La Rosa Knows

For some time now I’ve been adverse to the idea of getting an iPhone/Blackberry/Droid/or really any smart phone for a number of reasons. I don’t like the idea of people being able to find me whenever they like, but also I’ve watched my friends slowly disappear at dinners, cease talking at parties, and completely disengage eye contact over coffee, because they are too busy checking their emails or playing some weird birds game on their phone.

So, to this end I have felt that it’s my duty to be the one that takes a stand against the evil smart phone domination.

That is, until a few weeks ago when I lost out on a job opportunity because I wasn’t able to respond to an email until I got home to my apparently ancient computer. Then my judgement against smart phones turned to bitter resentment and finally revenge. And so I asked Santa to bring me a Blackberry for Christmas.

I can now check my email/FB/Twitter what have you wherever I am, and this has already become a blessing and a burden. The first few days of ownership I’ve had the phone at the ready, gently stroking the sides with my index finger, waiting to see the flashing red light at the top of the screen that lets me know that someone wants to talk to me, ME!

However, our honeymoon is already sinking into the bottomless ocean of regret. People can get in touch with me too easily now, I feel. And even though I only have 4 BBM friends I’m convinced that they too will get angry when I forget to read their messages. All at once I am obligated to this phone and simultaneously wishing its demise. I imagine this is how a teen mother feels when she assumes that a baby will fill the insecure and meaningless depths in her life, only to discover that she’d rather be in college or anywhere that doesn’t require her to change diapers and breastfeed.

I’m not sure what my Blackberry future holds, but let’s just say that right now we’re having an off day.

I saw Black Swan last night.

A friend told me, “You’ll love it, it was really dark and super weird.”

Okay, yeah, I liked it mostly. But I laughed during parts I don’t think I was meant to LOL at (like, when the word “WHORE” appears on the mirror in red lipstick? And pretty much anytime Winona Ryder was on screen?).

Natalie Portman is totally believable as a vulnerable dancer and she’s as thin as a spaghetti noodle. She masturbates super weird and it made me uncomfortable to see how much she looks like the aging Barbara Hershey.

Parts of it I had to close my eyes during (the hospital scene) while others I couldn’t stop watching (the final Swan Lake dance scene).

When I told my dad I was going to see this movie he replied, “It’s very sexual.” And my mom said, “What? How do you know that?” And he said, “She was interviewed on NPR,” (an interview I had heard as well) “she said she was nervous for her parents to see it because of the sex scenes.”

The sex scenes were intense but not gratuitous and not completely uncomfortable. There is a lesbian scene between Mila Kunis and Portman that has gotten much attention, but personally I’ve seen worse in terms of nudity. I would say to go see this but be careful who you see it with. I would have strangled myself with a Twizzler had I seen this with my mom, for example.

After the movie my friend and I just kept repeating, “It was perfect! I was perfect!” to each other, which was a fun side bonus.

Has anyone else seen this yet? What do y'all think?

I saw Black Swan last night.

A friend told me, “You’ll love it, it was really dark and super weird.”

Okay, yeah, I dunno. I liked it, mostly. But I laughed during parts I don’t think I was meant to LOL at (like, when the word “WHORE” appears on the mirror in red lipstick? And pretty much anytime Winona Ryder was on screen?).

Natalie Portman is totally believable as a vulnerable dancer and she’s as thin as a Holocaust survivor. She masturbates super weird and it made me uncomfortable to see how much she looks like the aging Barbara Hershey.

Parts of it I had to close my eyes during (the hospital scene) while others I couldn’t stop watching (the final Swan Lake dance scene).

When I told my dad I was going to see this movie he replied, “It’s very sexual.” And my mom said, “What? How do you know that?” And he said, “She was interviewed on NPR,” (an interview I had heard as well) “she said she was nervous for her parents to see it because of the sex scenes.”

The sex scenes were intense but not gratuitous and not completely uncomfortable. There is a lesbian scene between Mila Kunis and Portman that has gotten much attention, but personally I’ve seen worse in terms of nudity.

After the movie my friend and I just kept repeating, “It was perfect! I was perfect!” to each other, which was a fun side bonus.

Has anyone else seen this yet? What do y'all think?

I saw Black Swan last night.

A friend told me, “You’ll love it, it was really dark and super weird.”

Okay, yeah, I dunno. I liked it, mostly. But I laughed during parts I don’t think I was meant to LOL at (like, when the word “WHORE” appears on the mirror in red lipstick? And pretty much anytime Winona Ryder was on screen?).

Natalie Portman is totally believable as a vulnerable dancer and she’s as thin as a Holocaust survivor. She masturbates super weird and it made me uncomfortable to see how much she looks like the aging Barbara Hershey.

Parts of it I had to close my eyes during (the hospital scene) while others I couldn’t stop watching (the final Swan Lake dance scene).

When I told my dad I was going to see this movie he replied, “It’s very sexual.” And my mom said, “What? How do you know that?” And he said, “She was interviewed on NPR,” (an interview I had heard as well) “she said she was nervous for her parents to see it because of the sex scenes.”

The sex scenes were intense but not gratuitous and not completely uncomfortable. There is a lesbian scene between Mila Kunis and Portman that has gotten much attention, but personally I’ve seen worse in terms of nudity.

After the movie my friend and I just kept repeating, “It was perfect! I was perfect!” to each other, which was a fun side bonus.

Has anyone else seen this yet? What do y'all think?

According to a new study, geeks live longer.

You heard me right. Did you do well in high school? Were you praised not for your good looks but instead for your straight A report cards?

Well, guess what— not only do you win in the grand scheme of future earnings and life, but you’ll also live longer.

A professor on the study said, “What we’re seeing is what you learn in school may actually matter for your health.”

They’re still looking into exactly why this is, but if I had to take a stab in the dark I’d say that if you’re smarter, you may know the importance of nutrition, exercise, and when you get that high paying job you’ll also have a better quality of life. But then again, it could just be that you’re too nerdy to get invited to the parties where all the un-smarties do massive amounts of drugs, get STDs, and fall out of windows.

Zuckerberg wins again.