Anything about Everything

After taking some time this week and observing the people around me – especially in public – I have come to really and truly understand how self absorbed and screen obsessed we are as a culture. To avoid social interaction, people sit and stare at their phones when they are out in public. To avoid conversation with the people they are with, they sit and stare at their phones. Am I perfect? No. I still find myself mindlessly scrolling when I am bored. I use my phone as a boredom killer – which actually makes me more bored. It’s a bad cycle, and I am trying to break it. Just like I am trying to break the habit of posting every second of every day on social media. When I first got my hands on social media 10 years ago, I was posting every time I would take a breath – and it was obnoxious (Thanks Timehop!). I was posting every picture I took, every place I went, every grievance I had – it was all out there for the world to read. There was never anything to talk about with friends...

I promise these lists will get more interesting as time goes on – and that I’ll get more creative about them. For the time being, while I adjust to my new schedule/routine, bear with me. THIS WEEK... ...WE HAVE Top 5 Favorite Cancelled Shows 1.             The Vampire Diaries, CW Network, 8 seasons This should not surprise ANY of my closest friends. I started this show the night it premiered my sophomore year of college. I rolled my eyes and assumed it would be “just another Twilight story” – but my friends, it’s not. The storylines were incredible. Sure, some seasons were a bit slow or not as entertaining. But as a whole, this show was my saving grace every week. I would schedule my LIFE around this show on Thursday nights – especially in college. Couldn’t hit the bars until I saw my favorite vampire brothers. Clearly I had some priority issues. It’s currently streaming all 8 seasons o...