Well making this blog was a decision made after a night of not sleeping. For some reason (i blame Tucson) my asthma has been absolutly ridiculous and cosequently I can't really breathe super well. Its definatly amusing because it doesn't get more lame 6th grader that grasping for your inhailer (or "puffer" if you're being fun!) and violently spraying your mouth with this mysterious medical mist that you really would like to believe is helping.
Whenever I have my annual asthma attack (even though this is the first year its happened in Tucson..I still blame Tucson) I am reminded of that charming NickNews special with Linda Elders or whatever her name was. This magical, and somewhat unfortunate looking woman, has handled every heavy subject ever covered on nickelodeon and still does! She sits calmly in front of the camera with her very short haircut (which saw some bleaching in the late 90's...we can't say she's not trendy) and explains everything in a simple to understand, not too shocking way. The nicknews special on asthma used simplified words like "trigger" and "puffer", I was never a fan of children (especially when I was one) and found it obnoxious that they used such juvenile words. Interesting that the boy who would grow to the be 18 years old and carry completely serious conversations about the wonder and talent of Hannah Montana would ever criticize someone for being juvenile.
But I digress from Linda and her work as the kiddie Barbara Walters. I seem to recall that after 9/11 she had a special about racism towards middle eastern people. It was the first time I had seen her in a few years, since she had been removed from her daily spot at 6:30 am with that crazy Mr. Science man who i'm sure no one remembers. Seeing the commercial for her 9/11 don't-hate-athon (not what it was actually called but again..if you're being fun) pretty much shocked me. It hadn't occured to me that people would generalize and blame an entire culture for the acts of a few people. When a realization like that hits at the awkward age of 11 you don't quite know how to respond.
Following the pattern of my 7th grade self, I thought long and hard about what I could do to prevent racism and prejudice and just ended up to play with the possibility of my homosexuality instead.
The sun is pretty much up now and I'm glad there is something else to bother my roommate. I felt bad at 3:30 in the morning breaking the silence with my cough that sounds strikingly similar to the child of an elephant seal and a lawn-mower.
Good Sesh..
~Kevin
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