When I have time on my hands, such as I do now, I have a relatively 'bad' habit of watching reality TV. Now, I don't especially like anything Survivor-esque where everything is staged but, rather, the shows where the crew seems to more follow the lives of real people, even if the final production is edited for affect.
Nevertheless, I still cannot believe how some people act when the camera is rolling, on a show that will be broadcast to thousands. For example, I frequently watch Bridezillas which is, as you can imagine, about horrible brides. Granted, planning a wedding is difficult and costly and can cause even the sweetest person to be in a bad mood but some of these women (Can you say Megan?), are so difficult, rude, selfish, mean, unreasonable, bitchy, and out of touch with reality that they are almost difficult to take for real and it's fully impossible to think anyone would want to marry them.
Actually, in Megan's case, it appears she bullied her boyfriend into proposing. She proceeded to threaten to marry someone else - on screen - and her catch phrase seems to be "shut the hell up" as she loved screaming it at her bridal party at times - like when she listed of her rules for the reception and ceremony which included forbidding the females to remove shoes and the males were not allowed to remove their tux coats no matter what.
Of course, a few other people shocked me, like Tanesha when she demanded her fiancee buy her a knew "3 and a half" karat ring after she misplaced it. Turns out she had left it on the floor and he had hidden it to teach her a lesson. I forget, was this before or after she told him she no longer had a job because she couldn't work full time and plan a wedding at the same time?
Celinda was also no piece of cake, showing up 1 hour and 15 minutes late to her rehearsal and refusing to apologize to the officiant. Instead, she had a few glasses of champagne which helped her bumble through the night. It's now surprise that she's such a bitch when you consider the hissy fit her mother threw over having to serve herself at the buffet.
As these monstrous brides-to-be start to overlap in my mind, I forget which one it was who demanded her new husband take her home after she wasn't getting enough attention when her nephew turned up missing.
Predictably, many couples who have been on shows like these quickly separate, divorce or find themselves in counseling to address problems that have long festered beneath the surface but what I think might be a better solution is a nice slap across the face, on their wedding day, on national TV.
I know I am not an easy person but I could never, ever be as horrendous as these people! And they're on TV. I'm sure there's editing and staging to make it look worse than it is, but I hope these women see themselves on the show and feel bad for their behaviour - I mean more than just a cringe; I hope it motivates them to call every single company and guest involved in the wedding and apologize.
Cole @ 3:48 PM
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Gotta Shop Around
Weekly WrapUp
The Night is Darkest Just Before the Dawn
Leaving on a jet plane
Grumble-mumble-giggle-fall
And boy, have I (we) been shopping. Definitely related to my previous Weekly WrapUp post but money has been a priority lately.
First it was heading to about 8 car places from large, well known dealerships to tiny corner lots until finding the car that suited us best which wound up being a brand we had never considered (Suzuki) and a model of which I'd never heard (Forenza); funny how things happen.
Next it was visiting dozens of apartment complexes from the run-down and ghetto variety that we simply drove on by to the wonderfully new, large and homey on which we finally settled. That application is in and, assuming we get it, I will be able to move on September 12.
Of course, with the move comes the fact that most of our Earthly possessions are somewhere in the world, hopefully making their way to us and we need to add a bedroom set which will be another large chunk of money. I think we'll be doing that sometime next week to take advantage of a pre-Labor Day sale and then pay off our mattresses as well.
And while females are said to love spending money, I have certainly seen more apartments than I can specifically recall, talked to more pushy salesmen and browsed more potential furniture than I ever care to do again. Luckily, all these purchases should last us for years so I won't have to!
To end with some good news, I received my school books today, from MATC, and at the end of this month I will officially be a college student, if only online. I really wanted to make that happen this fall and it is happening. I'm happy to finally be starting school.
In May, when many of the people with whom I attended high school graduated, I really felt horrible. I had planned to take 1 year off to work and here I was, 4 years later, still not back in school. It has really been weighing on my mind heavily and I can finally know that I'm taking a step forward, to better my future, and not fear that I'll never go to school. So yay for me!
Cole @ 12:08 AM
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First it was heading to about 8 car places from large, well known dealerships to tiny corner lots until finding the car that suited us best which wound up being a brand we had never considered (Suzuki) and a model of which I'd never heard (Forenza); funny how things happen.
Next it was visiting dozens of apartment complexes from the run-down and ghetto variety that we simply drove on by to the wonderfully new, large and homey on which we finally settled. That application is in and, assuming we get it, I will be able to move on September 12.
Of course, with the move comes the fact that most of our Earthly possessions are somewhere in the world, hopefully making their way to us and we need to add a bedroom set which will be another large chunk of money. I think we'll be doing that sometime next week to take advantage of a pre-Labor Day sale and then pay off our mattresses as well.
And while females are said to love spending money, I have certainly seen more apartments than I can specifically recall, talked to more pushy salesmen and browsed more potential furniture than I ever care to do again. Luckily, all these purchases should last us for years so I won't have to!
To end with some good news, I received my school books today, from MATC, and at the end of this month I will officially be a college student, if only online. I really wanted to make that happen this fall and it is happening. I'm happy to finally be starting school.
In May, when many of the people with whom I attended high school graduated, I really felt horrible. I had planned to take 1 year off to work and here I was, 4 years later, still not back in school. It has really been weighing on my mind heavily and I can finally know that I'm taking a step forward, to better my future, and not fear that I'll never go to school. So yay for me!
Cole @ 12:08 AM
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Time for another Weekly Wrapup, this time about money.
In the past week, have you spent more or less than usual? Definitely more but moving will do that to you.
What was your biggest purchase? What made you decide to buy it? We bought a car for functional reasons.
Do you typically mull over purchases or are you an impulse buyer?I'm more likely to take my time deciding if I don't really need it. I think about it until I can't stand it anymore.
Did you enjoy the shopping you do or do you prefer to get in and out quickly? Shopping can be enjoyable but isn't always. Shopping with the right people makes it better.
Cole @ 11:44 PM
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In the past week, have you spent more or less than usual? Definitely more but moving will do that to you.
What was your biggest purchase? What made you decide to buy it? We bought a car for functional reasons.
Do you typically mull over purchases or are you an impulse buyer?I'm more likely to take my time deciding if I don't really need it. I think about it until I can't stand it anymore.
Did you enjoy the shopping you do or do you prefer to get in and out quickly? Shopping can be enjoyable but isn't always. Shopping with the right people makes it better.
Cole @ 11:44 PM
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This really applies to several aspects of my life lately. Obviously, I think you can tell that I've seen The Dark Knight with my Batman fiendish husband. We saw it in an iMax and I was disappointed that a) It wasn't a full iMax and b) only some of the scenes were filmed with an iMax camera. With that said, the movie was still much better than I expected - it went by very fast despite its long time - and much better than Batman Begins. However, I still prefer Transformers.
Nevertheless, this thought applies to my current situation. I've felt stier crazy for some time now, even before leaving Misawa, and being "locked" up in the in laws' house in a strange city hasn't helped to ease the feeling. I like to have a little privacy and space, even away from Ryan, and that hasn't happened much here.
The good news is that even though this past week has been a little rough, we now purchased a car which will soon take us to base and temporary lodging there and eventually to our own home where I will get a kitty!
Which brings me to the last darkness. Today we spent a lot of money! A lot! We purchased a car (used and we are financing a bit of it) as well as put down money on a rather expensive ($831) mattress set including the shipping fee. It's a little stressful even though we can afford it but I definitely feel like we are finally doing things as adults. Of course, we still have a whole bedroom set to purchase as well as some other furniture but we've already done a bit of browsing and I was able to find the set I liked online, in the local store which makes things much easier.
Despite everything, I feel life is heading to a brighter place. How hokey, right?
Cole @ 6:20 PM
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Nevertheless, this thought applies to my current situation. I've felt stier crazy for some time now, even before leaving Misawa, and being "locked" up in the in laws' house in a strange city hasn't helped to ease the feeling. I like to have a little privacy and space, even away from Ryan, and that hasn't happened much here.
The good news is that even though this past week has been a little rough, we now purchased a car which will soon take us to base and temporary lodging there and eventually to our own home where I will get a kitty!
Which brings me to the last darkness. Today we spent a lot of money! A lot! We purchased a car (used and we are financing a bit of it) as well as put down money on a rather expensive ($831) mattress set including the shipping fee. It's a little stressful even though we can afford it but I definitely feel like we are finally doing things as adults. Of course, we still have a whole bedroom set to purchase as well as some other furniture but we've already done a bit of browsing and I was able to find the set I liked online, in the local store which makes things much easier.
Despite everything, I feel life is heading to a brighter place. How hokey, right?
Cole @ 6:20 PM
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You'd think I would blog about smoething as big as moving around the world, back to my home country if not exactly in the same place as my home state. But, no, not me. There wasn't a "bye guys" or even a "see you later." I don't know why but things like that sometimes become so normal to me that I forgot to mention them.
So "Bye" and "Hi" again. On Tuesday i flew for nearly 24 hours on 3 different flights, with my husband, from Misawa to San Antonio. We said good bye to Misawa, friends, Japan, great food, small roads, unusual customs and language barriers.
We were greeted by my in laws at the airport and have been staying at their place for the last few days. In just 3 days I have managed to become sun burned; I thought I could do without the sunblock but I now know better. We've also gone car shopping but haven't done a lot of stuff that I'm sure we will have plenty of time to do.
During the journey we were bombarded with snooty gay stewards, bus rides across Tokyo, exhaustion, know-it-all Air Force entrants on their way to basic training and bad food. We also were unfortunate enough to spend twice as much money on perfume I'd had my eye on for some time as we would have here at Target. However, I did pick up a really cute lucky cat keychain.
So here I am, homeless and in a most awkward situation. Sun burned but alive and I'll probably survive even longer.
Cole @ 11:06 AM
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So "Bye" and "Hi" again. On Tuesday i flew for nearly 24 hours on 3 different flights, with my husband, from Misawa to San Antonio. We said good bye to Misawa, friends, Japan, great food, small roads, unusual customs and language barriers.
We were greeted by my in laws at the airport and have been staying at their place for the last few days. In just 3 days I have managed to become sun burned; I thought I could do without the sunblock but I now know better. We've also gone car shopping but haven't done a lot of stuff that I'm sure we will have plenty of time to do.
During the journey we were bombarded with snooty gay stewards, bus rides across Tokyo, exhaustion, know-it-all Air Force entrants on their way to basic training and bad food. We also were unfortunate enough to spend twice as much money on perfume I'd had my eye on for some time as we would have here at Target. However, I did pick up a really cute lucky cat keychain.
So here I am, homeless and in a most awkward situation. Sun burned but alive and I'll probably survive even longer.
Cole @ 11:06 AM
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I went out last night and got really super drunk. This is a first for me. Same with the damned hangover.
I do not plan to make this a frequent occurence as I really don't think I should be doing and saying all those silly things like I did last night.
Cole @ 4:50 AM
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I do not plan to make this a frequent occurence as I really don't think I should be doing and saying all those silly things like I did last night.
Cole @ 4:50 AM
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