S H A N E L E

it's the only city in the world that celebrates beans.

Driving less than 80 on the Freeway is unacceptable.

Southside Tracy is actually in the middle.

A $10 Mexican dinner at La Villa is "fine dining."

youve partied at the haystacks!

Tap water tastes like crap. Country well water tastes even worse.

People you are scared to see go to the "Great Plate" and fight each other every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

you know that the byron and banta inn are haunted.

You say "HELLA" and "HECKA" a lot.

People put 22 inch rims on ANYTHING!

Everybody hates "Ryder" of the TPD.

you've had a thai chicken salad fromt he thais cafe.

Tracy is becoming the NEW BAY AREA, since everyone from there moves here

Wearing Red or Blue can get you shot.

You can easily get lost in one of the many new housing developments.

People break out coats when the temperature drops below 70.

Its either Applebees or Chevy's, but you choose Chevy's since they give you free chips with your drink.

You hear flash flood or flooding on the news and don't even flinch.

The best restaurants in town start with "El" or "Los."

Drivers think a red light is just a suggestion.

You refer to Target as "Tar-jay."

You go to Costco on Sunday for the free food samples.

You drive just as fast on a sunny day in June as a dark foggy day in
December.

Our hills are always on fire, and are nice and black all summer.

Someone decided to build a mall and outlet here, then told every overweight person to be there every evening and weekend.

It's called "I-5" not "the five."

We have the fattest kids.

The rest of us whiz by at 50 on Grantline and laugh at all the people on the 205 who are stuck in traffic.

A dilapidated 150 year old 3-bedroom house with no running water goes for $450,000. (and everyone knows someone in "real estate")

You might be an A's or Giants fan, but pretty much everyone hates the Dodgers or the Angels.

Everyone has seen or met MC Hammer, and knows where he lives.

Mc Donald park = red shirts, red nike cortez, and cops chasing teenagers.

Tracy- What a place to be!

You have partied at the strip before!!

Truth.
Current mood: ashamed
I've been thinking a lot lately. I mean, more than usual. I'm always thinking but it's normally about something selfish. And I realize that. And this is my point. People.

We need to stop being so selfish. I don't need to read the newspaper to figure out that this generation is by FAR the most selfish, and materialistic of all in history. I kid you not. Look around. Virtually everything around you is based on appearence.

Isn't that sick? Don't think so? Are you one of those people that goes around, flaunts their money and says ' PSH I don't care. Whatever happens happens blah blah blah'?
Wow, well. Think about what all this selfishness and greed leads to. It's all connected to our problems of the present.

No one cares that our government is completely corrupt; full of liars and greedy politicians who could give a damn less about the people they're are supposed to be representing. It's all about personal gain. And this kills me inside.

I refuse to sit back and watch the people of my age group grow to suffer in a world of chaos. Because this is where it is going.
I could go down and list all the things that we're fucking up on, but that doesn't even concern me the most. It all leads down to one thing.

We need to start caring.


People. Please. Think about this. Why are we letting global warming continue to take it's toll and pretend it doesn't exist?
Why do we seemingly KNOW what's going to happen if we don't take responsibility as a dominant race of human beings on this earth and SAVE OUR PLANET?
Why do we continuelly use ridiculous excuses to go into other countries and try to 'democratize them' and act like we're helping them, when everyone; even THEY know, we are always getting something out of it. They just don't say anything because they need us.
Why, people, WHY. Why does our government in particular choose to ignore its own people and wait for something to happen; waiting for our economy to fix itself; wait for it to get itself out of billions of dollars of debt; waiting for the things we know we could fix and work on; that would save more lives, to just somehow disappear and move on to the things that affect us much more?
Why do our supposed representitives lie and tell us they are 'protecting us' at the cost of personal privacy and breaking its own laws, or creating new ones to support the mayhem they indulge?
Why is our government turning slowly from a democracy to something more like a dictatorship in the last one HUNDRED years?
Why do we know this,
and do absolutley, NOTHING?

And one more question.

Why is it, that I, a 14 year old average teenage girl that adults would say is 'just a child', know more and has the courage to SAY more than more than half of the population of adults and teens in it's country alike?

Why.

We need to stop putting things off and pretend things aren't happening, because people, it WILL eventually happen, and by the time you understand that, it will be way too fucking late. And all your excuses will bite you in the ass.
Not just you, but everyone. EVERYONE in the world.
I'm not trying to bullshit you, or scare you, but this is the honest to god truth, and if you sit there and shake your head and find and argument to everything I've said, you are totally blind.
If that is what the human race has come to, maybe we deserve to all die.

But even that is selfish, for we would be killing more than just human bodies here.

It takes more than complaining on myspace,
more than giving away your money,
more than listening to media rant,
more than just knowlege.



It takes the courage, ability, and integrity to stand up, speak up, and DO something about it.


If you're potentially one of these people.
Let me know.
Because We need to stick together; times are coming.
Fast, my friends. And it's going to be one hell of a ride..

Yes, I did write all of this myself.
And I deeply thank you for taking the time to read this,

Shanele.

1. Don't tell us when you think other girls are hot.
2. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
3. If you don't act like soap-opera guys, don't expect us to dress like Victoria Secret models.
4. Mark anniversaries on a calendar.
5. There is no such thing as too much spooning.
6. Just because you L the C doesn't mean we have to S the D.
7. This is how we see it . . . Don't callDon't Care.
8. Which also means that if we don't call, take the hint.
9. We like you to be a little jealous . . . but overly possessive is not necessary.
10. Putting things in our butt does not turn us on.
11. Return favors: we massage, you massage; we go down, you go down; we shave, you shave (and not just your face).
12. Foreplay is not an option . . . its a prerequisite.
13. We're allowed to be late . . . you are not.
14. Eye contact is key.
15. Don't take longer to get ready than we do.
16. Laugh at our jokes.
17. Three words . . . honesty, honesty, honesty.
18. Girls can be groupies. Guy groupies are stalkers.
19. We never have to wonder if your orgasm was real.
20. Do not start with us. You will not win.
21. Would you like it if a guy treated your sister that way? We didn't think so.
22. If you ask nicely, we usually answer the same way.
23. We will never have enough clothes or shoes!
24. We have an excuse to act bitchy at least once a month.
25. Open the door for us no matter where we are . . . even at our house and getting into the car.
26. We love surprises!
27. We liked to be kissed softly, not with an iron tongue.
28.Pay attention to the little things we do, because they mean the most.
29. Boxers and maybe boxer briefs sometiems . . . NEVER whitey-tighties, NEVER!
30. Clean your room before we come over.
31. Always bursh your teeth before you see us . . . a fresh mouth and white teeth are a necessity.
32. When we use our teeth it means that you suck at going down on us, so we are just returning the favor.
33. Even though you are sometimes insensitive and hurt us, we still love you with everything we are.
34. Hit it and quit it, because later I'll be with you're best friend and he lasts for hours.
35. Don't act hard around your friends because I won't make you hard tonight.
36. Sometimes "NO!" really means "NO!"
37. "Wife Beaters" are not an adequate form of fashion.
38. If we wanted to be on video tape, we'd be a porn star not your girlfriend.
39. Sensitive guys are great . . . but crying more than we do in a movie just isn't right.
40. Don't let ex-girlfriends cause drama, relationships are stressful enough.
41. It takes a special kind of stupid to forget birthdays.
42. Guys who are good cuddlers satisfy a woman.
43. "Fat Chicks" have feelings too.
44. Silent treatment, shoulder shrugs, tears, yelling and nasty looks all add up to . . . YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG!
45. If you are not a good dancer, please be self-aware.
46. Just because a girl doesn't pick up on the first ring doesn't mean she's not waiting by the phone.
47. You don't have to spend a lot, if it means a lot.
48. DONT SAY YOU LOVE ME ENLESS YOU MEAN IT!!!!!
49. Don't lie to us . . . we will catch you.
50. When the girls get together, we talk about EVERYTHING. Meaning my best friend know everything about you.

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