Honestly, I don't really like people. Well, to be more specific, the people AROUND me. No, I don't mean my family, I mean the people at my school, in my community, etc. Read further and I will reveal to you how this statement came about, why I don't really like people, and what might have made me this way.
It all started out during dinner an hour ago. My dad was at work and my sister had finished eating in half the amount of time a normal person takes, so it was just my mom and I. I was talking about how I was irritated because I was so bored. See, I was supposed to go to my friend's house to sleepover but she called this morning saying that she was sick. This sleepover was going to be one of the highlights of my week-long break. I was telling my mom about how I didn't really have anything to do but homework and the rare outing this week and her advice? "Then you should have made more friends." What I said back to her? "I don't really like people." And this is where I had some realizations. I've ALWAYS said that I don't like people but as I spoke further, I had to think about WHY I really don't like people. I said things like, "People at my school are stupid and there aren't any people who really share interests with me."
And it's true! They ARE stupid! All I see at school and on Facebook is "UGH! I hate my life!", "insert emo lyrics here", "DRINKING ALL NIGHT! text <3", "Playing with knives! Didn't know they were so sharp! I cut myself! But I'm better than fine!", "I need a boyfriend!", "You think you know a person and then they just stab you in the back... :( Don't text." And it goes on and on and on.
My internal monologue: 'I don't care if you hate your life and neither does most of Facebook! Call your freaking best-friend for advice, or get some professional help! Is this really something you put on Facebook? Are you LOOKING for pity? Cry me a river! Drinking all night? Hm. YOU'RE COOL. Would you like a side of disaster with that bottle? Oh, you didn't know knives were that sharp? And uhm, what is you're IQ? A 10? Aaaaand, why are you bragging about it? Wow, you try WAAAAYYYY too hard. Oh, you need a boyfriend? How many is that this month? This WEEK in fact? And how many times have I seen the same Facebook update from you? DON'T VOICE YOUR STUPID, CHILDISH DRAMA ON FACEOOK! NO ONE CARED BUT YOU AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED!!!!!'
But then it's also the way people act too. I'm friendly to everybody but on the inside I'm churning. There are the narrow-minded, douches that voice nothing but stereotypes and have that Holier-Than-Thou attitude and then there are the sluts who wear a mini-skirt and a see-through shirt in the middle of winter and then there are the kids who smell of drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. The list goes on and on. Most of these people don't think of anything outside of their little world and are so inconsiderate that it gets on my nerves.
These people don't share interests with me. I'm going to study abroad for a year in France soon and when I tell people that aren't close to me I hear responses like, "Why? You'll have to learn a different language and eat weird food and have to actually GO TO SCHOOL in a different country." And I think, 'Wow. You don't think all of that would be interesting? And experience of a lifetime?' And when I try to express my love of books, they don't understand because the only time that they've ever cracked a book is for a school assignment, IF they even do the homework. Why do I need more friends when I have already found all of the people that I can tolerate in this school district? These very few people that I have found understand many things about me and share many of my interests.
So, I sit in class and look around at the sea of uninteresting, stupid people and think of greater things, outside of the building, and outside of the district. It's the same thing with the community as well. I look around and see all of the boring adults going about their boring, and totally normal lives. You can find the same type of people anywhere. There isn't much variation.
And so, when my parents call me unconscious I don't tell them, but I'm arguing in my mind, telling them that I was dreaming of far away places, being away from all of these jaded people, exploring a people and place that is not normal in my boring birthplace.
Much sunshine,
Hana
I keep thinking that my generation needs a cultural revolution. In the 20s they had flappers with their bobs and chic clothing and then in the 50s there was Elvis and the whole movement that we call "Retro" now. In the 60s there was Twiggy, the invention of the mini-skirt, and the "hippie" style which spilled over into the 70s with the whole Vietnam War.
(Pictures in order from the way they were mentioned)
What will I be forced to call my generation in the future? The "Electronic Generation"? That's totally lame compared to every other generation. My English teacher has the privilege of calling herself a "Flower Child" (referring to a hippie) and what will I get if nothing changes? An "Electronic Child"? A "Cellular Child"? BLECH.
What will we be acclaimed for? Justin Bieber and the Era of Disney Stars? I sure hope not! The only music I ever hear is horrible country, pop, and rap!
I'm still on the lookout for a cultural revolution and an answer to my question: What is the zeitgeist of my generation? If you have any answers, then by all means, type on!
Much sunshine,
Hana
I find that taking photos randomly is great fun. At lunch yesterday, my friend and I took some pictures with her phone. Some we put in black and white and were very serious. Others...not so much.
As I was saying...not so serious...
On a different point, I find that even though the general population believes that serious and good photos are usually in black and white, you can take equally serious and good photos in color. Although the color photo in this instance says so otherwise...
Much sunshine,
Hana
So, gauges. One word as a starting point: YUCK.
This fad is SO VERY popular and gross. I was walking down a hallway at school (as I often do) and at least 40% of the people standing around me had gauges. Guys always go with the ridiculously huge holes. I always imagine that a well trained circus tiger or lion would easily be able to jump through these gauges.
Looking at this picture, ARE YOU NOT EMBARRASSED?! YOU LOOK IDIOTIC!!!!
Girls tend to go with the smaller gauges. Sometimes they're very sutle looking. But they still look downright stupid.
There was one time that the hazards of gauging were revealed to me. It was in ninth grade and a druggie with huge gauges was sitting in front of me in art class. His lobe tore apart a few minutes before class started. It was disgusting. I don't understand why a person would submit through the pain of opening up they're ear so much only to have it me ripped apart if not done with extreme care, all for a stupid looking fad. They're ears will be forever malformed unless they undergo extreme plastic surgery!
Among other news, my friends and I finally had the masquerade we always dreamed about. It was awesome and other pictures will be posted in the future but I picked this one out because I think it's hilarious. My friend, Alex, was obviously going for the American Gothic painting style with the props that we had at the Masquerade.
Much sunshine,
Hana
On walking billboards at my school: The clothes brands that I recently talked about (Hollister, Aeropostale, etc) are all advertisements to the rest of the world. Just about every article of clothing that they produce have the brand name plastered across it. Really. The people who wear these clothes are now walking advertisements or, the term that I prefer, Billboards. I walk around all day with HOLLISTER or ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH screaming at my face. Why has fashion become another way to advertise. It's not even a subtle form of advertising either! I'm sorry to the brands but I have no intention of falling for these clothes.
Picture of the day!
Yes, that's a dog house. Clothes from Hot Topic (Wow, this is a lot of advertisement for Hot Topic isn't it. At least the brand name isn't plastered all over it.) And yes, I angled the camera just right. That was subconsciously too.
This next picture was not taken by me, nor was I anywhere near when it was taken. I found it on Facebook. It's my old friend, Cora. I just love it so much. It has a sort of magical feeling.
Much sunshine,
Hana
On Friday, Katy and I were walking around school getting interviews and pictures for our Journalism class. I'm doing an article about the boules of my school and Katy is doing an article of the CHS ninja. After taking pictures, we stumbled across this fellow in the auditorium. He knows all about the secret passages and areas of the school. He's like the Fred and George Weasley of our school. He told us all about how he found a way into the locked sound booth.
The seats are a few feet below the booth and there is no glass in the middle frame. He somehow jumps from the backs of the seats onto the ledge of the booth. We caught a picture of him doing this.
After this, he told us about a panel that opens up in the auditorium. Inside is a space that you can hide in.
He then continued to drag us up the spiral stairs behind the stage. It was SO HIGH UP and it was overheated. Although I had a hard time taking pictures because of my hyperventilating, I did.
This is the view out over the tops of the curtains and stage.
He then ran back down and showed us what he considers amusement.
Thats him swinging on the curtain pullers.
This is me with a Hot Topic corset. Makeup by Katy. Picture taken in a trailer.
Much sunshine,
Hana
I am here to talk about a VERY serious issue. HAIR. The lack of originality in hair styles in my school is astounding. Its like everybody WANTS to be a conformist. So I've categorized the different hair styles into a few groups. The first one is the "Pouf".
Poufs generally are worn by ugly sluts in suburban areas and make it so that the short people (like me) can't see the math notes on the overhead. They are designed to looks classy and slutty at the same time but generally make the person look like they've got an overgrown tumor on their heads.
The next category is the "Hair straightened straight".
Hair straightened straight is generally popular among the average prep. They spend up to an hour straightening their LONG LONG hair and after a while, it tends to look a bit fried. I have noticed that long hair is very much popular among people in America. What happened to the chic short hair? Well, I'm trying to bring it back.
The next category is the "Crimp".
Girls like to come in with BIG hair if it is not MEGA straight. This style is also popular among preps and also makes that overhead notes unreadable. Yesterday I sat behind two girls with the Crimp in math and spent the whole time craning my neck. This style also uses too much gel-ish stuff and looks stiff and artificial.
The next category is the "Horrible Dye". These hair styles have long faded dyes stuck out in random spots and are all fried and frizzy. There is no picture because no celebrity has this and I'm not so mean as to post a picture of some random poor soul.
The last category is "Aux-Naturel". This is self explanatory. People with Aux-Naturel leave their hair as is and that's fine but if you look disheveled its not a good outer presentation. I'm not one to criticize someone for their looks but I am very much into my "outer presentation" and I find that people who go into public looking like slobs don't respect themselves and the people around them. The other hairstyles above are pet peeves and cliche hairstyles. ALSO, notice that ALL of these styles are LONG HAIRED. Personally, I find short hair refreshing. On to guys cliche hair!
The first style is the "Beiber".
This style is completely boring to me. There is no originality in this style. Almost EVERYBODY has it. Okay, we get it. You think this style is attractive and air-head girls across the United States are falling for it. Big whoop. Get some originality.
The next category is the "Wave Beiber".
This is for guys who are not girl enough to straighten their Beiber cut. Again, cliche and a VERY slobish look.
The next category is the "Jock".
This hairstyle is for jocks who grow out the bangs and spike-gel them up. Some guys just use too much and its a look that says "Hey, I'm trying too hard!"
I could go on and on but I want to get to styles that I go for. We'll start with guys. I think that guys should take a look at themselves before presenting themselves in front of someone they might like, or just public in general. A style that I think is acceptable is this:
Layered to perfection and in a way that complements the face.
For girls:
I always loved the short, cropped style of Horikita Maki and I think that its great for girls who want short hair. (And I know I'm being prejudicial toward Asian hair but you've got to admit, they've got GREAT hair tips!) For girls who prefer longer hair, something like Maaki from HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR is good if you like curls. But there are also many examples in magazines like Popteen.
I absolutely LOVE bangs but not everybody can pull it off so beware! If you also like bangs and want to try some out, then here's an excellent tutorial I found>> http://universal-doll.com/2010/03/bangs-a-step-by-step-tutorial-on-gal-styling/
I have more news but I will get to it later. I have pictures of the Legendary CHS (abbreviation of my school) Ninja.
Much Sunshine,
Hana
