The Wisdom of Kanye West. No Really.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that I love Kanye West.

Okay maybe it does.

I love him in all kinds of ways. I actually really like his music, I like his personality (he actually has a good sense of humor! Can't count the times he's poked fun of himself on twitter), and I like all the dumb stuff he does in public. Makes him really entertaining. In a lovable, human sort of way.

He's also one of my favorite internet memes.

Recently he finally got a twitter. I have no idea why it took him so long. Some of the ridiculous stuff he says is super awesome. One day I tried to find my favorite tweet to make my status on facebook, but I couldn't do it. There were just too many.

Today, however, there may have been some actual wisdom he said. Or maybe he was just doing more insane rambling and I'm reading too much into it. Either way:

(from twitter.com/kanyewest)

I AGREE. I agree whole-heartedly! I agree so much I thought of actually replying to him to tell him how much I agree. But I didn't because come on, it's KANYE WEST. I am not worthy to tweet him.

Mistakes. Mistakes are what make us! No one is born perfect, knowing everything, capable of doing everything right the first time. We think we have to avoid mistakes but I challenge that! Go out and MAKE mistakes. Raise your hand. Give wrong answers. Break stuff. Do something stupid. Education will teach you a lot of stuff, but it can't teach you to be who you are meant to be. Only mistakes can do that.

This blog was, at first, kind of a terrifying idea. I'm a pretty private person most of the time. I don't trust easily (geez, how many times have I said that already?). I think carefully (most of the time) before I act. Now I want to just write stuff and put it out there on the INTERNET? It was like jumping off a building. I knew as soon as it was out there there was no turning back. But now that I've done it I feel so free. I'm not ashamed of what I think, and I've learned a lot from writing things that people disagreed with. I've changed my mind about some things. Maybe I've changed others' minds. It's been a learning experience. I've enjoyed learning with you guys!

There are still some things I'm afraid to write, still things I keep private, but oh goodness, when I finally work up the nerve I think it will be a breath of fresh air. For me. Maybe I'll just offend everyone else.

I've said stupid things. I've done stupid things. But most of my life I've been pretty straight and narrow. I don't know that I regret that, but I do respect people who put everything out on the line for the life they want to live. The people who drop everything and go and live in some two-bit apartment. Those people who literally live day by day. It's scary, but I bet it's exhilerating too. A mistake? Maybe. Do they learn a lot? No doubt about it.

So, Kanye West, being the kind of person who has made so many public mistakes I wouldn't even know where to begin, seems to at least understand the value of such experiences.

So go make some mistakes.

Michael Cera: Serial Photo-Bomber

This guy is a mastermind. This page has a ton of celebrity photobombs, but no one shows up on the list more than Michael Cera. I'm just completely blown away by this. Furthermore, are photobombs really that successful anymore? You can instantly see the picture on digital cameras...seems like a dangerous past time for a celebrity.

Look, this is just undeniable proof that Michael Cera is an asshole. An asshole that plays the same asshole in every movie. That sweet, lovable asshole.

This one is my particular favorite. First of all, the couple is kind of adorable together. Second of all HE'S SO SNEAKY. LOOK AT THAT.

Poor awkward dude with awkward birds. Never stood a chance against the awkward king.

Anyways, this got me thinking, maybe Michael Cera's been in MY pictures and I didn't notice? It's happened so many times you know?

BAH THAT JERK! HE WAS DOWN AT NARRAGANSETT THAT DAY I KNEW IT. RAAAAGE.

How to: Dress Like Lady Gaga

I don't consider this a craft blog or a celebrity blog, I actually don't consider it an ANYTHING blog. But Katie and I have been tossing around ideas about how to dress like Lady Gaga for Halloween, and I thought I'd share some of them.

The Bubble Suit


Just blow these REALLY REALLY REALLY fast. Note: May make it difficult to hold conversations at a party. Or eat.


The Crime Scene Tape


Find a local crime scene and run around like crazy. Eventually you will be covered in the police tape style of Lady Gaga.


The Beer Can Hairdo

Grab 30 of your closest friends and go drinking. One of you will wake up looking like this.

As you can see, Lady Gaga's high fashion is a little difficult and too coutoure for most of us to attain, but with a little ingenuity, you too can be as fabulous as she is.

Reason #25475298345 I don't Like Nicolas Cage

Read this article, look me in the eye, and tell me you can take Nicolas Cage seriously as an actor.

You can't do it.

No one can do it.

HIS CAT.

And now I want to go see Sorcerer's Apprentice. Welcome to the movie industry. Also, I think this is all proof that catnip really is a gateway drug.

Hollywood Should Start with Not Making Re-Makes, Though

The media obsession over actors has completely ruined movies. I can't watch a movie now without thinking, "lol he peed his pants once lololol." (I refuse to acknowledge whether or not I ACTUALLY think like this >.>)

It's not about the movies, the stories, the entertainment. It's about how one time Mel Gibson was drunk driving and called the cop that pulled him over "sugar tits." It's about how Tom Cruise is a scientologist and let's his 5-year-old daughter dress him. It's about how Jodie Foster was the inspiration for some guy to try and kill Ronald Reagan. And kind of seems like she might be a lesbian.

Despite all this, I really enjoy celebrity gossip. Something about the lives of the rich and famous is intriguing. Maybe I feel a little vicarious about the whole thing. Picking apart Kristin Stewart for choosing such a terrible Chanel gown. Berating Miley Cyrus for such a sexy dance routine in front of millions of people. They're so easy to judge, and they live such fabulous lives.

But it really does mean that the quality of the entertainment is diminished. It's always going to be obscured by the OTHER story going on. Brad Pitt cheated on Jennifer Aniston with Angelina Jolie while he filmed Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Do you think I really watched that movie? Hell no.

I'll NEVER be able to watch a Lindsey Lohan movie the same way ever again. I don't even know where to begin with the Lohan story.

You hear about how celebrities hate the obsession, and I think some of them genuinely do. But the fact is that the industry is built around the obsession. The stars go on promotional tours for the movie, which would be completely useless if no one cared to hear about the people behind the movie. Movies will intentionally pick certain actors and actresses simply because of their "Blockbuster draw" AKA the height of their celebrity. Not being a celebrity and the public not being interested in your life is ultimately a career killer for so many. To say they don't care is untrue, they do care if they care about their career.

It's just a shame, because it's slowly killing the movie industry itself.

Rara Ah-ah-ah Rom-- ohh knock it off.

Lady Gaga is so freaking interesting. For lots of reasons.

I first heard of her on Perez Hilton's blog, as he was one of the first people to pick up on her and I read his blog regularly. I loved her daring attitude and her apparent allergy to pants. She was pretty cool to look at. Just Dance was a cool song. It was all pretty tame on the outset.

I remember Erik asking me one day why I was laughing, to which I responded, "Lady Gaga and her crazy outfits."

"Who's that?" he said.

Who's that indeed.

Honestly, I still don't really know. A feminist icon? Maybe, but her insistence to others to not have sex is a little counter to that philosophy. A genius? She certainly uses a lot of imagery indicating that she puts a lot of thought into everything she does.

A man? I still find this offensive. Is it really so hard to believe that someone this talented is a man? Do you really have to be a man in order to take ownership of your own sexuality, instead of selling it out to the masses? Besides, I thought the Telephone video settled this.

She's also apparently a part of the Illuminati.

People are trying so hard to peg her they're starting to lose track of what's real and what's clearly blatant conspiracy. Lady Gaga is an entertainer. An entertainer that takes herself far too seriously.

The director of Alejandro took some time to defend the religious imagery. He explained that the ingestion of the rosary beads represents her "desire to take in the holy."

hdsfdslfks. I know I'm not an "artist" and not skilled at "reading in to things," but this seems so over the top ridiculous. Does ANYONE actually think this when they see this video? Even on a subconscious level?

To top it all off, people are bothering to get offended by her. I decided to watch the Alejandro video since it's been getting so much play as being "controversial." I thought she must have really outdone herself. I guess you could say that, but I wasn't offended by anything, even trying to view it through the gaze of a Catholic. I was too busy thinking "WTF?" to be offended.

To the people of the world: Lighten up.

To the Haus of Gaga: Lighten up.

Seriously guys, life is too short and hilarious to do anything other than for the lulz. You'll stress yourself out.