I'm Walking Away From The Troubles In My Life, I'm Walking Away Oh To Find A Better Day.....

Monday mornings on 3.5 hours of sleep are not well advised. I was moving in total slow motion at work today and was extra extra exhausted by the time quitting time rolled around. I swear, I gotta start drinking coffee. No wait, I already did that. Obviously it's not working.
Monday also means that you have 4 days to decide that you're going out on Friday night.

So come out and join the TOFLO folks as they relaunch their site! Cocktails? Yes please!

So Jon and Kate made their big announcement today on their weekly show. It was a bit misleading because they officially announced that they were SEPERATING at about 45 mins into the show. Then, not 5 mins later, a black screen shot comes up and says that on June 22nd (TODAY) they filed for the dissolving of their marriage (DIVORCE)!! WTF? Wow, what a turn of events!

No word on how the proceedings are actually going to move forward, but it sounds like Kate will live in the big new house with the kids, and Jon will have visitations and selected episodes.

Apparently, they decided to Seperate a few days before Mother's Day, and they filed for Divorce the day after Father's Day. Wow. That alone spells so much drama!

Being a follower of this couple's life since the very beginning of the show, I feel that I've just lost a family member. I was really rooting for these two to set an example for young parents all over the place. If Jon and Kate can raise 8 kids, you can surely raise your one or two brats! I guess that pipe dream is over. Not to say that they could still salvage their marriage, but it looks like their communication has just totally broken down! :( I will forever take Jon's side. A father of 8 kids at the age of 28, married way too young, his wife totally overbearing and a control freak. True, he made a grave mistake by not standing his ground in the marriage, but how could he? She would bark right down his throat at any mistake he made! And as a trained nurse, she all of a sudden decides that she's now a writer, and goes on a nationwide book tour and autograph signing session? Uhhh, if anyone's signing autographs, shouldn't it be the whole family? Kate, you are way too selfish and delusional, and you read too many of your own ego boosters.
I am not saying that Jon is without blame either, but she really did drive him away. Notice when you watch the repeats that she says "MY kids" and he always says "OUR kids". That right there tells me that she's already given up on their marriage on her end and is in full "protect MY kids" mode. Now, at the age of 32, and having to deal with choosing between his kids or holding his marriage together, that's a choice nobody would wish they would have to make. But really, it's KATE who's the one who's forcing him to choose by not being as accomodating of his help and his contributions to their parenting. And now her worst fears of being alone have been fulfilled. And the tabloids, media, and papparazzi have NOT done anything to help either. I swear if I ever come face to face with papparazzi, I will not have any mercy on their souls. They are scum of the earth. They give the media a bad name. They make the news, bad news. Sad, but true, when you look at the situation total total, it's one fine mess.
Many criticize the parents for putting the kids through this show and the whole ordeal, when in fact, it's the show that afforded them so many opportunities and even college tuition! Their trip to Hawaii to meet Jon's family would have never happened without the show. Disneyland would never have happened. Their new bigger house would not have happened. So many opportunities for them to live like "normal" kids or at least have the opportunities that most other kids take for granted, all because of the show revenue! What else would they do if Jon was still an IT clerk, and Kate a PT Nurse at a hospital? Add on to that two full time babysitters (or more), and kids that would be going stir-crazy bonkers because they couldn't go anywhere!?!? AND in the middle of a full blown Recession in the US?? True, there is a fine line between what a "normal" kid would have available to them, but also factor in that there are 8 kids to deal with also!
I do wish all of them (Jon and Kate and the kids) the best out of this. From episode one, I've watched them grow, and often I'd put myself in Jon's shoes like, "Would I be able to handle 8 kids when I was 28?" Dude, when I was 28, I was still partying in my second year in Toronto, and Livin tha Life! 8 kids?? That's the reality check of all Reality Checks!
Good luck Gosselins, and God Bless.

Those who know me, know how much I love animation, anime, and cool stuff. Here's a little project that caught my eye:












This was contracted by top artists to portray their best interpretation of beauty. I have to start investing in art.

All the chatter on Twitter about the events in Iran prompted this picture:

HILARIOUSNESS!!!

Song of the Day: Walking Away - Craig David