The Space Between

It didn't take long, but I figured out my problem. I think. The "in between." See the blog title. Pop Culture, Politics and Everything In Between. I've never wrote about the in between. Movie reviews, quotes and cryptic Kelly Clarkson posts. That's all that made up my blog for the last year or so. Maybe I was too focused. Maybe I wasn't. But that's what I'll spend the next little while figuring out - how to write about the in between.

I'm still not sure how to classify that though. I won't ever become a blogger who posts about every life trial and tribulation. I've done that before. I'd rather not do it again. It's not for lack of material. I've got a few "personal doozies" up my sleeve that I need to save for my best-selling memoir when I'm 50. Maybe "Jason" is what was missing before. That's what makes writing (and blogging) special - the writer. Unique perspectives and voices are what differentiate us, and this blog needs to find it's voice again (or maybe for the first time). I'm not writing for anyone other than myself and I'm desperate to find the passion for writing that I once had.

So here's to a new online blogging adventure. I hope I don't give up this time.

Superfreak. Superfreak. I'm Super Freaky.

I'm not sure why I miss blogging, but I do. Though if I return to the blogosphere, I want my blog to be different, but I'm not sure how. I love pop culture and politics, but things around here were getting a little bland. So if I come back things are gonna change. Maybe.

I just know that I miss writing. I went through all of my college papers at my mom's today. And at the risk of sounding arrogant, I was a really good writer. Some of my papers were fairly impressive. I'm not sure what has happened since then, but I don't think any of my posts have been nearly as witty or clever as anything I turned in as school work. That's kinda ironic, isn't it?

Oh well. Maybe I'll come back and actually write about something interesting some day, but for now, I'm just perplexed.

With that, I'll leave you with a "quote of the week." I'm probably one of the 10 people on the planet still in love with Grey's Anatomy, but even so, I'll leave you with a quote from the forever wise Meredith Grey.

"Nobody chooses to be a freak. Most people don't realize they're a freak until it's way to late to change it. No matter how much of a freak you end up being, chances are there's still someone out there for you... Because when it comes to love, even freaks can't wait forever."

Remember, Remember

This blog started as a way for me to talk about the two things I love, entertainment and politics, and lately it's turning into an arbitrary collection of thoughts. At least The Informant! comes out this weekend and that'll bring back the movie chatter. Or maybe I'll just write about how amazing Glee is. We'll see.

Anyway, I'm posting this because it's life advice that I need to never forget:

Elizabeth: "Stop putting your life on hold for other people and letting them dictate your timeline..."

Short, simple, and just what I needed to hear.

Quote of the Week, Part Two

Quotes are cheesy, but so am I, so I think they have a place here, at least for the time being. However, by request, I'll give this one a little more background.

The other day, for whatever reason (I must've been bored), I was thinking about which of the seven deadly sins I am most guilty of. I came to the conclusion that I am, without a doubt, envy. I am green through and through.

When a friend gets their dream job, my reaction? Feign excitement while I secretly wish I was in their shoes. What happened when a classmate received an A- and I got a B+? I concluded that they must've been lucky because they inevitably didn't work as hard as I did. Even when the student loan bills come every month, I can't help but wish I would've been born to the wealth of a Huntsman or a Kennedy. Obviously, every situation is met with varying degrees of the fatal flaw, but you get the idea.

Anyway, I ran upon this quote tonight:

"Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point - that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative - self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it's a mistake or luck. Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within. Find the seeds of your jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences. Put all the energy into building your personal and emotional security. Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them." - Jennifer James

It's definitely something to think about.

"I'm Out Here on My Journey, Trying to Make the Most of It"

I find it funny that even four years after it was released, I still relate to and love a Dolly Parton song from a movie about a transsexual woman. At least I keep things interesting.

It's My Blog and I'll Do What I Want To

This is why I love my friends (slightly edited for your enjoyment).

Elizabeth:
what a tease -- you finally post a blog entry that's not a movie review or something about the industry, as if you're going to give a glimpse into your personal life and you give no explanation, no further discussion and no promise of more
boooooooooooo
maybe i won't be a loyal reader anymore

Jason:
HAHAHAHAHA
you post quotes!

Elizabeth:
yes but mine is just random things that pop into my head
it isn't a movie review site
and i also do have plenty that are insight into my head
quotes/lyrics/etc aren't awkward and incongruent in my blog
in yours, it is
5 movie reviews, random meredith gray quote, back to 3 more movie reviews
like..........what??

Jason:
wellllllll
I figured I would start doing a quote of the week
just because I want to
and I figured since it was a tv quote
it related

Elizabeth:
maybe after reading your entries, i've felt inclined to review things
i reviewed your blog
normally A-, right now C
you need to commit one way or another
are you an impersonal, semi-pretentious but in an endearing way, movie critic
or are you going to have other things and/or insight into your life

Jason:
I think I may post this conversation in my blog

Elizabeth:
GO FOR IT, at least it'll make the damn quote stick out less
now you'll have TWO things that aren't critiques