So I kind of have an obsessive personality. Don't worry, it usually is not in relation to people and I'm pretty sure I'd never be in a state of mind where stalking is ok. I just get into these... grooves. I find something I like and I'm kind of focused on it for any amount of time. And the amount of time varies. Like for most of college, I've been obsessed with Twilight fanfiction. This focus has been slowly dwindling down in the past few months. I'm kind of feeling a reemergence of Harry Potter.
Right now, I kind of have three obsessions: "Last Friday Night" [parody] by Dave Days, skin products, and Doctor Who.
Song obsessions are constantly rotating for me. Usually, I have a new song every week that I listen to and I don't listen to much else. This parody has been on my mind for about 2-3 weeks now and a constant ok-to-play song and was only briefly interrupted by Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" [which may interrupt again now that I think about it].
For me, the appearance of my skin has always been an issue. My face is kind of oily and while acne has never been as big a problem for me as it has been for my brothers, it is still bad. Of course because I'm a girl, I obsess about my appearance much more than they did. Because whether we like it or not, appearance matters.
Right now I've been looking up homemade products like scrubs and facial masks. My mom cooks and bakes, so we always have a lot of the stuff normal household products used in these products. I haven't tried much of the actual making except for the lip scrub. I'm probably going to make a little homemade skin product recipe book. There are lots of good sites out there for recipes.
In the ways of beautifying products, I've also kind of become obsessed with makeup. Specifically eye shadow and nail polish. I don't really wear much makeup because... Well, where am I going to wear it? I don't really go out or anything. But when I do put on something, it's usually eye products. I love eye shadow and all the sorts of things you can do with it. I just wish I had to occasion to use it. I think it would be weird if I was suddenly wearing dramatic eye makeup for no reason.
I've also been watching youtube videos on how to do makeup and it's really fun to learn all this stuff.
And by watching youtube, I've found out about this really fun looking membership. It's called BirchBox and it is a program where you pay $10 a month to get 4-5 fancy samples of products shipped to your house. I haven't joined yet but I'm seriously considering it. Even if I just started out with just doing the pay by month plan.
Anyway... there is my last obsession. Doctor Who. I've been watching the show for a while now, having been hooked by my one friend [who is even more obsessive about things than I am]. I started with series 5 and love it. It was part of the reason why I wanted to get Amazon Prime. I could watch Doctor Who whenever I want [well, have my computer and internet] and could go back to all the series I hadn't seen. And so I went through all the reboot series and I'm thinking about going back to the original series at some point. It's funny. It's quirky. And it's British.
Of course, at this point, Christopher Eccleston is my favorite Doctor. While I do love David Tennant and Matt Smith, I feel like Eccleston is the most under appreciated Doctor. I think he truly did a great job and wish he had been the Doctor for a little while longer.
Of course, I've had previous obsessions. Harry Potter fanfiction played a large role in my life from about 7th through 12th grade. Harry Potter in general has been pretty consistent with my life and still one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Of course, I'm kind of obsessed with Starbucks because I love making yummy drinks. But I'm not turned off by a McDonald's mango pineapple smoothie. <3
Anyway, that's kind of all I have to say.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
End of an Era
So this is going a little out of the way and should probably go in my Dae Watches Things blog but... This post is not really about having seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2. This is about the end of an era.
From what we know, this will be the last big media release for Harry Potter save for maybe an encyclopedia and Pottermore, which I don't really count either of these things. I cried when I read the last book. And I cried while I watched the last movie. It is the end of an era. It is an end to a generation of those who got to witness Harry Potter as he emerged.
It's so different when you look back on something as oppose to living it. Not too long ago I saw a video that compared Harry Potter to the Beatles. It's the concept of getting swept away by the movement. The power behind a generation of people being united by one thing. It's that one thing that almost anyone from that generation of people can talk about and to which each can relate. Whether you loved it or hated it. Whether it saved you or destroyed you. It's a phenomenon that will forever be in history.
I grew up with Harry Potter. Like many people, I read the first three books after they came out. It was just about the time when the stories were gaining popularity. I got all three of the books for Christmas and got through them rapidly. And my love for all things Harry Potter emerged. I was almost 11 when I first picked up the books.
Like every kid who has read Harry Potter at that age... You wish so hard for your letter, regardless of whether or not it is logical or sensible. Because you are a kid and you want to go to Hogwarts so bad. You want to be special. I know I felt that way. I know I waited. But even if you don't get a letter, it doesn't ruin the magic of the stories. It doesn't take away your imagination.
I went to midnight release parties for books 4-7. I have seen every Harry Potter movie at midnight. I have felt an array of emotions with Harry Potter: love, loss, heartbreak, hope, fear, happiness, sadness, want, need, and almost every other emotion that comes to mind.
And I'll never understand people who see it as evil. Those people are so focused on the wrong parts of the story to truly appreciate it. They focus on the magic and not the fact that this is the story of a boy. Yes, he can do magic but that's not everything. It makes me think of Catcher in the Rye. People get so riled up over the use of fuck in the story. And I can see people getting upset... If someone just said that the word fuck is in the book and nothing else. With no context, people are quick to judge. And it's funny because Holden condemns the word in the book. He doesn't want children to see that word and lose all innocence. So he erases/gets rid of it.
This series is about a boy. A boy who is just trying to find a home in this world. Like all children at that age, he just wants someone to love him and to love someone in return. He wants to know that he isn't truly alone. And isn't that what we all want in the end?
From what we know, this will be the last big media release for Harry Potter save for maybe an encyclopedia and Pottermore, which I don't really count either of these things. I cried when I read the last book. And I cried while I watched the last movie. It is the end of an era. It is an end to a generation of those who got to witness Harry Potter as he emerged.
It's so different when you look back on something as oppose to living it. Not too long ago I saw a video that compared Harry Potter to the Beatles. It's the concept of getting swept away by the movement. The power behind a generation of people being united by one thing. It's that one thing that almost anyone from that generation of people can talk about and to which each can relate. Whether you loved it or hated it. Whether it saved you or destroyed you. It's a phenomenon that will forever be in history.
I grew up with Harry Potter. Like many people, I read the first three books after they came out. It was just about the time when the stories were gaining popularity. I got all three of the books for Christmas and got through them rapidly. And my love for all things Harry Potter emerged. I was almost 11 when I first picked up the books.
Like every kid who has read Harry Potter at that age... You wish so hard for your letter, regardless of whether or not it is logical or sensible. Because you are a kid and you want to go to Hogwarts so bad. You want to be special. I know I felt that way. I know I waited. But even if you don't get a letter, it doesn't ruin the magic of the stories. It doesn't take away your imagination.
I went to midnight release parties for books 4-7. I have seen every Harry Potter movie at midnight. I have felt an array of emotions with Harry Potter: love, loss, heartbreak, hope, fear, happiness, sadness, want, need, and almost every other emotion that comes to mind.
And I'll never understand people who see it as evil. Those people are so focused on the wrong parts of the story to truly appreciate it. They focus on the magic and not the fact that this is the story of a boy. Yes, he can do magic but that's not everything. It makes me think of Catcher in the Rye. People get so riled up over the use of fuck in the story. And I can see people getting upset... If someone just said that the word fuck is in the book and nothing else. With no context, people are quick to judge. And it's funny because Holden condemns the word in the book. He doesn't want children to see that word and lose all innocence. So he erases/gets rid of it.
This series is about a boy. A boy who is just trying to find a home in this world. Like all children at that age, he just wants someone to love him and to love someone in return. He wants to know that he isn't truly alone. And isn't that what we all want in the end?
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
What I do away from the computer
So... once again, I haven't updated in a while. Because frankly, I'm really that lazy. I'll start a post and then I just don't have the will to finish it. Having me focus on one post for any particular time is difficult. It goes with many things that I do. But to update you on what I've done since my last post:
Had graduation party. It was nice but spent most of my time with my friends instead of my family. Also reaped in the benefits of having a graduation party.
Went to another job fair. Was "blessed" at this one and did not burn up into flames. Fair warning to those going to fairs at churches.
Had a phone interview and an in-person interview for an internship [local online magazine]. While I've got the internship, it is currently unpaid. Kind of a bummer because that means I will have to stick with my part-time job unless I find a better part-time job. The internship is actually nice because I get to play around with hootsuite and make actual updates to the facebook and twitter pages. But as of right now, it won't really go beyond that.
Went to Universal/The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Disney World. That was an awesome trip and it helps to know a Disney cast member. Makes everything just a little bit cheaper.
Also, in relation to the internship, read an interesting article about something called the gap year. Even though I have no intention of doing one, I'm thinking I'll look into it just for fun.
Also, I'm going to change the name of the blog. I think it will be more general with just a bit of a focus on simply the work aspect of getting out of college.
Had graduation party. It was nice but spent most of my time with my friends instead of my family. Also reaped in the benefits of having a graduation party.
Went to another job fair. Was "blessed" at this one and did not burn up into flames. Fair warning to those going to fairs at churches.
Had a phone interview and an in-person interview for an internship [local online magazine]. While I've got the internship, it is currently unpaid. Kind of a bummer because that means I will have to stick with my part-time job unless I find a better part-time job. The internship is actually nice because I get to play around with hootsuite and make actual updates to the facebook and twitter pages. But as of right now, it won't really go beyond that.
Went to Universal/The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Disney World. That was an awesome trip and it helps to know a Disney cast member. Makes everything just a little bit cheaper.
Also, in relation to the internship, read an interesting article about something called the gap year. Even though I have no intention of doing one, I'm thinking I'll look into it just for fun.
Also, I'm going to change the name of the blog. I think it will be more general with just a bit of a focus on simply the work aspect of getting out of college.
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