For Everyone who Read Fast Food Nation

Duct Tape Fairy — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:36:29 +0400

If you read the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (and if you haven't, I really suggest it), then you should definitely read The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan. It deals with where our food comes from, and the problems with factory farms and non-sustainable agriculture. Even if the topic doesn't particularly interest you, the writing is superb. Pollan gives his own personal experiences and opinions in a non-preachy manner, and the book ends up being hopeful, and gives me the incentive to start being more conscious of what I eat (this book doesn't say that we shouldn't eat meat, although it does respect the vegetarian option, instead, it suggests that we take a better look at where all our food came from and how it was produced).

a lopsided love triangle

Duct Tape Fairy — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:55:38 +0400

Here's a variation on the typical love triangle. My best friend, who I also happen to be head over heels for, is straight (although she seems to be a lesbian magnet). A girl I know from orchestra (who I had been thinking was a lesbian) starts to flirt with my friend and ask her out. I am incapable of flirting, so I cannot indicate to said orchestra gal that I like her, and I don't know if she likes me (or even if she knows that I'm a lesbian).

If only it could be

Duct Tape Fairy — Mon, 22 May 2006 08:09:26 +0400

I take flight in the night and delight at the sight of my love!
She will be just for me, I’ll endure just for her
I feel pain, go insane, I will never be tame
It’s passion, not fashion, that brings me to tears
Not a fad, it’s not bad, it won’t change with the years
It’s a flame, just the same, without shame, I reclaim
All the truth that is me, all the good that is she
Together forever we will be we will be we will be

Re-Claiming Dork

Duct Tape Fairy — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:46:19 +0400

I wrote this for an assignment at school:

Re-Claiming Dork

I am a member of a long-suffering minority. I have known it all my life, but for years I was too ashamed to acknowledge it. I feared that if I revealed this aspect of myself to the world I would be ridiculed by my peers. However, I am finally ready to come out and say… I am a dork! (I bet you didn’t see that one coming). Yes, I admit it. I love to dance the polka. I have spent hours programming specialized sequences into my ‘Age of Empires’ computer game, and have spent slightly less time programming my graphing calculator to display the opening lines from Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. I am obsessed with Monty Python, and have of my own volition memorized the scripts for many of my favorite scenes. The only periodicals I read on a regular basis are ‘Discovery’ and ‘Wired’ magazines. However, this is enough said about myself.

Questions in my life right now

Duct Tape Fairy — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:18:58 +0300

Is it wrong to date someone you aren't really attracted to just because you've never dated before and want to have that experience before you go off to college? Is it possible to become more into someone once you start dating? If you like someone as a friend, and you have a lot in common with them, is is possible to develop a romantic relationship? Is it wrong to date someone to get over someone else?

not a FIRST date

Duct Tape Fairy — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 06:07:02 +0300

Well. I tried to have a date. I failed. I had a good time, but it wasn't a date. There was no spark, there was no nothing. I might as well have been hanging out with one of my friends. I didn't flirt, she didn't flirt, we didn't even allude to the fact that we are both lesbians. We chatted, had a good time, saw an ok movie, walked around a bit and... nada. I'm not really that disappointed. It would have been nice if something had happened, but at least it wasn't really akward or anything.

A FIRST date?

Duct Tape Fairy — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:16:09 +0300

I think I am going on a date, but I'm not sure. I've never been on
a date before, I've never kissed, or done anything. There's this girl
I've known for two years through orchestra, and she found my myspace
page and it turns out she is a lesbian too! I asked her if she wanted
to go see a movie and have lunch, and she said sure. However, I don't
know if it is a date, or if we are just hanging out as friends.

Becoming "The Lesbian"

Duct Tape Fairy — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:48:14 +0300

I came out as bi a while ago. Recently, though, I've decided to say that I'm a lesbian. I think that technically speaking I am still sort of bi, but I rarely (if ever) find myself attracted to men (only Johnny Depp), so I decided to, at least for the time being, call myself a lesbian. I never gave that much import to labels, they were just sort of handy. However, since I started telling people I am a lesbian, not bi, I have noticed a big difference in the way they treat me (not necesarily in a bad way, just different), and a big difference in the way I act in response.

sigh

Duct Tape Fairy — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:27:00 +0300

I was just thinking, and I realized that if the girl I love (who is straight) suddenly became bi, and she asked me to marry her, I would say yes in a heartbeat. I would give anything to spend the rest of my life with her, and that is scary to me. She loves me too, but as a friend. We are like sisters, only closer. It is strange to feel this strongly about anyone. Before her I never even really had a crush on anyone (I thought I was straight, but didn't really like any boys).

flirt

Duct Tape Fairy — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:10:37 +0300

My friend, who I am in love with (yes- it is love, not just a crush), who is straight, and has a boyfriend (sound familiar to anyone?), was flirting with me. She invited me to go see a concert with her and her family, and we flirted the whole time. We were just being silly, and it was fun, but it also hurt. We swapped corny pickup lines, and joked around. After the concert we walked hand in hand back to the car,(note- she does this with most of her friends, so it wasn't anything special for her).

I love my friends

Duct Tape Fairy — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 07:42:17 +0300

I love my friends. I am so lucky to have them. They are like family to me.
I love how crazy and loving we all are. I just found a bunch of random
pictures of us being silly, and it made me smile. I am going to miss them
so much when we all go to college. I don't know how I'll survive without
them, although I imagine I will find other good friends at college. I just
hope I never lose touch wit

Stress

Duct Tape Fairy — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:38:30 +0300

My best friend is having serious issues with stress management. She is
stressing about everything, especcially college applications.
Now, I know that everyone stresses about college applications, but she
is driving herself insane over it. She has always stressed too much about
things, and I am starting to get worried for her. She started crying today,
and it was sort of out of nowhere. She doesn't like having people hug her

Help! My Mom Has Hijacked my College Essay!

Duct Tape Fairy — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:32:38 +0300

Help, Help! My mom has hijacked my college essay! I gave my two essays
to her today so that she could look them over and edit them a bit.
She edited them into oblivion. The resulting frankenstein essay she
created has bits of my essays sewn into sections that she wrote entirely
herself. Anything that I actually wrote was rearranged and edited so
much that it doesn't remotely resemble anything that I would say. She

A date?

Duct Tape Fairy — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 09:21:06 +0300

I might have a date. Someone asked me out online, and it was someone
who wasn't twice my age, and wasn't a man. In fact, it is a girl who
is my age, and who seems pretty nice. I don't really know much what
she looks like- she only posted one picture of herself. Anyway, she
is really nice (online at least). She asked me out, so we're going to try
to find a place to meet. I'm really excited, because I've never dated

Hmmm

Duct Tape Fairy — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 07:59:57 +0300

Life is weird and annoying. Here are some of the weird things in my
life...

A 43 year old woman asked me out online (I'm 18). She also happens to
have been the ONLY woman to ask me out, which is damn frusterating, and
really inappropriate.

My friend ignores me a large part of the time, except for the few times
he wants me to go out dancing with him (I'm the only one of his friends
that is old enough to go with him).