venting despite the risk of offending
Sometimes I think I'm really weird, because there are things that I just don't care about.
#1 is weddings. This has just been compounding lately, as people get engaged all around me. I didn't know I was weird about this until fairly recently (college, I guess) because I had no idea that apparently, as a female, I'm supposed to have dreamed of my wedding and dress and blah blah blah my whole life. I never have. I don't even like weddings all that much. I don't really want to be married. I don't want to comply with this whole cultural script of all these things that the girl is supposed to worry about - engagement pictures and flowers and cake flavors and the dress (I don't like wedding dresses!).
The only wedding I ever liked was my aunt Christine's 2 years ago - we all just showed up to a spot by the Ohio River, had to abandon it because of a children's festival, went to another spot, everyone wore what they wanted, and it lasted 5 minutes. No bullshit. The reception was everyone going across the river to the Hofbräuhaus. No bullshit!
Of course, I'd have to actually want to be married first, but if I ever did, I would want that! Why does TLC keep playing shows where these women spend over $3000 on a dress because it's the "perfect" dress?
I'm drifting further and further down the river of nihilism...
#1 is weddings. This has just been compounding lately, as people get engaged all around me. I didn't know I was weird about this until fairly recently (college, I guess) because I had no idea that apparently, as a female, I'm supposed to have dreamed of my wedding and dress and blah blah blah my whole life. I never have. I don't even like weddings all that much. I don't really want to be married. I don't want to comply with this whole cultural script of all these things that the girl is supposed to worry about - engagement pictures and flowers and cake flavors and the dress (I don't like wedding dresses!).
The only wedding I ever liked was my aunt Christine's 2 years ago - we all just showed up to a spot by the Ohio River, had to abandon it because of a children's festival, went to another spot, everyone wore what they wanted, and it lasted 5 minutes. No bullshit. The reception was everyone going across the river to the Hofbräuhaus. No bullshit!
Of course, I'd have to actually want to be married first, but if I ever did, I would want that! Why does TLC keep playing shows where these women spend over $3000 on a dress because it's the "perfect" dress?
I'm drifting further and further down the river of nihilism...