dream with me

Mar 07

Kony2012

Since hearing about the Kony movement, I decided to do a little research into the whole thing. I read an article comparing the situation to our September 11th terrorist attacks, which happened over a decade ago. It makes sense that in the same way that NYC is no longer sobbing over piles of rubble in the street, Uganda is no longer in flames with their children being abducted left and right. HOWEVER, Osama Bin Laden was still hunted for TEN LONG YEARS and when he was finally captured and killed, the country rejoiced. Most people say that he was no longer a threat and that a new terrorist leader will just take his place. This may be true, but isn’t it a small victory that there is at least one less evil man in this world? That someone who took the lives of so many innocent people received punishment for his actions? It is for the same reason that activists and so-called band-wagoners want Kony caught. Yes, it is a small dent in the corruption and disparity happening all over the world, but at least it’s SOMETHING. At least this man will have to pay for what he has done, even if he hasn’t been active for 5 years. So yes, take all of the emotional videos, made by 3 college students who set out to just find a story, with the grain of salt. But more importantly, look at the bigger picture. There is life outside of our cozy little communities where all anyone cares about is whether or not Snooki is pregnant. There are important issues that deserve, at the very least, our ATTENTION. Even if we can’t do very much about it. Just be enlightened. And be thankful you weren’t one of the invisible children.

Mar 06

When I come out of the handicap stall in the restroom to find a woman in a wheel chair waiting. True story.

This will be mine one day.

(Source: imgfave, via alifeofbeautyandgrace-deactivat)

My strange side is more like 3/4.

girls

Every day that I spend surrounded by teenage girls who have no respect for themselves or anyone around them is a day that I am terrified:

A. To have any more children on the offchance I have a girl who turns out to be a brainless harlot no matter how well I raise her.

B. For the day that my son brings home one of those brainless harlots and tells me she’s his girlfriend. I just know I’m going to embarass the crap out of him because the first stupid thing she says I’ll be like

Mar 05

all the time.

(via best-of-text-posts)

vent.

Yup, I get most of my education paid for by financial aid. But I’ve also worked my ass off to get and keep a 4.0. Which means that by the time I’m your age I’m going to be a nurse or maybe even a doctor, helping people and significantly contributing to society, not getting government bailouts to save me from losing my house (and then using the extra money to go to disneyland). So why are you really mad? Because I know what I want to do with my life & I’m just a few short years from reaching my goals? Because I’m going through the same struggles you went through and handling them better? Or maybe you just wanted to see me fail. I really don’t know.

I have a weird celeb crush on T.I., especially his new ghetto-preppy-nerd persona.

I never understood why women pay thousands of dollars for a wedding dress, especially when you only get to wear it once. When I get married, I’m pulling a Carrie Bradshaw and buying a pretty little off-the-rack vintage dress, and spending the crazy money on a killer pair of heels.

Yogi

You fucking go, Adele. If I could sing like you I wouldn’t give a shit what I looked like either.