30 Days Meme [29-30/30]
The 30-Day Meme
Day 01 | Your favourite song
Day 02 | Your favourite movie
Day 03 | Your favourite television programme
Day 04 | Your favourite book
Day 05 | Your favourite quote
Day 06 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 | A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 | A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 | A photo you took
Day 10 | A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 | A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 | A fictional book
Day 14 | A non-fictional book
Day 15 | A fanfic
Day 16 | A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 | An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 | A talent of yours
Day 20 | A hobby of yours
Day 21 | A recipe
Day 22 | A website
Day 23 | A YouTube video
Day 24 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 | Your day, in great detail
Day 26 | Your week, in great detail
Day 27 | This month, in great detail
Day 28 | This year, in great detail
Day 29 | Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
There are still a lot of problems in my life I need to sort out -- I need to work on being more social and forming good relationships IRL (and online too, for that matter), I need to stop living in my head all the time and shutting the rest of the world out, I need to become more independent and stop relying on my parents so much, I need to get a better work ethic, I need to get better physical health, I need to be more proactive in what I want and need to do while not trying to micromanage everything like I tend to do sometimes, and I need to stop feeling so depressed all the time and find some measure of true happiness. I've ranted a lot about this; none of this is new. And none of these things can be resolved in a year, or should be. This time next year I'll still be in college, albeit in my very last semester -- I doubt much will have changed by then, but I certainly hope that I start moving in the direction I want, however small those steps may be. Hopefully I'll have some sort of job or future plans lined up by then (at this point, it looks like the JET Program is out of the question), and hopefully I'll gain at least a tiny bit more confidence in myself. I've already started to, and this year, with a few exceptions, is already shaping up to be better than 2009, and I hope to continue that. And maybe I'll have some fun in the process. XD
Day 30 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Has anyone heard of Ronald Jenkees before? I wouldn't be surprised if you have, since he's quite popular on YouTube, but he's pretty amazing. His songs can sound a bit generic at times, but he more than makes up for it by the fact that they're FREAKING EPIC, and it's such a pleasure to see him perform.
If you're interested, you can see more of his videos here.
...........And with that, I'm done with the 30 days meme! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. ;-)
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Thanks for all the people who left a comment on the anon meme; I managed to respond to all of them on Sunday. ^_^;
I was planning on writing this huge rant about my college one of these days, but then this video came out this weekend, and it just about speaks for itself:
..........I really don't think I need to explain why this is problematic. (Okay, it's mostly because it's almost 3 AM and I'm too tired to write an adequate explanation, and the fact that I'm way behind on readings for tomorrow/today is weighing down heavily on my mind right now. I'll be more than willing to explain once I get enough sleep. :PPP) Anyway, for the curious, the lyrics can be found here -- there are a lot of in-jokes and references you might not get, so don't be afraid to ask about them. ;-)
I was talking about this to Climatology Nerd over lunch today; he hadn't seen the video yet, but he didn't think it could've been all that bad because he thought it was poking fun at all of the college stereotypes and sexism and whatnot (a.k.a. the "hipster -ism" defense mentioned a few posts ago). After we left, he saw the video -- and promptly called me just to tell me, "You were right, it was pretty offensive!"
Now, I'm certainly not going to begrudge these people for making a catchy song and having a great time, and I know of plenty of people who don't fit into the stereotypes you see in that video or don't like that kind of lifestyle. It's still pretty skeevy, it still perpetuates stereotypes and other problematic bullshit, and it's not even all that clever. Sorry to subject you to it. :/
That's about it for now; I need to go to bed really, really soon. O_o;
Day 01 | Your favourite song
Day 02 | Your favourite movie
Day 03 | Your favourite television programme
Day 04 | Your favourite book
Day 05 | Your favourite quote
Day 06 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 | A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 | A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 | A photo you took
Day 10 | A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 | A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 | A fictional book
Day 14 | A non-fictional book
Day 15 | A fanfic
Day 16 | A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 | An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 | A talent of yours
Day 20 | A hobby of yours
Day 21 | A recipe
Day 22 | A website
Day 23 | A YouTube video
Day 24 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 | Your day, in great detail
Day 26 | Your week, in great detail
Day 27 | This month, in great detail
Day 28 | This year, in great detail
Day 29 | Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
There are still a lot of problems in my life I need to sort out -- I need to work on being more social and forming good relationships IRL (and online too, for that matter), I need to stop living in my head all the time and shutting the rest of the world out, I need to become more independent and stop relying on my parents so much, I need to get a better work ethic, I need to get better physical health, I need to be more proactive in what I want and need to do while not trying to micromanage everything like I tend to do sometimes, and I need to stop feeling so depressed all the time and find some measure of true happiness. I've ranted a lot about this; none of this is new. And none of these things can be resolved in a year, or should be. This time next year I'll still be in college, albeit in my very last semester -- I doubt much will have changed by then, but I certainly hope that I start moving in the direction I want, however small those steps may be. Hopefully I'll have some sort of job or future plans lined up by then (at this point, it looks like the JET Program is out of the question), and hopefully I'll gain at least a tiny bit more confidence in myself. I've already started to, and this year, with a few exceptions, is already shaping up to be better than 2009, and I hope to continue that. And maybe I'll have some fun in the process. XD
Day 30 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Has anyone heard of Ronald Jenkees before? I wouldn't be surprised if you have, since he's quite popular on YouTube, but he's pretty amazing. His songs can sound a bit generic at times, but he more than makes up for it by the fact that they're FREAKING EPIC, and it's such a pleasure to see him perform.
Click to viewIf you're interested, you can see more of his videos here.
...........And with that, I'm done with the 30 days meme! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. ;-)
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Thanks for all the people who left a comment on the anon meme; I managed to respond to all of them on Sunday. ^_^;
I was planning on writing this huge rant about my college one of these days, but then this video came out this weekend, and it just about speaks for itself:
..........I really don't think I need to explain why this is problematic. (Okay, it's mostly because it's almost 3 AM and I'm too tired to write an adequate explanation, and the fact that I'm way behind on readings for tomorrow/today is weighing down heavily on my mind right now. I'll be more than willing to explain once I get enough sleep. :PPP) Anyway, for the curious, the lyrics can be found here -- there are a lot of in-jokes and references you might not get, so don't be afraid to ask about them. ;-)
I was talking about this to Climatology Nerd over lunch today; he hadn't seen the video yet, but he didn't think it could've been all that bad because he thought it was poking fun at all of the college stereotypes and sexism and whatnot (a.k.a. the "hipster -ism" defense mentioned a few posts ago). After we left, he saw the video -- and promptly called me just to tell me, "You were right, it was pretty offensive!"
Now, I'm certainly not going to begrudge these people for making a catchy song and having a great time, and I know of plenty of people who don't fit into the stereotypes you see in that video or don't like that kind of lifestyle. It's still pretty skeevy, it still perpetuates stereotypes and other problematic bullshit, and it's not even all that clever. Sorry to subject you to it. :/
That's about it for now; I need to go to bed really, really soon. O_o;