What have they done to my Smurfs?!

Bombing Smufs for a cause. Another idyllic childhood ruined. I miss the Smurfs. Are they still on TV?

I miss my Barbies

I'm feeling nostalgic about my Barbies. I no longer have them. I outgrew them ages ago, but my parents kept them to give to my sister, who turns out is more of a tomboy than a girlie girl, so it was left untouched. It got move around a lot. My parents tried to find places to put it now that no one in our house no longer played with it.

I had loads of stuff for my Barbie. From a make shift house of cardboard, to bathroom sets complete with real running water, bedroom sets, desk sets, and tons of clothing fit for celebrities along with Emelda Marcos like collection of shoes. I was never more excited to see new accessories that I could add to my Barbie collection. My favorite aisle in the toy store was where pink greeted me.

It’s true that I outgrew my Barbies. But I’m a rat pack. I hate to throw things away no matter how useless they are to me know, how broken they are, or how unfixable they are. It didn't matter. I always thought I maybe I would want to play with them again. My possessiveness extends to all my belongings. Even though I've learnt to let out of my Barbies and other toys of childhood, I still had a certain attachment to them. I argued that nobody would care for my toys like I did. Nobody could love and nurture it like I had done for so long. Therefore, I had sole ownership no matter who owned it now.

A couple of months ago, my mom decided to give my Barbies to my cousins. I felt letdown by the decision when my possessiveness took over, and for a moment, I hated the idea of giving away something that I had for so long. She had every right to because I didn’t play with them anymore. Still, it hurt that I they won’t belong to me anymore. It hurt that my cousins won't know how much, and to what lengths, I would play with my Barbies. How I hated that someone else might now know how much I had cared for my toys or how much fun I had playing with them. They had never known that, and they can't appreciate my Barbies worth to me. I didn't want my Barbies to be just another toy to them. They meant so much to me, and I hoped that my Barbies means as much as to them as my Barbies were to me. My Barbies were like second friends to me. When I had girls come over, that's the main attraction. I had a whole bunch of Barbies we could play with.

Barbies were my friends. They became a connection back to my childhood. A place I think about often. (Usually, I think about how my inexperience with the world is astounding to me, now at 20.) It’s hard to finally cut that away from your life. My Barbies are gone; they are off to live in another countries, in another girl's life.

I wanted to be a planeteer

Cartoon Network | TV Schedule

OMG! I thought Captain Planet went off the air ages ago. This is the reason why I'm so interested in the environment. Silly as it sounds, it is the only reason I try desperately to reduce, reuse, and recycle. It is the reason I'm taking Environ Sci and Earth Sci. coolest. guy. ever! So suave (sigh). Gosh, CP just plain rules.
This is meant to educate kids about our environment. Thank God Cartoon Network decided to show it at 4:30 am central each morning because that's when kids will get the most out of it. Wait. Huh?

Anyways, I'm mighty glad it's still on the air.

know your inner smurf

Awww...such good times. It seems like I'm rediscovering all the cartoons I watched as a kid. Another one of my favorite cartoons. Here's a list of sites that should help you discover or rediscover the smurfs:

• Smurfs Official Website


• Smurf name generator


• Find your inner smurf

I remember I had smurf figurines. I wish I still had them. They were cool. Another cartoon that should be brought back.

eat some spinach and grow strong like Popeye

*image from Kings Features. click on comic for homepage*
Yippeee...I'm glad my childhood cartoons are resurfacing. It gives me a good feeling inside when people are still celebrating the things/events that made me happy as a child. So now, at least, I don't feel like my childhood was a waste.

Come on. Popeye just pure rocks. Don't forget Olive Oyl, Sweet'Pea, and Brutus.

So he turns 75 this year. Totally awesome.

The Ninjas are BACK!

COWABUNGA!
The most amazing thing happened. I was transported back into my childhood when I saw THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES on TV again.

It's about time. But I think this is the NEW AND IMPROVE version. What's with their eyes? Before the turtles were lovable creatures and now they have turned into dark and mysterious (and kinda creepy) super heroes. Plus, now April is a brunette. Ohhh...I get it. I've only seen one episode and not in it's entirety either, but I hope they still are still their-pizza-loving-self.

*Because the turtles are named after some of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance (I'm not sure about Donatello; doesn't reading that conjure up weird images? "Turtles" and "greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance."), it only makes sense that they would like pizza. Right? Came up with that all by myself :)

Plus, I loved their old theme song but all I can remember are the phrases if I remember correctly: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...So catchy, and ultimately, very effective! I was hooked, and I'm sure many young minds out there were too.

Images are TMNT Wallpaper from TMNT's website

Quotation of the Day:
Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.
--David T. Wolf