Read If You Dare =)

Dawn West puts such a poetic spin on uncomfortable, taboo situations.  Most people dare not say the things she says.  Most do not go there, however West does and I absolutely love it!  Her beautifully, descriptive sentences and words make you feel at ease with such odd topics.  The reader doesn’t feel alienated.  The flow of her stories reminds me of a person’s thoughts.  Her stories are unlike any I have read… they delve into the depths of her secret thoughts.  These stories are poetic and unapologetic.  She definitely does not steer away from uncomfortable topics!  Her descriptions of the simplest things pop right out at you, making you want to read more. “ Your pulse like a sack of pissed off worms.” Dawn West is a brilliant contemporary writer who, I hope, will keep publishing her writing.  I love her sense of humor.  “Dawn West (b. 1987) is a nice young lady and a cheap date. She is proud of learning how to say "I finger fucked her" in French. “  NICE!

LINKS:

“My Mojo Rises While Watching National Geographic”

http://sleepsnortfuck.blogspot.com/search/label/Dawn%20West

“Gluteus”

http://sleepsnortfuck.blogspot.com/search/label/Dawn%20West

“Hands”

http://www.postcardshorts.com/read-438.html

“Smoke and Cinder”

http://fictionatwork.com/dss1.aspx

TO JERSEY SHORE or NOT TO JERSEY SHORE, THAT IS THE QUESTION

So... I'm not going to lie. I watch the "Jersey Shore." It is utterly stupid and 
mindless entertainment, yet I find myself drawn to the stupidity. Whether it's 

Snooki or Deena's drunken tumbles in public places or the Situation's 

unnecessary need to lift up his shirt, I watch faithfully. This season the cast is in 

Italy. Why because they are Italian? Lol. Right. It is so embarrassing to watch

their drunken stupidness, but it almost makes me feel better about myself. Well, 

until I think about the insane amount of money they get to act like a$$holes.  The 

show does make me laugh (at them not with them). Although the Ron/Sam drama 

makes me fast forward (yes, I DVR it!) to the next scene. This show makes my IQ 

drop, yet there I am glued to to the TV waiting to see what stupid thing they will 

be doing next.

My Strange Addiction

So... Yesterday I watched a show on TLC that both freaked me out and intrigued me!!  It is called, "My Strange Addiction."  It is odd.  The three half hour episodes that sucked me in last night included a lady who eats dryer sheets, a girl who lives as a baby, a teen who eats plastic and a woman who not only carries  around her husband's ashes, but has taken to eating them. To be honest, the show is awful, but like "Toddlers and Tiaras," I cannot get enough of it.  These people are told that their strange addictions could kill them: dryer sheet lady and ashes woman, in particular.  Yet, they continue on...  If you enjoy oddities or train wrecks, you should TUNE IN!

CREATIVE WRITING...

Wow… Mr. Butler (the father) is in the kitchen making dinner.  As he is frying the onions in his apron, he scurries over to the double decker washer and dryer.  He sighs as he moves the wet clothes into the dryer, but breathes heavily and groans when he opens the dryer to see that it is a white load… full of socks.  He takes them out and inspects the… tossing them in a laundry bin until he can get to it later on that night.  Out of the shadows emerges a carefree woman, Mrs. Butler (the mother).  She goes over to the stove and tastes the onions and scrunches her nose, “They’re not done well enough,” she says as she opens the fridge and opens a soda (for herself).  Mr. Butler is standing there with beads of sweat dripping down his forehead.  He watches her take a sip.  She never even offers to open one for him.  Just as quickly as she stepped in, she creeps back out.

           

Moments later a hurricane shows up.  His name is Thomas and he is the youngest.  “Can I have money? Will you drive me to practice?  I need my tie ironed!  Jillian won’t stop bothering me!” whines the slithering snake of a boy.  Mr. Butler doesn’t even bat an eye.  He does each task with ease.  Dogs are barking.  He feeds them, lets them out to go the bathroom and pets each one lovingly.  Night has fallen.  “FINALLY REST!”  Or so he thinks…  Just then his cell phone rings, “Hello? All right.  I will pick up at so and so’s house. Stay right there.”   The man is still in his shirt and tie with an apron on.  He grabs his keys and goes to his daughter’s rescue.  The wife is nowhere to be seen.  His son has taken all he has.  The man is a modern day saint.  

Really? Toddlers and Tiaras

Ok... so, I have a secret addiction to the ridiculous show called "Toddlers and Tiaras."  Do not judge me!  Well, in my defense my DVR kicked the bucket which left me without the luxury of watching my favorite shows and NO COMMERCIALS!! I found myself drawn to this train wreck of a show for a few reasons:
A.  It is absolutely insane.
B.  The parents are crazy.
C.  It was like I could not look away.
So... I found it On Demand and watched about 10 episodes.  I feel bad for these little kids with godzilla moms and dads pushing them to perform or at the very least dress like prostitutes to win prizes.  The worst had to have been when one mother gave her daughter a "magic drink," aka Red Bull.  This little girl was all of 6 years old, up at the crack of dawn for a pageant, and super cranky... so, mom gives her a Red Bull? Right! Great parenting right there!!   I'm not even sure I recommend it... It is awful, yet I'm oddly drawn to it!

I have recently started reading "The Hunger Games" series by Suzanne Collins.  At first I did not think I could get into a sci-fi type of novel, but I found out... I was wrong!  I love it!  I whizzed through the first two books in days and now I have moved onto the third book.  In total there are three books, that will be made into movies.  The first book "The Hunger Games" will be released later this year... I'm torn.  Sometimes I really, really love the books so much that the movies stand no chance in my mind.  I hope not to offend, but the "Twilight" movies disappointed me greatly.  I LOVED the books, however the movies did nothing for me.  I have a feeling this will be the case with "The Hunger Games."

The premise for "The Hunger Games" :
In a not-too-distant future, the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son of the town baker who seems to have all the fighting skills of a lump of bread dough, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives. Collins's characters are completely realistic and sympathetic as they form alliances and friendships in the face of overwhelming odds; the plot is tense, dramatic, and engrossing. This book will definitely resonate with the generation raised on reality shows like 'Survivor' and 'American Gladiator.' 
(Taken from Amazon.com)


I really enjoyed the first two books and just bought the third book! 

What Do You Think?

So... I know this is a blog about movies and such, but I have a short story I'd like some feedback on =)
Let me know what you think?  I'd like to do this every now and again for a little bit of feedback.

                                                            THAT BASTARD 

“Remember that day you slammed my finger in the door? I bled so badly that ruined my brand new white shirt.  Do you remember?”  He says somewhat annoyed, “Yes.  Yes, I remember! God ,will you ever let that go?  I mean really!”  The girl slowly walks into the kitchen staring at the man she used to love and pours a glass of water.  “That shirt costs me one hundred and fifty dollars.  I waited all season to buy it.  Ruined because you never pay attention.  Then to top it all off I had to pay a three hundred dollar hospital bill!”  The man yells from the living room while completly engrossed in whatever is on the television at that moment, “Jesus, I told you I’d pay for the shirt and the bill!  You said no… It’s just something else to rub in my face.  God! I just want to watch TV in peace.”  Circling the living room, the girl picks up the remains of the man’s lunch and cleans up around him. “I only bring it up because that is the finger where something else should be! It’s been three years and you know exactly what I’m talking about.”  “Well”, the man says matter of factly, “ think of the scar from the stitches as a ring and how much I care!”  Fuming she throws a dish at him and storms towards the door,    “ You bastard!  When I’m gone and not around to clean up your mess you’ll regret those words!”  She slams the door behind and storms off in a huff.   The man looks in his pocket and pulls out a ring.  “She’ll be back.”  With an awkward smile he puts it back in his pocket and stares mindlessly at the TV.  She made up her mind this time…. she was never going back to him.  Who cares about his smile and the laugh she grew to love?  It was done.  He had gone too far.   She was moving on…. She had to move on; being stuck is no way to live.

If YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR SILLY COMEDIES...

"Saved!" is one of the best movies ever. I can state this do to the fact that I have seen it a million times.  It is a little cheesy, but given the fact that I did 14 years in Catholic school, I can relate!  It was a featured premiere at Sundance (which I attended) in January of 2004. I can honestly say (and not because I had become friendly with) that the actors in this movie are perfectly cast. I don't want to give away anything about this movie because I want to make people see it. The co-writer/director, Brian Danelly, is a mastermind… Cute movie alert! "Win A Date With Tad Hamilton" was such a surprisingly good movie. Kate Bosworth was so cute and "Tad Hamilton" himself, Josh Duhamel, isn’t too bad either,lol. It was a light comedy, which required absolutely no thinking what so ever. It is a good chill out movie. I originally thought it was going to be cheesy, but after watching it my mind was completely changed. Ms. Bosworth gets hometown points, having grown up in Cohasset, MA. Don’t expect a huge plot or anything of that nature… It just is entertainment.

OBSCURE, but GREAT movie ALERT!

Hannah Takes the Stairs-

 First off, I must give kudos to the writers/actors in this film.  It was all the way indie (yeah!!!!) and in a word.... engaging.  The film was written by Greta Gerwig, Kent Osbourne, Joe Swanberg (who directed as well), but also lists the rest of the cast as adding additional material (very cool to get props for adlibbing or fixing lines!!).  This movie is very much low budget and shot on a dv camera....  so I automatically loved it.

 Now about the story.... Hannah is a twenty something playwright working for a TV show developing a pilot, but really all they do is goof off.  She is a serial dater who calls herself "chronically dissatisfied". NICE!!  She likes the smart, GEEKY, goofy kind of guys.  These are in fact pretty much the type of guys who she is surrounded by daily.  She infiltrates the overrated “no dating in the work place” line with ease.  I must say BRAVO to her ability to break up and move on rather quickly!!!  The movie basically revolves around Hannah and her "chronic dissatisfaction" with men.  There is a bit of full frontal on both the female and male end of things... just a warning! Oh, I have to mention that there are some beautiful captures of awkward silence between Hannah and her guys.  It almost made me feel uncomfortable.   I loved it! And the last shot of the movie is priceless! It almost makes me want to take up the trumpet!

What ever happened to growing old gracefully?

"The Golden Compass"-

Ok. It was a long movie, however, I liked it (in a non-conventional way).  I liked the Narnia movies too, though.  I read all "The Chronicles Of Narnia" books when I was younger, but I hated the cartoon version they had out.  So, I never went to the movies to see it.  I hate really long movies that I know children will be at.  I know if I'm 31 and I get antsy and fidget....  a kid definitely will.  Nicole Kidman's non-moving, botoxed to the high heavens, face was really scary!!!! I loved the little girl, Liira, and the fact that she is going to be the hero.  The ending was such a "Back to the Future II" ending.... you know it led you right to the next step... than BOOM... to be continued.  UGH... I hate that!!!! Suspense is so awful.  I'm an instant gratification kind of person in these cases.  Now, I have to wait for the sequel… whenever that will be.  I like movies that stimulate the imagination here and there.   I'm still not over Nicole Kidman's face, man.  Botox is stupid for actors.  Isn't the emotion supposed to show in your face??? Hello?? I really like her too, but the no wrinkle forehead is creepy.  Jeez.... what ever happened to growing old gracefully?