Woah! A blog!
First off, I have to tell you that this endeavor was inspired by a dear friend of mine, Meghan. She rocks and so does her blog, and I admire her for diving right in and just doing it. So I am too. Yay.
Secondly, for all you Americans, what the heck is "mande"? Well, it's pronounced "mahn-day" more or less, and it means "What?" (In Spanish). So I figured with, a) living in Mexico and hearing it a ton and b) my general out look of "WHAT IS GOING ON" made it appropriate. And nine times out of ten, the answer to my "WHAT IS GOING ON" is "Life. Life is going on." SO this blog is about life! Mainly my life, as is the common ideal of our self- centered society, but hey, I'll try to make it interesting.
So I live in Mexico. I've been here almost a year, and I could go on and on about how different it is from my small hometown in Ohio where I lived for um, ...almost 16 years? But I won't just yet. Because that's about a novel the size of War and Peace, and I really don't have time for that.
So instead, I will just spit out what is currently in my head. Yes, it's 2 in the morning, but (Thought number one) I always do my best thinking either late at night or in the small hours of the morning. I love that phrase, even though it never made much sense to me. Small hours of the morning. So like... from what, 2 - 5? Maybe? Well, over the Summer, I am usually awake then, and doing my Best Thinking.
Another thought - I read in a book that in somewhere in Asia (I want to say Singapore) instead of asking "How are you?" they ask "Have you eaten today?"
...What a different ideal from what we are used to, eh? As a middle class American, food is a given. It's really something to remember that it really isn't in most of the world. I MEAN DUH OKAY I'm not being all "OMG DID YOU KNOW SOME PEOPLE TOTALLY DON'T HAVE FOOD?" I consider myself (as the kid of two VERY intense and worldly and traveler parents) to have a pretty large world view. It just sometimes hits me more intensely than other times. Wow, life is unfair. Why am I and presumably those reading this the ones who lucked out?
Mmmmmmm more on this later I guess.
ANOTHER THOUGHT -
THE WORLD. DUDE. IT'S OUT THERE.
And it's actually accessible, if you really want to go. FOR EXAMPLE. I lived in Ohio pretty much my entire life, but to my family, traveling was always an option. It doesn't have to be that expensive, and if you take the money you'd spend on extra clothes or new ipod whatevers or shoes you don't really need or whatever for a year or so and save it, THE WORLD is waiting. I live in Mexico. I am most likely going to college in Canada. I've been to South America, Central America and Europe. And we are not a rich rich family! TRAVELING IS SO GREAT and you can learn so much. Ahhhh I love being alive. My advice to Americans - GET OUT OF THE U.S.A! just for a little. It's so beyond worth it.
ANOTHER THOUGHT -
Staplers are really cool. I wonder who thought of them first. WAIT. LET ME LOOK IT UP.
George McGill and a dude in France. Haha on the the side of Wikipedia where the pictures are, there was a picture of a stapler all taken apart and the caption said "Exploded View."
....Some day I should like to explode a stapler.
ANOTHER THOUGHT -
Why in the heck are people so focused on Body Image? I mean, I am too, I'm including myself. But really, it annoys me. I worry about if I have muffin tops and if my butt looks fat and I lift weight and do push ups to keep my arms toned. I know from which angles my face looks the chubbiest, and I try to avoid them when I am paying attention. But usually late at night, when my walls are down and I am doing my Best Thinking (aka now...) I realized how stupid that is. Because it's biology - Women have hips to support having babies to survive and to continue the human race. AND (I'll say it again, it's been said before) larger people were revered like skinny-ass people today, because it was a sign of health and wealth. (hehe a rhyme)
And honestly, I'd MUCH prefer having a decent personality, appreciation for music and art, and sense of humor than The Perfect Body. I'm not Unhappy with my body - I have no major health issues. I'm just tired of the focus on BEING THIN, especially in girls my age. FOCUS ON YOUR PERSONALITY. Trust me. It's a better thing to have. And any one who would only talk to you because of being thin, or who shuns you for NOT being thin is SOOOO not worth your time. EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL, DAMMIT.
I mean really. I do believe that.
ANOTHER THOUGHT -
I miss my cat. She is in Ohio. I am in Mexico. Now I have a pet rat, and I almost feel like I am cheating on her....
MOM QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I'm so glad you have friends that still use words like 'immensely' "
I should probably wrap this up before it gets tedious. Thank you to Meghan for inspiring me, you are a great and awesome and unique person, woman.
THE END.
P.S. - Next time I'll try to have more structure
