Viral Video Gone Wrong: Life Size Chucky

A couple of weeks ago I presented you with a viral video that was made to promote a upcoming horror movie called ‘Devil’s Due’. That video was terrifying, this viral video is just wrong.

I think the team promoting the new Chucky movie was severely misguided by pulling out this campaign. I have a feeling that some of these people are acting, no matter the video is not as funny as the man laughing in the background.

I think this video really crossed the line by having Chucky chase after these poor people; someone could have been seriously hurt. I hope they are all actors.

Is it too sick and twisted? I am just a huge baby? Let me know what you think!

Kate's Reading Challenge Book 10: '50 Shades of Grey’ by E.L. James

One of my goals I set for myself on my twenty-fourth birthday was reading a book a week.  I am a little behind, moving twice and finishing school put a damper on my plan. To help motivate myself to finish books on time every week my new plan is to share my latest read with you on my blog. I w
ill read anything and everything and I would love your suggestions, feel free to email them to me at kate@mountainfm.net.

Book 10: '50 Shades of Grey’ by E.L. James

After saying I would never read ’50 Shades of Grey’ I can now say I have. I made the pledge to get through the book on-air when it was announced that Charlie Hunnam would play the lead role of Christian Grey. I had made several attempts to read the book in the past, but I just could not get into it. After forcing it, I finally managed to turn the last page a couple of weeks ago.

My thoughts?

I’m not impressed. I didn't expect a realistic story line in this book, so no disappointment there. I really did not like much of this book; I found it hard to sympathize with Ana because she was just too pathetic to me. Imagining Charlie Hunnam as Christian got me through the book. I was prepared for so much more and it seemed a little green and drawn out, maybe I just have a super dirty mind? The books pace was so slow and then it abruptly ends. I know that there are more books in the series, I will not be wasting my time on them, I have no more time to waste on a set of books.

I am also very discouraged that Hunnam has since decided not to do the film adaptation. 

Kate the Hater: Running

If you are crazy about running you may want to stop reading this blog right here.

If you are super excited to get a run in just to update the world on Facebook or Twitter about your commitment to fitness, you definitely want to stop reading this blog right now.

I have really tried to like running, for a really long time. I have always wanted the long lean body I thought running would give me if I just committed some breathless gasping moments to putting one foot in front of the other at a heightened pace while jamming to my iPod way too loud. Alas, I am coming to the conclusion that it is just not for me. As much as I loved sports and embraced being an athlete early in life, I would always try to find reasons to skip running at my rugby, soccer and tennis practices. I’m not even sure that I was ever ashamed of my laziness; I don’t think I ever really tried to hide it. It was a little different at hockey, because let’s face it skating is awesome.

This is half a new revelation, half an old embarrassing admission I have been harboring for a while. Not so long ago I was in a phase where I thought life would not complete until I crossed running at least a half marathon off my bucket list, I even wrote a blog about it (if you want you can search it out). But, as I turn nearly twenty-four and a half I am completely fine with my lack of ambition to pant in public while looking as unattractive as possible. I have even lost a little luster to chase after people who have the rubber toy I want in this very docile stage of life I am in. Life used to be a battle of chase or be chased, score and stop them from scoring;  but right now I am content to just being warm and not overly hungry (because let’s face it, I am always a little hungry)*.

Now, if you nay-sayers are still reading 1. I told you to stop and 2. I get your to each their own nonsense. I have no problem with people who love running. It is some people’s hockey or soccer or rugby. It is your jam and enjoy it, I doubt any of you will stop your pass time just because of this little ole blog and I would hate to contribute to our general lack of fitness as adults.

Nothing made me happier than a vent tweet about this and getting an instant response from my sister who feels the same way about running that I do. I don’t consider 5k a real run (that is why I am so uppity about this, it is in response to way too many people sharing their minor achievements over social media all the time) and ‘Run or Dye’ is actually one of the few runs I would ever take part in (I like bright colors).  To be honest, ‘Run or Dye’ is the only run that doesn't involve Disney that I would ever consider doing.

Anyways, in conclusion the point I have been scrambling to make here is that I really don’t care if you can run 5k. Like every human being who hasn't run a marathon (or maybe even the ones who have) I will be astonished and marvel at your athleticism if you run anything over 10k, because that will just never happen for me.

I am now going to eat some candy and complete my soft, sloth mood today.

*Reading this back I am realizing I have turned pretty soft, even though I have never been thinner or happier (ever). 

Rant: How Do You Keep Your Glasses Clean?

I live with the curse (as I am sure many of you do) of wearing glasses. 

There is nothing I despise more than my second set of eyes. I hate that I would be a better athlete if I wore them, I dislike needing them to drive anytime/anywhere and I wish I could just pick any pair of crappy sunglasses to sport for a summer without prescription lenses. 

I was sentenced to needing glasses in April 2005, I was 16 years old and going to get my license when it was determined that I was in need of visual aide. Both my younger brother and sister were prescribed glasses five years earlier, my mother had forgotten to take back to the optometrist (as he requested) to check-in the next year... which snowballed into five appointment-free years.

Why am I telling you this? I am hoping you can help me out a little bit. What do you do to keep your glasses clean? Mine always seem to be dusty or dirty, regardless of care of cleaning patterns. I am a learned, I have learned to manage living with glasses better as I have aged. I used to sit on them, lose them, run over them and a few pairs have just fallen apart. My current favourite pair of Raybans have been retired for home use only because my brother tackled me for a loonie a couple of months ago, they ended up bending in the process. 

Someday I will be able to afford surgically correcting my eyes; until then I need your help easing the frustration brought on my fingerprints, dust and splatter. 

End rant. 

Though you can find me wearing my glasses 90% of my active day, you will not find me wearing glasses on my Facebook page... the closest it comes is in the photo below.