Rhode-Assachusetts

The United States of America. It's a rather grand title if you think about it. For such a relatively young country, it has a bold name that expresses the unity of its fifty states. As the United States continues to expand and acquire new territories, its current leaders contemplate adding more states to the nation. While that is alright by itself, the idea of unbalancing the wonderful, even number of 50 states bothers me.

Ergo, I humbly recommend that we combine two small, pre-existing states into one state if we are to add another territory to the country.

While some of my friends recommended that we combine the Carolinas or the Dakotas into one (as they would be the simplest) I feel that lacks style. I believe that it would be best to combine the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts- that's right-

                   Rhode-Assachusetts 

Why? I could give a bunch of reasons-

- Both states are part of the original 13 colonies.
- They are RIGHT NEXT to each other
-Both states are small enough that, when combined, they would not be disproportionately large in relation to the surrounding states.

In reality though-

It sounds funny.

I would love to fill out that I live in the state of Rhode-Assachusetts on all legal forms, SAT tests, letter envelopes, and more. Every time I say it I giggle.

Next time we add a state to the union, please please please let it be the lang of the free and the home of the brave- Rhode- Assachusetts.

Pet Peeve- Part 1

I cannot claim that I have A pet peeve. I'm far too annoying of a person to be unnecessarily bothered by just one thing. I have multiple- and though I cannot think of them all right now, I am sure that they will come to me with time.

One that has been on my mind recently is marriage. I'm not opposed to marriage- get married if you want; I don't mind. Man, woman, (NOT CHILD), whatever. Go for it. My specific issue with marriage is a temporary one-

My friends are thinking about it. Not just thinking of some far-off future, but wanting to get married soon. This would be significantly more okay with me if one of two conditions were fulfilled-

1. We were over the age of 22.
2. We were living in the nineteenth century or earlier.

As neither of those requirements have been fulfilled this far, I feel totally fine sighing and feeling spasms of fear in my stomach when I imagine the idea of getting married young. I suppose there is nothing wrong with it as a general rule, but when I think of my very close friends getting married young, it freaks me the hell out. I'm not ready to be Mrs. Anyone! And being a part of my friend's wedding if it takes place before college graduation would resonate in my head alongside my grandpa warning me not to get fat.

 Yay! candy...

And if my friends get married young, it will be even stranger to become "Aunt Hannah" after a while. Uhm, please not yet.

I want to come up with a list of alternatives for getting married young, although if you want to get married, I sure won't be the one to stop you. I will just shrivel inside a bit if you are a close friend and super young.

Alternatives-
-Sky dive. Often.
-Say you will get married after a successfully played game of Monopoly
- Read all of the Harry Potter books along with the corresponding chapters of Pottermore (you will be done in like 30 years or so).
- Already have an expensive education? GET ANOTHER ONE! Why not? What's a few dozen thousand dollars more in loans...?
-Think the economy sucks? Make a new one.
-Actually clean your room (just kidding)!




SO, in closing-
If you are a close friend of mine who is contemplating getting married young, I will try to get over the whole "pet peeve" thing and support you. But, remember, you could wait until you finish a game of monopoly first.

Distraction

Why is it that whenever I sit down to write down what I am thinking about...?


Think is a funny word. But anything sounds funny when you say it five times fast. THINK THINK THINK THINK THINK!!!!!

Speaking of fast- how fast can you say "think" in miles per hour?

On that note, why does the USA use miles instead of kilometers? Do we just NEED to be different or something? We might as well get on the same page as the rest of the world.

Speaking of the rest of the world- I'm sorry, but I just can't explain why American politics are so messed up. The worse it gets, the more I feel like identifying myself as Canadian.

On the other hand, being Canadian would mean that I would have to be more accepting of the concept of snow and just being cold in general.

Winter is Coming!


Seriously though- why can't I just finish a single thou.......?

Brown Pill Week

I would consider this awkward if half of the world didn't go through the same thing.

Ladies, lets be truthful- brown pill week sucks.

You know, when you get to the 4th week of your birth control package and you get to the placebo pills. First off: you are already on your period so you are annoyed at the concept of taking a stupid placebo. Second: it tastes like crap wrapped in anxiety-filled nightmares.

Perhaps I would find the idea of a placebo more appealing if I already wasn't cursing my gender's bane; but, no, it just tastes awful. Why couldn't it taste like chocolate? Happiness? Summer?

When I mentioned my hatred of periods to my host dad (a Costa Rican evangelical pastor) he asked me if I was questioning the way that God made me. He should have known better. Of course I answered "yes. Trust me, God and I will have a conversation about this." Host dad wasn't amused. Men just don't understand...