Spare-ity

As quarters jingle in my pocket, a little tune from memory lane comes in my head. Written from one of my closet high school friends while standing on the sidelines in our cheer uniforms at a Junior Varsity football game [JP you are a genius].

"I've got quarters in my pocket. Wanna see them in my hand? Tiny quarters in my pocket going jingle-ling-a ling. Lots of quarters on my floor. Watch me throw them at the door. Just to hear the sound they make. Going clink-clink-clink-click- klank."

This simple little jingle got me thinking about all things spare.

Spare Change

Wasting space away in my pocket, a little bit of my spare change could in fact, change quite a bit.

It Could....

• Buy my chocolate craving tummy a candy bar.
• Buy the kid, who sits next to me in that one class ( you know that one), some mints.
• Buy myself another bottle of Sunny D since I seem to have drank an entire bottle in the last 30 minutes.
• Buy my niece a silly, little toy out of one of those ridiculous vending machine (you know the ones that come in that stupid plastic container with the stupid plastic lids that never seem to want to come unattached. yeah those).
• Again, buy me a candy bar. It's time to prep for finals weeks and all college students should be living on a diet of caffeinated drinks and candy bars.

Spare Tire

This is just kind of necessary and that is all there is to it.

Spare Room

 Most homes have them and they have lots of various jobs.

Very useful for:

• Housing young wizards (only if they are located under the stairs).
• A play room with lots of toys and stuff. Kids love that kind of thing.
• An old bed that is extremely uncomfortable for your guests to sleep on.
• All the stuff you have no other place in your house for.
• A room for your beloved pets. 
•  Most importantly they are where you keep the wardrobe that allows one to venture into Narnia.

But we are forgetting the most important spare thing of all:

Spare Time

I love spare time. It is time to be filled with nonsense and as many creative wonders as possible. Lately, I have been spending my spare time strictly with pop culture. From award shows to popular crime scene television shows, my life is obsessed with knowing who won that award and if that killer is hiding in the shower. But I seem to find myself distracted with the various movie channels on Direct TV. From Sundance to Fx Movie channel, I have a really bad addiction. But it's not to normal movies- it's to very weird movies. One flip of the remote and I'm glued to the television like the quarter my sisters super glued to the sidewalk one time when I was little. I don't know why, but I find them fascinating, with all their weirdness.

So for your blogging pleasure, here is a list of random movies I have watched lately and my thoughts (because I know you love my thoughts):

• Vampire (docudrama): One late night I stumbled across this little joy. It might be one of the strangest, most enjoyable movies I have seen to date that played on television after midnight. It's a fake documentary following around the life of vampires- yes vampires. I honestly "loled" in the first 10 seconds because the first camera crew doesn't even make into the vampires home without being eaten. Eventually, they find a vampire family that withholds the urges of eating the film makers. I will not go on to spoil the fun, but if you ever are in the mood for a weird movie- this one was surprisingly enjoyable. 

• Farewell my Concubine: I did not even know if I could find words to explain this film. It's a classic- but it's weird as hell. Plus it is all in a foreign language so it's all subtitles. It's basically about these kids training to be actors, but the instructor people are really mean. This movie is full of brutality and weird noises. It's just odd. Very, very. Very odd. But I could not stop watching it. I have seen bits and pieces of it like 10 times, including in a theater class. I have only seen it complete once. I think it will take a few more times to full understand every inch and turn it has within it.

• Spork: I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH. It debuted at one of the Gay Pride festivels. It's about a young girl, who is named Spork because she is hermaphrodite. I hope I did not lose you. Her best friends name is Tootsie Roll and she lives in the trailer next door. Tootsie roll injures herself and Spork has to take her place in the school Talent Show. I am not going to spoil anymore because this literally is a fantastic movie. It is filled with a lot of foul language, but it is followed with an excellent soundtrack. You definitely will not be disappointed. My friends might beg to differ because the first time we watched it, we were all sleep deprived; I might have been laughing so hard I was bawling- it's fine. It's whatever. Also, watch till the very end. The last like 10 seconds are wonderful- I am not sure how many times I have rewound the last part. [i have issues].

• Teeth:  DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE. I repeat do not watch this movie. It is supposed to be a horror movie. It's poorly made. Plus, the whole plot line is ridiculous. It's about a girl who has an issue down there; meaning down there has teeth. That is all I am saying. If you are curious, research at your risk...The only reason I watched this is because I came to it halfway through at like 2 in the morning. & at the 2 in the morning, your options of things to watch on television is pick and choose. Plus I was way too lazy to get up and put a movie in. DON'T BE LAZY. Skip this movie and enjoy some other, strange movie instead.

• Troll 2: This movie takes multiple times to appreciate it's wonderful-ness, though two of my friends agreed that first time that it was fantastic. It is a cult classic, like the Rocky Horror Picture Show, that some people just do not get and enjoy. I LOVE IT THOUGH. It starts off telling a wise tale about trolls that inhabit a small town and force people to eat their food, which turns to green mess and ultimately turns them into something- I am not revealing that something because it could ruin the movie. The acting is awful which is the best part. I did not fully appreciate the acting until watching "The Best Worse Movie". It is a documentary about the film. The actors themselves were so embarrassed and surprised when this became a cult classic. Throughout the film you will feel many different emotions, mainly weird; you will see popcorn being popped in an unconventional way and how a bologna sandwich can sometimes save the day. Best line of the movie..."You can't piss on hospitality!" 

 Well, I feel like there will be a second installment on strange movies because I had a terribly hard time narrowing down my list. I LOVE WEIRD AND POORLY MADE MOVIES SO SO MUCH. They really deserve their own genre because they are fantastic. I should probablyyy stop rambling, but I just have so mannnny emotionsss. That's why I'm.....

Simply Shelby Sue

P.s. Feel free to comment with what type of  blogs you would like to see in the future. I'd love to please my readers!!!

My blog is turning into a sassy review blog. Sorry bout that. Blame College.

So I saw a post today & it made me giggle extremely too much. Plus it's relevant to this blog post. It was simply a cartoon image of two women discussing dieting. One woman's speech bubble says: "You are what you eat." The second woman (me in this case)'s speech bubble said the following: "Then I need to eat a skinny person." If only it were that easy....

College students are eating our feelings from the stress of finishing the semester with our GPA still somewhat in tact. Christmas time is in full swing and sugar coated treats are in abundance. & Victoria's Secret has officially created a million New Year's Resolutions with their annual Victoria Secret Fashion Show.

From spray-tanned perfection to perfectly flowing hair, the models were once again flawless. I do not know about you all, but I suddenly feel like I should not have eaten those 5 chocolate star candies. I also have a strange feeling that my Pinterest will soon have an overwhelming amount of pins dealing with these fierce feathered ladies. Nonetheless, I am very much angry at my family genetics and my fat, sausage-casing like thighs. Also, I have a strange jealousy of the models that got to wear the Pom-Pom and Pinwheel wings. Thumbs up to the creative mind behind those. They were fantastic.  But maybe one day I could achieve the wind blown, hair perfection. Only Maybe though. With all things set aside, I feel like even the normal-Midwest girl like myself could possibly achieve feeling worthy while wearing her Victoria Secrets.

These are necessities that I have learned I need in order to look 1/10th as pretty as a Victoria's Secret Model:

•  A stockpile of Fake Eye-lashes:Your eyes just look better with them. Plus they are extremely flirty and girly and to feel like a VS Model, you must be flirty and girly. & if you can achieve it, upgrade that girly to womanly. Actually scratch everything I have said. Aim for womanly sex appeal and do this by never leaving the house without your fake-eye lashes applied properly.

• Music must be  playing when I walk Anywhere: This Fashion show has just solidified the fact that we all deserve a movie like montage moment. When you walk with sass, sure it's a sassy walk. But when you walk with sass and a beautiful man like Bruno Mars serenading in the background, you walk like one bad-ass lady. Since most of us are incapable of having Bruno Mars serenade us, I vote we re-invest in boom boxes. We can bring back the 80's and 90's fad. It could be cool, right? ...Yeah, probably not. 

• You can never have too much Glitter: This fact was just proven by this fashion show. If the VS models approve of glitter-izing everything, then of course so should we! New life motto: Everything is better with glitter! 

 

• Sun-Kissed Skin: Unless you are pretty and pasty, you best be prepared to sun-kiss your skin- but be careful. If you turn your skin Snooki-Orange, you are failing in this lesson of being a Victoria Secret model. The goal is to have healthy, shimmering skin- not imitate a citrus fruit.

• Matching-Underwear: Normal woman do not typically own matching underwear and bras. & if they do, they typically do not strive to match their undergarments everyday. This must change in order to channel your inner VS Model self. To feel womanly, match those bras and panties. Matching is classy.

• A Pair of Wings: To be the best inner angel we can be, of course we need wings. & no, your fairy wings from your last years Halloween costume will not do. That would disappoint Tyra and we would not want to cause a Tyra melt-down. As I said earlier, I really want a pair of Pom-Pom or Pinwheel wings. Though all the wings in the "Angels in Bloom" portion of the show were fantastic- especially the lilac ones. I feel like picking a pair of VS like wings would be like picking a wand at Ollivander's- they just kind of choose you.
  

& that's my weekly dose of random opinions.

Apologies for all my thoughts on pop-culture lately. I just really like pop-culture. That's what makes me....

Simply Shelby Sue

P.s. After watching this VS Fashion show, I have one main thought. "Life: I'm doing it wrong."

...I just have a lot of emotions.

So I have this little problem...

I kind of have this false reality that one day I am going to be famous or a least be associated with famous people. Right now on twitter, I am followed by 7 verified accounts. That's 3% of my following- so in terms I feel like I am 3% famous. It is moments when I realize that I am 3% famous, that I get a bit of a big head and decided to tweet a bunch because I feel like people care about by obsessive thoughts.
& it just so happens that this realization normally comes around the time of Award Shows.
& tonight they were all amplified by the one. the only.

American Music Awards

I feel so emotionally connected to each award, each performance, each presentation. I hold on to each word said and think about how I could have written a better introductory statement or how  a certain celebrity should have hired a better stylist. Like I said, I have a lot of emotion.

What is the best way to explain my incredible emotions?
Why of course through my live tweeting...

The following are tweets that occurred from my emotions felt during the iconic awards show:

•  KELLY CLARKSON SINGING HER OLD HIT SINGLES.. .#SOMANYEMOTIONS #AMAs #HellYes
  
  When Kelly first sang the words "Miss Independent", I melted in happy feelings. No matter how much say "I don't like Kelly Clarkson", you all secretly do. Do not lie. You know when you were in middle school you belted "Breakaway" in the shower. & if you did not, I am really not sure what I think of you or if we could ever be friends.

• Justin Bieber, pull yo pants up @MTV #AMAs #RealTalk & In other news, I'm not sure how I feel about JBiebs leather tank top; it's distracting me from the beautiful acoustics . #AMAs
  
  I had serious issues with Justin Bieber all night. First off, anybody that knows me knows that I have fan-girled over Justin Bieber before. The Jelena breakup was one of my many motivations to get back in shape. Those feelings aside,  the AMA's are an awards show; it is a time to look kind of classy. Who's ever idea it was to allow him to wear the pants that are a re-invention of the 90's slacker chic, needs to be fired. Hasn't he ever heard the song "pants on the ground, pants on the ground. looking like a fool with your pants on the ground"? ....Wear a suit or some tailored pants- at least to accept your award. Plus a leather wife beater tank top? That is not attractive. If Justin Bieber had his titles stripped away and dressed like he did tonight, he would just be the creepy punk that hits on you and your girlfriends at the mall. 

• If Stevie Wonder doesn't make you smile, then you have no soul #AMAs
  Literally, I could not have hand picked a better person to pay tribute to Dick Clark. He literally loves what he does.  I had a sing a long all by myself in my living room. "You can feel all overrrrrrrr. You can feel alll overr people."You can tell his soul was made to make people feel the true beauty of music.

 

•  I'm not sure how I feel about 5 males singing an entire chorus in that high of a pitch #AMAs #TheWanted
  
  I am surpised I have not gotten smack over this tweet from the fan girls of the twitter world. Not that I thought the performance was bad, it was just odd. First off, the boys all have a bit of resemblance to Ricky Martin. Second, they stood on raised platforms in recatanglular shapes; definitely Go Go dancer esque. Third, the chorus seriously sounds like 5 females. Not 5 males. In my opinion, that is not attractive. I like the verses of the songs because they sound like males if that makes up for my dislike of everything else.
•  Crying inside because @maroon5 & my man @adamlevine didn't win artist of the year #AMAs
  
  I sometimes question whether Justin Bieber would win as many awards without his "Beliebers".

• ....Umm be right back, obsessing over @Pink 's abdominal muscles #AMAs
  
  Words cannot even explain how beautiful this performance was; it literally will be one of my favorite performances of any award show to date. The talent displayed and emotions felt, all while giving an amazing vocal performance- I can't even fathom it all.  I encourage those who have not seen it, to immediately get on youtube and be amazed.

 

• @taylorswift13 is looking super pretty tonight & makes me want to buy a gold dress even more #AMAs, @taylorswift13 starting off with my favorite single off her new album #ThisWillBeGood #AMAs & Did I mention how classy @taylorswift13 looks? #AMAs @MTVNews
  
  Can Taylor swift do no wrong? I mean literally she is fantastic. She is classy. Her stage production was lovely- at least I thought so. I am sucker for grand staircase scenes; I feel as if they just add that extra bit of classy to make a performance superb. & I'm still trying to figure out how her costume quick change went so smoothly.

 

• I love when celebrities are genuinely excited for receiving an award. Luke Bryan you make me smile. #AMAs
  
  Did anybody else notice how precious Luke Bryan looked? By kissing his woman to "raising the roof" on stage, he literally had the emotions of a 5 year old winning a t-ball tournament. It is moments like these that make you realize that celebrities are humans, which is just lovely.

• The Will Smith flashback might be my favorite part of the night #AMAs
  &  Just kidding- NSYC's flashback tops all of the flashbacks #ChildhoodMemories #AMAs
  
  Being it was the 40th anniversary, the AMA's had flashbacks of old performances all night. From Will Smith to Nsync, this little addition just added that extra zest needed for a great night. Some other notable featured flashbacks were Beyonce, The Osbourne's, and Whitney Houston. They made all the single ladies want to dance with somebody as they mourned the break up of Justin & Britney.   

 

•  As Gangham style plays, I can only think of Zumba #AMAs & TOO LEGIT TO QUIT ...Night made #AMAs
  Combining Gangnam Style & Mc Hammer's "Too Legit to Quit" was the best decision MTV could have made to end the show. Except for the fact that it is now stuck in my head and I have to be at class at 8 am; and the fact that I am thinking of Zumba class and that is just exhausting.

& my most popular tweet of the night (MtvNews might have retweeted it, then might have followed me. It's fine. It's whatever. Big deal moment in the life of Shelby)....

• I love how weird, laid-back, and wonderful @NoDoubt is #AMAs @MTVNews
  
  No Doubt literally had a jam session on stage. They did not focus on over-done costuming or special effects, they just did what they do best. I literally loved every minute of it and felt like I was just siting on an old couch in a garage listening to a few old friends. 

 

& that is all for tonight. I hope you enjoyed my point of view on my addiction to the pop culture filled events of Award Shows.

That's just apart of what makes me...

Simply Shelby Sue

P.s. Apologies to all my twitter followers for my live tweeting. Sometimes I just cannot help but express my many emotions for pop cultural events. I have issues.

Slapping Myself Silly.

We all have a list.

You could have one, three, maybe hundreds in your archives.

Ruined songs.

I love music, if you cannot tell by the amount I blog about the wonderful cultural creation. It is an escape from reality or even better, a way to enhance reality. When I hear a song, it doesn't just go in one ear and out the other; it stays with me. I like to embrace each note, each phrase, each chorus. I cling to to the lryics and cuddle them like they are a new boyfriend. I find music more enjoyable when you are more than just acquaintances; I like to get nice and cozy with each rift.
Music is my long lost lover.

The only problem with music is its lack of monogamy.

I get so personal with music, that I get heavily offended when other people say they "love that song too". YOU DON'T LOVE THAT SONG LIKE I LOVE THAT SONG. I just do not appreciate that my long lost lover is constantly cheating on me with other women and men. Eventually I get over the anger and realize that it is kind of inevitable and kind of ridiculous. I then also realize that sometimes it's nice to relate with someone over a song; you find that common interest, which leads to other common interests, and form friendships and sometimes relationships.

Other times, this relation can ruin a song or artist forever.

If you think about it, when a bond begins with song- this song is thus associated with that person. That person could stay wonderful to infinity and beyond, but let's face it. People are people. People are always changing and molding themselves as they age. People lie. People cheat. People are emotionless. People are smelly. People are prettier than you are.  People can kind of suck. When people still live on their mothers milk (definition of sucking. the example used to explain the definition was "sucking pig"), it takes a song with some good memories, and adds other memories, that result in many bad memories. Because in the end, the bad always conquers the good so that is what we remember.

& so as an ode to the people songs I now hate,  here are my top 5 ruined songs and artists:

1. TOP OFFENDER: "Keep on Loving You"- REO Speedwagon: When I was in high school, the cool thing in relationships was having a song. The most common relationship song of my high school years was "Thunder" by Boys like Girls. ...but not for me. I really was not one that favored this trend. I did not really understand the concept and still do not, unless it was like a movie montage moment- then as you all know, I am completely okay with it. Unfortunately for me, a guy I dated found out I really liked this song. He decided it was "our song". How do you just take a song and decided it's "ours"? It is not ours. REO Speedwagon has the copyright claims. Also, if anybody were to have claims to this song it would be Nicole and Chase from Drive Me Crazy- duh. Unfortunately for me, I cannot think of the romantic relations between Nicole and Chase as they found love in a hopeless place. The song is just a reminder of high school stupidity and I do not like being reminded of stupid things.
   
2. "Cyclone" by some stupid artist: "She moves here body like a cyclone, makes me wanna do it all night long" ... Whoever this artist is, he is not a lyrical genius. Why would you want to do a cyclone? Cyclones are evil forces of nature. I am not sure I ever liked this song. It was whiny and just not my type of music. Unfortunately, other people absolutely adored it- a harlot in particular. This harlot was never a very nice lady. She kind of tormented me my entire time since moving to my current residence in the fifth grade. & at the end of the day, I just do not like songs that are associated with harlots or cyclones. I am kind of terrified of cyclones.
   
3.  "Happy" by NeverShoutNever: This song I can still kind of listen to until I remember what it is associated with. Never make someone's ringtone a good song. End of story. This person and me had a falling out- this was their ringtone.  They do not make me happy, whether I know it or not ( a nice pun of the song lyrics for those of you that are not familiar with it).
   
4. "Honkeytonk Badonkeydonk" by some country artist: No one will understand why this song is ruined for me, unless they were at our 8th grade dance. They hosted a dance contest, where you performed a routine you made and what not. One girl in particular performed a solo. I am still horrified and can still mimic some of the moves. Forever engraved in my memory. Oooo-whee Shut your mouth, slap your grandma. Again, a lyrical genius did not write this song either. Who in their right mind would slap their grandma?
   
5. "All Star" by Smash Mouth: 8th grade just was not a good year for me and music. Somebody thought it was a good idea to host a middle school lip sync competition; I am pretty sure at the time I thought it was the greatest thing ever- like literally the greatest thing. It was a competition between "home rooms" and my class decided on this lovely gem. It is not like we lost or anything; we got third, but I definitely have no idea how. It's more the memory of what our routine was. It involved dribbling basketballs, pretending we had NBA swag, and then a choreographed routine with balls. I sucked at basketball, was awkward and swag-less, and at the time was a terrible at learning routines (also, no short person looks good in large shorts). I was also very nervous because at the time I wanted to impress the guy who would soon be my first boyfriend. He either was awkward and swagless too or felt bad for me. I am guessing it was the latter. Needless to say, I really hope no one has this videotaped.
   

Honorable Mention: "I love you always forever"-Donna Lewis. This song would have made the list, but luckily the amount of wonderful memories with this song out weighs the bad. All I picture now when I hear this song is my sisters and myself singing this in the car when were little; oh and that moment a few months ago with my sister and I where we kind of danced around a little bit in a Payless store because it was the radio- we are adults. Sometimes.

Until next time....

Simply Shelby Sue

P.s. This is the final installment of the my muses blogs. Hope you enjoyed them- sorry this one came so late in the game;  just needed to figure out how to correctly approach the final muse.

La-La-La.

I think I have discovered another reason why I cannot fall in love 

or simply find a guy that is date-able

...

Music

...

Music makes me feel so many emotions- no boy has ever made me feel the way music has.

Music takes me into a world of dreams, heart break, true love, and pure ectasy.

& the reason this affects my dating is because I want a man that is musically inclined.

I could settle for a local townie, who can play the guitar, but I don't want that.

I want a man that will make me swoon.

From first glance to the first lyric, they need to move me.

They need to have me crawling underneath my skin.

So while this random flaw of my love is on my mind, here are the top 5 guys that I think are date-able in terms of music, lyrics, and their ability to make me swoon. I included pictures to make this post more exciting because who doesn't love pictures!

1. Mackenize Bourg- He is officially the new Christofer Drew in my book. [For those of you that do not know me personally, Christofer Drew has been the love of my life since about sophomore year of high school. It is a big deal that he is being replaced]. Yeah- he is only 19 (Cougar Alert), but his voice is fantastic. He is full of talent and has such a beautiful soul. You can see Mackenzie on the The Voice (and you should vote for him so we can keep seeing him). Look up his track "Lost in Love" & I bet your bottoms that you will be lost in Mackenize (okay- that is really cheesy, but I'm leaving it).
   
   

Joshua Radin: He only influenced my twitter name for the majority of my tweeting career. "I'd Rather be With You" has been on a countless number of playlists throughout the years. It's a beautiful, simplistic song with so much heart. It is also sang by a beautiful man- yes man, he is 38 years old. In reality, he is too old for me to actually date, but in just terms of music- he's got it.

 Jason Mraz: His name is enough for explanation, but if you need more look up "Anything You Want". It must be the Live Earth Version from the album "Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess: Live Earth" (2009). I love this song so much, but this whole album is beautiful. Give it a listen and allow your ears to soak in the beauty.

 

Nate Ruess: I know he kind of resembles a Who, but that is kind of attractive- what can I say I really like "The Grinch that Stole Christmas". He also just leads a great band called "Fun". I know I have ranted on how great they are before, but they really are wonderful. He has a voice similar to Freddie Mercury and I luh me some Freddie Mercury. Scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?

Christofer Drew: Though he is completely tattooed and little too much into the green for me, his music will forever be in my favorites. Christofer Drew has taken me from awkward teenager through adulthood. We have grown up together considering he is only a year older than myself. I have his words with me forever on my side in beautiful ink.

So now that I have fan-girled more than your average 12 year old, I hope you see my dilemma. Silly as it may be, it is completely true.

Feel free to sing to me

Simply Shelby Sue

P.s. This blog is completely random and was sparked purely from sitting here wishing I could find a boy in po-dunk misery that would have musician swag, drink tea with me, and be all cool and stuff. And in the wise words of The Monkees..I'm just a Day Dream Believer....but I was never homecoming queen.

Why I Love Today...

Today is the 310th day of the year.

There are only 55 days until people will be drunkenly celebrating the new year with whistles, party hats, and what not. That also means Christmas is on its way.

Did you know on this day in history...

These events happened:

•  1528 – Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in Texas.
• You remember that one guy we studied that one year in school? Yeah- him.
•  1869 – In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6-4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
• Yeah sports! Yeah football! Yeah Tailgating!
•  1935 – Parker Brothers acquires the forerunner patents for MONOPOLY from Elizabeth Magie.
• This is when the fights between friends begin. No one finishes Monopoly happy. NO ONE.

These People were born:

•  1946 – Sally Field, American actress, 
• Mom in Steel Magnolia's (one of the greatest movies of all time). Played a women with 16 different personalities. She has more talent in her thumb than I do in my whole body.
• 1955 – Maria Shriver, American journalist.
•  Arnold Schwarzenegger's ex wife, she's won awards. She's really pretty.
•  1988 – Emma Stone, American actress
• Just one of the coolest people you will ever meet (who I hope one day I meet). If I could switch personalities/bodies/lives for one day with one person, it would be her.

Holiday's on today:

• Finnish Swedish Heritage Day, a flag day (Finland)
•  Green March (Morocco)

& most importantly

• National Nachos Day

In just a few weeks...

• I will be stuffing my face and it will be acceptable.
• I get to watch the best parade of the year.
• I get to go Christmas shopping.
• Pumpkin pie.
•  I will be able to to listen to Christmas music and have it be acceptable.
• My "Elf" marathons will commence.
• The old Christmas movies will be playing nonstop on television.
• Did I mention Christmas music?

With so many reasons to love today & I'm still not done.

...

Today is election day.

& Today I voted in my first Presidential Election.

Some people might say "big whoop-e-dee-dee". And all I have to say to that is "psh-posh". It is a big deal. I have been waiting for this day for quite a few years.

I made a vow to myself Junior year of high school. A teacher of mine had some not so kind words in regards to my generation. A brief summary would sound something like "Your generation is at fault for the country's problems. Your generation is worthless. Your generation is the reason America is failing." Well as the rest of the students in my class that day know, I did not take this statement well. I vowed that day that once I was of age, I would vote. In every election, whether absentee or in person, I would vote.   

Since I turned 18, I have kept that vow and always voted. Always. Not just to say "suck it" to my old government teacher, but because I find it an important part of being American. Yes, my vote is merely one in a million, but it is mine. Not one person out there will have the exact opinions and ideas as me. Today I got to voice my thoughts, quietly and without judgements. & most importantly, today I got to vote for who runs our country. Being an American, this is a right and a privilege that many take for granted. I voted today for my women ancestors that were not allowed. I voted today for all the African Americans, both male and female, that could not voice their opinion. I voted today to ensure the progress of America and equality.

Social Media and Politics

Election day is also great because it provides a night full of entertainment

Grab some popcorn.

Pour yourself something to drink.

& let the games begin.

From Twitter to Facebook to Tumblr, everyone on election day has an opinion. Though they really should not mix, they will. Every one wants to share their views and by golly, let them. Those who pour gasoline on the fire, just show to their friends and and family they are political, are just silly. I cannot say I am not guilty of this. I got my taste of Facebook and politics after the first Presidential debate. By posting a simple status, I was bombarded seconds later by people with other opinions. Opinions, might I say, that were poorly worded and had no grounds of support. This, being an English major, lit the flame to my social media political fire. & I am ashamed to say, I got into a Facebook argument over politics. I am not even that political. Every election, I listen to the candidates platforms. I look at the pros and cons. At the end of the day, I go with my gut feeling. I vote based off of facts, mixed with good vibes- also a candidate that has great grammar does not hurt.

I think why I find politics and social media so entertaining is because I am from a small, rural town. People are less worried about their statements offending their friends and simply "tell it how it is". If you want a good drinking game, borrow my Facebook account for the night. Take a drink at every outlandish, non backed statement you come across. I really would not advise this though because you might not remember a thing.

At the end of the day, I do not care whether we agree or disagree. I just care whether you exercised your right to vote. 

& at the end of the day, I'm just...

Simply
Shelby Sue

P.S. Just because I wrote a political blog does not mean I welcome political comments. I really do not care if you voted Obama, Romney, Johnson, Regina George, or yourself. I just thinking voting is a big deal and you should vote.


P.S. I voted Pedro.

P.S. Sorry I suck and have lacked posting blogs. I'll try to get a new one up asap since you have had to go two whole weeks without my witty banter.

So Sing to Me This Meloddddy

(also Meloddddy is written as such because it's a song. I'm singing and I felt like writing it that way. )

Anyone who knows me, knows that I like movies and television a lot. 

 

Maybe just a little too much. I get connected to the characters and make their problems my own. When they cry, I cry. If they are going through a hard time, I just want to bring them Ben N Jerry's and make it all better. Personally, the best part of any television show besides everything about it, is the musical score. The right pairing of a song and scene can create the ultimate movie moment, which could possibly be one of the many reasons I am obsessed with Glee. Music pairing is also particularly important in movie montages. 

Montages are technically defined as sequence of overlapping film clips: a motion-picture sequence consisting of a series of dissolves, superimpositions, or cuts used to condense time or to suggest memories or hallucinations.
 
 While searching on urban dictionary for more common definitions, I came upon many random definitions that I felt necessary sharing.

• Tender Moment: A scene in a television show, movie, or other form of televised media usually denotd by a soft, down-tempo, piano solo. Could range from lovers reuniting, to the loss of a loved one, to a life-lesson being taught. Intent is to either teach a lesson or invoke an emotion.
   
• My thoughts after I read this: "Soft like Snuggle"
• Pormo: Promotional pornography; a short montage of many porn scenes edited together to promote porn feature films for sale.
   
•  My thoughts after I read this: (So Punny).
• Montage: A very overpriced fascist hotel in Laguna Beach. Rooms start at over $700 a night so you can "rub elbows" with the rich and famous. They constantly run "education classes" for their employees so that they become part of the "Montage Culture" which is very reminiscent of Nazi Germany. They also lie and get rid of undesirables that no longer fit their employee image. Generally you are told you are blessed to work there and if you don't volunteer for one of their charities you are marked for expulsion. It's like a very dysfunctional family - pretty on the outside but rotten to the core.
• My thoughts after I read this: This person is a very disgruntled ex-employee; nonetheless, I found this very entertaining.
  
  
  
• Sextage:  a series of brief depictions of sexual intercourse set to a jaunty 80s tune.
• My thoughts after I read this: I love the usage of "jaunty".

All this talk of montages, has gotten me thinking about my favorite movies and televisions shows. & how they wouldn't be the same without music.

• Lizzie McGuire "Aaron's Coming to Town" : Lizzie gets to meet Aaron Carter. Not only meet Aaron Carter, but KISS AARON CARTER. At the time this episode premiered, most every girl my age was completely envious of Hillary Duff's lip smack with the golden boy. I used to think the styling and everything for this music video scene was great. I really liked the shiny metallic pants - they might have been my favorite part.

•  The Sweetest Thing "Dressing Room Scene": I love this movie. I know it has a lot of dirty jokes, but there is something about a Cameron Diaz movie that I can't help, but love. If I could be Cameron Diaz, I would. This scene in particular also features Christina Applegate, who is pretty fantastic. I have always thought of this scene as one I really want to re-create. It's fun. It's awesome. It makes trying on clothes fun and not stressful.
• Honorable Mention: Hillary Duff, "A Cinderalla Story: Costume Shop": Equally as fabulous.

• The Breakfast Club "Dance Scene": First of all, the Breakfast Club is a quality movie. I love a lot of 80's films and this one is definitely on a list that I wish I could have been in. It made detention seem fun. I also liked the whole play of sociocultural norms and how when pulled apart from their normal habitat, different cliques can intermingle and make relationships. My thoughts aside, the infamous dance break is an excellent example of a quality movie montage. Who hasn't wanted to attempt dancing on a railing after viewing this film?

 

• 500 Days of Summer "You Make my Dreams Come True": For all my faithful readers, you knew this one was coming. I can't mention movie montages and not mention my favorite actor in one of my favorite movies. With his school boy smile, Joe dances along to some Hall & Oates after his night with Summer. Happy people join and dance with him. There is a cartoon bird. It's perfect and adorable. J-Levitt never fails to make me swoon.

 

• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun "Invitations Scene": First of all, it features the titled song by Cyndi Lauper. This is the moment when Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker's character) decides to fight back to her evil nemesis. The three friends run around, with happy smiles as they hand out invitations to stereotypically weird people. It's great.

I could continue on with more wonderful movie montage scenes, but it was hard enough for me to decide on 5; plus I don't have that extra amount of time.Long story short, I am completely envious of all the above actors/actresses in scenes such as the above because they at least got to semi experience what it's like to have music playing as you achieve greatness.

The following are movie montages that I have created in my mind that would make life moments better:

•  For those high school moments when you think that your boyfriend or crush has a new love interest. I picture this song by Kate Nash playing as you creepily witness moments between your boy and the new girl who has bewitched him.

 

• That moment when you decide what type of junk food you are going to cheat on your diet with. Imagine some sweet One Direction boys singing this to you. Roll in delight with the fattening delicacy of your choice. Go on. Roll in delight.

• You know that whole love at first sight business? I secretly picture meeting the guy of my dreams at a Zoo or something (I really like fluffy animals). He has searched the whole zoo, but then remembers my favorite animal. He finds me in a sea of crowded people, then sees me for the first time, but I don't see him. Suddenly, "She's So High" begins to play. I want him to think I'm the absolute most wonderful thing that has ever happened to it. Narcissistic? Nah. Wishful thinking? Yes.

•  The ultimate going out scene. You and your friends doing your hair, makeup, typical girly things. The hundreds of outfits being tried on and off. Giggles. Laughter. I feel like a montage like this is necessary in any females life at some point. The  song to accompany it? There are many that could fit this situation, but in mine I have to go with the Veronicas.

Needless to say...

Before I die, I want a movie montage. 

SimplyShelbySue

P.s.  I didn't realize I hadn't posted a blog in so long. Forgive me! :))

Coffee House Slam Poetry Night.

I have no life.

While working on an assignment for school and a write-up for a new article for the paper, I lack the extra creativity to post my normal sassy blog tonight.

But since the response lately has been so wonderful, I thought I'd share some personal poetry with you all this evening from my archives. & as all those who write poetry know, poems are always a work in progress and never quite finished.

Poems Written by Me, Isn't that neat? 1,2,3. Look, I'm rhyming.

#4 , Hold the Onions

Greasy aroma filled the air,

as waded up dollar bills

and change filled the pockets

of the impatient herd of wildebeests

waiting to order their #4 no onions,

super-sized with a diet coke.

Sitting in a wobbly chair

I took a bite from my unsatisfying salad.

That’s when I first noticed the king beast.

Eyes on the prize,

Vividly starring down at its prey.

Drip, drop, drip drop.

Slobber dribbled from the beast's chin.

As it licked his lips,

its hands moved to

pick up the delicacy.

A pickle plopped on the dirty table,

as the beast slowly pried its chin open.

The food moving closer each second

to the bottomless cave of decay.

The beast devoured its prey,

Ripping into the imitation carcass as

ketchup began to cover its chin.

In disgust, I quickly got up

and put away my dirtied tray,

leaving the restaurant pondering

the important lesson learned that day.

Never come between a fast food fiend
and their greasy double cheeseburger.

A poem about Grilled Cheese

Is a grilled cheese a paradox? I really want to know.

Technically you don't grill the cheese, you grill the bread you know?

Unless you put the bread in between two slices of cheese, it never touches the pan.

That is if you made it properly and it doesn't overflow.

In fact the bread doesn't even touch the pan, until the butter melts into its core.

Would it better be entitled grilled butter with cheese and toast?

Or bread fried in a pan, with cheese inside, encompassed by butter.

Outlandish or not, the question is asked,

Is grilled cheese a paradox? If only we could know.

 

Rupert

The french are much

smaller than the English

you know?

But the pudginess

comes with

both breeds.

Carved in cast iron

or a metal of some sort,

Rupert sits, waiting.

His collar is tarnishing,

while his eyes are reddened,

like that of a town drunkard.

He has been the protector and

guard dog of living rooms

since the late 1800's.

His nose and paws are quite

scratched up from one too

many fights with vacuum cleaners.

Always sitting, staring,

and unlike other bulldogs,

he never drools.

That is what is great

about a guard dog

made of cast iron.

Rupert is always ready to pounce.

& So She Began

She was nothing but,
a broken soul.
Full of high hopes and,
a half emptied flask.

The world was,
cruel.
But the whispers were,
worse.

She gave herself one last listen,
& so she stopped.

At first the silence was,
comforting.
But over thinking tendencies,
distressed her.

She gave herself one last thought,
& so she stopped.

Emotionless she wandered,
lost.
With one last swig of,
rum.

She dropped the flask,
& so she stopped.

As her hands,
trembled.
She ran towards,
the light.

She felt her soul slowly returning,

& so she began

& as a bonus, here is a poem written in less than 5-minutes before my composition class:

 

Classtime Mediation

There's a strange serenity

in the silence before class.

Looking past the noisy zips
and slams of notebooks
as students pile into desks.
A click of a pen and
a rip of a notebook's paper
flesh. All encompassed by
the beige and white walls as
the clock ticks.

Tick-tock.

Tick-tock.

& so class begins.

Well hopefully tonight's blog does not disappoint. Look forward to a new sassy blog soon.

& for now, I'm just

Simply Shelby Sue

P.s. Feel free to leave your thoughts in comments section below or don't. It is really whatever you'd like to do. Until next time...

I Owe A lot of My Life Choices to the Olsen Twins

& frankly, I am not ashamed.

    My childhood was the Olsen Twins. Full house, at the time, was fantastic. I could never get enough of it (though now, I find it seriously wrong and have a lot of issues with it). Their movies? BEST THINGS EVER. If you did not watch them, you are a soul sucking demon-Sorry, I'm just very emotional about this subject. These girls were everywhere. Not only in the movie and television industry, but in the fashion and cosmetic industry as well.

    Did you know they had their own line of styling products? I did. I owned the Mary-Kate & Ashley blow dryer. It came with a little booklet on tips to get your hair to look just like theirs. One tip in particular, said "use the cool button, to get your hair soft just like Ashley's". Every time I used my cool button, I picture my hair blowing like Ashley Olsen's and feel just awesome. Oh and did you know they had their own clothing line? It was way better than Miley Cyrus's line. It was also sold in Walmart stores.

    I begged my mom to buy one outfit in particular, which I would wear on my first day at my new school in fifth grade. I needed the power of Mary-Kate & Ashley to give me the confidence I needed to walk into the world of the unknown. What was this fabulous outfit you ask? Though a picture would do it better justice, I walked with sass wearing a white t-shirt with a silhouette of a senorita holding a rose her in mouth. I believe it had rhinestones on it as well. The shirt wasn't enough though. To top the outfit, I wore the matching rosette pants. Yes- I wore jeans, from Walmart, that were covered in red roses. & yes, I felt like a badass all thanks to good ol' Mary-Kate & Ashley.

The Many Badass Things Mary-Kate & Ashley
Taught Me Through Film and Television:

• To Grandmother's House We Go: This movie was probably only a success because of the twin's sitcom "Full House". This movie enforces the rule I obeyed by my mother's word till the age ten: only ride your bike around the block. You cannot cross the street. You'd think the view would get boring, but with a creative mind you can do wonders. Except in the movie, their bike route also coincided with a bus route (not fair), allowing them to go on the adventure of a lifetime. They eventually get kidnapped and everything, but don't worry; they get to see Grandma eventually!
  
• Double Double Toil & Trouble: Just to start off, this is possibly one of my favorite Halloween movies ever. I can't even count on all my hands and toes how many times I've seen it. It is extremely in-depth for a children's film, which is why if you want a synopsis click here. The movie ultimately has a theme of friendship; the two young twins make friends with a gravedigger, a poor man, and even a clown. The movie teaches you not to judge anyone by their outside; also, good prevails over evil Aunt Agithas.
  
• It Takes Two: As stated in previous blogs, I don't love easily. It's just not my thang. This movie could be part of the reason. This movie is excellent. It makes me hope that somewhere out there I have an identical twin. It also makes me hope that one day I will have a cool butler that knows everything about me. Besides those cool things, there is also a macaroni and cheese food fight. Plus Kirstie Alley and Deputay Dog (Big Green Reference) are in it. What does this have to do with love? Nothing, yet. This movie has one of my favorite love quotes in it.....[drumroll]  "Can't eat, can't sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, World Series kind of love". It reassures me that being picky isn't a bad thing. By living life like Mary-Kate & Ashley, I deserve a love like the biggest achievement in Major League Baseball, which I most certainly do.
  
• Billlboard Dad: I always wished one of my friends would have a single parent. I thought it would be so much fun to paint their face on a Billboard. But then there is the whole issue of legality and I don't like breaking laws. Plus with my art skills, people would just wonder who the peanut head looking for ladies was.
  
  

  But the movie I've learned from most:

  
  
• You're Invited to Mary Kate & Ashley's: Slumber Party: Hands down, this was the best of the "Your Invited" mini series. It was pretty much a guide to having the best slumber party ever. For quality blogging, I decided to re-watch this, which was the best decision I have made in the past week.
  
  • I knew the whole intro-song. When ever I get invites on Facebook, I shamelessly sing it: "You're invited! come on we've got a lot to do. You're invited! We're excited and delighted to see you. You're invited! Bring your friends along, Laugh and sing a song." 
  • This series also taught me the importance of RSVP'ing. "If it's up to me, you'll RSVP".
  •  This one also teaches you sweet dance moves. "You gotta take a chance, you gotta dare to dance". I will never be scared to break out my sweet dances moves again- Thanks Mary Kate & Ashley. 
  • Have a brother you don't want? Sell him. 
  • A slumber party isn't complete without playing video games. With lyrics such as "It started out so innocently. A game of skill, a little fantasy. But it's alive now like never before and Toto I don't think we are in control anymore," I don't know why this hit tune didn't receive a Grammy. 
  • After tiring from video games, they tell scary stories. It wouldn't be complete, without another musical number and costume change. Frankly creepy, I remember really wishing I could do such things at my slumber parties. 
  • Order a pizza with nothing on it, then sing the best song of the whole movie. "Gimme Pizza. P-I-Z-Z-A. I want Pizza...  Pasta...Put it in the pizza. Fish sticks...Put it in the pizza.
    Ketchup...Put it in the pizza. Meatloaf...awww Put it in the pizza. Pizza, P-I-Z-Z-A. Gimme pizza. Add some tacos, Ole!" That's right. They put everything from the fridge in the pizza and they ATE IT. Epic. Epic. Epic.
  • Late Night Pillow Fight. No slumber party is complete with out it.
  • STAY UP ALL NIGHT. UNTIL THE MORNING LIGHT. WE'RE THROWING THROWING THROWING AN ALL NIGHTER TONIGHT. But they really don't; they fall asleep. They create a song about how fun it'd be to sleep a little bit (how lame is that?).

I'm a little obsessed, but I think it's a healthy obsession. 

Simply Shelby Sue

P.s. That's right. A 2 for 1. 2 blogs one night. I must really like you all. & since I like you all even more, here is a link to watch the best movie ever.