That’s Why They Call It The Blues
April 24, 2009 § Leave a comment
The summer before college, I heard the term “sophomore blues” at large group during the night dedicated to preparing us graduated seniors for university life. The meaning of the phrase that I procured was based on the fact that freshmen get babied by older students and courted by just about every campus organization. The next year, nobody really cares about you anymore. Classes become significantly harder, especially when one is switching majors on a weekly basis, and people expect you to fend for yourself.
Roomie #1 and I have both encountered sophomore blues this year, which led us to have many, many conversations about the past, ranging from childhood to high school, anything to escape the unexpected hell of the present.
I would have to say this school year sucked more than the last one. What with adopting literal nocturnal habits [I am REALLY good at staying up until sunrise now], a 7-8lb weight gain, and being more cut off from friends because of increasing school work, I would definitely not like to relive sophomore year.
Save Our Young, Virginal Girls!!!11!1
April 23, 2009 § 1 Comment
Okay, so I was not happy when I heard that certain cartoon figures were getting makeovers. The two foremost examples of this are Strawberry Shortcake and Dora the Explorer, whose new image was only recently revealed:
They indeed look like they have progressed from being five years old to being 12 years old. Is this really what little girls want, however? I don’t think a six-year-old would really care that much, given the choice, and if these companies think that preteen Dora will attract actual preteens, then they are seriously deluded. In a world where Hannah Montana & Jonas Brothers sit at the top of the heap and Seventeen magazine is actually read by 13-year-olds, these new figures will never make it big.
Clearly, these decisions were probably driven by a desire for profit. In time, though, children will grow out of their old playmates altogether and move on to something else, although I admittedly never grew out of my love for Pokémon, heh. I really hope that they don’t try to age these characters any further, though, otherwise we’ll be seeing “Dora Explores College!” bedsheets at Wal-Mart in a few years.
Always Been A Stupid Girl
April 22, 2009 § Leave a comment
I’m revisiting my past, in hopes that it will help me get through the present. It’s interesting, reading the email conversations I had 4 years ago. Some of it sheds new light on past situations, like how Cranberry was convinced that Vajayjay had feelings for me, and I was just as insistent that he didn’t because I really couldn’t picture it — turns out Cranberry was correct, and apparently it was just one of the causes of the eventual insurmountable rift between the former friends.
It’s been long enough that I can post stuff from old emails without being insensitive, right? This is something he wrote from exactly 4 years ago plus 1 day that makes me sad now:
What The Freakanese
April 21, 2009 § Leave a comment
What what [in the butt]?!?
New casting puts Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel in as Prince Zuko in The Last Airbender.
Social implications aside, okay, yay, they cast an Asian in a leading role, but they really could’ve tried a little harder to find someone who resembles the character. Oh wait, they don’t care! This movie is a lost cause. The dude playing Sokka is pretty cute though, to be honest. What are they all going to look like with weird anime hair? Dammit, now I’m curious.
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