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Sunday, 07 March 2010

Have You Ever Seen A Shadow Person?

Shadow People are just what they sound like......Shadow People. Usually they are said to appear out of the corner of your eye, and then vanish when you look at them, or appear standing inside your bedroom at night. They are blacker than the darkness in the room, and typically male. A lot of people report feeling watched by these creatures, but nobody knows what they are. Some people claim that Shadow People are just the imagination, people's mind playing tricks on them, while others are not so sure. Some believe that Shadow People are demons or another kind of spirit entity, while others believe they are simply people practicing astral projection in their sleep. Still others believe that they are aliens, and a small amount of people claim they are ghosts. Typically though, people feel that the Shadow People phenomena is different from ghosts in that ghosts are usually lighter, with visible facial features and clothing. Shadow People appear as silhouettes, with no discernable facial features, although some claim that they can see eyes. There are a few other theories as to what Shadow People may be, and I have not covered them all. There are also said to be many different kinds of Shadow People, one of the most frightening sightings is of the infamous Hat Man. He has been seen wearing a fedora hat, a pilgrim-like hat, and occasionally a top hat. These sightings almost always include a feeling of sheer terror, and some have even reported being spoken to!
I know that I saw them when I was around 5-7 years old, and I only learned that other people had seen these things too a few years ago! I remember I would see several in my room at night, and they were blacker than the regular shadows in my room, and looked angular, almost 2 dimensional. Sometimes they would really scare me, but sometimes they were just there. I didn't like them, and they made me uncomfortable even when I wasn't afraid. I remember one particular time I woke up in the middle of the night. I always slept with my door open, and it looked out onto the hall and the entrance to the den. I saw a Shadow Person with a hairdo that looked similar to my grandmother's, walk past my door and out into the den. I had a feeling it wasn't her, but I called out anyway because I kind of hoped it was. I yelled for her several times but nobody answered. It was the middle of the night so all the lights were out. I know my grandma wouldn't just walk into the pitch-black den and then never turn on any lights, and never walk back. It also had the feeling of one of those shadows, and was blacker than the darkness in the hall. It really creeped me out!
The last time I saw anything like that I was around 12 years old. I remember I was making a sandwich in the kitchen, and babysitting my 1 or 2 year old brother. I heard him saying "Hi" over and over out in the hall, but I didn't really pay any attention. Back then he would always say Hi for no reason at all. Then a few minutes later I felt something behind me, and I turned around and saw this smoky-grey male silhouette, with a blocky sort of head, and the only thing else I could make out was shoulders. I couldn't really tell about arms or legs. Then he was just gone. I remember I screamed because I was so startled! I was totally calm before I saw it, and not even thinking about creepy things.
Thankfully, I have never seen anything like it since!! And I never want to. I'm not sure what I think they are, not ghosts or demons, maybe just something that simply is, but I know I don't want them around. It's just plain spooky.
Readers, have you ever seen a Shadow Person? What do you think they are? Do you even believe in them?

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Wedding Dress Shopping Extravaganza

My mom and I went wedding dress shopping today! It was tons of fun, but man, did we have a time getting to the store! It was like the Universe was conspiring against us.

My grandmother, who was coming over to babysit, was running late. So I had I to call the Bridal Store and tell them that we would be around 5 minutes late. ( It's only a mile away at the most! ) We were thirty. As soon as my grandmother came, my mom and I went to the car and it wouldn't start. The battery was dead! We had to call Tim to ask him where the jumper cables were. Once we found them we had to jump off our car. We pull out onto the main street, and it is bumper to bumper traffic! Which is not normal where I live. It turns out that they were doing a whole bunch of roadwork on the Square and we were about to get sent on some weird detour. My mom decided to just park the car, and us walk the rest of the way. Well, we walked to the complete wrong side of the Square! In the freezing cold. We had to ask directions at a wine shop, and he told us to turn around and go to the opposite end from which we had just come. But we finally got there! Take that Universe. ( our car was dead again when we got back to it later, however! )

Trying on dresses was a lot of fun though, so it made up for it! I was really surprised at the number of dresses, and how pretty they were since this was a small store. It was really nice!
Here are a few of the dresses I tried on! Let me know which one you think is best.

Which Dress Do You Like Best?

Dress 1
This is the first dress I tried on! I'm not so crazy about it because I think it is a tad bit too short.

Dress 2
Here is one the lady at the store picked out.

Dress 3
Here is another dress the lady who owned the store picked out. I like this one better than the last one because of the fuller skirt! Ballgown skirts are my favorite. The only thing I wasn't crazy about on this dress that doesn't show up in the picture is the color looked a little musty in the store.

Dress 4
I posted a picture of both the front and back of this dress because the back was my favorite part! I thought it had a really unique skirt, and it was lovely where they placed the chiffon. I think this dress is beautiful, but I'm not so sure about the front.

Dress 5
This is my FAVORITE dress so far! I thought it was pretty on the rack, but I never expected it to be this beautiful. I think it looks very classic and traditional. I also like that it's not strapless!

Dress 6
This is my second favorite! I think it would be pretty with above the elbow length gloves and a diamond or crystal necklace.

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Is Chivalry Dead?

I wrote this blog awhile back on Myspace, and thought I would publish it to Xanga and see what you guys think about this topic! Hopefully it's not too controversial.

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Earlier today I saw a comment that said "Personally I would consider it an explicit insult if someone called me a manly man." While that would be understandable if the poster was female, this was an 18 year old guy. So it got me wondering, what would be so "explicitly insulting" about being called a manly man? Would he rather be a girly man?
Why is it so taboo in our society for men to act like men?

A lot of magazines and news articles that I have read say that "traditional gender roles are becoming blurred." There are more stay at home dad's than ever, and men are no longer the traditional bread winners of the family. Most men don't want to protect women anymore, it isn't necessary in modern society. More and more women are paying for dates, ( also being forced to kill their own bugs now more than ever! lol ) and it is a common belief now that "men can't fall in love with a woman until they have had sex with her." Most men aren't men anymore, they're guys.

The typical story of a damsel in distress who is rescued by the knight in shining armor is looked down upon nowadays. Women are supposed to rescue themselves, or in some cases rescue the man. Most movies these days reflect this attitude. Take for instance, the movie The Last Legion. I went and saw this in theaters a few months ago, and while I enjoyed it, I found it to be a little unrealistic. There is a female character from India named Mira, who was trained in combat from birth, and there was a scene where she fought off what must have been 10 soldiers by herself, then she went on to rescue the Roman Commander Aurelius from more soldiers. While I enjoy it as much as the next girl when a woman kicks butt, I didn't find this particular scene to be very feasible. ( Or romantic for that matter! haha But that is just my personal opinion, and has nothing to do with this blog. ) It seems like people are expected to act against nature, biology, and basic human instinct to to fit in with what is considered politcally correct. The empowered strong career woman, and the sensitive, stay-at-home dad. The question I am asking though is, why is it admirable for a woman to rescue a man, but sexist for a man to rescue a woman?

Lately people are even saying that women are as big of perpetrators of physical abuse as men are. This is not the same thing. Everybody knows it too. Men are physically stronger than women are. It is a much different and worse thing for a man to hit a woman.

I think, inadvertantly, radical feminists may have caused more harm than good. They have ensured that women have the right to vote, the right to have whatever job they want, and the right to equal pay. All good things there. Also, however, with the advent of feminism, homemakers and stay-at-home moms are looked down upon. Instead women are expected to have careers, take care of the children, do all or most of the housework, and in some cases pay their own car bills or even for the groceries. Even acts of common courtesy, such as a man opening the door for the woman, can be misinterpreted now. Men used to treat women like they were special, and they wanted to protect them and take care of them. Now men say that they want a smart, independent woman, who is successful in her career. There are even examples of this in popular culture, take for instance, the song "Why Don't You Get A Job" by the Offspring. Men feel free, and do call women things like "bitch", and "whore", on a regular basis now. Most men would not have done this a hundred years ago, fifty years ago, or even forty years ago. Women were something to be cherished and were considered special, and yes, maybe even delicate. Now, the former sentence is considered highly politcally incorrect.

You can't even mention Cinderella half the time without someone complaining that it is "misogynistic." ( Really, if you think about it though the Prince didn't do anything except meet her at the ball. He never slayed a dragon or rescued her. WHICH-WOULDN'T-BE-A-BAD-THING. But I digress here though. ) Girls are taught from birth that they should be independent strong women, and that they can protect themselves. Which is by all means true, do not get me wrong. But why is it considered so bad if a guy protects them? Even just in a movie or a story? What is so wrong with being chivalrous now?