You know how everyone says, "Just be yourself" or "People like to see the real side of you", those cliche lines about social acceptance? Total bull-honkey. I'm always myself in social situations and more often than not, I'm left feeling awkward because I say what is on my mind. Granted I have been working of filtering what I say sometimes... But should I need to? Are people so touchy now that they are offended by just about everything? Look, I work hard on being nice to everyone I come across, you'd think at least 50% of the population would display the same effort. Sheesh. I don't run my mouth to insult everyone, but if you can't take a simple joke, you need to shoot yourself in the foot. If anything, I aim to please, it's just my personality and part of my good nature(or so I'm told), so to be insulted that I say a joke that usually come from a dude, and not a chick, is utterly idiotic. Be happy that I'll get your joke based on that fact alone.

Anyway. I will continue on my quest to be me at all times despite it all...

Oh and another thing. I was reading in the news awhile back that a woman was being attacked in the street, while the neighborhood listened to her screaming for help. One guy actually yelled out his window "Hey, leave her alone!" The attacker ran away after that, leaving the woman bleeding and still screaming. She ran to the closest house and banged on the door for help, but they wouldn't let her in. Come to find out they were afraid of the guy who might come back to finish the woman off. She knocked on several doors, but got the same response. Guess what? The man DID come back and DID finish her off. Yeah, he killed her in the street, with eye witnesses, who did nothing to help this woman. No police was called until she was already dead. WHAT THE FUCK?! WHAT KIND OF PIECE OF SHIT COWARD DOES THAT?! DOES NO ONE HAVE A DECENT BONE IN THEIR BODIES LEFT?! Yeah, maybe you didn't have to actually go out there to help her, but not calling for help AT ALL until AFTER SHE WAS DEAD? Really? Is that what the human race is now? So self centered, that to be a real man is to be some mouse in a hole until the danger is over? You may not be a hero, but it doesn't mean you NOTHING AT ALL!! That was someone's daughter, sister, mother, wife, and friend. How could you go on knowing that? That makes me so mad I want to cry, seriously, I was that ashamed of my species. And I hardly ever cry...
Personally, I would have gone out there as soon as I heard this going on. I've done it before, and I'd do it again. I've got a gun. I have plenty of knives. Hell I could at least send my pitbull out for them. The mutt is the kindest creature you'll ever meet, but they won't know that... I'm not superhero, or self-righteous, but I'm not a coward either. I would help if I could, not sit on my windowsill and watched as a woman was brutally murdered as she fought violently for her life. We're more evolved than that.

Anyway, enough of my rant. But think about it. What would have you done? Could you live with something like that? I couldn't, but maybe that's just my pride talking... I doubt it though...

-Marnee aka Darlk Jade