I actually have something interesting to talk about. I don’t know what radio station I even listen to in the mornings while getting ready for work. I can’t pick up the Blaze so I listen to some station that plays more “poppy” music. The people that do the morning show are amusing some days and the girl sounds semi-attractive. Yesterday though, I was introduced into a whole new aspect of the mindset and intelligence of a 22 year-old girl regarding the bar scene. It all started with a “letter” from a listener, in her mid 20s, that was at a bar and a guy offered to buy her a drink, a 29 year old guy supposedly. She claimed she got a look at his license and he was actually 39 (which later they said he was 34 so I’m not sure how old he was). The girl was creeped out this guy would be trying to pick her up and wanted to know what they thought because this person should have grown out of the bar scene and it seemed creepy. I won’t agree 15 years seems like a huge age difference but… The guy on the radio show said exactly what should be said, the girl was not very intelligent and older guy has every right to offer and the younger girl can decline (how much do you want to bet she took the free drink). The radio girl on the other hand, said it was creepy and it shouldn’t happen and it is totally wrong. Later in the conversation is when I found out she was 22 (um, you’ve been going to the bars for a year, right?). Her point was the guy was buying her a drink cause he was interested and that it was creepy this older guy would be buying her a drink. First off, picking out some one’s age sometimes is tough. I tend to ask anyone that asks for my ID my age and on average they’re 5 years under, so that could easily be a 10 year gap in the guessing game of a person’s age when two people are involved. The radio girl then stated it was totally okay for girls to date older guys and it happens all the time but this situation was not okay. Now, explain to me what the hell would one expect to happen in a bar? Doesn’t the average person spend time making sure to look their best before going out on the town for a night of drinking, presumably to look attractive (and usually for the opposite sex)? Doesn’t the average single person in this town go to the downtown bars looking to find a potential mate (that’s if you’re not looking for them in a classroom which a lot of people aren’t)? Does the average female not accept a drink when offered one by a male, knowing the male possibly has some interest and by accepting they realize the guy will assume there is at least some interest in his direction? I realize situations have different variables but what is the point of getting all dolled up, heading out to the bars with your girlfriends and appearing to be without an “other” at a place were plenty of other singles are out looking to meet new people for whatever reason? If the person offering the drink is that disturbing, go home. Enough said!

I also have a funny story… So I’m driving home from the Pine Lake location around 4:00 today. My phone rings unknown and I expect no message. Apparently buying a house and TV puts you on a few calling lists. I actually get a voice mail. “This message is for Leah, this is Beth at Union Bank and Trust and I just wanted to talk to you for a bit, please call me at….” Okay, the only two Beths I know work in Customer Service and would not be calling so I start trying to figure out which phone in the bank is forwarded to my phone right now, on accident, because I’m taking on call tonight… okay, none. I ask someone about the number when I get back, since it is odd, most people wouldn’t have my personal number and my personal voice mail has my name in it. It is the collections department’s toll free number. What are the odds of the company you work for calling you wanting the money you haven’t paid them. I haven’t even had to make a mortgage payment yet and they sold off my loan anyway. So I call and talk to some one I know in Collections… Beth is the “new girl”. Long story short, I want to know why someone is using my number. Apparently it was just a typo, but honestly, how ironic is that!

Anyone that knows me, knows I tend to connect to music on as many levels as possible. Music is how I create balance in my life. Over the past few years, two bands have been my go to bands for everything… Evanescence and Slipknot. Evanescence has the edge, because I tend to enjoy female vocalists (and seriously, Amy Lee… hottest Goth girl that has existed) but Slipknot is 9 guys that just make music. I’ve been drawn to Corey Taylor’s (Lead singer for both Slipknot and Stone Sour) views and opinions on everything in this world. He’s one of those people who can express things well, even when what he’s expressing is dark and scary to the average person. This world is dark and scary, most people just hide from the truth. Everyone has downs and downs are usually what destroy us. I have to say, it was nice to read this article. The RIAA and MPAA have been on a high horse for a long time, trying to break down the downloaders. It was nice to see an artists who hit #1 (last week), in multiple countries in the world, admit that the labels (which essentially means the people trying to make as much money as possible for doing nothing) are creating their own problems. I want to pay the artists and the actors. I don’t want to pay the suits more, the suits that are telling the artists what to do. I’ve been floating around the “scene” for 1/3 of my life now. I’ve seen the evolutions of copy protections, pirating, and cracking down. I’m not ignorant to the subject and am far more informed than the average person. This article has been the first time I’ve actually felt some one that was legitimately important in the music or movie industries has been able to convey my personal opinions. Although I don’t think his views will cause a change, it is nice to see some one I consider worthy, admit that there is problems and it is not the downloaders.

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