5 Months To Go!!!

Exactly 5 months from today I'll be sitting on a plane heading to Cuba!!!! That's right I said Cuba. Booked the trip on saturday, decided to book early and get in on some good savings. I told myself a while back that I was going to do some travelling, one way or another. Now I have the means to go plus a great person to go with, so nothing is stopping me now!! I have been dreaming of a trip like this for .....well forever or as long as I can remember, now it's booked, paid for, so now all I have to do is patiently wait out the 5 months, lol, which won't be easy, but it will be worth it for sure. We picked a resort where people we know have actually been (mom and cousin) and they gave it great reviews, so I figured that was the best way to go, for my first trip down there anyway. Guess I'll have to work my but off at the gym now to lose that 20 lbs I'll probably gain back by eating all the awesome food down there, lol. Yay for me!!!!

This song totally speaks to me....

I wanna be the minority
I don't need you, authority
Down with the moral majority
'Cause I wanna be the minority

I pledge allegiance to the underworld
One nation under "dog," there of which I stand alone
A face in the crowd; unsung, against the mold
Without a doubt, singled-out, the only way I know!

Chorus

Stepped out of the line, like a sheep runs from the herd
Marching out of time, to my own beat now
The only way I know
One light, one mind flashing in the dark
Blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts
"For cryin' out loud," she screams unto me
A free-for-all, fuck 'em all, "you are your own sight"'

Chorus!

One light, one mind flashing in the dark
Blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts
"For cryin' out loud," she screams unto me
A free-for-all, fuck 'em all, "you are your own sight

Chorus

I love Green Day!!! They send such a positive message, the magority of their songs are all about the idea that you should just be who you are, think what you want to think.....and a big F#*k You!!! To whoever doesn't like it. Basically they're telling us we shouldn't feel the need to be a sheep.

Bands like Greed Day are unfairly judged in the eyes of todays society, just for being different and outspoken. There so many cookie cutter groups and "artists" out there that are all about the "bling" and trendy clothes, saying "dress like me becasue I wear all the cool clothes, etc". And the sad part is that most people buy into it, so you see a lot of todays kids wearing designer jeans, trendy shirts, etc and so are all their friends and millions of other people. So, looking the same as everyone else is cool??? Spending $180+ on one pair of jeans, jsut so you have the same ones as J-Lo or whoever is a good thing??? How does that make you unique? Music is a large influence on todays society and most of it is telling our society to be a bunch of sheep.

It seems that bands that originated from around the time that the "Grunge Era" was happening still stand out, and still stick to their message that being yourself is a good thing. Think: Green Day, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Sound Garden to name a few They've never sold out and became something they weren't. Some ended their career while they would still be remembered in a good way, not the band that stuck around way too long and lost their quality, others ended way too soon, while they were at the height of their career (RIP Kurt Cobaine). You have to look past they way the song sounds, or the bad publicity that surrounds a group, but look more at it's content, what kind of message are they sending.

Look at all the Pop and Rap "artists" that are influencing the kids today, listen to their songs....it's all about sex, violence, prejudice, getting boys to like you....oh and dressing like a ho. People are attracted to this kind of music becasue the "artists" are all nice looking clean cut carbon copies, that wear nice clothes (or slutty clothes that for some reason parents let theri 12 year old wear) So yeah maybe with some of these other groups, there might be some swearing in their lyrics, but I think glorifiying sex and telling a 12 year old that dressing like a slut is cool and will get boys to like you....now that's f#&ked up.

I'm not saying everyone else should ditch their Jessica Simson and Usher cds and listen to Nirvana instead, but perhaps people should be more open minded and look at the content of music rather than the image portrayed by the artist. Think about it, when you think of Mozart, you think classical, elegant, genius....when he was a lunitic drug addict, but we didn't let that bother us, or stop us from listening to his music. If he were around today our society would shun him and his music, however beatiful it may be. That's my beef o' the day.

Time to Move On?

ok, so I have been at the same "entry level" job as a receptionist for more than a year now, and it's getting a wee bit boring. Well there are some aspects of my job that I do enjoy, the interaction with people is nice, and I get paid. But other than that.....I just really feel that I am capable of so much more, I know I am. And I'm tired of all the little snots that are like 5 years younger than me acting as if they are so much more superior, aaaarrrrggghhhh. I initially took this job for a couple of reasons, the main one beig that it was a job, which I really really needed at the time, and the other being that it seemed like a good place to start in a large compnay. I figured that within a year I'd be moved up or at least offered a different position, however that has not worked out and shows no signs of ever working out. I just feel that I have done this job to the best of my ability and that perhaps it may be time to move on, expand my experience and put some of my skills to use, I feel I am losing them more every day that I don't use them. So I'm sticking it out for now, but I am keeping my ears and eyes open for other opportunities. After all we are all entitled to better ourselves.

Family Gatherings : A Thing of the Past?

We all knew it was coming as soon as some of us started getting married off and such, but I still find myself a bit diappointed when a holiday rolls around and we don't have the big suppers anymore. It's totally understandable though, People have in-laws and extended families to spend time with too. It used to be inevitable that our whole family would get together at every holiday, then it was twice a year, now we're lucky if it's once a year :(. Our gatherings are loud, busy, filling and they drive a person nuts, but enjoyable all the same. It would be nice to propose an alternate holiday, just for getting the family together, seeing as the traditional holidays are getting too booked up for every one now. A long week end once a year where we all get together in Luseland for supper and such. Maybe it's a lame idea, but it would just be nice to know we are all going to get together at least once a year. BTW - Turkey dinners rule!!!!

Do You Ever Have One of Those Days.......

Have you ever had one of those days where you just know you should have stayed in bed, where one crappy thing after another keeps happening ?? Kind of like the old "When it rains it purs" saying, except it pours crap. And do you ever have a time when some one does something that makes you kinda mad, and the last thing you wan to hear is an apology or for them to try and make it up to you, all you want to do is be mad for a little while. I mean when I'm mad, I jsut want to be mad for a bit, I'll forgive whatever has been done, I'm not a grudge holder, but for crying out loud, just let me be mad!!!!! Well that's my two bits, tomorrow will be better :)