Disney Fairytale Weddings

Last March the hubs made an "honest woman" out of me (Hahahahha) and we were married. Well, he's amazing because he consented to belong married at DisneyWorld- even though he had never been. Let me tell you, if you are looking to tie the knot and love Disney then this is for you. 

First, they have several different packages to choose from based on pricing and guests. It was just us two, so we choose the Memories package. For the memories package, you could only book 6 mo in advance. You had 3 different locations to choose from. We chose the beach at the Polynesian Resort. We put down a $500 deposit, and the Val was due 30 days before.  We had flowers, a violinist, and a photographer.  We had to find our own preacher (or JP); Disney provided us with a list. We also had to procure a marriage liscence, and Disney also provided us with a list of vendors. I had a personal wedding planner that I emailed with, and everything was perfect.  I can honestly say it was everything I had ever wanted.

So if you have ever dreamed of having a Disney wedding, it's not as far outta reach as you may think. 

Book Review: The Other F Word by Susan Stec

I love Susan Stec's books. Her Vampire series is hilarious! Seriously, check out They're so Vein.  This book, however, fell a little flat to me. Dekram is a fairy that feels like an out cast. She's picked on and bullied in school. The only thing is something strange is going on with the adults and it has to do with her future.

This book had an interesting concept- just the slang and the names (regular words spelled backwards) were very distracting and took something away from the book. Plus it ended rather suddenly.  Anyway- 3 Stars. 

Book Review Shoes A Reluctant Fairy Tale by Elizabeth A Reeves

This book was soooo cute. Grace is an awkward girl. She receives a mysterious package in the mail, and it's a fabulous pair of shoes.

This was an easy, light, read. It was just adorable. It also made some suprisingly feminist points that were dead on. I'd give it a billion stars, but my scale only goes to 5. 

Toddler tues!

So, the hubs told the 4 year old we were pregnant. It went something like this:

TH- Eric, you're going to be a big brother! Mama's going to have a baby!

E- Whyyyyyy?

I sense jealousy in the future. 

Later I'll post my review of my new stroller!

3 kids at 30- 4 at 40.

Yes, that's right. I peed on a stick and bam. The hubs, over the moon. Me- I am not a fan of pregnancy. Your body is not your own. You become a motherhood vessel- and by vessel I mean ocean liner. My body is all like- hey she just realized she pregnant, at ease! And all belly and boobs exploded from nowhere. I'm 6 weeks and look like I'm 6 months. It's ludicrous. And so here we go! I can now blog about the joys of motherhood at 38. Well, I'll be 39 by the time this rolls around.  I've got the maternity clothes washing as I type. 

I am the worst Cajun ever.

I hate crawfish. I can't stand it. I really don't see that the big deal is about it. You spend a million years peeling them only to get a teensie weenisie piece of meat.  They smell bad. They're messy. I don't like them boiled, I don't like them in an étouffée. They just are icky. They're are like the roaches of the bayou. I'll pass and eat gumbo instead. 

Orphan Black Recap. Ss 3 ep 2.

We open with doctor dude discovering castor soilder dude cells open. He calls someone on the phone and says "there's an issue."   Next we see soilder clone enter his apartment. Seems like he has brought a woman home.  He makes her a drink and asks if he can take her coat. She turns around and wait? It's moustache clone behind her. (Full disclosed I had to watch this multiple times to figure out what the hell was happening) she turns around and its soilder boy again.  The are getting it on. The. Moustache man joins in. (Oh look. He has a name. It's Seth)  She of course is like- wait, this isn't what I signed up for. Soilder boy "we're brothers. Taught to share".  (Ewwww)

Cal, Kira, and Sarah are walking. Cal shows them something, he had bought a house. Awww has art stuff for Kira. 

Gross castor clone spits water at other castor clone. Who is at the door? It's Paul. Soilder cone tells Paul he met Sarah Manning. Paul- inside? Clone- strolled in like the queen of Manchester making demands. Does that seem right to you? Her and Dyad working together?

Paul tells the clone to sit down that he's forst. Next thing you know he's hooked up to the computer and Paul's asking logic questions.  Now it's the other clones turn. Moustache clone had a hard time with the questions. Paul hands them their extraction orders. 

Scott shows up Felix's apartment. He's here to check on Cosima. Says that Dr. Neal wants a meeting with her this afternoon. Fe hands her a new clone phone. It's blue. 

Soccer time! Allison looks over at the campaign woman. Allison know she can beat her.  "Have you seen the playgrounds? There's no rubber mulch, just gravel. It's like the seventies!" (Hahahahaha) Donnie says they can't afford a campaign right now. Says they might have to sell the house.  Ramon shows up. He's selling pills at the soccer tourney. He says he's going to college. Donnie asks who it is, and she says "that is an opportunity" (wonder what she's gonna do here? Make Donnie run drugs? Bad idea.)

Happy family time! Sarah, Kira, and cal are all playing hockey in the house. (Is this a thing?) clone phone rings. It's Art. He's back on the job.  Says a woman came in to complain and he took the case. Says they both look like fish Clone (his name is Mark.  2 names!)  

Cal come up to Sarah and she tells him that the castor clone in Mariam's basement is gone. Escaped or released. 

Cal wants her to stay. She wants to find Helena.  Smootchie time.  Go save your sister. 

Helena is being strapped to a bed. And water boarded. They swan her and take her blood.  They were going do it again, a woman comes in and says stop the stress test.  Dude says, we have 2 more cycles. Lady- she's pregnant. Introduces herself as Dr Virginia Cody. 

Fe is making tea for Ms S. She's looking at pics. Fe tells her chin up Sarah will come around. Hands her a Clone Phone.  He says she doesn't get to sit it out. None of them do. 

Dyad. Cosima and Scott are spinning in chairs. In comes Dr. Neal. Says her results looks good. She asks when he was going to tell them about the castor dude who escaped. He said it was the first item of business. Scott asks about the original genome. Dr. Says thanks to the Duncan's it's lost. Says they falsified the records and kept the donors for both Castor and Leda secret. When it died it died with them.

Art is walking with the hook up girl. Says if they find them they'll charge them. Sarah shows up. Says she's Beth Childs and wants to ask follow up questions.  Hook up girl says Rudy (name!) got mad for Seth. Said she thought he was going kill her. They took her ID wrote her info down, and took her hair. Seth and Rudy have the same tattoo on the left forearm- two headed horse. 

Allison and Donnie are waiting for Ramon. They would like to buy his business. 

Seth is waiting for a car, being crazy punching a car. He gets a call. It's Rudy, says he's not going back to base; he knows Seth is glitching. (Is he a robot? Is this Wreck It Ralph?) Rudy is breaking in to fe's apartment! Says they are going to finish the job. 

Sarah and Cosima is on the phone. Talking about the tattoos. Cosima tells Sarah to go to Ms. S. Says she's the best lead.  

Helena is hooked up to the machine getting local questions. The talking scorpion distracts Helena. The male dr is not pleased. There is a castor there. Helena says, I met your brother. He was ugly. He gets mad and Dr V walks in. She takes her for a walk. They are in a compound with shoulders everywhere. She gives her food. Dr. V says Sarah sold her out.  

Rudy is in fe's apartment snooping. Totally is by Dr Duncan's book. He's looking at the painting of Sarah. 

Knock on the door at Ms. S house. It's Sarah. Fe tells her to go easy on her. She wants to get in touch with Paul. He's gone dark. S. Tells her that she needs to take Kira and go. Says she doesn't know anything about Castor. Says you don't fight in these conditions. 

Allison and Donnie are meeting with Ramon. Allison bargains while Donnie freaks. She says they are going to take it out of the retirement, and that she just found her voter base. They will be very loyal don't you think? (She's brilliant!)

Cal is unpacking. He hears something. He goes out to investigate. It's Paul with a gun. Tells him to turn around and put his hands on his head. Asks why Sarah was at the basement yesterday. Cal says to ask her. Cal says you infiltrated Dyad did you find what you were looking for? No that's why the tactics changed. Helena deal, Castor boys. Paul says Cal had a reputation since he designed weapons. Says he got rich, then he got out.  Does Sarah kno that? He'd keep that a secret too.  Cal asks about Helena. The deal that was cut was to buy Sarah time and space, why isn't she taking it. If she doesn't it is going to end badly.  Says cal needs to get her out before it ends badly. 

Kira and Sarah are at Fe's. Kira asks if she is going to live with cal. She says maybe. Would Kira like that? She puts her clone phone down and gets Kira's bath ready. Phone is ringing. Cal is trying out to call. Kira's in the fort. She moves the curtain aside and Rudy is there. (I jumped!) creepy as scar clone has his eyes Xed like the painting of Sarah. Sarah  goes to get Kira. She sees Rudy holding Sarah. Rudy asks about tissue samples. Cal shows up. He tried to go upstairs but Seth stops him.  Cal punches him (hell yes!) but he pulls a knife. Rudy says he can't leave empty handed, people are counting on him. Sarah- you mean Seth? He pauses. Seth has a knife pouted at Cal. Rudy asks Sarah how she knows about Seth? Seth is glitching. Sarah asks  Rudy if this is about his brother. Seth is glitching so bad he passes smooth out and Cal just looks on. Seth is screaming, Rudy lets Kira go and comes down to see. He sees Cal.  Rudy shoots Seth.  And watches as he dies. Still pointing the gun at cal he leaves. 

Cal, Kira, Sarah are all at Ms S.  Kira is going on an adventure with Cal. Sarah is sending her off to keep her safe. They're going out of the country. Sarah is going to find Mark. 

Fish girl in bed. They're in a hotel room. She goes to the closed bathroom door. Mark is in there. Says he's almost done and tells her to go to bed. She goes back to bed. Mark rolls up a towel, puts it in his mouth and holds up a small torch (like the one you use in the kitchen to make crime brûlée) up to his arm. His left arm, where there is a horse tattoo. Burn. 

Wow. That was intense. Cant wait for next episode!!!

Down memory lane- music!

 I've been retro tuning it lately- shut up, I'm not always retro tuning! Anyways, I've rediscovered the old new wave/gothic movement. Basically, I just listened to the Dade Disgruntled Mix I made for my 14 year old. Man, I missed Siouxie and the Banshees. Her voice is just rich and full. 

Tonight- new Orphan Black! Yaaaaasss! Stay tuned for the recap later. 

Wtf- Car Tales

I want to know why teenagers think it's ok to do gross things in their car. Do the think no one can see them? Are they like toddlers and think if they can't see you you can't see them? News flash! You spending your red light time popping a zit- gross by the way- I can see you. I can see you examine your face in the mirror and perform the Deborah Harry Hairspray routine. It's disgusting. And what will you do with it? You can't wash your face or hands! That's just gross. Not only that, you're like 5 minutes from school. You'll have the red funk face for at least half an hour.  So please, do your face a favor and take care of that in the morning at home. I recommend Clean and Clear morning burst. Follow it up with some Lumene vitamin C cream (you can find at CVS) Then if you're oily, I recommend tarte make up. You can find at sephoria or ulta. Request a sample first though- you don't want to find out you have a reaction to the make up. Good news though, Sephoria has an amazing return policy and the people there are wonderful.

TL;DR: don't pop zits in the car. Wash your face. Sephoria is awesome. 

Tbt- kids tales

I was induced for Dade. The labor only lasted about two hours, he was a very easy birth. When he was presented to us, we looked at him. His dad looked at him, and looked at me. He said, "is he cute?" And I looked down and replied, "no".

Moral of the story: Not all babies are born cute. Some have to grow into it. 

Caveat: he's very handsome now! See, proud parents!  Also pictured- THE EX. It's ok, we're cool. 

Book Review: Translucent by Dan Rix

First of all, this is a young adult book, and a very quick read. I don't think it took me an hour and a half. That being said, I was very surprised with how good of a book it was.

Leona is camping with her friend when a metorite lands near her camp. She brings back a strange rock as a keepsake. The rock secretes a strange Lucas like substance.  

The author did a very good job an building tension in the book. I was very tense and anxious while reading. This was kinda of a suspense- scifi book. I rather liked it and can't wait for the next one. This was the first time I read anything bay Dan Rix. Well done, sir!

5 stars

Book Review: Disenchanted by Robert Kroese

Disenchanted was the selection of the month for a book club that I belong too. Let me say that this book was rather funny. I loved the homage to the Black Night from Monty Python.  Basically King Boric was assassinated but instead of joining the Grand Feast in The Hall of Avandoor, he is cursed as a wraith until he figures out how to break the curse.

5+ stars- because humor! Really enjoyed this one. 

Meh~ toddler Tuesday, save me now.

Sorry folks, I have no infinite words of wisdom today on toddler Tuesday, because my toddler outsmarted me this morning. In a bid to be a big boy, he let the little dogs out of the house. This resulted in various doggie bribery in order to return them home, a very dirty work shirt, and a rush commute. Also, there was an incident in the car over a transformer, which resulted in a spur of the moment temper tantrum (and a very startled driver!). 

So, just an FYI, if you choose not to have kids, I totally understand. It's ok, we have enough people. You're in the clear. No pressure. I just want to live vicariously through you and your ability to sleep in and travel. 

Jr High Redux

Shelly's blogs are always so fun and light hearted and funny (and much shorter) and mine are always so serious, wordy, and looong. :( Oh well, that's why we blog well, a little bit of something for everyone. :D

So, a quick recap backstory - I was happy and bubbly in my youth, right up until puberty (and self-awareness) kicked in and I realized I was awkward and had no filter so said wildly inappropriate things (usually the truth, but with no sugary coating). This awarded me many issues with peers and because of my mom's stellar parenting techniques (or the opposite of that) I learned when things get rough the best solution is to give into your fight or flight impulses and either run away or beat the problem into submission. No middle ground. So around 7th grade happy and bubbly turned into angry and cynical. I was in a lot of fist fights, and I switched schools and eventually just quit going. My mom made this okay by saying I was "home schooled" which really meant I got to stay home and watch TV. I love learning though so I did go to the library a lot and read all sorts of books and I would have my mom request my school work (before home schooling, when I was just missing) so I could do it. Anyways so I never learned social skills or how to cope with challenges.

So fast forward to 2004....I had a daughter. I didn't want a daughter. I had a bad feeling about having a daughter. She was cute though, I convinced myself it would be okay, I could do this whole raising a girl thing!

So now here we are 2015 and my daughter is 10.5 and lovely, seriously I like her best. She is the youngest so she gets the baby points, but she is also sweet and helpful and has a desire to make everyone around her happy. She also doesn't have patience, time, or focus for drama which seriously gets her all the points. That doesn't mean there isn't a huge attempt to drag her (and me!!!!) into drama and this is what I mean when I say I am in Jr. High again!

My daughter, Illy, has a friend, we will call her Veruca. Veruca is challenging (and her mother even more so). Veruca gets her own way (or else!!), and she is not made to deal with challenges or do anything that makes her uncomfortable. When my daughter plays with her they have to do everything Veruca wants to do. Whatever, that irritates me, my daughter doesn't care so I let it go. I don't get involved in my kids crap because I want them to learn all those skills I never did. If they want advice they can come to me and I will speak (probably way to) honestly about my opinions and/or advice, but other then that...not my problem.

If only the other moms were like that.....I am constantly being drug into the girls drama via the moms! I don't know if all of these moms had awesome Jr. High years they want to relive, but I got through mine with a high dose of drug usage and that is just not an option now!
Example: Veruca's mom recently asked me to lie for her when Veruca decided last minute she didn't want Maya to go on her birthday activity. Verruca's mom asked me to say she had cancelled the event even though she hadn't. I said I was no going to be doing that. Snitches may get stitches, but liars have pants on fire and I just don't move fast enough to deal with my pants being on fire. Also scars make you look bad-ass, having all your lower extremities burned is not so attractive and here at care C vanity is always a priority. ;D
Plus I am terrible at lying! If I have a lie or a secret the moment I am around the person involved that is the only thing that plays on repeat in my brain....that thing is there over and over until I open my mouth to say something normal like "pass the salt" but instead I say "Shenevercancelleedthebirthdaypartyshejustdidn'twanttoinviteyourdaughterbecauseherdaughterisaspoiledbratandsheaskedmetolieforherbuticantbecauseimterriblewithlyingandyoudeservethetruthandnowyouknoweverythingandilooklikeajackassspreadingdramasoimgoinghomenowandnevertalkingtopeopleagain."
Or that is how imagined that would go if I tried to lie.
I would never allow my daughter to un-invite someone she already invited because that's bullshit, but she can not invite whoever she wants and sometimes she doesn't get invited and that is A-OK because people are allowed more then 1 friend and they don't have to invite everyone all the time! My daughter is logical and understands she won't always get invited and she won't always be able to invite everyone. She doesn't lie to make excuses about it. That's all you can ask in my book.

Current drama...Veruca only shows up to the "fun" girl scout meetings. The hard work, the lessons, the things she doesn't like to do, she doesn't go and her mom ALWAYS has an excuse, but I have learned through observation her mom creates excuses and lies often, so I have no trust.
So we had a girl scout meeting was learning first aid! No reason for adults to be the only ones 1st aid certified. The girls may need to save me. Also they are almost babysitting age! Maya's mom went to get Veruca. Veruca refused to go. Mayas mom said Veruca was yelling at her and her mom to shut up, being rude and callous, ignoring, and refusing to go. Mayas mom told her she can't just go to the fun stuff, if she wasn't going to participate in the regular meetings she didn't need to be participating at all. Veruca said fine she quits.
So I get an email from Veruca's mom saying she is quitting. Luckily it was an email so she couldn't see my relief and joy. I'm so sorry to hear that, but you have to do you. Best of luck. Bye Felicia! Email response (noo! It was over!)....to be honest she doesn't want to quit (nooo! ::cries::), but Mayas mom gave her no choice and she just wasn't feeling good and she sick and school has been so hard since Illy left and what do I suggest?
I haven't responded....I agree with everything Mayas mom said.  I WANT to say what's done is done, your daughter is a disruption and not fully participating and you don't participate and you lie and drag me into nonsense I don't want to be in so good day and good riddance. Flight is my go to! I know I can't respond like this though, which sort of feels like a lie and like the truth may randomly fall out of my mouth at a not right time. More importantly, I don't want my daughter to have my lack of social skills. I know my daughter loves Veruca. I don't know why, but my daughter is sweet and caring (and happy and bubbly) and I trust she sees something I don't and I don't want to mess that up.

SO if anyone reads this....I need advice! How do you respond to this situation? Do you let other moms drag you into nonsense? How can this be avoided? Are you a dragger, and if so why are you so involved in your kids social lives, you can just stop, remember jr. high sucked and it was long ago and so very over and we can tell our kids to work out their own shit we are out and we will go have mimosa's and talk about annoying our kids are instead, that is so much more fun I promise! :D

Mistresses, wives and lawsuits, oh my!

Ok so first:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102597062

I don't know how I feel about this. So, a spouse can sue a gift receiptiant for the value of a gift? This opens the door to a lot of wiggle room. Does that mean that if I don't like that my hubs bought a video game without permission I can sue Microsoft because he didn't have written permission?  I mean we both work, we both make income. We should be able to disperse how we please. If I have my son a car, does that mean he can sue my son because I did it without permission? Me no likey. 

I think the fairest thing to do would be divorce the rat bastard and sue him for the half of the gifts. 

My hubs is better than yoooours!

Why? Because he brought me a Blizzard from DQ. I would post a picture of it, but I ate it. I REGRET NOTHING!

Orphan Black s3 ep1 recap

This whole article is a spoiler alert. If you are not watching Orphan Black on BBCA then you are totally missing out. Go watch it now. Go now!

Ok. So the episode opens up with a 1950's-esque baby shower for Helena. She's sitting in a chair and Sarah is there, calling her meat head. Allison has made the cupcakes, and Felix is grilling, wearing a sweater a la Freddy from Scooby Doo. Kira is there, and Cosima shows up wearing a traditional Ukraine outfit. Everything seems perfect till a scorpion comes out from underneath Helena's ginormous belly. She wakes up- it was a dream! And now she's in a box. She moves to see out of the holes. The scorpion is there, and it talks to her, and sounds like Cosima.  Is this her subconscious? Or is she just crazy? Or both?

Next we see a very gross pencil being removed from Rachel's eye. Gross gross gross 

Beach scene, (lake?) Felix and Sarah are enjoying the outside with Kira and Delphine is there. She's showing Sarah the project Castor. Sarah says it's not her problem. Delphine shows her footage of an unknown sister clone and the Creepy boy clone making out in the elevator.  Creepy boy clone was captured and will only talk to Sarah of course. These boy clones are all mental. Give them all the Emmys! Basically creepy the clone says to only trust the sisters. Sarah uses the clone phones to check in.  Allison is at soccer practice with her children, Cosima is living with Felix and watching Kira. Delphine tells Sarah that there is a man coming, and he's A CLEANER. She tells Sarah she has to play her part and be Rachel. That the cleaner cannot know what they did to her.  Sarah pulls a screw you guys I'm going home. 

Allison is loading the soccer kids onto the soccer star bus. She is approached by a woman (Marci). She's a school trustee and is running for reelection. She tells Allison that she is inspired by her recovery and maybe for some campaigning she would provide the monthly potluck. Is this what people do? Seriously? Is this a thing? Allison asked if Marci plans on redrawing the district lines and says that would mean her kids would have to change schools. So instead of supporting her she is thinking about running against her. Donnie shows up carrying a box of obvious work stuff. He says he finally Susan what he thought of her. Her proudly says "I called her a bitch! To her FACE!" And they took his work car so he gets on the school bus with all the kids. Marci is watching the whole exchange. Looks like we can expect some small town political tension this season!!

Mrs. S arrives home carrying a bag of groceries. She notices something is amiss. She grabs a kitchen knife and out of the closet busts hoody the clone. And he has a creepy porn 'stache. All he needs is a windowless van and he'd be pedobear approved. He asks Mrs. S if she knows his face. She said she has never had the pleasure. That's not what he asks and he hits her. He reveals that he's a Castor and asks about prof Duncan.  He has a weird twitch and asks about his research. S says she thinks it's at the institute. 

We find out that Rachel completely lost the eye, and there may be frontal lobe damage. Delphine tells him Ferdinand the cleaner is coming asks the doctor if she can count on his support. He mentions that this happened before - Helsinki. She said Marian briefed her. 

Sarah and Felix find Mrs. S on the floor. She tells Sarah that she made a war time decision and gave the castors Helena. Sarah storms out. 

Kira and Cosima are playing and Cosima talks to Kira. Said she was having a dream and could see her body and came back to Kira. She asked if Kira felt it. Kira said I don't know then very grown up says "you had to come back so Delphine could make you better with my stem cells" that's not creepy at all, clone kid. There's a knock on the door, it's Delphine. Cosima is happy to see her, but knows something is wrong. Delphine says she is looking for Sarah. She says she is the new Rachel. She says she can't be with Cosima anymore. Cosima, hurt. Delphine says Cosima part is to cute her and her sisters.  Kira inside holds the tank that Helena stole from the fish people. Pretty sure it has embryos in there. Babies for everyone! Are they Helena's eggs? Does she have eggs? Are they fertilized by creepy fish dad? 

Allison and Donnie are working on finances. She says she wants to run for trustee. Clone phone rings- it's Delphine

Sarah and Felix are back at the shore. She's worried about Helena. Delphine calls. 

Delphine, Sarah and Felix are working on making Sarah Rachel ready for the Ferdinand inquisition. In exchange Delphine will help her with recovering Helena. 

Scott is taking Cosima's blood pressure. It's good. Why can't I have her blood pressure?!?  He says he doesn't want to work on super secret shit any more. Cosima shows him Prof. Duncan's super secret code book. Tells him that until they decipher it then no one will know about it- not even the sisters. I hope he's not secretly on the enemy side. 

Sarah is Rachel ready and they meet Ferdinand. She tries to make a quick get away but he says they need them both. Rhu rho! Says that Paul was a castor mole. Questions her choice of monitor. Sarah/Rachel says she submitted to dr leaked choice. Says that castor stole Helena. (Delphine looks at her like wtf are you telling him this for) he's like is this true? Says he needs to see Sarah which they are holding. In the elevator he is looking at Sarah/Rachel intently.  Delphine watches. The go to the cell, to see "Sarah". It's Allison as Sarah. All the awards. Just hand them to her now. He asks her if she has ever met a male clone.  He feels her up and asks her about her surgery. Allison freaks out and starts to break character. Sarah/Rachel slaps her and tells her to shut up. Perfect recovery way to go Sarah! Delphine said her surgery was proposed said you cannot remove the ovary of a woman who is ovulating. Said Sarah is contained and no risk to Topside. Sarah/rachel says that Helena is a priority and what are they going to do about it. He mentions Helsinki.  Ferdinand wants see  Sarah/Rachel tonight. She said she will look forward to it. 

Naked Creepy Clone doing a pull up. Hellur butt shot! Goes and sits on the bed naked to meditate.  Guards call him a naked Buddha. One leaves to do the rounds. Do you think they have telepathic ability? I mean he's meditating, Porn 'stache had that funny twitch? 

Clones three way calls. Reassurances. Ferdinand shows up to Sarah/Rachel's. 

Delphine is at Rachel's side and asks a series of questions Rachel tries to talk. Delphine pushes on her eye socket. Gross gross gross cringe cringe cringe. Delphine wants to know what she is planning with Ferdinand. Rachel mentions Helsinki. More gross eye torture. 

Sarah/Rachel and Ferdinand. F asks if she slept with Paul. Says he thinks Paul was her bitch. You can see the lightbulb go off. Seriously the awards. Shoe to the crotch. Ferdinand is digging this. Helena is the cock block. F, frustrated, ha! Says that Helena has nothing to do with this that Rachel wanted Helsinki and that Marian was too soft. The sisters are too much of a risk and will expose Topside. Says the Helsinki girls were eradicated in 24 hours. Once they have Sarah's overies then put her down. Cosima will be induced tomorrow. Allison's end is on the way. They will be ended by house fire.  Cut to shady man outside Allison's house. Sarah/Rachel excused herself. Says she needs a moment and goes to the loo to call Allison. Allison's working out and doesn't answer. Sarah/rachel leaves a message. Ferdinand comes in the bathroom and asks who she is talking too. Sarah/rachel hides the clone phone in a towel and picks up a metal nail file. He asks what she is up to. Says if she is not careful Helsinki will swallow her too. Asks her what she wants. She says she wants her sisters back. He says no, you want a child. And in true Sarah style she seduces her way out of the situation. Luckily Rachel is in to being a dominatrix so she gets Ferdinand face down on the bed with a belt around his neck and pulls tight. Delphine busts in before he passes out and tells them to stop. He says he is sanctioned by Topside. Sarah/Rachel says that Helsinki is happening. Delphine said conspiring with one clone to kill the others? who will pay for this? Rachel or Ferdinand. Said that topside will kill him and not her.  He says what do you want. 

Allison sees a security light go off so she investigates. She doesn't see goon hiding behind door. His phone says "cancel Helsinki"

Delphine tells Ferdinand to report back to Topside. He leaves. Sarah confronts Delphine. She says that she is trying to find Helena and Sarah needs to stand down for now. 

Helena is in The box with her scorpion imaginary friend. She's been in the box for almost 48 hours. Military clone lets her out. Scorpion friend says congratulations, you escaped the first box. It sounds like Cosima. I picture it with little glasses on and kick ass eyeliner. 

Naked creepy clone is still mediating. Gaurd is watching him. Boom head explodes. It's 'stachey the clone! He frees him and says "hello, brother"

Oh this is going to be an awesome season. I hope the boy clones get names tho, it's getting hard to keep people straight. So, what does Castor want with the Leda clones? What is Topside? Will the Ledas be cured? And what is Kira is she some super powered clone kid? Can't wait for next week!!!!

Things I don't understand- Dolman Sleeves

Don't worry, there's pictures. So, I went shopping and tried this shirt on. Lo and behold it was a flying squirrel shirt! Most ridiculous thing ever. According to the Internet (must be true! bonjour!) it is supposed to make your shoulders look slumped in order to make your waits look smaller. Not so much.  It reminded me of that warm up suit Vector wore on Despicable Me. 

So here is a pic with arms down 

And ready for take off!

I don't see a minimized waist. 

*disclaimer- this is a mirror pic, so that mean 2 cameras. Since each camer adds 10 lbs, I'm really 20 lbs lighter. 

Open letter to GOW

Dear Game Of War,

I will never ever buy you ever. I do not care if you are the most amazing game in the world. I am tired of seeing Kate Upton's boobs every time I play a game, look at a news story, or use an app. Every time I click on a link you are there. It's quite maddening, really. Maybe if you had kept it simple; we could have been friends. Instead, you have hijacked my phone browsing time, and I hate you for it. So, I will never download you, you are dead to me. 

Little sisters and challenges.

Ha! That title may be misleading. I'm talking about actual competitions. We're doing this Fitbit challenge and she kicks my ass every time. It drives me crazy. She's sneaky about it too, she won't sync her Fitbit and I think I'm ahead and in the clear and then BAM! 5000 steps behind. Wtf. It doesn't help that I'm super competitive so in retaliation I'm outside at night, walking up and down the street like a prostitute (what the neighbors must think!?!) so I can beat her. I'm actually walking around while I blog this on my phone. So I'm sorry (not really I don't care) for all the grammatical errors if any. Watch out, Silver! I'm coming for you!!

Hello Again Fat Pants

Hello again fat pants

I see we meet once more

I remember a while back

I used to be a four

Hello again fat pants

Well, at least you can zip

My other pants however

I'm afraid they do not fit

Hello again fat pants

I see you are still there

Always lurking and waiting

At least I have a spare

Hello again fat pants

And so we meet again

I don't like wearing you

So a diet I must begin

Hello again fat pants

Hopefully only for a while

Once I lose a few

You'll go back in the pile. 

Empathy and Children

I re-wrote this a few times. I blog so infrequently because I end up rewriting the same post 100 times. Also I am lazy. Also all of my posts sounds like angry rants. I can't help it. I am an angry ranter, so whatever I should just accept it right? So here is my angry rant...

It seems lately every time I turn around people are mourning the death of empathy (it's said we are less empathetic as a society, but that is debated). The argument goes something likes this...since the internet allows us anonymity, we have the freedom to be as big of an asshole as we would like and not have any of the social consequences that type of behavior usually receives. So since we are just arguing and being an asshole to a screen name we disassociate that there is a person on the other side of that and don't think of others at all and this pours into our real life and now suddenly no one really cares about anyone else and we are all deluded narcissists (even though altruism is actually on the rise, but there may be other reasons for that).

The problem is people are quick to demand empathy for themselves, but they don't want to give it to others. Or they go way overboard and then you can't say or do anything for fear of possibly offending everyone! It can spiral quickly and get seriously ridiculous. This is where the children part of the title ties if....

Recently the new "empathy is dead" story line is children not getting invited to things. What is happening is children are having birthday parties or activities and someone gets excluded, for whatever reason. Then the excluded child sees the party/activity on social media and is heartbroken and then their parent(s) get involved and the party throwing girl and her parents are horrible people because they have no empathy.
This is so ridiculous!

1. Children are going to get disappointed. I am sorry, it is a part of life, we can't and shouldn't shelter the young from all disappointment. That will make life very stressful later! Not saying we should go out of our way to disappoint our children, but when it happens fueling the fire and getting riled up does not help them at all. Maybe use this opportunity to teach your little darling some empathy of their own.
2. Empathy doesn't just work for others. You need to have it to. Maybe the parent could only afford x tickets or x number of people at the party. Maybe the kids are fighting this week. Maybe the other child knew they were doing something your child would hate and they thought they were being thoughtful. Maybe that other child is a dickhole who enjoys excluding people as a power play in the very important social hierarchy of middle/high school. There are 1000 reasons your child wasn't invited and in the end the reasons don't really matter and IS NOT YOUR BUSINESS. I know protecting our kids is our first instinct, but I can't begin to tell you, from first hand experience, how very important it is for kids to figure out social dynamics on their own. 
3. Kids have been being excluded from parties long before social media. When my oldest was little they started the STUPID rule that if you brought invitations to class you had to bring one for the whole class to try to make sure everyone is included. I hated this rule, who wants to invite 30 dang kids?!? Your child does not have to be friends with everyone, courteous and respectful yes, but they don't have to be friends and hang out just because they are in the same classroom, or on the same team, or whatever. Some kids just don't get along and that is okay! The lesson is learning to work together in a classroom (ie workplace) with people you would not socialize with. 
4. Being excluded is a great lesson in empathy! Feeling the other side of a situation makes you sensitive to it. When something bad happens to you or you get disappointed you understand better how others will feel in that same situation. This is the same principal that causes poor people to be more compassionate. You've been there, you get it. 

If your kids get upset because they were not included in something, comfort them, let them vent, talk it out with them (and use logic and not "fuck that bitch", you are their parent not their best friend, they need your wisdom not your solidarity). For the love of the invisible pink unicorn do not get involved! Let your child handle it. Don't rant to the other child's parents and certainly do not talk to the other child about it. None of this involves you. If it feels like it does you need to take a step back and realize you and your child are 2 different people and their experiences are not yours. 

I get the irony here that I am being un-empathetic about the lack of empathy, but I never claimed to be empathetic. I am a big fan of empathy, but in small doses, not a blanket version. I am usually pretty good at seeing both sides of a situation, but chances are my care C has ran away from both of them. :D

I don't want to be the karma police

I don't want to be the Karma Police; (great song, thanks Radiohead) I've decided I'd rather be the Schadenfreude Sheriff. (This is the crap that I think about on my morning commute. I'm not crazy, I swear!) So, Schadenfreude. That's the act of taking pleasure in other people's misfortune. It's a German word (how very German of them, thanks Ave. Q!). So I'd rather be the Schadenfreude Sheriff, the seem to be more up my alley. I picture the karma police as kindly, gentler, police men that bring teddy bears to children. They gently dole out fair and just rewards/punishments. The Schadenfreude Sheriffs are the Texas Rangers of justice. Their punishments are swift and mighty. Oh, you want to be a dead beat dad and screw over your kid? BOOM! Your ex just got hired at the Child Support Office. Want to ride someones ass all down IH-10 when there is no where to move over? SHAZAM! When you pass them going 100 there's a cop. What? It's a construction zone? Enjoy that $700 ticket.

Yep. I could definitely be the Schadenfreude Sheriff. Where do I sign?

Toddler Tuesday- chillax

Sometimes it's just time to throw caution to the winds and say the hell with it. Currently Eric is playing in the muddy puddles and throwing dirt and rocks. He's having a grand time. I'm not too concerned about the clothes or future mud; he's having fun and making memories. Plus, all that dirt is good for the immune systems. So, uptight mamas, it's ok to let your hair down and let your kids play in the dirt. They'll live and you can drink ice tea on the porch while they explore their world.

When Good TV Goes Bad (+ "Revenge" Rant by Jamie...spoilerish)

Don't you hate it when you start watching a show from the very beginning and the writing tanks? You've stuck with it season after season and then shark jumping. I'm looking at you, Revenge. It has just gotten so completely stupid that I just can't even. I stuck through during the Aiden shenanigans, and rejoiced when they killed him off. Finally, it seemed that the writers were on the right track, but alas. You have lost me, writers, I cannot even bring myself to watch the last episodes. I'll read the recaps, but just no.

(Jamie's notes rants are in blue!)

Agree! I do not quit watching shows. If I watch the first season of something then it is hard for me to stop because I have invested time into it so I want to see where it goes. It's even worse if I really loved in when it began. I often end up hate-watching it just hoping it gets cancelled (I am looking at you Gossip Girl). I rarely give up. I know writing is hard! Sometimes ideas don't play our like you'd imagine, the networks place a lot of stipulations, there are many episodes per season so those "filler" story lines can get stupid/boring. I get it. I stick with you. 

All of that being said....I quit watching Revenge. Deleted every episode off of my DVR and haven't even read recaps (although a certain friend did tell me a condensed version of what has happened....I am not regretting my decision). (Spoiler Alert) They had a major character end up being alive and another major character got killed and the story lines they wrote should have been gold, but they were worse then last season. I can understand slumps or red tape, but when you have everything you need and still mess it up I am out. Seriously I think at this point the writers are competing for how stupid and inconsistent they can make their writing. 
I think the problem is the writers never decided if they wanted the show to be sort of artsy with a deeper philosophical message or telenovela style trash TV. If they had picked a direction and stuck to it the show would have been good and consistent, but they tried to merge those two things which is nearly impossible and failed miserably! I would have said impossible, except Jane the Virgin has managed to merge the 2 themes beautifully (seriously this show is awesome, people should really watch it!), but it is a more comedic show and Revenge takes itself way to seriously for that.  

Skin Care regime- what's yours?

Last night I was chilling with one of my besties and we started talking about skin care regimes. I think I may be a slight tad bit obsessive. Anyway, here's my night time routine. I'll cover day later on.

I found this awesome cleanser in a sample from sephoria. It feels like a jelly, and you just add water. Best part- you don't have to use an eye make up remover!!! Yes, that's right, this cleanser also removes your eye make up. I hate hate hate eye makeup remover; so I was sold. 

http://m.sephora.com/product/P390396?preferedSku=1635457

After I cleanse, I follow up with a cold cream. You know what I love? Nivea in the big blue jar. You can find it at any grocery store, CVS, or Wal-Mart. I started using it about 2 years ago, and my face has never looked younger. I always saw it in the store, but never knew anything about it till I read this article. And, well, I was sold. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2418153/Claire-used-1-Nivea-cream-half-face--105-Cr-la-Mer-The-results-VERY-revealing.html

And that's it. I'm fabulous!!!!

(Jamie's Notes)
I don't think this is a lot (although I am interested to know the day one not sure you need 2 lol), just a cleaner and a cold cream, seems like something most women (and probably a lot of men) probably do? If you had a cleaner, a cold cream, a wrinkle cream, an eye cream, I dunno are there lip creams?...one of those is they exist...then that might be ridiculous....

On the other hand my skin care regiment is ....when I take a shower, I wash my face, with water. IF I wear makeup I remove it with one of those makeup remover wipes, maybe, I may just let it ride and it will come off on it's own after a few showers. I know I am breaking all the rules of skin care. Whatever, when I look old people will treat me old and then I can act mean and crazy and people will shrug and say don't mind her she is old. ;)

Book Review: House of Ravens by Karpov Kinrade

This book is the second in the Nightfall Chronicles. Set in the future, everything is governed by the Four Orders of the Knights Templar and the pope. Scarlett Night is a nephelim, an angel like creature who drinks blood. The first book of this series, Court of Nightfall was really good, but I found the second lacking.  I found that the heroine turned into a petulant girl, smug, alway challenging authority. I really didn't like her much. It seemed like something was missing with her. So I give the book 4 stars. I'll read the next one, with reservations. 

House of Ravens (The Nightfall Chronicles Book 2) by Karpov Kinrade http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RNM698A/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_64xkvb1Z573BY

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RNM698A/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_64xkvb1Z573BY

What's in your emo playlist?

So I thought it would be super hilarious to make my 14 year old a goth type depression playlist, since his almost to that age anyway. Figured better be prepared, right? While compiling this thing of beauty I realized that I still like all this music and I may just have to listen to it myself. Heh. So we have. Of course the classics, The Cure, The Smiths, Peter Murphy, Souixsie and the Banshees. Then we've gotta add a bit of Skinny Puppy, a dash of Book of Love, and the. Round out with New Order. I'm really excited. I can tell him how the music will "speak" to him, but I'm pretty sure he'll ignore it for something lame. (I'm looking at you, Ariana Grande.) Anyway, I'll let you know how he likes it. Gotta favorite artist? Share with the class! I love new music and am not stuck in the 80's. The Cure is still making new music, they count. 

My brain is fried.

Ever had one of those excruciating days at the office where it was a lot of mental exercise? It seems like afterwards you are just drained. I don't even think I could concentrate on a cartoon right now. I may have to put something mindnumbingly dull on; like the Kardashians or Sponge Bob.

Leslie Hall is amazing.

You just can't stop watching. 

http://youtu.be/J1c2KzJbcGA

Throw Back Thursday- Kids Tales

Once upon a time, Dade and I were arguing about something. He was about twelve at the time. All of a sudden, he turned and looked at me. He said, "you just feel that way because you haven't found Jesus."  To which I casually replied, "yes I did, he was hiding behind the sofa."  Dade's mouth dropped open, he looked at me and walked off. I hear his voice drift back to me from the hall, "I don't even know what to say to that...."

Moral of the story: Don't sass your mama. She has a comeback bank with 30+ years of sassy deposits

I would use Jem's earrings for evil.

I so would. What? There's this supercomputer with tiny projectors that can totally change my appearance? Forget earning money for the foster girls- I want to be thin and young. Maybe a model? Whatever, I'll settle for being thin and pink hair. Jem's hair was the bomb. Plus think of all the insane possibilities! You could totally pose as world leaders! Celebrities! I would have so much fun as George Cloony.  Can you just imagine? Hahahaha you could pretend to be Gordon Ramsy and go to Taco Bell. You could be Martha Stewart and craft at Hobby Lobby.  Oh oh! You could be Anna Wintor and judge people's clothes. That would be so fun. Showtime Synergy!

Toddler Tuesday: avoiding the toddler melt down.

Well, as I may have mentioned, been a mom for 20 years. I have in no way, shape, or form any professional expertise. I'll leave that to my awesome sitter, Leenie. Anyway, toddlers are basically little psychopaths in child disguises. You never know when they are going to straight up lose their minds and go berserk. You can, however, recognize the signs of imminent crazy and avoid the melt down. I am talking of vacation and the overwhelmness of it all. Places like Disney, Sea World, Legoland, and even the Zoo can be super sensory overload. Parents often want their children to have a memorable experience (we paid a fortune for this vacation!) that they often push their child past their limits, and a tantrum is the result. Too often I have seen crying toddlers; hot, sweaty, crying, and miserable. So here are a few helpful hints.  Remember every child is different. It is important to know your child's limits and communication methods. 

Look for the sleepy time nap signs:

It could be anything as simple as rubbing their eyes to a head nod. Once you notice these signs, remove them to a quiet place and intimate nap protocol. 

Hydrate and Shade:

Vacation is usually taken in summer, and often times outside of the child's usual climate. Children aren't used to being outside all day, so make sure they drink plenty of water, have access to shade, and wear sunscreen. There is nothing worse then a cranky toddler - except maybe a sick man... I don't know, that's kind of a toss up. Umbrella strollers are small and convenient, but don't really offer much in shade. Try to find  a lightweight stroller, cheap, yet shady. I recently purchased this (good for up to 50 lbs!) I'll review it later after Disneyland/comic-con trip.

 Kolcraft Cloud Plus Lightweight Stroller, Slate https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QHKAMG4/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_kwWivb1D11KCH

Don't be afraid to breastfeed - feed the beast! 

Seriously, no one cares anymore. If your child is hungry, feed them. Besides, the Pope says it's ok, who are we to argue? They need the comfort as well, big busy places are unnerving, and they just want the comfort and reassurance of mama. 

Pack their usual snack:

Some things we don't really consider is that most kids aren't used to a theme park diet. All that rich food has to upset their little tummies. Skip a rich meal, opt for a pb&j, or just pack some Cheerios in a ziplock. All these can help alleviate the tummy upsets. Apple juice is the great equalizer, so have some of that. Also yogurt banana juice works wonders. 

Don't push your child past their limits:

You don't have to see the fireworks, show, or get that last picture. If they are too tired, they won't enjoy it anyway. Sometimes retreat is the best answer. Remember, you still have to pack up, find your car, fight your way out of the parking lot, and make it back home or hotel.  Besides, now you have an excuse to come back! You're welcome. 

Most of all, have fun and enjoy being a family. 

Book review: Eeny Meeny by M. J. Arlidge

Eeny Meeny is a crime mystery. Helen Grace is a detective inspector in Southampton (England). People are being kidnapped in twos and are given a choice; one of them must kill the other. The reward is their freedom. Helen Grace and her team have to solve the case before there are more victims. How are the victims related, and how are they related to Helen?

Man, this book had me going. It was really good- I had a hard time putting it down. Helen Grace is a tough cookie with a hidden center. I really liked the book. It was hard to put down and it gave me chills. Very good, can't wait to read more of the author. 5 stars and a hearty recommendation to anyone who likes crime novels.

I know I gripe a lot

About FB. I have that love hate relationship with it. You know- I really enjoy seeing my friends happy. I enjoy peeks into their lives; their smiling, happy faces. I like seeing their success, and cheering them on. And I hurt for them when they have a loss or their child is ill. So yeah, I may gripe a lot, but I'm secretly rooting for you all. I wish you all well and hope for the best. Now- off to be a voyer. Maybe someone will get in a nasty argument over religion on the news page. That's always entertaining. 

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter to all Care C-ers! Yes, to all 4 of you. ;P The Mistrot household has some silly traditions that Id like to share. First is Bunny Bread. This delicious delicacy is an orange sweet bread that is shaped into bunnies. They are a pain to make. I've been up since 6 am working on these bad boys. That's why they're iy made once a year. I'd like to give mad props to my Kitchen Aide mixer. The kneading hook is amazeballs. 

Second crazy tradition is to poc eggs. I have extreme Cajuns on my side of the family, and egg pocing is a Cajun tradition. Each person takes a hard boiled Easter egg and pair off. They hold little end to little end and one person gently taps the others egg until someone's egg cracks. The one that cracks is the loser, and the winner goes on to poc another day. 

Lastly the egg hunts. Yes, we hid eggs for the kids and yadda yadda. The best part is after that. Once the kids find all the eggs, they then go and hide them for the adults. Then the bloodbath begins. 

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you have lots of yummy food and family around you. Hippity Hoppity Hugs!

Book review: A Sea of Stars by Amy A Bartol

Kricket is half Alameeda and half Rafe. Both sides want her for her powers.  This is a futuristic book with aspects of fantasy. I really liked it. It's the second in he Kricket series. This book makes me want to harass the author to write the next one already.  5 stars for story. 3 stars for the lame turn.

4 stars overall.

Spoiler alert below:

The only think I found perturbing is what the hell is the mysterious little sister that was introduced. Now, in book 2 we found out about an imaginary friend that was really the sister? Weak 

I'm going to lose it one day.

What am I going to lose one day? My southern filter. You know, that little voice inside your head (that Jamie doesn't have) that says things such as, "bless your heart" and "most unfortunate" when you really just want to say "f*ck off".  As you may have seen from previous posts I have a love hate relationship with facebook. I love to watch the drama and hate the stupid equally. So the filter I am talking about is pertaining to fb. One day I am just going to lose it and type everything I think. Heh!

The Inquisitor: this person asks randoms questions on fb. Ex: Does anybody knows where I can find this one thing? Does anybody know where this event is happening?  I'm sorry, did you mean to type this in Google?

The Vaguebooker: this person is always hurt about something someone did- but never gives the details. Ex- You know who you are and what you did and I'm so hurt! Yeah, unless you're going to dish I don't care. 

The Perfect Parent: this persons sole purpose on FB is to brag about their kids. That is their only posts. No one likes their kids that much. Seriously, NO ONE. 

Of course there are others, I just did my top three. One day I'm just going to post what I think and enjoy the fall out. Till then, I will just continue my love hate relationship with FB. It's like a bad boyfriend.

Book Review: The Palace Job by Patrick Weeks

Ok I really enjoyed this one. Basically a rag tag gang of anti Heroes goes on a quest and inadvertently save the world. Naughty unicorns, creepy priestess, and your mama jokes abound. 5 billion stars. I loved it.

I love you more when you're gone.

My oldest son, Stephen, is off at college. I can honestly say it's pretty awesome. He's off in his own world, doing his own thang, and NOT eating my food. Do you know how nice it is to go to the pantry and see food? It's brilliant. I haven't had to hide to eat a snack in months. Living with boys is like eating with a horde of locust. You have food on the stove; they pass through and total desolation. Nothing but empty pots and pans. You know what else is great? When he comes home, I actually want to see him. There's no time for teenage theatrics, it's just nice adult conversation. Now, to get the other two out of the house.

Omg the TV is off!

Yes, yes I did. I hit the off button on the magic box of entertainment. The kids panicked, the dogs looked scared, and the hubs asked if I was ok. I just was tired of the noise. The TV goes on first thing in the morning and other then turning it off when we leave for work, well it stays on. Let's just say I am sick of the noise. I think as a society we have gotten too dependent on the instant gratification of entertainment that TV provides. How many times do you turn it on for background noise? Yeah when archaeologists of the future dig us up they are going to wonder what the altar of the black boxes are. Hahah we even have a small portable box with us at all times! Now I wonder, has the 24 hour news feed, with its constant reporting on anything to stay relevant and gain ratings, had a negative impact on how we view and report our personal news? I'm referring to fb and the need to share every aspect of our day. Examples

"Going to go work out", "gonna have lunch" etc. you know- those posts. Well, enough musing for me; I'm going to enjoy the silence and watch a book. I'm also going to think about Depeche Mode. Stupid ear worm. 

Wtf Wednesday

So- this is so wtf I am going to make it today's post. The people in this area are all up in arms over a board game. I mean this has gotten more traffic over the last two days then a mourning dog at a soilders funeral. It's insane. The offending game? Ouija. Oh and it's pink. Hellfire rains down!
Jamie's note: Of course the pink Ouija is more dangerous then the regular version because it will attract gay demonic spirits. Probably. :D

I can't even.  A Tl;DR version of the ouija board- basically it was harmless till the movie Exorcist came out now everyone thinks it's the devil. Jamie Note: Ha! See the Exorcist "came out" gay demonic spirits I tell ya! 

But you know group thought > science and logic. 

Source:  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/