I just flipped over to facebook and was reminded of something that has pissed me off to no end recently. 'GAY' is NOT a synonym for 'stupid.' Nor is it a derogatory term. I HATE PEOPLE WHO USE IT AS SUCH. THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR IT! There are plenty of gays out there (I can think of several) who have more talent, personality, and fantastic-ness in one eyelash than many people have in their whole body. Not only is it hurtful to use the term in such a way, it's downright ignorant and needs to stop. Though I hope that anyone reading this is intellegent enough not to be doing this, I don't live under a rock and I know that tons of people say it. I'm not pointing fingers, but please please please, think twice before you say 'that's so gay' or use it as an insult. It's rude and insenitive. And don't give me any bullshit about how it's just a force of habit or a 'cultural norm' because that is exactly that: bullshit. Just because something is widely used does not make it any more right. It needs to stop. Now.
Okay, I'm off my soapbox. Sorry for the rant. Just hit a nerve I guess.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Ohhhhh The Great Outdoors
So, this is a little late, but here's what I learned on our awesome camping trip to Assateague this past weekend:
- Girl Scouts choose the worst possible times to sing (god I hope I wasn't like that...)
- Open beaches are a great place to toss old fish hooks.
- Assateague ponys are short and fat and like to scratch their noses on grills and tents.
- I would make a great dad; I can grill a kick-ass burger while holding a solo cup (filled with SODA) in one hand.
- I never want to eat another hamburger.
- The number they tell you can fit in a tent is actually the number of Girl/Boy Scouts that will fit.
- Van benches are super comfy for sleeping.
- What a mountian pie is.
- How awesome night vision googles are (FREAKING SWEET)
- The various uses for an E-Tool (also FREAKING SWEET)
- How not good tents are at being in wind.
- That you can actually find conch shells at the beach
- How awesome we are at randomly chosing the weekend there is a kite festival in any given place.
- Digeredoos exist
- Wendy's likes to keep their drivethrough and kitchen lights on when they are in fact, closed.
- I cannot run on less than 12 hours of sleep over the course of a weekend.
- Washers are no match for sand. Neither are converses
- I can't wait to go back to the beach.
- Frisbee's super fun :)
- I am not phone-dependant
- College has taught me buying will-power!
- A twelve person van can actually fit thirteen people and their baggage or seventeen people with no baggage.
- Men are terrible with directions.
- I'm terrible at keeping fires going.
- Never ask questions about the quality of the hamburgers you are eating.
- Greese and propane don't really mix well, though they cook a speedy burger.
- Burying things in sand does not equal freshness.
- People actually sleep in those little triangle two-flap stereotypical tents!
- Those aformentioned tents are not recomended.
- Burt's Bees pomogranate is, in fact, lip balm. And will stain your lips.
- People are now texting and biking on the boardwalk...wonderful.
- Zebra print is the new 'thing' for beach hoodies. Want one!!
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