Mandy knows best

So my family tries to keep the same routine that we've had forever. Well that's not really true, as kids we would always go to St. George but when school, work and sports took over things changed. So we started doing it at home. Now my parents are for the most part empty nesters (I still live there but I try to not be in the way.) This year as I mentioned last week, my brother was here too. So we did a big fancy Thanksgiving for the 4 of us. It was not exciting. It was awkward because Thanksgiving food while good is not often great and definitely not my favorite foods. Dylan and I tried so hard to be present with the family but we have different beliefs from them and they refuse to let us be ourselves around them. In fact on Saturday we talked about doing something with dad but nothing happened and eventually we went out without them. See we weren't eager to go out with them because they wont' let us drink... Not that we have to drink all the time but also when we'r...

Ok this is not going to be a very descriptive post as there are a ton of seasons and I only watched the last 6 this year. But I had to talk about it. This is one of those shows where the first season or 2 is life changing. But then as shows keep going they feel like they have to beat themselves, so they keep getting more and more unbelievable while still repeating themselves. This is one of those shows that every season or 2 they have to save the world and "nothing like this has ever happened before." So naturally when this kind of show keeps going a lot of us lose track of it. That was me. Then it went onto Netflix and I watched it again and went for a few seasons and stopped again. Ooh also demons and angels create an obviously biblical storyline that as a religious kid and young adult I didn't appreciate. Eventually I decided it was too sacrilegious and quit watching it. But I missed my Winchesters so I tried again, and watched maybe 2 seasons? Somehow I got almost thr...

So my little brother is coming into town for a whole week. This is exciting because all he does is work. In his boring retail job. See he thinks he's making a difference. I think he's just working for someone else to get rich. Now don't get me wrong, I know what it's like to feel like you're the only one working and that the company will fall apart without you. But guess what, every job I've ever had has kept going without me there. Yeah none of the places I've ever worked (except Mervyns actually but they had already claimed bankruptcy and announced closure by the time I quit) have shut down when I left. But he comes by this naturally. See my mom has the same thing. She practically refused to use paid time off. Yeah the end of every year she has to take so many days off otherwise she'll just be out the money! And even then she won't take a vacation. Her only vacations are when my dad goes to baseball tournaments. My dad is a little different because...

I'm in that phase (that I've been in so many times) where I just want to leave everything and hide somewhere but I don't seem to have time! Every off Wednesday I load myself up with appointments and meetings and then on Thursday I often end up doing something social or for someone and then by the weekend all I want to do is sleep but I have plenty to do otherwise all weekend too. Then I have a day to relax but it's completely wasted because I'm so anxious to go back to work… I know that this is all I can get but I don't like it. Next month I have a short vacation to St. George so I'm trying to hold onto that but it's still weeks away! Plus I'm going with Dan and what if we don't vacation well together! So I'm looking forward to it but I am hesitant too. But that shouldn't really be surprising as I'm hesitant with everything! I think I'm one of those people who don't believe that good things can happen to me… Like my life is...

This started out as the typical teen movie where a kind of weird girl has a crush on a guy however we find out pretty early that maybe he has a thing for her too. The issue is that they've grown up together so there is a lot that could go wrong; his brother is her best friend, his mother is her mother figure. So high stakes... But in the first movie everything works out and they surprisingly end up together. But in the second movie we have the boyfriend/brother going away to college which of course triggers all sorts on insecurities in Joey (I can't remember their names in the show... sorry, I'm not even going to look it up. ) But as what usually happens in these movies it turns out that they are both insecure so when they can accept that it all works out and they are able to be together again. Now the third movie. This one is the final installment so the stakes are even higher. They've been together a whole year at this point, they know each other, they love each othe...

Podcast So apparently this is based on the true story of Woodrow Wilson while he was President of the United States! So in real life, he became President and then his wife died. And then after a little bit he met a woman Edith who was invited to the White House by a friend who just happened to be the President's cousin. Well I guess they hit it off instantly because they were married the same year and stayed married until he died. But towards the end of his second term he suffered a stroke that left him bedridden for weeks. While in bed unconscious Edith low-key took over so that the senate and cabinet wouldn't know that he was incapacitated. Now as this was in 1919, it was probably a little easier and it was only for a few weeks and then the President woke up and was fine. So, this is that story but with a comedic take. It is also star-studded. Rosamind Pike stars as Edith and Clark Gregg is Woodrow. Esther Povisky plays the best friend who introduced the couple (not a true ...

Ok so I’m sure I've talked about Scorpio season and how I feel like I become in Scorpio season before but I think it's hitting very hard this week. Like I feel like I've given up on being in public… So I told you about my Halloween weekend, which is during Scorpio season. But now I'm back at work and therefore in somewhat recovery mode? After all I don't have to be social while I'm working 80 hours in 8 days right? I just work at a desk and talk to people and then I go home, maybe watch TV for an hour or 2… Wrong! Tuesday I was so tired and yet… I think I still let Dan come over and hangout with me. Is that the day I asked him to set up my Switch? I can't even remember but that sounds right… Yeah because we tried and failed to make a fire. Then on Wednesday I tried again and got caught up watching Descendants and researching my legos. I missed his game even though I really was loosely planning on going. (I had a fear that when I sat down I wouldn't be ab...

This is a play off one of my favorite movies ever so as soon as I saw it I knew I needed to watch it. She's All That had everything including the perfect combination of Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lilliard. Rachel Leigh Cook has always been one of my favorites and she is in this remake too along with Matthew Lilliard. They are not playing the same rolls though. This is not a sequel, but a play on the original. So it takes a weirder guy with a popular girl and they modernize it so she's an influencer. I actually don't really like her all that much but I think it's just because I am too old to really appreciate the social media influencer life… I get celebrities, and I watch the Bachelor franchise and Dancing with the Stars so those people are kind of more reality star/influencer… but they are on TV and not just instagram or youtube famous… So it's different. Peyton Myers from Girl Meets World is the famous ex-boyfriend who breaks up with the star so I really watc...

I didn't write this on time because I wanted to tell you about my Halloween experience. This was my first Halloween where I could really celebrate like the rest of the country. AKA drinking… So I did. A lot. It was my off week so I'll just tell you about my entire week off. It started Wednesday and I had 3 appointments during the day and then went over to Jaymes' house to reconnect with Wu Tang. He's the cutest and I love him but Jaymes was kind of weird. I know it's not cool to think like this but it made me really appreciate what I have. So when I left to hang out with Dan I was very happy. And Dan met some of my friends. And Lish and Chala seem to really like him so that is exciting too. We had a ton of fun at the haunted house. Then we went and saw Lish's new place and then we went to a bar with Chala. Thursday I got my hair done then went and hung out with Dan the rest of the evening and we got food and then went to his soccer game and spent the rest of th...