The Hunger Games

It's just like to be behind the game in terms of fanatical books.
I didn't hop on the Twilight band wagon until well after the first movie came out.  A friend from work talked about it all the time and encouraged me to read the first book and I was hooked from the very first page and have been a die hard Twi-hard ever since.

I'd seen the book The Hunger Games but never picked it up and then the trailer for the movie came out and it looked intriguing but I still didn't do anything about it.
But then 2 weeks ago I was having lunch with a friend and she asked if I was going to see the movie and I told her I'd like to but I hadn't read the book.  She told me to read the book(s) and invited me to see the movie with her and her friends when it came out. Of course I took her up on her offer and boy was I glad I did.
That movie is fantastic!!  Obviously the premise is disturbing, young children being forced to fight to the death for sport/ tv entertainment but besides that, I absolutely LOVED this movie.

I can't imagine anyone else playing Katniss Everdeen than Jennifer Lawrence.

And I know there's the "hunk" Gale Hawthorne played by Liam Hemsworth.

And sure he's cute..

But my heart in this movie belongs to Josh Hutcherson who plays Peeta Mellark.

This kid is young enough to be my son (if I'd had one in high school) but I don't care.  He's my new man/child crush.


The rest of the cast was great too.
Woody Harrelson plays Haymitch Abernathy the kids' mentor for the games and he was great!

Wes Bentley (don't really know who he is but he has a bitchin' beard in the movie) plays the game master Seneca Crane.

Lenny Kravitz is the stylist Cinna for the District 12 kids and did an amazing job!

The part where he gets Katniss ready for the games broke my heart.

Stanley Tucci plays Caesar Flickerman the tv host and honestly, anything he does is gold in my book.

And lastly is Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket as the representative of the District 12 kids.  I think.  Not really sure what her part was other than to say silly things and look ridiculous.  But she did it well.

So, basically what I'm saying is you have to go see this movie, even if you're like me and still haven't read the book(s).
I plan on going to see it again it was so good.

 Or maybe because I want to see more of my man/child boyfriend...

I'm In A Funk..

My depression is rearing it's ugly head again.

I've struggled with it on and off my whole adult life. Sometimes it's manageable and sometimes it gets to the point where I'm scared for myself.
Luckily at this point it's manageable without meds but it's slowly getting to the point where I may need to go see my doctor again.  And I hate that.  I don't like to take meds if I can help it.

I know a lot of people don't like to talk about their struggles with mental health but if by sharing mine with you all, maybe it will help someone else that is struggling and they will get the help they need.
Depression is nothing to be ashamed of and like the quote above says, it's not a sign of weakness either.
And asking for help is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength.

So, I'm sorry if I haven't been present lately and reading many of your blogs.
I'm trying.  I'm trying to get better and get myself back on track.

Also, thanks for listening.

Twitter Is Fun

I love twitter.  You get to make lots of new "friends" and also get to interact with celebrities.  When they let you. Lol!
I've been lucky lately that celebrities have been responding to me.  If you remember here, Anderson Cooper responded to a tweet I sent him.
Earlier this week I tweeted a question to Andy Cohen during his Watch What Happens Live show with Brad Goreski and his boyfriend Gary Janetti. He never read my question on the air(I asked if they were going to have children) but later that night Gary DM'd me telling me how nice I was for saying I thought they'd make great parents!
And then last night, I got a response from Donald Trump Jr!  I know he's not a huge celebrity but I still thought it was cool.

Do you tweet to celebrities? Do they answer you?

Horses Horses Horses Horses

I miss my horses.

When I moved back to Texas I had to leave my horses behind in Utah.  My move back here was something I decided on quickly, so I didn't have time to find a place to keep them here. And then winter came and I didn't want to risk transporting them through the mountains in the snow and ice.
I'm lucky that they are being lovingly cared for by the owner of the property where I keep them now in Utah.

I should have them back to me in March or April but in the meantime I do what any other horse lover does.
I go visit someone else's horses, take a big breath in and smell that wonderful aroma that is a horse.
If you love horses, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
If you don't, then I'm sure you think I'm weird but I don't care.


I'll leave you with some photos of my babies and wait for their return to me.

Hello Kitty

I love me some Hello Kitty!
But seeing as how I'm old, I can't really get away with wearing anything with Hello Kitty on it.
So I live vicariously through my 4 year old niece.  She loves Hello Kitty too thank goodness.  And I love the way she says it.. helloooo kit-tayyy.

Her birthday is coming up so I've been on the hunt for a bunch of Hello Kitty things for her.
The other day I found THE CUTEST fedora for her!

I just hope she wasn't lying to me when she said she would wear a hat if I got her one.

I also found a cute outfit for her too!

While searching for all things Hello Kitty, I did come across one thing I can get and not be ridiculed for..

And I also found something else..

It's good to know that even Hello Kitty poops.

Confessions Of A Massage Therapist Part Twelve

I have a massage client that's a bit....freaky, is the word I think I'm looking for.
He is a super nice guy but the things he does and then tells me about, makes me shake my head on occasion.

A few weeks ago he cancelled his appointment with me because he was "sick".
Only to find out a week later that he wasn't sick at all, he'd injured himself and was unable to lay on the table.  I guess I should specify, he was unable to lay facedown on the table (and he still is by the way).

The reason being, he broke his penis.

He finally got the courage to tell me what happened but I'll spare you the details. I think broken penis is enough and I'm sure most of you will figure out what happened without me telling you.

Anyway, before he told me, he tried to make me promise not to laugh. I told him that knowing him, that was something I just couldn't do.
He responded by telling me I was mean and that I couldn't laugh and if I did, he'd know.

So he procedes to tell him how this accident occured and I can assure you, I didn't laugh.
Poor man, was all I could think.  Thank goodness he couldn't feel it as he's paralyzed from the waist down.  But still...

He had to have surgery to remove some dead tissue and he had to wear a traction device for a few weeks as well.
Last week, he offered to show me his sad organ.  Apparently everyone he's told this about wants to see it.
But I politely declined.  He said it looked better and wasn't as mangled and sad as it used to be but I still declined.
It was then he says, "Boy, you really don't like penis do you?"
I told him I did, I just don't want to see them all the time.
To which he replied, "You'll be a lesbian in 2 years."

WHAT?!  Just because I don't want to look at your penis and everyone else that tries to show theirs off, I'm suddenly turning gay?!

Now, had he offered to show it to me when it was all mangled?   I probably would've looked.

This Is Why I Need A King Size Bed

This is Buck.   My 120 pound Golden Retriever/Great Pyrenees mix. 

He loves to sleep on my bed with me but this is exactly why I don't let him up there very often.

See me curled up on the edge of my bed?

Bed hog!