Chuck Taylors and The Pillows

Patriotism

Since a few day ago was Independence Day, I felt it would be a good time to blog about my feelings on Patriotism recently. As long as I can remember I have been pretty patriotic. I used to were American Flag stuff all the time, I just loved the country. I could tell that because of this, people thought I was a little dorky. That is, until 9/11. This is when something that I loved but everyone else thought was "dorky" became cool. I couldn't stand the fact that people who would not even stand up to say the pledge would proudly display the American flag on their vehicle. It was so hypocritical, why do people have to be that way. I decided that I didn't want to be mistaken for being a member of "that crowd," so I retired my American flag T-Shirts and my blue jean shorts I worked a whole night decorating red, white, and blue for spirit week. I'm kinda glad this all happened, because I now am able to experiment and find my own fashion sense, without all the red, white, and blue. I really am coming into my own, with my now punky fashion. I don't want to say thank you to the terrorists, but I want to say thank you to the conformists. Thank you for not having a personality of your own, and following the mold, which I agreed long ago not to follow. Til' next time, Later Days!