June 29th/30th Vlog

MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF ECLIPSE!!

"when did i become such an...ACTIVIST?!"

I've always been annoyed by so-called "tree huggers" but lately...I've become one of THEM! I'm normally not like this AT ALL! I pride myself on being a member of the "i'm lazy. who gives a crap?" club, but lately I've actually been paying attention to the news around the world and in particular the oil spill on the Gulf Coast. IT'S RIDICULOUS! I'm honestly not too concerned about the animals, but I've taken Biology and I know that there's a thing called a water cycle and all that oil is gonna start falling from the sky pretty soon and that's just N.A.S.T.Y! Here's a video I found on youtube of "oil rain" already happening in Louisiana.





Usually, I wouldn't pay too much attention to something like this. I think Global Warming is a load of crap and I honestly don't care where the food on my plate came from...stuff like that doesn't bother me. This BP Oil Spill, DOES! Now, there are a lot of politics involved with the business being corrupt and the government yada yada yada...so far it seems like all anyone was done is look for who to blame rather than how to fix it! Come on now...we went to the moon, we can sure as heck fix an oil leak!



The rain issue isn't the only thing that bothers me. People are losing their jobs and fishermen are moving their families to Brazil because they can no longer fish. Not only that, but the locals are permitted from cleaning the Gulf and only authorized BP workers are allowed to clean up. EXCELLENT! Letting the murderer inspect the crime scene sounds like a brilliant solution! I have no clue why I'm so riled up about this. I guess it shows how boring my summer is going...I'm turning into an activist for cryin out loud! Ugh. "Activist." I swore I'd never become that word. Anyway, i promise this will be the first and LAST post I make concerning the subject. I despised people who went on rants about how to save the world and many of them really don't know what they're talking about. I will admit...I'm not an expert when it comes to this issue, BUT I'm not stupid! It should not be this difficult to clog up a hole....just stick Obama in it. haha. Jk. Did I really just mention the President in my blog post? GAH! I abhor politics! What is happening to me?! Til next time!
Sincerely,
I don't even know who this is anymore...

Disney Dopeness

"Toy Noize"



"Upular"

My Newest Obsession...Period Dramas

I know its summertime when I can spend 10 straight hours watching a BBC Period Drama! I'M OBSESSED WITH THEM!! However...mini-series?? That's a HUGE understatement. I watched 14 epsidoes!! That's more than a season of Friday Night Lights!! haha...ok, maybe I should explain a bit more.

I don't even remember how I stumbled upon it, but on Saturday Night I found this tv special on youtube called "Lost in Austen." It's about Amanda Price who because of the lack of romance in her life, turns to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. She reads it so much that the character Elizabeth Bennet comes to life and switches places with her. While stuck in the book, she watches everything go wrong! Jane marries Mr. Collins, Charlotte moves to Africa, and Caroline is...GAY?! What? Yeah...it was weird, but i loved it! It reminded me of Kate and Leopold. I LOVE THAT MOVIE!! My only complaint...Elizabeth and Darcy don't end up together in the end. Amanda steals him from her!! I mean, sure everyone falls in love with Mr. Darcy when they read the book, but he still belongs with Elizabeth!! They're one of Austen's most CLASSIC couples!! I think Jane Austen rolled around in her grave a few times during this movie. It was still entertaining though. :) 4 stars!!

And lastly...LITTLE DORRIT!!! I'd never heard of it before, but it's a novel by Charles Dickens that I have now decided to read for my AP English summer assignment. The miniseries was so AMAZING!! I cried. I just can't even describe how incredible this series was!! I watched it all day Sunday!! Since 10 hours of something is almost impossible to sum up quickly, I'll just post the preview. If you ever are bored or get the chance...WATCH LITTLE DORRIT!!

The Period Dramas I Can't Wait to Watch this Summer:
*War and Peace
*Wives and Daughters
*Anna Karenina
*Mansfield Park
*Jane Eyre
*Becoming Jane
*Emma
*Persuasion
*Sense and Sensibility
*and so many more...
WHICH MEANS, LOOK OUT FOR MORE REVIEWS FROM ME!! These series' are literally saving my summer from total boredom!! :)

The Ringer

OH. MY. LANTA.

I watched "The Ringer" for the first time this week and it has quickly become my favorite comedy!! Why didn't anybody tell me about this amazing movie?!?! I'm surprised that it took me 5 years to watch this movie...it is HILARIOUS! I laugh everytime i watch it, which let me tell you has been A BAGILLION times in the last week!! I haven't stopped quoting it...just thinking about this movie makes me laugh!! If you're like me and you still haven't seen this movie? Watch it NOW!! I have the BIGGEST crush on Johnny Knoxville now, but the sad thing is that he's old enough to be my dad!! Yikes.

Oh good gracious, Johnny Knoxville!!!

Oh NO NO NO! Why, Johhny Knoxville????!!!!

"Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money" -Good Charlotte

Oh how i love reading my old blog posts. haha. as ive been re-reading them i keep telling myself "did anybody even read this crap? i was so stupid!" from complaining about my parents to complaining about my back to complaining about a BOY...A BOY for crying out loud! I seriously thought i was more mature than that. I would like to formally apologize to anyone who had to endure reading those terrible posts. i'd like to apologize to my parents for taking up an entire post to vent about how much they didn't understand what was going on while i was recovering last summer. i know they love me and they were just trying to push me along. sure sometimes it felt like they were shoving me, but it's what i needed. And as for my back? I would do it all over again in a heartbeat...and hopefully I'd be a bit more pleasant. haha. And as for a boy...? Quite frankly, I feel like I'm still in Kindergarden and shouldn't even be talking about them. I think the real reason I talk about boys is because...that's seems to be the normal thing to do, right? Every teenage girl's life revolves around a certain boy! And as of lately it seems that every teenage girl in the world's life revolves around some kid named JUSTIN BEIBER!

seriously?

It's the norm. It's what everybody is supposed to do...In all honesty, I really don't care. I really don't care about boys. BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG...THERE ARE SOME GOOD-LOOKING BOYS OUT THERE! Right now? At age 17 turning 18? A senior in high school? I just need my group of friends, my family, my music, my tv, and my chocolate! Pathetic?....maybe...but that's all Tobie Rash needs right now in her life.

Me Update

I seriously spend so much time ranting about the things that i love in my life (music,tv,movies,etc.) that i rarely talk about MYSELF! That's what a blog is all about, right? haha. If so, I suck at it.

If there's one thing that's been on my mind lately it's this: GROWING UP! As much as I want to play the role of Peter Pan and be a kid forever, I think I'm finally coming to the reality that I am almost an adult! In 3 months, I will be 18! What?! When did that happen? For the longest time I've laughed off a lot of things like: college, institute, steady dating, and marriage but now I'm realizing that...those things are right around the corner! I mean, I apply for college THIS SUMMER!

The other day someone asked me if I'm the kind of person who reflects on the past or lives in the moment. You know what I told him? NEITHER! haha. I'm always looking ahead. I can't tell you what I wore last week, but I can sure as heck tell ya what I got lined up for this week! I'm the kind of person that HAS to know what's coming next! That's why I'm always looking up spoilers for my favorite tv shows. So you can imagine that...this whole growing up stuff?? Not exactly liking it! I don't like not knowing what I want to do with my life. I mean, I've got it narrowed down to a few things...but I don't want to wait til the end of high school or the summer after graduation to know! I want to know NOW! I've got people telling me "follow my dreams" but are my dreams even realistic? Realistic for a 17 year old LDS girl from Mesa, Arizona? Why dream big if I'm destined to settle down and have a family anyway? NOT saying that is a bad thing! I truly do want to settle down at one point, it's just all the in between stuff that's confusing me. I honestly wish I was like those people who live in the moment because it would make my life so much less stressful. And I know that once I do have it somewhat figured out...something else is gonna come my way and leave me just as confused.

No matter what happens, I head into the future with the last stanza of William Earnest Henley's poem "Invictus":

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Mr. Arturo Trejo

Ok. I think I've finally realized that I get too wrapped up in the lives of all these youtube vloggers! But I seriously have fallen in love with the Shaytard family and now...the Trejo family (both of which are LDS and totally hilarious)

For instance...
this morning around 9 the Shaytards had their 4th kid!! :) and I was checking twitter every minute for updates...LIKE THEY WERE MY FAMILY OR SOMETHING! haha.

Isn't he adorable??? I love their family! I can't wait for them to post today's vlog!

And now...?

I am in LOVE with the Trejo family. I'm pretty sure that's not their real name because this guy is whiter than EVER...just like I'm pretty sure "Shaytards" isn't that family's last name either. They all use nicknames for privacy reasons, which I love! The Arturo Trejo family is a younger couple (Nancy and Arturo) and their toddler (Jose Luis...so not his name which makes it hilarious!)These guys are so mormon it cracks me up! They're a lot more LDS than the Shaytards too. The Shaytards are more Hollywood...but i still love them! Shay Carl mentioned this new guy he found on youtube that he originally thought was some creepy Mexican guy...but it was Arturo Trejo! And that's how I discovered them.
SERIOUSLY! CHECK THIS GUY OUT!! I GUARANTEE YOU WILL LAUGH AT EVERY ONE OF HIS VLOGS. Here are some of my favorites...

More Summer Music...

#5. Sam Means
This guy is SO awesome! You might know him from The Format and after the band split, Nate created fun. (which in my opinion is even better than the format) and Sam went on to do a solo project. He got to write and compose all of the music featured on an independant film called "The Sinking of Santa Isabel." I still haven't been able to see it yet, but based on the previews I've seen it looks hilarious...or at least something I would find pretty funny. His song "Yeah, Yeah" has been stuck in my head all summer. Everyone should definitely check him out.

Trailer for "The Sinking of Santa Isabel." (I seriously need to find this movie somewhere!)

Soundtrack to My Summer

#1. Vampire Weekend
I've been listening to Vampire Weekends new album A LOT to begin my summer. "Holiday" and "Horchata" are some of my favorite songs that I've been playing continually on my ipod. :)Vampire Weekend I've decided is the best band to listen to over the summer.




#2. Wakey! Wakey!
Have I mentioned that their new album is INCREDIBLE?! "Almost Everything", "Car Crash", and "Light Outside" are probably my favorite ones off the album.




#3. The Black Keys
They remind me a lot of The White Stripes. "Tighten Up" is the most hilarious music video! And it's such a good song.




#4. Dashboard Confessional
It's just a summer band! I don't know how to describe it. No summer mixtape is complete without a Dashboard Confessional song on it! I discovered Dashboard during the summertime. It's only appropriate to be featured on my summer soundtrack. Everything off the "Dusk and Summer" album is good for the summer.

MORE TO COME AS THE SUMMER PROGRESSES! :)