meme

[earthbelow]

I'm not as incommunicado as I thought I'd be 'cause teh_boy possesses an iBook and wireless internet.

Woohoo.

Thus, a meme while I eat waffles that he's made for me and play on his pretty iBook. Which I might just steal and replace with a white box that says "iBuk" and hope he doesn't notice 'til after my plane takes off.

Also - I've decided that there should be a law. No kids under like *six* should be allowed on airplanes. No, seriously. Because I figure that little kids don't have the werewithal to understand that sometimes, you really DO need to stay seated and that parents obviously don't have the werewithal to make them understand.

Yes, this might make things more inconvenient for parents who want to travel, but *gee*, maybe kids are just a little bit inconvenient. I think if we were able to enforce good parenting on most parents, most people would chose not to have children. Because they're hard work and they're not always fun and *gasp* you DO have to give up stuff.

Thus, anyone who can be a good parent should totally get a medal or something. Because most people CAN'T.

Anyway...



10 Years Ago:
- Church camp. Crush on camp counselors of both sexes.

5 Years Ago
- Going to Washington DC in the summer, not working the stupid movie theatre job.

1 Year Ago:
First summer in Florida. Working Best Buy then Panera.

Yesterday:
Arrived at JFK to see teh_boy

Tomorrow:
Going to CT on the train to see the boy's parents and go to Salem, Massachusetts.

5 Snacks:
Smores granola bars, rice cakes, sunflower seeds, pistacchios, swiss cake rolls

5 Bands/ Artists:
Frou Frou, Billie Holiday, Black Eyed Peas, Mediaeval Baebes, Res

Things I Would Do With £100,000,000:
Pay off school bills, buy a house, finance book writing, invest, buy stuff for my parents/family/friends, donate to charity

5 Locations I Would Like To Run Away To:
England, Ireland, Sweden, Australia, Canada

5 Bad Habits I Have:
Being messy, biting nails, not listening to people, being forgetful, typing with the wrong fingers

5 Things I Like Doing:
Reading, writing, playing on LJ, watching TV, fangirling

5 Things I Will Never Wear:
Super pointy heels, flip flops with heels, leg warmers, strange hairdoes, anything that Mischa Barton has ever worn.

5 T.V. Shows I Like(d):
Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, Highlander, Dr. Who 2005, Angel

5 Movies I Like:
Office Space, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Fight Club, A Knight's Tale, Se7en

5 People I'd Like To Meet:
Rodney McKay, Jack O'Neill, Methos, Queen Elizabeth I, Jonathan Brandis

5 Biggest Joys at the Moment:
being with boy, friends, writing my novel, LJ, my dogs

5 Favorite Toys:
computer, iPod, my TV shows on DVDs, uh...

Comments

[-fall2thestars.livejournal.com]

i'm with you on the flip flops with no heels - haha

[thousandpages.livejournal.com]

I feel like fashion is slowly encroaching on everything that's comfortable for women to wear.

Sandals? Let's make wedges and giant heels.

Jeans? Why don't we just not even bother with a waistband. Make sure you wax before you wear them now.

Tee shirts? Let's put stupid slogans on them that make young girls feel the need to be sexually promiscuous

Shorts? Let's make them shorter than some panties you can buy and put equally degrading slogans across the butt area.

Flip flops? Let's totally put heels on these too.

Apparently a woman who happens to be comfortable and walking in a way that doesn't throw her entire skeletal system out of alignment must have something wrong with her.

- Meg

[mommie-geek.livejournal.com]

Yes, this might make things more inconvenient for parents who want to travel. . . Because they're hard work and they're not always fun and *gasp* you DO have to give up stuff.

DH and I have often considered what to do with the Princess if we ever need to take a flight. Solution: Early, early morning flight; take her to the playground, the mall, the pool (whatever) the night before, then keep her up really, really really late. Heck, we'll all sleep on the plane in that case.

Amazing how many people don't realize the last of that. "What, you mean I can't go out and party and get drunk with my friends this weekend? But...waah!"

It's not like babysitting, but so many people don't get that. And, I think you're right; I think that a lot of people would chose not to have kids if they really, really knew what they were getting into.

I will however state that, at least in my case, the pros outweigh the cons. Even on those days when I begin to understand why animals eat their young . . .

[thousandpages.livejournal.com]

DH and I have often considered what to do with the Princess if we ever need to take a flight. Solution: Early, early morning flight; take her to the playground, the mall, the pool (whatever) the night before, then keep her up really, really really late. Heck, we'll all sleep on the plane in that case.

You restore my faith in people with kids, Chele. Really. See, this is that quality we call "prior planning" that frankly, I think that lady on the plane didn't have. Her other two kids were cool, but I felt sorry for the oldest girl because her mom would just hand the little boy to her and be like "hey, take him, I don't want to deal with him anymore".

Also, I don't know if you can give kids dramamine or something like that, when they're that small, but I'm sure you could find something that would make them sleepy and stave off motion sickness or whatever caused the poor kid to toss his cookies.

It's not like babysitting, but so many people don't get that. And, I think you're right; I think that a lot of people would chose not to have kids if they really, really knew what they were getting into.

Totally. That's why I happen to know for sure I don't want to do it. Thing is? I can enjoy kids in small doses. I can babysit or ooh and ahh over a new cousin, I can even say "aww that little kid over there *is* cute". But I happen to realize that being a parent involves dealing with the not-so-cute side of kids on a pretty constant basis and I just *can't* do that.

I will however state that, at least in my case, the pros outweigh the cons. Even on those days when I begin to understand why animals eat their young . . .

That's 'cause you're totally one of the smart and good parents. Which are few and far between. Thank you for existing.

*gives you medal of parental honor*

- Meg