ty 4 txtin (Thank you for texting.)

U no wat I h8t te moste

ppl who txt

so n onor off tese ppl I desided 2 right tis entier blog n txt speek

dnt wrry their weel b a tranzl8ed virzion 4 tose who dnt speek txt

r u anoid yet

I now I am n dim rightein dis

Butt n e wases I red tis rticl bout dis grl who was txtin nn a teeader nd she was kikd owt

I tink te teeder waz rite

nd hears te linke

http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/texas-movie-theater-makes-example-psa-texting-audience-170925090.html

I dnt txt

Nd wen I dew txt I dnt rite lyke dis

Wen I c ppl tippin lyk dis I tink there eeder dum er lil kidz

I is 25 nd wan ppl 2 tink I has norm intelagents

Txtin is macin ppl dumer

ppl dnt speel te wae the showld  nd it mackes meee wondr iff dis is ho pple speel 4 eczams nd jobe apps n stuf

nd if tey doe ten ho does tey git jobes n stuf

I wowldnt giv sm1 who speeled lyke dis a jobe ore te tyme off daye

R u soupr anoid nw

Ya dis iz anoin nd ille stp no

Srry 4 macin u reed dis  it hrts my brane 2 tipe lyke dis

Translation: You know what I hate the most?  People who text!    So in honor of these people I decided to write the blog in text speak.  Don’t worry, there will be a translated version for those of you who do not understand text speak. 

Are you annoyed yet?  I know I am and I’m the one writing this.  But anyways, I read this article on Yahoo about how this movie theater threw this girl out for texting during a movie.  Personally I think the theater was in the right.  Here’s the link.

http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/texas-movie-theater-makes-example-psa-texting-audience-170925090.html

I don’t normally text and when I do text, I type like a normal person.  Okay…my grammar and punctuation may not be perfect but at least I use them!  I’m a horrible speller, but at least most people can understand me when I type.

When I see people online who use text jargon I generally think they’re either stupid or a little kid who’s trying to act grown up.  I’m 25 and want to be seen as a semi-intelligent person.  To me it seems that the use of texting is dummying down our society.  People don’t spell/type the way they should and it makes me wonder how the hell these people get jobs and pass classes.  It also makes me wonder if they use text lingo on tests/exams and job applications.  I know that if I were a hiring manager and I saw a resume or a job application written in text speak I would just discard it…that or frame it and whenever I needed a laugh I could look at it. 

So are you super annoyed now?  Yeah, this is annoying and I’ll stop now.

Sorry for making you read this…it’s making my brain hurt to type like this. 

I don’t know about my friends/family, but when I go to the movie theater and shell out $10 a ticket ($12 for 3D)I actually pay to watch the movie.  When I sit down my cell phone goes on silent and into my handbag.  I’ve never had to use my cell phone to light the way to a seat…that’s why there are lights on a theater floor and people who work there have flashlights.  I HATE looking around to see the glow of a bunch of cell phones.  News flash: Your cell phone may be set on silent mode, but your cell phone isn’t set to dark mode; that glow from your phone is distracting. 

For those who say “I didn’t know you weren’t allowed to text in a theater!”  I don’t know about you, but every theater I’ve been to has an announcement on screen and often times in sound “Please turn any and all cell phones/pagers off.”  Not only is it common courtesy, but now days with piracy on the rise(and I don’t mean Captain Jack Sparrow, Barbosa or any other character from Pirates of the Caribbean) and the fact that most cell phones have built in cameras/recording devices the employees inside the theater might see you using your phone non-stop and think that you’re recording part or even all of the movie. 

Something people often forget is that companies/places of business do have the right to refuse someone service.  Granted most places of business don’t exercise this right unless a customer/person has been caught stealing or is a danger to others for fear of a lawsuit.  So it is surprising to read about one company exercising this right. 

This little piggy went to the housing market...

I was reading an article on Yahoo.com about foreclosures and then I began reading the comments people were making about the housing market.  MANY are strictly blaming the banks, which I think is wrong.  Yes, the banks are at fault, but shouldn't some of these people be to blame as well?  When the banks were fudging the applications, why didn't these people speak up and say "hey I think that's illegal." 
Granted, yes I would love a million dollar mansion with a gigantic swimming pool, big ass walk in closets which could probably double as rooms themselves, the stainless steel appliances, whirlpool tubs, eco friendly insulation...etc. and all the other stuff they show on HGTV...but if a loan officer were to say "You only qualify for a $200,000 loan.  Let's just say you make over $800,000 a year so you can get this home." I'd think something was up and contact the proper authorities.
And then there was this whole "flipping" trend; people would buy a cheap house, remodel it to have all the cool stuff they show on HGTV and then turn around and resell it for a profit within usually 6mos.-1yr.  They weren't building any equity and soon EVERYONE and their brother was flipping houses.  With the majority of houses having all the latest/trendiest luxuries buyers could pick and choose, making sellers more desperate.  The sellers of these houses that had been flipped must not have calculated that remodeling to such a drastic extent would drive their mortgage rates up along with taxes up. 
And of course let's not forget the trend of leveraging your house against(TV game show host voice) that brand new car! 
Instead of speaking up and contacting the authorities to begin with, people waited until a massive foreclosure crisis to begin complaining and finding a scapegoat.  I used to live in central Cali; I saw the housing market rise with all of it's trends.  Houses priced at $200,000-$300,000 made leaps to $600,000-$900,000 and then back down in a matter of a few months and then within a few weeks become rental properties. 
Now, I know that not EVERYONE joined in on the trends and allowed this to happen and to those of you who have built up equity thank you.  You are the real casualties in this mess. 
If anyone wishes to see the article go to http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Foreclosures-for-sale-Big-cnnm-2801454840.html  It mainly talks about the high foreclosure rates in Las Vegas and other parts of the US where foreclosures are the highest. 

I was out at the mall today and...

I was at Steamtown Mall today for their annual talent competition.  I enjoy singing and who knows maybe I'll cut an album and send it off, or win big on some reality show...for now it's a hobby and I'm pretty good.  I'm digressing...
I got at the venue about an hour early, sat down and started preparing and from the T-Mobile kiosk/booth thing I heard a couple of associates laughing, having a good time.  I looked up and one was pointing directly at me and was laughing.  I shrugged it off at first, but after about 10mins. it got difficult to ignore.  One guy was pointing at me, making rude comments about my weight.  After a few more minutes and deciding what to do I walked over and confronted the guy.  Of course he took the coward's way out and denied it and I had to walk away, otherwise I would have sucker punched him. 
The guy could've picked almost any other trait and I wouldn't have done anything...yes, I wear glasses, I have a big nose, my hair is massive, I'm short.  But I've never had someone make fun of my weight before.  That was a shock to me. 
I wouldn't consider myself skinny, or fat.  I'd say I'm about average; some days I retain water and I look in the mirror and say "Oh crap!" and other days I say "Damn!  I look good."  But this guy's comments struck me and I started questioning "Am I fat, do other people see me as fat?  Do I think I'm fat and am I alright with how I look?" 
I tried considering the source.  The guy who was making the rude comments must have outweighed me by at least 100-150LBs.  But still, the fact that someone would make fun of my weight filled me with an indescribable hurt. 
A few things about T-Mobile; they supposedly have the BEST customer service amongst wireless carriers.  My contract with AT&T will be up in about 3wks. and I was seriously considering taking my business to T-Mobile because I am a big fan of awesome customer service.  I work primarily in the service industry myself, so I appreciate awesome customer service.  But here's the difference: I would never make fun of a potential customer...at least not until I'm in the back room and everyone is complaining about the rude/obnoxious customers. 
T-Mobile just lost a potential customer. 

And now introducing myself is...myself.

I'm 25 years of age, currently unemployed(but looking).  I'm single and not really into the dating scene...I like being single most of the time.  I enjoy singing, horror movies, French, Hulu and Netflix.  In my spare time I love to read and sometimes I write.  My favorite book is Notre-Dame De Paris by Victor Hugo, or for you non-French speakers out there and for those of you too lazy to Google the title: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.(Please note: Lots of NDDP references will be in this blog.) 
If you've ever heard the song, White And Nerdy by Weird Al then you'd know that the song was written about me.  Yes, sarcasm is one of my favorite things! 
Eventually I plan on going back to school to get a teaching degree, a French degree and maybe minor in math.  But that is eventually, which comes right after the day after tomorrow, which is right after the 12th of Never and two days before Hell freezes over. 
Let's see...we've covered movies, books and goals now let's get to the good stuff!
Political view: Incredibly liberal/bordering on socialist.
Religion:  Against religion, but spiritual.
Music: Damn near anything.
I think that covers it for now.