I HATE jazz music. Something about it just drives me batty and I literally cannot concentrate or form a complete thought if it's playing. Especially live.
@Gators&BoSox I don't care for jazz either. The draw of it is that much of it is improvised, so if there is an ideal way to listen to it, it's live. Which is why I never got why people listen to jazz CDs; those are boring and drive me a bit batty. At least live, it's kind of cool that the musicians do their own thing but can still stay in the same key and rhythm. But it's definitely background music; I can't just sit there and listen. I have to be socializing and doing other things too.
There's other music I dislike a lot more but will digress, since it's been talked about on a UO already.
@Gators&BoSox I don't like jazz that much but we went to New Orleans this past January and went to a jazz bar because that's the touristy thing to do and had a good time. But definitely not something I would listen to on a regular basis.
I'm with you on the jazz. It just sounds like a cacophony to me.
I wish the people protesting right now would realize that the other half (roughly) of the country felt the exact same way they do now 8 years ago. These protests aren't going to do a damn thing. Trump is our president-elect. Deal with it. (I didn't vote for him either, but damn!)
@DrillSergeantCat im with ya. what kills me even more are the universities giving free passes on exams and holding cry-out sessions for students who are distressed. what is that teaching?!? Buck up and get over it.
@DrillSergeantCat Not a Trump voter either, but I think people need to put on their grown-up pants and accept how things are run. If they had gotten their way, they'd expect people to accept their preferred candidate.
@DrillSergeantCat Yes! I know most of them are all of 19 years old so they've never had the disappointment of their candidate losing before, but every election forever has ended with half the country upset. You drink some wine and cry or whatever, but then the next morning you get up and go about your life. You don't throw a tantrum and start burning piles of trash in the street. These are the same people who have been acting terrified of how "violent" Trump supporters are and here they are rioting. And if Clinton had won and Trump supporters had pulled this crap they would have been called violent, extremist, fascists.
My UO is that I don't like to go to the movie theatre to watch a movie. heck new movies in general for the past 5-10 years have really gotten worse and worse and it's hard for me to like movies in general!
@babyspice I'm so cheap I just can't enjoy sitting through a movie that cost 12 dollars And I agree I haven't seen a good movie in years. The last movie I even saw in the theater was Star Wars
I also am a cheapo and refuse to go to the movies! In the past five years we've only gone for the epic adventure movies that I think are worth it--the Hobbit & Star Wars.
I love the movies! But we rarely go because DH hates it. I can usually convince him to go ~1x a year if there's a movie he know's I'm super excited for (like Star Wars).
@babyspice DH loves the movie theater experience; I find it worth it only for action or adventure movies, similarly to @kjd291. When we were friends in high school, it was the one thing we could do together in public that didn't constitute as "dating." (It would have been weird at the time because we had sworn we were platonic! ) He's a big movie buff so it's fun to talk to him about movies, and I do enjoy them, but the movie-going experience has become less appealing to me as I've gotten older. We have a big TV at home with a comfy couch, and I can have the surround sound experience in my PJs any time of the day!
I'm with you on the jazz. It just sounds like a cacophony to me.
I wish the people protesting right now would realize that the other half (roughly) of the country felt the exact same way they do now 8 years ago. These protests aren't going to do a damn thing. Trump is our president-elect. Deal with it. (I didn't vote for him either, but damn!)
I hear you. Yesterday morning I laid in bed and cried for a good 20 minutes as I feared for my black children in a Trump America. It frightens me, frankly. However, I do feel that protesting isn't going to do much at this point. After I had a good cry, I wiped my face, got dressed, got my son dressed and put on a brave face for him and carried on with my day. Nothing else I could do.
@kap1988 , @babyspice , @kjd291 - I love the movies for the popcorn Extra butter, please! And I go back about 10 mins into the movie to get more butter. Oh- and the flavored powders you can buy to sprinkle on top? This is getting embarrassing.
Anyways- you should watch "Bad Moms" if you haven't seen a good movie in awhile. Hysterical. I can't wait to be a bad mom!
Edited to add @dubcompanion too! Popcorn for the win!
As I am eating thai food for lunch, I just want to express my hate for water chestnuts- like what the point are they? They don't taste like anything and the texture is weird- I always forget to tell them to leave them out.
@kiyamurph I honestly don't believe that Trump meant anything he said. I sincerely hope not anyway. Before he began his campaign his values were actually more liberal than Hillary's. He says he has a plan for the healthcare system and I truly hope he does because we can't continue with the premiums we have now. When the penalty is 2.5% or $695 but premiums are $900 a month, that tells me we need a change. I'm hopeful that things won't change (or be set back) like people are expecting. Men aren't going to suddenly think sexual assault is okay because Trump grab her by the p***y. Things are going to settle down soon. I don't think he was the answer to our problems, but I understand the frustration that caused him to be elected.
I just wish that everyone who only voted for the other candidate to try to prevent the other from gaining office, or who only voted for the candidate they did because they felt that one was the "lesser of two evils", would have voted third party. I think there was enough of us and getting both Republicans and Democrats out of office is the only way to exact real change IMO.
@DrillSergeantCat I do agree that Trump was a showman and I think any intelligent person knows that he's really a Democrat. Has been for years. He was smart enough to run as a Republican simply because he knew he could win. He conned people and slipped into a politician's shoes and told people what they wanted to hear. But the thing is that he went to the extreme. He spread such a divisive message for over a year and generalized people of color. He made it sound like we should be afraid of all Muslims and that "they're the ones who really knows what's going on." He made it sound like all immigrants are criminals. He painted all black people as struggling in the hood who gets shot at everyday and we just need his help. F him for saying that. He started the entire birther movement trying to delegitimize Obama's presidency, which had massive racist undertones and this was years before running for president. I never said anything about men grabbing women and assaulting them. That's not my fear here. What I am afraid of is him talking about bringing things back like stop and frisk. Plainly put, stop and frisk is racial profiling. Pure and simple. What scares me about his presidency is the fact that he's emboldened his base. I agree with Mitt Romney when he spoke of trickle down racism and xenophobia. I've already seen it with my own eyes. There's a huge Hispanic population where I live and over the weekend there was a guy in Walmart who told the cashier that he can't wait for Trump to build his wall. Mind you, the cashier was clearly a Hispanic American, but that's beside the point. A nurse that I work with was telling me just this morning that her brother-in-law, who's Polish and works at Home Depot, was at work yesterday and someone came up to him and asked if he voted. Her BIL said no and the guy said to him, "well then you must be an immigrant and you need to go back to your country." Her BIL informed him that he's actually a citizen and he didn't vote because he didn't like his options. I do feel like instances like these are due to Trump and his message. Let me be clear when I say that I do not feel that all Trump supporters are like this, but there is plenty of video evidence of his emboldened base saying disgusting things to immigrants and people of color. I'm afraid of the fact that Trump is unpredictable because he put on a show and said what people needed to hear and now he's surrounded with a Republican house AND Senate. I understand your views on healthcare. The Affordable Care Act was not perfect by any means, but completely taking away the ACA isn't necessarily the answer either because that then has a trickle down affect on certain programs, which makes it tough for things like mental health. I'm not usually one that feels all doom and gloom when my person doesn't win. I'm a registered Democrat and when Gore and Kerry lost in the early 2000s, I felt like, welp, I'm not a fan of George W. but on with life. I wasn't afraid of what was to come. I had concerns about the economy under Bush, and rightfully so because hello unnecessary war and recession, but I felt like it was business as usual. Under a Trump presidency however, I have real fears and concerns. This goes far beyond just my guy didn't win. I'm afraid for the safety of minorities and especially Muslims. I work with plenty of Muslim doctors who are genuinely concerned about being harassed. Trump has said and done nothing that makes me feel like he'll bring the country together. To me, he's made it worse.
@kiyamurph I didn't mean to imply that you think men will start assaulting women; I've seen other women saying that's their fear.
I do not fear Muslim people, but I will say that I don't agree with bringing more refugees over unless they've been vetted to the extreme. France is a good example of why that's a dangerous move. Most people I know feel the way I do.
It's really shocking to me that people have become so emboldened as to threaten people. I can't understand that thinking. I know he said he's for stop and frisk, but I don't think he'll be able to stop the forward momentum that Ferguson and BLM started. I live in an area that is predominantly Hispanic. I've hired more illegal immigrants than I can count just to have to fire them after discovering they're not legal. I've seen the damage that can be done when we don't have an easy way for people seeking refuge to obtain citizenship. I don't want to ship anyone anywhere, I want them to be able to become citizens and have a timeline for becoming a citizen. That said, it also needs to be easier for us to deport criminals (whose crimes aren't just being here illegally). I had a friend have an illegal immigrant drive into her house, he had no insurance, no license, and no visa, but she was told that he would have to be arrested three different times before he would be deported.
He's definitely made things worse, I 100% agree with you there. To be clear, I did not vote for him. I'm just trying to remain optimistic that things aren't going to be as bad as we think.
Looking at his 100 day plan, there are some good things he wants to do like enacting Congressional term limits, rulings about lobbying, and ending common core. Granted, there's some seriously shitty things too and probably more of them than there are good. I'll admit being ignorant to the trade things. I think a vast majority of his plans are mere naivete and will never happen.
Also, I'm sorry you're hurting. I really wish I could be celebrating a Johnson win this week.
@DrillSergeantCat Yesterday was a day of mourning for me and I was incredibly sad and disappointed. I was talking to one of my friends earlier today about all of this and I told her that I'm going to continue to control what I can control and do my best to instill good values into my children. I plan to teach them tolerance and to respect everyone no matter who they are, where they come from, their sexual orientation, or what they look like and to fight the good fight. I feel like that's all I CAN do at this point. For the first time in my life though, I truly worry for the future of Roe v Wade. I know that people usually fear that when a Republican comes into office, but with 2 vacant Supreme Court seats, possibly a third, and a Republican House and Senate, this is a genuine concern. Only time will tell I guess. And thank you for the sentiment. I appreciate it.
@DrillSergeantCat Yesterday was a day of mourning for me and I was incredibly sad and disappointed. I was talking to one of my friends earlier today about all of this and I told her that I'm going to continue to control what I can control and do my best to instill good values into my children. I plan to teach them tolerance and to respect everyone no matter who they are, where they come from, their sexual orientation, or what they look like and to fight the good fight. I feel like that's all I CAN do at this point. For the first time in my life though, I truly worry for the future of Roe v Wade. I know that people usually fear that when a Republican comes into office, but with 2 vacant Supreme Court seats, possibly a third, and a Republican House and Senate, this is a genuine concern. Only time will tell I guess. And thank you for the sentiment. I appreciate it.
Fortunately, President Obama is working right now to secure permanent funding for Planned Parenthood.
@kiyamurph agree with you and feel the same way. My friend was actually just threatened and called a racial slur this morning. This is really bringing out the worst in people.
@kiyamurph@mcdonald-bailey The fear is real. I have been feeling incredibly thankful that I haven't had racist comments directed at me - yet. I work in an environment that is 99% white (staff, students, and families) and live in a similarly homogenous area. Granted, I was adopted into a white family and married a white man. My mom has joked that I just need to open my mouth and a white girl flies out. However, by appearance, I look anywhere from Native American to Hispanic. My BFF is of Chinese descent but was born in this country. Her parents immigrated to the States before she and her sister were born. Where she works, she does get rude comments and intrusive questions about her ethnicity. Part of that is due to her clientele and part of is due to the nature of her work (pediatrician). Nonetheless, it equally offends me that people have the gall to use one's skin color/ethnicity/nationality against them. And both of us are terrified it will only get worse.
I'm legitimately concerned about the political and cultural environment my daughter will be raised in. I honestly felt that the U.S., as a whole, was progressive enough to accept multi-racial families (minorities in general). It is extremely unnerving that this may not be so.
ETA: Sorry if this is a bit off tangent. And to be very fair, a Clinton presidency would not have necessarily solved these growing concerns I've been having. They've been blossoming the past several years, even under an Obama administration.
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Re: UO Thursday 11/10
There's other music I dislike a lot more but will digress, since it's been talked about on a UO already.
I wish the people protesting right now would realize that the other half (roughly) of the country felt the exact same way they do now 8 years ago. These protests aren't going to do a damn thing. Trump is our president-elect. Deal with it. (I didn't vote for him either, but damn!)
Me 28 DH 28 Married 2012
TTC #1 since March 2015
Metformin + Femara + Gonal F + Trigger = BFP 6/24/16
EDD 3/3/17
Found out it's a girl! 9/23/16
Me 28 DH 28 Married 2012
TTC #1 since March 2015
Metformin + Femara + Gonal F + Trigger = BFP 6/24/16
EDD 3/3/17
Found out it's a girl! 9/23/16
Samantha - 4/5/2017
Now I'm mainly there for the popcorn.
Anyways- you should watch "Bad Moms" if you haven't seen a good movie in awhile. Hysterical. I can't wait to be a bad mom!
Edited to add @dubcompanion too! Popcorn for the win!
I just wish that everyone who only voted for the other candidate to try to prevent the other from gaining office, or who only voted for the candidate they did because they felt that one was the "lesser of two evils", would have voted third party. I think there was enough of us and getting both Republicans and Democrats out of office is the only way to exact real change IMO.
I'm afraid of the fact that Trump is unpredictable because he put on a show and said what people needed to hear and now he's surrounded with a Republican house AND Senate. I understand your views on healthcare. The Affordable Care Act was not perfect by any means, but completely taking away the ACA isn't necessarily the answer either because that then has a trickle down affect on certain programs, which makes it tough for things like mental health.
I'm not usually one that feels all doom and gloom when my person doesn't win. I'm a registered Democrat and when Gore and Kerry lost in the early 2000s, I felt like, welp, I'm not a fan of George W. but on with life. I wasn't afraid of what was to come. I had concerns about the economy under Bush, and rightfully so because hello unnecessary war and recession, but I felt like it was business as usual. Under a Trump presidency however, I have real fears and concerns. This goes far beyond just my guy didn't win. I'm afraid for the safety of minorities and especially Muslims. I work with plenty of Muslim doctors who are genuinely concerned about being harassed. Trump has said and done nothing that makes me feel like he'll bring the country together. To me, he's made it worse.
I do not fear Muslim people, but I will say that I don't agree with bringing more refugees over unless they've been vetted to the extreme. France is a good example of why that's a dangerous move. Most people I know feel the way I do.
It's really shocking to me that people have become so emboldened as to threaten people. I can't understand that thinking. I know he said he's for stop and frisk, but I don't think he'll be able to stop the forward momentum that Ferguson and BLM started. I live in an area that is predominantly Hispanic. I've hired more illegal immigrants than I can count just to have to fire them after discovering they're not legal. I've seen the damage that can be done when we don't have an easy way for people seeking refuge to obtain citizenship. I don't want to ship anyone anywhere, I want them to be able to become citizens and have a timeline for becoming a citizen. That said, it also needs to be easier for us to deport criminals (whose crimes aren't just being here illegally). I had a friend have an illegal immigrant drive into her house, he had no insurance, no license, and no visa, but she was told that he would have to be arrested three different times before he would be deported.
He's definitely made things worse, I 100% agree with you there. To be clear, I did not vote for him. I'm just trying to remain optimistic that things aren't going to be as bad as we think.
Looking at his 100 day plan, there are some good things he wants to do like enacting Congressional term limits, rulings about lobbying, and ending common core. Granted, there's some seriously shitty things too and probably more of them than there are good. I'll admit being ignorant to the trade things. I think a vast majority of his plans are mere naivete and will never happen.
Also, I'm sorry you're hurting. I really wish I could be celebrating a Johnson win this week.
I'm legitimately concerned about the political and cultural environment my daughter will be raised in. I honestly felt that the U.S., as a whole, was progressive enough to accept multi-racial families (minorities in general). It is extremely unnerving that this may not be so.
ETA: Sorry if this is a bit off tangent. And to be very fair, a Clinton presidency would not have necessarily solved these growing concerns I've been having. They've been blossoming the past several years, even under an Obama administration.