Where oh where have all the good cartoons gone?

The Disappearing Art: Cartoons

   Today when looking through my Facebook Feed I saw a posting from “Lady and the Tramp”. This was my favorite cartoon as a child, sure I liked “Cinderella”, I cried every time I watched “All Dogs Go to Heaven” and “The Land before Time”, “Fievel Goes West” will always be something I laugh at (Especially when I watch the parts with Tiger the Cat). I collect Disney movies like “Lady and the Tramp” and “The Jungle Book” and so on. However, this got me to looking around at the videos in Target and Walmart, where have all the cartoons gone? They still have the great ones from the past but there are no new drawn cartoons being produced today.

   It’s all computerized animations and Japanese anime comic book style, where are the good drawings and paintings of the cartoons we remember? Are these relics from our past and when we tell our children about them will it be like when our parents talked about Eight-tracks and Beta-disks? Something that they hear about and then say, “Well things have changed?” I like all movies, even children’s movies but why has the sketched cartoon gone out of style?

   Disney did and still does it best, their cartoons look like art works because that’s exactly what they are. They literally painted in the backgrounds and then drew in the characters. Check out the video and tell me what you think, new school computerized animation or old school and real human talent for cartoons?

Want to know that your bothering me?? List of how-to's and what not to do's!

These Are, Like, Some Things That, Like, Bother Me

        I’ve been lazy and haven’t made any of the yummy recipes I have lined up. Although, my new stove is awesome (and so pretty).  So I thought I would write some on the things that bother me, all of this is in jest and from my point of view of course. Most likely I have or maybe even still do some of these from time to time and that bothers me even more!

1.    Using these words: like, really and seriously: URGHHH what is with looking bored and prissy and saying Seriously? (hopefully you’re hearing that little girl Barbie voice in your head because I am) or the only rebuttal you can manage is Really? How about coming up with a word with more than six letters in it?

2.   Full grown adults that wear Twilight T-shirts or decorate your office space with Harry Potter crap: I will admit this now I have read every one of those books and have the Harry Potter movies; even a few Twilight movies (the first one had the BEST soundtrack) however you will not catch me sporting any of these franchises on my person… unless I visit Universal Studios and go to Potter land. And I am planning to go there this summer. Outside of that place if you are over the age of thirteen you should not, I repeat SHOULD NOT put these items on your body!!

3.   When going through a check-out line and talking on you cell phone: Give that cashier two seconds of you time and acknowledge them. If you do chances are your eggs wont be thrown in your bag with force, possibly they wont put the bleach in with your peaches. Just trying to make a point here people...

4.   Cell phones in general: the saddest thing I have seen in a long time was a lady that took her son to the zoo, she couldn’t be bothered to look at the animals with him, no! she had to talk on her phone the entire time. He was so excited to see that animal and all she could do was wonder around and talk talk talk on that fucking thing. I’m not a parent, but, I don’t think it takes a genius to know that it’s important to give your kid some acknowledgement and just pay attention to them especially when you are in a setting like that. You only get a moment with them when they are excited to show you an animal in a zoo then it’s gone and they are teenagers to cool to be seen with you in public. Take that phone out of your ear, talk to you kid, drive your car and just be present in what’s going on around you!! And from the rest of us Shut The Fuck Up!!

5.   Day Glow and Tie-Dye: I remember this when I was a kid in the late 80’s and early 90’s and I totally rocked those curly neon pink and yellow shoe-strings thank you very much. With that being said this is one look, kinda like a really big French Poodle Perm that should’ve stayed back then. The tie-dye, that’s something I see old hippies selling on the side of the road, you know why? Because they’re smelly old hippies they’re perfume is patchouli and they’re probably going to sell you some herbs that are “medicinal” and a veggie burger that they made with the ingredients from their “victory-garden”. STAY AWAY FROM THESE ROAD SIDE VENDORS AND BACK AWAY FROM THE TIE-DYE!!!” If you are wearing a tie-dye shirt it better say “We Have Crabs” on the back… if you don’t get this then we have bigger issues then the shirt and seizure inducing color day glow colors.

That is all for now, I look forward to some more bothersome blogs!!

Nailed It!

Nailed It

    My Mom used to be a nail tech, I’ve spent the better part of my childhood watching her polish and file peoples nails. Now she owns Broadway Boutique- it’s a really cool little shop with fab pieces!

    She has always sworn by OPI products but I’ve introduced her to Essie, I had been reading about this brand in magazines for years but I never bought any because I used to polish my nails about once a year. That all changed when I tried out Essie… this stuff is Amazazing!!! It never chips and I am very hard on my nails, it comes in a rainbow of colors. I just picked up one tonight that my mom said looked like an Easter Egg and another that I am trying out that is Meet Me At Sunset (the Easter Egg was Hot Date which was a pasteley purple color!)

    If you enjoy painting you nails and don’t want to waste your money on the stuff that’s just going to flake off and make you super mad I recommend this product to anyone!!!

Sending you a rainbow of nail colors-

Steph

I thought I would share this, everything I bought was purple for some reason!!! LOL!!

A Message From the Black Sheep.

“Blame It All on My Roots- My Sister’s Wearing Boots”

 

       I was raised in a small town in the south-eastern part of Oklahoma. I have seen some serious back-woods country bumpkins in my time. I even tried to fit in with them because it’s lonely being different. Something I pride myself in now. So with that being said my thirteen year old sister has decided that she is going to drink the country kool-aide so to speak.

       I have no problem with country people; in fact they are some of the nicest people that you could ever hope to meet. I like horses, but it’s most likely because a horse is an animal and I love animals. I enjoy lakes and small towns (as long as a bigger town or city is at least 30 minutes away) and I could probably see myself living off the grid or at least having chickens and a garden when I get my own home. Again this is because I like animals and I also like digging in the dirt!

       I have no idea where I’ve come from, because, although I lived in that small town I never fit in there. Just spending the weekend there makes me anxious and I don’t know why because I love my Mom’s home. But I also love art, especially street art. Fafi and Miss Van are some of my most favorite graffiti artists, but again, where I learned to be interested in graffiti- when I lived where I did is beyond me. I like trying different foods, French food, Italian (real Italian not Americanized Italian) and Cuban Food are among my most favorite. This was not found in my small corner of the world. I love high end fashion lines, even though I can’t afford them. I spent many-a day coveting pieces from Vogue and Instyle magazines, thinking to myself that one day I would own a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes or a vintage Chanel bag. (I still want these by the way!)

Fafi working on one of her paintings

       Needless to say, if you haven’t caught on by now I will tell you I am not country. I don’t go hunting, I’d rather jam a pencil in my ear than listen to country music, and I make a conscious effort to not speak with my Okie-Twang. I was a vegetarian for a year, when you speak those words around here people look at you like you just grew antlers on your head. And trust me if you have antlers on your head, this part of the country is the last place you want to be!!

       So how am I supposed to handle it when my family is as southern as they come. I don’t mean they are back woods hillbillies or anything because they aren’t. We travel a lot together, last year we went to NYC and had a brilliant time. They just think completely different then me and I always feel like the odd ball and now my sister has just crossed over to the dark side...

These are the shoes I choose to tromp around the world in.

Chitti-Chitti Bang Bang

Chitti-Chitti BANG BANG

normally i don't have bangs see here. 

          I’m not really sure what in the hell possessed me, but, I cut my bangs today.  I’ve been letting my hair grow for like a year or so and trust me sometimes I've wanted to cut all of this crap off- you have no idea.  I’m doing this for Dan because like most dudes, he just loves long hair.  I’m not really sure why men like long hair on women but I’ve kept it short for about six years now and decided okay I’ll go for the change.

          One of my fashion icons is Zooey Deschanel I love her cute vintage style and her quirky bangs. I also watched Kandee Johnson videos on YouTube like all day and I like her bangs too.  I haven’t had full on bangs since the sixth grade because I have a very round face and sometimes they can intensify the round curvy shape that I am trying to diminish. So after watching The New Girl all season then watching Kandee I’ve been thinking over banging out some indie bangs.  Today I pulled out my Joewell Scissors and Texturizing Razor that I’ve kept from Cosmetology School and climbed up on my bathroom counter.  Sitting on the counter I took a deep breath, separated the bang area and snipped.  About six inches of hair fell in my hands and I knew there was no going back from that!

          I layered the frontal area, trimmed the side sweep bangs and textured the ends.  I realize I could have gone to a professional; however, I did attend Cosmetology School and remembered the basics.  These are a bit shorter than I wanted but over all I am pleased with the results… as was Dan.  With my Ray Ban’s I really dig the vintagey indie feel that this has to it.

Insominia and Two in the Morning

What It’s Two AM and You’re Still Awake???

      Hey everyone, yes it’s me, that none sleeping person that is going to blog and post because they are really really bored and wish they could be sleeping like the rest of America. I mean come on I have a dog snoring on the couch with me and I can hear Dan sleeping away in our room, why am I not joining the rest of my house while they catch their Z’s?? Ugh damn my late night owl preferences!

      Anyways, I thought I would let you in on what’s been going on recently with me and my kitchen. The other day I went to Sam’s and saw this pack of beautiful steaks and thought YUM let’s grill out- you know cause it’s February and 70 degrees outside. I get home, clean the house, marinate the steaks, and chill the wine. I realize it’s about time to start the grill so I pull it out of the closet, clean it off and pour in the charcoal (I like charcoal don’t ask why) four pieces come out of the bag. Damn should have seen that coming. So I think, “Ah, you can broil steaks in the oven! A backup plan, awesome!”

I turn on the broiler and wait for it to heat up. Then I put the steaks in. I go to turn them after about six minutes and that’s when I notice that my oven is shooting sparks out of the broiler. Well isn’t that fantastic? The oven that I am working with is probably as old as I am and since living in this apartment is a temporary thing while we finish school I haven’t ever complained about it, however, the staff in the office did get an earful about the electrical sparks. So they are going to give me a brand new stove which should be here soon- I hope!

We did eat the steaks I had to finish them off on the stove top, which didn’t make me too happy because that’s just ruining a lovely steak in my opinion, but what can you do?

I’ve wanted to post a lot more blogs about cooking and baking but since my stove is on the fritz that’s just going to have to wait for another day. Hopefully the new one will be here soon and I will get around to a really great dessert recipe!

Hugs-

Stephanie

I thought this was cute so I added it! Wish my grilling experience would’ve been as nice.

What's It All About?

What’s It All About?

          As I said with my first entry, this blog is about my life. My life and the things on my mind: it is also to help me with writing as I am attempting my hand at writing a novel.  This is something I am supposed to do on an almost daily basis to help get the juices flowing.

          Today I decided to watch a movie that always reminds me of happy times. “On Golden Pond” I watched it the first time with my grandparents Scootie and Papaw Jack. This movie always reminds me of my summers in Hot Springs, AR with my dad’s family.  I had such a good time on Lake Hamilton and thinking about it makes me miss that time in my life so much I literally ache.  But this entry isn’t going to be about me crying about the things in life one losses along the way, it’s more about me coming to an understanding about life in general.

          When my Dad past away I was mad. Mad at how things ended; just when we had started to patch up a rocky father and daughter relationship he was gone. Mad that God had taken my Dad- when myself and my sister Morgan still needed him. However, I have come to the conclusion that it was a lesson. Let the little things in life go. Life isn’t about winning and losing, it isn’t about big houses, fancy cars, and badges of honor that need to be collected along the way. Life will march right past you while you are busy. Busy doing whatever is going on in your life, busy working at jobs or raising kids. You put off family trips and adventures because you are saving money for random things. Thinking, “No I will go on that vacation in a year or so I need to save for a bigger house or car…” and true you shouldn’t be irresponsible with money and set yourself up for disaster but you shouldn’t be so frugal that you never have any fun either. Because when you reach the end, memories are all that your left with and the most important thing that you leave behind.

          From now on I will continue to try and live in the moment, savor the time with my family and close friends. Keep striving to find the good in each day, no matter how bad it seems. Keep remembering to look for Dad on the days when I know he’s checking in on me.

          Sorry for the heaviness but it was on my mind today.

          Love to all-

Stephanie