2012?

So I am going to see the new movie 2012 tonight. (at 1015 which means I wont be out til around 1 which is wayyy past my bed time). Does any one actually believe in this stuff though? The person I am going with does. Which should be interesting. I believe in alot of weird things, ghosts, aliens and things like that. But I just can get myself to truly believe that the world is going to end on December 21, 2012. Just because the Mayan Calendar ends there? Our calandar ends every December 31st and then starts right back up again on January 1st. Im pretty sure thats whats gonna happen on January 22, 2012. And ya know whats great? If im wrong, no one will be around to say they told me so. Hope these tickets were worth the 12 bucks. I will keep you guys posted.

Glee Update

Well I hope that my post from yesterday prompted at least someone to watch last nights episode. It was one of the best ones so far, and ALL about diversity! Almost too good to be true. In this episode the glee club is still preparing for sectionals and the principal informs them that the school will not pay for a handicap accessible bus to accommodate Artie, the one member in a wheelchair. When the clubs advisor, Mr. Shoe, gives them the news, the club seems perfectly OK with making Artie's father drive him to sectionals and taking the bus without him. In an effort to instill some compassion in the Glee Club, Shoe makes each member spend a few hours per day in Artie's position, aka a wheelchair. The club ends up raising enough money for the proper bus and they even choreograph a wheelchair number for sectionals. Like I said, this was by far one of my favorite episodes of the season. So I was even more shocked to see headlines today like this "Disabled Advocates Protest Glee's Wheelchair Episode" and "Glee Wheelchair Episode Hits Bump with Disabled". Seriously??? Is there anything that will make people happy? The entire point of this episode was to promote acceptance and compassion, and still people complain. I applaud Glee, its writers and its producers for going outside the box and for sending a message of inclusion that many shows are lacking. Its unfortunate that not everyone can see that.

GLEE

Am I the only one who is obsessed with glee? When the commercials first started airing for the show a few months ago I wanted nothing to do with it. I assumed it was just going to be a rip off of high school musical. BUT, my roommates got me hooked and now I am completely addicted. The characters are great and the stories are funny and dramatic but believable enough. One thing I love about the show is the great diversity of the characters. One of my previous posts highlighted a show with a main star in a wheelchair. Glee also features a character in a wheelchair, and almost every other minority imaginable. African american, asian, jewish, gay, a character who stutters, the list goes on. The show has even won awards for it's diversity and message of acceptance. The show has been on a hiatus for a few weeks now and comes back on tonight. I am super excited and maybe some of you who have never seen it will turn it on at least once an see what im talking about. Let me know what you think!!