YOU

Stumbled across this letter online... I really needed it.

You. Yes, you. I am writing this for you.

I know you are reading this. And I want you to know I am writing this for you. No one else will understand. No one else knows. They think that this is for them. But it’s not. I am writing this for you.

I want you to know, life…it’s hard. Every day can be a challenge. It can be a challenge to get up in the morning. To get yourself out of bed. To put on that smile. But I want you to know, that smile is what keeps me going some days. You need to remember, even through the tough times, you are amazing. You really are.

You should be happy. You are gorgeous.

I know that the weather might not be perfect. You might have to turn your back to the wind or feel the cold nipping at your nose. But you know what, at least you are there to feel it. At least you can enjoy the sun’s warm rays on your face. Or that cold February wind biting at your cheeks. You know what that means?

You are alive.

Everything will be okay."

http://lettersillneversend.com/2011/02/11/you-106/

Your life is your life

your life is your life

don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.

'Nuff said

Why hulu?!

Ok hulu, cards on the table. You and I used to be friends... I don't know where I went wrong but apparently you hate me now. Almost daily you and I meet, you show me what I missed on TV the night before (and even some things I could do without) but now I shudder even thinking of watching anything on your site. Why you may ask? Well, every commercial break you repeat the same commercial. This is not normally so much of a problem since I enjoy getting a good laugh at the Geico commercials however, this new Phillips 66 gas for life commercial needs to die. NOW.

There is one big issue with this commercial (link below if you haven't seen it) that I feel is kind of offensive and stupid on Phillips part. The commercial starts with a hospital room, you see a man hooked up to several machines, a small girl holding a bear and a woman near the hospital bed crying. The woman (assuming it's his wife???) turns to the young girl (daughter?) and says "I didn't even get a chance to tell him... he won Phillips 66 gas for life." Suddenly the sickly man jumps up and says "I have a reason to live!" and leaves the room... do we see the issue here?

Does it really take winning gas for life to have a reason to live? As a depressed individual growing up I know sometimes finding things to live for is a little difficult but isn't this stretching things just a tad? One must assume that the woman and child in the room are his wife and child therefor shouldn't that be a pretty dang good reason to live? Who really believes having gas for life is more important than family?!

http://vimeo.com/24238531

Stupidity breeds

What is the media thinking? Oh here's a great idea to try and  prevent teen pregnancy... lets make a series about it to show everyone how hard having a kid is. Yeah, I'm sure that's exactly what these teens drowning in puberty are thinking. 'It sure looks like a lot of responsibility having a baby and going to school...' Unlikely. Lets try something more like 'All I have to do is get pregnant and they'll put me on that show. I'll be so popular and rich!' The worst part is that even when the season is over the teen mom is still in the tabloids about how many guys she's slept with, if she's getting married or not and *gasp* she's gained weight!
Seriously... this is what we are spending money and time on? The fact that this is entertainment is appalling to me yet they had a startling 3.6 million viewers last year. Does anyone else see something wrong here or is it just me???