I don’t have too many random thoughts rattling around in my head, so this week’s TDT edition will be brief.

• I’m in disbelief by the level of hatred and bigotry that still happens in todays day and age. Whether it’s race, religion, sexual preference … it still amazes me that there are individuals who are so unaccepting of those who are different. I’m not saying you have to agree with everything, but at least recognize that your way isn’t the only way. It’s the 21st century, people! Get with the program.

Told you it would be brief. ;) Now, you turn!

• After reading SO much about Fuller House, I finally decided to watch the first episode on Netflix. I’ll start off by admitting that I vaguely remember watching the show when I was younger, mostly because it was already on syndication when it finally caught my interest. That being said, I wasn’t overly impressed by the first episode. Too many “tributes” to the original series and it was just kind of cheesy. I’m going to give it a couple more episodes to see if it improves, but my hopes are not high. Sorry, superfans!
• And to add the the whole rebooting of old TV shows, I don’t quite understand why it keeps happening. It seems like a giant cash-grab by Netflix. I’ll admit that I am looking forward to Gilmore Girls later this year, but has television become so stale that we have to recreate/continue decades-old series? There was a rumour that they’re rebooting Home Improvement, and I can already hear the gratuitous laughter the moment Al says, “I don’t think so, Tim,” or Wilson peeking over the fence. *groan* Thankfully, it was indeed just a rumour and it’s not happening.
• I don’t understand the “Beauty Face” filter on cellphones. You can totally tell when someone uses it as it makes them look horribly airbrushed. Allow me to demonstrate:
  

  #nofilter on left, “Beauty Face” on right

  I kind of look like a creepy doll, no? Also, this filter just goes to show how obsessed society has become with their appearances. We need to try harder to own who we are and not hide behind some cheesy selfie filter, because we’re not fooling anyone when we use it.

• A certain celebrity recently posted a nude selfie on Instagram and is getting a lot of flack for it. And of course, there are people defending her, but why? If she weren’t a celebrity, would we still be high-fiving her brazen move? Keep in mind that she has two children. If a “regular” mom were to post a nudie on social media, chances are she would have little to no sympathizers. What example are we setting for our children if they grow up in a society where nonchalantly posting nude images of ourselves is acceptable behaviour? Could you imagine the playground talk? “MY mom posed nude!” “Oh yeah? Well, MY mom did a sex tape! Beat that!” Ugh. (Oh, and I’m going to go out on a limb and assume ya’ll know who I’m talking about. I’m not linking to her Instagram account or the photo because that only validates her actions further.)

Any thoughts you’d like to dump?

First off, check out my new button for Thought Dump Thursday! My brother, who just so happens to be a pretty great graphic designer by trade, made up this graphic for me and I can’t thank him enough! If you had seen the rough sketch I gave him on Instagram, he did a pretty good job interpreting what I wanted. Thank you, little bro!!

Now, onto the dumping on my thoughts …

• While I think about her a lot to begin with, my grandma has been on my mind more that usual lately. The anniversary of her passing is approaching and the month leading to the date always leaves me feeling like there’s a storm cloud hanging over my head in some way. I miss her so much like crazy and I always wish for the month of March to come and go as fast as possible because it was so hard on everyone.
• I’m a huge believer that a fed baby is the best baby, not the whole “breast is best” BS that gets shoved down your throat as soon as you baby exits the birth canal. I understand that some women struggle big time with nursing and producing their own milk and that it’s a huge hit to them emotionally when they just can’t feed their baby “nature” intended them to. I don’t judge women I don’t know for formula feeding their babies because I don’t know the reason why they’re doing so to begin with.
• Why does every potential house that comes onto the market have a bloody suite? Kyle and I are always browsing real estate and it’s annoying when we see a great house pop up in a great neighbourhood with a decent price tag and it has a stinkin’ suite in the basement. ANNNNND half the time it would take a LOT of work to uninstall said suite. Dear homeowners: If you NEED to have a suite in your basement to afford your mortgage, you’re buying outside of your means. That is all.
• I’m pretty sure I’m one of the few people in North America who did NOT watch the Oscars. I tuned into about 5 minutes of the red carpet and that was it. I also don’t care about Leonardo DiCaprio winning an Oscar “finally.”
• And I’ll end today’s post with a simple, Donald Trump: WTH? Just goes to show the power of fear mongering.

What thoughts would you like to dump today?