A Crash Course in Samantha Jean Tate

 

Howdy-doody everyone! I thought I would create a new blog post introducing myself since we're almost two years into blogging! 

So without further ado, here is a crash course in me, Samantha Jean Tate!

Born: September 12, 1984 - Flint, Michigan, St. Joseph Hospital

Current Location: Genesee County, Michigan, just outside of Flint!
Family: Russell & Elaine Tate, Jenny McVannel, Pete McVannel, Frances McVannel, Sollux McVannel
Relationship status: Single, but also not single. I like Steve. We are friends with benefits I guess? I don't know! LOL. 
Hair color: Dishwater Blonde with gray hairs
Eye Color: Dark blue eyes
Height: 5'4"
Weight: noneyabusiness!

Pets: Sassy, the tabby cat, and Skittles the Calico cat. Skittles is also known as Doctor Professor Skittles, Skid Row, Skit, Skitty Kitty.  And Sassy is known as Sassycakes, Sasperella, Sassuella, Sassafrass.

Sassy & Skittles on their tower

Hobbies/Interests: Listening to music, watching cartoons and movies, writing bad poetry, spending time with family and with Steve, laughing my ass off, tarot reading, astrology, going to concerts (especially NKOTB concerts!), watching Detroit sports (mainly Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions, but I also am a Chicago Cubs fan and a Chicago Bears fan!), singing poorly, journaling, blogging, social media, the weather.

Favorite colors? Reds, Hot Pink (like Jem from Jem and the Holograms!), and Purples (especially lavender and lilac purples!)

Favorite bands/singers: New Kids On The Block, Taylor Swift, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Regina Spektor, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Pixies, Nine Inch Nails, Three Days Grace, Garbage, CAKE, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Paula Abdul, 311, Ace of Base, Salt -n- Pepa, En Vogue, Michael Jackson, Jackson Five, The Shangri-Las, Leslie Gore, Spice Girls, Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Cure, Cults, Willow Avalon, Eminem, Bakkar, Judas Priest, DMX, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Mandy Moore, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, She & Him, Coldplay, Wolfmother, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LIT, Len, Blake Shelton, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Leeann Rimes, Johnny Cash, Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks, Radiohead, The Smiths, P!nk, Eve, Cage the Elephant, Chapelle Roan, Grace Morrison, Gady.

Favorite songs? "Don't Speak" - No Doubt
                             "Good Day Sunshine" - The Beatles
                             "Elizabeth Taylor" - Taylor Swift

                             "Valentine Girl" - New Kids On The Block

                              "Tonight" - New Kids On The Block

                              "Stay the Same" - Joey McIntyre

                              "Lovesong" - Joey McIntyre

                               "If I Run To You" - Joey McIntyre

                                "Too Late" - No Doubt

                                "The Lazy Song" - Bruno Mars

                                "Beautiful Disaster" - 311

                                "Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve

                                "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" - Taylor Swift

                                "So High School" - Taylor Swift

                                 "Wildest Dreams" - Taylor Swift (the song that made me an official Swiftie!)

                                  "Tear Drops On My Guitar" - Taylor Swift

                                  "Need You Now" - Lady A

                                  "Goodbye Earl" - The Chicks

                                  "Purple Irises" - Gwen Stefani + Blake Shelton

                                   "The Life of a Showgirl" - T. Swift + Sabrina Carpenter

                                     "You Are Never Getting Laid" - Sabrina Carpenter

                                    "Don't Let Me Get Me" - P!nk

                                    "If You Steal My Sunshine" - Len

                                    "Miserable" - LIT

                                    "Gone Forver" - Three Days Grace

                                    "Adam's Song" - Blink 182

                                    "97 Bonnie & Clyde" - Eminem

                                    "Freak On a Leash" - KoRn

                                    "Pretty" - KoRn

                                    "Unpretty" - TLC

                                     "Roar" - Katy Perry

Favorite cartoons: Rainbow Brite, Jem and the Holograms, Punky Brewster, My Little Pony, Popples, Rocko's Modern Life, Rugrats, Doug, Hey Arnold, AhhH! Real Monsters!, Looney Tunes, The Looney Tunes Show, Regular Show, Adventure Time, SpongeBob, The Loud House, Rock Paper Scissors, Chowder, The Misadventures of Flapjack, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Pink Panther, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Harvey Beaks, Steven Universe, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Jellystone!, Snagglepuss, Yogi Bear, Robot & Monster, Dan VS. (I actually dated a real life Dan who acted the same way as Dan!), Kaput and Zosky, Corneil & Bernie, Bob's Burgers, old school Family Guy (seasons 1-6), The Simpsons (early Simpsons like from the 1990s), South Park, Mission Hill!, Clone High, Daria.

Best Date You Have Ever Been On? I went on not one best date! I went on two best dates! The first one being I went to see 50 First Dates and then we went to Arby's and we sat in the dining area and did nothing but talk for 3 hours and eat beef and cheddar sandwiches. And we kept quoting SpongeBob. That was in 2004.

Second best date, would be my first date with Steve. He let me trauma dump! LOL. And I spilled my popcorn all over his truck! LMAO. I was a ball of nervous energy because he was my crush and he made my dream come true! To be seen and liked back by a high school crush! You don't know how many stories I've written about people hooking up with their high school crush! Oh and we watched He-Man & the Masters of the Universe. We both really liked the movie. And we both thought they made Adam too wimpy. 

Worst Date You've Ever Been On? The one where I was forced to perform oral sex on a certain somebody, who I forgive but I will never forget!

Favorite type of weather? Sunny, around 72 degrees fahrenheit.

Fears: Tornados, ice storms, dying alone, wasps, hornets.

Favorite foods: Pizza (especially pepperoni and mushroom with extra sauce!), Burgers, Tacos with just beef, cheese, and ketchup.

Least favorite food: Veggies! I only like spinach, pickles, potatoes, corn on the cob/corn, cooked carrots, mushrooms. I also cannot stand lettuce! In fact, during the lettuce recall it was hard for me to keep a straight face, especially at my doctor's office because everyone made an appointment because they were sick from the lettuce! LOL.  I WILL START AN ANTI-LETTUCE CAMPAIGN!

Favorite animals? Elephants! Koalas! Cats! Dogs!

Pet Cause: Mental health.

Favorite charity? I don't donate much to charity anymore because they get millions of dollars anyway from the government. But if I had to pick a charity, it would be St. Jude because no child deserves to die of cancer! I also like to donate to GoFundMe's when a story particularly touches me or when a friend is in trouble or even an acquaintance!

Favorite books? Valley of the Dolls, The Fault In Our Stars, The Enchanted Soul, Some Good F****** Poetry (any Kalen Dion though!), Astrology For Real Life, The Cards Your Dealt, Rosemary's Baby.

Authors You Admire: Maya Angelou, Kalen Dion, George Orwell (I'll call him Orson Wells, and Alfred Hitchcock! LOL).

What Hologram, Misfit, and Stinger characters make up your DNA? Kimber Benton from Jem and the Holograms, Pizzazz from the Misfits, and Rapture from the Stingers.

 

Favorite Rainbow Brite Color Kid? LaLa Orange!

Favorite episode of Rocko's Modern Life? The one where Filburt and Dr. Hutchinson get married!!!!!!

Favorite Rugrat? Angelica Pickles!

Best way to get in touch with you? E-MAIL ONLY! 

statewrites84912@gmail.com. If you know my number or find it on the internet, I WILL NOT ANSWER! and if you call my parents and bug us...I will call the cops and get you for elder abuse! SO SHUT UP!

                                    

Why I Relate to Lola Bunny In My Romantic Relationships

 

First of all, you need to get your head out of the gutter and focus on The Looney Tunes Show Lola Bunny, not Space Jam Lola Bunny. For real, I am not Space Jam Lola Bunny!

Okay you got your little animated GIF! Now let's get down to the funny and quirky, Lola Bunny and why I relate to her when I'm in a romantic relationship!

This is a list because its 2:04 in the morning on 09/28/2026 and I've got a doctor's appointment in the morning!  Are you ready for it?!

Here it is! Why I Relate to Lola Bunny In My Romantic Relationships!

1. She never shuts up! She loves hard and falls fast for anyone who pays attention to her (like Daffy does in the episode Double Date). I, too, will fall for anyone who shows kindness to me and pays attention to me!

2. She thinks Bugs Bunny is her soulmate because they both like bread. I also think a certain someone is a soulmate because he prefers word searches over crossword puzzles, likes to dance, and he is a Cancer sun, Cancer moon, Libra rising!

3. She outbids other women just so she can take a trip to Paris, the most romantic city ever, with Bugs so he can fulfill his obligation as her bachelor as seen in the episode, Eligible Bachelors. I almost booked a flight to Las Vegas on Sweetest Day (an important holiday for couples in Michigan!) and bought New Kids On The Block residency tickets for me and my certain someone when I was dangerously manic.

4. I call my certain someone my boyfriend when he's not around to psychology people because they have a hard time understanding that two adults with disabilities can have casual sex with each other. Lola calls Bugs her boyfriend behind his back when she picks up dry cleaning and offers to give Bugs his signature white gloves, as seen in our introduction to Lola in my favorite episode, Members Only.

5. I'm a Martian! I like sharing cheese pizza! Oh wait, that's Marvin the Martian's music video in Members Only. It's a good jam.

6. Lola really wants to marry Bugs Bunny. I really want to get married someday as well. Whether it is to my certain someone or the right person. Only time will tell.

7. Lola has a secret thing for bad boys. I too, like bad boys. And by bad boy I mean someone adventurous, kind, nice, loving, empathetic, and has a dirty mouth too!

8. Lola is close to her parents. Her dad is just as crazy as Lola (as seen in the episode Father Figures)! I'm sure my dad would accept my certain someone as the son he wishes he had if my certain someone wasn't afraid of us Tate's and came over more often. But when you're having casual sex, parents aren't even in the picture.

9. Lola overthinks. I'm an over thinker in my relationships too! And it has cost me a good amount of them!

10. Lola breaks off her own wedding to Bugs because she "fell in love" with Pepe Le Pew! She ran away with the ROGOOCC (or whatever that country clubs name is) wedding planner. I've been in love with other people and broke off a relationship just to get to my first long-term relationship in my 20s. And I was into men who weren't physically available but played the other woman. I fall in love way too much!

11. BONUS FACT! She wrote a Dear John letter on accident because she thought Bugs' note on the microwave in the episode Dear John was meant for her! She ended up becoming a Buddhist and took a vow of silence and she STILL wasn't over Bugs! Just proof that if I were to take up celibacy/abstinence again, I would still want my certain someone!

12. BONUS FACT NUMBER 2! In Double Date, Bugs gets jealous of Daffy because Lola is fixated on Daffy. He gets so jealous of Daffy that he calls himself Lola's boyfriend! And Lola falls back in love with Bugs immediately. I'm pretty sure if my certain someone who I'm sleeping with would never confess to being my boyfriend. But maybe there is someone else out there who would be proud to call me their girlfriend and let me call them my boyfriend!

Upcoming Events!

 

Here are my upcoming events for October and November 2026! Dates and times may be subject to change. Watch my Facebook for updates!

October 24, 2026 - *Free Tarot & Big Three Astrology Readings @ Totem Books 

Totem Books: 620 W. Court Street Flint, MI 48503

12 PM - 4 PM

Walk-ins only! First come, first served! No appointment needed or necessary. If I am with someone, you are welcomed to shop the bookstore, grab a coffee or bubble tea or beverage of your choice, or buy some vinyl records, CDs, or Cassette tapes! There will not be a sign up sheet!  Last call is at 3:30 PM. Otherwise I will be packing it up and going home and will not be returning until February 2027!

You will also be required to sign a contract before your reading so you do not sue me or Totem for any shenanigans you perform because of the cards or astrology reading. You may request a signed copy, but you will need to provide your email address (and it must be legible!) and I will scan the contract and e-mail it to you!

If you get a tarot card reading, there is a minimum of a $10 donation to be made! Unless you are truly on hard times (as everyone is going through this crap including me!) Tarot readings are 10 minutes long. Bada boom bada bing!

Big three astrology readings are 30 minutes and I will gladly accept any amount of money for these, but donations are not required for this as I am a beginning astrology student. I will have my scripts on my phone and also my favorite astrology book reference on hand to help you understand it better.

You may not touch my tarot decks. Someone really fucked with my energy and I do not want your juju or bad luck cursing me. 

You also have no right to tell me how to read the cards or the astrology chart. I do not wish to perform for other psychics, mediums, astrologers, or tarot card readers at this event unless they are open-minded and don't sit on their high horse policing me.

You all really blew January $5 readings and I will not be performing new year readings in January.  I'll be back in February for love/relationship advice/tarot readings.  And these will not be free! They will be first come, first served and a price of $25 for 15 minutes.

November 21, 2026 - Book Signing @ R&B Used Books located at 12830 S Saginaw St, Suite F, Grand Blanc, MI 48439

12 PM - 2 PM

I will have all five of my books, including my latest release, Scarlet Vandefeller, ready to be sold and receive inscriptions, autographs, and I will gladly take a selfie with you!

Class dismissed.

An Update (and some good freakin' poetry!)

 

Remember last September when my dad fell in the shower? Well things haven't been the same since. He was hospitalized in November of 2025 until December 3, 2025. And then he had walking pneumonia and was admitted for the weekend in January 2026. But I am happy to announce that my dad is seeing a neurologist at the VA. And he is going to be checked for Parkinson's. Parkinson's runs in our family. My grandpa Jim had it. My grandma Donna had it for a long time before she passed away in 2015. And I have an older cousin who has Parkinson's and he was using alcohol to numb the tremors. 

He goes to the VA in October so I am praying we'll have answers as to what the heck happened to my dad?! It's not easy watching a parent grow older and become essentially a weak verison of themselves. It's scary to watch your dad slowly die because of Agent Orange and being addicted to cigarettes (but hey, we all have our vices). 

I have been hard at work helping around the house. I am my mom's CNA. My mom is "Doctor Mom" from the Robitussin commercials in the 1980s and early 90s.

It just feels like I've been placed on a curse because I wronged a witch (even though she got to come with us and meet Jordan Knight and the rest of the New Kids On The Block!). So I am rebuking her curse. I got Jesus and God and Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene. 

Meanwhile, I've had three hospitalizations in the psych ward between July and August. I'm now in the process of filing for disability. I plan on supporting whatever SSD doesn't cover by working part-time. Either as a writer or my new service: life coaching. 

"Life coaching? But your life sucks! You live in a tiny shack on the bad side of Burton, Michigan!" Thank you for the comment, brain!

My life doesn't suck at all. Matter of fact, I have been happy with it (maybe a little too extremely happy with it as I was hyper manic and went into psychosis again). I've got a man who likes me. I've got food. I've got shelter. I've got clothes. I've got an extended family that loves the crap out of me. And my man's mother loves me. She called me an angel the other day because I brought her over a regular can of Coke. Steve is diabetic and tends to only drink Coke Zero. So I snuck over a regular coke and she was so happy. She always misses me and she genuinely cares about me.  

I am grateful for my life. I'm grateful for my parents. God gave me the best :-P Even though I thought they admitted me into the hospital the last time I was there in Grand Rapids Michigan. 

My friend on the psych ward in Grand Rapids, who was also my neighbor, says I should write about the psych ward experience. Being in here 3 times. Maybe someday I'll write about it. I just don't want to get sued or anything *snickers*. 

I tell you, Grand Rapids looks better and better every day. Not in the psych ward. But they have a lot of resources for disabled people. More resources than Genesee County. Maybe someday, me and Steve can live in Baldwin or Grand Rapids on our farm / horse ranch. Did I just say that out loud?! Oh myyyyy. Hell, there is little evidence that Steve is going to marry me someday. There's little evidence that we are boyfriend/girlfriend or man and woman friends lol. Right now, we both have a lot on our plate. He's becoming a grandfather for the first time. He's trying to become a sobriety coach because he believes he is Superman and he has a purpose. And you know what? He is Superman. And he's He-Man. I am Teela. And I am Supergirl. Joey McIntyre wrote that song about me! LOL (just kidding! I'm sure he wrote that song for his wife). 

Steve earned a new nickname in the ward as I was getting mad at him for no reason at all. And I would call him "King Dorkus" or "King Dorkus of Nowyorkas." He doesn't deserve that nickname. But I like it because it rhymes and it reminds me of the old cartoon The Critic.  The episode where Sherman has a date with an actress and she ends up just using him for a good review on her newest movie. "Beauty and King Dork". That's what I meant to call us. I am beauty and he is King Dork. LOL.   And that pretty much escaped me the whole two weeks I was at Pine Rest. 

Did I tell you about the "kid" (he was like 19 or 20) and I thought he looked like Harry Styles?! He would give me the evil eye because I kept cracking up laughing at him because he looked like Harry Styles. And I honestly thought he spoke a British accent LMAOROFL!

And then not to mention this: VAN ANDEL LOAD THIS VIOLET (violent unit in my head) UNIT! GO GREEN! (I seriously thought they were starting a war between Michigan and Michigan State fans) 🤣🤣🤣

And the person shouting out that code...he sounded so pissed off! LMAOROFL. Because it might have been AI or some stupid crap like that.

Ugh it's 1:46 AM and I am trying to tire myself out. So here I am, writing a nonsense post about the psych ward and my dad and how much time has already passed. I missed summer pretty much because I was hospitalized. No walking to the ice cream parlor for banana splits with Steve. No lavender field trips. But the time I did get to spend with Steve in between hospitalizations...was beautiful. I love being at his house. His mom is fun to talk to and is more of a mother to me than my own mom. And it's because she's also bipolar. And she goes to therapy and is always doing the work. When I first met her, after me and Steve's first date, she gave me some great advice that I needed to hear. She told me "STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR OTHER PEOPLE". I have yet to embody that advice. But I am taking it to heart because she knows. And Steve has a heart of gold, but sometimes I wonder if he just tolerates me and I just make excuses for him for having such a heavy plate. 

Anywho...here are some poems I've written over the summer in between being home and being hospitalized. Enjoy! And gold star ⭐for everyone who continues to read!

Why "Elizabeth Taylor" by Taylor Swift is MAH JAM!

 

"Elizabeth Taylor" by Taylor Swift is me. This is the ultimate revenge song, in my humble opinion. Now while I cannot speak on the actual Elizabeth Taylor as I don't know very much about her other than she was Michael Jackson's biggest supporter, and she did great things for AIDS. And she was in one of my favorite classic movies, "Father of the Bride-parts one and two". And young women and womxn, I highly suggest watching either the remake or the 1950s versions with your dad or father figure. And heck, even us middle age babes should sit down with our father figures while they are still here and watch it.

But we're getting off the subject! 

I'm going to dissect her lyrics and explain how they correlate to my life in some ambiguous and vague way.

Ooh, oftentimes it doesn't feel so glamorous to be me

It's not glamorous at all to be me. So take your daggers of jealousy and place them at a more stupid figure (LIKE DONALD TRUMP!)

And if your letters ever said, "Goodbye"...

I'd cry my eyes violet

Elizabeth Taylor

Tell me for real

Do you think it's forever?

Been number one but I never had two

And I can't have fun if I can't have...

Be my NY when Hollywood hates me

You're only as hot as your last hit, baby

I been number one but I never had two

And I can't have fun if I can't have... you

This is morse code for me for Steve. He is NY while Hollywood is Genesee County, Michigan and Michigan in general.

Hey, what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything and nothing all at once?

Babe, I would trade the Cartier for someone to trust... just kidding

We hit the best booth at Musso & Frank's

They say I'm bad news, I just say, "Thanks"

And you look at me like you're hypnotized

And I think you know why

And if you ever leave me high and dry

*PRIVATE THOUGHT HERE* I'm not even going to explain this lyric!

All my white diamonds and lovers are forever

In the papers, on the screen and in their minds

All my white diamonds and lovers are forever

My lovers are forever because our souls intertwined when we had sex/made love. That's what happens when you sleep around and mess with other people's energy! Energy IS REAL! You may not be able to see it, but vibes, feelings, emotional debris...it's all there. It's why I now refuse to let clients handle my tarot cards. And why I'm making them sign a contract before they get a reading from me. And I will be getting my clients way better too! Christian Purity culture in the '90s stole the movement from witchcraft/Paganism. It's why I was celibate for 5 years before me and Steve slept together.

Now why do I say it's a revenge song? Because Taylor got her happily ever after with Travis Kelce! People hate on Taylor and Travis because they are a straight, rich, and famous WHITE COUPLE. And honestly, they don't HAVE TO GIVE A FLYING FUCK ABOUT ANYONE BUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR INNER CIRCLE!

Class dismissed!

Why Disney's Sleeping Beauty is My All-Time Favorite Movie

 

Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution. Based on Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale, the film follows Princess Aurora, who was cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent to die from pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel on her 16th birthday; she is rescued by three good fairies, who change the curse so that Aurora falls into a deep sleep and will be awakened by true love's kiss. The production was supervised by Clyde Geronimi, and was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Eric Larson, and Les Clark. It features the voices of Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, and Bill Thompson. - Wikipedia.

This post is brought to you me late-night scrolling Instagram. And I came across a post by @nathanwillardfilms and him appreciating Sleeping Beauty.  This is really going to tick off the feminists and those who think Sleeping Beauty, Princess Aurora, was raped/or whatever sick thoughts they think of.  It's CHILDREN'S MOVIE FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!

Here are my top 10 reasons why Disney's Sleeping Beauty is and always has been, my all-time favorite movie ever.  Matter of fact, my dad would want me to rent Sword in the freakin' Stone and I always chose Sleeping Beauty and Rainbow Brite as my videos!

Without further ado, here is my top 10 list on why I love Sleeping Beauty and Princess Aurora and Prince Philip!

42nd Birthday: Reality VS Expectations

 

Expectation: An expectation is a strong belief or mental picture that something will or should happen in the future.

Reality/rēˈalədē/: Reality means the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they are imagined, hoped for, or displayed.

Let's talk a little bit about reality vs expectations on YOUR 42ND BIRTHDAY!

Or well, I want to talk about my expectations and how on edge everyone in my inner circle feels about September 12th.

My expectations: a big fat, f***ing parade! Birthday sex! A Taylor Swift chocolate cake with chocolate frosting that says "I'm feeling forty-freakin' two!". Alone time with Steve. Going to see Practical Magic 2!

The reality: EVERYONE (INCLUDING ME) IS NERVOUS and ON EDGE! 

What could go wrong: The Lyfts I scheduled ahead NEVER come and abandon me and Steve (or leave me stranded at Steve's without my meds). The cake is the wrong flavor (but hey, I'll eat it anyway because my uncle Dude worked HARD on it! And he is recovering from hernia surgery from last month!) oh and possible severe weather hitting us on a supposedly partly cloudy day with a 20% chance of rain ☔.

What could go right? Honestly I'll be happy that I survive the day without crying and having an autistic meltdown. 

What am I doing next year? STAYING HOME! And hanging out with my folks. Maybe text Steve or hang out with him and watch some NFL Football (go Detroit Lions! Lord don't fail us this year or next year!)

LIFE & DEATH (or how I died in my dreams)

 

Obviously, this is a triggering post. Please exit now as I will talk about car accidents, suicide, Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen.  This is a very serious topic to Gen Xers, Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Zers.  Please leave now.

So this week, the week I am writing on (the end of August 30th). It has been one death after another. Shit take after shit take. We lost our beloved Dolly Parton to a brief round with cancer. We lost Tim Curry at age 80 after he endured a battle with a stroke, which paralyzed him. And lastly, we lost voice actor Peter Cullen (known for 80s cartoon Transformers as the voice of Optimus Prime. But also, I know him as Murky Dismal in Rainbow Brite).

From RainbowBriteCo's Facebook page. Artist credit unknown. Please email me at hi@samanthajeantate.com for credit! Please prove you created this illustration!

My special friend, Steve, got into a car accident today, August 30th.  The story: He had a blinking yellow light (which in American driver's training, which means proceed with caution). The other driver who was a total DUMB ASS?! Had a blinking STOP LIGHT! STOP MEANS DO NOT GO EVEN IF IT IS BLINKING1 DUMB ASS!!!

The driver hit Steve on his driver's side.  And totaled his truck. Steve is okay.  No one got injured, luckily (although I think the dumb ass who was going at the blinking red light deserves something bad! But I am a Christian woman!). So not only is this going to set Steve back a pretty penny on his journey to becoming a sobriety coach. Which he told me last night that he was planning on enrolling in the spring if he could come up with the money for it.  Hey Alcoholics Anonymous...if you're listening...give Steve a break and make him a sobriety coach already!!! Give him his damn training FOR FREE! He went through your program! he knows the ins and outs! He even refuses to be around my parents because THEY SMOKE CIGARETTES!! And for heaven's sake, my dad smokes weed for medical reasons! IT'S LEGAL HERE IN MICHIGAN!!

Life isn't fair at all you guys. I could have lost the person I love most in this world. I still am in love with him. And I will forever be devoted to him. Friends or more or enemies.