and Lesbian films after all. I have seen both good and terribly bad independent low-budget Lesbian films.

Unfortunately, Claire is a bad one.

Claire and Noel are two female writers who end up sharing a cabin on a writers retreat. They are played as the “odd couple” with conflicting habits. Including Noel being a very straight-laced organized person. Also very conservative. And Claire being a very messy and unorganized person. Also very loose with her… Read This

Recently, I headed back into the journey of Xena and Hercules. The good thing about watching one of your favorite dearly departed shows after a long time is that you’ve forgotten most of it. The funniest thing about the Xena, Herc years of my life is the fact that I pretty much didn’t watch a lot of it "in sequence" as they were part of the era of "syndicated TV" series and, because they belonged to themselves and not networks, they tended to jump channels or time slots and sometimes disappear for months at a time before I found them… Read This

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, huh?

I can’t decide if I like that title or not.

I remember thinking immediatly that “Star Wars : Attack of the Clones” was the stupidest title I had ever heard for a Star Wars movie. And I still think so.

“The Deathly Hallows” on the other hand could be intriging. Unlike “Attack of the Clones” is doesn’t sound cheesy on it’s own. I just can’t decide if I like the title because of the “Harry Potter and the…” at the beginning. As a pair they’re just not running off the… Read This