Conversations

Helen and Alex, together!

Helen: So I've always thought that Alex and I have pretty funny conversations. Here are some that we could think of. These conversations have, more or less, actually occurred in real life :P

*Helen and Alex are eating lunch*

Helen: Ew, I hate mac&cheese.

*Alex stares in disbelief*

Alex: That's so...red (communistic) of you. You know what, I'm going to give you a box of mac&cheese so when the next Red Scare comes, you'll be able to show that box of mac&cheese to the authorities to prove that you're not a communist.

Helen:...But I hate mac&cheese! >:C
Alex: COMMIE!!!!

*Helen goes to the bathroom*

Alex: Let me watch!

Helen: Why, so you can watch the blood drip?!

Alex: Ewwwww *cringe*

*Helen and Alex argue about something*

Alex: That doesn't make any sense!

Helen: Yes it does! It makes woman sense!

Alex: Woman sense=nonsense!

*Helen goes into a room and cries*

Helen: ...I'm on my period, you should've known better!!!


Helen: Do you think I look pretty today?
Alex: Yea, your hair's all pretty and you have some make up on. You're gorgeous
Helen: ARE YOU SAYING I WASN'T PRETTY BEFORE?! IS THAT IT?!
*Alex is exasperated*

*Alex says something annoying*

Helen: Yea, well you know what? Go fuck yourself, Alex.

* Alex and Helen are discussing something*

Alex: Yea, that's what all the cool kids are doing.  
Helen: No, all the cool kids are doing me! *trollface.jpg*

Alex: *mumble mumble mumble*

Helen: ...Wait, what?

Alex: *mumble mumble mumble*

Helen: ENGLISH MOTHER FUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT?!
Alex: Alright, calm down there Samuel Jackson. 

More to come!

Alex Appreciation Post

Helen's thoughts

On Wednesday I hung out with Alex almost all day. Wednesday is our hang-out-lots day. I was sick and acted rather grumpy that day, and I'm just amazed by how loving Alex is towards me. He's so understanding, even when I don't understand myself.

Mario Kart is srs fuckin' bznz, mang

That day we played Mario Kart, and I was getting really petty and claimed that I'd break up with him if he didn't let me win. Even though I was joking, it probably still hurt him. And I think he and I both knew that if I didn't win, I'd be pissed. I wouldn't be so pissed that I'd break up with him, but I would be pretty grumpy about it. So he let me win. But then I felt like he was patronizing me, so I was a grump towards him anyway.
Yet all he did at that point was wrap me up in his arms and tell me he loves me and give me kisses on my head. I'm getting a little weak-kneed just thinking about how amazing he is, and how lucky I am to have him. Any less loving or less patient boyfriend would've snapped already. But I'm lucky to have Alex :] I wish I could tell him how amazing he is face to face with him right now. But this blog post will have to do for now.

Alex wearing my pink shirt :]

The last time we played Mario Kart was just shortly after we got together, I think. I told him that if he lost, he'd have to wear this pink shirt of mine. He told me recently that he purposely lost then too, because he wanted to please me. I felt patronized again, but I'm so glad that he doesn't mind doing these things to please me too. He doesn't mind losing the small battles to win the war, and that's just such a humbling concept to me, and makes my heart swell with love (if you'll pardon the corny expression, lol)

Lol Zombie!Alex

Bonus pic: this was taken by our club advisor at a dinner. If you'll recall, Alex and I met at Japanese Culture Club. We usually have dinner together during club, and this was taken after I "defeated" Alex. His "punishment" was that not only would he have to wear the pink shirt, he also had to wear it to JCC :] This shot was just soo...perfectly hilarious, lol.

Alex 101

Helen's thoughts

So the other day I wrote this really long post about the lessons I had learned that lets get along with Alex. Blogger ate the post, so here's an attempt at remaking that post.
Except I know all of you has the brain size of a pea you're all very busy people who can't afford to read more than 5 minutes consecutively about something, so I've broken the post up into shorter ones. That way it'll give me something to post every day, and you'll be more likely to read it, so yay! Lol.

JFC looking how clingy this woman is! ps that's Elijah Wood

So here's the first lesson I've learned that really helps me get along with Alex: don't be clingy or overbearing! This is probably the first lesson regarding relationships I've ever learned, and it's such an important rule. It's so easy to forget that just because you're dating someone, they're not suddenly attached to you at the hip. Giving the other person some space for breathing is not only good for both of you, it sets boundaries and keeps the mystery alive.
I also value personal freedom and leisure time greatly, so I'm very careful to treat Alex how I'd like to be treated. Clinginess, I think, is also a sign of insecurity. While it's ok to be clingy sometimes, because it's also a show of affection, it's all in moderation. I only expect the same of Alex.
Clinginess isn't just in being physically attached to someone, either. I also consider it clingy if someone cannot stop talking about their lover. "Alex told me he really likes this sweater so I bought it. Alex has such great taste in clothes! He looked really hot in it! O yea Alex saw that movie that you were just talking about. He didn't like it much, so I didn't either." God just typing that annoyed me, lol. I've friends tell me that they appreciate me not talking about Alex unless they specifically asked something about him, or if what he said/did was actually short but relevant to the topic. Example "I LOVED the movie Inception, but Alex wouldn't stop making 'that's what she said' jokes every time the actors said 'We must go deeper', lol."
 Whenever I think I might be too clingy towards Alex, I busy myself with books and TV shows and video games, and don't return his calls right away. It's working pretty well so far :]

Confused

Alex's ramblings

The other day something was said to me that did not like very much.  There was no reason for it and the intent behind it I am sure was quite childish.  It reminded me of... DUN DUN DUN high school.  

High school is different for everyone but I think I had a very broad experience.  One thing that I never understood though was how most people in high school had almost no self-respect.  They gave into peer pressure and did drugs and drank.  They would do almost anything to fit in.  The thing that I really didn't like, however, was people and their choice of friends.  Now sure I am a bit guilty of this myself, but I didn't have to put up with too much shit.  I knew this one guy and he would literally be the punching bag for the rest of that group of "friends".  He would be made fun of all the time, and constantly insulted.  Now he would laugh it off and laugh with them while they were laughing at him.  I never understood why he would put up with it.  Now looking back I think I understand.  It has to be low self-esteem.  You feel like shit about yourself and you surround yourself with people that make you feel the same way you feel about your self.  Wrong becomes normal on some level.  I guess I just don't understand why someone would be friends with someone else that just makes fun of them and insults them, sure you may get a laugh out of it, but it is worth it?  I say no.  Now in High school I understand why you might put up with it. Because you have to see and hang out with the same people for 4 years, but after high school or when it come to the internet there is nothing forcing you to interact with these people except for your self.

This got me thinking about relationships, the childish ones and the more mature ones.  I think we would all like to think that high school relationships were the childish ones and college and beyond would be mature relationships but its not always the case.  I look at it from my point of view.  If I ever were to be mean to Helen and make fun of her I would expect her not to put up with it.  If I tried to play games with her head and make her feel unworthy or belittled or jealous for my own reasons I would expect her to drop me like a sack of potatoes. :p  (Helen: Damn right I would!) I like to think she would.  And I would like to think that she would hold others to the same standard that she holds me. :)

Now I have to ask myself would I do the same thing if the roles were reversed.  I would like to think so but who knows.  I always say that I don't play games. Period.  But over the years maybe I have become so good at them I don't ever realize that I am playing them.  Or maybe I just need to work on my own self-esteem. :p  It is actually kinda funny. The only way I think I am different from most people is that I understand why I do what I do.  I still do the same things everyone else does, I just understand why I do it.  Understanding is overrated and it doesn't make thing any easier.  Just because I understand doesn't mean that I like it or am ok with it.  I think that most people don't get that.  Only time will tell and hindsight really is a bitch.

Hi my name is Alex and I am...

 Hopeless according to Helen.  For Halloween this year I wanted to dress up as Goku from Dragon Ball Z.  I have a gi that I was going to get a friend to dye orange and silk screen the symbols on it.  I got a blue under gi and even the body weights if I wanted to be really hardcore.  I am already a blonde so I don't need to yell for a few episodes to go super saiyan.  I think that this is a great idea.

The reality of this though is that I wanted them just to train in all the time and Halloween was just convenient.  Body weights are a great way to build functional strength, but moving on....  

Helen thinks that I am too much of a geek, nerd, otaku or whatever you want to call it.  Just because I enjoy my Saturday morning cartoons when I am not working or like the occasional anime does not warrant putting me in that category.  Or just because I play Pokémon when I have absolutely nothing else to do that I am some kind of who knows what.  I really don't like to be labeled any of those things.  There really isn't anything wrong with being a nerd, otaku ECT... it has become prevalent in mainstream society to the point where everyone plays some sort of game or watches some kind of cartoon.  I just don't think of myself as one.  I can identify and relate to fanatics about gaming or anime but it is not my life.  I think that Helen spends way more time gaming and on the Internet then I do. :p  I still love her though. :)

I love videogames and hate them at the same time.  They are so much fun and can be an escape from reality but for to many people they replace reality.  Yeah!  Now I am a lv. 2 swordsman.  Oh really... go run a mile.      Try to lv. up in real life instead. :p  It is a lot harder but can be even more rewarding. So yeah got side tracked for a bit.  Just don't try and label me because it is just being lazy on your part.  

Brain fart day

Helen's Thoughts

Augh I feel like crap right now. I missed this class I was supposed to go to today. It was at 5pm. I thought it was at 7pm...FML T_T I hope the teacher isn't gonna be too harsh on me for missing it. I'm kinda worried ;-;

O AND I FORGOT TO RECORD HOUSE M.D.. FUCK. I'M SO MAD NOW. NOW I'LL HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST A WEEK TO SEE IT. FUCKING A. I'll call up Alex later tonight to see if he saw it. Fucking a I feel so retarded ;-; (edit: Alex told me that it's a re-run today! Yay! :D)

Today's such a blah-y day for me. I was gonna wear lolita to school today, but decided not to at the very last minute. Damnit :c Tomorrow I'm doing a presentation for 2nd graders. I have a homework due tomorrow to...gotta get on that. :C how lame. (edit: finished my hw rather quickly! Hurray!)

Well, since I'm having a shit-tastic day today, let's look at some Macros to make me feel better. Here are some that I really enjoy:

I fucking love this one. That Asian kid is one smart alec :D Made me lulz pretty hard.

This one's just silly. Silly puppy, what do you think you're doing? Huh? What do you think you're doing? Daw you're such a cute puppy. Yes you are! Yes you are!! Wumwumwumwuwmwum!

Again a puppy being really silly and persistent, lol. Look at it squishing its face for the ball! :D

SHORYU-ZART! ITS POWER LEVEL IS OVER 9000!!!!

THIS ONE IS MY FUCKING FAVORITE. SRSLY. IF YOU DO NOT LAUGH AT THIS, WELL WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU MOTHER FUCKER. LAUGH DAMN YOU, LAUGH!!!!

Btw here's a pic of my dog (I almost wrote "here's a dog of my pic". Today's not my day, lol) His name is Curby. He's a dwarf Bichon. I used to think he was a mix because he had a long body and wasn't built like a typical bichon. I read in a bichon book though that the dwarf bichons have short stubby legs and long bodies, so I'm pretty sure Curby's a dwarf.



Parting though: I have been reading this smutty novel called Wild Fire (Leopards, No 4) xD I really like smut cuz they're an easy read and helps me take the edge off things. It's so far the best smut I've read (lots of hot sex, sexual tension, etc) Smut is usually really poorly written, and this isn't too far from the typical smut, but I'm really enjoying it so far, haha.

Thoughts on Disney

Helen's thoughts

So for my homework for Philosophy this weekend, our teacher has assigned that we watch a few youtube video clips that shows sexism in Disney films. Here are the ones I watched and what I thought of them.
And BONUS! I saw a post on Coriander's blog about Soviet Pooh, and said I'd write my thoughts on it too. It's at the end of this post :]


I've always thought it kinda odd that almost all the women in Disney films have such "attractive" features such as full lips, slender/feminine bodies, and really pretty eyes. I think that goes for all heroines in Disney films, so this video really just points it out so I can solidify what I've always known about Disney women.


Now I think this video is more interesting. I've never really looked at masculinity in Disney films, but after watching this video, it totally points out how men are expected to behave certain way, or look a certain way, just like the heroines in Disney films. Plus it finally made me understand why Atlantis wasn't a very popular movie...sadly. Lol. But then again, the Emperor in The Emperor's New Groove wasn't a "manly man" by any means in the movie, but somehow it has enjoyed popularity that Atlantis never quite got. I think it's because even though the Emperor didn't look like a "manly man", he acted like a jerk, lol. That's just my speculation.


This one is perhaps my favorite video to watch. She explained everything so well. Just give it a shot and see what you think of it.

Conclusion: After watching those videos, I can't help but wonder if the films are sexist because they're a reflection of our society, or just our gender ideals? And at what level are we equal, and how can we portray that in these films? I don't know if I want to call Disney films sexist. I'd much rather call them "traditional". I personally have never really put much thought into sexism and gender equality before, so I have no idea where we draw the line between "that's just a difference between men and women" and "that's sexist"? I know sexism is defined as "something that is used to negatively stereotype a sex", so does that mean when someone says to a woman "You have no balls", that's sexist? I mean I guess the answer would be yes, but it's both a factual statement (women don't have testes hurrrr) and a figure of speech (ie you're cowardly).
I'm much better at pointing out blatant sexism than I am with things like Disney sexism, I guess D: Btw all the things I'm writing here is pretty much just based on my lack of knowledge, so please don't be offended by it. I'm just not sure how to phrase what I want to say at the moment, hahaha. I hope after my philosophy class on Monday I'll be able to voice my idea on gender equality.

I did write this piece on my LJ before though. I thought it was fairly good. Check it out! :P

Now then: SOVIET!POOH!

I dunno about you guys, but I thought this was awesome, lol. It's soooo cute. Soviet Pooh is more like a racoon than a bear, imo, but cute none the less. The animation is very different from the original, as is the music. S!P is so amusing though, because it just seems so alien, lol. I actually like S!P's voice actor better too. Winnie Pooh's voice has always reminded me of that of a pedophile...Otherwise, Coriander points out many good differences between S!P and Winnie Pooh already, so go read it! :P