I didn't even need therapy to rehabilitate my smile.
My life has this impossible aire of beauty to it that I often overlook.
Today, I was high-fiving Jeff Wallete after agreeing that Jar Jar Bynx (sp?) was the worst Star Wars character to ever exsist. As I reached over to meet his hand, I fell right out of my chair. It was quite an amazing event, the sort that you see on Lizzie McGuire or some other silly Disney Channel show.
I had so many people compliment me for my article in the Wolf Howls. It seriously made me blush every single time. Please, unless you're Lacilemon, don't tell me that it sucks.
Popping your Collar will not make you a Dollar especially when you’re singing off key.
By Jacqueline Termine
Once upon a time I loved to wear a Minnie Mouse baseball cap everywhere. To really stick it to “the man,” I would wear the bill of the hat to the side because that’s how “true gangsters roll.” The once upon a time that I am referring to existed when I was seven.
When a student is being particularly rebellious in the form of “poppin’ the collar,” teachers will often still say, “Mr. LeGrange would like to remind you that you are not Elvis.”
While the administration makes the seemingly smart appeal to pop culture, its methods are focused on the wrong era. The hip shaking musical revolutionist is not the cause for the most hideous trend since Kris Kross made it cool to wear clothing backwards with the release of their 1991 LP, Krossed Out.
Nearly fifteen years later, people are following what they identify as fashion advice from a man whose claim to fame involves rhyming a garden tool with the word “goes” as many times as possible in a single song. This man is Snoop Dogg.
His intense lyrics from the song “Leave Me Alone” cry out at a steady four beat pace, “I'm tryin’ to stack a dollar, pop my collar, while I'm singin’ my song.” Does anybody actually know what that means?
This style was further provoked by Usher’s “Pop the Collar” song. He raises his fists high in the air and speaks of his angst by belting out, “Just pop yo’ collar. Don’t let what people say bother you.” His view of the world was not meant to be taken as a fashion statement. In fact, these two rappers have just that much in common.
It is my personal opinion that these stars were trying to captivate “blue collar America.” For those who don’t know, this is the working class man who lives modestly while often doing manual, hard labor. When Usher and Snoop Dogg tell those men not to worry about others’ opinions, he just wants them to know that the hard work is what matters. “Pop the Collar” is simply an expression like Mariah Carey’s “shake it off.”
Now, should those who market products that display the company’s logo when a person flips up his collar assume that the buyer is completely devoid of understanding what they sing along to? To participate in this trend would be to call that person uninformed.
Look sharp. Fix your collar.
There has to be some way to get rid of guilt. But, I hope everyone knows that it is incredibly rare for me to even say that I'm wrong. I mean, I am stupidly stubborn about it. I will go as far as to twist a person's words to make me right again. I deserved to be yelled at because he's right--probably why I was so pissed. But, I won't listen any other way sometimes.
PARKVIEW VS. REDEMPTORIST GAME! I am so excited. I've been waiting for this excitement since freshman year.
Oh, and I'll be going to my first LSU game this weekend, I believe. Who wants to come tailgating with my big brother, Justin, his big kid friends, and me? ---That's really actually directed to Ashley Harper.
JOSEPH IS COMING INTO TOWN TOO!!! AHHH. GOSH, this is going to be the best weekend in forever!
My mom's fifty first birthday on Saturday. Then, there's Richie's eighteenth birthday on the twelfth, Justin's twenty third on the thirteenth. Woah! Parents seem to have been banging a lot around this time nine months ago. More and more come after that. Bao's, Kayla's, etc. By the way HAPPY EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY SARAH LEGER!
THERE IS ONLY FORTY SIX MORE DAYS UNTIL I AM EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD. Please be a part of the best birthday I think I'm ever going to have. Just seeing your face and hearing you say those words on my special day will make me feel fantastic.
Today, I was high-fiving Jeff Wallete after agreeing that Jar Jar Bynx (sp?) was the worst Star Wars character to ever exsist. As I reached over to meet his hand, I fell right out of my chair. It was quite an amazing event, the sort that you see on Lizzie McGuire or some other silly Disney Channel show.
I had so many people compliment me for my article in the Wolf Howls. It seriously made me blush every single time. Please, unless you're Lacilemon, don't tell me that it sucks.
Popping your Collar will not make you a Dollar especially when you’re singing off key.
By Jacqueline Termine
Once upon a time I loved to wear a Minnie Mouse baseball cap everywhere. To really stick it to “the man,” I would wear the bill of the hat to the side because that’s how “true gangsters roll.” The once upon a time that I am referring to existed when I was seven.
When a student is being particularly rebellious in the form of “poppin’ the collar,” teachers will often still say, “Mr. LeGrange would like to remind you that you are not Elvis.”
While the administration makes the seemingly smart appeal to pop culture, its methods are focused on the wrong era. The hip shaking musical revolutionist is not the cause for the most hideous trend since Kris Kross made it cool to wear clothing backwards with the release of their 1991 LP, Krossed Out.
Nearly fifteen years later, people are following what they identify as fashion advice from a man whose claim to fame involves rhyming a garden tool with the word “goes” as many times as possible in a single song. This man is Snoop Dogg.
His intense lyrics from the song “Leave Me Alone” cry out at a steady four beat pace, “I'm tryin’ to stack a dollar, pop my collar, while I'm singin’ my song.” Does anybody actually know what that means?
This style was further provoked by Usher’s “Pop the Collar” song. He raises his fists high in the air and speaks of his angst by belting out, “Just pop yo’ collar. Don’t let what people say bother you.” His view of the world was not meant to be taken as a fashion statement. In fact, these two rappers have just that much in common.
It is my personal opinion that these stars were trying to captivate “blue collar America.” For those who don’t know, this is the working class man who lives modestly while often doing manual, hard labor. When Usher and Snoop Dogg tell those men not to worry about others’ opinions, he just wants them to know that the hard work is what matters. “Pop the Collar” is simply an expression like Mariah Carey’s “shake it off.”
Now, should those who market products that display the company’s logo when a person flips up his collar assume that the buyer is completely devoid of understanding what they sing along to? To participate in this trend would be to call that person uninformed.
Look sharp. Fix your collar.
There has to be some way to get rid of guilt. But, I hope everyone knows that it is incredibly rare for me to even say that I'm wrong. I mean, I am stupidly stubborn about it. I will go as far as to twist a person's words to make me right again. I deserved to be yelled at because he's right--probably why I was so pissed. But, I won't listen any other way sometimes.
PARKVIEW VS. REDEMPTORIST GAME! I am so excited. I've been waiting for this excitement since freshman year.
Oh, and I'll be going to my first LSU game this weekend, I believe. Who wants to come tailgating with my big brother, Justin, his big kid friends, and me? ---That's really actually directed to Ashley Harper.
JOSEPH IS COMING INTO TOWN TOO!!! AHHH. GOSH, this is going to be the best weekend in forever!
My mom's fifty first birthday on Saturday. Then, there's Richie's eighteenth birthday on the twelfth, Justin's twenty third on the thirteenth. Woah! Parents seem to have been banging a lot around this time nine months ago. More and more come after that. Bao's, Kayla's, etc. By the way HAPPY EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY SARAH LEGER!
THERE IS ONLY FORTY SIX MORE DAYS UNTIL I AM EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD. Please be a part of the best birthday I think I'm ever going to have. Just seeing your face and hearing you say those words on my special day will make me feel fantastic.