comic, cosmic

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:42:57 GMT

hey there, i need some opinions. i'm not going to follow everyone to what they say, but it's nice to hear what people think and if you they think similar things to myself.

i think i'm going on the fence when it comes to eating meat. Today in biology we started dissecting fetal pigs...it didn't help that I ate a ham sandwich for lunch today lol. I love meat, veryvery much so. I don't see what the big deal is when my friends won't eat ham. I freaking love ham, I won't eat veal, and the majority of the meat my mom buys is turkey and chicken anyway. I think tearing away the strips of skin of the pig was what really got to me. I'm having trouble on where I stand as a human being. Am I the pinnacle of evolution and have the full right to use my thirst for knowledge and omnivorous tendencies? What right do we have to eat the flesh of other creatures? There's something in my stomach right now that once had a stomach, eyes, heart, liver, blahblahblah.

The selfish part of me thinks I'm going to miss out on stuff if I just say I'm vegetarian. I mean, my mom is crazy and gets the most organic meat that was raised in like a pampered cattle somewhere in California (i think...may be the naitive speaking when i see the word 'organic')

I've usually approached the eating-meat thing as "i'm not gonna think about it" but now I AM thinking about it. I think it's because I'm surrounded by a lot of vegetarians and vegans.

GUYS, WHAT DO YOU THINK? If any of you are vegetarian/vegan, why? Good idea, bad idea?

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:58:23 GMT

If I hear my mom loudly talking about politics over the phone one more time I will croak.

And I'm going to American freakin University? In the midst of one of the most vocal elections ever?

I may just stay in my room for the entire first semester.

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:42:21 GMT

Random entry time.

So ever since the good news (see last entry), I've gotten a bit paranoid about my current senior year grades. After a couple of slip-ups, I felt that I was carrying a C in Biology, meaning a) I'd have to take the final and b) Possible problems regarding colleges.

I was afraid to look at my grades online for weeks and weeks, thinking I had bombed my molecular genetics test.

Somehow, by the act of the gods, I got a 76 on my Molecular Genetics test. This is good, by the way, since for the past couple tests I've been getting Ds and Fs and this kid, who is intensely into studying and doing well that I sit with, can't get anything higher than an 82 on a Bio Test.

So as of now my grade is an 81 in Bio.

Yes, I am very paranoid. I had a lot of difficulty sleeping, as you can imagine why I'm up 7:30 am on a Saturday.

ps; o yea happy ides of march. i guess i'm bewaring about something.

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:29:31 GMT

I GOT INTO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.

O_______O!!!

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:24:43 GMT

I need a hug.

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:34:33 GMT

Today I went to the Darfur Conference at Kean University with my UP. It was absolutely amazing. It's sad, considering I've been in the University Program for four years, but I feel like this is the first time EVER that I am truly affected by all this. I mean, REALLY affected. I can't get it out of my head. Like, amidst all the other crazy things zigzagging through my head right now, images like the one above me are in my head.

Nicholas Kristof was amazing, as was Jerry Ehrlich, an 80ish-years-old man who was a part of Doctors Without Borders. They both had such passionate, insightful, REAL presentations that really made my heart swink yet swell at the same time. It made me think that yes, change IS plausible AND possible. I had thought for a while, in my teenage cynicism, that wearing a "Save Darfur" T-shirt won't really doooo much, sort of a self-important thing to do. However, today taught me that anything, awareness and whatnot matters, but what's even more important is immediate action.

Of course, as my parents reminded me (I corrected them with my vehement and youthful idealism-cum-realism) corruption will always happen. Yes, of course it does, corruption's in America as well. BUT it's under a transparent government in which rule of law is fairly being upheld. After years of British colonization and war for 50 years of war, Sudan needs some help from outside places. Of course, in the end it is the nation itself that needs to change its outlook, but as people lucky enough to live in a well-to-do country, we need to make action to perserve these human rights.

So now I think the only credible organization I can trust right now is Doctors Without Borders. I know NOT to think that the government can really do anything--this woman from the U.S. Department of State African Affair bureau just reassured why I hate bureaucracy and policymaking so much. You could tell she hated her job as well. But Doctors Without Borders...well that's men like Mr. Ehrlich who just want to help those who have suffered already. It's not everything, but it's something.

OH and I am completely for a boycott of the Chinese Olympics. To be a realist, they're a government who won't listen to what others say about their policies (but I commend you Mr. Spielberg~) and it'd be pretty whack if the American economy, shitty as it is, did like an embargo is Chinese goods (hahah omg wtf). But, if it's anything, I don't like America being complacent with China having the Olympics this year, a place where there are/were 68 offenses that warrent the death penalty and have good relations with the Sudanese government.

So yeah, as of now I want to donate money to Doctors Without Borders. Don't want to get involved with messy government stuff which will only add to corruption. Boo. Which I guess is why I'm not majoring in this, I don't want to end up being that woman swamped in bureaucracy she hates (though I could do the Peace Corps..). All throughout the speechmaking and whatnot today, I was thinking "I care a lot about this shit...and I'm majoring in Theater?" But you know, I feel the arts can be just as a necessary part of expression and exposure to issues and I can care just as much as these issues and pursue a career in theater.

I am no savior. As of now I guess I'm still a complacent American. But my eyes have been opened.

OH OH OH I was going to say something else that reminded me but it's random and this entry is long and when I'm in a similar mood like this I'll bring it up k ^_^

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:23:42 GMT

Wooo fill this out if you're on my friends list yeayeayeayea

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
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2) What was your dream growing up?
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3) What talent do you wish you had?
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4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
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5) Favorite vegetable?
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6) What was the last book you read?
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7) What zodiac sign are you?
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8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
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9) Worst Habit?
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10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
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11) What is your favorite sport?
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12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
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13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
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14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
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15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
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16) Do you have any pets?
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17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
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18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
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19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
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20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
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21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
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22) What color eyes do you have?
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23) Ever been arrested?
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24) Bottle or can soda?
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25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
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27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
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28) Do you believe in ghosts?
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29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
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30) Do you swear a lot?
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31) Biggest pet peeve?
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32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
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33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
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35) Do you believe in God?
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36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:57:05 GMT

What is wrong with my generation.

I like the movie Streetcar Named Desire.

And I know who Marlon Brando is >___<

How come my generation only like things that are 6 months old?!

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:30:51 GMT

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I AM KARMABOOM

I ASKED HIM THIS.

I OFFICIALLY WIN ON THE INTERNET.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:20:40 GMT

Let's Make a Band (Meme)

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.

2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.

3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

Band name: Jimmy Tau
Album name: Should Resist on Principle
Album

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:19:00 GMT

Hey all, taking a break from work.

A new year is almost upon us.

And well, I'm a huge impulsive nerd.

And I have a new journal.

Kinda.

But it's not livejournal...I got a tumblr account.
Because between my Myspace-deletin' and Facebook-creatin' days, I've secretly wanted to suck the cock of a new ephemeral trend.

^___________^v

So here's my tumblr, woo-hoo! (Let's see how long it lasts -crosses fingers-)

http://gadabout.tumblr.com/

La la la la la.

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:12:17 GMT

Is it completely wrong and
foolish of me to think that
once I'm out of this
house, things will
be different?

I'll no longer feel to shut down my feelings while I shove down food to compensate?
No, it's not like I've ever been told to not share my feelings, but if I have to be preached to instead of a real connection, there's absolutely no point.

Will I no longer escape through any means possible, be it internet, food, music. I know escapism will always be there? But to this extent? Always feeling inferior?

Will I always feel crazy?

I mean to say, once I'm removed from this environment, will these tics go away (or not be so intense), or will they persist onto my adult life? Maybe this is just another way of me being like "One of these days, it'll change..." for me to think that college will save me from thinking I'm crazy, all alone, and can trust no one. Maybe I'll start to actually connect with people.

Perhaps its an inescapable part of my personality, to make myself the victim, to not let anyone in. Even as I'm writing this on a public livejournal, I feel like I'm not letting a single person in.

It's the age-old want to change, but how does one change when one's environment is completely stagnant? When one wants to change, well, how?

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:14:15 GMT

Putting off Genocide Essay #1

WITH 2007 COMING TO AN END
These are questions that pertain to this year.

1. Have you had any relationships this year?
Nope, nothing long-term at all...part of me is grateful, the other part frustrated.

2. Have you had your birthday yet?
Yup, it wasn't all that fun...being the third wheel in Jamaica watching a movie I wasn't at first crazy about (but Transformers turned out to be good)

3. Kissed two people in the same night?
Uhhhh hm nope.

4. Been on a diet?
I just try not to eat fast like a boy and not to eat when I'm upset/stressed. And eat less sugar to "not be a diabetic" like my mom thinks I will be. And exercise at least 3-4 times a week. So...yeah I guess. Crap. (But I'm not being retarded and cutting out carbs or fats and stuff)

5. Pulled an all nighter?
Once, day before Roeser paper was due.

6. Drank Starbucks?
Tonight, hahaha. Uhh, yeah quite a bit, not as much as Dunkin Donuts though.

7. Went Camping?
Does the TNT trip count? Then yes

8. Bought something(s)?
Um, yes? Thinking about it I don't think I bought any clothes this year with my own money.......but I've bought mostly drinks & food and whatnot.

9. Met someone special?
Not really...just gotten closer or farther apart to others.

10. Been out of the country?
Jamaica
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HAVE YOU

1.) Hugged someone?
Of course

2.) Slept in someone else's bed?
Yes, in Jamaica & the like.

3.) Got a job?
Uh quit my job hahaha.

4.) Loaned out money?
I think once...but I don't mooch anymore! But I'm still a frugal bitch and don't really dole out money :( (It's my own, come onnn)

6.) Gone over your mobile phone bill?
No, I should though

7.) Been called a slut?
Uh hopefully not haha

8.) Done something you regret?
Of course, it's human. Not really happy about them though.
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LAST :

Last Person you hugged?
Kaveh

Last Person to call you?
Tyler, I didn't pick up. Last one I picked up was my mom.

When was the last time you felt stupid?
The Starbucks study group in which I got all these weird biology theories and concepts but had to ask Tyler to explain to me the simplest most BASIC math ever.

Who did you last yell at?
Truly yell and get angry at? Probably my parents

What did you do today?
Oh god...woke up at 5, had tyler pick me up at 6:30 to start TNT Filming at Kaveh's house, go to school, tnt tnt french quiz tnt tnt, odd dan adventures, tnt tnt, go home, sleep, wake up, go to fencing for 10 minutes, starbucks, go home & put off writing an essay.
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TEN FACTS :

01. Hometown:
Oakland

02. Natural hair color?
Dark brown.

03. Initials?
JLD

04. Hair style?
Curly chin bob. I'd rock a really short pixie cut be a) I have a heart-shaped face and this is apparently "bad" and b) if i'm doing auditions in janaury-march I don't want a new and potentially god-awful haircut.

06. Height:
5'4

07. Pets:
I had a bird when I was 7

08. Mood:
Hyper, starting to feel a lil sleep, need to get this essay done.

09. Where would you rather be?
In college feeling competent

10. What was the last thing you drank?
Starbucks mocchiatto blah blah i don't even know
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TEN THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE:

01. Have you been in love?
Nope

02. Do you believe in love?
I'm not sure yet, at the moment know.

03. Why did your LAST relationship fail?
Not really a relationship, but I didn't have the guts.

04. Have you ever been heartbroken?
Yes yes yes yes

05. Have you ever broken someone's heart:
I don't think so

06. Have you ever fallen for your best friend?
Not BEST friend

07. Have you ever loved someone but never told them?
Yea, the majority of the time.

08. Are you afraid of commitment?
Most likely yes, merely cuz I can't initiate it for my life.

09. Have you had more than 5 different serious relationships in your life?
Haha not even one buddy
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4 EMOTIONS

01. Are you missing someone right now?
I miss my brother basically

02. Are you eating anything?
No, hooray! (i'm retared haha)

03. Do you like someone right now?
Uhhh crush-wise, it's at the point where it changes lil and lil day by day.

04. Where did you begin 2007?
At Lauren's house being silly-willy

05. What was your status by Valentine's Day?
Eternally single

06. Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Yup

07. How did you earn your money?
Job at Staples

08. Did you have to go to the hospital?
Not for me

09. Did you have any encounters with the police?
Sort of, nothing serious.

10. Where did you go on holiday (vacation)?
Jamaica

11. What did you purchase that was over $1000?
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nothing

12. Did you know anybody who got married?
Not that I can remember

13. Did you know anybody who passed away?
My grandma :(

14. Did you move anywhere?
Nope

15. What concerts/shows did you go to?
Only plays

16. Are you registered to vote?
I will be once I'm 18

18. Where do you live now?
With my folks

19. Describe your birthday in one word.
thirdwheel (shush)

20. What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2007?
Have the guts to not listen to Bitten and other "people of power" to decide my future.

21. What has been your favorite moment?
The ones that stick out in my memory the most was either seeing the Ramapo play with my friends & then going to Starbucks, OR Holiday Festival + Pirates of the Carribbean + Starbucks (WOW WHY AM I ALWAYS AT STARBUCKS WTF BOURGEOISE FOOL) Those are one of the few times I felt 100% comfortable with my friends allll the time and didn't feel awkward saying something done and later beating myself up about it.

22. What's something you learned about yourself?
I am actually a pessimist. Like, this didn't really dawn on me until this year. Yes, I do believe that man can do good (even though it's harder to) but I have major trust and respect and communications issues. But little by little I'm trying to TALK to people about how I feel and not be to myself.

OH OH OH and I am the definition of mercurial and I can't work with a routine.

22.) Any new additions to your family?
Um...nope

23.) What was your best month?
November or December

24.) What music will you remember 2007 by?
Iron and Wine, Cat Stevens, DoTa hahaha

25) Who has been your best drinking buddy?
I don't drink
But since this quiz makes me realize how frequently I go to Starbucks I'd say Julie cuz she takes me there most XD

26) Made new friends?
Eh in Jamaica kinda?

27) Best new friend/s?
I feel closer to like Stef and Matt and Jason and Kaveh and Tyler and Kirstyn, I guess. But I'm really mercurial so I hope that it'll stay this way.

28) Favorite Night out?
Probably the POTC3 night.

So yeah, Junior Year ruined the beginning of the year, but it got better towars the end.

OKAY GENOCIDE ESSAY GO.

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:16:52 GMT

My Ipod Nano died.

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:26:22 GMT

Whenever I take a brief nap, anywhere from half an hour to two hours, I wake up and I am extremely nauseous, my stomach feels completely raw.

Does this happen to anyone else?

I wonder why...

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:34:35 GMT

Ever since I was 11, I've been excited to go to college. Now of course I'm standing at a crossroads and I'm really hesitant to make a false move. I'm begging for answers, for advice, not from my LJ people necessarily, but from anyone with two ears to listen. Sometimes I can ramble on and on about things that piss me off or things that make me laugh. Sometimes I keep everything to myself tightly shut until it will one day bubble over. Sometimes I listen to the dumbest music possible to make all those worries go away and focus on those far, far away dreams.

My SAT scores came back. They were amazing, thank god, I actually have a chance of getting into all these competitive colleges. I'm pretty sure that NYU is still my number one choice. The academics and location are key, and let's face it, you can actually go places with that name. Of course, I'm worrying about it now and it's not like it's a guaranteed acceptance. It's not like I have major connections aside from Mr. Bitten or if I can even afford it. But now I feel the repercussions of these last four years facing me and I'm standing in front of another four or five doors, not knowing which one to turn to.

I was talking to Mr. Bitten today, and he was really putting a damper to all these high hopes I had been having lately. Thinking I could take the theater route with NYU. Haaa. He's been telling me all the staunch competition I have, the girls who live in Manhattan whose daddies pay for their dance and voice lessons since they were 4. I didn't mind it when my parents were showing doubts about an unstable major choice (they let my brother go into music, for Christ's sakes). It's just so daunting to hear Mr. Bitten, I man I respect, an NYU alum, a man I feel, in my childish innocence, knows everything about the world, tell me how difficult (or impossible) it would for me to get into Tisch. It's sort of silly, but I'm afraid to think about the word "Tisch". I think of kids who've been doing outside shows, who've been in commercials when they were 6, who go to performing art schools. And then there's me. I've got nothing.

So maybe I'll still apply to NYU and be an English major or something.

My fear is, as the Drew University theater guy said, waking up when I'm 40 and saying "why didn't I give theater a try".

Is it worth spending a shitload of money (nyu is PRICEY) for endless amounts of regret?

Because I made the choice not to be in the acting UP and be in the business UP instead. I've been thinking about that all day today, why I made that decision. At 13 I figured that acting was too "unstable" and I'd rather have a stable career. Now I can't imagine having a job like that and "settling down", no matter how safe that is, will ever make me happy.

I don't want a career in business.

It's not as if going to college for theater guarantees you'll do well. But is it a given that if you go to college for something that ISN'T theater, you couldn't do theater? (this was terribly phrased).

Because everytime I look at the NYU Alumni list on wikipedia, I see all the familiar names of actors with "TSOA" right next to there names. There's maybe one or two exceptions, like Meg Ryan or Ethan Hawke, who were CAS.

I guess in my narrow mind I'm thinking that all these choices I have in front of me are making me nervous. I used to not see the consequences that lied in front of me. Now they're all I see.

Help.

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:33:20 GMT

So for a lot of you who may not have known, I have a long history of cartooning. My entire childhood I drew countless comics. I also used to compulsively doodle (i still do a little) but there's still a difference between me compulsively doodling in class than making a cartoon in class. My compulsive doodles usually make no sense, are strange cartoon-like birds, and usually I can't control if I make these doodles. My cartoons are thought out, well-planned and hopefully executed correctly. Ever since junior year hit me and bit me in the ass I've definitely done little in the cartoon department.

Today was the beginning of senior year health:

I have some inspiration. I hope this becomes a daily or weekly thing.
The return of my crudely-drawn unphotoshopped notebook paper cartoons :)

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:14:27 GMT

This makes me so happy.
And I really have nothing substantial to say anymore.

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:21:42 GMT

I love accounting.

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:49:46 GMT

Who here had to take their Driving Test in the rain?
It's going to be a rainy week...and my trusting mother has yet allowed me to practice drive in the rain...

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:54:00 GMT

Okay, I know I just poseted something about an hour ago, but whilst I was washing my hands in the bathroom this thought popped into my brain, and I felt the need to get it out. It isn't that earth-shatteringly horrid that I have to put it in my personal journal, so I'll just divulge here. Besides, it's a sort of pondering about society so I figure I'd love to have a lot of people's opinions towards it. Hence, livejournal.

So a couple of hours ago Flon was driving Julie, Lauren and I around Oakland, looking for a place to hang out. We were just talking randomly and the conversation led to me joking "Haha, can you imagine if Lauren went out with a black guy?" Lauren sort of gave this nervous laugh and was like "Well first my parents would probably kill me." So you know, we josh around a little more and we talk about something else.
But it got me thinking. This isn't the first time a reference to an interracial relationship has happened. Lauren has had these sentiments before, and there was also the time she freaked out the the character of Fiyero from Wicked was going to be played by a black character ("Not that there's anything wrong with that," she added, once she realized she was talking to me, in a very 'trying-to-be-PC' moment.) There's also my wonderful and cherished Steffy who said her parents won't let her "interbreed". Also, last year in my Algebra 2 class, I overheard some then-junior girls discussing what would happen if they brought a black boyfriend home to their parents. "My dad is always saying 'Do not bring any black boys home, seriously we'll kill you." That always irked me.

Well, as you all know, my mom is black and my dad is white. The whole interracial, and really race thing has always been a curious experience for me. When I was younger I never really thought it was abnormal or anything, I actually thought it was kind of cool, haha. I was never one of those mixed kids who pined to be white, I'm proud of both sides of my heritage and I don't purport that I'm black or white or any of that shit.

What makes me perplexed a lot of the time though is how prevelant the whole race thing STILL IS. I remember one time when I was about 8 my mom was trying to explain to me that racism still exists, you know what I did? I completely scoffed at her and was like "PLEASE, mom, it's not 1960 anymore!" Yeah, I was an arrogant sonofabitch. Well, I'm not that naive anymore, I promise. But still, sometimes those little remarks that bubble over the surface just take me out of my comfort zone sometimes. I've been mollycoddled in this predominantly white suburban town, and sometimes I forget how people in these towns still seem AFRAID of black people. Such as discussions as when people are in New York City and they see a black person pass their car, their initial reaction is to make sure their car door is locked (yes, discussion in who else's class? Jimmy Knaus.)

I think the probably is I have a pretty atypical black family. Our family parties aren't complaining about "The White Devil" while we eat fried chicken. No one drinks, they're all unbelievably religious and intelligent, and the discussions are about books or music. I'm connected to this intelligent side of black culture that no one in these towns seem to see; they see what's on MTV and consider that the black people they will encounter are going to be struggling or bitter or something. So sometimes when I see how little my friends know and how much it is a part of my life, it really opens my eyes. I adore my friends so much and I'm not like "Oh, jesus, all my friends are white 9_9." I joke about race because I see the big deal people make of it. People make such a big deal about if they're like 100% Italian, but does that mean anything? Is your culture ALL that defines you, can you not step out of your bounds? I feel maybe that's the thing that makes the whole being mixed thing a different experience; I see cultures and different viewpoints, but it really doesn't define me.

But what sort of...well, not SCARE me, but makes me sort of irritated, is the upcoming college experience. I'll be irritated if, no not if, WHEN I'll encounter black people who will deem me a "white girl". Similar events have happened my brother and cousin. I think it's really irritating that people get so wrapped up in preconceived notions of race, of "acting black" or "acting white". What they're talking about our cultures that certain people gravitate to, and God forbid if someone deviates from them that's labeled weird or treacherous or something.

Basically, America still has this underlying race thing, you know? And I'm not saying these problems of race are that "all white people are skinheads" or "all black people hate whitey". I'm talking about the people I hang with, and my family, who are all intelligent but then there are those remarks that make me "ugh".

Hey guys, would YOU be in an interracial relationship?

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:48:41 GMT

If you were a sea otter, what would your name be?

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:06:56 GMT

Jamaica was...fun. It had its ups and downs. It's a beautiful island, and it's pretty cool that visiting relatives equates to visiting what most people call a paradise. But then again, I get to see the other half of the Jamaica, the less than pretty side.
On the plane ride home, the airplane movie was Starter for Ten. It was REALLY GOOD. Usually airplane movies are abysmal, but this one was great...and made me love James McAvoy a lil more.
My summer's been decent. Now I have to wait until August 23rd til I get my license...oh well. When you know for certain you won't be getting a car, it's a lot less exciting.
I hate my job.
BUT I haven't worked there in ages anyway, so whatever!
I've been drinking far too much coffee. We brought home this great coffee from the Blue Mountain ranges of Jamaica. But, stupid me, didn't but two-and-two together and now all the coffee is yellowing my teeth. Which is, of course, what coffee does...blah.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was fantastic. I'd say it's my favorite of the series, but I haven't read the others in a while. But it is the one that leaves the biggest impression (well of course, it IS the last one). And it was a just ending.
I've been watching a lot of movies...I saw three in the theaters in two weeks, which is really not like me at all (Three words: Educate Jane Night). I saw Transformers, Hairspray and THEN Harry Potter & OOTP. Transformers was surprisingly good, it knew it was just a flashy CGI-fest and made no apologies, so that worked. Hairspray was freakin ADORABLE, I want Nikki Blonsky as my pet ~~and Zac Efron LOL HA~~. OOTP...best movie out of the series so far, and I'm not just saying that, because I watched GOF about a month ago and I really disliked it. So it wasn't a "each one gets better and better" thing.
I have a lot of sugary junk food from Lauren's sitting in my stomach all alone, and it's making me kind of nauseous.
I made Lauren watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show today. I think she's frightened for life.

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:34:53 GMT

I'm leaving on the 11th, and this is for all the Harry Potter lovers out there:

The whole concept of the "beat" is shot, but who cares? It'll make you laugh a little.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:18:46 GMT

Today my mom just hit me with the biggest news of my summer.

She had told me that we would be going to Jamaica towards the end of July, to finalize the selling of my late grandmother's house. My passport is currently being processed.

Today she tolded me that after talking to her siblings, she's planning to leave for Jamaica on July 10th. And taking me with her.

What does this mean? This means I'm missing the following things in Oakland: The 5th Harry Potter Movie, My 17th Birthday, the TNT Car Wash on my Birthday, my Driver's Test, hell, I could be missing the release of the last Harry Potter book.

I thought that there was an option of me staying in NJ, but my mom says that she doesn't want me alone in the house while my dad's at work and contractors are outside building our garage. "Unsafe".

I feel completely aggravated and upset. Another thing that as a approach adulthood I cannot change and just have to be dragged along. Everyone will be up in Jersey enjoying the Harry Potter goodness while I'm down in Jamaica, hot, covered in bug bites and being hit on by old, ugly, Jamaican men.

I need consolation ;___;