You would never find me playing with Barbies. Vandalizing them, yes… Playing, no. Never liked stuffed animals either. Oh no, I preferred “build-your-own” kits from Radio Shack, my Speak & Spell, and any other electronic device that I could get my hands on. Of course, that never stopped my family from buying me dolls.

In fact, one Christmas my dad got me this doll that was supposed to cycle through a series of laughs when you bounced her on your knee. Sounded awful. I quickly realized that she would produce the same sounds while playing handball with her against the wall. Sick and twisted? Nah, just good entertainment.

Don’t send me flowers.

It certainly doesn’t help that I’m allergic to every living plant and animal, but nevertheless, the idea of receiving flowers rubs my fierce practicality the wrong way. You spent how much on these? We could have purchased a new XBox game and had money left over for some tacos! Flowers make me feel guilty… What a waste of money.

Lacks traditional dreams.

My sorority sisters had all planned their future weddings down to the last detail, already knew how many children they wanted and what their names would be. They knew what style of home they wanted, how they were going to decorate it, and what kind of station wagon or minivan they would drive to soccer practice. All they needed was the proper financial/marital backing.

Somehow coming from a single-parent household saved me from that modus operandi. Growing up, I always knew that I was going to have to fend for myself. As it was, my personal survival was in my own hands from the age of five. When you’ve been taking care of yourself for that long, you never assume some Prince Charming will come along and pick up the reins.

7 comments November 10th, 2004

Don’t even ask what took me so long, as I have no excuse. FINALLY added BlogRolling to my links section. So to all of my blogging buddies: Forgive me for the delay… You are now linked!

6 comments November 9th, 2004

While commenting on the lack of attractive men on television, it dawned on me that it might mean something. Going over the predominant male sitcom roles in my head, I could only recall a bunch of bumbling idiots…

The list goes on and on. What’s happening in Hollywood to encourage putting forth pathetic loosers as a reflection of today’s gender roles? Surely this isn’t what women want… Is it?

But then I remembered something from way back in Genesis. After the fall, one of the curses put on Eve was that she would want to “rule over” dear Adam. I think what we’re seeing is that unhealthy desire being made manifest in pop culture.

The pussification of men needs to stop.

4 comments November 8th, 2004

Why is race still an issue for Americans? It’s been a billion years since Martin Luther King Jr. and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson did all that work to blur the lines and bring us all together as Americans.

I think the problem has to do with our culture, or lack thereof.

What do we have to offer? Capitalism? Democracy? But what about social rites, rituals, and a real sense of community? In those areas we’re sorely lacking. We’re a culture of consumers. We buy and sell.

I wonder what it would be like to come from a more distinct culture – perhaps from Italy, or Brazil, or China. Other nationalities tend to have their own distinct flavor and unique social milieux.

We’re missing out on some good stuff… probably some bad stuff too. But I wish we had more to offer. Maybe if we could build our own strong national culture these racial lines could become less distinct.

8 comments November 5th, 2004

Yet another awesome Moxie creation,
check out “The Sneeze” and Steve’s

1 comment November 3rd, 2004