Taking A Shot At A Movie Critic - The Conjuring

     Last night I went to see The Conjuring, yes, I suppose it's true what they say; Humans never really find haunted house movies tiring, and throw in the little fact "based on a true story", and you've got 'em hooked. Well this movie for one, unlike A Haunting in Connecticut, is sure to impress. Although I'm no movie critic, I do enjoy my fair share of horrors, in fact, they're one of my loves, along with coffee, sweets, and independent movies. I personally give this movie five and a half stars out of five. And don't tell anybody.... but by the end of the movie, I was a little scared... {Fun fact, horror movies don't scare me}, I smiled the whole movie, laughing at the moments when everybody else jumped, or, especially, when I jumped.  
     The story line was very well put together, and seemed more real, rather than some movie that you can totally tell is scripted. The actors and actresses were one of the best for this movie. And with as much horror, they even managed to tie a little humor, drawing you in further to the deepening plot. And unlike other horrors, this movie actually showed the "ghosts" and junk. I believe this movie has earned it's title in "Horror".

What's Wrong With A Little Love?

     I'm watching American Gun on the independent section of demand.. I can't quite figure out what it's about, besides a busy crime city, a child, a gun store owner, and, a school shooting. It seems like a bit of a messy story... there was this little boy and his friend, about 6 years old. On their way to school they found a half naked prostitute brutally slashed up with her guts out and everything... I couldn't imagine that. In fact, the other day I saw a drug deal.... I'm still in awe. About 4 in the morning, delivering papers, I see these two boys just walking along, carrying a shoe box. I'm like "What are they doing up at this hour!" with all of my ignorance. The lady I work with, Cindy she's like "They're making their money, you know what they have in that shoe box..." And all I could think of, was they probably have a gun... what if somebody gets shot? I know I don't live in a bad city, I know the place I live in has changed over the years, but things happen. My best friend was telling me of this domestic violence case where she lives that just got completely out of control. The guy shot the lady, and the baby, and when the cops arrived, they ended up shooting him too.... I think the lady is still alive, in critical condition, but I don't know... It's just, I don't know, this world now a days. Why can't we love?

Unofficiallness

     Well, I'd like to blog.... But I just can't find anything that I've been thinking about... It's lost, and my arms are limp... And I can't even keep you up to pace about anything that's happened, because I don't remember where I left off, and I especially don't have time for a fact blog. I have to go to work you see. Work, work, work...

*A couple days later*

     Thinking.... thinking about relationships, values, etc. At this point in time, since breaking up with my best friend, for growth reasons... I've looked at all that I've accomplished; I finally got out of bed and not only took my G.E.D. but passed, I'm ready for college in the fall, with my orientation set up for July 26. I'm ready. I've accomplished so much since breaking up. And with still loving him as a best friend, being ready for a new relationship, but still afraid of losing all that I've accomplished. Of back tracking because I will get distracted, or lost.
     So, I suppose, for now, I'm just having fun, hanging out with my guy friends, or whomever. Today, I hung out with my friend from camp Chris. We went to the mall, and on the way back, we rode the bus. One of the best things, we listened to music and played chess, bickering about who would win, and all the while he had his arm around me lol. It was a really sweet evening, it felt almost like a date, but unofficially free. He'd carry my stuff, and offered to pay for the food, etc... I don't know.. perhaps I sound a bit desperate in the fact that I just wish I were dating... I mean, I suppose I am.. unofficially, but I don't know, perhaps I want officially. Somebody I can text with cute messages, and hold hands with, and bid goodbye for the night with a sweet kiss... But time will only tell :)

Sure, Just Leave The Black Mold There, We'll Just Die Or Something...

     So, I'm not sure if I've told you all - my invisible readers - about my apartment, but let me tell you! It's something. And not the good kind of something... but that's not the story here. I'm not skilled enough for that novel O_O .
     Point is, our kitchen ceiling is filled with black mold, but apparently it's just too expensive to take care of, so they're coming over in a little bit to just cover it up with some dry wall. It's okay, we can die, that's alright dummy.

     Now, don't be concerned for me, but I will even still list the facts and such about black mold (hold back, it's been a while since I've done a fact blog).

     Mold kind of lives in a colony, and is thought of as a single living organism. The main body of a mold colony, also known scientifically as mycelium, is made up of groups of multicellular filaments called hyphae. The hyphae tips release enzymes that the mold uses to help break down, and take over (or eat) what it is growing on. The hyphae than also absorbs the nutrients from the thing that they're growing on, thus, making the organism spread.
     Of course, certain conditions must be right for the mold to grow, such as light, temperature, oxygen levels, and, the amount of nutrients in the victim object. The types of things that aid the right conditions are things like: Humidity, a good food source (wood, drywall, cotton, etc), darkness (mold cannot grow in ultraviolet sun light), warmth (mold can't grow in the cold), oxygen, moisture (water leaks, humidity),  enough time (mold takes about 24-48 hours if all conditions are right), and finally, how well the spores spread (mold grows like flowers with the spores acting like pollen, awww, how fancy). 
     At the signs of mold; allergic symptoms, a moldy smell, added with any kind of problematic water leaks you may want to hire a professional mold inspector. It's best to hire a professional rather than your uncles' wife's twice removed, brother-in-law's neighbors cousin, because professionals know what they're doing. When the inspector comes in, they'll have their little gadgets, moisture meters, fiber optics and junk. These tools, they use to help them find this little pest behind walls and other objects in your house that would be good at hiding the mold without disturbing your home.
     Ideally, it would be nice to test the mold to see exactly what kind it is, and if it is dangerous or not, because believe it or not, some mold is harmless. There are four types of mold tests:

Air Testing: Air testing is when samples of air are taken from your home and sent away to a big fancy laboratory. This test is to find the concentration of the mold spores (remember, it's the little mold pollen) in your home, even if you can't find where the mold hides. One draw back is that the air types vary, so it's never really a consistent result every time.

Surface Testing: Surface testing is when samples are taken from objects around your home to figure out the amount of mold spores and growth deposited around your house. But as the same with air testing, the results aren't perfect because mold isn't really spread around a home evenly , and it can change from time to time the amount they'd find. One thing air testing can do that surface testing can't is identifying the exact concentration of mold spores in your home.

Bulk Testing: With bulk testing the professionals take items from around your home to a laboratory to be tested under a microscope. Bulk testing is helpful to tell you figure out if you do have a mold problem, and to give you an idea just how much the concentration is.

and finally,

Culture Testing: Culture testing is when mold particles are taken into a petri dish to grow to figure out exactly what species of mold can grow inside one's home. Only the live particles of mold can be tested this way, but don't just leave the dead pieces there, they can still cause harm, even dead. But other kinds of tests (such as the ones named above) can still identify mold issues in the home, whether dead or alive, so it is still best to do this test.

Reasons Why You Should Test:

• You notice signs of mold (like the ones named above)
• To identify the species of mold in your home
• To help find where mold is growing
• To test your indoor air quality by measuring mold spore concentration
• To test if the mold in your home has been fully removed

Health Symptoms of Mold

• Cold or flu like symptoms
• Coughing 
• Sneezing
• Sore throat
• Irritated, or itchy throat
• Blocked, itchy, runny nose
• Sinus congestion or headache
• Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, wheezing
• Irritated or itchy skin
• Skin rash, hives
• Red, itchy, watery, or bloodshot eyes
• Itchy ears
• Hair loss, or baldness
• Hay fever symptoms

     Granted, none of these are casual coughing, sneezing or whatever. There are however, 16 different toxic molds that release highly toxic chemicals called mycotoxins. The symptoms of toxic molds are much worse than just the common molds named above. Symptoms of mycotoxin infection would include bleeding, damage to internal organs, metal impairment, cancer, or even death.

Safe Mold Removal
     Wear protective equipment (goggles, dust filter/respirator, gloves, and,  a safe suit that covers your whole body) contain the mold spores, set up negative pressure, remove mold, clean belongings, and, use a HEPA vacuum. Cleaning the mold with bleach, ammonia, borax, or vinegar is ideal in the removal.


     And just in case I didn't explain it well enough:
What is Mold?
Causes of Mold
Testing
Health Symptoms
Inspection
Safe Mold Removal
Preventing Mold

Business Blogs... Whut?!

      Hey! So I think I've mentioned at some point in past posts that I was going to take my G.E.D., but I was really procrastinating... Honestly, I would have done it..... but at some point, kind of like how you procrastinate getting up in the morning, no matter how annoying your alarm clock is (my mom was the nagging alarm clock...). And so, I think I owe my mother a great thank you for being a supportive, nagging, funny lady. Thank you Madame Sueffle. Sorry, I don't know how to spell it... but she knows what I mean... I mean for real, she's pretty much my only viewer besides those of you who are just passer-by's. But it's okay, for those of you who stay here long enough to read that part though... :S
      I always try to find other blogs to read on here, it'd be nice to be able to find a blog to read, just something random, not about hair-do's I can't do to save my life, your family.. I mean for real, who wants to know about what your 5 year old said? Granted, kids say the funniest things, but I don't want to read ALL about that! Or, I always come across the business blogs... whut?! And it seems the best blogs I come across, it just so happens that I can't read Spanish....
     But, to the point. I did take my G.E.D. last week, and I passed! I knew I would, because my practice scores were really high, and also it was easy... and even though I promised I'd cry when I got my scores back.. I didn't cry soo much, only enough to be like "Oh my god, I passed, last year I didn't even imagine myself here, and just six months ago I couldn't even imagine this, much less three months ago, and I still passed, I get to graduate with my best friend on time!" The only thing I wish I did, was go to the prom.. my whole life I've been like "Omg, prom, that's stupid, just a dance to get fancy with." Man, *smh* I love to get dressed up... as much as I pretend I don't, I still think it's obvious that I love to get fancy. So prom... I disparately missed you. :( Plus I had to work that night, and I had nobody to go with, no dress, I don't go to that school... it was a mess. *smh* Poor prom, I know you missed me ;)

I think this is about love?

     I don't even know how long it's been since I last posted... I just remember leaving off at "C" of my 'blog by alphabets', which I left a half draft in saved, but unpublished. I suppose I got bored with blogging, thinking it was pretty senseless to be typing stuff, putting so much work into it, when it seemed nobody would even see it... but I guess that's what putting your heart and soul into something really means, in which I gave up on. Let's be honest, blogging really isn't "my thing" per say, I just feel it's something I can put out there, how I feel and junk, even if nobody sees it... it's better than my facebook seeing all the things I feel and think, than they'll think I'm just a whine ass. And I guess I've come back to you invisible readers, because I just feel like you, all of you masked by the great internet have been my support... if that makes sense...

     But in the meantime. A lot has happened since I've last posted.. I'm in a different head space, before I was hung up on my ex, and having now realized, that he didn't really love me as I thought... Well, I suppose any kind of love is real love, sometimes the way you need it and how you want it, and sometimes not. But even so, it's the only way that person knows how to love at the moment. It was honestly a lot of me to expect a sixteen year old boy to be in love, I mean really? Seriously. I was all like "oh! Let's get married" (After we'd done stuff like college and junk of course) I understand where he, and everybody else was coming from when they said "What the fruit, you have the rest of your life!". In that head space, I just wanted to be loved, I wanted security in the fact that I knew somebody really did love me. Without really realizing that I already was loved.... I know, but not in the forefront of my mind I suppose... the fact is, before you can love somebody, you have to love yourself first, which I'm working on, with time.....

     Also, further from the fact of love; in my absence from school this past year, out in The Real World, I've finally come to believe what they all say "Friends in high school, often stay in high school" Damn straight! The high school drama carries onto the back scenes of the fast food restaurants with the "He said, She said, but that's not really what happened, but I suppose you'll never find out because you're not In".... I don't understand how people do it for 20 plus years, as I've written in my best friends letter, "fast food isn't a career, it's something to do while you are bettering yourself in life" But I guess you always need those life dropouts to be the store manager, which I'm not talking down to my boss, he's a good guy, but you can just look around, past the fake smiles and see they all wanted something more than tossing chicken into a bucket. I'm getting out of there. That will not be my life. I for one, am tired of smiling and nodding to customers who have money enough to buy 4.00$ side items. And with the end of that, I must go to work now.... Tootles now my invisible support. :)

I Just Thought I'd Post This... I Like It... :)

24 Life Lessons, Courtesy of My Dog

By Emil Caillaux (thoughtcatalog)

1. You can choose not to run to get the ball, but it’s always a lot more fun if you do.
2. Never underestimate the value of a simple plate of food and water.
3. Sometimes it’s all right to roll over and let someone pamper you.
4. Never bite the hand that feeds you.
5. Make sure you stretch thoroughly before you get up.
6. If a loved one is sad, approach slowly, cuddle up to them and wait for them to tell you what’s wrong.
7. There are times you lead, and there are times you follow.
8. Never discriminate. Cats can be a lot of fun to hang out with too.
9. The best place to nap is under the sun.
10. There is no bigger sign of affection and closeness than a big lick to the face.
11. It’s OK to be overly excited about things that pass you by.
12. Wading into water is good. Jumping in is infinitely better.
13. Pick carefully where you go to the bathroom.
14. A good run will always improve your day.
15. Only bark when the situation warrants it.
16. Leftovers are always delicious.
17. If someone enjoys scratching your back, stick with them forever.
18. Always know how to find your way back home.
19. Take good care of your teeth.
20. Loyalty is priceless.
21. Someone hurts someone you care about, you run after them and make them pay.
22. It’s all about opportunities: you’re not there, someone else gets the morsel.
23. Even if you’re alone, there’s someone out there that’s thinking of you.
24. Always go for what you want.