A good read.

I'm not very good at writing reviews but I was so angry with the film maker. I had to stop watching it and vent. I would encourage everyone to read the book The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and invite no one to watch the film by Mira Nair. I mean, hey, most of the time the book is better right? You can almost expect the film to not be as good. But this one truly truly sucked. It was hard to follow. You literally didn't know what was going on and only because I read the book did I finally start to figure out what was happening. The introduction to the characters were totally non existent, and the film just seemed too rushed to even get a grasp. I pity those folks who watched it first and never read the book. Maybe I should pity Mira Nair and the casting. tsk tsk. I just couldn't get Kumar out of my head wanting to go get Whitecastles. What a poor obvious(?) choice of main character. And Mira, next time you decide to do an ethnic film, leave rap out of it. Unless your head bangin with the homie's in the hood.

Mommy stay home!

Can someone please tell me why a woman would join the army on her own free will, and later complain that she's not at home watching her children grow up? Just what was she thinking?
Or why people want to get out of the military because they can't/don't want to kill?
The military isn't a vacation. What do you think you're getting trained for?
Yeah you can get an education, make rank and some money, but the bottom line is: your constantly training for war.
People, before you sign up, make sure it's what you really want to do. Women, stay home and take care of your babies.
The rest of ya, if your first thoughts aren't about maybe being killed in a war, stay out of it.

Just a few of my favorites.

SPANISH
Mana - Mariposa Traicionera & Rayando El Sol
Elefante - De La Noche A La Manana & Milagro De Amor

AFRICAN
Habib Koite & Bamada - Bitile & Cigarette Abana 
Magic System - Premier Gaou
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shosholoza

FOLK
Joan Baez - Hello In There & Sweet Sir Galahad
Indigo Girls - Strange Fire & Jonas & Ezekiel
Carpenters - Reason To Believe

OLDIES
The Paris Sisters - I Love How You Love Me
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
Temptations - Just My Imagination

COUNTRY
Dwight Yoakum - Turn It On,Turn It Up,Turn Me Loose
Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You
Dolly, Linda & Emmylou - Telling Me Lies

CLASSIC ROCK
David Bowie - Lady Grinning Soul & Big Brother 
Jimmy Buffett - A Pirate Looks At Forty & Havana Daydreamin'
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

JAZZ
Magic Rings - Again and Again

HIP HOP
Tupac - Runnin' & Where Do We Go From Here
Timbaland- Scream
Bizzy Bones - Nobody Can Stop Me

GYPSY
Ando Drom - Zsa Mo
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi
Romano Drom - Szatele Szav

Agitated!

Today agitation got the best of me. So much in fact I decided to pen it.
I didn't wake up agitated, it kind of grew on me like a festering wound. As the day wore on my patience wore thin.
...I got agitated when...
.....my pants didn't fit right, my hair didn't lay right, my skin didn't feel right.
.....I had to work late for my sick employee.
.....I couldn't work out.
.....work issues, well, just work issues.
.....finding out there's meds in our water system.
.....my boyfriend didn't read my mind and already have 'that chore' done when I got home late.
.....I got home late.
.....I napped way too long and have to go to bed in an hour.
..... I won't be able to sleep in an hour.
.....my pc ran slow and I wanted to smash it.

*ding *ding
agitated=1
rita=0

WHAT IF...reprised

...no two snowflakes ARE alike
...the war in Iraq WAS over oil
...the world DID end in 2012
...Jesus WAS married
...dreams COULD foretell our future
...butter WAS only one molecule away from plastic
...cats and dogs WERE color blind
...America REALLY owned (cough) america
...Hitler WAS part Jewish
...dinosaurs DIDN'T exist
...Hilary BECOMES president
...a can of coke COULD dissolve rust
...you HAD aids
...Michael Moore really HAS a grasp
...the phone doesn't ring..IT'S me