To Be Scared Sh*&less or Not? **update

I don't usually actively seek out being scared out of my mind but when I added American Horror Story to my queue, I had an inkling of what was coming my way. I've always had an active imagination and paired with horrible sleep patterns, things that go bump in the night equals night terrors, i.e. me waking up screaming. So, last night I began watching AHS with my sister. We only got about a half an hour in to the first episode before she wimped out and headed to bed. I gladly shut it off and returned to watching something else. I would be damned if I would continue the episode on my own despite my curiosity of what happens next. After a night of tossing and turning, replaying certain scenes in my head... I wonder whether I should continue or not? ***update So, I took a break from watching and skipped most of the episodes. Then my sister was watching the last few, in a dark room no less, and I got hooked back in and finished the first season. Was I scared sh*&tless, ultimately no. Now, do I watch the second season?

"Mommy Porn"

Why did you read Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L James? I read it to see what the hype was about. This goes against what I stand for in the most basic sense. I am an advocate for reading what you love, whether it is a cereal box, comic books, or the latest bestseller from Dan Brown. Reading is reading! I have a hard time when I am being told what to read. Just between you and me I've read some erotica in my time and Fifty Shades... doesn't classify as that in my opinion. It is so poorly written. Here are some excerpts: "He’s my very own Christian Grey flavor Popsicle." "My inner goddess is doing the merengue with some salsa moves." "My inner goddess jumps up and down with cheer-leading pom-poms shouting yes at me." "He then starts on my right foot, repeating the whole, seductive, mind-blowing process. He’s going to kiss me there! I know it. And part of me is glowing in the anticipation." "I don’t remember reading about nipple clamps in the Bible." Seriously, yes these are for real. Here is an excerpt from a spoof version of the book entitled: Fifty Sheds of Grey by C.T. Grey. "'Mr Grey?' 'I keep telling you, Olivia, call me Colin. Mr Grey sounds so formal. Now, what is it?' 'There's someone down here in the lobby, Mr Grey. She says she needs to see you. She says it's urgent.' I bite my lip, pensively. She? It must be a woman. 'What's her name? Does she have an appointment?' 'No, Mr Grey, and she won't tell me her name, but she's very insistent. She says she knows you.' I gaze out of the twentieth-floor window at the vast, sprawling metropolis from behind my vast, sprawling desk and frown. Who could it be? 'Very well,' I reply eventually, 'Send her up.' 'Yes, Mr Grey.' I lay the receiver back on its cradle. As I await my mysterious visitor, my steel grey eyes roll around my vast, sprawling office, entirely white from floor to ceiling apart from a mosaic of small monochrome photographs hanging on the opposite wall - my Fifty Sheds of Grey. One of the pictures catches my attention and my manly lips curve upwards into a wistful smile..." "WARNING: Fifty Sheds of Grey contains fifty graphic shed-based images. Please do not look if you are easily offended." It's sad how much more I want to read this and how much better the writing is.

Go Boom!

Really, what is the fuss about Transformers about? Some movies are to be valued only for their pure entertainment worth and the franchise that is Transformers is such a film. It's about freakin' robots for goodness sake! Why do the actors feel the need to diminish the film they are in, in an attempt to defend their artistic integrity. The latest is the actor Hugo Weaving who voiced one of the robots in the film: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/oct/19/michael-bay-hugo-weaving-transformers. Sometimes I want to watch something blow-up and not have to wonder what lies in the subtext, it's nice to sit-back and tune-out for an hour or so. Who goes to see a movie based off a children's cartoon and expects to see a Scorcese film...

Ted (2012) Can you say Mediocre with a Boston accent?

Was anybody else not impressed with this film? I wasn't...not disappointed just "meh" - shoulder shrugging as I say this - about Ted. I laughed in the appropriate places but it was more like a been there done that kinda laugh. If you are a fan of Seth McFarlane who wrote and directed the film then you might just feel like me.

Fifty Shades of Grey...

"the little-tapped female smut market" This snippet is taken from a review of said book...does it strike anyone else as fabulously hilarious.

New show title that sounds like a Gay Pornographic film

'Inside Men' Premieres on BBCA

Seriously... John Stewart?? I expected better of you!

How can talking about women's orgasms, fluster two comedians: John Stewart and Jimmy Fallon? I am so disappointed. http://www.vulture.com/2012/06/jon-stewart-got-really-uncomfortable.html

Overheard....

"...I'm going to weigh this based on hand measurements..." Totally non-sexual but I gotta go there :)

Wee!!!!

"What if you need a wee though?" tweeted @Benjohncock, to which @isabelwriter replied "Haven't you seen The Secretary? Some things are more important than weeing."

Screwy Ain't It!: B*&%$

Screwy Ain't It!: B*&%$: Does anyone else struggle with the word B*&CH? I do. One of my favorite characters: Lafayette on True Blood throws it around like it's...

B*&%$

Does anyone else struggle with the word B*&CH? I do. One of my favorite characters: Lafayette on True Blood throws it around like it's about to go out of style and I still love him, but I can't bring myself to let that word slip past my lips. Sadly, there aren't any alternatives that get the point across quite as well as that word. B*&ch is a very versatile word, it can be an insult or an affirmation of female power as in "Queen B*&ch." "She is such a *Diva!" or "What a *Shrew!" lack a certain forcefulness that if you replace the * with B&*ch it can propel it into another linguistic category. There can be an almost grudging sense of respect attached to that word. An episode of one of my favorite show centered around a group of four African-American females (now off the air): Girlfriends, devoted an entire episode to that word. The basic premise was that an outsider called one of them a *b*&ch and it made them re-examine their own usage of the word amongst themselves. I think, ultimately they decided to stop using it but it was an unsatisfactory sort of lesson. There wasn't a good alternative that they could find. Does the dual uses of the word b*&ch, both as an insult or suggestion of female power detract from it's usage in pop culture? It does for me...words have a lot of power and I think that this word is a destructive force that takes away from women more than it gives.

Hungover from Hangovers

I just read that they will be making a third Hangover film, this time maybe set in Tijuana, Mexico. So, I’ve decided to re-visit the first film again. I’ve seen it twice before. Once for the novelty and the second time for a special studies class. I haven’t seen the second one yet but will soon. So stay tuned for a review of both films...

Screwy Ain't It!: Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Screwy Ain't It!: Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) Dir. Rupert Sanders Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron PG_13 127 min E...

Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) Dir. Rupert Sanders Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron PG_13 127 min Everyone knows the basic plot of Snow White so I won't get into it. I was not sure what to expect from a re-telling of a fairytale. They are either hit or miss. This was a fairly good film. I enjoyed the look of the film a lot as well as the little bits of humor. The humorous parts are mostly courtesy of the dwarves, including one of my favorite comedic actors: Nick Frost(Paul, Hot Fuzz, and Shaun of the Dead.) There are only two things that I disliked: 1. Charlize Theron's accent (What the F*&% is it supposed to be?) Her pronunciation of "girl" as "gullll" is majorly cringe worthy. 2. The anti-climactic ending Kristin Stewart's barely there smile left me thinking is that all there is...? It's worth a watch for sure, and they are already talking about a sequel.

Stephen Colbert's names for Little Stephen...

"...listing euphemisms for his penis: “Turgid man-root … sway-backed blue-veined throbber … rock-hard loin plough … purple-helmeted groin warrior.”

Slightly Uncomfortable

"We are all absolutely anal here..." -Overheard comment

Provocative Much

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