Dear America

Dear America,

I am deeply sorry I am not rejoicing with you over the loss of human life. I understand and condone the fact that Osama Bin Laden had to be exterminated, but I see no reason for huge parties celebrating the death of a man. If that makes me a terrorist, FINE.

Love,

Corinne

Love Yourself, Goddammit

I'm negative. I've always been negative, I probably always will be. While people were rejoicing over the death of Osama Bin Laden, I was the one standing in the corner, arms crossed, shaking my head and saying stuff like "He was a human being too" and "You're rallying together over death?"

I'm no good at patriotism. But tangent aside, a friend showed me this website, galadarling.com, that had 50 Ways to Put the Light Back In Your Heart, and I loved it. http://galadarling.com/article/50-ways-to-put-the-light-back-in-your-heart

So I figured I might as well write something having to do with that. Here goes.

Love yourself, goddammit. Watch Doctor Who and squish yourself real far back into the couch when the Silent come onscreen. Make coffee in the middle of the day and drink it out of a tiny mug. Refill that stupid mug twenty times and don't give it a second thought. Pet a cat. Stay in constant correspondence with someone you barely know for three days. Start a blog and then don't write on it for three weeks. Dance in the godforsaken, neverending rain. Draw something really horrible and hang it on the wall. Eat ice cream with weird stuff in it. Blast your favorite music. Dye your hair. Listen to stoners talk about their frightening childhoods (wait, no, don't do that by choice, it's scary and kinda gross). Pretend to fly. Fall in love really fast. Write really long text messages. Read a book for fun. Wear your favorite outfit. Talk with someone you don't see often face to face. Buy practical frivolities. Study (sorry, that's a note to myself). Sing Avenue Q loudly when the mood strikes. Stand up for yourself. Fantasize about summer. Go on a date with someone just because. Brush up on girl code (because apparently it's really important). Plan the perfect day, then do it. Drink freaky flavors of lemonade. Write a shitty book. Put up with crap with a smile. Take a really long shower. Have a nap. Cuddle something you love.

Because you deserve it. Have a happy week, y'all.