The Walking Dead 616..... Was it the show itself that Negan beat to death?

So it's  Tuesday,  almost  a full two days after the  season  finale.   I've had time to assess some thoughts,  read  some opinions and  come to terms with my own feelings on the  matter.

So here they are.

After watching the  616 finale I was  incredibly disappointed. I think my first text I sent to my  friend and  coworker went  something  like this :  FUCKING BULLSHIT.  and the credits hasn't even finished rolling.

So how is it a show is allowed to build you up to such a frenzied crescendo,  only to leave you high and dry?

Well,  if  can't.  Not really.  TWD did this in previous seasons and twice in one season this year.   Scott Gimple immediately stated right after "it will all be worth it,  it will all be worth it".   Problem is he's said it  before and  we've been let down before. This episode,  this  finale,  this  cliffhanger felt  more like someone blew their load in your face and  didn't ask first.

As a viewer I wasn't happy with the ending at all.  It wasn't the acting.   As usual it was  very well acted and  put together.  I truly believe all the actors give their all for this show.   They are an  amazing  group of artists who  have come together to create the perfect storm. The problem with  storms is,  eventually,  they blow out. 

I watch  TV a  an escape.  The problem for me was the intense buildup of  the  very  pivotal #100 comic,  then immediate blackout,  which leaves the viewers with no closure to Season 6.  So these thoughts and feelings have nowhere to go. For many they came out as anger. And  understandibly so.   People see this as an investment.   People have invested two hours of their lives,  every  Sunday night in The  Walking Dead.   They have  hosted parties,  bought food,  dressed up,  run blogs,  bought swag,  t-shirts,  dolls,  keychains,  books etc..... Spent enormous amounts of time and  money as a fan of the show.   And their thanks was a blackout #100.  I'm  surprised  shit isn't  burning down.

From a marketing point of view it may be a good strategy. Everyone is talking about it,  social media is blowing up about it.   From a viewer standpoint, it's not. The Walking Dead screwed their fans and pulled out before everyone came. Big no no.

At the  moment of this writing,  angry fans are  drawing  up petitions. Which of itself is a bit ridiculous,  but Scott Gimple and  Greg Nicotero had  to know  this might  happen as a result of their, for lack of a better term,  greed.   

Here are  my  thoughts.  This is how  fans truly get  even. If people are that angry, simply don't tune into the show ever again. DON'T WATCH THE SHOW.  Their ratings will drop. They already are. When the ratings drop low enough the show is gone. BUT, be careful what you wish for. That also puts people out of work. It's not the actors fault, they are just doing their job. And they do it well. It's why we've all watched for as long as we have and why the show is as popular as it IS.

So how pissed off are you? Pissed off to never watch again? 

I've posted my opinions of  616 on social media and  been called  horrible  names,  told I wasn't t a true fan and  a multitude of other things,  by people who  consider themselves to be "hardcore" fans but probably wouldn't actually  survive a zombie apocalypse if it ever happened.    I think it takes an even  bigger fan to  stand  up to the  big  wigs at  AMC and  TWD and  say "Hey  guys,  I think ya  blew it with that one".  

As I said previously,  I watch  TV by  choice.  As  an escape,  a way to unwind.    I have watched this show since day one. I repeatedly watch the episodes.   To say I'm not a true fan is  ridiculous.   But I am  an  adult and  I know when something is  no longer working for  me,  and  this isn't.  In  fact,  I'm  on the  high  end of their  demographic,  almost out of their demographic, and  unlike a lot of  younger fans,  I know when I'm being played for ratings.

I say read the comic. Invest in the  comic.  I had never read comics before this and I LOVE the comic. I already have all the answers I need. And I'm probably a good 3 seasons ahead of the TV show. The good thing is this has opened up a whole new world of  comics and  reading for me and it rocks! So,  If you have the  comic which is what the show is based on,  you don't really  need the show. 

You can only jerk your fans around so many times before people say "fuck it" and bail. LOST is a perfect example. I'd say to everyone at AMC/TWD they'd be well to remember that..... Fans are like zombies, they will turn on you and eat you alive at the drop of a hat.

Confessions of Crafty Bitches??

So I've been a member of this Facebook page, Confessions of Crafty Witches for a while now.  It's a pretty descent page, lots of good craft and recipe ideas that they probably pirate off of Pinterest.

So they leave a post yesterday asking for opinions on a topic matter. Nothing big or life altering, just simply asking for opinions.  So I give mine.  And they ban me lol.  Now, it might not ordinarily be so funny, except that the owner of the page in all her glorious ignorance proved the point I was making.  Threefold!  So I guess she didn't like my opinion because it wasn't in line with her rather Nazi like ideology, so she banned me lol.

Now the original post on the page, according to her information since I did not see it and she did not reference it by photograph or otherwise was something about a poster wanting their site to post for the postee about giving her money.  Just flat out.  Give her money.  For no reason.  The owner of the page refused the post and the postee apparently called her a racist.  (supposedly both are white women).  So the owner of the page got butthurt and was seeking verification and love from her CCW minions that she was in the right and that she wasn't a racist.  Boo-fucking-hoo.  She went on to say how this woman, the postee was scamming people.

This is where I came in.  my comment was that I didn't feel she was necessarily racist, but that she could be construed as having violated the woman's first amendment rights.  And that the postee wasn't scamming anyone since she blatantly came right out and said what she wanted.  Scamming usually implies some kind of lie or manipulation and given the information the owner provided, there was none.  Henceforth, no scam.  I also called into question whether or not she only posted questions and answers that she liked and that served her purpose as opposed to seeing that all people have a right to their own opinion.  Ouch.  Well apparently that offended her delicate, albeit ignorant sensibilities.  So she announced to everyone that I was banned, then she banned me. Which as I said, kind of proved my point.

That being said, they tout themselves as witches.  OOOOOOOOOOh.  Now I know a lot of people, from all walks of life and religious backgrounds.  These people aren't witches.  The talk on the page gives the reader a very hostile energy, and clearly if you  don't belong to their clique or mindset, then they will attack you for exercising your First Amendment Rights on their page.  That is clearly evident when the owner of the page herself states, and I quote  "Oh nobody is going to stop me.  If being banned (from FB) three times didn't stop me one turd monkey crybaby scam artist is not going to stop me".  So she thinks she's above reproach.  Believe me, no is above reproach, karmically or otherwise.  So imagine my glee when I woke up this morning to the owners post which said what a sucky day it was because she called to wish her mom a happy mothers day, and her mom picked a huge fight with her.  Yea, Karma is a bitch.  And so is her mom apparently, lol.  I guess she felt treating people like shit one day would actually result in fluffy roses the next.  Not.  And any real witch knows this.

Despite their anger and hatred, I do wish them peace.  I hope that they one day realize that what they perceive as negative isn't and can be used as a great learning tool.  It's not easy, but it can be done.  I haven't "unliked" their page on Facebook either.  I believe in their right to their opinion, even it it means banning me from their page.  I am not them and I won't go to their level.

Light & Love Crafty Bitches!!

Confessions of Crafty Witches

Rescue me? Hell yes!

Kallypso Masters and the Rescue Me series!!


I have been reading a lot.  AGAIN.  As always.  Because it's what I do.  I have been reading the Rescue Me Series, by Kallypso Masters.  Awesome series.  I have really been enjoying it.  This series is NOT a stand alone.  You have to start with Masters at Arms and work your way from there.  Without it, you miss very important information with regards to all of the developing characters.  So in that respect it is NOT your typical romance novel.  It's emotional, often time a little heart wrenching (I know it made my heart hurt a few times and yea, I shed a tear or two or 10)  All of the characters are very well developed, and you get a firm sense of who each person is before their actual story comes up.  It's usually one of my biggest gripes.  Characters not having a firm background, or worse, inconsistencies in their backgrounds.  There is none of that here.  I'm also not one of those reviewers who reviews the book, tells you all about the book and leaves nothing to spare.  IF you read a review of the book, why do you need to read the fucking book?  My way, read the fucking book!  It's a good book.   If you read the authors blog page you would know she obviously gives a crap about what she puts out and her readers mean a great deal to her.  Kallypso Masters wants to give her readers a good read.  And that is very important in my mind.   It's well written, thought provoking, the characters are likable, believable and definitely lovable.  I'm really glad I picked up this series.

Makeup Allergies and sensitivities!! 


Have you ever worn a mascara and just about pulled out all of your eyelashes because it irritated you so bloody much?  For the better part of two years I have been suffering from some kind of sensitivity/allergy to almost all mascaras and eyeliners.  Which really sucks because I love my makeup.  I really love my eye makeup.  So, after having nearly yanking out all of my poor little eyelashes I went out and bought & different types of mascara and a couple of eyeliners.  So far, I have had a great deal of luck on my very first try.

I have been using both of these products for almost a week now and I have had NO problems.  No itchy eyes, no watery eyes, no red eyes and most importantly, NO PULLING OUT EYELASHES.    So for right now, if anyone out there in cyberland is having some kind or weird freak out sensitivity with their eye make up, try these and see if they work.  Stay tuned...I'll update you and the other 6 mascaras lol.

Advice columns? Or just the opinions of the over educated and over inflated?

So I got off work from my "real" job today early.  Went to my fave taco place, got me some tacos and picked up a local periodical that used to be fun to read but now has mostly pot advertisements in it.

 As I am munching down on my #2 combo plate (two shredded beef tacos with beans and rice) I am reading the advice column in the rag mag.  Now I don't know about you but my advice usually differs from that given in advice columns.  Number one, I am not politically correct.  I am not going to sugar coat my opinion (that you are asking for may I remind you) so that you might feel better about yourself.  Number two, I do not have a PhD or any other over inflated degree.  Actually, I am glad for that because if I did have a degree and was dispensing so called "professional" advice, in some states I could probably get into trouble over it lol.  What I am by legal trade is a hairdresser.  Which means I fall somewhere in the neighborhood of PhD Psychiatrist and bartender.  Which means I know all your deepest darkest secrets and what your true hair color is.  I know who you are cheating on, who your husband is cheating with and whether or not your kids are on drugs.  And I am pretty much sworn to secrecy because I want to keep your business.  And let's face it, someone has to cover those gray roots, right?

Ok.  Reading the advice column in today's rag mag.  Someone wrote in to say they were engaged to their soul mate.  But the so called soul mate, aka bitch, packed up and left without so much as a reason.  Very low class if you ask me.  I think if you share time with someone, then they should have the benefit of a proper "fuck off".  Even if it is just to say "hey, I don't love you it's not working out for me, so I"m out".  So natch, the one left behind is feeling rather dispondant.  Well I would too.  For about 5 minutes.  So the leave-ee is not able to eat, not able to sleep, having a hard time working.  No. Bueno.

The columnist drones on about all this psychobabble bullshit.  Love yourself. Be kind to yourself.  You are in mourning.  You are in withdrawal.  .....blah blah blah.

Are you fucking kidding me???

Here is the real version.

Dude, I realize the person you called a "soul mate" split, with no explanation to you whatsoever.  That should be your first clue.  Soul mates don't treat you that way.  it's obvious that you loved her more than she loved you.  Nothing wrong with that.  But it really is better to find out now than later that she was as uncaring as she was.  And let's face it.  She didn't care about you.  That has nothing to do with you and everything to do with her.  She did you a favor by bailing.  This way, you can start your search for someone new, who genuinely cares about you.  Someone who values you, the way you live your life, your morals and values.  YOU.   So don't lose one more minute of sleep over her.  Because I am sure she isn't losing a bit of sleep over you.  Go with some friends to your fave food place, order your fave meal.  Have some laughs and good times.  Stay up late and watch movies with those friends.  And when all is said and done, have a great nights sleep.  Because in the end, you deserve better than her.  And who knows, maybe she knew that and that's why she split.  People around you love you and don't want to see you hurting.  So don't waste another minute and don't wake up another day and give that bitch any more power in your life.  Life's too short and you deserve all the laughter and smiles you can get.

Now that's how it should have gone.

The Hunger Games, Uh, I mean Battle Royale, um, I mean Lord of the Flies.....

Alrighty then. After hearing all the hoopla about how great The Hunger Games was I decided to sit down and watch it. I'm just gonna come right out and say it. I was NOT impressed. If this is what everyone is saying is the big blockbuster of the year then I'm not sure they have any taste. Lord of the Flies was a much better movie than this one. Both the 1963 and the 1990 versions. But lets go back to 1996, when a Japanese author Koushun Takami wrote a book called (translated) Battle Royale. Its a story about 42 (21 boys and 21 girls) who are taken to a deserted island and told they must fight to the death. If more than "survivor" lives, then everyone dies. There can be only one victor. Apparently their totalitarian government is bored and using this as a punishment for their rowdy youth. They are 7th, 8th and 9th graders. Basically kids. Sound familiar??? Apparently Suzanne Collins claims to have never heard of the book, or movie (which came out in 2000) until AFTER her book was turned in. Ok, I suppose it is conceivable that two people can come up with the same story concept. However considering how much alike they are, I'm kinda doubting it. But whatever. Battle Royale is a far better movie IMHO. Its raw and gritty and lacks the flash of the latters Hollywood glitz and glam. As I sat watching the 2012 version, I couldn't help thinking I have seen this before. While being a wee bit Third Reich-ish, and a blatant rip off of Battle Royale with a touch of Lord of the Flies, let's toss in a little 1984, a smattering of Blade Runner, a bit of Harry Potter since that one chick for some reason kept reminding me of Imelda Stauntons Character "Dolores Umbridge" and lets finish off with just a pinch of RuPauls Drag Race, shall we? Suffice it to say, I am glad I did not waste money on this piece of crap.

I have no idea.................

I have no idea who this beautiful soul is, lol but the minute I saw him I fell head over heels.  And though no one reads any of my crap my odds of finding out who he is is next to nil.  But I wanted to throw it out there anyway.  Who ever you are.  Beautiful man lol.

Ok so I skipped a few...........and then some.

I've read about a few books since I last posted.  I've been dealing with allergies, taxes, cleaning and organizing and getting my business in order so I can start promoting again.  IF that bothers you well eat me lol.  No one is really reading this shit anyway.  So I'll keep my reviews short, if I can remember what the hell I read to begin with.

First up is Maya Banks, the Sweet Series.  I loved this series from the get go.  Iti's like taking a peek into peoples lives.  This is Cole's book...and who knew Cole had such a sexy, sinful, naughty side to him!  Don't waste your time with the Fifty Shades Series, read this one instead. 

Cole finally hooks up with his former college sweetheart Ren, only to learn she belongs to another.  Literally lol.  And Cole being Cole will do whatever he has to to win her back.  And he fucking better. 

This is my fave one of the series.  The thought of being in a poly amorous relationship with two men just gives me the tingles from head to toe.  And why shouldn't it?  Two men to take care of me, make me feel safe and loved and cater to my every sexual need??  The mere idea alone could make me pass out lol.

Tiger by Laurann Dohrner.

I got into this series on a whim.  I was looking at ebooks and found her book Brawn....ok actually I found the cover of the book lol.  The dude on the cover was a complete stud, even if he didn't have a head.  I read the trail, downloaded the book (it was the 5th in the New Species Series) and I was off and running.  I loved the characters.  They are a group of people who were created by a pharmaceutical company and had their DNA combined with Feline, Canine or Primate DNA.  So they are people, with a twist, lol.  I liked the simplicity and the ferocity of the characters and how the author chose to write the characters.  How the characters are rescued and freed from their torturous captors and then how they learn to live as free people.  A lot of the dialogue had me laughing.  The characters simplicity in understanding and speech made them all very endearing to me. I think my fave book in the series is Valient....but alas I have read them all to date.  It's a fun read.....different that the Lora Leigh Series and much more light hearted I think.

Lori Foster, A Pefect Storm

Again, another series I got into merely by chance.  I was at the store, needed something to read......voila, involved in another series lol.

This is Arizona Storms Story.  She survived being kidnapped, sold into slavery by trafficers and nearly killed when thrown off a bridge.   Enter hot guy on the cover who's name escapes me for the moment lol.  Does it really matter anyway?  In the story, the guy is a typical alpha male dominant.  The guy I love to love but in reality would have no idea what to do with because he would probably drive me utterly insane!  But if its the guy on the cover?  Sanity is highly overrated anyway.


Read the book, don't read the book, it's entirely up to you.  I enjoyed it and I look forward to the next one.  If I sit here and tell you about it, you won't really have a reason to read it now will you?