Posted by: Kim on: April 3, 2009
Five Things I am most likely doing at this very moment.




I’ll make sure to have plenty of beautiful pictures when I get back!
…Kisses…
Posted by: Kim on: March 18, 2009
So I have been meaning to get back into reading more books lately. I have been slacking recently and it was kinda pissing me off. I wasn’t really sure what it was that I wanted to read though. I get lots of suggestions from people, and I read a lot of reviews on books but I was still unsure. Last weekend I spent Friday night with my girlfriends in Delaware having a girls night in with wine and movies. At some point I drifted to sleep during Strangers and woke up a little after it was over I guess, I’m not really sure. Anywho when I woke up we eventually popped in my friend’s bootleg copy of Twilight. Now I was a little skeptical of seeing this before I read the book, as I had not read it at that point in time. I usually like to read a book before seeing the motion picture that emerged from it. I was also skeptical because I didn’t really know if i wanted to read it or even see the movie. It was blown up so much that it had me nervous that it would not live up to the hype. But I watched anyway of course. The movie was pretty good, it definitely wasn’t as dark as I had envisioned it to be, and I did enjoy it. Now of course that was no surprise to my mother and sister when I talked to them about it because I am an avid sci-fi fan when it comes to vampires. I tend to always fall in love with the stories and the characters, I blame my mother. She would make me watch Dark Shadows as a kid, and the old ass one not the one that was more modern, although I watched that when it came on as well. Last year me and my mother got into watching Moonlight but it was cancelled and we were very upset about it. Then my friends told me about True Blood on HBO, at the end of the season! Well I refuse to pay for HBO service so I spent an entire weekend off watching the whole season online. I was hooked. I am impatiently waiting for it to come back on this summer. But back to Twilight, I decided that I would read the book this week. It was perfect timing too, because I had jury duty today it gave me something to do to occupy my time. I read more than half of it there alone. And of course I came home and finished it. Some people are amazed that I can read a whole book in one day. It just comes naturally to me. If i get hooked on something, I can’t put it down. If I like it, but I’m not completely wrapped up in it, it will take me a few days to finish. I’m a huge nerd, and I’m aware of this. Going into reading the book I had this picture in my mind of the characters, because I saw the movie first, but as I continued to read I imagined my own ideas of who they were. I was nervous at first because I didn’t want to compare the two really. I wanted them to be separate and after a few chapters that wasn’t all that hard.
There was so much more detail in the book, as there always is, that rounded out the characters and the atmosphere to a whole. The story is based in Forks, WA just outside of where my dad lives in Port Angeles. When they talk about the plane ride from Seattle to PA and the small plane and the airport, it is described perfectly. The movie was not filmed in Forks, as I was told by my friends, which kind of upset me. The place is beautifully creepy. As I read more, I could find myself relating to the surroundings, because I’ve been there as an outsider. The way the night falls in that area, the way the clouds clear at night and the moon shines down on the earth. It made me feel everything I felt of why I loved it there. Port Angeles is definitely one of the most beautiful places I have been, especially at night. It’s quiet, and open and so far from what I am used to in the city. Forks, to me, is a little creepy, but the landscaping and the structure of the town is amazing. I’m steering off topic again though.
After reading the book, I feel that the movie may have been a little rushed. Like they crammed in too much too soon. They forgot to pay attention to the small details, and they changed some things around. Now it was late when I watched it, and I was intoxicated with wine, so I could be mistaken and I will be watching it again to make a second opinion. But the book, MY GOD! I tried so hard to not give in to temptation with this book. Everyone hyped it up so much, I did not want to be sucked in, but I was unable to restrain myself. It truly was amazing. I finished it a little while ago, as I had taken a break earlier to take a nap (probably why I can’t sleep now) and I refused to read the excerpt of the second book New Moon because I knew I would not be able to stop reading. I knew I would run upstairs, grab the book and continue to read until I fell asleep with the book in hand. I am going to try and wait a few days before I start to read it. I wanted to wait until I went away on vacation but that seems too far away. Maybe I’ll read be on the third one by then.
Now while reading this book, I would not believe how many young kids have read it. Sure the main characters are, for the most part, teenagers but some of the underlying feelings, the emotions that are depicted are truly those thoughts of someone a bit older. Maybe it’s just my dirty mind (which has been racing at full speed lately) but the thoughts that ran through my head with some of the actions and feelings were a little more than PG-13. In the end though I pretty much just gave in to my girly side and fell in love with the love story itself. At most times I feel as though my mind thinks too much like a guy when it comes to things like this, but I am a sucker for a sappy, girly, love story. Some of my favorite lines from the book are as follows:
Now I’m not so much in love with the lines itself, just the moments they occurred and the way they were presented.
Something I realized while reading this book, was how engrossed I get while reading. I realized I do weird things when I read certain things. I get so wrapped up in the story line, I get so attached to the characters that not only will I laugh to myself when something funny happens, or put my hand to my chest when something meaningful and beautiful happens, but I will also mimic gestures such as smiling or winking. It is SO weird. I plan on never reading a book while in the presence of other people ever again. HA.
“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”-Paul Sweeney
I find this to be very true. If you turn that last page and nothing else is there and you suddenly feel lost, longing for more THAT was a good book. I sincerely enjoyed reading Twilight and I highly recommend it to anyone who is considering reading it. Don’t judge me for giving into the hype of it all either. I know that there are probably way better, more mature things for me to read but I don’t care. I enjoyed it, I’m looking forward to reading the others, and that’s all that matters. I am going to try and get some sleep now, since it’s almost 3 in the morning.
…Kisses…
Posted by: Kim on: March 12, 2009
“I want you to go out and bite the curb, I’ll be right there.”
That was one of my favorite lines from HIMYM which came from this past weeks episode. Anywho, these past couple of weeks have been long, and exhausting. None of that matters though. Here are some things I’ve learned in this past week.
Other than that I guess I will have to continue to watch. I normally have a prediction by now but not this year. Hmm…
That’s all I got for today. I am off to catch up on some shows, go to the gym, and enjoy the rest of my day off.
…Kisses…
Posted by: Kim on: March 10, 2009
Something I came across while reading one of my new found “Celebrity News” sites was a quote by a “musician” from a commercial spot he did for Virgin Mobile. The spot is called Right Music Wrongs. Here is that spot
I saw this and laughed immediately thinking about my friend Steve over at clapcowards.com who believes Van Winkle is his archenemy. Seriously. You can read about that here if you’d like.
Anywho after seeing this it led me to the site rightmusicwrongs.org and I just had to look at the list. Some people who made it are as follows…
Now with these artists it lists songs that they should of not put out or “ALL” for obvious reasons. Some people I would of added
There are plenty more but you get it. At the moment Carson Daly is occupying my television set so I must go so I can change the channel for at least 5 minutes to get his voice out of my head and then I am off to bed.
…Kisses…
Posted by: Kim on: March 9, 2009
So I was sitting here “surfing the web” as some people would say and came across a new Celebrity site (Wonderwall) for my own indulgence. I have decided to humor myself, at least for a little while, by keeping up with some celebrity news. I always enjoy receiving it in a humorous way, which is why i enjoy the occasional TMZ. Anywho I came across an article they had on the 10 most interesting celebrity tweets (ya’ know on Twitter) which lead me to a page that actually weens out the fake celebrity twitters from the real ones (celebs who actually advertise it on their sites as official). Now some of these tweets seem to be a bit interesting. I think that, at least for a little while, I will follow some of these “celebrity tweets” and see who shows promise on being funny, interesting, and a bit more human than one might have thought. I’m super excited about the Rainn Wilson one. Reason behind me doing this? Boredom, amusement, and the fact that not too many of my friends are a huge fan of Twitter, despite how awesome it is. So I will see how this goes and let you know if I come across anything interesting. Until next time…
…Kisses…
Posted by: Kim on: March 3, 2009
I’m not gonna lie I shed a small tear when I watched Conan’s last episode of Late Night, then I remembered he will be on The Tonight Show in June and all was well again. Anywho I am sitting here watching the premiere of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon because I just had to watch it to see how he did. At the moment I am currently rewinding the episode on my DVR so I can listen to his monologue because I missed it due to the fact that I was watching Heroes a little later than expected. So let me watch this real quick… Stay tuned….
Sidenote: I was lucky enough to have the end of Jay Leno on my TV and got to see The Fray perform. Love them!
The opening clip with Jimmy and Conan in the dressing room was pretty funny, but only because seeing Conan pretending to be serious made me laugh.
Ok now down to business. THE ROOTS? Really? They are the new late night band? I hope this is temporary. I mean I love The Roots and that is why this is kinda upsetting me. They should not be doing backup music for a late night talk show at least not right now. Wow. Slow Jammin’ The News? Really though?
They obviously hired some new writers for the show. The jokes are not all that great, or Jimmy just can’t deliver all that well, either way opening monologue should have been ALOT better for the first show. Now we all know how Late Night does it’s crazy sketches, and weird skits. Jimmy opened with a game called “Lick It For Ten” a game where he has his audience like something for ten bucks. Really? You couldn’t think of anything better to come up with? I didn’t find it funny, matter of fact I found it completely disgusting watching some guy lick the side of a fishbowl. So far the only thing I have found appealing is the set. His set is definitely more modern than Conan’s was and it kinda looks a little bigger. Although the nad area looks a little cramped for The Roots.
First guest up: Robert De Niro. I mean you can’t go too wrong with that as far as fame factor goes. He is definitely a good choice to go with on that level, except he doesn’t talk much. They make a joke out of it because it’s pretty well known but yet they have him on a talk show premiere episode. There is no doubt that he is a fantastic actor, but the interview was pointless other than to talk about his Tribecca Festival, and show a silly skit they did (which was not fantastic) so I wasn’t too thrilled with that.
Second Guest: Justin Timberlake. Ugh. Now I give props where props are due and JT definitely has an amazing voice. He is a great performer and he has really made a name for himself but for god’s sake please somebody get this guy a new personality. Justin, news flash, you are NOT funny. I don’t care what kind of skits he has done on SNL, I don’t care if he is willing to look like a douche bag (it’s only because he really is one) I do not find him appealing. He is a complete nerd (and not in the cute, Justin Long kind of way.) He thinks he’s cool when he calls DeNiro, Bob, because they go back. Give me a break. Then they talk about John Mayer, who I love, and the faces he makes. Yes, I will be the first to admit he makes the weirdest faces while performing but why put him on blast like that? Sorry Justin just makes my blood boil. I really don’t know why so many people fall all over him other than his musical talents.
Now what really bugs me about these two guests is that they have nothing to offer other than time. Neither one of them have anything decent to promote. DeNiro had Tribecca and Justin had some weird as MTV show that he is producing (FYI Justin you are not Ashton and this show looks stupid.)
Shining Moment- Van Morrison. He is amazing. I love him and I always enjoy him.
Now of course I will have to continue to tune in and see and how this goes, especially because Tina Fey is going to be on tomorrow along with Jon Bon Jovi. Now Tina Fey will absolutely make Jimmy look good. I’m sure they will have many funny moments together and she will be promoting a new episode of 30 Rock, so it shouldn’t be too bad. We’ll see I guess. Until next time…
…Kisses…
Posted by: Kim on: February 25, 2009
So I was listening to the radio this morning(which is pretty rare) because I was being lazy and did not feel like getting a CD out to listen to and I came across a discussion about which is a better compliment for a guy: To be called hot or handsome? Now they were trying to get people of all ages to call in and give their opinions. Now I didn’t catch the whole thing but one thing they were saying is that a more mature man would rather be called handsome and more mature women would be more likely to call a man handsome. I find this to be pretty true to an extent. One guy called in and said his daughter’s friends call him a “Hot Old Guy” which I had to laugh at usually if I see an older guy who’s good lookin I will say “He’s pretty hot for an old guy” but that’s just for some random guy. “Hot” is usually the term I would use if a guy is walkin by, or on tv, or just someone I may know who is good looking (I often use the term good lookin’ as opposed to hot but I have my moments.)
When it comes to someone you are with in an actual relationship with I think handsome fits it better. If you are with a guy and you can not say that you think he is handsome there is something wrong. I think it is a more appropriate term of endearment for a day to day thing. Most women would prefer to hear they are beautiful instead of hot on a day to day basis, same idea. It just means more.
Now I also think that the term “sexy” is appropriate at certain times, sexual moments of course. Hearing your partner call you sexy at the right moment, in the right tone, can intensify any encounter. When you are trying to seduce your partner and you hear the wrong thing, it can definitely turn you off. When a guy/girl does a certain thing, says a certain thing, or looks at you a certain way that just turns you on right then and there “He/She is so sexy” is a pretty appropriate term. I just think it only works when in terms of a sexual way, which of course makes sense.
Now this post had no point other than for me to express my feelings on the discussion. What do you think? If you are a guy would you rather be called “hot” or “handsome”? And if you are a girl which would you call your guy? Feel free to give me your opinions.
…Kisses….
Posted by: Kim on: February 24, 2009
I am well aware that I have been slacking on my blog posts. Recently I have been spending my free time writing. I haven’t been writing this much in a long time and it feels good. I’ve also been reading as much as I can as well. I came across Anais Nin, who is known for her published journals and female erotica. I came across some quotes by her on the interwebs which led me to read about her and read some of her stuff. She really was an amazing woman with a fantastic thought process. As you may know I am completely obsessed with quotes so I will grace you with some from her. Please Read through them because they really are amazing and I can relate to a lot of what she said. I will highlight my favorites….
Phenomenal! I love her!
…Kisses…
Posted by: Kim on: February 13, 2009
Valentine’s Day isn’t until tomorrow but I wanted to do a Friday Fives on it. I actually like Valentine’s Day, and it doesn’t matter if I’m single or with someone I think it’s a nice holiday for people to enjoy with the ones they love. Do I think it’s too commercial? Absolutely. Do I think people spend way too much money on unnecessary things? Yes! But I still think it’s a good, loving day. Being that we are in a recession I don’t think people should be wasting their money on frivolous things on holidays like this. Here are my five alternatives to not go broke this year.
Well there ya go. I hope everyone has a fantastic Valentine’s Day. I will be working for the sixth year in a row. But I plan on having a nice night with my friends.
…Kisses…
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