It's a new record.

August 24th.

The earliest i've seen a commercial for christmas. I was changing channels today when i came across "your christmas countdown." What, already? I saw it briefly and had to go back. Granted, it was on QVC, but still, they are already selling christmas? In August! Boy, these people work fast.

That got me started thinking though. Christmas is just around the corner! Soon halloween, thanksgiving...and then BAM christmas. Where does the time go?

However, though this summer has been mild so far, i am looking forward to the fall season. Time when i can break out my scarves and hide under my thick blankets. But...we've still got about a month and a half to go, so i'll enjoy the fun under the sun while it lasts.

This Just In!

My scab is about to fall off. It's hanging by a corner...

R.I.P

Sad day...

I just broke one of my art pieces....my handshaped business card holder...I knocked it over and it fell and two fingers broke into tiny pieces. It's not functional anymore. I'm trying to be very buddhist about it and not care so much because it is just a material thing after all, and I shouldn't be so attached to things. Even if they were one of the few things I created that I was really proud of. All this right before my new business cards arrive. Sigh. Stupid elbow.

Goodbye handshaped business card holder. Thanks for holding my business while you were here.

Let California Ring

So i saw this commerical today, and though i knew what it was trying to do and say, I still thought it was lacking. I don't quite know why. Badly executed. A little over the top. Taking too much time to say too much of the same thing? Take your pick.

What do you think?

TV is sucking me in...

OMFG, why is gossip girl so dirty!!!! And why do i want to rub the dirt all over me by watching it!! So damn good. Even with all the partial episodes i've been catching here and there...still so good. But so bad...

And, is that jennie garth in the cast of the new Beverly Hills? Man alive!

HSM, and the phenomenon that is.

High school is quite an event in one's life, but somehow Disney is able to make it THE EVENT of your life...and then set it to music and choreographed group dance. That's right folks, I'm talking about High School Musical.

I blogged about it last year when I finally had to find out what all the hype was about. As it turns out, it was just a bunch of nothing. Not to mention, a bunch of LAME nothings. And then a few months ago at my sister's, I happened to catch HSM II on her cable. You'd think I learned my lesson the first time, but alas, curiosity got to the best of me again. So yea, remember the year that both the kids of Saved By The Bell and Beverly Hills 90210 all happened to be working at their local country club? Well, HSM II is just like that, except...(you guessed it!)...set to music and choreographed group dance. Hooray!

As if all that wasn't bad enough, this summer ABC's got HSM: Get in the Picture!

Oh boy.

I do have to say, one thing Disney is pretty good at, is sparking my curiosity. Knowing how HSM I and II went down, I should've been staying away from this reality contest show. And, for the most part, i did. Except when i didn't....

Ok ok. One night when there was absolutely nothing on, my fingers slipped on the remote, and I "happened" to catch a lil bit of the show. I only caught one segment of it before i tuned out. They had all the kids sitting on a stage somewhere, and they each took turns going up to the front, so that the other kids could give their impressions of them, based on looks alone. "He seems like he's kinda quiet," "She looks pretty free spirited," and blah and blah on. Having missed the beginning of that segment, I didn't get what the purpose to all of it was (I guess....don't judge a book by its cover?). But I did learn that if you tell someone what you think of them, you get rewarded! That's right, after everyone had taken turns being judged based on looks alone, they all got gift bags from Kmart filled with goodies. And then they all took their obligatory turns telling us, the viewer, how cool the people at ABC and Kmart were for getting them cool dope STUFF. Sigh.

That was lame, so I turned it off.

So there was another night when I was at the laundromat when this show was on again!! It was either HSM on one side, or spanish soap opera on the other. Since i couldn't understand all the drama, i opted for the one I could understand, HSM. And when i say understand, I mean solely the language, not the actual show.

So in this episode, I again missed the beginning of the segment. What I did see, were these same kids being let loose in a Kmart somewhere, singing "Together, together" along on their IPOD. They were energetic, and dancing, and playing with bouncy kmart balls, and riding kmart bikes around the store, and getting other customers to dance and sing along, and wrapping kmart towels around themselves, and jumping on kmart checkout lines, all the while, singing along with their ipod. Again, i missed what the purpose of this exercise was, I think it was...just have fun and don't worry so much about how you sing? Beats me. But i shuddered as I turned away from the TV, and instead, found the spinning of my clothes in the dryer much more interesting. (seriously, it was...it's captivating, kinda draws you in...all that...spinning...its like, what's it gonna do when it gets to the top? oh, fall down. yay! and repeat.)

So my gripes with this show:
**They've got advertising blatantly incorprated into the show, which is nothing new, they've been doing it since Friends in the 90s, but this is a show for young impressionable kids...the same crazy kids who made HSM a phenomenon in the first place! They can't be trusted!

**The main group of kids. They're so annoying. I know you always think back and wonder if you were a certain way when you were younger, but we certainly weren't. But then again, these are all drama students...thus...

**Knowing disney, there's always a lesson to be learned around every corner...except i just can't figure out what they are...oh yea, cuz the lessons are LAME.

I'm getting all worked up thinking about this stupid show. Over and out.

Ursula vs Ariel

Today I signed away my soul.

I finally signed and faxed in my offer letter and accepted a full time job. Though the whole event didn't come without its difficulties! Perhaps a sign from the gods that I shouldn't have? Anyway, I tried faxing over the letter twice and HR didn't receive it on either occasion. So the third time i decided to go use the upstairs fax, only to discover at the upstairs fax that my two previous faxes somehow transmitted to the upstairs fax and were just sitting there! How that happened, I couldn't tell you. I even checked to make sure I dialed the right number the first two times, both with HR, and with the fax report printout (which is such a waste of paper, let me tell you....). The number I was trying to fax to wasn't even in the same area code, so how the heck could it have gotten sent upstairs? Very mysterious I tell ya.

And no, I'm not trying to be ungrateful. I know I'm really lucky to have gotten this job, and the particular position I'm in. I've had enough conversations and overheard conversations to know that lots of people would love to be in my particular situation right now. I know i have it good, other people should be so lucky as me. And deep down, I kind of feel like I should hand over this job to those people, not that they're more deserving, but those who would appreciate it much more than I do. But I'm going to do this job, and I'm going to do it well. At least until the economy gets a little better.

I just wish I was more excited about a new job. It's a big deal, starting a job. And usually you know you're going to stay for some time. But i'm not excited about this job like i should be. I'm doing it because its the practical thing to do right now. I think i feel so guilty because in the beginning i told myself that i wouldn't just take a job out of practicality, that'd it'd have to be something where i can learn and grow exponentially, and yet, here I am, signing away my soul. I probably wouldn't feel that way if i was doing something I loved.

But alas, we can't always have what we want. And if there are any co-workers reading this blog (ha! so very unlikely), please understand its nothing against you personally, you guys are great. It's just the nature of the work. And it's my blog, and my daily banterings, so i can do whatever i want! But in all honesty, I just need a forum where I can be honest about how i feel and not pretend like everything is peachy keen.

So i just gotta suck it up for a while, and know that i'll get as much out of it as i put in, as they always say.

That's all for today. Stay tuned next time, for my rant on High School Musical, the reality show. I know you can't wait, so come back soon!