Love, the NFL and Bad Movies... KE

In honor of Valentine’s Day being recently…Let’s talk about exciting happenings in the world of love. In the last 2 weeks there have been two public “coming outs” that have earned headlines. And although, really, who you choose to love (or just have sex with) should be no one’s worry but your own… because of the state of the world it is important to note why these are significant.

First… Michael Sam. http://espn.go.com/

Okay NFL… time for you to shine. Time for you show the world that this doesn't and shouldn't matter when draft day comes around. This guy was the SEC’s defensive player of the year. ESPN reports “He finished the year with 48 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, two pass breakups, nine quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. That led to a long list of honors, including SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and he was a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy and the Lombardi Award. “  That’s it… that’s what matters. If his sexuality is a factor of how he treated as a football player then the NFL needs to re-evaluate their priorities.

Second is the link you sent me this weekend, in which Ellen Page came out publically. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=1hlCEIUATzg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1hlCEIUATzg%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&app=desktop

Why it is courageous for a celebrity to stand up proudly for who they are, I actually like this more because this is just a really, really awesome speech. She never made it about her, but rather what incredible work the Human Rights Campaign does and how it inspired her. It was honest. She doesn’t bash on being a celebrity or says “whoa is me” because she is one, but rather states simply that it does affect who she is sometimes, but she’s working on it. I have to give major props and I am glad that it made the media splash that it did.

On a completely different tangent-  I watched the Mortal Instruments................(pause for heavy sigh)......... it was like more than Percy Jackson bad. Except, it stays pretty true to the book but there is just WAY too much happening. I think the reality is that it just didn’t translate very well into a movie. Jonathan Rhys Meyers could have been an excellent Valentine… but he just wasn’t… at least there wasn’t any build up to him, so he didn’t seem very threatening. Also I try to watch these movies from the perspective of someone who hasn’t read the books and that just made it like 10 times worse and I imagine very confusing. Especially with the weird ending. But I think the most disappointing factor was that Magnus Bane was only in the movie for like 2 seconds and he was AWFUL. I’m usually pretty tolerant of movie adaptations of books because I get things are going to be lost in translation… but this was just an all-around bad movie. I can see why the sequel is so questionable.

And OMG- STILES! I’m Teen Wolf caught up and kind of freaking out a bit. And definitely crying a little during the latest episode. This is how you take the funny side-kick with no special powers and turn him into the center of the plot. And what is Scott’s dad’s secret? (And please Scott kiss the cute Kira girl, because as much girl power as Allison has I’m so over her for you.)