I don't like it when people (now, I can't remember who said this, I just remember my reaction to it) say that a person's personality is basically a reaction to their environment. I believe we are innately one personality or another - born, not bred. Environment (family, friends, circumstances, etc.), in my opinion, can act more like roadblocks to being your true self, than the things that shape it.
I hate Justin Bieber. Not because he has a tenth of the amount of talent I do and that he hasn't worked half as hard as I have to develop it (oh wait...), but because of what he represents: a decay in the arena of pop music. He looks like he's ten years old, dresses like Justin Timberlake (who is... what, 30??), and has the intellect as deep as a teacup. And he sings about love - as though he would know Anything about love at his age, except the most idiotic and naive forms of infatuation in existence. Everything about him rubs me the wrong way. I mean, *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys could at least sing, and sing great melodies. Oh, and they were legal age, too. Seriously. I can't dig on a pop star that looks prepubescent. Just can't do it.
I don't want kids. Ever. Please don't give me the 'oh, you'll change your mind someday' spiel. I've heard it a million times, and no, I won't change my mind. Nothing about hearing someone address me as 'mommy' is appealing. Respect to all the women out there who are mothers, and love that. Just not my thing.
I hate that almost every character on TV avoids their feelings, Except when they want to jump in bed together. I mean, HELLO - it should be the opposite! No matter what trauma they just went through, they tell all their co-workers they're 'fine', like Nothing happened. Except they're Not fine. They're seriously messed up because they're running from dealing with the pain. Seriously. Just suck it up and deal with what happened to you like the rest of us. As though running from your problems is Cool or something? I don't get it. And as for the amount of sex on TV? I guess it's 'realistic', but not in terms of mental and emotional consequences. What happened to girls being awesome Without sleeping with guys before marriage? One of my favorite characters on TV is The Avengers' Emma Peel, circa 1960s. She is modest, yet sexy and kicks some serious butt! But you don't see her in bed having sex with anyone. It doesn't matter that it was the 60s and TV standards were different then. My point is, I want women (and men!!) on TV I can respect - starting with a little more modesty and discipline when it comes to their sex drives! Why are people surprised that kids younger and younger are sexually experimental, when no one on TV bothers to restrain themselves?? There is such a beauty in Not sleeping around. Too bad for us modest ones, sex really does sell.
I liked it when Mark O'Connor Just did fiddle. Not classical. I mean, he's got the most awesome songs EVER. Fifteen, twenty years later, this stuff is Still winning fiddle contests. I'll make a mental note, for the benefit of my fans, to stick to my roots - even if I do venture out into unknown genre territory...
It's all in the eyes. Whenever I look at a painting of a person, I look at the eyes first. They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul - and I believe they are. A painting whose character has true emotion in their eyes - not simply beauty, but a soul beneath it - has captured the essence of what it means to be an artist: to bring to life that which is not living. And when I interact with people, I look them in the eye. I allow my eyes to tell my story - and the ones who read what's written there will always know the truth, no matter what my mouth says...
Has anyone else noticed that, in Star Wars I: Phantom Menace, Padme looks a Lot like Anakin's mother? Helloooo, Oedipus complex! It's just weird. Seriously. I can't believe I never noticed it until, like, the 20th time I watched the movie. In my defense, Ewan McGregor is quite (handsomely) distracting...
I may be the only woman in the world who doesn't think James Franco is attractive.
I constantly fantasize about being either a warrior woman or an Emma Peel-ish secret agent. That, and falling in love with Prince Charming, who shows up every time in different costumes and looks. Seriously. It's the same guy, I Know it is...
I'm obsessed with soundtracks. I think, by the time I die, I may have the largest soundtrack collection in the world. Life Goal No. 143...
I named my car, Emma, and tell her I love her. In fact, I have conversations with her. And I touch her lovingly from time to time. And... I think she likes it...
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