lets talk politics

I took an online test the other day which told me i was a bleeding heart liberal. Until recently i have never thought about my political stance. Am I meant to care about politics at 19?

I discovered I already do. I care about how much money the government is going to give students. Being anti war, hating racism, sexism and discrimination means I have political views and ideas, which actually match up quite nicely with the liberal way of thinking.

After my online discovery, I had a hot date with my thesaurus and found that liberal is partnered with words like tolerant, free thinking and open minded. I consider myself to be all these things. I told my dad one night over dinner that I was a liberal. "So you're a communist?" he said. Um no dad, but thanks for partnering me up with Mao Zedong.

I'm not a communist, and maybe I'm not even a liberal. To be honest, i know a whole lot of nothing about New Zealand politics, and most of my friends are the same.

Should we take an interest, does it matter if we vote or not? I think it does. Why am I so reluctant to do anything about it?

life therapy

I've been having this crazy recurring nightmare lately where i wake up with no hands and fail my degree because i can't write/type/slap people?

I've never had a recurring dream before, so i was semi freaked out about it and naturally, i went online to www.dreammoods.com and looked up "Amputation"...

"To dream that your limbs are amputated, signifies abandoned talents and serious, permanent loss. It indicates your feelings of frustration, powerlessness and helplessness. Sometimes amputation may also represent a situation that you have been ignoring and has finally reached a crisis point. In particular, to dream that your arms are amputated, suggests that you lack motivation. Dreaming that you legs are amputated suggests that you are limited in movements and where you want to go in life"

I hate you dream moods! it's all true! I totally lack motivation (when it comes to writing this blog), I feel frustrated and powerless ( no matter how often i dye my hair dark brown, it always turns a hideous shade of light brown), i have been ignoring situations (my laundry), until they are at crisis point (I nearly ran out of t shirts...) and i am limited in movement (exercise?).

Now, armed with the knowledge of my key current flaws (according to dream moods anyway) I am going into life therapy to somehow become motivated and learn how to manage situations. In other words i am going to call my mum and ask her how to become a responsible grownup instead of a kid.

Maybe I will buy a calender and teach myself to do sit ups? Watch this space.