So I admit, I have gotten lazy over the years - as have most people I know. When I was younger I would play outside everyday all day. Being inside was boring. There was nothing to do. Outside was where all the fun was!

But not anymore. After I hit my teen years I locked myself indoors. It started with MTV and VH1 Classic (I was a music video addict) and now it’s the internet. It’s so convenient having everything at my fingertips. Google answers all my questions and social sites let me interact with others. But sitting around on my butt all day isn’t healthy.

And I’m not the only one who sat down in my teen years.

Kids who were averaging three hours of moderate to vigorous activity when they were 9 barely manage to get more than a half-hour of daily exercise by the time they reach 15, according to a study in the July 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. [Health Day]

When I think about it, it’s kind of sad. I used to be outside riding bikes, playing games, swimming, and running around. It would keep me entertained all day. I was rarely bored.

So what is it that brings us inside in the first place? Do the games start to bore us?

For me, I think it’s the lack of stimulation outside. I used to live in a social neighborhood where kids were always outside playing and everyone hung out together at the pool.

Now I live in a neighborhood where I don’t even know who lives next door and pretty much no one is outside. No one to talk to, no one to do anything with. Being outside by myself is pretty boring.

I also live in an area where there is no where to go. We have lots of neighborhoods, grocery stores, gas stations, and other such places. No where to go for entertainment. No where for kids to hang out.

In fact, after school the kids go across the street and hangout at the library. Yes, the library is the hangout spot. But not for reading or studying, they just hangout and chitchat while they wait for parents to come get them. And they hangout there because there really isn’t anywhere else to hangout.

I noticed that in areas with more to do (and more people) kids seems to be more active. Heck, people in general seem to be more active.

For example, the park near us is almost always empty. The only time there are people there is when there is a baseball (softball?) game.

When I went to California in 2006 we went to a park/garden and there were all kinds of people wandering around. It made it more fun. I ran around with my cousin for awhile as we fake-sword fought.

There was also a lot to do in the area. There were stores and zoos, resturants, skate parks, and so on. Tons of places to meet up and hang out.

I think if areas offered more stimulation then people would be more willing to go outside more often. Going to the grocery store was only fun back when I was 6.

It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? I mentioned before I go through odd moods of silence, and I am going through one now. Part of me wants to keep updating this and part of me says “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

But it seems ‘tomorrow’ never comes and there hasn’t been an update since March. So instead of waiting for tomorrow, I will update today.

I am currently out of school and Spring is in full swing with suffocatingly hot weather. I want to open the window but I know the heat will be unbearable. I think it’s in the 80F outside - which is not too bad - but if we turn off the air and open the windows it will be much hotter here in the office. It is always hotter in the office.

Soon, I will be turning 21. Exciting for most people - they can legally drink! - but not a big deal to me. I don’t drink alcohol. But I should be getting a new computer which I really need.

My current one is on the verge of death. It has served me well over the years but it is time for it to be replaced with a faster and more up-to-date computer. One that doesn’t crash in the middle of me doing something.

Anyway, I have been crazy busy lately so I’m a bit out of the loop on things. I think The Last Post Wins might be back. Maybe. It seems to come and go.

If it is back I encourage everyone to go and post - maybe win some money. I’ve won several times in that game but maybe if there is more competition it will lessen my chances?!

Okay, not really. But I am going to be a tiny tiny bit healthier. Maybe.

For my Health class we had to sign a Behavior Change Contract, which basically says that for 6 weeks we’ll change something in our lives.

I have decided that I will drink no more than one soda a day.

I went through a phase in the past where I was addicted to the caffeine in Mountain Dew and would drink tons a day.  After my mom cut me off from Mountain Dew I started drinking Root Beer.

No caffeine in it so I’m not addicted but some days - especially when I’m working - I can drink a lot. And soda isn’t exactly the healthiest thing around.

So for my contract for 6 weeks (and longer if I can stick with it) I’ll limit myself to one soda a day.

So far I’m doing pretty good. I haven’t had any soda for the past few days. I’ve been wanting to cut back on my soda drinkage for awhile now but I need to make sure I have plenty of other things around to drink. Because I drink a lot.

I’m also going to maybe try to get some exercise this Spring and Summer if I can get my mom to go out walking with me. Warm weather makes me want to get out and do stuff.

So hurrah for getting a little healthier!

In other news, I’m looking around Ebay torturing myself. I’ve seen a couple things I want and I’ll think “Well I do have money in my paypal account…” ..”No! I want to save my money” … “I could buy this and then make more money…”

To buy or not to buy. Agh.

And goodbye winter!

Spring is on the way and the weather is starting to warm up. Today was pretty nice and I only hope the weather continues to be nice.

I’m sick of the bipolar winter we have here. Warm, warm, warm, cold, cold, warm, cold, cold, cold, cold, warm, warm, snowing, cold, warm. The weather can never make up it’s mind during the winter.

But now that Spring is on the way it will hopefully be warm, warm, warm. A good day is any day that it’s warm enough for me to open up the windows. I get kind of sick of feeling trapped inside all the day so opening the windows makes me feel better.

Though, the bad part of Spring is allergies. I’m sure within the next couple weeks people will be sneezing their heads off in all their stuffy nosed, teary eyed glory.

Thankfully, I do not suffer from pollen allergies. Ha!

I’ve been kind of quiet lately, eh? I’ve been in an off mood for pretty much the entire past month and going into this month. I don’t know why, but I do this all the time. I’ll be active for awhile then inactive then active then inactive.

My moods are weird.

I was hoping that I’d perk up over ‘Spring’ Break but it’s now the last day and I’m not feeling any more active. I sometimes wonder if I have a mood disorder or something. Or if I’m anemic. My mom thinks I am but I haven’t been tested yet.

Anyway, despite the fact that I feel like I’ve been doing nothing I’ve actually been working on my Jrock Gallery.  I’ve uploaded roughly over 600 images and (finally) changed the layout. That’s my ‘main’ site so it gets the bulk of my hard work.

In fact, I’m still working on it now. Waiting for someone to email me back so I can throw up some JSHOCK banners.

But it sucks when I’m in moods like this because I want to do things, but then at the same time I don’t. There are so many times where I am about to update and then I change my mind and decide ‘I don’t feel like it.’

I just hope that by the time Spring rolls around my mood will be up and active again.

This is a bit of a rant and so I apologize beforehand.

One thing I seem to have noticed on the internet is a lot of misogyny. Women are just money hungry, air headed, skanky whores who take advantage of poor hard working decent men constantly.

On Marriage

Don’t ever get married because the woman will divorce your ass and take all your stuff! Beware of a woman proposing marriage because it just means she’s after your money!

Seriously, stop going after the bimbo, princess-wannabes and you shouldn’t have a problem. If you’ve been with someone for awhile then you should know if they’re some money hungry whore or not. If they are - then get out of the relationship.

If you don’t - then it’s your fault for losing everything. Don’t marry a girl if you’re afraid that she’s going to take all your money. That’s just asking for trouble.

And don’t you dare think all of us are like that. I’m so sick of hearing about how all women are just after money. I, for one, do not like spending other people’s money. I feel guilty for just asking for a dollar. And I do my best to payback as quickly as possible.

Believe it or not - not all of us girls are after your bank account. If all the girls you know are after money then you’re hanging out with the wrong crowd.  Maybe stop picking up flirty little socialites with designer clothes, no degree, and a ‘I am special’ mentality.

Maybe try paying attention to the girls that have stable jobs and probably aren’t hanging out in clubs shoving their implants in your face while gushing about their new shoes and pretending to be Paris Hilton. You know, the girls that don’t need your bank account because they already have their own.

Seriously, there are a lot of great girls out there who aren’t out to use men. You just never hear about us because we aren’t causing any problems. So no one talks about us.
But in no way are all women after a man’s money.

Also, if you don’t like those Princess Socialites that are after big bank accounts - then stop encouraging them. Stop giving them all your attention. Stop hooking up with them.

Because you’re just teaching younger girls that this is what men like. They see men chasing after all these bleach blond, big boobed bimbos and so that’s what they try to become. Stop teaching girls that being ‘hot’ makes up for lack of character and girls might stop becoming these selfish princesses.

As for expensive wedding rings - that varies girl to girl. I like diamonds and think they’re pretty and all but I don’t really wear jewelry. If I had a wedding ring then I wouldn’t want it to be heavy or flashy. Just something simple that won’t get in the way. If I don’t get a wedding ring - then that’s fine too. I don’t need a ring to be married.

As for people who cry ‘don’t get married at all!’ - I’m 50/50 on the deal.

Do not marry someone if you’re not sure you can stay with them. However, if you plan on staying with someone for the long haul then I would suggest getting married for legal reasons. If anything were to ever happen to you (or them) then as a spouse you get a say-so in things. If you’re not married then - as far as I know - you have no say in their medical treatment. The hospital would have to get in contact with their parents or something. But I’m not sure because I’m not married.

But yeah, getting married is your way of telling the government ‘if something happens to me, this person is my spouse and is in charge‘. If marriage weren’t required then your long time roommate might try to claim your fortune if you die. If no one ever married then your roommate wouldn’t need much proof to try and claim everything. They could just make up some story about how the two of you were together and the proof would be the fact that you lived together.

So until there is a better way to confirm who’s in charge when something happens - then I think marrying a long time partner isn’t a bad idea. Just make sure you talk about everything beforehand.

Of course, if you don’t want to marry the person, then don’t marry them. If your girlfriend asks you to marry her don’t say ‘yes’ unless your really want to. Or else your marriage probably will end up in a messy divorce.

And keep in mind that some women are just as scared and have just as much to lose. This isn’t the 1700s when women had nothing. These days girls have jobs too and some women are quite successful.

I’m sure there are plenty of successful women who have to deal with sleazy men trying to snag an easy life.

On Women in General

Okay, what is it with all women being bitches and whores? She broke your heart, she’s a bitch. She wouldn’t let you watch the ball game, she’s a bitch.  She wouldn’t put out, she’s a bitch. She does put out, she’s a whore.

There are so many times on the internet where I’ve come across some story where a girl might have done something mean/bad and everyone goes on and on about how’s she’s a bitch and all women are bitches.

Then I’ll come across some story about say.. a guy cheating and everyone goes on and on about how if the girl wasn’t such a bitch he wouldn’t have had to cheat on her. If she wasn’t so fat and ugly he wouldn’t have to cheat on her. If she wasn’t this, that, and the other - he wouldn’t have to cheat on her.

Everyone makes it sound like it’s always the girls fault and the poor poor guy had no other option. He’s a great guy, really! His girlfriend/wife is just a bitch!

Not to say that some women aren’t but in my experience guys can be just as bitchy, fat, and ugly as girls.  It’s not always the guys fault, but it’s certainly not always the girls fault either.

And what is with the complete disrespect of women as fellow humans? I’m sorry but it is not my job to shut my mouth and open my legs.

I know it’s not true but sometimes I get the overwhelming feeling that men see women as brainless, animated sex toys. They don’t want us to think or have opinions they just want to fuck us then throw us away.

Then they get all bitchy and defensive when girls disrespect them.

I thought we were supposed to be past all this sexism? There is more to a women then her boobs and vagina.

Now like I said, I know it’s not everyone but it’s just the feeling I get sometimes when I’m on male dominated sites. So don’t get all defensive and iffy about how ‘all men aren’t like that…!’ Because I know.

I know that some women are air headed, useless, money hungry whores. But not all of us. It’s not fair that all of us females are stuck with that image just because some girls are like that.

You don’t like when we stereotype you men so don’t do the same to us.

Sorry for all this, but I hate feeling like I’m nothing but a bitch and a tool for mens pleasure just because I have a vagina.

Okay, I think I’m done. This is just something that’s been bothering me after reading comments at places like Digg  (or any other male dominated site). If you’re one of those good, decent guys - then I’m not talking about you! So don’t get all defensive.

I love guys, don’t get me wrong, but there’s only so much female bashing I can deal with in a short period of time before it gets to me.