girls with paper hearts and razor mouths.

A person would think that since girls are of the same gender, they would try to band together against the evil forces of the opposite gender, aka boys, who have cooties and an irritating tendency to break hearts, along with turning our knees and minds into mush.
A person would think so, but said person would be oh so terribly wrong.
Girls are horrible, catty, conniving creatures who delight in backstabbing their closest friends, all in the name of... Boys.
Heavens to Betsey, females, pull yourselves together!
This girl blogger has seen it happen too many times not to comment on this dire and reoccurring situation. A girl abandons and/or back stabs her best friend for a dude, who leaves her broken hearted in the end anyways. So now girl in question has no boyfriend, AND no best friend, because she was so exasperatingly two faced about the whole thing.
Moral of the story: Boys are evil and have cooties and girls should throw rocks at them.
(Okay, so maybe at this point in time I'm a little biased about the whole situation, but that is merely a detail that can and will go over looked.)

This is only part one in a tirade against the "fairer" sex. As you can tell, I'm quite disgusted with the way my gender acts and I wish they would all stop the shenanigans.

-Emily

ohhh, the irony.

I hope somebody besides me has noticed how ironic it is that in America we have hundreds of different "types" of water (c'mon, water is water is water, people), while in Africa and Asia, to name a few, millions of people don't have ANY clean water to drink.
America: Land of the brave, and home of the ridiculous amounts of surplus and luxury. (Just to clarify, I do love this country. It's an amazing country, and I'm proud to live here. But some of the things that happen here are absolutely ridiculous, and it's really no wonder sometimes that we're the laughingstock of the rest of the world.)
We should try to get some clean water over to people who actually need it instead of creating different "types" of water to make people "feel better".

-Emily

hollywood hills and suburban thrills, hey you, who are you kidding?

if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then why do we hold everyone up to a one size fits all impossible standard of airbrushed beauty?
does that make any sense? it's 2 in the AM and it seems to make sense in my head. but i repeat it's 2 in the AM.
i've been thinking about this ever since i watched a national geographic show about tattoos with kirsten. trust me, it's more relevant than it sounds. there was this one girl from an obscure african tribe who got a facial tattoo (as in, all over her face, and oh, there was blood) as a coming of age rite of passage. in her tribe, the tattoo somehow makes her beautiful. over here, in america, not so much.
i don't know, watching that show made me think of that quote, and how everyone has different ideas of what beauty is, so why does our society expect girls (and guys, but you fellas definitely don't have the pressure that we do) to reach that impossible level of perfection to universally be considered "beautiful"?
personally, i like different. i think different is beautiful. i don't think that the blonde bimbos who are more silicone than they are skin and who have a tanorexia/anorexia problem are beautiful. of course, about 95.9% of the rest of america doesn't agree with me, but that's probably because they're not as smart as i am. that's okay though, not everyone can be as wonderfully intelligent as i am, not to toot my own horn or anything. not that i can toot a horn, as i don't have enough hot air tooooo...
aaaand i think it's time to end my after midnight ramble.

-emily

ohhh, and p.s.:

Mark my words, oh, just a little more, Sara said,
and subtly subsistence is suicide.
Exercise and malnutrition
keep curves tight,
'cause all that matters is what's outside.
So says every magazine cover
which gallantly assaults
our own women and children,
but it's not my fault,
It's never my fault.
We dare to bury our three-square fare
in a twenty-first century artery,
And feed beyond our need
so pardon me,
this part of me.
-"sick little suicide" by the matches
think about it.

we've got a big mess on our hands

Does anyone else think that religion is becoming just another fad in America? And that it's becoming more like a product than something that's supposed to be at least a bit more sacred?
Seriously. People shop around for a religion that fits their lifestyle, because they don't want to change the way they live, but, golly gee, religion is just sooooo in right now that I need to get me one of those!
I don't know about you, but I thought religion was supposed to be more of a spiritual thing than simply googling the internet and deciding that this one's a better deal than that one.
Americans are officially made of fail. The majority of the people who inhabit this country make me feel ashamed. I never thought that something sacred would become just another consumer product. This country's morals need a serious reality check.

-Emily

Dear America,

This blog has been a long time coming... I actually started it back in June, but then forgot about it...But I think it needs to be posted.

To quote Barry Goldwater, Jr. (I was actually reading the newspaper today...I feel very impressed with myself), with Barack Obama having the Democratic nomination, we are "in trouble. Seriously, we are in trouble."

Well, the quote went something along those lines, anyways.

In the next four years, I will be coming of age, and the choices that our next fearless leader makes will be affecting me, too. I don't want a socialist idiot to be making foolish choices that I'll have to deal with, along with the rest of the population of this great country. Even though I'm too young to vote, I'm not too young to influence those around me who CAN vote. And I'll be darned if I' m not going to try to persuade every legal adult who reads this to not vote for Obama!

I really do feel very strongly about Obama not being the next president. Very rarely to I get hyped up or passionate about something, especially politics, but this is something that I firmly believe in, and by using the great force that is the blogosphere, I'm hoping that I'll be able to reach at least a few people.

Barack Obama is an extreme. Personally, I don't think extreme anything is all that great, especially when it involves politics and ruling a country. Obama is such an extreme liberal, that I feel fairly confident in saying that if he gets elected to office, nothing that comes from the Republican party will ever be passed. You have to keep an open mind (while still managing to maintain your morals) to other ideas, even if they come from the opposing party. Don't vote something in just because it's Democratic, and don't veto something just because it's Republican. That will get you nowhere, except into a big mess. Barack Obama is everything that a president should NOT be. Now, I'm not defending McCain. He's not much better than Obama. But I'd choose him over Barack.

We all know that Obama is an exquisite orator. He supposedly has charisma and charm, as well. But if you actually listen to what he's saying, the meaning behind all those fancy words and well-formed sentences...Well, he's not really saying much at all. Don't be taken in by his pretty words and promises for change (how many times have we been promised change?). Actually look at his politics and become aware of who exactly you're voting for. Become aware, America! Don't vote for somebody because Oprah tells you to! (Because honestly, Oprah can kiss it. She doesn't know crap.) America has become so superficial that we don't think to look below the surface. In doing so, we miss so many crucial things. Look below Obama's pretty facade, and find out just what this man is all about. And I really don't think it's as pretty as the act that he puts on.

I honestly think that if our Founding Fathers saw some of the things that are going on in this country today, they would be ashamed of what our government has become. I can't really say this any other way; please, do not vote for Obama. Research some of the views that he supports and the decisions he's made as a senator. Don't be tricked because he talks pretty.

Example: He supports partial-birth abortion. My father emailed him, and one of this little butt boys wrote back "Mr. Obama's" opinion on the subject, and, oh boy did he try to prettily write his way around that one! But in the end, it doesn't matter how pretty and flowery he makes it sound; the truth is that he supports murdering unborn babies. If you don't know what partial-birth abortion is, I suggest researching it on an empty stomach. It's truly a heinous act that is abominable and I find it hard to believe that anyone who is not a monster could support it, much less perform it.

If I manage to convince even one person to not vote for Barack Obama, I'll feel somewhat validated.

-Emily

Okay, Barack Osa-I mean, Obama.

I'll admit, the title was a cheap shot. But the similarity between the two names is remarkable! Just switch out one consonant with another and BAM.

Anyways, on with the real point of this whole thing.
Quite bluntly, I could run this country better than that pathetic excuse for a politician.
Yeah, you heard me! It is SO on, Obama, SO on!
I am a sixteen year old girl who most people take for being quite ditzy and stupid. But I don't think I could even rival you in the stupidity category. Face it, the only reason you're candidate is because this country is, deep down inside, sexist (plus who wants the Clintons back in charge?), but nobody wants to admit to being racist. And thus, the HALF black man is picked.

And what is the reason, the spark, for my tirade? Recently, I was reading an article contrasting McCain and Obama's tax policies. And Obama really just blew my mind.

You see, Obama has this great, spectacular, amazingly amazing idea to RAISE THE OIL COMPANY'S TAXES. In theory, that sounds great, just like socialism (hah! how well has that work out?); let's raise the taxes of the big bad wolf oil company! Yeah! Let's take their money away! Right!

Right?

NO! WRONG! YOU, OBAMA, YES, YOU, ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL COTTON-HEADED NINNY MUGGINS!
Do you know what raising the oil company's taxes will do? DIDDLY SQUAT (I like the CAPS button, can ya tell?). The CEO's will die from laughter. There is no way this side of heaven or hell are they going to lose any their billions of dollars, especially to the government. Are you guys crazy?!
And do you know how they will make up for all the money lost in taxes?
(If you haven't guessed it by now, I'm officially labeling you an idiot and order you to leave this blog)
Get ready for it...

They will raise the price of gas. It takes true genius to figure that out. No, really, it does. Obviously, if Obama can't figure that out.
Now, I don't know about the rest of you, but as a sixteen year old who is quite eager to get her license and start driving, the very last thing I want is to have to pay $6 a gallon for gas (oh yes, it WILL happen, and how, if the oil company's taxes get raised).

This week, my mom was driving on the way to the store, and gas was something along the lines of $4.02 a gallon, or something close to that. An hour later, she passed the very same gas station, and gas had climbed up to $4.16. Fourteen cents in one hour.
Fourteen cents actually doesn't sound like ALL that much, but it really does make a big difference.

Now, I'm not too fond of either candidate, but McCain seems to have at least a little bit more common sense than Obama. McCain wants to stop federal tax on gas until prices have reached something a bit less outrageous. Obama, being the CHNM (cotton-headed ninny muggins-work with me) that he is, laughed and asked what a difference that would make.
Um. A lot. I'm getting quite frustrated with you, Obama.
Eighteen or twenty-four cents off the price of gas would do a whole heckuva lot in the big picture. Especially for people with SUV's or trucks.

I guess what I'm trying to say here, people, is...

Please. If you have any sense at all, any semblance of intelligence, do NOT vote for Obama in November.
Do you really want our country to become a socialist failure?