Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts

Monday, June 01, 2009

Venting, venting, one, two three

Awesome. So I'm a terrible friend.
Because I get a ride home with my neighbor ONCE IN A WHILE, not every day, but when she does pick me up, it's like I have to race in order to guarantee my spot.
Because my other friend wants a ride.
Even though she lives 10 minutes out of the way, while I live across the street from my neighbor, so she's acting like winner gets a ride home when IT'S MY RIDE. NO ONE SAID YOU COULD GET A RIDE HOME.
But unless they say, "Get out of the car, you moron," she doesn't get out. And they feel bad for making her get out. I mean, it's not her fault....
Ugh. It didn't make me so mad before, because I don't mind walking, but when I'm expecting a ride home from school and all my friends have ALREADY LEFT and I want to play with the BABIES on my nice, restful RIDE HOME, it's frustrating to have my friend go, "So sad. I got here first. Have a nice walk!"
Today, she handed me a stack of CDs she'd borrowed from me (at least 15 of them), and said, "Yeah, it sucks that you'll have to carry those home. While you walk, I mean."
!!!!!!!!!!
And she offered to walk home with me to "help" carry them....
....but she didn't offer to give up her nice, comfy seat in the car, now, did she?
And apparently she's mad at me, so she feels good about taking my seat.
But whenever we hang out she acts like everything's fine.
Whatever. I'll just ride with my mom and/or walk until the end of the school yaer.
Thankfully I won't have to deal with it next year.
Sorry. It's just been irritating me all day, that she's been doing this, but whenever I show up at the car first, she CRIES. Okay, not in front of me, but she feels like crap. And she tells her mom. Who calls my mom.
Which is ridiculous.
So I'm the villain here. It's all my fault. Bad Lauren.
13 more days!
Awards ceremony!
CK graduation?
Can't go to that, even if I wanted to.
Soren's leaving. :(
Rosey's retiring. :(
"Bless Me Ultima" sucks, as does "Swing Kids".
Some stupid kids FREAKED OUT while we were watching "Swing Kids" today, because they commented on Count Basie's music, and how the Count was a "negro".
All 12 of them, NOT ONE OF THEM BLACK, kept saying, "Awwww man, that's JACKED UP!! How could they say that? That is SO MESSED UP! I can't believe they SAID THAT. It's a DISNEY movie!"
Hello? That's what they said back then!
And it's not like they said the other n-word, or "colored", or "coon", or anything like that!
And it was all the Filipino kids saying this. The black kids didn't CARE!
Oversensitive much?
Ha ha ha. I'm going to sign that petition. Because David Bose told me to.
Everything but marriage!

Saturday, December 20, 2008

I whistle a happy tune

Wow. Yesterday was a little crazy.
Nathan came home, so our family is now complete and we'll spend lots of time eating, playing video games, and making up song/dance/rap numbers.
Really, that's whta we do in our free time.
Michael Medved brought up the UN decriminalizing homosexuality, and I had been waiting for him to bring this up, so I called him up and they let me on the air. I then started hyperventilating and thoroughly embarassed myself, but Michael was cool about it.
There was nothing on TV but an episode of "Numbers" that didn't make any sense since we'd missed the first 5 minutes, and didn't make sense later in the episode when they supposedly "solved" the case. The kid from "Crayola Kids" and "The King and I" (animated version of course) played a troubled street kid trying to do the right thing (see title of post). He has not aged well. What happened to his thriving Broadway career? Did they let him go and, unable to find a job at McDonalds, settled for a guest spot on "Numbers"? Or did he give up Broadway himself in order to become "a famous television actor"? Well, if you wanted that, you picked the wrong show.
But I hate the "mathematical" explanations, because they never apply to anything that has happened in the entire episode, so while the geeks are like, "Great, I've solved the case, let's wiggle, homeslice," you're just sitting there, blinking confusedly.
And Charlie played Bernard in "The Santa Clause". EW!!!
And Don, the brother, is barely in it. So when they were talking about his "moving" decision to renew his faith and start going to temple, I was like, "What does that even matter? He's had 5 lines in this episode!"
That one black girl is SO ANNOYING!! They try to make her out to be so "tough" and "hood" and "don't mess with her, yo". The other math-y guy was all, "Ooh, I like it like that," and her winning response was, "Well, don't." OOOOOOOOOH, THAT'S RIGHT!! You sure showed HIM!
How much more racially stereotyped could you get?
Now Luke is frolicking in the snow, only he's doing a much cuter job than Tie. He scoops up tiny mouthfuls and does dainty little prances up to the fence to show you.
He reminds me a little bit of Master Shifu. "Have a dumpling."

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Maureen Johnson: bisexual performance artist or best-selling novelist?

When I saw books by "Maureen Johnson" at the library, I started screaming, because that's the name of Idina Menzel's character in "Rent".
I thought it was either a STRANGE coincidence or some rabid Renthead had gone a little too far in the search for a good pen name.
But no, it was just a strange coincidence.
How is it that she writes a meaningful true-to-life book like "The Bermudez Triangle" one day and shovels out crap like "Suite Scarlett", "13 Little Blue Envelopes", and "Girl At Sea" the next?
"The Key to the Golden Firebird" was all right.
I've never read "Devilish". Must be new.
She also had a new book come out where she cowrites with John Green (author of "Looking for Alaska" and "An Abundance of Katherines", which was pure genius) and Lauren Myracle (author of "Kissing Kate" and "TTYL", who isn't fantastic but isn't bad either). I was so tempted NOT to buy it.
But, for John Green, I might.
Truman Capote. "A Christmas Memory" was beautiful. And I'm not saying that from a stuffy, artsy, "I go to CK and am in Extra-AP English" point of view.
But this is the first story of his I've read and he managed to break my heart in 6 pages.
Oh no. It's about the devil.
I'm already reading "The Host".
I don't think I can handle any more talk about souls and devils and love and crap.
Jesse L. Martin is fantastic.
"Momma's Boys" was entertaining at first, but ultimately disheartening. Jojo's mom, Mrs. B, ended up being REALLY racist and all the non-white girls started crying, and their estrogen traveled through the TV and made me and my mom start crying.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Practically Sarah Palin




You Should Live in Alaska



If you don't want to live in Alaska, you might also consider:



Indiana

Mississippi

Nebraska

New Hampshire

South Carolina


Hey, my grandparents live in South Carolina!!
Ugh, "7th Heaven" is the worst show EVER!!
First they say that you shouldn't have sex before marriage.
The family in the show is, of course, Christian.
But then when Lucy finds out Kevin might have slept with another girl and wants to break up with him, that's frowned upon??
And how did the mom study EVERYTHING in college? She used to smoke pot??
Oh boy. I bet THAT was a fun episode.
Oh, how wonderful Matt is for dating a disabled person.
Correction: she's DEAF.
Ugh, hate these people.
In the episode I watched today, Simon had a BABY??
And to play the part of the edgy teenage father, he wore a leather jacket and a *gasp* HOOP EARRING!
Matt married Sarah after one date??? This show is screwed up!!
And I hate how they want to be all wise and have a moral to each show, and cover topics such as voting and racism, because those are prominent in America today, but they've never mentioned homosexuality, affirmative action, or abortion.
Heh. I could imagine an affirmative action episode.
Rev. Camden: Well, LaShawn, I decided to hire Connor instead.
LaShawn: RACIST!
Rev. Camden: What? No, no!
LaShawn: I'm calling the NAACP!
Rev. Camden: We can work this out. I am VERY open-minded about colored-people.
And the moral of the story would be that everyone should be able to get a job, regardless of color. And Rev. Camden would end up hiring LaShawn as well as Connor.
That was pretty much the exact plot of the racism episode. "They've written something obscene about African-Americans on my car!"
Ha, Emma and I went with the rest of the band kids to see the midnight premiere of "Eagle Eye".
Shia LaBoeuf. Worst actor EVER. But not as bad as Michelle Monahan.
Spoiler warning:
Eagle Eye is a computer. The government screwed themselves over. It's possible to be hit by a powerline and explode. Oh, it's also possible to get shot 3 times in the chest and survive with only a broken arm.
And you won't get arrested if you try to kill the president for a greater good.
So lame.
I finally finished "Bass Ackwards and Belly Up". GREAT book. SO much better than "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". :P

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Disappearing web pages!!

Ditched school again. Ish. My parents let me stay.
So I'm not much of a rebel.



You Are 48% Interesting



Truth be told, you're not the most interesting person in the world.

You don't put much effort into expanding your horizons. You're content to stay in your little comfort zone.



You tend to get stuck in a rut, and you often bore people who spend time with you.

You are predictable and somewhat narcissistic. You're too focused on yourself to see how boring you can be.



You have the potential to be an incredibly fascinating person. You just have to be a little more proactive.

Shake things up. Try something new. Take a risk. The worst that can happen is that you'll have an amazing story to tell!


Yeah.
I wonder if you could make money as a snack cake connoisseur.
Hey, I spelled connoisseur right!
Tie and I found a secret trail that leads from a rather scenic neighborhood route straight to the junior high.
Hey, my school is on Wikipedia!
True, the article is only a stub, but it's something.
There's a bigger article on the "best" high school in the district.
"51% of the students at CKHS are male and 49% of the students are female. The teacher-to-student ratio is 1:21. There are 498 sophomores, 454 juniors, and 402 seniors. 1% of the students are Native American, 15% of the students are Asian, 3% of the students are hispanic, 4% of the students are black, and 77% of the students are white."

In 2007, Central Kitsap High school was named in the top high schools in Washington state, academically, in math and science."
So they're pretty racist, but at least they're good at math and science!
Yoodle yoodle yoodle.
"You Can't Fool Owls" has been stuck in my head all week.
Mmm, grapes.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Everything and nothing

Ed officially hates me now.
In my haste to get out the door, I left my permit at home and had to wait 15 minutes for my Dad to drive by with it.
Ooooh yes.
He was not happy.
And I know it's my fault. I completely forgot about my stupid permit, even with plenty of sleep and a good healthy breakfast.
But then he got on my case about acceleration and deceleration and I almost clocked him.
We ended up driving around both my old neighborhood and my current neighborhood, which was fun and oddly comforting, but a little scary at fast speeds (like 50 mph, which is the fastest I've ever gone).
Oh yeah, be afraid. I'm driving a Scion at 50 mph! Someone might get hurt!
Scions turn great, but they have absolutely no power.
"Hunchback of Notre Dame" is NOT a kid's movie. I saw it for the first time last night, it being one of those "adult" Disney movies I never got to see as a child, and it was thoroughly enjoyable, but I wouldn't let my five-year-old watch a movie that featured topics like:
-prejudice
-persecution
-racism
-unrequited love
-Hell
-eternal damnation
-corrupt religious leaders
-violence
-death
-POLE-DANCING
Seriously, Esmerelda pulling out a pole-dancing routine in the middle of the square??
Since when is it okay for a kid to watch that?
Quasimodo had quite a nice singing voice, though.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

The FBI can't cover this up!!

Usually when a book is given a lot of media coverage or wins some prestigious award, people often try to cover up the voices of those who did not like said book.
Popular examples: "Eragon" and "Shades of Gray"
But I couldn't find one person who didn't like "Romiette and Julio".
Until I went on Amazon.
ALL of the reviews are 1 star!
SERIOUSLY!!
I never thought people would actually agree with me, but these people have the EXACT same problems with the book that I do. The hot sauce! The dialogue! The lack of subtlety! The "epic" teen romance!
I'm really enjoying reading these reviews right now.
And some of them are really mean! In a funny way!
My favorite is the one by Bob McBobberson.
But one of the reviews is rather confusing because she gave the book a one, but then went on her review to say she really enjoyed it and thought it was BETTER than the REAL "Romeo and Juliet".
Oh. No. You. Didn't. You have no idea how annoyed that makes me.
I know that Shakespeare is hard to understand, but when you actually TRY to understand what the characters are saying and/or use a translation while reading the play, you'll see that Shakespeare CAN write and DOES know what he's talking about. Argh. That's all I'm going to say.
Okay, so I'M stupid. I was on the 1-star review page. Ooooh. Most of the reviews are 5-star. :P

Friday, January 18, 2008

3 day weekend...who cares about the 60's?

I love assemblies. The MLK was splendid. The powerpoint was pretty effective and our speeches went well. I had my doubts about the new diversity monument, but it turned out really cool. I love this shirt. YOUnity.
So I finally got my ASB picture retaken. But it turns out I didn't even NEED my ASB T-shirt. Lies, lies.
I love pep band. So great. Only "Another One Bites the Dust" isn't that great. Not so fun to play.
OMG, I finally got "Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports". I'm waiting to read it. The fourth one comes out in March!! w00t!
I can spell 'youtube' now!
I DO NOT like Robert Plant.
Math is okay. When I understand.
Skipping science? Pretty cool. I hope Mr. Barry excuses my absence, though. I hate the pink slips. And I had to skip for ASB reasons, not because I wanted to smoke pot with my friends.
Dogs are nice. That one was, too.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Muffin of misery

Aujourd'hui est mon anniversaire!!! J'ai quinze ans. Je ne donne pas une fete pour mon anniversaire.
I love school! And I'm so glad it didn't snow today! My mom and I took muffins to jazz band. Partly because they're delicious. And partly to make a point.
I sort of really like the song "My Friend of Misery". I used to hate it. Why is that? Dunno.
Oh, and "Struggle Within".
Monica is a cool kid. I'm sort of understanding science, though I don't really listen all the time. Mr. Henrichsen got a new windbreaker...but he needs to gain at least 100 pounds for it to fit.
Lol, "American Idol" was on last night, and it was pretty intense. The first guy was SOOO good, and I hope he wins, but he probably won't seeing as only the beautiful people make it past the first round. And what happened to Melinda last year? She easily had the most talent. And LaToya London of season 3? What happened to her? She also should have won. The Star Wars girl scared the crap out of me. And she was REALLY ANNOYING. That one Alexis girl was high.
Do do do. I'm seeing a big difference between last year and this year. I don't know, it's just weird to me. Nice, though. Freshman year is pretty much amazing.
Amanda wrote a really cool story about Dan the Racist. Only she changed his name from Rudy to Dan!!! "I'll be C, for Charlie! You can be A for Allen. There's no 'T' in 'Chad', Trevor, so you can be 'H' for homo." "Aw man!"

Monday, November 12, 2007

Rip my soul out, why don't you?

Wow, "Bee Movie" was actually semi-entertaining. Not as good as "Over the Hedge" or "Ratatouille", but soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better than "Shrek the Third".
"...working for the white man!!!"
Black guy: *scoots away*
Aaargh. We went to Farmland afterwards. I got to see all the puppies and let them gnaw my hand off, but I'm thinking I'll need to stay away for awhile because I seriously considered taking one. Because I'm sure they wouldn't notice a $600 purebred from KANSAS missing. :P Supposedly putting guinea pigs in a room full of squawking parakeets will make them more docile. I said hello to one of the guinea pigs and he passed out. So my "more skittish" theory won. The kittens were biting each other.
Aaaaargh I hate the library. And apparently it hates me and doesn't want me going in series order. XP
I just read the worst book ever. As I don't want to embarass myself, I'm not telling you the title, but it was SO AWFUL. And it was British. That part became more apparent as all the characters kept saying, "That lad was chatting me up. Bollocks! Have you seen my lippy? Off to the loo!" Thankfully I finished it and decided to read a good book afterwards. "Forbidden", forgot the author, but it was a good book about a cult. Kind of depressing, tho. HIS NAME WAS GRUFFLES!!
Lol, this is probaby the worst youtube video I've ever seen, but it's really hilarious.