Whoopi Is an IDIOT.

When discussing the Roman Polanski case on the view, Whoopi was insistent upon the situation not being "Rape-rape". Apparently when a 45 year old man gets a 13 year old girl drunk, drugs her, and then has sex with her, it's not rape.

Another little gem from Whoopi's mouth was her defense of Polanski leaving the country when she said his thought process was "You know what, this guy's going to give me a hundred years in jail, I'm not staying, so that's why he left." DUH that's why he left, but since when did we encourage leaving the country or going on the run as an option for when you feel like you just don't really want to deal with your appropriate punishment?

No single part of her arguments for this man made even a little bit of sense and were ultimately just ignorant. Sherri Sheppard points out a quote from a friend of Polanksi's stating "Millions and millions of people love his work, he's a brilliant guy, and he made a little mistake 32 years ago" and questions whether anyone would be trying to defend him is he wasn't famous. OF COURSE THEY WOULDN'T.

Reality check folks: raping a child is not a "LITTLE MISTAKE" just because you're famous. A little mistake is something like that atrocity Whoopi calls a wardrobe.

Kate Plus Eight

THANK GOD! It's about time someone realized that NO ONE wants to hear about that tool Jon Gosselin anymore. If we wanted to see what he's doing, all we need to do is pick up a copy of any trashy tabloid or turn on ANY television station to get an update of his classless rendezvous.

Of course ratings have gone down since the split, what with Jon's role in the show appearing as more of a desperate last attempt to make it look like he's doing something responsible for his kids- though the attempt rarely pays off. I think we can all agree that the statement "My focus is on the kids" would hold a little more credibility if the kids he was focused on were his own rather than the 20 year old girls he's running around with in Europe.

All I have to say is, GOOD FOR KATE! She clearly seems to be making an effort to have a single handed go at the parenting thing, and appears to be doing a damn good job at it while even loosening up quite a bit.

And after all, whose word holds truer than the kids themselves? "Mommy, we only do fun things when YOU'RE here" (And daddy isn't trying to hook up with all the babysitters).

Beat the New Year, Getting in Shape Now.

IT'S FALLL!!!! Of course one of my favorite seasons, other than spring. Although, I must admit Fall may even come first. Spring is really only good for flowers, my birthday, and Little Five, while Fall comes fully stocked with Halloween, amazing weather and colors, haunted houses, great parties, good decorations, and SO much more.

We're kicking this fall off with a getting into shape marathon here at the Jungle. I'm starting on the Jillian Michaels cleanse and burn pills, along with Kim Kardashian's on demand workouts (Fit in your jeans by friday!) and some pilates, and we can't forget healthy eating. Hopefully this one will ACTUALLY STICK. I'll keep you updated on that one.

One downside to fall is the approaching week of midterms, which conveniently may prevent me from tailgating and attending the Ohio State game. Regardless, I'll probably watch it on TV, since I'm finally starting to understand football for once. Home last weekend, I probably watched more football with my dad than I've watched in the rest of my life, combined. There were some damn good games though, with a last minute Bengals win, a last minute IU lose (AND SOME SHITTY CALLS ON BEHALF OF THE REFS), and of course the fact that Purdue lost!!!

I'm just ready to get these midterms over with and enjoy fall, and most of all HALLOWEEN! Kelly and I have got to start making our costumes soon. Have I mentioned how much I love having a crafty roommate? We have, of course, already started decorating, and much more to come! Hopefully we'll get some pictures up here soon.

IU Pedestrians: Suicidal? Or Just Plain Dumb?

(First off I would like to point out that it is not my intention to be insensitive with this subject, but to raise awareness of something far too many people are ignoring. I would also like to point out that I do not in any way intend to place blame on either the drivers, or the pedestrians, involved in recent accidents on campus, as every situation is different.)

I am truly in awe at how STUPID some people can be. Everyone is aware that a student was hit and killed in an accident last week, and that two more accidents also occurred where the students were just injured. DOES THIS NOT MAKE YOU WANT TO BE A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL WHEN CROSSING STREETS, OR DRIVING ON THEM FOR THAT MATTER?

Since these accidents occurred, I have CONSIDERABLY reduced the speed I drive while on campus, particularly during the day when there are a lot of students. But ladies and gentlemen, there are two parties in these scenarios, and regardless of how cautious drivers are, it is still your responsibility to be careful as a pedestrian. On the way home today I literally almost ran over 3 different people, while I was only going about 10 miles per hour. People were constantly just running out in the middle of the street without so much as looking at what was going on around them, and then when noticing a car was approaching they would get mad and throw their hands in the air like they had the right to be in the middle of the street. Not to mention that all of these incidents occurred within feet of a stop sign/cross walk.

If there's a cross walk, USE IT. Yes, many drivers still do not pay enough attention to these, which is another problem, but for god's sake if it's at a stop sign? No matter how hard we are watching for people who may be running across the street, our reaction times can only be so fast and you need to at least LOOK before you cross. News flash: These ARE open and operating streets which are intended for the use of driving cars. I don't know what the big surprise is there.


That being said, I can only hope that ALL of you will PLEASE start paying more attention: Both as a driver and a pedestrian. These accidents ARE preventable and no friends or family should have to go through what I'm sure those of people like Peter Duong went through.

The Psychopath's Test.

The story goes like this. At her mother's funeral, a woman met a man and fell instantly in love. But she never got his name, number, or anything else about him. A few days later, the woman killed her sister.

Why did she kill her sister?

Why DO They Invite Kanye To These Things Anymore!?

Of course everyone has heard of Kanye's little outburst as he jumped on stage right as Taylor Swift began her acceptance speech to inform everyone that BEYONCE should have won.

WHAT a freaking tool.

Yes, we're entitled to our opinions, but how disrespectful can one person be!? I think there were a few others who should have won the award over Taylor Swift, but they didn't, and what's done is done. I felt absolutely horrible for that poor girl to have her first VMA win ruined like that, and just as bad for the horrified Beyonce sitting in the audience. Did Kanye not think this whole little debacle would reflect poorly on HER as well? Granted, she clearly had nothing to do with it and more than made up for a mistake that wasn't even hers by letting Taylor on to finish her acceptance when Beyonce won Best Video.

Kanye later posted the following on his blog, after being kicked out of the remainder of the awards:

"I’m sooooo sorry to taylor swift and her fans and her mom.... She is very talented! I like the lyrics about being a cheerleader and she’s in the bleachers! ….. i’m in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment!…… beyonce’s video was the best of this decade! I’m sorry to my fans if I let you guys down! I’m sorry to my friends at mtv. I will apologize to taylor 2mrw. welcome to the real world! everybody wanna booooo me but i’m a fan of real pop culture! No disrespect but we watchin’ the show at the crib right now cause … well you know! i’m still happy for taylor! Boooyaaawwww! you are very very talented! I gave my awards to outkast when they deserved it over me… that’s what it is!! i’m not crazy yall, i’m just real. Sorry for that! I really feel bad for taylor and i’m sincerely sorry! Much respect!!”

Not Crazy? Just real? Yeah... a REAL ASSHOLE. And we KNOW you think Beyonce's video was the best, there's not really any need to reiterate THAT point again... that one will be all over Youtube for years to come, prick.

I highly doubt sorry is the word to explain what he's feeling. Let's recall his little incident in 2004 at the AMA's when he left after losing best new artist and gave a statement to reporters saying "I felt like I was definitely robbed, and I refused to give any politically correct bullsh---ass comment ... I was the best new artist this year." Clearly not a one time thing for this guy.

It's a wonder he has any fans left. I like his music just as much as the next person but I'll be damned if I ever spend a penny on his music again. I think someone needs to inform him the actual definition of respect because he is clearly oblivious.

Rolling Stone's article regarding the incident.

"Don't Have Sex With Untouchables."

September 25, 2009 is the release date for "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell", the movie based after the New York Times Best Seller by Tucker Max. Prior to that release, they have been doing a month long tour of premiers. Lucky for us, one of those premiers happened to be in Bloomington!
It consisted of various attendants telling their own funny (Or more often than not, so unfunny that Tucker took the mic from them mid way through their account) stories, followed by the movie, a Q&A, and then a meet and greet with Tucker.

No stories are really worth recap, except maybe the kid who was on shrooms and running around his town in the freezing cold trying to find Jesus, only to be stopped by a cop who apparently knew him by name. Even that's not really even that great.

The movie however, was just what one would have expected. AMAZING. Though it varied a little bit from the book, it maintained the very essence of Tucker Max thanks to the fact that it was produced independently with funding from Darko Productions and Tucker was able to maintain creative control (This we all learned while sipping on Ketel One and Redbulls on the tour bus with Bill Dawes, the host, and Greg Kissner, the camera guy). Apparently if this movie does well enough they plan on making as many as fans will support, following up with the "Tucker Tries Buttsex" and "Las Vegas" chapters of the book.

The Q&A was mildly lame due to lack of good questions as well as Tucker being much too hungover. But one little gem went as follows: Guy: "Do you think age will ever catch up to you?" Tucker: "I'm not fucking Jesus Christ I'm not going to live forever! Fuck, he didn't even live forever!" Nils (Other Producer): "Yeah dude but it wasn't age that caught up with him, it was the Romans!"

The meet and greet was quick and to the point, but we did manage to get the picture for framing and hanging in the living room. Disappointingly, none of us looked as good as we would have liked for it, and Tucker even looks relatively unattractive, though terribly happy.

Later in the night, after catching Bill Dawes attention for a video interview after the movie (Being with an Indian girl and a Korean guy, he procclaimed that we looked like a bag of skittles and were worth an interview), he texted us wanting us to come hang out with everyone, so we made our way over to the Holiday Inn where the tour bus was parked. Tucker unfortunately had to be in Chicago for press early the next day and had already left, but we hung out with Bill, Greg, and a few other girls that were there. Oh, and Tucker's dog Murphy who Bill likes to take for walks on his rollerblades, though she refuses to pull him because Tucker has trained her NOT to ever walk in front of anyone. And yes, Bill Dawes rollerblades.

Much to our dismay, we weren't allowed to take any pictures on the tour bus. We did get free swag bags at the premier that consisted of "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" Pub glasses, bottle opener key chains, pens, bumper stickers, t-shirts, and a "WWTD?" Bracelet. A pretty sweet deal considering we only paid $10, a mere fifty cents more than any other movie would have cost!

The highlight of the entire weekend was probably on saturday when Bill texted trying to convince us to drive up to Chicago to hang out, wanting us to bring his suitcase that he left in the hotel and insisting he would pay us $200 to do so. Sounded like fun, but given that we wouldn't have had anywhere to stay, could not have bar hopped with them, and would have had to drive four and a half hours there, AND back, we decided it was not at all a great idea. (Sexual assault not a concern, as consent is a stressed priority with these guys-- not much of a surprise considering Tucker is a law school graduate.)

I'm personally just glad to know that Tucker and his crew are still up to their usual shenanigans and probably will never quit. The new book comes out in February, and we can't wait.

In the meantime, We hope they serve beer (and cosmopolitans) in hell too.

A Murderess Among Us?

Kelly and I being the studious college students we are decided to go to Barnes & Noble tonight to study/do homework. So we pull up into a parking spot behind a big white van. There is a woman standing with the passenger side open, holding a patchy, mangy, apparently bloody, and VERY limp dog. We assume this dog is dead, because upon this sight there is really no other assumption you can make.

Given this situation is a little awkward, we try to go about getting out of the car and getting our books to head into the store as nonchalantly as possible. Unfortunately, this woman (who might I add is dressed as if she's straight out of one of those cults seen on the cover of People Magazine from time to time) stops whatever she is doing and stares at us until we walk into the store. Now, correct me if I'm wrong... but I don't think WE were the ones worthy of a good stare-down.

Shortly after we get settled in the Barnes & Noble cafe the woman comes in and sits down at a table and proceeds to read magazines, browse the internet, and check her e-mail (Or maybe e-mail some of her friends about her new dead dog). We're in Barnes for approximately an hour, as is she, all the while the dead dog seemingly decomposing in her van.

As we get up to leave, we notice a landscaping truck has pulled up NEXT to the van. The man, who is dressed nicely and carefully and slowly getting out so as to not hit the van with his truck door, stops mid way through this process and begins to stare into the van window. He then OPENS the van door, looks in for a while, then shuts it and goes into the store to sit in the cafe with the woman who brought said dead dog to the parking lot in the first place.

Now, Kelly and I have yet to come up with ANY plausible explanation for this story.

Maybe it's the woman's dog who recently died? Still doesn't explain why she was awkwardly holding it in the BARNES AND NOBLE PARKING LOT.

Maybe she ran it over on the way? That would explain if she were to be holding it on the side of a highway, but not IN THE BARNES AND NOBLE PARKING LOT.

We're still trying to figure out what the HELL could possibly be the explanation for this. For now we're just going to assume the woman kidnapped and killed the dog and was trying to stash it in her van before some unassuming passerby (Que Alex and Kelly) came her way.

It's Not So Hard.

One of the things that TRULY presses the wrong buttons with me more than anything else in this world is when people initiate something and don't follow through. This in the context of, say, Texting me to start a conversation and then not responding when I respond promptly, or ESPECIALLY when people continuously make plans and do not follow through.

Not that I am not guilty of breaking plans every now and then, but you can bet that I'm not going to INITIATE the plans and bring up the idea and then blow you off. Listen- it's not that hard. If you don't think you'll want to do something, DON'T plan it in the first place.

It's different if someone is pressuring you to do something and you reluctantly agree, but initiation is a whole other ballpark.

REALLY had to get that off my chest. Now back to ICORE and the domination it has assumed over my life.

College, Round 3.

Dear GOD! I am clearly no good at keeping up with these things! I'm sure I've said I'll make an effort to do so multiple times in previous posts, but maybe this time it will actually work.

SO I find myself in the beginning of "ICORE", the infamous semester of INTEGRATED Core classes the Kelley School of Business is known for. The students often refer to this as the hardest semester, and I've definitely got to hold my A game up to keep my head above water, but so far so good. I'm excited to finally be taking my first college-level Marketing class. Even more excited at my recent discovery that if singly majoring in Marketing, I'd have WAY too much extra time on my hands. So for a mere five extra classes I can tack on a full Operations Management major as well as an Economics minor. Operations is more for practical purposes, but I'm actually looking forward to the Economics minor. The subject isn't something I'm ENTIRELY intrigued with, but it's definitely practical stuff that can be interesting and definitely is useful in day to day life, and not to mention business practices.

Another recent revelation in my life is my ever growing love for motorsports. Now we all know I've always been into Indy Racing and Formula 1, and I've been to a few MotoGP races in Monterey and Indianapolis. However, the MotoGP race we went to in Indy last weekend has me completely gung ho for the sport! I think I ultimately like it better since the races are a little shorter and in turn offer a more intense spectating experience. Not to mention the fact that the Kentucky Kid Nicky Hayden is a total babe. ;-) Hey, I'm a girl, what can you really expect??! Now I just need to remember to set some races to record on SpeedVision (A CHANNEL I RECENTLY DISCOVERED WE HAVE!!!) and I'll be good to go.