A Thought on Being Mexican

Let clear up some things:

No. i don't have a bunch of girls with names such as "tiny" and "chuni"

No. i don't speak fluent Spanish.

No, i don't live in the ghetto

No, i don't like telenovelas

No, i don't have an accent

No, i didn't hop the border

and No, i didn't have a kid at 16.

Here's the thing, i love my culture and my heritage and the food my race has created. I just don't like how people assume i'm a certain way because of said race. Now, the occasional joke is fine,  but living where I do, where people talk about, "The Mexicans that came and took over the city!" it has some negative implications. I've had people glare me at in the store, some of them tell me i'm a great mother when i'm with children, others assume i love salsa (I hate salsa, and guacamole) 

And let's not sit here and act like making a Diversity Club is going to make anything better because it's not going to. I find diversity clubs to be annoying and pointless, "hey! let's diversify!" Let's not. Actually you're ostracizing people. Diversity happens, don't be against it. Now sometimes it takes a brave soul, but here's the thing when you set out to racially diversify a place it makes people feel awkward and frankly it's a little bit racist. It just creates this perpetual cycle in which we can't escape from the racism, we're trying to get rid of, we end up making it even worse. 

i love being Mexican. But don't assume things because I'm Mexican, it's racist and offensive. Now i'm not going to act like a typical person speaking out against racism, i think you can be racist against white people just as much as you can against blacks or mexicans, i'm just saying let's not assume things.

Here are some things i can do:

I can make salsa and guacamole that is, according to sources, killer.
I can wear flowers in my hair and look awesome.
I can sing in Spanish
I can roll a burrito

But, those are just the stereotypical Mexican things....

Takings Notes With a Laptop in Class

Don't do it.
I'm telling you, i'm doing it right now for my statistics class and you can see how helpful it's being.
Although i will admit i actually enjoy being able to surf facebook and not being productive during class.
i have Spanish next, should we try the laptop method again?

"Finally Legal!"

I can't be the only person that's irked by people who legitimately get excited about turning 21, even though they've been partying since they were preteens.
Here are my thoughts when those people expect me to be happy for them, "Seriously, you've already been drinking. I don't see the point in making a big deal over you being legal when you've been living like you are already."
I get it, you can finally order wine like mommy and daddy, you're still annoying.
Also, i hope you enjoy it because this is the last time birthdays mean anything. Well this and 25, because then you can legally rent a car. But you probably already do that because you're soooooo hardcore.

Also, your liver will hate you at some point in your life. Just saying.

That Awkward Moment

Guys, i embarrassed myself today. Like, i'm kind of legitimately ashamed about it. Okay, now that i'm thinking about it i probably embarrassed myself twice today. I hate these moments, why you may ask? and i'll tell you why.... because i.... don't know. 

Sometimes, actually, more often than not, i do things without actually thinking them through. Which isn't totally a bad thing, it means i'm spontaneous... and fun, you hear that boys? just kidding. While i like being able to just do stuff whenever or say whatever pops into my head at the moment at the same time i've found that it's embarrassing because i imagine scenarios before i talk about something so i've already imagined the situation playing out in my mind while the person i'm talk to has not. if i'm being totally honest i  have no idea what i'm talking about right now because this post has essentially turned into one giant rant.... so. Yeah.

Oh... embarrassing myself!

Okay. So anyway i embarrassed myself and it was well.... humiliating. Normally i know how to respond to situations, you know, i can deal with certain problems or concerns that come up, but i just couldn't respond, i'm stuck sitting there smiling like a dork because i think it's a hilarious situation while the other person is sitting there thinking, "what in the heck just happened?" I smile through it because it's like honestly what else am i going to do? i realize that this is awkward that's what makes it hilarious. 

So, in the awkward moments, smile and keep on keeping on. 

No, creepy family member, i will not add you....

Okay, i can't be the only person that gets random friend requests from family members that claim to remember when, "you were just a baby!"
If you're one of those family members, I URGE you to not creep out your family members by sending them a fb message / friend request. Because honestly chances are they probably don't know who you are, and if you know them when they were just a zygote i wouldn't expect them to remember that.
I appreciate being able to connect with family, i just find it weird when some random family member tries to add me..... i don't know, maybe that's just me.

Being Told You're Fat By Your Doctor

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

the above is a link to calculate your BMI. Your BMI is your Body Mass Index, it takes into consideration your height and weight and gives you a score, and according to that score you can determine whether or not you are at a healthy weight.
Anyway, so i went to go see the lady doctor today and after answering a few of my questions she took a look at me and said, "how much do you weigh?" To which i answered. "blank" and she said, "and how tall are you?" "five foot two AND A HALF!" She then proceeded to tell me that i was too heavy for my height, and that i needed to lose around 20-25 pounds. I tell you, ladies and gentlemen, my heart practically dropped into my stomach. What the heck. 20-25 pounds? I've never felt that bad about my weight ever. ever. EVER. i've always regarded myself as a Mexican Marilyn Monroe.... when it came to curves anyway.... i definitely don't have the sex appeal. Or the whole Marilyn Monroe thing going on....
So, one of my goals for the semester is to lose weight, so i can be "healthy"my other goal is to get good grades and make my asian ancestors proud. This means... a lot of salad, fruits, vegetables, and the very much dreaded, EXERCISE. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Gator will be walking, and maybe running... so .... i mean. yeah.
Boo weight gain!

Also, upon further research i found that most Drs. find the BMI chart to be obsolete because you can't tell when someone is fat or muscular... clearly, i'm the latter.

Laughing

one the most important things in life is laughter.
I've laughed so much in the past few days that my ab area hurts when i sneeze, it's the worst. You may be wondering, "Sarah, how do you know that this pain is from laughing?" To which I will answer thee, "there is no other kind of work out that my abdominals get!"
But my lack of physical activity is beside the point, everyone needs to laugh a little bit more. I agree life is a serious thing, kind of... sort of, either way everyone needs to laugh more.
I have the innate ability (induced by homeschooling) to make myself laugh. Which honestly isn't a bad quality to have, although it does get a little awkward when you're attempting to explain what it is you're laughing at and no one else understands your sense of humour.
So, this is a kind reminder telling you to laugh more, because when you're laughing everything seems a little bit better.... until reality sets in.... but then you just laugh some more and deal with it.


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