Wednesday, February 25, 2009

On Writing

I just finished Stephen King's, On Writing, and I must say to any writer, beginning or veteran, this is a must-read. As a rule, I am not a huge fan of Stephen King (though, my mother is). I have read several of his novels, but only really love a few of them. That being said, I read a reveiew about On Writing on one of the writer's websites I visit often and decided to check it out. I was so glad I did. I found the book inspirational and undeniably honest. Stephen King is a straight shooter to a fault and tells a beginning writer, like me, exactly what she needs to know. You learn what things are crucial to becoming a successful writers, and maybe more importanly, what things aren't (even though that might seem to be). The book is a delightful mix of information and memoir. He tells how he "made it" as a writer and you feel those struggles and successes right with him. Read this book!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Do as I Tell You

Last night, I was up late, and I turned on Fox News, I don't know what possessed me! Anyway, Gretta Van Sustern was interviewing Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's teenage daughter, you remember, during the election she was the pregnant one. Now, she the one with the new baby boy. Bristol was discussing how she was going to be an advocate against teen pregnancy, and she wants to tell girls to just wait before they have babies because it isn't glamorous. I commend her for wanting to get this message out. But, isn't it a tad presumptious for her to assume that she is somehow qualified to speak out against teen pregnacy when she was a pregnant teen? Why would any teenager listen to her? Further, I would argue that if she goes around talking against teen pregnancy and keeps getting interviewed and so forth, that her campaign against teen pregnancy may actually prompt more teens to want to have babies. She may make it seem glamorous, even though she says it is not. It's like the old, "don't do as I do, do as I tell you." Nobody wants to hear that crap!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Octo-moron

I'm sure that everyone has heard about the stupid woman who recently gave birth to octuplets. Not only does this irresponsible woman have eight babies, she already has six young children at home. Wait, it gets worse, she is unmarried and lives with her parents in a three-bedroom house. What the f--? What was this moron thinking? I'll tell you what I believe the method to this woman's madness is--she figured that having 14 children, especially 8 at once would make her famous. She thought she be the next Jon and Kate Plus Eight and land herself a show on TLC. Sorry, honey, first of all, you don't have a Jon--nobody wants to watch a single mom living with grandma and grandpa chase around fourteen kids! Not to mention, the legalities, here, legally, how many people can live in one house? Did she think of this? And, of course, where is she going to get the dough to provide for fourteen little ones? She says that she isn't planning on going on welfare--okay, just what is she planning to do? This could turn into a child neglect or even child abuse situation, I think. God help her.

And one more thing, this selfish, stupid chick is keeping me from watching the new episode Law and Order: SVU tonight. This in unforgivable--it's an awesome show! Instead, NBC is airing an interview with this reject! ARRGHHH!!!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

In Print

I am proud to say that I am officially a published writer. "Mom's Eye View" is in print and will be featured in the Community section of the La Porte Herald-Argus every Saturday. Hopefully, this is only the beginning...

Please e-mail any comments/questions/suggestions to momseyeview@gmail.com.

Monday, February 2, 2009

A Sweet Surprise

Saturday was my husband's stepmom's and dad's 33rd anniversary. Today, my husband surprised me with two bags of dark chocolate kisses, three chocolate oranges, and a box of dark chocolate-covered cherries (I love dark chocolate). It was totally out of the blue; he said that I deserved it for all that I do and that he was looking forward to us reaching our 33rd year. Such a surprise, who knew my big truck-drivin man was such a softie?!

The Real Super Bowl Upset

Like most people, I was watching the Super Bowl on Sunday and looking forward to the oddball and, usually, humourous commercials that customarilly accompany it when, much to my dismay, I saw female race car driver, Danika Patrick, in, not one, but two provocative commericals, one in which she was naked in the shower. What the f---?! Why can't one female role model keep her clothes on? This one, in particular, infuriates me because Danika Patrick is a role model for young girls, succeeding in a sport that is dominated by males, showing little girls (including my own) that they can do anything, that GIRLS can do ANYTHING, even be race cars if they want to! Now, she goes and blows the whole thing by taking off her clothes in Paris Hilton, Brittney Spears-style gratuity! It is really disgusting! What has she shown young girls now? That they can succeed, but still have to objectify themselves to maintain their celebrity?! No wonder more and more elementary-age girls are developing eating disorders or becoming sexually active! It is really hard as a mother to teach your daughters one thing whilst they are bombarded with the opposite every single day.