Name Calling

This is my response to a rude girl on facebook. What I wanted to say was.... "If you are trying to flirt with my brother why don't you just tell him he is handsome and funny. Instead, you use reverse psychology and tell him he is an ugly whore. Do you think this will work on him? I don't instead he will put you in the sort-of-friends category forever. No one wants to date a person who puts them done for fun"

There is a growing trend in our culture to use "name calling" as means to show people a few things.

1. How close we are to them that we can joke the way siblings used to fight when they were wee babies.

2. That we are witty and deserving of laughte

r and praise.

3. The use of these names as term sof endearment to make up memorable.

I am just so sick of it. In fact this is not the first time I have commented on someone's facebook

comment of what a bad idea this is! Maybe it is the teacher in me, but I know that this is damaging to most people. I would never want someone to call me a fugly slut to show me how much they care. In case you were wondering here is another.... she also never dated my brother.

I encourage us all to stand up to rude name calling and make this world a better place!

What Fresno has Taught ME about me

I like lists the most out of every writing technique. If you despise lists, then you might want to read no further. i promise you that my blog will always consist of lists and ramblings. I might also add a few too many exclamation points and run-on sentences. This is how I write and I am not sure if I can "change" it.

Ok so back to my subject....

1. I can ride a bus all by myself. (Or at least with the help of a few

dozen local citizens and bus drivers.)

1.5 I can be away from this man... for an extended period of time

and not die of loneliness, self-esteem issues concerning my worth, or a lack of really hilarious joke telling and dirty language.

1.625 I can stand up for myself and get what I need. The picture below shows my free beer with refill, snacks, book, and music. The most important aspect is the LEG ROOM. I get really sick on air planes. The flight attendant addressed my problem by moving me to the exit row. Ahh pure bliss!

I have a few more, which I will post later. I am just so tired and need to sleep before a long day of school. For those who are biting their nails in anticipation.... It involves an Armenian bartender's love life, a bespectacled schizophrenic man who commented on my reading abilities, a theologian/vet/master chef who tried to buy me a drink and invite me to church, an almost finished movie, a mall, two kids with beer sharing parents, one famous person and tv appearance, and finally a few feral cats.

Love, Steph-a-lone-and-sleepy

Day 1: Flying to Fresno

As I sit waiting for my plane I have a few accomplishments to tell you about!

1. I changed my seat to prevent sickness during flight. As Ben would say, I informed someone of my extreme motion sickness like an adult would.

2. I put away AT LEAST 15 boxes full of stuff we obviously don't need. All in honor of our two month long house guest.

3. I lost 4 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks. All from eating correctly portioned meals and being more

active. Weight Watchers rocks! My goal is to lose 20 pounds. I am not even sure if this will be a healthy weight for me, but I did weigh that and felt very good about myself.

4. I finished my first full year of school with a 4.0 GPA. I am so proud of myself.

5. I have worked on developing positive relationships, being more confident in myself, and letting God work in me.

6. I am not wearing makeup for month. I need to feel beautiful without adding to myself. Notice no makeup AND naturally curly hair. I did put fake

tanner on, but only so I won't be tempted to tan in California and get SKIN CANCER!!!!! See my legs definitely look...tan? At least Ben didn't pull out the Lindsey Lohan nickname from when I decided to mystic tan myself to Amazon brown. By the way I took this picture in the airport and all these older fellows just looked at me with a lot of wonder and amusement.

That is all I can think of for now. It sure feels good to work hard to better the environment around you as well as yourself. Now, I am off to Fresno! I will be all by myself for two weeks working on learning science to become a better science teacher. The class is called: The solar neighborhood. I will keep you posted!

Steph