Whitney Reacts & Reviews Things

This whole uproar about the lyrics to Baby, It's Cold Outside is getting out of hand... IT'S JUST A SONG... I need to get some feelings out, so if you're here for the ride, hold on. Some radio stations are refusing to play "Baby, It's Cold Outside" due to it's "sexual -- date-rapey undertone in the wake of the whole #MeToo movement". Now if you haven't heard the song before -- cause you hide when Christmas music starts playing in stores -- click here to hear the song. DISCLAIMER: I have no problem with this song, or "Santa, Baby"... my problem is with the hypocrisy. "Say, what's in this drink?" -- seriously that is the only line in there that gives them any backing to their claim that it's date/rapey. However, she says "at least I'm gonna say that I tried," & "at least there will be plenty implied" which means she's consenting to stay with him, (it doesn't mean anyt...

So I went and took my TSI placement test for college today. To my knowledge I was only being tested on Reading, Writing and Math... well. After the Writing portion I was anticipating the Math section to be next. Instead I see a paragraph about how "we're taught that it's good to get along and fit in" and then it was followed by (in layman's terms): " Is it more valuable for people to fit in than to be unique and different?  Write an essay (300-600 words)" Great. Luckily I have strong opinions on this so it was easy. I just treated it like a blog post (but as if Mrs. Engler was going to be grading it) and started typing away. I might not get everything down as I wrote it exactly... but I will do my best to recreate my TSI Essay for 2018. ~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~* ~*~*~* It wasn't until this past year that I realized that there are going to be people that aren't going to like me. On the other hand,...

I never thought I would say this, but New York may have something that could start a trend here in the states...something that has already happened in other countries... and I'm kind of excited about it.  I'm talking about the Right to Disconnect Law proposal.  63% of Americans check their phones every hour, 9% check  every 5 minutes . Some of this could be because we are so obsessed with social media, and staying in touch with family, friends, various public figures/celebrities... but another part of it is work-a-holics not knowing how to stop their work day.  The idea behind "Right to Disconnect" is to ban employers sending emails/texts/calls to employees after hours and/or if an employer sends an email to an employee after hours , the employee will not going to be required to answer. In some corporations, employers would hold that over an employee and reprimand them if they don't respond. If an employee is constantly consumed with working, f...

I originally posted this on my personal blog, which has now been set to private, but I felt like sharing it after Stephanie McQueen's YouTube Video went up. I originally posted this shortly after Robin Williams was found dead by suicide. Being a Christian & Having Depression... (Originally Posted on August 12, 2014) Being a Christian gal who has depression in the family, and has battled it occasionally throughout life, I know that it can suck. It is one that doesn't care who it creeps in on... and it can sometimes be merciless. I can also tell you that with the right professional help (and sometimes along with medication) depression can be treated to a level that getting out of bed isn't a difficult thing, or even help get you through an entire day without breaking down into tears. The thing I don't understand about depression, other than why she is such a bitch, is the stigma that comes along with it within the Christian community. I had a few people...