So back to school shopping is boring and a waste of a perfectly good summer day. We all know that. What I'd like to know is, how many people actually find it difficult to find clothes that cover every part of the body that needs covering?
Maybe I'm overly modest, but I don't feel comfortable in skirts that sit above my knees or tank tops that show the bra underneath. Apparently everyone else doesn't care, because it is really hard to find anything that fits my criteria.
Let me give you my list of thing I cannot and will not wear:
Hipster pants
Jeans
Tank tops without a built-in bra
V-neck shirts
Shorts that stop above the knee
Skirts that stop above the knee
Shirts that stop above the pants
Shirts that are see-through
Sweaters that are cut weird
Anything with spikes on it
Anything with skulls on it
Flats without a middle strap
Heels
Wedges
Dresses that stop above the knee
I could go on. But I think you get the picture.
The problem is, the stuff on my list is the only merchandise in the stores I am required to shop at. Do you know how long it takes to find a decent pair of shorts? I have one pair of shorts in my closet. One! How about finding a pair of shoes that don't feel like they're going to fall off? Or maybe leggings with a proper waistband that aren't glossy or neon coloured?
It's near impossible! What do these designers think we are? Teenagers who want to be adults? So we just hit our teens. That doesn't mean we're suddenly ready to be adults. Though, if you were judging by our appearances, you'd think otherwise.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
I'm Back!
Yes, concerned readers, your favourite fourteen year old blogger has survived summer vacation and the first few days of school and is now ready to report!
I am serious. I have been really busy lately. I have been directing eighth graders to classes, saying hello to the little baby grade eights I know, and trying to organize all my course outlines and locker agreements. For those of you who don't know, you have to sign a paper saying you understand that the school is allowed to go through your locker in order to get one.
Yeah, just because I am all of a sudden a "niner", I suddenly feel old and superior. I kid you not. And here you thought I was sweet and angelic. Sorry to make you look foolish.
There is something about not being the youngest anymore. I can actually help out that little lost grade eight who was being mislead by one of my less moral fellow students. Well, actually she wasn't that little, she was taller than me. But still. The point is, I am suddenly a step above those kids, and I haven't even turned fourteen yet!
You're probably wondering what's wrong with me. Well, other than growing into womanhood, suddenly feeling awkward whenever I see my schoolmates at my new dance studio, as well as aforementioned superiority problem, I'm doing just fine. For now, anyways. Oh, horrors, I just thought of something. If being a grade nine makes me feel this grown up, what will I be like when I'm in grade twelve?
I am serious. I have been really busy lately. I have been directing eighth graders to classes, saying hello to the little baby grade eights I know, and trying to organize all my course outlines and locker agreements. For those of you who don't know, you have to sign a paper saying you understand that the school is allowed to go through your locker in order to get one.
Yeah, just because I am all of a sudden a "niner", I suddenly feel old and superior. I kid you not. And here you thought I was sweet and angelic. Sorry to make you look foolish.
There is something about not being the youngest anymore. I can actually help out that little lost grade eight who was being mislead by one of my less moral fellow students. Well, actually she wasn't that little, she was taller than me. But still. The point is, I am suddenly a step above those kids, and I haven't even turned fourteen yet!
You're probably wondering what's wrong with me. Well, other than growing into womanhood, suddenly feeling awkward whenever I see my schoolmates at my new dance studio, as well as aforementioned superiority problem, I'm doing just fine. For now, anyways. Oh, horrors, I just thought of something. If being a grade nine makes me feel this grown up, what will I be like when I'm in grade twelve?
Friday, June 28, 2013
No, the kids are NOT all right
This morning, I told my brother how many views I have on my Club Penguin blog, and he said, "Why don't you put a donate button on it?" I explained that I'm not going out of my way to blog, and I like writing. Therefore, it would really be like paying me to do nothing. Sure, some people do get payed to do nothing, but that's not our problem.
My point is, everything seems to be directed at a mercenary purpose these days. TV shows used to teach Spanish, or get kids off the couch, or show them how to make a craft or something of the sort. Now, I watch Treehouse with my cousin, and all those shows are there for is to make money! It's the same story with so much that's directed at the under-18 crowd. Nobody really thinks about what's good for kids and teens. They only care about selling their product. Think about it. How many stars popular with teens don't have their own perfumes and clothing lines and products under their names? Very few.
I think that there's a real problem here. What's going to happen to our values, everything that parents teach us, when it's undermined by what we see every day? A lot of young girls walk around in shorts that hardly cover their legs, and tank tops that show off curves they probably don't even notice. Their parents are dressing them as "sexy" girls, even though those girls hardly understand what that means. Teenage girls wear tops that show their bras as plainly as if they weren't wearing a shirt. The boys wear their pants low enough to show their underwear. Everything is turned towards creating an image that is more adult than child.
That reminds me of the times when kids were dressed as miniature adults. Have we not learned that little people need to be protected, not thrust into the den of wolves that is the world as soon as they are old enough to look ready? I, for one, am of the opinion that if I had to find my way in the world alone, at my current age, I'd fail pretty miserably. So why do you think an eight year old can be sexy? Or, more accurately put, should they be? My answer is no.
My point is, everything seems to be directed at a mercenary purpose these days. TV shows used to teach Spanish, or get kids off the couch, or show them how to make a craft or something of the sort. Now, I watch Treehouse with my cousin, and all those shows are there for is to make money! It's the same story with so much that's directed at the under-18 crowd. Nobody really thinks about what's good for kids and teens. They only care about selling their product. Think about it. How many stars popular with teens don't have their own perfumes and clothing lines and products under their names? Very few.
I think that there's a real problem here. What's going to happen to our values, everything that parents teach us, when it's undermined by what we see every day? A lot of young girls walk around in shorts that hardly cover their legs, and tank tops that show off curves they probably don't even notice. Their parents are dressing them as "sexy" girls, even though those girls hardly understand what that means. Teenage girls wear tops that show their bras as plainly as if they weren't wearing a shirt. The boys wear their pants low enough to show their underwear. Everything is turned towards creating an image that is more adult than child.
That reminds me of the times when kids were dressed as miniature adults. Have we not learned that little people need to be protected, not thrust into the den of wolves that is the world as soon as they are old enough to look ready? I, for one, am of the opinion that if I had to find my way in the world alone, at my current age, I'd fail pretty miserably. So why do you think an eight year old can be sexy? Or, more accurately put, should they be? My answer is no.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Hot weather is over-rated
Thing is, I'm currently on summer vacation. Sounds great, right? Problem is, forecast for today is overcast with a chance of rain. And that's from experience. You don't need a weatherman to predict what's going to happen around here.
And this is what we get every summer! Summer doesn't usually start until mid-July. So I have half of summer to kill doing stuff in crap weather. Gee, doesn't that sound like fun?
Not that I'm complaining. (Okay, maybe just a little bit.) There's plenty of stuff to do for the nastier part of summer. More than you would actually think. Mostly because everyone around here is used to it. If you don't spend vacation somewhere else, you take the weather as it comes. So here's a list of how to survive a wet and miserable summer.
1. Take advantage of every hot, warm and lukewarm day that comes your way.
This is important. Even if the thermometer still says it's May weather, break out the shorts and get some vitamin D. Your body and your sanity (and your parents) will thank you for it.
2. Go somewhere, even if you don't do anything special.
Just a change of scenery can be interesting. You can go for a walk with an umbrella if you need to get outside. And even if all you do is sit in your hotel room/cabin/RV/tent and play card and board games, at least your on holidays.
3. Get outside.
To prevent cabin fever, you have have HAVE to get outside. This is your number 1 priority. You can go outside, sit under a canopy and read a book, but you are still outside. Fresh air is crucial.
4. Build something.
Even if it's raining, there is still something to do outside. You can build a shelter out of branches, or grab some planks and a tarp and build a treehouse. Inside, you can build pillow or blanket forts for your younger siblings/cousins/nieces or nephews. Or for no reason at all. That's cool too. If you have absolutely nothing to do, get some bits of firewood and glue them together.
5. Have fun.
Why do we have summer vacation? So that we don't go insane. So take advantage of it. Relax and enjoy your holidays this summer. Even if the weather thinks otherwise.
And this is what we get every summer! Summer doesn't usually start until mid-July. So I have half of summer to kill doing stuff in crap weather. Gee, doesn't that sound like fun?
Not that I'm complaining. (Okay, maybe just a little bit.) There's plenty of stuff to do for the nastier part of summer. More than you would actually think. Mostly because everyone around here is used to it. If you don't spend vacation somewhere else, you take the weather as it comes. So here's a list of how to survive a wet and miserable summer.
1. Take advantage of every hot, warm and lukewarm day that comes your way.
This is important. Even if the thermometer still says it's May weather, break out the shorts and get some vitamin D. Your body and your sanity (and your parents) will thank you for it.
2. Go somewhere, even if you don't do anything special.
Just a change of scenery can be interesting. You can go for a walk with an umbrella if you need to get outside. And even if all you do is sit in your hotel room/cabin/RV/tent and play card and board games, at least your on holidays.
3. Get outside.
To prevent cabin fever, you have have HAVE to get outside. This is your number 1 priority. You can go outside, sit under a canopy and read a book, but you are still outside. Fresh air is crucial.
4. Build something.
Even if it's raining, there is still something to do outside. You can build a shelter out of branches, or grab some planks and a tarp and build a treehouse. Inside, you can build pillow or blanket forts for your younger siblings/cousins/nieces or nephews. Or for no reason at all. That's cool too. If you have absolutely nothing to do, get some bits of firewood and glue them together.
5. Have fun.
Why do we have summer vacation? So that we don't go insane. So take advantage of it. Relax and enjoy your holidays this summer. Even if the weather thinks otherwise.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Waiting for Disney to die
This morning I discovered that the dedicated Star Wars fans of the world will have to suffer through not one, not two, but THREE Disney attempts to make a good thing theirs. I'm sure you're thinking, wait a minute, Kait, how do you know it will be that bad? How do I know, dear reader? Because history repeats itself...itself...itself...
Let me give you a timeline. Disney's first remake was Snow White. Was is good? Yes. Did it stay true to the original? Absolutely not. I'm not saying the original was better(it's gruesome), I'm just giving the facts. This happens with every fairy tale Disney remakes. Most of them are good, but they are not the original tales, they are Disney "happily ever after" remakes.
Next we have the stuff Disney invented itself. It fares much better with this. The trend I see with this, though, is almost all of them are partnerships with PIXAR. Here's the list: Finding Nemo. Brave. Monsters Inc. Toy Story 1 to 3. A Bug's Life(not sure if that one was very good). Cars 1 and 2. Up. Wall E. Ratatouille. The Incredibles.
Have you noticed the trend? Can you think of any other good movies made by Disney, without Pixar, and not remade from a book? Did I hear you say 101 Dalmations? Sorry, that was a book. Disney really screwed that one up, too. Did you say Mary Poppins? That's actually a series of really great books. Sadly, the movie bears very little resemblance to those books.
Surely the next thing coming to your mind is Oz the Great and Powerful. Now, poor Frank Baum is probably turning in his grave right now. The people at Disney COULD have read the OTHER 6 books in the Oz series, found the REAL backstory, and made that into a movie. But NO! They blatantly ignore the fact there is a real backstory, and go ahead and invent one that's so bad it's SICKENING!
Therefore, it does not bode well for Star Wars. I think I may just hide under my bed and try to ignore the screams of pain coming from the nearest movie theatre when the first new movie comes out. I feel very, very sorry for you if you live within twenty feet of a movie theatre. Then again, you're probably used to it.
Let me give you a timeline. Disney's first remake was Snow White. Was is good? Yes. Did it stay true to the original? Absolutely not. I'm not saying the original was better(it's gruesome), I'm just giving the facts. This happens with every fairy tale Disney remakes. Most of them are good, but they are not the original tales, they are Disney "happily ever after" remakes.
Next we have the stuff Disney invented itself. It fares much better with this. The trend I see with this, though, is almost all of them are partnerships with PIXAR. Here's the list: Finding Nemo. Brave. Monsters Inc. Toy Story 1 to 3. A Bug's Life(not sure if that one was very good). Cars 1 and 2. Up. Wall E. Ratatouille. The Incredibles.
Have you noticed the trend? Can you think of any other good movies made by Disney, without Pixar, and not remade from a book? Did I hear you say 101 Dalmations? Sorry, that was a book. Disney really screwed that one up, too. Did you say Mary Poppins? That's actually a series of really great books. Sadly, the movie bears very little resemblance to those books.
Surely the next thing coming to your mind is Oz the Great and Powerful. Now, poor Frank Baum is probably turning in his grave right now. The people at Disney COULD have read the OTHER 6 books in the Oz series, found the REAL backstory, and made that into a movie. But NO! They blatantly ignore the fact there is a real backstory, and go ahead and invent one that's so bad it's SICKENING!
Therefore, it does not bode well for Star Wars. I think I may just hide under my bed and try to ignore the screams of pain coming from the nearest movie theatre when the first new movie comes out. I feel very, very sorry for you if you live within twenty feet of a movie theatre. Then again, you're probably used to it.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Change title
Screw the changing of title, that's the last time I'm doing THAT. Anyhow, I have decided I don't care if no one reads this. If I need to write, I write, if I don't, I don't. You don't like that? Too bad. This happens to be my blog, not yours.
Back to why I was actually writing. My brother went to a bday party and came home in tears. Apparently the latest thing with preteen and teenage boys is hitting each other with foam sticks. Some people know this as Live Action Role Play(LARP). I think it's just mindless violence. My brother hates violence of any kind. I would like to know why this stuff is okay. What makes parents think hitting people with sticks is an acceptable game? Kids must get hurt sometimes! I actually have done this before, but most times I hide in a bush and wait out the game that way. Works real well.
Back to why I was actually writing. My brother went to a bday party and came home in tears. Apparently the latest thing with preteen and teenage boys is hitting each other with foam sticks. Some people know this as Live Action Role Play(LARP). I think it's just mindless violence. My brother hates violence of any kind. I would like to know why this stuff is okay. What makes parents think hitting people with sticks is an acceptable game? Kids must get hurt sometimes! I actually have done this before, but most times I hide in a bush and wait out the game that way. Works real well.
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