What do an elephant and grapes have in common?
They're both purple except for the elephant.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Groan...
Well Huna, I'm not what they'd call the early bird :)
Man, was I bummed out this morning to be waking up at 6:30...not 9:00! See, I was used to spending my mornings in uttermost luxury, and groggily forcing myself out of bed at 6:30...isn't.
Sometimes I sympathize with teachers, because who wants to be the sergeants of a military camp that most everyone hates to go to and will do anything to get out of? But like, they haven't done a lot to make school wiz-bang wonderful for us, so maybe they're just bringing down on their own formidable brow.
Ok, it's 6:50 a.m., so I'm gonna quit now and have some coffee...
Man, was I bummed out this morning to be waking up at 6:30...not 9:00! See, I was used to spending my mornings in uttermost luxury, and groggily forcing myself out of bed at 6:30...isn't.
Sometimes I sympathize with teachers, because who wants to be the sergeants of a military camp that most everyone hates to go to and will do anything to get out of? But like, they haven't done a lot to make school wiz-bang wonderful for us, so maybe they're just bringing down on their own formidable brow.
Ok, it's 6:50 a.m., so I'm gonna quit now and have some coffee...
Sunday, March 27, 2005
A Word to the Wise
Yes, Huna. I wrote this.
I thought that, if any of you were going on a safari any time soon, you might be appreciative of the following tip:
Never, ever even think of rubbing your eyes right after you spot an elephant relieving his bladder. This is because elephants are very easily embarrassed, and they cower to think that someone rubbed their eyes proceeding a pee, because the majority of elephants believe that if you rub your eyes, you before must have been staring, due to the water you would need to rub out after affixing your eyes with an unblinking stare. Because everyone feels self conscious peeing in public and in plain view (elephants are no different), to rub your eyes after they pee might imply that you were staring at them, no less.
Sad but true.
I thought that, if any of you were going on a safari any time soon, you might be appreciative of the following tip:
Never, ever even think of rubbing your eyes right after you spot an elephant relieving his bladder. This is because elephants are very easily embarrassed, and they cower to think that someone rubbed their eyes proceeding a pee, because the majority of elephants believe that if you rub your eyes, you before must have been staring, due to the water you would need to rub out after affixing your eyes with an unblinking stare. Because everyone feels self conscious peeing in public and in plain view (elephants are no different), to rub your eyes after they pee might imply that you were staring at them, no less.
Sad but true.
Saturday, March 26, 2005
It's Not All That Easy
Note: I wrote this to raise awareness of the major problems of some kids, that some adults continue to leave unaddressed. But, just like the some adults who have major problems, we don't want ours to be completely disgarded.
It is a mystery why many adults reckon that kids have such easy lives, especially since only a few decades ago, they were children themselves. I wonder if, due to an unfortunate case of memory loss, they remember their childhood as a simple, unproblematic, care-free, and happy-go-lucky life. If they continue to be unaware of what is really happening in the lives of some of today's children, then I'm afraid of how long this is going to continue unaddressed. I do not want adults to continue to believe that a day in the life of all American Children is like the day in the life of my cat: happy, care-free.
Maybe not all of us kids are worrying about paying the bills or problems at work, but that does not mean that the pressure to be buff and beautiful, thin and big-busted doesn’t exist. The media tells us that, if we’re not all these, we might not be, well, anyone at all.
All this strain can lead to very nasty problems indeed. Bulimia & anorexia, depression, or a feeling of rejection that never goes away. Far too many of cases like these have ended in suicide. It’s so sad that many adults don’t realize what many kids go through until a disaster like this occurs.
Many adults just don’t believe that our life could possibly be as tough as theirs. Undoubtedly, many of us have it easier then our elders, and we can accept that. But far to many elders cannot recognize that many of them have no problems at all compared to a child, possibly their own, or one they know. It is partially this unawareness of our problems that causes these tragedies, and partly our inevitable exposure to the media which tells us to look a certain way or be a certain person. When we discover we can’t be that person, what I listed before can happen.
Because some (I’m not saying 100% of) adults figure we’re not having many problems, they go back to being caught up in their own. If they don’t think we’re having troubles, they don’t question us about it until, in some cases, it’s too late.
I hope that I have raised the awareness of anyone who’s reading this. My aim was, not to criticize adults, but simply to remind them of what some kids’ lives are like, and not to let that go unnoticed.
It is a mystery why many adults reckon that kids have such easy lives, especially since only a few decades ago, they were children themselves. I wonder if, due to an unfortunate case of memory loss, they remember their childhood as a simple, unproblematic, care-free, and happy-go-lucky life. If they continue to be unaware of what is really happening in the lives of some of today's children, then I'm afraid of how long this is going to continue unaddressed. I do not want adults to continue to believe that a day in the life of all American Children is like the day in the life of my cat: happy, care-free.
Maybe not all of us kids are worrying about paying the bills or problems at work, but that does not mean that the pressure to be buff and beautiful, thin and big-busted doesn’t exist. The media tells us that, if we’re not all these, we might not be, well, anyone at all.
All this strain can lead to very nasty problems indeed. Bulimia & anorexia, depression, or a feeling of rejection that never goes away. Far too many of cases like these have ended in suicide. It’s so sad that many adults don’t realize what many kids go through until a disaster like this occurs.
Many adults just don’t believe that our life could possibly be as tough as theirs. Undoubtedly, many of us have it easier then our elders, and we can accept that. But far to many elders cannot recognize that many of them have no problems at all compared to a child, possibly their own, or one they know. It is partially this unawareness of our problems that causes these tragedies, and partly our inevitable exposure to the media which tells us to look a certain way or be a certain person. When we discover we can’t be that person, what I listed before can happen.
Because some (I’m not saying 100% of) adults figure we’re not having many problems, they go back to being caught up in their own. If they don’t think we’re having troubles, they don’t question us about it until, in some cases, it’s too late.
I hope that I have raised the awareness of anyone who’s reading this. My aim was, not to criticize adults, but simply to remind them of what some kids’ lives are like, and not to let that go unnoticed.
Friday, March 25, 2005
My Bad
Hey guys, I wasn't aware that the comp would take care of the signing for me on "My First Post," and that's why it was signed twice. I thought you might have thunk my liberal signing was all for the love of it. Nope.
My First Post
Hi everybody (or anybody) who's reading this. I just wanted to make sure you knew this was my first blog and not my second or third.
-Fulton Creek
-Fulton Creek
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