Why Watching the MTV Movie Awards is Pointless

Today, I really felt like writing but couldn't really stick to an idea or thought to write about. However, after my friend informed me of the winners of this year's 2009 MTV Movie Awards, there was no way I was not going to angrily rant on why watching this awards show is quite possibly the biggest waste of anyone's time. So here are the reasons why people should not be allowed to vote for movie awards:

(Note: Winners are in bold)

REASON 1: BEST MOVIE
Twilght
The Dark Knight
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire

Who could POSSIBLY think that Twilight was best movie? Out of all of those movies, I would even want to argue that it was the WORST.

REASON 2: BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Christian Bale, The Dark Knight
Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man
Shia LaBeouf, Eagle Eye
Vin Diesel, Fast & Furious

Even the choices given here are ridiculous. Vin Diesel? You might as well add Paul Walker's brilliant performance into the mix as well. How about MIke Meyers for Love Guru too?

REASON 3: BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Kristen Stewart, Twilight
Angelina Jolie, Wanted
Anne Hathaway, Bride Wars
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Among all those female performances, I don't even understand how Kristen Stewart's performance could even be REMOTELY close to being on the same level... This is like saying Miley Cyrus is as hot as Megan Fox. Not even if she got hit by a bus would this comparison even be equal.

REASON 4: BEST FIGHT
Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet, Twilight
Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson, Bride Wars
Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Seth Rogen and James Franco vs. Danny McBride, Pineapple Express

TWILIGHT??? For Best FIGHT? I would argue that EVEN Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson had a more epic of a fight in Bride Wars. Two absolutely insane women going at it sounds better than horrible special effects. I would rather watch an argument between Jon and Kate than watch the fight from Twilight, at least Jon and Kate is somewhat entertaining.

REASON 5: BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Amanda Seyfried, Mamma Mia!
Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire
Kat Dennings, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vanessa Hudgens, High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Even the choices suck. If anything it should have been Freida Pinto. They must have had a bunch of seven year old who only watched these movies to pick the choices.

REASON 6: BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, MALE
Robert Pattinson, Twilight
Ben Barnes, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Bobb'e J. Thompson, Role Models
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Taylor Lautner, Twilight

I am sorry but how could Dev Patel lose and how are two people from twilight even choices???

REASON 7: BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE
Miley Cyrus "The Climb", Hannah Montana: The Movie
A.R. Raham "Jai Ho", Slumdog Millionaire
Bruce Springsteen "The Wrestler", The Wrestler
Paramore "Decode", Twilight

This one just took the cake. MILEY CYRUS????????? Best SONG? How is that even a song. I could rant for hours on why Miley Cyrus is not a real artist who does not make real music and should stop continuing to produce anything that is associated with music for the sake of all humankind.

Well there you have. The only good thing that might have came from this awards show was Bruno attacking Eminem's homophobia (Go search it if you want. It is pretty hilarious).

Good Night.

Dear Friend

So I recently ran across an old friend's blog. I have not heard from this friend in quite sometime and it makes me sad thinking about how I have lost touched with this friend. From time to time, I get questions about this particular person and I begin to wonder the answers to these very questions myself... I think it is a process we all go through even though we do not want to... So this is to anyone who has lost a good friend. Perhaps we may meet again...


Dear Stranger,

Why is it that you never call when you come home
Are we not that important to you
Or would you rather spend your days alone?
Have you forgotten all those manic Friday nights
Going to the movies and walking home under streetlights

Because as of this point I already lost more
More than pride or sentiments may concede
And I’ve wanted to say this longer
Longer than you and maybe even I care to believe

And it hurts because
I know how close our roots once were
And I am not bitter
Just wondering why this had to occur

So when people ask about you and how you are
I begin to wonder too
I imagine you’re safe and
You’re doing what you always wanted to do

But I guess this is all part of
growing up and growing old
People come in and out of you life
Or so I am told.
But why is it, old friend
that you had to leave
without even a goodbye

If you don’t care for us anymore, that is fine
I don’t really expect a reply
Open doors and open arms grow weary
and eventually close
Opportunities exist for only moments
that some choose to forgo

So even though you might have been only
an insignificant mark
in this endless book we call life
I remember that this time may have
already passed
And never forget that you were
a good friend in the past.
These pages are fading,
but the memories will last.

Perhaps a new chapter awaits
I guess we can only rely on fate
with faith
Maybe then you can be again
Not Dear Stranger but
Dear Friend.

A Feeling

"Is a feeling anything but an entire world poured into a thought?"

I think this quote is amazing. I stumbled upon it as I was reading Pere Goriot by Balzac. Really good book, and I recommend anyone that has not read it to go do so. I initially didn't read it because I said I didn't have time to, but I am glad I decided to pick it up again. I think I really like this book because of its realism. It gives a very realistic portrayal of society and the various characters that you will probably encounter in it... 

Right now I am feeling pretty stressed out due to all the work I have to do for all my classes it seems, but the thought of being done is keeping me sane.... I made some fun plans and I can't wait... Something to look forward to.

Where the Road Divides

Here is where the road divides
Here is where we realize
The sculpting of the Father's great design
Through time you've been a friend to me
But time is now the enemy
I wish we didn't have to say goodbye

But I know the road he chose for me
Is not the road he chose for you
So as we chase the dreams we're after

Pray for me and I'll pray for you
Pray that we will keep the common ground
Won't you pray for me and I'll pray for you
And one day love will bring us back around again

Painted on our tapestry
We see the way it has to be
Weaving through the laughter and the tears
But love will be the tie that binds us
To the time we leave behind us
Memories will be our souvenirs
And I know that through it all
The hardest part of love is letting go
But there's a greater love that holds us

Pray for me and I'll pray for you
Pray that we will keep the common ground
Won't you pray for me and I'll pray for you
And one day love will bring us back around again...

Delilah or Samson

Am I
Delilah or Samson
That’s the question I ask myself everyday

Do I love you
Beyond reason, without reason
Or is it you I betray?

Do my feelings remain true
Or do I let my heart wander astray
Do I trust you
Or do I walk away?

Lord Give me Strength
Even if these columns crumble upon me
Lord Give me Strength
Set me free

Lord Give me Strength
My mistakes I finally see
Lord Give me Strength
Forgive me

Over Easy

She is an expert. She has held many of them in that unforgiving hand. Some have been whiter than others, but regardless her hand has tainted and broken them all. It doesn’t matter how hard a shell of defense might be put up; they all come crashing down only to be exposed for her pleasure. She cracks them and throws them all in the same black abyss every time. Sizzle, pop, squirm, sizzle, pop. Sunny side up? Over easy? Over hard? Fried? Scrambled? She does what she pleases. Whatever style, her nourishment and fulfillment are all that matter. Once she is finished, she disposes of the lifeless, empty shell only to move on to her next victim.

Please leave mine with a little bit of yolk left; I would rather not be fried all the way. I would rather not break too many eggs, but if I must I like them over easy. But I guess I am walking on eggshells… so tell me, is it You or Me that picks up the pieces?

Follow Your Dharma, Don't Fall Into Routine

Dharma – one’s righteous duty.

Routine – a course of normative, standardized actions or procedures that are followed regularly, often repetitiously.

My Monday Routine

1. Stay up all night doing my Environmental Design sketchbook assignment
2. Wake up to go to my 9 AM Stats discussion
3. Turn in my sketchbook
4. Take the bus down to Starbucks
5. Get coffee and try to be productive until my class at noon
6. Go to class
7. Leave class at 2 and go home
   

Today started off like any typical Monday. I was tired from the night before as I desperately tried to put together a sketchbook project for my environmental design class that was somewhat near decent. However, on my way to turn in the project, I ran into a friend. As we talked for a minute and I described this constant procedure I have every Monday, she said something that caught me by surprise. She told me that she didn’t think I was so routine.

I find myself constantly falling into routine. Even though I like to think of myself as an individual and someone that doesn’t fall into the normative constructs of societal stereotypes, I somehow find myself falling into the crevices of the normative routines that trap everyone. Although school is important, I find that it sometimes, and especially this semester and now more so than others, confines me to routines and stops me from pursuing my passion of art. I constantly find myself bombarded with assignments that stop me from making and creating what I love best.

We had a guest speaker in my Peace and Conflict Studies class and he talked about non-violence and its influences on leaders and its current position in society today. Interestingly enough, he talked about this idea of Dharma. As trite as it may seem, the idea of “follow your dreams” has been strangled and buried under socio-economic implications that are given birth by our capitalistic society. Instead, children are influenced by a society driven around money and any job that provides any sort of security of it instead of being encouraged to foster in creative expression and imagination. Individuals are no longer unique, but instead a mute servant to a system that demands conformity to its ideas of perceptions of these securities.

However, the idea of Dharma argues that everyone has a specific duty or purpose in life. Doing a “bad” job at whatever your dharma might be is better than doing a “good” job at someone else’s dharma. Our guest lecturer told us that the reason why people have mid life crises is because they never followed their Dharma and were instead influenced by those around them to doubt their own abilities to fulfill this Dharma.

The problem arises because our society lacks this search of Dharma and recognition of it. Instead we are put into institutions that we call schools where we briefly study concepts but never really apply them to anything. These passions, dreams, ideas that we harbor, which disagree with societal norms and expectations, are disregarded and never have the opportunity to grow.

Hearing all of this was inspirational. I have always wanted to be an artist all my life and even though society says I am going to be poor and that I should pursue something else, I am going to stick to it. Often, people look at me strangely when I tell them I am simply an Art major and nothing more. Sometimes they do suggest I do something else, but from my experience in taking other classes I have found that the most rewarding classes are the ones I am passionate about. Rather than follow someone else’s dreams or expectations, I am going to follow my Dharma. I am going to be an artist. I am going to try and be a humanitarian. I am going to promote the arts and let kids know that they don’t have to fall into the trap and that they can really follow their dreams. Idealistic? Optimistic? Perhaps. But I know I am going to be doing what I love and regardless if that brings in the cash or not, I know I did what I wanted without having regrets or doubts later. I know I will face hardships and doubts along the way, but as long as I continue with this Dharma, I know I will be fine. If you think about it, the most successful people are the one’s that followed their dreams, not the one’s that went in it for the money.

So like the guest speaker asked my class, what is your Dharma?