RAWR

Sunday, June 24, 2012

I remember being a little kid and being so scared of the dark. I was scared to open my closet by myself because I didn't want something to jump out and scare me. I didn't like not having covers on me in bed because I thought something, not someone but someTHING, was going to get me. Interesting, isn't it, that at one point all of us were scared of something... Something along the lines of creatures. But of course, everyone grows up and out of that little stage. It's quite a stage, some would say. There's no such thing as monsters, right?

Wrong.

I believe in monsters. Yes. I, Aly Juliet LaComb, believe in monsters at the age of almost 17 years old. But I don't imagine them with 3 eyes, big furry bodies, claws, bloody fangs, tails. Certainly not. I imagine them with the normal two legs, two arms, torso, chest, nose, eyes, eyelashes, lips, teeth, hair, fingers, even a beating heart.

When you hit a certain age, being afraid of monsters is ridiculous because you just know that monsters aren't real. But in reality, at that certain age, you yourself are becoming a monster. You start to care what people think and say about you. You start to care what you look like, do at school, who you hang out with. You aren't a carefree child anymore. You're something completely different. Yes, I'm totally guilty of it. It's an insecure time that everyone has to go through sometime. It's a time that monsters are created.

High school is the home of all monstrous creatures. I've learned that the hard way. People are mean. Everyone says girls are the meanest, which is true. Girls are furious monsters. They're catty monsters and they have the ability to make another girl feel absolutely worthless. They can crush another girl's confidence with as little as a few words. But boy monsters are pretty powerful, too. They could do the same thing, but in a different way. You see, some boy monsters will lie. They can stab you in the back. They can be greedy, selfish, manipulative, and ultimately want nothing from the poor girl monsters they cast under their spells. It's high school. A big building of monsters who generally don't care much about other people's feelings.

Lots of people don't ever grow out of the monster stage. Sure, we all grow out of our fear of monsters. That's a "silly" fear, right? Well, I don't think it's at all silly. We should all fear monsters, cause when we look inside of ourselves, there's one inside of all of us. They sure don't have fangs or claws, but they're in all of us somewhere. So it's okay to open your closets, it's just fine to look under your beds. But don't trust just anyone, because we're all monsters, whether we admit it or not.

Summer Lovin'

Saturday, June 2, 2012

It's that time of year. Short shorts, swimsuits, popsicles, snow cones, wavy hair, no make up, brown skin, no care in the world.
IT'S SUMMER!
I waited so patiently for this summer. I anticipated it a lot.
"Summer 2012! It's gonna be the best summer yet!"
I say it every year, but now I'm starting to think I should probably stop doing that.
Why?
Cause I build it up to be something so fantastic.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely ADORE summer. And I'm so so SO glad it's finally here.

I've always wanted to have a great summer relationship. Jumping in the lake, running through the sprinklers, getting snow cones, watching the sunset.
Corny, corny, corny... I know.
But come on.
A relationship with no regrets.
No drama.
No pressure.
No worries.
No one from school getting in your business.
Just admit it: it sounds quite appealing.
The idea of having a boy (or girl, for all you gentlemen) to do have fun with; to spend your three months of sun and a carefree world with.

I've got some great friends. Great, funny, pretty friends who I couldn't love any more. Lots of these pretty ladies have boyfriends. Cute boyfriends. They all make such good couples and do the cutest things.

They JUMP IN THE LAKE together
They WATCH MOVIES and CUDDLE together
They GET SNOW CONES together
They WATCH THE SUNSET together
They RUN THROUGH SPRINKLERS together

I WANT THAT.

Summer is just so fantastic, it should be shared with someone just as fantastic, don't ya think?
Maybe, JUST MAYBE, I'll find someone amazing to share an amazing summer with.
But if I don't, it's not gonna get me down.
I don't need a boy to be happy.
But if I did get one, I wouldn't be complaining.
Either way, I've still got an awesome summer ahead of me.