$4.19 for gas?!?!

So, it's almost time for Miss Shasta to get gas again. So she's driving by stations and checking out signs. And what does she see at the cheapest gas station around? You guessed it - $4.19.

*Gasp*

Please, someone do something. Please. GasBuddy showed gas at $4.59. People aren't going to be able to drive anymore.

Mitt is Mean

So, I very recently posted about Mitt Romney and how the media was twisting his words. So when I heard about how he put his dog, Seamus, on the roof of a car for a 12 hour trip I made sure I did my research. Sadly, it's true.

From Snopes:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/dog.asp

Yep. Mitt is mean. What kind of person puts a DOG on a ROOF on the FREEWAY? And why would I want that person to run my country?

Yep. The media might have been exagerating about how Mitt feels about poor people, but not about dogs.

And the worst part? He seems to feel that Seamus LIKED the trip. That's why he deficated all over the car, I'm sure. Mitt needs to get it together. This is not okay. It's especially not okay to continually think it was right.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/12/21/romney-and-seamus-the-dog/

And it continues:

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/the-dog-days-of-romney-continued_b65353

Poor Seamus. I hope he found a home where he was treated right.

Whitney Houston's Death

So, Whitney Houston died this weekend. Is it bad that I don't have much to say about this? I mean, the only thing that's really shocking about this is that she's been alive this long. I feel like a jerk for saying that, but really? And do we really need to wait for an autopsy? I think we all know that some kind of drug-like situation killed her. And, sad but true, Ms. Houston really hasn't been relevant for quite some time. It's sad, really. Very sad.

My new blog obsession

This blogger not only discusses nail polish, which I am extremely obsessed with, but also was inspired to do nail art by Chuck Palahniuk, who I am extremely obsessed with.



I think this person might be the coolest person ever.

Follow this blog:

http://caitlinscreativecorner.blogspot.com/2012/02/purple-crumpet-fairy-challenge-inspired.html

"Pumped Up Kicks" is a Problem

From the
moment I heard "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People I was disgusted. Here are the lyrics:


Robert's got a quick hand.
He'll look around the room, he wont tell you his plan.
He's got a rolled cigarette hanging out his mouth.
He's a cowboy kid.
Yeah! He found a six-shooter gun in his dad's closet, with the box of fun things.
I don't even know what, but he's coming for you. Yeah, He's coming for you!

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, outrun my gun.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, outrun my gun.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.


Daddy works a long day.
He be coming home late, and he's coming home late.
And he's bringing me a surprise. 'cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice
I've waited for a long time.
Yeah the sleight of my hand is now a quick-pull trigger.
I reason with my cigarette,
Then say, "Your hair's on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah?"


All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, outrun my gun.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, outrun my gun.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.


(Run, Run, Run, Run. Run,
Run. R-Run, Run, Run.
R-Run. R-Run, Run, Run. R-Run.
Run, Run. Run, Run. Run, Run, Run.)


All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, outrun my gun.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, outrun my gun.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, outrun my gun.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, outrun my gun.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.

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Now, I listen to punk. I love The Misfits' "Last Caress." I understand that songs can still be offensive and be good. I love Pearl Jam's "Jeremy." But one of these songs is taken in a fun, dark horror movie kind of way and the other is social commentary in a depressing kind of way.

But seriously? A fun, poppy song about a school shooting? Am I the ONLY one who thinks this is a problem and that this song should never have received a Grammy nomination?

So, I turned to the good old Internet. Apparently I am not the only person disturbed by this song:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-03/entertainment/ct-ent-1004-foster-lyrics-20111004_1_school-shooting-pop-music-song

This article from the Chicago Tribune by Steve Johnson explains the problem so much more eloquently that I can. "Pumped Up Kicks" makes school shootings seem cool, even though the song's writer says that's not the intention. While I am not supporting censorship, I am saying that a song that makes school shootings seem fun and light-hearted should not be glorified with award nominations.

Granted, the song is a good song. That doesn't mean we should all blindly support it. Imagine how the parents of kids who have been killed in school shootings feel. Or the families of teachers who have died trying to protect kids in school shootings.

Here's another article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/be-specific-foster-the-peoples-mark-foster-talks-about-pumped-up-kicks-a-sunny-and-violent-new-hit/2011/06/22/AGjf48fH_blog.html

The interview discusses how Mark Foster is "saying something," like Pearl Jam was with "Jeremy." Um, excuse me? What exactly is he saying? Because I don't seem to see anything in the lyrics other than that kids in expensive shoes should be afraid of getting shot. Is there a point to these lyrics? A philosophical discussion on school shootings and their affect on the world? I think not.

And the fact that I could find barely anything on the Internet expressing mutual outrage disgusts me as well.

Gary Oldman is a Genius

Gary Oldman should win the Oscar. Anyone else who says anything else should immediately be taken outside and shot. I haven't even seen this "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" movie or whatever, but I can promise you, Gary Oldman should win. Why? Because he's the best actor ever. E-V-E-R. Who else do you know that you can name multiple roles and people say, "That's the same guy?" No one. It's a travesty that he has not received an Oscar yet.

I am not a Republican....

But seriously, the media saying that Mitt Romney doesn't care about poor people is ridiculous. The fact that the media can just pull out one portion of a statement and make it news disgusts me. It also scares me! Especially since people just take headlines at face value and don't take the time to research them.

Romney has been making this same statement for some time now and no one had an issue with it. No one cared until they could pull out a negative sound bite.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/mitt-romney-very-poor_n_1246557.html

This is enough to convince me to vote for the man.

Give it a break, media, and report the news honestly.