TROOOOOOOOOON - Geek Girl Post

You know, TROOOOOOOOOOOOON, like "KAAAAHHHHHHHNNNN" from Star Trek. I feel just as frustrated when watching, and not understanding, Tron: Legacy.

Maybe it's just be and one of those things that I don't comprehend (like how evolution is different from adaptation...) - but, perhaps a more formidable geek can enlighten me and ease my Tron woes.

When The Kids Were Three...

People have asked why my son never makes videos. Well, he gets a little camera shy and likes to dance around in his underwear (so not cute to post online at his age! haha). But here's an old, old video of him singing, which is introduced by my daughter singing Wonder Pets first.

Ironically, Kai is singing about the baby chipmunk in Wonder Pets, and my son is singing the Alvin and the Chipmunks version of Bad Day!



I thought this would be a good video for Belly Laugh Day!

By the by, I get my holiday listings from http://www.calendar-365.com/holidays/2012.html

Sailor Moon Je T'aime - Geek Girl Post

I dearly, dearly miss seeing Sailor Moon on television - or even on bookshelves or DVD stores. Isn't it a shame not to have Sailor Moon on Blu-Ray here?

Why Are People So Entitled?

I often wonder why kids (even mine), young adults, and everyone in between have this unearned sense of entitlement to everything. They "deserve" the best, the newest, the most expensive - and they truly believe it. I see this issue a lot with military wives especially, where there are people buying houses, cars, new electronics, premium things for their kids, etc. None of this is a problem if you can afford it, or saved up to buy it, but then these same wives end up crying online that they can't pay their bills.

The whole idea of entitlement has gotten even worse with children, and I am dreading to see how this next generation will act in the future...

We Need to Keep Score Again!

Are you sick of sports games not keeping score (while all the parents and coaches do)? Do you get report cards like my son, where they refuse to use letter grades and dissect every category, like English and Science, into fifty subcategories? It just becomes a confusing mess right?

And the purpose of this is to shelter our children who need to learn that the world is competitive and everyone can't be great at everything. By not allowing failure, kids never become motivated to seek success, and then the real world hurts all the more.

So let Red Riding Hood's Grandma get eaten by the wolf, have the Huntsman chop the evil beast open, and allow our kids the good with the bad (joy with fear, winning with losing, laughing with crying) - it builds character and will create a better generation of adults!

Hot Topic vs Age - Geek Girl Post

I am developing this complex about the clothes I "should" be wearing at my age, and I'm not really sure what opinion to form.



By the way, for any stupid people who can't understand the difference - you can look/dress/act young without being immature or childish. Case in point, I can wear around my G.I.R. shirt and still NOT act like a mean girl in high school trying to start problems with everyone I meet. So, one can have a young spirit, interests, tastes, etc without acting like a dramatic or spoiled little girl. If you can't tell that there's a difference, then please stop reading my posts. haha.

Anti-College Sentiment

I think these days I have become anti-college. Too many people are going, and there aren't enough college educated jobs to accommodate to all the English, Art, Language, and other degrees being mass produced. Even lawyers and biologists are having hard times getting a job.

And I ask you, why in the last decade or so do we need degrees to be police officers? These need hands on, real world training, not four years of classroom experience (with several years of extra electives that hold no value to the position).




I'm also lumping this in with my review of the Academy of Art University, in which I'm on the fence about ever returning again.

Not Quite a Holiday Song

This cracks me up, and it's all I've got for a holiday song this time around. She's so happy to dance with her Rio Angry Bird plushies, haha. Happy MLKJ Day!

Crazy Japanese 101 - Syllables - Geek Girl Post

This is all pretty self explanatory, but these are the basic Japanese syllables.

Even More on Military Wives

Yes I'm on a role of hatin' I suppose.

All is Not Sunny in Japthenopia

As the princess of the Japthenopian people, I was appalled to find this video!




My response is as follows:


Do not believe the lies of Dani Quinn!

FIRE

If you follow my vlogs, you know that I highly recommend Bath and Body Works in several of my videos. I have a huge shelf in my closet, with over 100 lotions, soaps, and sanitizers from the store. I love Les Wexner, his Center for the Arts is my favorite building at OSU, where I bought the very Mac that I am typing on right now. I even brag about my Black Friday haul at BBW at http://meganvlog.blogspot.com/2011/11/within-consumer-maddness-black-friday.html

So, when I say that today was a horrible experience of a BBW candle (made by Slatkin & Co) becoming dangerously flammable, I am not coming from the stance of being a hater of the company.

Since BBW deleted my Facebook query on what the heck happened here, I am taking the liberty to make my video and photos open to the public. I don't like corporate cover ups for dangerous products! This was a candle purchased at Bath & Body Works in the scent of Twisted Peppermint.













No idea what happened, I opened up my bathroom door and found this today. I already had the candle in the sink because I don't trust glass jar candles (one shattered when I was 14 and set the curtains on fire, so I only light candles in non-flammable locations - never expected a giant flame like this though, it could have set my vanity mirror on fire!). At first, I thought it was some oddity, so I started recording the phenomenon. After about 30 seconds of watching the flame size vary, with no hint of the fire dying down, I had to get the fire extinguisher to put out the fire. This resulted in hot wax being sprayed all over my bathroom, and since my bathroom is all tile, this is a very difficult cleaning process (not to mention all the smoke).

I contacted Bath and Body Works on Facebook for reasons that may have caused this, but my post was deleted without response. Currently contacting customer service now, but I have no problem going to speak with our lawyer if no further responses are given. It's one thing for a fluke to occur in a product and the company to apologize for the situation; it's quite another to ignore it when the customer sends you video footage of the incident - which could have easily burnt down our house!

And no, there was nothing additional that I, or anyone else, added to the candle, except for the single match that I used to light the wicks (it burnt my finger and I dropped it in there). My friend at Crabby Candle Co has helped me search for answers among candle makers, and the consensus is that the fragrance oil did not melt properly, was concentrated in a pocket in the wax, or some other similar problem. I have never seen anything like this happen before in my life, and I certainly will never purchase another BBW candle again!

Pregnant Young Adults

Now teen moms can be a handful, but what about the young moms who are legally adults, but not emotionally ones?

I got a viewer question about hurt feelings and the "obligations" of family to give your baby gifts. I answered it as honestly as I knew how:

Information on Formal Sorority Rush

This is typically how rush works for NPC sororities at most universities. NPHC, Fraternities, and all other sororities outside of the NPC do things differently.

However, remember that if you accept a bid from an NPC sorority, you MAY NOT accept another bid for at least one calendar year. If you initiate into on NPC sorority, you may not join another NPC or NPHC sorority. So choose wisely.

Know Your Supermen! - Geek Girl Post

I am so tired of seeing people wear a black shirt with a red logo and claim that they're wearing a Superman shirt! Why are you buying things that you obviously know nothing about?!

Here are the differences:

The Mommy Club

Are you a mom? Then you're in the Mom's Club. Are you a new mom? Then you need to learn your place in the Mom's Club! Too many new mothers decide that having a baby makes them a grown up, and/or equal to every other mom on the planet. This is not true in the least!

Cosplay, oh Cosplay - Geek Girl Post

Here's my li'l ego trip from 2003. It's all older photos, but, I wonder who all can name everyone that I cosplay as. Any takers to this challenge?

Home Business Marketing

It's been a while since I've made a post about direct sales/home businesses, so here are my tips on marketing.

Oh Yes, I am Ridiculous Like This! Haha

Apparently, my new thing is going to be to make a new blog with singing every holiday, haha.

This is a mash up that I put together for auditions about ten years ago. I never ended up having the nerve to get up there and try out for musicals though - I would probably end up being like Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl - I'm more comedian.