The Daily Something

So I was reading Matched... which I talked about yesterday in my post... and I liked a chapter so much I wanted to review that chapter alone without knowing how the book is going to end... I'll probably do this if a chapter kind of effects me like this one does. I don't want to get too spoiler-y but there were a lot of feelings I had about this chapter... and I think it's pretty beautiful and this chapter changed how I felt about the book as a whole a little bit... So this chapter focuses on the main character, Cassia's grandfather's Eightieth birthday... which in The Society, is the day that they die. The Society chose this end for the people... so they don't have much of a choice in the matter. There are still some diseases in The Society- which Cassia's Grandmother had already passed away from... and it's unusual for someone Cassia's age to have an 80 year old Grandfather. He had been matched later on in his life than most people... The Societ...

I've been buying a lot of books recently... and I have to say... I have not been reading a lot recently... so I really need to get on it and read these things! Here's what I have and why I want to read them! Matched by Ally Condie- This is a Dystopian YA Novel about a society that matches people up at the age of 16. They have a big ceremony and the girls are in one room and the boys are in another and they each get to see who their match would be and learn more about them... I've started reading this and I have to say that I... don't know how I feel about it. It's interesting- I'm really not far in at all in the book... but I'm not drawn in immediately... it's a short book and I should want to read it more... but I just don't. And I got this book not so much for enjoyment but more because I want to write something that might be similar in tone... although it is not a YA or Dystopian...and I think the theme might be different entirely- but I didn...

I thought I would just do one whole big roundup of some of the new tv shows... what I think of them, what's working, what isn't working... and just everything! I did not love Splitting Up Together... I'm going to start out with that. When I saw the previews I was like "Oh, I love Jenna Fisher and I also like Oliver Hudson... but this show is going to get cancelled." And I think I'm right. I think maybe they'll give it a season 2... but it's very similar to The Real O'Neils. The Real O'Neils was a pretty okay tv show a couple of years ago on ABC where the parents got divorced, but the dad still lived in the basement. There was a lot of other stuff going on in The Real O'Neils- and the cast was pretty talented... but I think it's a hard thing for people to relate to when there's so much else on tv right now... I just don't think it really stood up. And this is kind of the same. Jenna Fisher and Oliver Hudson are talented, the cre...

Okay... so this is the first episode in the first season where I was like "Ohhh- this world seems familiar." I feel like there's a lot of this kind of technology in further episodes of Black Mirror... and that's something I definitely didn't get when I was watching these episodes as stand alones... so I'll get into the recap of it and then I'll review it. And before I recap I'll post a link to the current videos I'm watching recapping the series right  here . I was watching the Gamespot Universe recaps- which I enjoyed... but they don't have recaps for the earlier seasons- only for season 4... so I watched this reviewer instead... I didn't really agree with his analysis of 15 Million Merits... so I didn't link it in the last post I did of this... but I really liked what he said about this episode and it helps to have some visuals of the episode if you haven't seen it yet. There are spoilers in his review though... so I wouldn'...

Alright... today's throwback is going to be a little different... but I'm going to talk about some youtube videos from one of the first huge youtubers- Ray William Johnson. He was the number 1 youtuber for a long time not too long ago... and now his channel is really different. He did have 3 channels that I watched and there was another spinoff and I think he was in a web series... I kind of want to have this as an appreciation of these videos... I watched a video kind of criticizing some of these channels and I thought that video was a little harsh and I don't think it was that informative... so I just kind of want to say I'm not trying to criticize him or question his choices. This is just something that used to be on the internet that isn't anymore and I'm kind of missing these types of videos... although I wouldn't say I'm nostalgic for it. Times change and I don't really think these videos would work today... youtube has changed a lot and comedy...

So- you guys probably know that I've been trying to work on this particular blog a little bit more lately. I really like blogging... I've just been slipping behind on this one compared to my other beauty blog... but I did one thing that I think will make everything easier... and I've only really been doing it today... but I want to keep up with it for blogging/ writing in the future because so far today I've edited and I'm working on this blog with very little distraction and I'm happy about it. And it's like the simplest thing too... so here's the tip/tips. It's really just one tip all together... but there are other tips along with it... so it helps. Have a Nice Desk That You Really Like To Stay At.  The desk is everything. I just cleaned mine up yesterday and I have to say I'm in love with the way everything is arranged right now. It is a little bit cluttered... but I like some clutter and it really kind of helps because everything is jus...

So NBC's been killing it with their shows lately... and I have to say... I think Good Girls is my favorite... but I just can't stop thinking about Rise! Here are some things I love about it! Josh Radner's Acting Abilities Finally Shine!  I'm a fan of How I Met Your Mother... and I'm one of the rare people that actually really did like Ted Mosby as a character... and Josh Radner is talented... but despite being the main character of How I Met Your Mother... he kind of faded into the backround with the very over the top comedic performances of all the other characters. Radnor kept it grounded and I think that's a hard thing to do with all of those other characters. That being said... it's hard to tell whether or not he's the best actor... that's the only thing I've seen him in and... he was okay but I always thought he was trying to be more of a director. In this show- I think he really is his character. I think his actual passion for the sho...