Pretty/Fancy

February 13, 2010

I am from poem…

Filed under: Education, Lists — by prettyfancy @ 7:44 pm
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This was another English 11 assignment… kinda fun to do! Go for it!

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I am from a world I want to seetouchtastehearfeel

I am from a world where I don’t understand most of languages, but I always sing along to the songs

I am from a world of unspeakable cruelty and injustice

I am from a nation that owes a lot of apologies and deserves a lot of thank yous

I am from a nation of refugees and misfits, seekers and dreamers, hard workers and better-day makers

I am from a nation of commercialism and subdivisions

I am from a city that is two and a half hours away from a mall, on a two-way, behind a tractor

I am from a city of The Square, The Pub, The Cafe, and The Gossip

I am from a city that is simple, kind, and forgotten

I am from a tradition of “we don’t talk about those kinds of things”

I am from a tradition where the women can be found in the kitchen cooking or cleaning up

I am from a tradition where an all-purpose smile covers any unpleasant truth

I am from a religion with hymns sung in unsingable keys

I am from a religion of forgiveness, suffering and repentance

I am from a religion with beautiful but stoic rituals

I am from a family that has never heard the words “low fat”

I am from a family of storytellers and laughers

I am from a family where dogs are people too

August 30, 2008

In No Particular Order: List 1

Filed under: Lists — by prettyfancy @ 5:00 pm

Careers I’ve considered over the years:

  • Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader
  • Gymnast
  • Lawyer
  • FBI Agent
  • Veterinarian
  • Yoga Instructor
  • Dance Instructor
  • Choir Teacher
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • Social Worker
  • Therapist
  • Madonna Backup Dancer
  • Public Relations Chick
  • Broadcast Journalist
  • Campaign Strategist
  • Professor of History
  • Professor of Literature
  • Professor of Political Science
  • Detective
  • Fashion Designer
  • Socialite
  • Public Defender
  • Lobbyist
  • Teacher
  • Stand Up Comic
  • Improv Comic
  • Writer

 

Edited to add:

1. Feel free to comment your own list

2 I was thinking about this because I was never one of those people who KNEW what they wanted to be when they grew up. Recently I even asked my mom if I ever mentioned any career aspirations as a child… and she said “no”. Which is funny to me. Like… really? Nothing?

I remember in 3rd grade we went around the room in St. Paul’s saying what we wanted to be when we grew up… and ALL of the girls said “stewardess”. I think the first girl said it, and when the next girl was forced to stand and give her answer, she just repeated what the first girl said. I remember I said “President of the United States” and everyone laughed. I don’t know why I said it, I don’t think I really wanted to be President… but I knew it was a job, and it sounded better than stewardess to me.

Maybe that is one of the reasons I CRIED – not teared up, choked up – full on CRIED during the introduction video for Hillary Clinton’s speech narrated by Chelsea Clinton.

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