Tootsie Pops

Of all the technology in the world today and they still haven't created a tootsie pop lick counter?...

I guess the world may never CARE to know...just sayin...

New Kids on the Block and Artemis Pebdani

I like all kinds of music really, but there are a few things out there that I just can't stand. Boy bands being one of them.

I've never liked the NKOTB because it wasn't even my generation. My older sister loved them and often had their tapes and posters up so I'm not new to them.
But when I turned on VH1 the other day, I noticed the very talented and very different Artemis Pebdani was acting in a music video.

I love this woman so naturally it caught my attention quick. She's a bigger woman and damn proud of it. Anyone who is this big but has the courage to dance like this for everyone to see - has my vote.
But I was confused at first. Thinking that surely with her appearances on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia had gotten her enough cred that she wouldn't need to do silly music videos.

I watched in amusement for a bit and then turned it off. "Yuck. I am NOT watching NKOTB."
The next day I saw the video again. "Alright. I'll give it it's fair shot for Artemis at least." I said to myself. And holy shit - they grew up. lol
I can honestly say that I didn't mind watching it the second time. They look NOTHING like they used to, the song is a pretty catchy beat, and Artemis shakes it up in the video.

Now I find myself listening to this song on YouTube and downloading it on iTunes.
Damn it. They won.
They made a damn good move at getting her to be in the video. I know if I stopped to watch it because of her - then someone else out there has too. No doubt that it has drawn the attention of the watchers of It's Always Sunny.
Smart move, NKOTB. Smart move...BTW - awesome hair Joey McIntyre.

Nerdy Fads

I love Games. For me to say that I like one particular game than the other, I'd be lying. I like everything from Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons to Call of Duty and Zelda. 

I'm in love with books. I'm a FREAK about them. Any type will do. I love horror, fantasy, fiction, non-fiction...Reading is fun to me. ^_^ the feel, the pages, and even the smell of books excite me. Kindle ain't got shit on a good ole book.

I love watching Mr. Bean, The IT crowd, and Monty Python. In a nutshell, it would take me forever and a day to list everything that I'm actually into.

With that being said, when I was growing up - I was the odd one out. I was the Goth chic that was in love with all the "nerdy" things. Now all of a sudden it's cool to wear glasses and like science? I wish that those things applied when I was in school. I totally would have been the cooler kid.

I'm not trying to hate. Everyone has the right to be their own person. But I went into Hot Topic a month ago and saw rainbow suspenders, fake bow ties and Doctor Who everywhere.

It made me feel like all of the things that I always held so dear to me have been taken for granted by the newer generation. I miss when Hot Topic was for punk or Gothic people. Seeing Justin Beiber plastered all over the walls along with my little pony is embarrassing.

In the gaming world - technology has never been more realistic and amazing. I can understand how anyone would want to get in on that. But there is more to gaming then just shooting and bombing people. Granted - I love me some Cod-Blops ^_^ but for realsies - RPGs such as Chrono Cross and Star Ocean don't get any play anymore.

Sony, Windows, and Nintendo are marketing to the masses now and those masses want shoot-em-ups. I haven't seen a GOOD rpg in forever...(Bayonetta was amazing, but the second one is coming out on Wii-U?! Whatevs. I don't want to buy a whole other system just the play the sequel)

At least playing video games is more common and more accepted now. I remember trying not to tell people that I played video games. They would look at me and think I was a slacker or a total shut in.

The Big Bang Theory I think sparked the evolution of people’s minds. (HA! - see what I did there?) This show along with the new Dr.Who and the remakes of Star Trek (which I will not accept - that's a different story), have pushed the notion that being a nerd is cool.

I was talking to one of my girlfriends the other day and she's so "IN". She's a girly girl that shops at Victoria Secret and drinks frappucinos from Starbucks. She was telling me about the episode of Dr.Who she had watched while I sat there astonished. She paused and laughed, saying,"I KNOW, RIGHT?! I'm such a nerd.." *giggle*

NO. NO YOU'RE NOT! lol. Watching a few episodes of Dr.Who does not make you a nerd.

The words Geek and Nerd are thrown around so freely lately. Again - It's embarrassing. Hopefully this will all be over soon and I won't have to be annoyed by it.

Then I can go back to enjoying my life and my hobbies without feeling like I’ve been classified as being “On the bandwagon”.

Important:
Troll if you want to if it makes you feel better. Disagreeing with someone is human nature. So if you disagree with me in any way - congrats - you're a human... -_- *claps for you*