Hey peeps! It's been awhile! Long past time for an update! I've been a busy lady lately, and I have now found myself with an abundance of spare time due to Breaking my ankle and being unable to work or do much of anything.
First the ankle: I'm 23 years old, and this is the first time I've ever broken a single bone in my body. And since I've made it 23 years, apparently I had to spectacularly put myself out of commission. I broke 2 bones and fractured 1. I did this by slipping on a patch of ice outside my workplace. Ah, the joys of living in Canada. On to other things going on in my life: Sadly, my Aunt lost her battle with cancer not too long ago. Her funeral is this week and due to the broken ankle, I'm unable to make it. She was an amazing strong woman and I wish I had been allowed to know her better, but I was forbidden from contacting her from around the time I was 8 until I was 18 due to a family feud. I miss her and I'm angry. It wasn't fair. I haven't even told most people. Just my boyfriend and Kris know. I was able to be with her in her final moments. Cancer is a scary thing people. When my Aunt passed, she was nothing but skin and bones. She was incredibly skeletal. Looking at her, I was reminded of pictures of Jews in concentration camps. I was almost afraid to touch her, afraid she might break. She was incredibly Jaundiced, she was unable to talk, she just moaned in pain. She was unrecognizable. And that's not how I want to remember her. I want to remember her the way she was: Vibrant and happy and energetic. But every time I think of her, all I can think of is the way she looked when I saw her take her last breath.
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I would just like to take a moment to discuss some disturbing trends I've been seeing on Facebook lately. Firstly, the grammar alone is enough to make me want to slap people with a dictionary. "Lose" and "Loose" are not the same things. "Their, there, and they're" all have separate meanings, as do "too" and "to". Look it up
Poor grammar, however, isn't nearly as disturbing as most of the crap I've seen on there lately. I mentioned in my last blog how much it annoys me when people shove their religion down everyone else's throat. And it's not just around the Holiday season that people do this. One of the most disturbing examples that I saw recently was a picture of Jesus with the words "If you love God, share and like...if you love the devil, keep on scrolling..." I had so many problems with this post. Firstly I don't like posts that guilt people into sharing or liking said post. Secondly, REALLY? So either you're a Christian or a Satan-worshipper? WTF? These kinds of posts are just straight-up offensive and ignorant. As mentioned above, I don't like posts that guilt people into sharing or liking said post. Another one I saw that bothered me was a picture of a bald child (obviously bald as a result of chemotherapy) with the caption "Most of you won't repost this because apparently you're 'TOO COOL' but really you're selfish. Repost this in honour of those fighter cancer." I just got pissed off when I saw this post. Posting a picture on your Facebook profile isn't going to do anything to help cancer research. If you want to actually do something to help those fighting cancer, there's plenty of things you can do that's actually helpful. There's the relay for life, fundraising, and plenty of volunteer opportunities. For more information about how you can do something that requires more effort and has a great effect than pressing the 'share' button, head over to The Canadian Cancer Society's webpage at www.cancer.ca Sitting on your high horse thinking you're so superior because you posted a picture on your profile isn't helping anyone. Things on Facebook that annoy me #3: People who post about illegal activity. An example that I saw recently was "Smoke a couple bowls before work I guess....then go suffer for 7 hours" I don't think I need to explain why this kind of shit bugs me. It's just straight up stupid. Things on Facebook that annoy me #4: Trying to get lots of likes on your status by posting a common experience. Ex. "Like my status if you use your cell phone as a flashlight" Things on Facebook that annoy me #5: Posting about your "first world problems" Ex. Daddy cut up my credit cards because I spent too much at the mall." Shut the hell up, you spoiled bitches. Things on Facebook that annoy me #6: Posting something like "I had such a bad day" and then when someone asks what happened, responding with something like "I don't want to talk about it." Why would you advertise on fb that you had a crappy day if you don't want to talk about what happened? Stop being such an attention whore. Things on Facebook that annoy me #7: People who use other people's walls as a message board for their views. Last year, a girl from my home town was murdered. I posted on my status something to the effect of "I can't believe that God would allow something like this to happen" One person decided to use the opportunity to harp on about how God obviously doesn't exist, and when people posted comments that were actually helpful, called their beliefs bullshit. If someone posts a status that is obviously grieving for someone, don't take that opportunity to shit all over their beliefs, or lack thereof. It's just not classy. I could go on with this list for a while, but those are all my big peeves. So until next time, Be good. |
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