kicking asses and taking names

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

In honor of the founding of our country, or Native Americans, or food, or whatever Spanksgiving celebrates, we have started an annual tradition of running a 5k. You might say, "5k? That is but child's play, Mara." HOWEVER, it is rough--very rough. I have sisters and a Mama who are what you might call "physically fit".

Anyway, today, my dad was dropping us off at the race, and my sister was having a hard time taking off her coat. So we are holding up traffic for like 17 seconds. Someone gets super irritated and honks. Rude, but understandable, I guess.

Later, when my dad parks the car after we go to the starting line, a man comes up to him and says, "So you're the asshole who was holding up traffic out there."

WHAT? My dad is a very Italian-looking-Marine-Corps-vet. Someone I would never want to upset. But he has a heart of gold and responded, "I'm sorry about that. I didn't know it would take that long for them to get out. I'm sorry." Then the guy says, "It wouldn't take me that long to kick your ass." (uh.....) So my dad kindly, and truthfully, says, "Look, it's Thanksgiving and I would hate to see you put behind bars or rushed to the hospital." Then the guy backed off.

Good choice, Sassy Other Guy. Good choice.

i'm thankful for you.

mara

obligatory

I should probably update you on my life, or something.

This past week, Coldplay changed my life. I saw Jesus at work at the Sprint center. I will do a breakdown of the concert for you.

CONS
-4 hour drive
-not free
-seats that are miles from the ground with a high probability of falling off the edge to my death

PROS
-life goal
-"Fix You"
-falling off the edge to my death, only to be caught by all four band members and receive front row seats for my dedicated fannery throughout the years comma the thought of.

Love,
mara

a fairly accurate description

today in my human sexuality class



Girl In My Row: Is today Wednesday?

Me: No. It's Tuesday. I hate when I can't remember the days! It messes with your mind.

GIMR: Yeah. It's just one of those days where I'm like, Is today Wednesday?

Clearly....


love
mara

are any animals that are babies less than paralyzingly adorable?

Following my recent Baby Duck and Baby Lamb fixation, mark my wirds:

I will get a baby hippopotamus.





love,
'mara

remind me if I forget

I have decided I do NOT want to be the kind of person that makes other people feel worse about themselves. Yes. I have made that decision. Did you just make that decision now? You hadn't made it before?, you might ask. To which I would respond yes and no.

I think it takes a conscious effort to make people feel comfortable. To make them feel like you are approachable, that they can talk to you. I think that most of the time, it is easier and more convenient and more [falsely] fulfilling to try to be cool. I'm being serious! I do this a lot, I think. No matter who you are, you probably spend time trying to be cool for other people. I don't want to do that anymore. I don't think we should spend time trying to be cool, and my reasons are threefold
1) you probably are failing. I say this not in a pessimistic, critical way. But more like a there-are-always-going-to-be-people-who-are-"cooler"-than-you-no-matter-what-you-say-or-do-or-wear-or-anything-like-that way.
2) trying to be cool makes other people feel less like they like being themselves.
3) I have a sneaky suspicion that people didn't think Jesus was hip or cool at the time. But I bet they DID think he was approachable, and encouraging, and they liked being around him because, even if he suggested you make certain lifestyle changes, it would be in a way that did NOT make you feel like you regretted the day you were born. He probably did it in a way where you knew it would be good, and would bring you closer to the way you were created to be ANYWAY.

Anyway, I say all this because I would much rather be one of those friends that makes you like being you, than one of those friends that makes you cry about how you wish you were someone else.

this is, in fact, what I am saying.
mara