Tuesday, March 26, 2013

"I Don't Know About You...But I'm Feelin' Twenty..err Wait, I'm What?!"

24 things I’ve learned in my 24 years....


Just recently had the pleasure of turning 24 and with each passing year, I've come to both appreciate and fear the fact that I’m getting older even though I don’t feel a day over 17, cough cough strawberry wine;) Like they say, “you’re only as old as you feel” and I have yet to feel like I have any clue what the heck is going on! But along these 24 years of living, these are just a few of the things I've learned along the way and try to remember when I find myself besieged. (Basically, it's just been super hot here causing me to fear the sun during certain times of the day and stay inside. So I got bored and decided to write a gif-tatstic blog.)

WARNING: some if these have a hint of cheesy in them but don’t fear the cheese, spread it on a cracker and eat it up:)

1) When life hands you cake, eat it. Take that both literally and figuratively. 



2) When you’re in a good mood, it’s okay to walk around with a smile on your face but it’s also okay to want to punch those people in the face when you’re in a bad mood.


3) It’s completely okay to be envious of others as long as you’re grateful for what you have.

4) Ask mom and dad for their advice. They may not always have the right answer but their support may be all that you need.

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5) When you step out of your comfort zone, there's always a chance that it will crash and burn but do it anyway. 

No Regret Sparrow

6) Embrace the differences between you and your siblings. Accept the fact that you're not perfect and neither are they. Your weaknesses could be their strengths and vice versa.

7) Pick friends that bring out the best in you and ones you can laugh with and/or at.

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8) It’s okay to have dessert and not feel guilty about it. 
(as long as it’s a quality dessert i.e. Crème Brulee = good Packaged Twinkie = bad) 
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9) Crying can be therapeutic. Embrace it when it happens but if it happens too much, there’s always meds.



10) Learn from your mistakes (cliche I know), even if you make the same ones over and over and over and over again and again and again. Seriously every time learn from them.


11) When it comes to relationships, honestly I have no idea but I am a firm believer that you should always ask yourself WWTSD (What Would Taylor Swift Do?) and then do the EXACT OPPOSITE.

Nope....not kidding...sorrynotsorry
12) A clean, organized room is a great accomplishment.

13) When in doubt, CHOCOLATE.


14) The saying “good things come to those who wait” is absolute BS.

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15) Always be conscious of the faces you're making...because sometimes you can make a mean 
face and totally not even realize you're doing it.

                          

16) Holding grudges will always keep you from moving forward so just forgive those meanies keep on keepin’ on.


17) You will learn more from books than you will from movies or TV (but it’s okay to watch them both because quoting movies and tv shows is really fun).

18) Always say “I love you too” to family when you’re saying goodbye on the phone even if you’re in a hurry.

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19) Laziness isn’t always a bad thing. In fact it can be just the spoonful of sugar you need to make the medicine go down.


20) It’s okay to roll your eyes when someone tells you “life’s not fair” (because it really is annoying to hear that when you’re already down in the dumps about something). Actually just don't ever tell someone that 'life's not fair' and then the whole eye rolling can be avoided completely.


21) Try not to curse…unless you’re telling a joke and it makes it that much funnier…or when you’re just really trying to get a point across…okay just don’t curse in front of your mom my mom.

22) When someone tells you that you’re strange, they’re probably right. Take it as a compliment.


23) Always keep headphones with you so you can listen to your favorite song whenever you want.

[Image: A gif of a white woman with blonde hair listening to headphones coming up behind a man in a suit who has bent over to to tie his shoe. She first comes behind, grabs his rear, spanks him, then when he turns around she forces him to his knees and forces her head to his crotch area to simulate oral sex and then when he turns back around, she grabs his hips, thrusts her hips at his rear to simulate anal penetration, then walks off in a celebratory, dancing-type manner.]
dumbthingswhitepplsay:

masteradept:

bad-dominicana:

that bitch is askin to get shanked.
thats sexual assault. do not care who is doing it.
not funny.

But you know a white woman would get away with this.

I feel like the sexual assault was the entire point, like a PSA to say “this is what y’all dudes do to women, stop that assholes.”


Some research shows that this comes from a show called Knallerfrauen (Pops Women, I think is the translation) and this is comedian Martina Hill during a comedy sketch. 
Sexual assault and interactions between men and women that violate space seems to be a recurring theme in her comedy. You can see from this sketch here on a bus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQU_ZPJLXMk 
and this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8NVsZZRAyE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSKXx2NXM4w
In context, yeah. I think it is commentary and kind of a statement to dudes, “Hey, this shit ain’t funny or cool when we’re just trying to, say, tie our shoes or something”. 
I wish I understood German better so that I could understand some of the interviews she’s given, but I’m inclined to agree with DTWPS, especially given the context. 
Of course, master-adept is also right on the money. Because I think you really couldn’t have this same kind of comedy come across like this unless it was a pretty, conventionally attractive, thin white woman doing it. 
The politics of street harassment and space invasion pretty much define intersectionality. 

24) Above all else, I've learned to always keep an open mind and embrace everything that life 
throws at you, both good and bad.




Tootles:)

Anna Marie Waller, age: Twenty....Four, yup 24. It's the new 22!

P.S. No blogging for awhile...heading to Cambodia, Beaches of South Thailand and then to North Thailand for Songkrang festival. Stay cool because I won't be able to...because it's so damn hot here!  

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