The Boy

Twelve was not a good year

I had no friends

My grandmother died

My mom's dad was hurt by his own dog

The idea of seventh grade is just a painful thing in my heart

But I did connect with a boy

I was the go-to Zelda girl in homeroom

I discovered my love for science

As thirteen grew closer, my life brightened

I can blame it on my new gang (courtesy of that boy)

Maybe it was beating Zelda finally

But probably it was him

I guess twelve wasn't so bad after all

4/27/2012

CGS

“The Boy”

I'll Say...

Just having some fun with a conveniently placed caption and the man I currently loathe the most.

Much like this one from the former Bush era...

Steps

The first step is always hard
I don't remember my first baby steps
Though I had a penchant for rolling everywhere
And escaping my crib during nap time
I don't remember my first adult steps
Was it graduating high school, learning to drive, getting a job?
Or was it finally deciding to aim for university for real?
I do remember the first step towards myself
It was on a playground with a boy
Who convinced me to trust him, to trust me
Right foot first, then left following closely behind
I didn't just take a step, I took a leap of faith I could, I would end up on my own two feet
His small smile was proof that I was right

4/27/2012
CGS

“Steps”

Year in Review: 2011

January: go off work with a wrist injury; start my second to last UCR quarter

February: get a stomach bug; my car is wrecked by my brother

March: apply for graduation; Grandmom buys me a new a Honda Civic (2005); Pokemon Black and White released; start final undergraduate quarter; temporarily move out to Grandmom's house

April: UCR spring plant sale; move back in to my house; begin republishing GSD II on ff.net.

May: go back to work; step down back to courtesy clerk

June: join Phi Beta Kappa; graduate UCR with my BS; turn 25; skip jury duty; Aunt Kim visits; get a Nintendo 3DS as a graduation gift; buy Ocarina of Time 3D; learn how to work the self checkout at work; Cara taken away by a coyote

July: retear Achilles tendon in right foot

August: cabin on vacation with Andrew, Grandmom, and Uncle Rob; 2nd strike authorization vote

September: new grocery contract; 7 year Albertsons anniversary

October: start being a combo clerk (CC/checker)

November: Zelda: Skyward Sword; get my LiveScan done to begin applying for sub teaching permit

December: finally get diploma

90s Nostalgia (and some early 2000s)

Stuff from my Childhood

Doug
Rugrats
Hey Arnold!
Aaaaah! Real Monsters
Rocko's Modern Life
GUTS
Legends of the Hidden Temple
Wild and Crazy Kids
Double Dare
Hey Dude
Clarissa Explains It All
All That
Keenan and Kel
The Amanda Show
Pete and Pete
Rocket Power
The Wild Thornberrys
Stick Stickly
Face
Blue's Clues
Gullah Gullah Island
Allegra's Window
Under the Umbrella Tree
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tenchi Muyo!, Tenchi Universe, Tenchi in Tokyo
Dragonball Z
Family Matters
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Boy Meets World
The Powerpuff Girls
Dexter's Laboratory
Mike, Lu, and Ogg

Win Brick
Oregon Trail
Super Nintendo
Super Mario World
F Zero
Aaaaah! Real Monsters
Mario Kart
Donkey Kong series
Tom and Jerry game
Mickey's Mystical Adventures
Sim City
Super Game Boy
TMNT game
Nintendo 64
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Mario Kart 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Super Mario 64
Donkey Kong
GoldenEye 007
Cruisin' USA
Pokemon Snap
Pokemon Stadium
Banjo Kazooie
Perfect Dark
Playstation
Gameboy Color
Link's Awakening
Printer, Camera
Pokemon series

Pogs
Jimmy Dean pizza lunches
Lunchables
Virtual pets
Pokemon TCG
Weird Al
snap bracelets

Favorite Shows of All Time

Golden Girls
Frasier
Becker
3rd Rock from the Sun
Cheers

Pushing Daisies
Star Trek: TNG, DS9
Legend of the Seeker
Hercules/Xena
Eli Stone
The Middleman
Ally McBeal

Pokemon
Tenchi Muyo!
Dragonball Z

Chowder
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
The Oblongs
Family Guy
Futurama
Spongebob Squarepants

Lost Tapes
The Most Extreme

Besides being regular morons...

You know what I think in the midst of this gay marriage debate (despite the obvious support for New York and all of the same sex couples everywhere who both desire and deserve to have their relationships recognized the same way opposite sex couples are afforded the same privilege)? That social conservativism is an oxymoron.

Think about it. Conservatives want to retain the status quo. They do not want things to change. The thing about culture is that is not something that stays the same. It changes all the time, which is why, oftentimes, the newest generation is more "liberal" on certain issues than their elders. One thing I learned in my anthropology education was that cultures do not need to be saved or documented before they disappear. They do not disappear at all, they simply change. Culture and people change, and the ones who rally against such changes are afraid to let go of what they cling to because it helps justify their own existence. Those of us who can accept that not everyone ought to live the same way, that anyone who says otherwise is wrong, that can find their own meaning, are the ones who realize that things like love ought to be cherished. Norms will change because that is the nature of culture.

/rant