GWSS 1001 - Gender, Power, and Everday Life

1. My Sister, Ashley

I consider the relationship with my sister to be very special. Our family moved constantly when we were younger, so there was a reliance on each other for support and familiarity. This inspired us to be very close. We still call each other a couple times a day. She both challenges and inspires me. There isn't anything about myself that she doesn't already know. And for that, i love her.

2. My hometown, Duluth, Minnesota

Once my family finally settled down, it seemed our chosen location was Duluth, Minnesota. I couldn't have hoped for a better city. Call it what you may, a Tourist Trap or 'Just like the movie Fargo', but Duluth is better than any city i have ever been to. There is everything one could ever want, and not to mention a killer view of Lake Superior.

3. Laguna Beach

Sure, it may be considerer trashy, unbearable and trivial, but i consider this one of my favorite shoes. I can't explain what it is, but it may be the fact that i love people with disposable income and flawless tans. Oh, and nothing gets better than Kristin Cavalleri saying, "Dunzo."

4. Starbucks

I could never live without coffee. I could care less about a monopolized industry with a dominated force in advertising. I don't care where the beans are grown, and i don't care about their corporate tactics. Just give me my Starbucks and i'll give you my 1.92 for my venti coffee, straight up black no sugar or cream.

5. My Cell Phone

I could never live without my cell phone. Sure it may sound trivial to many, but without a cell phone means I would be without a engine for my social life. It is the crutch in my otherwise meaningless and materialistic life.

6. The Mall

I don't need a specific mall. Just give me any mall and i will find gold. There is a reason my parents hate to give me money, and there is a reason why christmas shopping gives me a rush unlike anything else in life.

7. Snow

This is a event that has seriously been M.I.A this winter. Our current lack of snow has caused prevented me from festive winter activities like skating, sledding, construction of snow men, white washing friends and forming of snow angels. I believe playing with snow shouldn't be left at the playground after elementary school. It should only prosper!

8. My best friend, Tara

Outside my family, Tara is the person I spend the most time with. We were brought together in orchestra when we started out as lab partners. We have evolved into people who have identical thought processes and interests. If neither of us find the loves of our lives by 35, we will likely cohabitate.

9. My Parents, Tina & Larry

My relationship with my parents is very interesting. They are not the type of parents who wish to be clueless about my life and they are not the type to be hands off. The stream of communication between us is amazing. There is not a thing we can't tell each other. Our relationship goes beyond the framework of a Parent-Child relationship. My admiration and love for them continues to grow every day. Sure some people say I have attachment issues. To them, I just say at least I never have to doubt love, trust or family any day in my life.

10. Music

Music holds to ability to go beyond words in defining someone. My music library overflows into every music genre. My taste is not limited by any means. I can go from listening to the bubbliest of pop to death metal. I dislike those who choose to only indulge in certain areas of music (for example, EMO) because they feel that is the only genre that can express who they are. I find definitions of myself in everything from Journey to Joni Mitchell to Cake to Britney Spears to the Rolling Stones. Why stop in one section of the music store, when there are ten more aisles to go through?