Fall Confession Four

Four

I am a Shopoholic

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I really connected with the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic. Clothing speaks to me! It tell me I can make an amazing outfit and sometimes I can. And other times… 

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I remember two years ago in the Fall, finding this brown dress for sale. I had to have it (partially because it was on sale...). I wore it once during Thanksgiving 2008 and ever since then it was dubbed “My Thanksgiving Dress” I think the idea was to wear it every Thanksgiving. Due to my  up and coming trip, I’ve been going through my closets and throwing away a lot. I pulled out the dress and tried it on. It’s hideous. No other words to describe it. And yet I couldn’t just throw it away. That would be ruining my thanksgiving tradition that I skipped 2009...

I threw it away. Hideous won. But that’s how I am with all my clothes and shoes. I have way too much and yet I never have enough. That was the case until I stopped working. No money to throw around really changes one’s perspective.

What I have found interesting is “clothing” stories in the news. Like, beach towns in Italy banning women from wearing clothes they deem inappropriate. Mini skirts are ok though... So I suppose that means the bikini is in trouble. I think that would be a buzz kill if someone went to Italy for sun and beaches and wonderful tans and got arrested or fined instead. And by the way, this is all for guarding against “anti social” behavior. Hmmm, ok. But I really dislike having other people dictate what I wear. 

The definition of Anti-Social used in this situation is basically someone who doesn't conform to the norms and laws of their society. I can see how that would be a problem but what I can't understand is why the people, who dress in ways that would attract unwanted attention, don't see the potential problem. However, that being said... I haven't heard anything in the news to make me think Italy had a big problem. They must if they're making such a deal about it. 

And those are my jumbled thoughts brought to you after a 10 hour day of school from Sk, Washington.   

Fall Confession Three

Three

I have control freak tendencies. 

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I think I fully realized it one night when driving home from some event. I stopped the car and ordered my sister out. I told her she could just walk home. In my defense, it would only really have taken her 12 minutes. There was absolute silence and she didn’t budge. I have no memory as to why I did it except that she made me mad. And I was the driver. 

I’m also a perfectionist. I sometimes think if you want something done right you have to do it yourself. I know there’s a correlation between perfectionism and control-ism. It’s not a good thing! I’m just thankful I have the next few years to work on improving that factor. 

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I was awarded two blog awards in the last couple days!!! Thank you Jess over at It's a big deal to me, for the Versatile blogger award! Thank you Steph over at Influence, for the One Lovely Blog award! 

My next post will include the awards and the recipients. Thank you Steph and Jess; I feel honored to have received not just one blog award, but two! 

Wilders

BTW, I’m pro Wilders. In America we have(had) freedom of speech. Which  is something that many people lost their lives over. Sadly, that is becoming a thing of the past. People are going into hiding on their own dime because they say(draw) something that offends extremist groups. That’s not right. Has tolerance gone too far if people are fearing for their lives? Should we be tolerant of people who won't accept us unless we conform to what they believe? Are they being tolerant of us? Excuse me if I do not understand.  I know Wilder’s is extreme in some ways but how do you really fight extremism? If you don’t at least equal the opposing sides passion, you are bound to failure. 

And that’s Emily reporting to you live from Sk- Washington

Be Safe. Be Sexy.

        I still have no idea if today is the first day of Fall or if yesterday was. I’m hearing conflicting reports! It did start me thinking though. We live in an information age where everything you could ever want to know is right at your fingertips. Theoretically, suppose someone decided to change something on us such as when the first day of Fall is. (all scientific principles aside). How would you really know? Nowadays,  you don’t need to  memorize. You just need to pull out your nifty iphone. 


When I was studying managerial accounting I recall finding a picture on Wikipedia and sharing it “with the class.” Big no no and I should have known better. Embarrassed, yes. Lesson learned, yes. I suppose that was a win win for my teacher. They do say, don’t rely on one source for your information. (and don‘t rely on a sketchy source like Wiki).


One scenario which happens all the time: Someone decides to write an article and does his or her research completely online. They then proceed to blast their writings all over the world wide web. Fast forward 5 years; next person uses the article that was written by that someone + other information found online. Surprise! Surprise! For the average person doing a quick bit of research, what is written will appear to be fact.


Let’s look at the example of Shane Fitzgerald. The student from Ireland who decided to have a bit o’ fun and wrote a fake quote on his Wikipedia article. Newspapers were using his quote and they would have gotten away with it if Shane hadn’t cleared the issue up. Newspapers! *gulp* All that to say, my goodness… we could be totally brainwashed and have no idea of it. Let's not forget, information is power.


I read about the Emergency Bra awhile ago and now it appears it’s for sure and for sale! The idea is that it can be turned into a gas mask.  Dr. Elena really is ingenious and I think they might be coming out with something for the men. The quote on the website “be safe, be sexy.” I suppose you never know when you might need one. And ladies, it also means we are responsible for the person we are with when the time comes- don’t be afraid to put all differences aside.


Sadly, blockbuster filed for chapter 11 Bankruptcy. I bet nobody saw that coming. We’ll see what happens once they restructure. Truly though, after Netflix, walk in rental stores are kind of a thing of the past. I haven’t been inside a movie rental place since forever. You can‘t beat having a movie come right to your house. My trips to the movie store usually took an hour where I would go around the movie store 3 times before I finally settled on something. As luck would have it, usually the first movie I thought I might want to see was the one I walked out with.


On a different note, I would love to read any of your Fall Confessions!! If you want to use my logo, just let me know and I’ll get you the HTML code. Either way, if you decide to start it up TELL ME!!! I’ll be posting mine once a week until the next season. 


And that’s Emily reporting to you live from Sk- Washington

Fall Confession One

    Tomorrow is the first day of Fall and I’ve decided a blogger theme is in order. Each week I shall be posting one confession. These confessions will be my way of adding just a bit o’ salt to my blog. 

One

During my recent past relationship my boyfriend never topped my love for coffee. 

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        I think when I realized that, it was time for him to go. Coffee inspires me, energizes me, and get’s me through long study hours. I began drinking coffee when I was studying for my first college exams and working a full time job. You begin to realize you are no super human and an ounce of sleep is all you really want. It was exhausting and I don’t see that ending until I finish school.  

One of my favorite pastimes is experiencing new coffee shops. I’m a Starbucks addict but it has nothing to do with the SB brand name. Truth is, they make a mean cup of coffee. One popular coffee chain in my area is Peet’s Coffee or even Dutch Bro’s Coffee. I’ve heard from various sources how wonderful the coffee is and I find that to be sadly untrue. After tasting I’ve discovered the coffee is weak. 

Beyond trying out chain coffee shops, it’s fun going to the little ones. It’s slightly hit or miss as to the quality of coffee though. A little town I frequent features two coffee shops of note. One is an excellent place to study, thanks to free wifi and plenty of tables. The negative side is the taste of their coffee. It’s truly awful. The second coffee shop has wonderful coffee but no place to study. I wish they could switch places and keep their coffee skill methods. 

One day I plan to open up my own coffee shop. I visualize a place that is in a university town and my focus will be creating an excellent study environment. I’ll keep the place open until 11 at night and the music won’t be excessively loud. Here’s to dreaming. 

And that’s Emily, not quite reporting to you, but still live, from Sk- Washington