It's a little sad that it's awkward

One of the worst parts about today's society is censorship. I know there are good intentions behind it, but censorship and political correctness has gone too far.

For instance, I am in an anatomy/physiology class and for homework we had to list the different systems of the body, what their functions are, and two organs in each. Here's the catch, I felt awkward saying that the penis and the vagina are two organs associated with the reproductive system. But then I thought, why do I feel awkward? Those are the proper names for two organs most commonly associated with that system.

It seems as if, in a desire not to upset or offend anyone, our culture has made perfectly normal things taboo. No one should feel gross or awkward talking about a penis or a vagina in a scientific sense. Or in any other sense. They are just two organs of the body that are needed for the continuation of mankind.

This goes beyond just saying the words. Sex is taboo. And sure, little kids don't need to be seeing it, but adults freak out when they see it on television. My own parents say it's "unnecessary".

Why is it that people are afraid of it? I mean it happens. It's sex, it's a beautiful part of life. Maybe, if we educated the youth of America about sex better, instead of shying away from the subject, there might be less teen pregnancies.

Ever thought about that?

One last parting thought. Censorship of music. Okay, fine. Bad words are bad. But it doesn't make any sense that if ONE song on the album is explicit, the whole album is as well. I'm pretty sure that Clint Eastwood is the only explicit song on Gorillaz. So why does iTunes make the whole album explicit? No idea.

Cartoons

I really miss the show Code Lyoko. It's a French cartoon that used both 2D and 3D animation to tell a story about five teenagers and a virtual world called Lyoko. Basically there's this evil computer program called X.A.N.A. who attacks the real world. Four of these teenagers (Odd, Ulrich, Yumi, and Jeremie) are students at Kadic Academy, a boarding school, who find this super computer containing the world of Lyoko and a girl named Aelita. Basically, Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi use scanners to transport into Lyoko to go fight X.A.N.A.'s monsters, save Aelita and the day. Jeremie, the super computer nerd, is the one who controls what they do (running the scanners, writing programs, etc...).

This show was quite possibly my favorite ever as a kid (beside Teen Titans, but that was an obsession). I would come home every day and watch it on Cartoon Network. I recently started watching it again, and I realized what a great show it was/is (they're making a fifth season).  Odd, Ulrich, Jeremie, and Aelita range from 12-14 and Yumi is 13-15. They act like teenagers, they're hormonal, they fall in like, they're impulsive and weird and funny.

I want to go to Kadic...like now.

Make-up

So, I love make-up. I really do. It's something that I'm really good at doing. But more often than not I feel like I'm judged for wearing make-up instead of not wearing it. Maybe I'm just hanging out with the wrong group of people.

Something I've noticed at my school though, some girls don't know how to do make-up properly. If you're going to wear it, please do it right. I'm not trying to be snarky or rude, but somethings just make people look bad.

The biggest problem at my school is eyeliner. Now, I love eyeliner, but it has to be done right or you look cheap. Read any professional make-up book, they'll tell you same thing. What a lot of girls at my school do is they do a thick line of black eyeliner on the bottom and nothing else. No eyeshadow, no mascara, no foundation, nothing. This makes you look like a 13 year old. You have to have eyeliner with eyeshadow and mascara. However, there are some girls that do something like this, but they have a thin line of eyeliner. This looks perfectly fine, because they don't look like they're trying to hard.

Another problem is something that everyone notices. Foundation that doesn't match your skin tone. It's obvious if your face is tan and your neck is white. If you're going to go for a darker tone, BLEND BLEND BLEND and include your neck. But the biggest tip is to choose a foundation that's your skin tone shade or a shade lighter.

Virus

My poor little baby, my computer, is sick. It has a virus. Ugh! So annoying! I even figured out how to fix the virus by myself, but the tech department has it set so that I can't, or so I thought.

I went into the the tech office during break today and they were actually nice and not condescending *shocking*. They completely understood, and they told me they could remove the virus within minutes, but because it had already done some damage and because they wanted to upgrade the security program they would have to re-image it. *sigh* OK, fine. They can have my baby and re-image it. I kinda new this was happening. I mean I could NOT open any of my programs the normal way. It would say it didn't exist or it would ask me to open it and download it in another program. So I backed up all my files (including my precious Sims 3 ones) and gave it to them.

So now I have a spare. It's the last one too. Yay! I'm lucky to have this for three reasons. One, eighteen people came in yesterday with the same problem. There go most of the spares. Two, this spare was broken until this morning when the guy fixed it. And three, the freshman before me had a super serious problem with his computer and probably needed a spare more than I did (I rarely use my computer in class. Just for email, math homework, and anatomy and physiology). However, this kid was a little doucher and so the tech said they would have to figure it out later and sent him away with nothing. I got the spare. So, yay.

I just don't know how long the re-imaging is going to take. So...no Sims for quite awhile. Probably no new fanfictions or stuff for dA either. Oh well, it's not like I updated regularly on anything but twitter and tumblr anyway.

I need a change

I need a change in my life and I don't know how that's going to happen. Somethings have changed, somethings haven't.

I need to get rid of the bad. The people I don't like, the ones that stress me out. Sadly, I can't seem to shake these people. I don't mean to complain all the time, but when you feel like you have only one friend at school. It makes you sad.

This rift in the "friend group" was caused by a difference in opinion. I'm basically not for "non-conformity" and they are. I grew out of my "angsty teenage girl who think she's better than everyone because she's different and the popular girls are dumb" phase freshman/sophomore year and they're still there. I mean it's fine to be like that, most girls seem to go through it. But I don't despise the "popular" girls anymore. My life is no longer "Pretty in Pink", thought I am quite a bit like Andie and I do have a "Duckie". I don't read teen fiction, the only "angsty" band I listen to is My Chemical Romance, I hardly ever go into Hot Topic (part of it is price), I don't hate school, and I LOVE my parents. I act like I'm older than I am, but I don't want to grow up. ):

However, I have some ways to keep from getting so stressed out.
-I'm going to drink more tea. Preferably green, but black is good too.
-I'm going to take 30 minutes before bed to read a book or play my new Harvest Moon game
-Watch more Bones to get me going towards my goal of Forensic Anthropolgist.
-Talk to friends outside of school, people like Julia and Tanya (a.k.a. Hachiko), who understand the need for make-up and fashion.
-Keep a journal in which all the entries are poems.
-Spend more time with my mom.

Time to Dance playlist.

1.Sister Golden Hair-America
This is really a great song, a classic. My mom listened to America non-stop when I was a kid and now I listen to them non-stop. Besides Walking Man's Road from the Last Unicorn soundtrack, this is their best song. 
2.Girls and Boys-Blur
Damon Albarn is a genius. I love the upbeatedness (is that even a word) of this song even though it's about a serious issue.
3. Wish Me Well (You Can Go To Hell)-Bouncing Souls
Best breakup song. Ever. 
4. Free Me-Cipes and the People
It's so fun and cheery and romantic. Reminds me of Teen Titans. Bet you can guess why. 
5. On Melancholy Hill-Gorillaz
Another Damon song. I love this song, it's so happy sounding but the lyrics are sad. It's about the plasticness of today's society.
6. To Binge-Gorillaz ft. Little Dragon
There are no words. 
7. Fluff 'N' Fold-The Launderettes
I have no idea how my dad discovered this song, but it's a fun little punk tune. 
8.Celebrity Status-Marinana's Trench
It's so catchy and so true. Mariana's Trench is a great band. Shaketramp is a fun one as well. 
9. What If-Meg and Dia
Oh the enchanting Meg and Dia. What If is just good. Really and truly good. 
10. Hug Me-Meg and Dia
One of my favorite songs ever. Really shows of the song writing skills of the sisters. 
11. Roses-Meg and Dia
See Hug Me.
12. Shut Me Up-Mindless Self Indulgence
Ah, everyone's first MSI song. I adore this song and always will. I still don't know what it's about but the music video was directed by Johnen Vazquez and is hysterical. 
13. Northern Downpour-Panic! At the Disco
A fun little tune. Panic! was so chipper at this time, a nice break from the dark alt pop-rock of the first album (which I loved). Very much like the Beatles. 
14. Time to Dance-Panic! At the Disco
Brendon's voice is amazing in this song. This is written about Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk, which I really, really want to read. The story sounds so good. 
15. All Because of You-Puffy
Fun little unrequited love poppy rock tune from the Japanese duo. It's not overly cutesy like most Japanese pop-rock (or Japanese pop in general). It sounds (lyrically and musically) like something you would hear from an American tween pop artist, but with a little more edge.
16. Same Jeans-The View
A Scottish Indie band that my dad discovered. I don't know where he keeps getting these bands. This is off of their first album, Hats off to the Buskers. I don't know much about this band but the song is great
17. The House of Awesome Theme Song-The Whomping Willows
My first wrock song. It's got a great message too, it's very fun. 
18. Threshold-Sex Bob-Omb
I'm a huge Scott Pilgrim fan. This is probably the best "Sex Bob-Omb" song. 
19. White Rabbit-Emiliana Torrini
I didn't like Jefferson Airplane's song, but I like this cover. It was used for the Suckerpunch soundtrack. It's so ethereal.  Emiliana has a beautiful voice.
20. You'll Rebel To Anything-Mindless Self Indulgence
Ah, the theme song of my friend group.

Things to do before I turn 17

-Finish the short story about The Scarlet Letter and give it to Mr. Medlin

-Place in something at a Speech tournament, preferably DI

-Shop at a flea market

-Get at least 100 pages in yet-to-be-titled novel

-Pick a title for my novel

-Write positive poetry

-Go to Urban Outfitters to find more stuff for my room

-Lose ten pounds

-Read more romantic literature

-Master getting off a chair lift

-Only ride down snowboarding slopes that are intermediate and higher (no beginner)

-Learn Razzle Dazzle Rose on guitar

-Learn how to see auras (or at least start on it)