Guilty Pleasures: Movies.

You know that thing (i.e. book, tradition, tv show, movie, band, etc) that you absolutely love but would never admit to it in front of your friends? Yeah, you know exactly what I am talking about... your guilty pleasure. Admittedly, some of us are not so shy about the nerdy things we love, but we still can call these things guilty pleasures because we just can't help that we love the cheesyness of them when no one else does.

Well, I thought I would share some of my guilty pleasure movies with you because these make me happy when I want to stray from the norm. Although I am not really that embarrassed to love these movies, I consider these guilty pleasures because they are, by no means, great movies, but are filled with bad acting, awkward moments, cheesy lines, and sappy, romantic endings that wether you want it to or not, will lift your spirits and thrust you onto a love high. I just can't help but love watching them.
(In no particular order...)

Mean Girls

2004

Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert

John Tucker Must Die

2006

Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Penn Badgley

Crossroads

2002

Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning



First Daughter

2004

Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas

Leap Year

2010
Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott

Chasing Liberty
2004
Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode

Penelope
2006
Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon

Waitress
2007
Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines

Holiday in the Sun
2001
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

Spice World
1997
All of the Spice Girls :)

These are only several of my favorites. Maybe I will list some more later.

Movies seen in theater: 4

DvDs bought: 5

Eye Bee Leave.

Thought I'd let an anonymous person entertain you today:
(I really liked this.)


I Believe...
That just because two people argue, 
it doesn't mean they don't love each other. 
And just because they don't argue, 
it doesn't mean they do love each other. 

I Believe...
That we don't have to change friends if 
we understand that friends change. 

I Believe...
That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. 

I Believe...
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. 
Same goes for true love. 

I Believe...
That you can do something in an instant 
that will give you heartache for life.. 

I Believe...
That it's taking me a long time 
to become the person I want to be. 

I Believe...
That you should always leave loved ones with 
loving words. It may be the last time you see them.. 

I Believe... 
That you can keep going long after you think you can't. 

I Believe...
That we are responsible for what 
we do, no matter how we feel. 

I Believe...
That either you control your attitude or it controls you. 

I Believe...
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences. 

I Believe...
That money is a lousy way of keeping score. 

I Believe...
That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time. 

I Believe...
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down 
will be the ones to help you get back up.. 

I Believe...
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,  
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel. 

I Believe...
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had 
and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated. 

I Believe...
That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others. 
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself. 

I Believe...
That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief. 

I Believe...
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, 
but we are responsible for who we become. 

I Believe...
That you shouldn't be so eager to find 
out a secret. It could change your life Forever. 

I Believe...
Two people can look at the exact same 
thing and see something totally different. 

I Believe...
That your life can be changed in a matter of 
hours by people who don't even know you. 

I Believe...
That even when you think you have no more to give, when 
a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help. 

I Believe...
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being. 

I Believe...
That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon. 

I Believe...
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; 
They just make the most of everything.




Movies seen in theaters: 4
DvDs bought: 5




Stay cool.

A Convenient Friend.

For the most part, all of us feel that we are inadequate in certain areas of our life. Whether it be our looks, personalities, relationships, or whatever... we have our insecurities. This doesn't make you weird or crazy, it is part of our nature as humans to feel this way. Though none of us can obtain it, many people strive for perfection. And what is this "perfection" we are trying so hard to grasp? ...Being loved by everyone? Having no faults in the eyes of the world? Showing others that we are independent and can make it on our own? That is not God's will for our lives.

My insecurities have stemmed mostly from my relationships with family and friends. I mean, I know I am a good friend (most of the time, anyway) to others, I just always thought of myself more as a convenient friend than anything else. You know, the friend that is conveniently around to hang out with when all of your other friends are out of town or have other plans. Or the friend that can't say no. The one whose reliance you can count on without actually having to form a real friendship with.

This may be a ridiculous concept, and I know it probably isn't the WHOLE truth, but hey, I couldn't help how I felt. I have always loathed the feeling of being a burden on someone, especially someone I love, which probably had a lot to do with my reasoning. I felt that this person is only hanging out with me to be nice and that they would much rather be somewhere else, therefore, I am a burden.

Also, I really would do anything in this world for one of my friends, and I don't expect anything in return for my actions, but Satan likes to put nasty thoughts in our heads. I would feel that my friendships would be one sided, as in I would put forth so much effort and they wouldn't.  

For this reason, I had never been one to open up about my feelings or thoughts. I thought it was a better thing for me to keep it all to myself because who really cared to hear it? It wasn't vital information... it wasn't interesting... it was just easier to push it to the side and pretend it wasn't there.

I had been wrong. Oh so totally wrong.

People - namely, my friends - do care to know. I have been working on this issue for quite a while and I have finally reached the point where I can trust that fact. They want to love me the way a friend should and they want be there for me when I need it. But friends of this world can only go so far.

I am terrified to be let down by any one of my best friends; the possible consequences scare me. It has happened before and the result was awful; we lost contact for longer than I could bare. It made me cower back into my safe, little corner for a while. And although we have since made up, I still cringe at the thought of it; but, I can look back at that time as a lesson. People will fail you, it's inevitable. Humans can not do right by everyone all of the time, only God can and will.

But that also doesn't mean you can't trust others. Our reliance needs to be always on our Father, but He sends us friends and family so that we may encourage one another and grow in our relationship with Him. Friends are there to push us to be better when we can and to hold us accountable at the right times. They are there so that we may hear God, whether through words or actions, when we try to run from Him. They are there to love us as much as they can, yet not as much as the Lord can.

I mean, if a friend can love us the way they do, just think of the love God has for us; His love is unconditional. Let that word sink in: unconditional; that means no matter what: whether we love Him or not, choose to follow Him or not, if we sin, if we do His work, if we have never even heard of Him... He loves us all the same. It's greater than we can even comprehend. 

In a way, relying on your friends has a whole lot to do with relying on God. Being so closed off like I have been before means I shut everyone out, including Him. I have come to realize this but I still struggle with it.


Many times, my thoughts are interrupted by the Lord asking me why I try to do anything alone. He gets on to me like a Father should. And of course, I get a little embarrassed and tell Him that I won't let it happen again, but you know me.. I am forgetful. Lucky for me, He lets me know when I have forgotten in little ways. I started this post as "lesson learned" about one of my biggest insecurities and it has developed into something much more... a post about needing Him, about Him wanting us to need Him more than anyone else. But, that's God for you; working in ways you don't plan and taking you to a different level where you, yourself, relearn the way He works. This was His way of reminding me what I need to hear. 


Oh, how I love Him. :)




Movies seen in theaters: 3
DvDs bought: 5




Stay lovely.

How to: Annoy Cassie.

Pet Peeve (n.): a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to him or her, to a greater degree than others may find it.
Defined via Wikipedia.

It may be that I am an uptight person, but so be it. I have a long list of pet peeves. Some are very mild and some are so bad it makes my skin crawl, but I can't help it... these things should not have any part in my life. I will tell you only a few of my biggest pet peeves because I know you could probably care less, and that is totally fine; and I don't want to bog you down with too many. Also, I know I rant a lot and that it can be a downer... so I understand if you bypass this post. (If you do, it was lovely to see you today! Hope life is swell.) 

So, this is your final warning: I may sound like a jerk.

1) "I'm sorry, can you repeat that? I totally wasn't listening." No, I can't. I won't. I don't like to repeat myself. Listen the first time. I really loathe when someone makes me repeat myself. Show a little interest in what I am saying and listen the first time, you know? This is probably the single reason that I could NOT be a teacher. 

2) It utterly disgusts me when a person smacks, chomps, slurps, or makes any other sound while chewing gum, eating, or drinking. Be more of a human and less of an animal when you eat, please. It is not pleasant when I am forced to listen to these unnecessary sounds, especially while I, myself, am eating. Just. Stop. It.

3) This stapler thing is getting out of control; I even told Newbie about it. Not once has it been placed in the correct spot today. I mean, look at this:

Makes me cringe.

4) If it is measured in numbers, I must have the volume set on an even one. No exceptions. So, when I am with someone who doesn't already know or understand this about me, I have to look away when they turn the volume up/down. I wait a few seconds (until I am sure it has disappeared) to look back at the radio/tv.

5) Same Side Seat Sitters. There is no reason to sit on the same side of a table or booth when there are only two of you. Move to the other side.

6) It is not polite to interrupt, so please refrain. You may tell your story when I am finished.

7) "Was you gunna use that?" <--Any sentence that resembles this one in the slightest. It makes you sound ignorant and it will not make you or your statements sound the least bit credible. Also, you sound like a cliched southern hick. That is why non-southerners think we're dumb.

8) If you ever change out a DvD when I'm around, please, for the love of God, put the disc you are no longer using back in it's original case. It should be considered a sin to leave out a disc or to put a disc in the wrong case. It's not cool, man.

9) TYPING IN ALL CAPS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE YOU'RE YELLING AT ME. I tend to not read things that are in all caps for that very reason.

10) When someone legitamately tells you a story or of an accomplishment or of something bad that happened to them, don't try to "one up" them. It makes you look showy and conceited. Also, it makes me want to not be your friend. 

Movies seen in theaters: 3
DvDs bought: 5

Stay un-annoying. ;)

Almost Awesome.

While on my way to work this morning, my coworker texted me and said the power was out in the whole building. (Seriously, I pray for this exact situation all the time. :P) When I got to work, the others that were already there were sitting in our office, in the dark. It was also freezing, but I was rather giddy at the thought of going home already, but I think we had to wait for a certain amount of time before we could actually leave. So from my cell phone, I called the patients we had on the schedule for the morning and let them know what was going on, telling them we would call back and reschedule when we could. An hour and a half went by and I thought for sure that we would go home any moment. Well, what do you know... here comes the power fixer guy and he spent about ten minutes trying to figure it out. I prayed and prayed for continuance of the power outage. Sadly, the man dashed my dreams and the power came back on. Even our doctor was upset that he fixed it.

It was almost an awesome day.

Movies seen in theaters: 3
DvDs bought: 2
 
Stay top-notch.

The Last Hour.

My coworker, Matt, has taken a job elsewhere and today was his last day at work. It was kind of depressing because he is my age and has been my friend for a couple of years, so it was great to be able to work with someone I could also have fun with. Now, I work with two thirty or forty something year old women. I mean, I love them to death and they are as sweet as can be, but it just won't be the same. 


Not only that, but I have to work for two weeks straight (except for Sundays) so we can properly train the newbie. I'm dreading these next two weeks with passion. I just might go insane. Please, pray for me.


In Matt's final hour, I made him do as much work as I could find. I suppose it was partly because I wanted to balance out all the work I will be loaded down with in the very near future and partly because I am angry at him for leaving me stranded there. UUUGGHH. (Okay, Tooty, I'm not really angry... I'm excited for you! New opportunities... yay!) Also, we had celebratory Java Chip Frapps from Starbucks. Yum!

Tooty's last day.

In other news, today is Emily's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEMILY!


She and I went to see Tangled to celebrate. This was one of the cutest movies I have ever seen! I want that chameleon... he is adorable. And, I want to grow my hair out that long so I can swing from trees and have magical powers in it. It would glow and everything! That is my dream. ;)


Off to watch some more Dawson's Creek. :)


Stay magnificent.




Movies seen in theaters: 3
DvDs bought: 2

Bletley, Bubby, Loretta, etc.

I made it South Carolina on Friday night unscathed, but not without an uneventful drive. The fact I wrote about singing the whole four hours is very true and was put in to effect... loudly. It makes those four hours bearable. In Atlanta, I almost had a wreck that could have seriously done some damage. To help you picture it, just think of the movie Disturbia. The wreck at the beginning of that movie is as identical as you can get to my experience (you know, without actually wrecking...). I was going the same speed as the other cars and was behind a big SUV. He never applied his brake until a fraction of a second before he quickly switched lanes. As he moved over, I saw exactly why he did so... there were a few cars stopped in my lane. I couldn't tell if it was a wreck or a break down, but they were there. And they weren't moving. Having no time to slow down myself, I drastically turned the steering wheel to the left and nearly missed hitting the car closest to me. Thank God there was no one currently in the lane I turned into. I had to completely stop and process what just happened; my heart was pounding.

Needless to say, I was hyper aware of my surroundings on the two hours I had left to drive.

When I got to North Augusta, I went to see Cat (Cody named her Hazo, but I prefer to call her Cat) and my dad. I am definitely not a cat person, but I love this one. She is so funny! Shortly after, I went to Blakeley's (I stay with her when I visit) where Mrs. Laurie had potato soup and cornbread waiting for me. She spoils me. :) I could go over every detail of my weekend, but it was just basically us (myself, Cody, Blakeley, Austin, Justin, and Lauren) hanging out, watching movies, and having fun together; a few others also joined it at other times.

I love hanging out with my brother. Cody and I have the same sense of humor and laugh at almost everything. We seriously laugh at things most people wouldn't give a second thought to; people usually just think what we're laughing at is stupid. But I don't care. We feed off of each other's laughter, it's so fun/funny!

I got to really hang out with Cody's girlfriend, Lauren, this weekend. She is such a lovely girl! So kind and pretty. I love her already! She is also the type that can just hang with the guys (read: loves and watches football)... perfect for Cody. More power to you, Loretta. ;) 

Blakeley's bed is a magical, fluffy cloud that romances your body into a deep and relaxing sleep. I miss Blakeley, but I miss her bed even more. (Just kidding.) :D (But seriously..)

I got to go to my dad's place for the first time. He can walk out of his room and jump straight into a pool. How cool is that? The water had a frozen layer on top. Cody, Dad, and I had fun with that for a while. We also watched so many videos from Wimp.com. (Watch this, its hilarious!) Actually, we spent much of the weekend watching videos from that website. We do love a good internet video.

Cody, Lauren, and I went to see The Green Hornet; it's so funny! I love Seth Rogen, he is one hilarious man. I fully recommend this film.

I had my first "Did you graduate from North Augusta High?" experience today. On my way home, I stopped at Chick-fil-a in Augusta. After I ordered, the guy who held the door open for me just a few minutes earlier stops me and asks that question. I reply with a nod and, "Yes." "Cassie, isn't it?" he asks, pointing at me and scrunching up his face in hopes that he is correct. Again, I nod and smile. He points to himself, "Ryan." "Oh, yeah," I say, preteneding I know who he is. "Well," he replies, "I've got to go. It was good to see you." And he promptly picks up his food and walks away before I could say anything else. It was a little awkward, but I survived.

As I sat and ate my food, I contemplated on who he was and finally remembered him (it's been almost four years since I graduated). It's crazy how that happens. You go to school with someone for four years and after you part ways, it's like you never knew them in the first place. A vague memory is all that you are left with when you start your "real life" after high school.

Since I've gotten home, my night has been uneventful; laundry, a nap, a poptart, and Dawson's Creek. I wish my weekend in North Augusta could have lasted longer.

This post is so disjointed. I should put more effort into my writing. Bleh.

Movies seen in theaters: 2
DvDs bought: 2