Another Random Thought...............

More Random Rants From Yours Truly

December 7, 2012

 

              As some of you may know, this is my last blog for my Fall semester. I have debated on whether or not I want to continue this or create a new adventure. I have treasured the time I have had to rant on about topics that really aren’t that important, but more of a way of expression. Everyone has the right to an opinion and the way they feel. I have just been lucky enough to get to share those thoughts with you.

 

                         I just created a website all about me! I will be uploading my link to the website soon. So stay posted people. I am currently working on a fiction piece. (gasp) I know! I never write anything that isn’t true, but I am challenging myself and pushing my boundaries. The piece I am writing is a hopeful book or even a movie script. It is about a female in her late twenties who is best friends with a guy who she has known since Junior high. Pretty much it will be like most typical guy/girl stories; some of you know them as “romantic comedies”. I think this one has some pretty great twists in it though. I think by putting in some real life crisis’ into the plot will make it even more appealing. I have a few pages drafted and will upload them to the website as well.

 

                      I am glad that there isn’t too much gossip going on in the world right now. Well, I mean besides Taylor Swift onto her fifteenth boyfriend in the last year who she will most likely write a pop hit on or Princess Kate who is pregnant and the entire world sits in anticipation on whether she is having a boy or a girl. All Im saying is that it is great timing for me taking my break.

 

                 Again I will truly miss you all for now. Chat at ya soon!!

 

Til Next Time!

 

Chasity

just a thought..or a few

                                      

CRAZY People…..

November 23, 2012

            I currently work retail for a living. I use the term “currently” hoping that next year will be my last.  Specifically, I work for Target. Ah, yes, the competitor of Wal-mart and the only place where red and khaki are really acceptable colors worn together. I have worked at Target for almost six years, though I feel like it has been all my life. This is probably due to the fact that my stepmother has worked for Target for twenty two years and my dad actually worked there for about ten to twelve.

            Every year, shoppers gear up for Black Friday. If you don’t know what Black Friday is, first I think that you are full of it, but I will be nice and give you a quick insight of what you may possibly be missing out on. Keep in mind, this is the perspective of one that works for retail, not shopping it.

            Shoppers line up outside retail stores hours before opening, having hope they will get amazing deals on the same items the store carries year round. When the store opens, they are let in and in most cases, are pushed, shoved and sometimes even trampled on by the other shoppers. If a shopper makes it into the store alive and unharmed, they make their way around crowded aisles, anxiety at its fullest, just to find out the TV they hoped to get is gone since the store only had ten of them in stock. After spending fifteen to thirty minutes shopping, the shopper gets into yet another line where they wait two to three times as long as they shopped to check out. This is your typical Black Friday experience in a store.

            I have seen Target evolve as each year goes by. My first year, back in 2007, the store opened at six o’clock in the morning on Black Friday. As each year went by, the   earlier and earlier Target opened. This year, Target was opening their doors at 9pm on Thanksgiving! So, to please shoppers and make more money, I have to be in at 8pm to accommodate the rest of the world. Target is open 362 days out of the year. You would think that allowing your employees to enjoy their holidays wouldn’t be too much to ask for. They (the Target corporate people) tried “making it better” by offering a $1 extra in pay for time differential as well as a time period where time and a half was offered. Now this is nice, but I really would rather be stuffing my face with turkey and pumpkin pie at three o’clock in the afternoon versus celebrating my Thanksgiving at eleven in the morning.

            My rant is over, for now. My celebrity twist to this is: on Black Friday, I wonder if celebrities do their own shopping or do 1) they have a personal shopper they hired to do it for them or 2) do certain retailers allow them to purchase product ahead of time for the discounted price?

Chasity

                                                 

Hook, Line & Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

November 15, 2012

          I know I have brought up how addicting television can be and I know I have talked about investing myself into fictional characters. What I would like to cover now, is my infatuation with Grey’s Anatomy.

         

          Grey’s Anatomy, if you aren’t familiar, takes place in Seattle. The story revolves around a female doctor, Meredith Grey. We are currently in Season Nine and it is ever-so-good. But, I didn’t start watching this drama series until it was into its third season. I would like to mention that when I met my husband in 2007, he was not a Grey watcher. So, I got him completely hooked to the show! Congratulations to me (I know, all you ladies who have significant others only wish your “hubby” would watch with you too).

          Last week, we signed up for Netflix. Now, if you don’t know this, Netflix is a subscribed movie and TV show database that you can stream from your TV, DVD player and/or computer. While getting introduced to the application, we came across Season one of…you guessed it, Grey’s Anatomy. The first season was only nine episodes long, so we killed that in about three days. We are now into Season two and there is twenty eight episodes. Yes, that is right. Three times the amount (plus one) than season one.

          I am addicted. Since last Friday we have now caught up to episode eighteen!! I know this may sound like I have a serious problem and probably no life, but let me tell you, it is so good! Why would anyone want to do drugs when you can watch something like this and be an addict?! I do have a life, by the way. A full time job and going to school. Grey’s Anatomy is just my current guilty pleasure (before this was Fifty Shades of Grey). Maybe I have a thing for Grey titles, who knows!

          There really is no point to what I am going on about, just am overjoyed with the fact that a medical show, filled with drama and humor, can be oh-so entertaining!

If you haven’t seen it, check it out!! But, I highly suggest starting from the beginning…it is so worth it!

Chasity

Cry Baby

Cry Baby

October 26, 2012

            I feel like everyone around me is either getting married or is pregnant. I’ve been that bride-to-be and I am not taking away from that. So, maybe I am just bitter about the baby part. I am only twenty three, so I shouldn’t be rushing things at this point, but I do have baby fever. I have been with my husband for five years, four of which we have been married and he is thirty six. I have three younger brothers and a younger sister, so I am use to little kids. I would like to add that I am not an aunt either, which I am very happy about considering two of my brothers are incredibly immature, the other is only fifteen and my sister just so happens to be sixteen and not pregnant!

            Why is it that there becomes a timer with women and having kids? And it seems to tick more and more louder when you get married. It isn’t like I am not capable of having a child, that I know of anyways. It is just that I am working full time at Target, a job I mostly loathe than love as well as going to school full time. Financially, we are not ready for a baby. I want to be done with school at least for a year, to give me and my husband some time together before even thinking about bringing a miniature Juliano into the mix. The other wrench in it all is my health. I am type one diabetic and need to ensure I am fully healthy to carry a baby.

            So, again, why am I complaining? Well, it is because no matter which way I lay it out to you(or to me for that matter), the urge and want for a baby is still there. We have a two year old English Bulldog, who is still very much puppy, so he occupies my time in between. I also have a cousin who has two little boys, Nino- who is four and Gabe- who is one. I love spending time with them every chance I get.

           

            I really guess there was no point for this, but I needed time to vent a little. So thank you for listening! Ha!

Til next time…

Chasity

The Break Up

 

 

 

The Break Up

 

October 5, 2012

 

 

 

 

                   Calm down Glee fans! Yes, Rachel Barry & Finn Hudson are no longer Finchel. And yes, Blaine did cheat on Kurt, so they are also no more....but aren't you at all happy that Will and Emma (Wemma) are working through things, as of next week's episode, possibly?

 

                    I'm not going to lie. Glee is one of my favorite television shows and a guilty pleasure. I have the biggest girl crush on Lea Michele and I love how they have made her more of a woman this season than her frumpy school girl look. And yes, just like the Twihards out there who swoon over Bella and Edward, I too am a romantic and want Finchel to not take too long of a hiatus and get back together.

 

                  Isn't it strange how invested we get in these make believe relationships? Come on, don't even act like you were not the same way with Rachel Green and Ross Gellar?! I remember the "we were on a break" episode very vividly!! I wonder why it is we do invest time into relationships that are not even real. Is it because these fairytales are something we hope our relationships to be? Or is it just the pure entertainment of being able to relate to these relationships too?

 

              I was in elementary school and junior high during Friends. Now that I am in my 20's, I feel I can relate and understand the storylines much more. And I am sure when I get to my 30's it will be the exact same way. Perspectives change as you grow older and its because of the life you experience. So, I find it fascinating that a junior high or high school kid gets overly protective of the characters they admire (or loathe) on television. But, I can definitely relate!

 

           I am sure that I am not the only person out there who has a favorite TV couple. I mean there are so many classic couples to love too: The Cosby's, The Cunninghams, The Jeffersons....hey, even Homer and Marge Simpson! Television has progressed so much in the last 50 years...even in the last 20 (since I have been around). What is crazy is that as real as television is trying to be, they cannot help but ad the additional make believe crap to keep us a little more entertained!

 

Until next time!

 

Chasity Juliano

 

               



The Naked Truth

Ready to Let it All Hang Out!

September 14, 2012

 

        So, is anyone else annoyed with how much time the media spends reporting who flashed their hoo-haw, had a wardrobe malfunction or decided to play strip poker with their friends? I sure am!

        Here is the deal people: though celebrities grace the cover of every magazine, make millions of dollars each year by having a lot more fun than any of us normal people do at work and tend to be overly gorgeous, they are nudist just like the rest of us! So what if Britney forgot to put her undies on before going out & just so happened to step out of her car in a way we saw her lady parts. So what if Justin accidentally tugged too hard on Janet’s bra top & a boob popped out at the Super Bowl.

        With this recent news of Prince Harry playing strip billards (who plays this game anyway?) and Princess Kate Middleton going topless, it has just stirred an irritation in me. Has nobody ever gone skinny dipping before Gaga? Or had a friend de-pants them in public? I am just getting tired of these things being called “entertainment”, when truly they are just a the same old stories we talk to our friends about from a crazy weekend out.

        Now that I have ranted about this topic, I now am regretting this banter since it just gave all these famous people more “face” time and attention, which is what I was trying to prevent. OH-Well! Better luck next time eh?!

 

Until the next celebrity news breaks….

Chasity Juliano

Donkey Kong Again?

Anyone Going to Address the Elephant in the Room?

September 7, 2012

 

                Election Day is soon ahead and everyone is buzzing about who is going to win the election. On one hand you have Democratic nominee, current President of the U.S., Barak Obama. On the other hand, you have Republican candidate, Mitt Romney. Both are fighting hard on their campaigns and recently held their national conventions this week. But, was all the buzz really about what their speeches were about or was a lot of the hype around their celebrity supporters or lack thereof?

                At the Republican National Convention, the most talked about supporter was Mr. Dirty Harry himself, Clint Eastwood. Eastwood gave a drawn out speech which is rumored to have gone eight minutes over than planned (reports say the red light was flashing ferociously at him). His speech included him conversing with the invisible man (Obama) in turn making him appear as though one flew over the cuckoo’s nest. Thanks Jack!

                At the Democratic National Convention, Eva Longoria and Scarlett Johansson showed their support. Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones also are two stars showing their support for the Obama party in their states. We all remember four years ago when Oprah was the big celebrity who spoke openly about her support for our President. She was so good that she could have run and won!

                It seems very strange to me that the last election as well as this one has been so publicized in a more celeb fashion. Yes, Obama does have a celeb squad. Let’s call it what it is. But, is it because of his high profile supporters that sway the younger Americans to vote in their favor? It is a decent argument I must admit. I think it would be a very strategic move. Heck, if I were running for President I would want every celebrity available on my side!

                As of last night both candidates were tied 46% to 46% on voter’s poll. I honestly was shocked. I thought for sure that Obama would be well over 50%. Obviously only time will tell, but with all the heat Romney is taking right now with taxes and questions about his honesty (he is a politician…come on!) you never know what can happen.

                Just remember, base your vote off of your own beliefs and opinions, not your parents, co-workers, spouses, or George Clooney’s! All in all, just vote!

Til the next Celebrity News story breaks…

Chasity Juliano