Teaching 'responsible' young people

Argh, we have a blog to run! I almost forgot it with everything going on these days. Oh and my time is running out, I have to go to sleep soon. This might be a quick, I have warned you know dear reader!

The thing I'd like to complain about is one of the other classes from my year group or whatever it's called. It's a sad fact that I still have PE, and it's even sadder that I have to 'work out' with another class which is filled with people I rather much dislike. I don't want to sound evil but they're simply not my kind of people. Anyway our teachers thought it'd be a could idea if everyone tried to teach each other (meaning the teachers don't have to do anything while the students teach). Because of this I had to sign up to be a teacher for a day and teach 20 people about the beautiful way of playing badminton. So I planned stuff. I taught my fellow-teachers how to play so we (four girls) could teach the rest of the team. Long story short it all started out okay. I taught them the basic ways of holding the racket and I taught them the rules. Everything was going as planned and after 40 minutes we had reached the last point of my to-do-list which was a game called Champion. It's a rather simple game really. You have to win a match (you play one ball) and if you win you move to the next court. If you win enough times you'll reach 'the top' where the Champion is standing. You have to beat him, get two points, and then you can call yourself the Champion. If you lose, you start from the beginning. Eitherway the other class decided that they wanted to start at all the courts, instead of starting at the first one because then they'd have to wait. Fine, I was angry with that decision but I lead them. Because they did say: "We're 18-19 years old, we know how to do that." And now dear reader, do you think they did? NO, they didn't. (They had no clue of what they're were doing, because they hadn't listen to my words). I was pissed so I had to call them together so that they could play it my way. I snapped at one of the annoying girls and they played it the way I wanted. Did it work? Yes, it did.

But what's my point with telling you all this? Well I'm disappointed. Oh and I was furious by the way. I yelled very loud the following (no translation, that'd just scare you of): "For helevede I ånssvage mennesker!" and then I kicked the wall of the gym. I realized my PE teacher was looking at me but she understood my fury so she promised she'd talk to them. But it still pisses me of (excuse my language) that people in the age of 18 or more doesn't respect each other. I had the teacher-role therefore they should at least try and listen. They know it's going to be their turn following week and I'm sure they'll go home as angry as me if they meet a group of students who doesn't give a flying cow about what you have to say.

So yes I'm disappointed. Very much. Disrespectful people. At least I can smile with the thought about that it wasn't my own classmates who acted this way. They actually listened to me - I'm forever thankful for that! Finally I think my anger has disappeared. What a relief. I might get some sleep now. That was all!

- Sille  

Feminism, a useless fight in today's society

Glob, it's been a while, almost a month, we took a kind of unplanned break from writing, but I believe it was deserved, seeing as we had gigantic assignments and Christmas preparations to take care of, and I travelled to the UK right after Christmas, and then there was the back to school stress... But, anywho, I declare us as back! And I'll kick things of with telling you a bit about feminism... (this is an assignment for my English class and I thought I'd share it here as well):

If a woman declares herself to be a feminist today she’ll get asked three questions: “Do you hate men?”, “So you don’t shave?” and “Are you a lesbian?”. I’ve personally been asked all of those questions, and it’s not just “the ignorant men” who ask, it’s everyone - because almost no-one in these times actually knows what it means to be a feminist.

Let me first tell you what feminism actually is and then we’ll look at what it means in today’s world. According to Oxford Dictionary feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. And personally I think this is a good definition - because what feminism is, is the belief that; that everyone is equal - not that women are better than anyone else. After having looked this more serious definition up I decided to see what Urban Dictionary had to say about the matter, and I found a lot of serious entries, obviously made by people who actually knew what they were talking about, but as I went through the pages it turned into “a bunch of women who are ugly and therefor hate men” or “ the belief that women are people and therefor it’s their right to criticize men for everything in history” - both of these images or of course completely wrong.

Of course it’s misguiding that it’s called “feminism” when it probably should be called “humanism”, because, first of all - everyone and anyone can be a feminist, to say that it’s only for women is to go against the equality feminism fights for.

Secondly, women can’t force men to make up for history, if we always had to consider what happened in the past, no-one could do anything anymore. Sure, through history “the white man” has created quite a mess, but we need to look at what we can do to better the future instead of focusing on what we could’ve done better in the past!

I do believe there’s a reason why the angry, hairy-legged feminist stereotype came to be. There are - as with all stereotypes - some people who are like that; there are the extreme-feminists who’ll tell you not to shave your legs, armpits or whatever or not to cook for “the man”. A thing that these women forget is, it’s our bodies, just like women shouldn’t let “the man” decide over their body and actions, no woman is to decide what other do with their bodies. I don’t wear make-up, because I don’t like doing so, but if I wanted to, I wouldn’t let some angry extreme-feminist tell me not to. And I cook dinner for my boyfriend, because I want to - and I know he’ll return the favour!

It’s funny really, that this group of angry “man-haters” are so busy telling others that they’re not “proper” women, when one of the things feminism fight for is that anyone who sees themselves as a woman is a “proper” woman, regardless of how they act or dress. The debate of gender versus sex is a completely different one, and it’s too complicated for me to go into at this moment.

Some might think there’s no need for feminism in our society, because we’re equal as it is. And here my inner feminist might shine through. It is true that women have the same rights as men in a lot of fields; women can vote and go to school just like men in most countries, in some fields women are actually taking over - just look at the more book-ish youth educations. But there are still a lot of fields where women aren’t equal, we still get paid less for the same jobs and there are more men in positions of power. Around the time of the local elections last year I was talking to a friend (who happened to be male) and we were discussing who we were voting for, and when I told him who I was planning on voting for he said “oh, because she’s a woman?” - and this shouldn’t be a question that needed asking, because I wasn’t voting for a candidate because of gender, I was voting for the one I considered best!

Just like it shouldn’t be the main focus what skin colour a politician has, their gender shouldn’t be important. Though it can be a bit hard to see how a group of old American men should be the ones deciding whether women should be able to have abortions.

You don’t have to be a woman to able to ask yourself questions like: “is it okay to rape?” or “is it okay to treat one group of society differently?” and as a normal human with the capability of logical thought you should be able to answer “no” as well.

We need feminism as long as it’s okay to over sexualize women. We need feminism as long as “she was asking for it” is still a reason to rape - this thought is both degrading to women, who should be allowed to dress however they want, and men who aren’t the kind of animals this way of thinking presents them as. Feminism is needed as long as I’m being told to sit down and be quiet, because women should not be loud and provoking the way I am.

Women like me might not have needed to fight their way out of the kitchen, but we have to fight every day with society’s expectations of our looks and behaviour.

Women are people and men are people, and if we stop nagging each other, we might just get along. Extreme feminists are just as sexist as the guys who tell women to get back in the kitchen.

Yeah, a long one, but oh well.

-Sidsel out

Busy and stuff

Oh yeah, it's that time of the year again but I'm not the mood for it - not at all actually. I had a now-we-make-lots-of-Christmas-food with my friends but after six hours of Christmas music we're almost dying. So I haven't really heard anything since, and that was, eh, the day before the 1st of December. Luckily  I've been able to buy all the gifts for my friends in good time - I even got one gift from the USA and another one from the UK. I seriously hope they're going to like them - otherwise I might keep them myself! (Okay maybe not).

Yeah this is not an interesting blog this week I've just been really busy with my SRP (that project-thingy Sidsel talked about) and I'm only halfway through it! Yes, we can all hear "Livin' on a Prayer" playing in the background. So I have to finish that before I'm able to enjoy any kind of Christmas. Oh and... I might be a slightly bit in love... Oh well, who knows! That's all for now, Sidsel and Camilla are coming over so I have to clean the kitchen before we can get any writing done.

Bye! 

The Queen Of Goodbyes

"And I was your silver lining
As the story goes
I was your silver lining
But now I'm gold"
That's how Rilo Kiley worded it in the song "Silver Lining", and it hits home for me, because though I've stated previously in another blog that I'm terrible at goodbyes, I'm also amazing at them.
That is, once I've decided it's really goodbye, when a person has hurt me one time too many, or I see that all we really do is fight about everything, I am out of there as fast as I can.
I've simply learned that saying goodbye is better than staying in an unhealthy friendship or relationship. I've been told that I'm cold-hearted before, and I get why it can be seen that way, but it's not how I see it myself (who would ever like to consider themselves as cold-hearted?) I'm really good at pushing people away, but at the same time I treasure the people that I keep in my life all that much more. Because I push away the people I consider bad for me, I only keep the people I think are good for me and those are the people I really value.
Anyone who knows me (and I think Cecilie can nod knowingly to this) will have known about my fights with people, they can be really rather bad and go on for a long time - you really don't want to get in a fight with me!
We all have our faults, and one of mine is my logical and slightly cold nature that makes me throw people out of my life because I'm not sentimental enough to keep someone who hurts me in my life.

- Sidsel out

Interview with Markus (Yes, another interview!)

Yes, I have done this before and I now I've done it again - I've interviewed a friend of mine and I didn't even have to force him to it. Enjoy!

Markus - and NO there doesn't exist a
(good) pic of both of us together.

 Are you ready?

I am!

Okay, can you start with telling us a bit about yourself?

I suppose I can. My name is Markus, I'm 18 years old. I live near Horsens in 2 different places because my parents are divorced. In my spare time I enjoy reading, playing games on my computer and watching movies and TV series. Vil du have mere/andet? (Translation: Do you want more/anything else?)

Speak English please otherwise people won't understand it!

Of course. I added that, because it wasn't intended to be printed, but rather for you to indicate whether I was doing it right.

Yes, but I'm a terrible interviewer so everything is going on the blog!

Woo!

But I'll take the next question. What's your passion in life?

My passion in life.  That's a tough question, because either I have many or I have none. I don't think there is any one thing that can be described as "My passion". I'm generally a relaxed guy who takes life one day at a time and try to enjoy it. Most of my spare time does go into my gaming habit though.

So your future dreams have something to do with games/gaming?

Well no, not really. Gaming is not my life. Gaming is something I do in my spare time, that I'd like to continue to do in my spare time. But I don't really have a "big dream" about it.

But do you have a big dream then?

I guess that would instead have something to do with physics. I plan to go to University and study physics. I'd really like a PhD.

Excuse me princess but I have to go watch julekalender (=Danish TV-show-thingy) with my family, I'll be back in half an hour!

Right-o, I'll be right here when you're back.

*30 minutes later*

Sorry about that, I'm back.

Welcome back, no need to be sorry.

Did you have anything else to add to that question?

Well, if I have a dream, it is to have a PhD, probably in physics, but I think that's it. I generally just want to enjoy life.

Lovely! Sounds like a plan! Let me see I think we got time to one more question. Could you tell the readers about how and when you first met me?

Well, I met Cecilie through Sidsel. We go to the same school, but not in the same class, whereas I'm in the same class as Sidsel. Since Sidsel and Cecilie were really good friends already, I got to know Cecilie by becoming friends with Sidsel

So you had no choice but spending time with me because of Sidsel? Hint: Now is the time to say something amusing to end the interview.

I have no idea if I had a choice, I just went with the flow and look where I ended up!

Aaah I see! Any last amazing comment?

Bowties are cool?

Fezes are cool!

We're all cool!

The End 

Old friends

I recently started talking to a group of my old internet-friends, we haven't talked for around 2 and a half years and talking to them all again seemed just as natural as back then, and I guess that's how it is with some people, they might not be your best friends but you have a good connection and you can talk about anything. And even if you spend a long time apart you can get right back to talking and having fun. On the other hand you can have friends you see and talk to every day and yet never have that emotional connection.
I know it sounds really cheesy, I personally don't think "soulmates" is a thing, but I believe there's people with personalities we match with.
But you can also grow from each other, it can happen in friendships as well as relationships, if your personalities grow to be so different they no longer fit together, you simply grow apart.

I know this is a short one, but I'm completely ruined after a night out yesterday.

- A tired Sidsel out

Yearbook-thingy

Oh yes, we already have to write the pages to our yearbook even though we don't graduate till next year. Of course I'm going to edit it (someone has to take some responsibility) so I've already read the rough draft to my page. Some people might say that I shouldn't read it before I get it in the book form, but seriously I don't really care and I want to make sure that my friends only write 'nice' things about me. But because I'm such a nice person I decided to share this draft with you guys. There'll be no explanation because it probably won't exits anyway! Here goes:

Nickname: Sille and Michael

Characteristics: She is very quiet, calm, smart and sweet. And then she is pretty hot.

Motto: "Piv" and "Easily amused,  easily confused."

Will be remembered for: Her perverted mind (which we can thank Mie for) and for how generous she is. She will be remembered for her sweet hamster-sounds. At last she will be remembered for not washing her salad.

Biggest blunder: To become friends with Camilla and Mie - they have filed her brain with perverted thoughts and evil plans.

3 things she would bring to a deserted island: Books, her salad (WHICH ISN'T WASHED) and Hugh Jackman's naked chest.

10 years from now: Cecilie has become the new J. K. Rowling and writes long fantasy-books. She has bought the entire coast road in Aarhus, where her nearest friends and family have moved in. She is married to Hugh Jackman's naked chest. They have three kids and the hamster Hemming. If she does not break through as the new Rowling, then she'll 'just' write erotic books like "Once you go Mie, you never go back!" She has also gotten a part of Mie's company "Build-a-dil'o" which is the world's erotic answer to "Build-a-bear."

The advice from the class: You can do it! You are a hot lady, and don't let anyone tell you different. Believe in yourself and jump into life with both legs, no matter if it's the private life or your profession.

I hope you enjoyed this, my translation is probably not that good, but hopefully it will do. Bye!