Wishin for the best

So i decided to start using sunless tanner for many reasons
1) dont have to sit in a hot tanning bed
2) dont have to actually go to the tanning bed
3) no cancer risk
4) its just so much easier and faster

So the first time i used it, i was darker in some places than in others and it looked medicore at best. So i used it again, and it stained my hands really bad. So pretty much, everytime i use it something goes wrong, and yet i keep using it.
Moral of the Story: People always hope for the best, even when they keep trying it fails everytime. Hope is a beautiful thing

Mother Nature and Society

I received an email from my step-grandfather about all of the flooding and disaster that happened in Iowa in 2008. Granted, it was 2 years ago. But what bugged me was that no one really knew about it, and i didnt even know until two years later when the damage has been done. Because Iowa isnt exactly inhabited like New York or New Orleans and because its not necessarily "needed" for the survival of America, no one really cared enough to get involved. Where was Bono and Fergie to help raise funds to deal with the massive amounts of damage and lives lost? I think it kinda stinks that bigger, more popular cities get tons of attention when a small tornado hits, but when a regular town gets hit with 7 feet of nasty water, its nothing to get excited about.

I guess the VIPs really do get it all.

Russian Adoption

Im pro adoption all the way. I think its awesome that infertile families can experience the love and joy a child can bring into their lives. Im actually writing a 11 minute speech about the option of adoption over abortion, and how little information is given to parents who are not ready to raise a child. But i heard of a story on the news a few weeks ago about some woman in the tri-state area who adopted a child from Russia, and turns out he was a demon child. Maybe not literally, but he threatened to kill her and catch the house on fire and a whole slew of criminal behavior, even though he was still a child below the double digit range. It reminds me that alot of behavior is actually biological, and that alot of orphans are the result of a mother who did drugs while pregnant. You cant really know for sure what child is right for you or if they will turn out to be the complete opposite of what you thought. I guess faith is the only thing you can hold on to in those types of situations

High school marriage

Having friends is probably the most complicated thing ever, especially in high school and college. Some girls in high school are very competitive and not real friends when it comes down to it. They will often take a boys advice and abandon a friend they've had for, say 7 years. Its crazy how serious high schoolers are now about relationships, theys swear they are going to marry every single guy they date. YOURE 18!!! OR YOUNGER! you have the rest of your life to find that special someone or at least wait to see if your sweetheart will stay true long enough to marry. Im not saying no one finds the love of their life in high school, but seriously wait a little while to make sure hes the one, or the guy you want to be with FORVERRRRRRR. And kids having babies just to keep the guy around....thats the worst thing ive ever heard and i feel sorry for them.

Weddings

Woke up, fell out of bed,
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,
And looking up I noticed I was late.
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke,
and Somebody spoke and I went into a dream



Sorry, i sing that everytime i log into this

So. Weddings. It seems to me like girls want a wedding rather than a marriage. Hopefully, i wont be that way but i still have awhile to see. And the main thing about weddings is, they are expensive. Outrageously expensive. Couples save for years just to "buy" their wedding, and then spend the next few years paying it off. For what, a day? I agree, the day is suppose to be special and perfect and the happiest day of your life, but why waste all that money? My parents for example. My dad married my stepmom July 4th of last year. So first off, high rates for the holiday when they rented the place. And now, theyre like "we cant afford groceries or the doctor and we can barely pay bills and we arent giving you money for college..." and the list goes on, because they are paying off their wedding. Dont you think you should just NOT have a wedding if you dont have enough money for everyday things like food. Or at least put it off for awhile.

Public breastfeeding?

Ok, sitting at a restaurant trying to enjoy your food and seeing a woman openly breastfeeding is super weird. We created clothes for a reason, so we could cover that stuff up. Moms will argue that its just part of nature and people have been doing it for years and its not that big of a deal....until they have to watch another mom in public while they go about their business. I will agree, that its not very courteous to do in a public place in the wide open, BUT i believe if mothers use some sort of covering (like the one Pam used in last weeks the Office) that its fine. Babies need to eat and if you are stricly breastfeeding and forgot to bring a little extra in a bottle, then at least cover yourself up. I know ive blogged about this before in a different context (dont breastfeed your dog or 8 year old, thats over the line) but i felt the need to blog some more because its still a big issue.

Money

I think its odd that our economy isnt at a "good" point here, and yet there are more and more game shows everyday. What if we took all the money from the game shows......and put it toward helping out the world? It just doesnt make sense to me that there are starving, dying people in the world, but millions of dollars are being given to people who can guess a number between 1-10 or who happen to pick the right box. Ridiculous.