on my mind
Today, I am thankful for…
1) Caffeine. I know it isn’t the healthiest habit, but now that Joe works at the 7-Eleven just a few blocks down, he’s told me about the caffeine pills they have there. I take one to get me going every morning. My body’s so ever-tired that it’s difficult to get going on my own. I don’t want to make a bad habit of these pills, but for now, whatever gets me up and moving through life is something I see as helpful.
2) My new jeans! They look like a pair I saw Serena wearing on Gossip Girl. It is odd that I still mirror my fashion choices after actresses who play teenagers in Hollywood, and I’m trying to force myself to grow out of that habit. But even Whitney and Joe remarked at how much they liked these jeans when first I wore them. They fit me wonderfully and accent the right curves in my legs. Serena!Pants.
3) The Olympics. This August, I have something to look forward to. I haven’t missed an Olympic gymnastics broadcast since 1992. Crazy obsessed? Uh… yeah. Shannon, Dominique, Elise Ray, Andreea, Yekaterina, Carly, Anna… I can’t help but wonder who will be the next in line.
Must Rec…
The lovely donutshoppe pointed me toward wickedripeplum’s Veronica Mars videos, and oh, I found a gem. The Teenage Guide to Popularity is fantastic. Lyrics cue just the right image sometimes, for instance “teacher’s pet” as the pregnant girl violated by her teacher appears, and Veronica’s skinny dipping at the end just caps it all off. The pain of teenage life is visible here; the strive to be popular makes one achingly sad, because I don’t think it’s a need we ever abandon. We all want to be loved by as many people as possible. This video displays how deeply that need runs in the miniature adults who terrorize each other in countless high school hallways; it displays better than anything the desire teenagers have to be superficially loved.
Feelin’ It | Accomplished
1) Caffeine. I know it isn’t the healthiest habit, but now that Joe works at the 7-Eleven just a few blocks down, he’s told me about the caffeine pills they have there. I take one to get me going every morning. My body’s so ever-tired that it’s difficult to get going on my own. I don’t want to make a bad habit of these pills, but for now, whatever gets me up and moving through life is something I see as helpful.
2) My new jeans! They look like a pair I saw Serena wearing on Gossip Girl. It is odd that I still mirror my fashion choices after actresses who play teenagers in Hollywood, and I’m trying to force myself to grow out of that habit. But even Whitney and Joe remarked at how much they liked these jeans when first I wore them. They fit me wonderfully and accent the right curves in my legs. Serena!Pants.
3) The Olympics. This August, I have something to look forward to. I haven’t missed an Olympic gymnastics broadcast since 1992. Crazy obsessed? Uh… yeah. Shannon, Dominique, Elise Ray, Andreea, Yekaterina, Carly, Anna… I can’t help but wonder who will be the next in line.
Must Rec…
The lovely donutshoppe pointed me toward wickedripeplum’s Veronica Mars videos, and oh, I found a gem. The Teenage Guide to Popularity is fantastic. Lyrics cue just the right image sometimes, for instance “teacher’s pet” as the pregnant girl violated by her teacher appears, and Veronica’s skinny dipping at the end just caps it all off. The pain of teenage life is visible here; the strive to be popular makes one achingly sad, because I don’t think it’s a need we ever abandon. We all want to be loved by as many people as possible. This video displays how deeply that need runs in the miniature adults who terrorize each other in countless high school hallways; it displays better than anything the desire teenagers have to be superficially loved.
Feelin’ It | Accomplished