Music Memories // 29

How Do I Feel (The Burrito Song): In 5th grade my teacher had a boombox in his room and every morning my friends and I would listen to our CDs.  Needless to say, there was a lot of Jonas Brothers and Radio Disney music played.  We could never take this song seriously, a couple of lines in we would always break down in laughter!

Light The Castle Up: Jingle Spells 3 was the first wrock album I got.  I remember in 2009 I spent the entire Christmas blasting, memorizing, and singing along to these songs.  Even my parents know the words!

Good Thing: My friends and I spent too much time singing along to this song in middle school.

Ocean Avenue: "We're looking up at the same night's sky" Anyone with internet friends can relate.

Goin' Back To Hogwarts: Starkid may have a bad rap, and most people only know Darren, but they are the reason for who I have become over the last 3 years.  This song marks the beginning of my path of acceptance of who I am.  I've realized that I'm definitely not nerdy or fangirly 'enough' to fit with these people anymore but I still have them to thank for me.

Goin' Back To Hogwarts

 

Pic // 28

 

Kinetic Sculpture Race!

Every year on Memorial Day Weekend my county is host to the Kinetic Sculpture Race!  This is a 3 day race of human powered vehicles (aka bikes) over street, dunes, bay, and slew to the finish line 42 miles away.  These races take place all over the world, but my city is home to the first and therefore it is called The Kinetic Grand Championship.  It's amazing how many people show up to see these works of art traverse every platform.  If you would like to learn more, here is the official website.

 

It's really easy to forget that these are just bikes.  I hope that everyone racing is having a great time! Remember it's all for the glory!

A Letter To You // 27

There are only a few
but I hope to entertain.

To those of you who

are insane,

please don't forget your shoe.

I do not have a clue
how to write chow mein.

Persue, push through,

and do not eat romaine

<3 Annie

 

Online Inspiration // 26

I have always wanted to be an archaeologist anthropologist so any article which explains how people view the world will catch my attention right away. So, when I stumbled upon an article on human behavior and culture, I read it thoroughly.

The one thing from this article which will stay with me forever is how different cultures view this optical illusion.

Now, most of us, myself included, will say that it looks like the arrow on the left is longer.  In actuality the lines are the same length.  It's commonly thought that if you show the above image to anyone they would agree that the line on the left seems larger, however this article claims that only people who live in a civilized community with walls and houses will view the lines as different lengths.  When this optical illusion was shown to indigenous people, they said the lines were the straight length!  This shows that the way our brains function, even on such a basic level such as sight, is very different dependent on our environment.  We really are just sophisticated animals.

 

I'll Never Forget // 25

Its seems like things you can't change about yourself are always the things that bother you the most. My best friend in middle school constantly ragged on my because I basically had no boobs and she had huge boobs.  I didn't get my period until 8th grade and my friends congratulated my on finally becoming female.  People tell me that I'm Hitler's perfect race all the time.  All these things are things I can't change.  Yet comments on them always stick and hurt.  We talk about appearance and the world around us because they're easier and less argumentative than expressing our ideas about Nietzsche and the Korean War, but someone saying your boobs are too small hurts just as much as someone saying your opinion is incorrect.


 

Top 3 Worst Traits // 24

I am super distant
I avoid getting close to people
I push issues away

I'm not gonna delve into much detail  with these.  Perhaps that's #3 making an appearance.

Sometimes, guys at my school wear dresses