Lulu’s Loose Screw

While everyone is all abuzz with excitement over the “new” IT , I left the theater very underwhelmed. Admittedly, I was a seesaw of emotion from the pre-production phase, being that Stephen King is my favorite author, and the 1990 IT my favorite horror movie (I watch it annually, every fall, and have for decades). Even still, I followed the events unraveling over the readaptation for years with rapt anticipation, went through all the news, from one director dropping out to another picking the project up. I was even there when Eddie Izzard was rumored to play the infamous Pennywise. So I went into this new movie, trying to shed my bias, but within minutes, I was let down. I remember being really iffy before the movie came out, and remember the trailer completely changing my mind. I went in thinking, maybe this movie will be closer to the book: it was not. I went in thinking, I hope the same magic is saved: it was not. I went in thinking, maybe the movie will be amazing ...

  Have you ever asked yourself, “Hey, am I spelling that right?” Rest assured, you are not the only one mixing up the spelling of words. Specifically, many people are guilty of interchanging two words that sound the same. These types of words even have their own word; they are called homophones, which is Greek for “same voice” or “same utterance.” This type of typo is all too common and the following are a few I have compiled to teach the proper tools. First off, before we begin, I would like to quickly discuss contractions. Contractions are words that combine two words into one, replacing a dropped letter with an apostrophe. Commonly used contractions are “don’t,” “can’t,” or “didn’t.” In these cases, the apostrophe is taking the place of the “o” in “not.” Keeping contractions in mind, one of the most popular misprints in writing is interchanging “your” with “you’re.” Let us start with the contraction. “You’re” stands for to words “you” and “are,” an...

Dear David Hasselhoff, I do not like you. You know how everyone has that one celebrity they cannot stand, who grids their gears, who irks them to the core—I am sure you have one too. Well, that one is you for me. I have no real reason to dislike you. I have never met you. Although a friend of mine worked for a major retail store, and as the story goes, this friend’s manager was serving you and your daughter and you tried to bargain down a thousand dollar coat and made a whole scene when you were denied. I have not even really familiarized myself with your work to make this judgment against you, but I have encountered just enough. This is not to say that I do not find you funny, I do. I found that video you made of Knight Rider funny, and some other appearances of yours, sure. But to be honest, I just cannot shake the distaste. And just like how I image it will be when I meet my future mate, I can pinpoint the exact moment this aversion arose.  Vocal 8: senior year of high ...

My cousins and I formed a band this weekend. We call ourselves The Elements. The Members Fire: Mandy Water: Trish Earth: Nick Air: Lulu Our debut song is a cover of the Dixie Chicks cover of Landslide. Enjoy! (Earth is M.I.A.) More to come in the coming months...

              I’m ba-Ack!! If you’ve got a taste for terror… Be afraid. Be very afraid. …and remember, the next scream you hear could be your own!                                                                                                        The time has come to Trick 'r Treat: All Hallow's Eve. Mischief Night.                                                                      This is Halloween.  Getting into the spirit this year was harder than ever...