More Proof that Geeks/Nerds are the Best....

I've been working so much lately, I haven't had time to post anything that wasn't TV show or movie related :/

So here's a little something that I found on BuzzFeed today that I really, really wanted to share...

23 Gloriously Geeky Engagements

Ummm, I'm not even dating anyone at the moment so these aren't in the realm of possibility for me right now, but some of these were so cute that I couldn't help but be hopeful for the future... 

The link above is to the entire list. Here are a few of my favorites:

 

Aren't they cute?!

Here's to hoping that one day I'll find the other half of my delightfully nerdy heart ^_^

Treadmill Master!

Really short post today...

Found this video on BuzzFeed and I loved it, thought I'd share the goodness with you guys...

This guy is dancing to "Uptown Funk"...on a treadmill...it's amazing!

Link to the BuzzFeed Article

Another gem on BuzzFeed is the article "23 Struggles All Clarinet Players Know Too Well.

[Clarinet was my first non-piano instrument! This list is far too accurate...]

Included this GIF because...well, why not.

Enjoy!

Misophonia Triggers...

Found this on BuzzFeed today...I couldn't resist sharing...

24 Mispronunciations Guaranteed To Annoy The Nerd In You

"Rememberlutions" Jar Rather Than Resolutions...

And so it begins...

With 2015 looming just around the corner, people have begun asking about New Year's resolutions. 

Now, there's an exercise in futility if I've ever seen one. Does anyone actually keep their resolutions? [I mean, I'd really love it if I could look back and say that a NYR has changed my life for the better...but...yeah, that certainly hasn't been the case]

Instead, I think I'm going to go with an awesome idea that I found on BuzzFeed. 

This year, I am going to make a "rememberlutions" jar. [Though, I'll probably change what I call it...I don't much care for 'rememberlutions']

Essentially, it's a jar that you use to keep things to remember. Throughout the year, you write down fun/happy/lovely things [or whatever you might deem jar-worthy] and then you get them all out on next New Year's Eve. I think it will be a very good reminder of the good things and blessings from the year, things that are far too often forgotten as time goes on...especially if you're like me and prone to emotional highs and lows...after a bout of the lows, it's very easy for me to lose track of the highs.

"Rememberlutions" Jars - BuzzFeed

Above is the link to the article. Click to find instructions and examples on how to make a jar of your own.

What about you? Do you think you might make your own 2015 jar? 

Alone For The Holidays, But Far From Lonely...

So, it seems I've achieved a minor accomplishment...

Yay! Tree!

I managed to get my Christmas tree up! 

The last couple of years, I didn't end up getting our tree up until a week or so before Christmas...so, it's quite a relief to have it already taken care of.

I decided to go for a red and aqua/teal color scheme this year...I saw a few things on Pinterest using this color combination, and I ended up really liking it! From this particular angle, it looks like there aren't many blue ornaments, but I promise that they're there...I started off with blue, added red, and apparently went red-overboard...it would probably help if I used a camera other than the one attached to my phone...

In addition to the red and blue tree, I set up a small tree in my kiddo's room. He loves it...it's a blue tree, with blue ornaments, and a blue star...he's a big fan of blue...

Another accomplishment of sorts...[maybe it isn't quite right to label it an accomplishment]...

This is going to be my first holiday season without a significant other in about a decade. /ponders Yep...a decade is actually pretty darn close.

You know...I really thought that I would be more bothered by being single on the holidays than I am. Just the thought of it seems daunting. What with the season being pumped full of commercialism and marketing as it is, it's nearly impossible to turn on the television right now without being bombarded with commercials featuring ridiculously photogenic couples doing ridiculously adorable things while the ridiculously handsome man pulls out a ridiculously beautiful piece of ridiculously gorgeous jewelry, to which the ridiculously beautiful woman appears to be ridiculously surprised...then the commercial ends with a ridiculously perfect embrace and then the ridiculously inflated promotional prices. [Sensing a trend here? Maybe?]

But, it really hasn't been that bad. Not bad at all.

I'm finding that there's a lot less stress to be had being single during the holidays.

I don't have to struggle to figure out how to plan multiple family events. I don't have to figure out what on Earth to buy his mother, grandmother, and convict siblings [yeah...that actually applies to one ex in particular...]. I don't have to argue about 'who's family traditions are more important.' [Same ex as mentioned previously] It's just so much easier!

Not trying to say that I'd be absolutely opposed to having a 'better half' during the holidays...there are some things that I'll admit that I miss. But none of those things are worth having to endure a terrible relationship!

Maybe it's that I'm reaching that point of being 'okay' with not dating...I really wish that it had been something that I'd realized years ago, but I guess it's one of those 'better late than never' sort of life lesson.

You tell it, Taylor!

Having my kiddo around definitely helps in this case. I have to be rather selective about who and how I date...whomever I choose to have in my life will also be in my son's life. And that's no matter to take lightly! I now realize that in my dating past, I wasn't as selective as maybe I should have been. I made allowances for behaviors that I shouldn't have and I didn't put my foot down when I needed to...but...I've learned from those mistakes. I've got no choice but to learn from them!

So, I'm just not going to date for a while [not that this is a new development...I've been out of the dating scene for a good while now...]. I've got no plans on pursuing dating until I feel ready for it, and I don't feel embarrassed or unsure about my decision at all! Man, it feels great to not have second thoughts about something for a change!

I'm not the biggest Taylor Swift fan [though that's been changing here lately, as well...she just seems far more classy than the majority of female artists today...], but BuzzFeed ran a list of some of her quotes from this year. There were a few that I really liked and agreed with, but this one is, I feel, very relevant. She's a good four years, or so, younger than me, but she's absolutely right!

Who says that it's only the old who are wise? [Not me...nope!]

Funnies...

This video was posted on BuzzFeed a few weeks ago, but I just now got around to watching it. It's pretty darn funny...

Bonus: The guy in the video (pretty sure he's Eugene Lee Yang) is hilarious (as always) and undeniably handsome (again, as always). He's one of the producers at BuzzFeed and has a ton of videos...

The whole video is chuckle-worthy, at least...but wait until right around 1:46...I literally lol'd!

More posts later. Until then, Happy Sunday!

Learning to Love K-Pop...

I've recently decided to make more of an effort to embrace my Korean heritage. [For those of you who were mentally playing the "guess the ethnicity" game, that's the answer! Half Korean, half Alabama-grade white...]

Now, I don't want to be misunderstood...I've never 'not liked' my Korean heritage. Going to middle school and high school in a backwoods, country town with an Asian population of 2.5 [that's counting my mother and siblings...], it's rather easy to lose sight of how awesome Korean culture is.

Of my siblings, I remember the most about the years that we lived in Korea, simply because I'm the oldest. My brother doesn't remember much at all, but he was 1-3 years old...at one point, he was actually fluent in both Korean and English! But of course, he doesn't remember any of it now, nor does he remember being able to speak Korean at all.../shrug oh well ^_^

So, taking baby steps into the whole ordeal...I've started to look into the musical phenomenon that is "K-Pop" music. [K-Pop music literally means "Korean pop music."]

This cat...I love him!!

It's huge. K-Pop can be to blame for bringing the annoying, albeit catchy, "Gangnam Style" to the radio waves.

No, worries...there are many, many other singers that you might like if PSY wasn't quite your fancy. It's a music movement that's been going on for years, so I'm playing catch up...but a few internet searches and BuzzFeed reads and I can already remember the names of at least half-a-dozen artists/bands...

Here's what I think I'm going to do...

I think I'm going to make it a goal of sorts to utilize this blog to become more familiar with the music that's being pumped out of...I don't know...what should I call Korea? My 'Motherland'? Bwahahahaha! That's awesome...it's literally my Mother's land...

Anyway...[I'm tired, you'll have to look over my goofy randomness...]

Here's the first song that I'm going to post as definitely listen-worthy: Unbreakable - Kim Hyun Joong. I love the incorporation of some traditional Korean elements in his music video! And, it is now a life goal to learn how to paint a dragon like the one in this video...

Whatcha guys think? Anyone have any K-Pop recommendations?

BuzzFeed Stuff...

So, this was newly posted on BuzzFeed today:

MY Spoon!

50 Pictures That Will Take You Right Back To Your Childhood

I know that dozens of these lists get posted every month, but really, do they ever stop being awesome?

Fun Fact: After reading the list, my sister and I got in an argument over who owned one of those color changing Lion King spoons.  [Which, of course, is MY spoon. Duh.]

Here's another BuzzFeed that I thought was pretty awesome:

45 Photos That Will Annoy You More Than They Should

Check them out, they're both good lists...Enjoy!

'F' is for Fridays, Feelings, and Fjords...

So, I've been struggling to resist the urge to turn this blog into an online (and public) diary. I apologize in advance for this entry, but I think that at least a tiny bit of venting is a necessary evil. Otherwise, I'll just sit an stew in this mental mess for...probably the rest of time.

To enhance your reading experience, I offer this video to play in the background; a soundtrack, if you will:

This is "Sadness and Sorrow" from the Nartuo soundtrack. Every time there is a ridiculously heart-wrenching back story, someone pouring their heart out, or a sad/melancholy moment in general, this song is playing in the background. I know I've been watching too much anime when my internal monologues share the same soundtrack as the show I'm watching! Also, I think the girl in the video is a pretty awesome violinist! She's got a whole mess of videos on her YouTube channel, I highly recommend checking her out.

(I learned that the pictures that I post in my entries get big enough to actually read if you click on them, so pardon the ridiculously small text here...promise it's readable! Click on it!) 

It's no secret that I've got the tendency to be a overwhelmingly sensitive person, especially when it comes to the select few people that I actually let "in" to my life. So if you realize that you're one of these people, please tread lightly...despite my tough-girl demeanor, I'm actually quite warm and fuzzy on the inside. (But that's not to be spread around, okay? I've got a reputation to maintain...)

I know I post a lot of MBTI stuff, especially INFJ things, but I really feel like this particular statements sums up a particular struggle of mine quite nicely. 

Generally speaking, treat people nicely. People are not disposable objects. 

This harkens back to the title of my blog. I think a big portion of my disappointments with people/things are because I expect too much. I need to continue to work on remembering that the majority of people I encounter are not and will not be "like me." The things that I find distressing/important/silly are not going to be the same for other people. I need to remind myself of this whenever I feel as if someone is being intentionally mean or thoughtless...maybe the problem isn't actually what I think the problem is...maybe, it's my thoughts about the 'problem.' (See? Incorporating the bit of advice from the wonderful Captain Jack Sparrow that was mentioned in a previous entry!)

*I pity the fool who thinks his real name is "Mr. T"

This one is unfortunately rather specific, and I sincerely apologize for feeling the need to post it here. I'm hoping that by getting it out here, I won't harbor negative feelings (which has been my less-than-ideal way of coping with painful situations. Bury it down deep enough and the nasty feelings will eventually go away, right?). If you read this, you probably know who I'm referring to. But if you don't, let's just call this person 'Mr. T.'* 

This is very, very true! I don't have as much of a handle on this concept as I liked to think that I do...working on it though, and I get better at it everyday. 

Screenshot of my results from the Buzzfeed quiz "How Dateable Are You Actually?"...

found it to be rather amusing and thought I'd share it here rather than on my Facebook page. (I leave the Facebook postings for superhero/gaming awesomeness...I'll post all the stuff about warm, squishy feelings here instead!)

Posting this just because science humor is the best!

And finally, this puppy. Isn't he just the cutest thing ever?!?

Hope you all have the most fantastic of Fridays, thank you for enduring my feeling-bearing blog post. I promise to keep these to a minimum! 

As the first official post of this blog, I suppose it's the proper place to make introductions.

   

  - Can I just take a minute to say that I absolutely despise introductions?? I can't think of anything that can insight a twinge of anxiety and dread as efficiently as the phrase, "Now, let's go around the room and introduce yourself to the rest of the group!" Uggggh. No amount of mental preparedness can make it less nerve racking as you sit waiting on your turn...what do I say? What if I sound like an absolute idiot? Am I sweaty?? When did it get to be a million degrees in here?!? Yeah, way too much anxiety going on in those situations...introductions are almost as bad as hearing that "we need to talk." /shudder 

Rambling tangents aside, my name's Tammy and you've made it to my blog! 

This means that we are probably friends on Facebook, family, or you're one of my dear friends (either in real life or in some virtual capacity) and you've caved to my incessant pleas to check out my blog. Either way a big thank you for taking the time to scope out this page and reading it, or at least staying on it long enough to register that I've had another page view! And if you're one of the people that do not fit to any of the previously mentioned categories, I also thank you for visiting my blog and apologize for any of my random thought process or quirks that you may not understand. (Though, I've been often told that a good bit of those traits can be rather endearing...either that or make people want to punch kittens...I guess it's hit or miss, really. But either way, they definitely contribute to my Tammy-ness.) <- Get it? It's a movie reference! Name that movie!

So from the little bit of research that I've conducted on blogging...yes, I actually did research blogging, go ahead and commence the eye rolling...I'm supposed to pick a 'theme' of sorts for my blog, that way people that visit my page can more or less know what to expect. Well, I guess I'll say, for now, that I intend for my blog to be the Seinfeld of the blogoshpere. You know how Seinfeld is often heralded as the show that is about nothing? That's what I intend for this blog to be. An accumulation of the randomness that is my daily life, and my feeble attempts to make sense of it all. You can expect to see my views on everything from video games, movies, and snack foods to politics, parenting, and religion. If I think of it, I'll write about it!

I decided to start up this blog as a means of clearing my head of all the unnecessary junk rattling around up there while hopefully not driving my friends and family insane. 

I'm gonna go ahead and wrap this post up here. I know it's a bit short (or at least it is to me, but I know I can ramble..) and I plan on writing another post later on today...maybe. If I can decide on a topic to write about, I'll write up a post...that being said, I'm open to suggestions...anyone??

*cricket* *cricket*

(Yes, I'm aware that the sound a cricket makes is actually a "chirp" and not "cricket"...but really, would it have made any sense to say *chirp* *chirp*...)

67 Important Lessons Seinfeld Taught You About Life - Buzzfeed

52 One-Liners Seinfeld Fans Still Use on the Regular - Buzzfeed

I highly suggest that you click on the links above if you're not familiar with Seinfeld. 1) I grew up with the show so I toss around quotes and don't even realize that most people have no idea what I'm talking about and 2) you're just plain missing out!

*Insert witty closing line here* (I will absolutely google one for later!)