Lather, Rinse, Repeat

I'm going to be completely upfront with you here; I have nothing incredible or deep or meaningful to say. I'm just due a blog and needing to write to rejuvenate my mind.

I was just washing my hands, you know because sanitation is sexy. And as I was scrubbing away, under my nails and all, I looked at the bottle of soap. Anti-bacterial hand soap. Hmmm. Now, maybe I'm just naive when it comes to the soap industry and their soap production ways, but shouldn't all soap be anti-bacterial? Isn't one of soap's main purposes to rid you of bacteria?

Then, I began to picture Bacterial Soap. It would probably be a gross mucus yellow-green color, and it wouldn't smell all that great. Maybe some nasty gunk would be floating in it...
Directions: lather, rinse, repeat... and then touch your face and be infected with an unknown illness
Uses: To re-moisturize and replenish your skin with germs of all different degrees
Ingredients: Various Diseases, 1000+ people's sneezes, sewer residue, and other unknown, unsanitary material

And as gross as this is when I type it all out, it is what went through my head while I was standing at the sink.
I realize this is not near the amount of words I usually type, and not important what so ever, but maybe it made you laugh... or just chuckle... smile...? Well, I have nothing else to say, I hope your life is good and, unless I get inspiration sooner, have a good week.

Next time I'm soap shopping I think I will ask where the bacterial soap is, just to see what happens.

Pride

Today, October 20th, has been the Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation spirit day. In remembrance of the many teens who were pushed to suicide after being bullied for their sexuality, and to stand up against bullying all together we wear purple. Purple is the color of spirit and it doesn't matter if you're gay or not, it should have been worn to fight against the mistreatment of humans.

Last week, October 11th, was National Coming Out Day; a day of honesty and pride. If you're gay and in the closet, you have the support and are encouraged to come out to your loved ones. On this day you are free to be yourself, and you should let people know who you are. If you already are openly-gay, it is a day to remind those in your life the importance of their support and you being who you are.

This month is LGBT awareness month, everyday an openly gay celebrity has been honored. Their success in the spot light, the celebrities influence and encourage those of the LGBT community to be themselves, never give up, and that they too can be successful, out, and proud. This month is one for pride and support.

All of these things are extremely important to me; I believe in complete and total equality. In fact, these things directly affect me, I'm bi. Team B. Although I'm sort of freshly out, I've known for a while. I've never been bullied, or lost a friend because of my sexuality. I hope that stays the same and that I continue to get the support from loved ones. This week I accidentally outed myself to my parents. And I have been nothing but terrified to speak to them, making every effort to avoid them. But I can't do that forever.. And after several long conversations with a wise friend, I know what to do. I can't just hide from the world, I have to take a stand, I owe it to everybody including myself. Despite my family's views and beliefs that have never supported the homo lifestyle, this is who I am and the have to learn to accept it. I won't apologize for being me. I'm about to go have a talk with my mother, for the first time since she found out. I'm going into this level-headed and prepared on what I'm going to say. And my hopes are that, with time because time is key, she will see things from a new point of view and support me.

So, this is for everybody who has ever been afraid of being themselves. Anybody who has been disapproved of. I want to encourage you to live life YOUR way, and the world just has to get over it. It's a difficult talk to have with your disapproving parent, it a lot of worrying when trying to find the perfect words to say, and it will all take time. Time is meant for mending, just stay strong and be proud. There's nothing wrong with me, and there's absolutely NOTHING wrong with you, my friend. Wish me Luck, and good luck to you!

"Everyone please go forth and love who you love, lust who you lust. Life is too short for anything else" -Allison Weiss

The future isn't that far away

Time is running out, and even though it seems so very far away, it's just around the corner. The deadlines are coming and if we haven't started on college applications yet, it's time to jump on it. Sure it's only October, most apps aren't due until November or December. But that isn't much time at all in reality. We have to fill out the applications, get our transcripts, write the essays (which should probably be reviewed by several people before submitting), get letters of rec, apply for scholarships, get test scores, and everything. As a rule, you need to give a person at least two weeks when asking a favor like writing a letter or revising an essay. And to me it seems like it will take all the time we have left to make everything perfect. This is the one thing I will not allow myself to procrastinate on, well anymore, and my perfectionist self shines through here making sure everything is spotless. (I don't consider taking the time to write this blog a way of procrastinating, its just as important.)

My number one, top choice, only school I actually want to go to, is the University of Texas at Austin. It's just perfect for me. For one, I love Austin; it's just somewhere I find very interesting and I seem to fit in by standing out. You know "keeping Austin weird" is something I'd be good at. So many things go on there, from the music scene to the politics, I'm oober excited about spending college there. Plus Austin is the perfect distance from my home in Houston. It's far enough that I don't have to worry about my family being somewhere and I'm not stuck in a town I'm pretty much over, but it's not too far away to where I can't go home or anything... And then the university itself is equally as perfect; it's a great balance of traditional and fresh ideas and methods. I've been there a few times and love the campus. They are having a new communications building constructed that should be about finished by the time I'm there pursuing that field. For a long time I've had this idea that when I go to college it's all about new things and new people. I still believe that, but I no longer think that means I can't stay connected with my friends. I've recently learned that a few of my close friends also want to be a longhorn. I've gotten excited about having them around so I don't start off completely alone and we can make more memories and have new experiences together. I've always wanted to go to UT and now it seems more likely than ever that it is going to happen.

The law for the class of 2012 in Texas, when it comes to applying for colleges, is that the top 9% is granted admission to most universities, I know UT is one for a fact. So I'm in the clear as for that part, but that doesn't mean I'm a shoe in for getting in to the particular school I want. Therefore there's no excuse for me not to show colleges how incredible I am, and my applications still have to be perfect. Even though UT's app isn't due until December 1st, my goal is to get it sent in by the end of October. And then I'll worry about applying elsewhere... But anyway, I have to get my butt in gear. I've had the application filled out since August, and yesterday I wrote the first of the two required essays. My goal for this week is to get the other one written and them both read by at least two teachers. Tomorrow at school I'm going to the counselor or registrar to get my transcript sent. My SAT test scores have already been sent. And Then it's scholarship applying time because without scholarships my butt isn't going anywhere and isn't having the ideally awesome college experience. That would be no beuno... I'm sure if you are reading this you're wondering why I assume any of you would care about my progress in applying for colleges. I don't think you're very interested in reading this at all. However, I'm sort of hoping people realized what needs to get done and how it's going to take time and effort. Nobody needs to procrastinate here. I just don't want anybody to miss their chance, this is our future.

I'll be the first to admit that since school started I've fallen extremely ill of the very contagious disease we all know as Senioritis. I've been a victim of complete laziness, taking three hour naps on a daily basis. My usual symptoms of my own disease Tayloritis, which I've had constantly since 8th grade, have escalated in apathy and attitude. Homework doesn't get done and weekends have been spent partying. I have felt like I've been doing this "school" thing for 12 years, why should I anymore. I only need three credits to graduate and that takes virtually no effort. I've had a pretty severe case, and it might reoccur later in the year when all the college apps are done, but for now I'm forcing myself to get better. During school itself I have 2-4 hours off, depending on the day. In this time I've let my lazy ways control me, when I need to make myself do something productive, especially something to put forth in the applying process. I know I'm not the only senior who has already been plagued by this, even as premature of a case it is. I'm here to encourage everybody to jump on the college applying bandwagon. Set goals for yourself, mini-deadlines, so you get everything ready and finalized in a timely manner, and then you can be top of the list in going to your ideal school. You will have plenty of time to be a lazy senior next semester, but don't let it take over you quite yet my friends. 

It recently was brought to my attention that some people don't even know where to start in applying for colleges. My advice, do your research on the school and find out their requirements. There you should learn what type of application you need to fill out and your deadline, everything should be pretty explanatory from there. You should set goals for yourself (mine are weekly goals) to complete your applications in steps. Apply to at least three, but five is probably better, schools because you always need a back plan. Even with my heart set on UT, I'm still applying to SHSU and UNT for sure. Always prioritize, when choosing schools you are interested in applying to, don't decide based on what your friends are doing or what your parents want, do whats best for you and your future plans. And I'd like to let anybody know that if they need help, I'm here to do what I can.