Tuesday, April 5, 2011

"MERICA" April 4, 2011- BEDA- Day 4

"Nerds,
The faggots,
The spastic fat chicks who,
Sit in the back with no one to do their lab with,
Nerds,
The kid with acne,
And tons of proactiv,
Packed inside his backpack,
I got your back, kid

She stood in line and got cut,
Tried out, got cut,
Loved art, but the budget got cut,
Then she got numb but she only felt when she knelt and cut"
Nerds- Bo Burnham
I'm sorry this is so late, my insomnia hit last night and I literally didn't go to bed all last night. And then I came home and crashed after getting to be a techie with Johnny and Hippo. That was lovely, we made tutus and ate pizza with the cute techie boy, Spencer.
But what I really want to talk about today is something that you should have heard me talk about before. A Day With No Shoes is something put on by TOMS Shoes in order to raise awareness for the kids in third world countries without shoes.
If you keep food in your cabinets, clothes in a closet, a bed to sleep in, and a roof over your head, you're 75% richer than the entire world population.
Right now you have all of those things, plus more if you're on the Internet. Kids have to walk whole miles, barefoot just to get water. Something I have sitting a little more than a foot away from me right now. And while I'm not allowed to be doing this at school, I will be walking all around town to show my support and raise awareness. I hope you'll join me.
Mood:  Meh.
Listening to: Bo Burnham- Nerds Bo was one of my first YouTubes, and my number one music obsession for a long time. But up until I re listened to New Math, I had pretty much grown out of him. I am so back into that obsession. That song, Nerds is one of his serious songs, and it's beautiful.. I actually recommend reading the lyrics (here) while listening, so you can really understand the song. It hasn't been released so the only versions are those of him performing it live.
Last thing I ate: Sun Chips, at lunch. Healthy, I know.
Last thing I drank: Water. Which I'm actually really thankful for.
Currently reading: Sleepwalking in Daylight by Elizabeth Flock for pleasure, and Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli for school.

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