Disney bought Lucasfilms... and the world exploded!

Or so it seemed.

So Disney buys Lucasfilms, and during that press release George Lucas informs everyone that there will be a Star Wars Episode VII, which he's not directing or writing.

Que the cheers and jeers.

The jeers from the people worried about the "disney-ification" of the franchise.  Jeers from people that thought that episodes I-III were crap and don't want to see any more.

The cheers were from people excited that there would be more Star Wars, and that Lucas wasn't writing or directing.  We all know how brilliant The Empire Strikes Back was, and that's mainly due to Lucas's lessened involvement.

And besides, look at what's coming out of Marvel Studios, another Disney owned property.

I actually have some hope for this.

Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy has hit the East Coast. It's a huge storm that, while still far out to sea, reached out and slapped Hampton Roads.

We're fairing better than we did during Irene. The rain hasn't been as hard. The wind wasn't as strong. I think that the danger in this storm will be in the duration. We're going to feel this for another day or so.

We still have power. We have groceries. The only one that's unhappy is Misty. The rain puts a damper on her walkies.

Stay dry everyone.

Girly Products

We've all seen it.

People were upset with Lego Friends.

Then people mocked Bic for Her.  Stupid name, interesting colors (especially for teacher that like to grade in non-red colors)

Now Japan has a car and a laptop marketed towards the girly girls in Japan.



I consider myself a feminist.  And I'm not really upset by this.  And let me tell you why.

(This is all with the following caveat:  I'm ok with this, as long as the pink stuff isn't sold at an inflated price.)

1. The Lego Friends.  We were a Lego household.  My brother would build things with lego.  I made houses for the Fabuland guys.  Fabuland... just like Lego Friends, but less pink.
2. It's ok to be a woman and like pink stuff!  There.  I said it.  It's not ok to be seriously upcharged for the pink frilly stuff, but it's your right as a woman to like it and want to buy it.  Mazel Tov.  (It is also your right as a women not to like the pink stuff.)
3. The car and the laptop are marketed in Japan, where the pink, frilly, girly movement is HUGE.  Will we see the car here?  Probably not.  (I can see the laptop.  Acer had a pink netbook years ago that sold well.)

Maybe we as a society need to move away from marketing anything to a specific gender, and maybe just offer pinks, blues, blacks and all as color options.  

I don't know.  But for now I'm going to use my pink pens (bought so I see people walking away with them) to write in my pink planner.  And I'll continue to use my ladies razor (because it's easier to hold than a man's razor).

Stress, I have it. And I'm not sure why

Seriously, it's been like this for almost two weeks.  My jaw and neck muscles are so tight I have headaches almost every day.  I'm now feeling poorly (headaches, body aches, feeling generally icky), and I wonder if it's caused by my head... or actual germs.

I'm having this feeling of impending doom.  Or it's paranoia... I don't know which.

*sigh*

It could be stress.  My job performance review wasn't stellar.  I need to slow down and double check everything.

Dance class has been stressful, as you have seen.  My house is a mess and I can't seem to make it past thing one on the daily to do list.

Thankfully we're getting out of here early today.  Maybe a nap will help.

And a milkshake.

Thar She Blows!

Today in my dance class we presented the pieces our groups choreographed.  These were taped, and then we watched them.

My god....

First, I am PALE.  Like a whiter shade of pale.  Between the black top and my white skin I looked like a beached Orca.

Then I realized that not a single person said anything about our piece... good or bad...  The other pieces were chatted about a lot.

It's going to be hard to drag my beached whale ass to class on Tuesday.

Stop the world, I want to get off!

With a week and a bit to go, I'm so over it.  Between the debates being almost hostile.  (Seriously, it wouldn't have surprised me if one candidate tried to slap the other), the nasty attack ads.... that reference other attack ads, and the sniping on Facebook.. I'm over it.

Then Donald Trump came along:


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My first reaction to this supposed big news was to laugh my ass off.  Then I had some thoughts:

1. The colleges can't release anything without the President's signature.  They can't release your transcripts without your signature
2. He wants college applications?  Those will be LONG gone.  In Virginia they are destroyed 5 years after the student graduates.  If he wants ALL the colleges the President applied to, those are usually destroyed within 2 years.
3. Passport applications?  Seriously?  What would that accomplish?
4. How is his not releasing everything being non-transparent?  And is he really saying he's less transparent than say.. Nixon?
5. Seriously, can this madness end?  Please?

Switched at Birth Fall Finale Recap

It's been a long and winding road for these families...

And it's been brought to an end.. for now.

Daphne, who seemed to be the kid that had it all together fell for an older man, her boss in fact, and he broke her heart.

Bay, being the temperamental one, ran away from home.

And why do we think these girls were traipsing down these dangerous roads?  Quite simply, their lives are chaos.

• First the switch, and the move
• Katherine wrote a book
• The lawsuit against the hospital
• Angelo, first leaving, then marrying Regina

In all of this, the girls were left to fend mainly for themselves.  Bay got into trouble, but no one seemed to slow down enough to really talk to her.  (She brings this on herself, but honestly, the parents are too hard on her)

Thankfully, Emmett is there.  His solution:  slow down and communicate.

Thank god for Emmett!

For an ending, I was most satisfied!