Post of the Millennium

I made my way to the shelter, a large tent surrounded by vehicles and people, some in uniforms, and many, many more in the clothes of my culture.  I came to a stop, holding my 6 month old baby, and began waiting in that dreadful line.  People surrounded me, more getting in line behind me, but as long as the line was, it moved forward at a decent speed.  People shuffling forward, children playing with each other, adults looking somber, a baby screaming off in the distance.  My child, who had been sleeping for the entire walk from my house to the outskirts of the village, wiggled in my arms, rubbing his eyes, yawning, beginning to wake up.  He opened his eyes at me, and I smiled down at him, greeting him good morning and cooing at him as I progressed forward with the line.  A gurgle, then a whine, then sobbing, my child breaking down into tears, his cries echoing throughout the area.  I shushed and rocked my baby, but to no avail, his screams could not be calmed.  He demanded food, and I was to provide.  I could not, though, not at the moment.  More shuffling forward, and we reached the inside of the tent, the shade providing some comfort to him, and we continued our wait.  Finally served, I was granted a porridge of rice, meat and vegetables.  Quickly shoveling a few mouthfuls of food into my mouth, I lifted a bit of rice for him, and brought it to his mouth.  He ate feverishly, and I continued to feed him until I knew he was full and sleepy once more, and then helped myself to the remains.

About Lindsey 101

1.       I own about 200 Japanese comic books.

2.       I know how to knit, but only pearl and stitch.

3.       I hate winter. Viva la warmth.

4.       I take great pride in my zodiac, for some reason.

5.       I’ve wanted to learn Japanese since middle school.

6.       I’ve worn a Halloween costume to the mall when it wasn’t even close to being Halloween.

7.       My favorite game series is Kingdom Hearts.

8.       I really like the GONE series.

9.       I grew up with the Harry Potter movies.

10.   I’m the first openly gay person in my family.

11.   I’m the oldest of my generation.

12.   Whenever I watch a new show, I usually mentally marry one of the characters.  As of now, I have three husbands, and one wife.

13.   The first time I drove in my own car after I got my license I was flipped by a woman on her cell phone.

14.   I own one copy of all the Pokémon games.

15.   My bedroom walls are covered with posters.

16.   I refuse to play any Mario game unless it’s for the Super Nintendo.

17.   I am thankful for all the different things that can be made from potatoes.

18.   My favorite app is Cytus.

19.   I’ve participated in softball, basketball, and soccer, but only when I was a kid, I don’t like sports anymore.

20.   Out of my three family members who have Prolonged QT, I have not died once.

21.   My Patronus is a dolphin.

22.   My super power would be to heal people.  But flying would be cool too.

23.   The future scares me sometimes.

24.   My first job was at KFC, but I was let go at the end of my training period. 

25.   I still love mermaids.

26.   Barbie Farytopia and Mermadia are my favorite Barbie movies, closely followed by Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses, and Barbie as Rapunzel.

27.   I have no desire to have kids, and even getting married is up in the air.

28.   I didn’t get my license until my senior year.

29.   When I was little, I used to have a crush on David Bowie in Labyrinth.

30.   My favorite Pokémon is Sylvion.  

31.   My favorite Disney movie as a kid was The Little Mermaid.

32.   My mother and I both share the same zodiacs:  Year of the Bull and the Cancer.

33.   I really like giraffes.

34.   I’ve been to Japan on a two week trip.

35.   I once taught myself how to play the guitar, but quickly lost interest even though I was into it hardcore for several months.

36.   I know how to knit.

37.   I used to only buy two pairs of shoes a year: tennis shoes and sandals.  Now I’m trying to catch up with all the shoes I missed out on.

38.   I want long hair and short hair, want to keep my blonde hair but also want to dye it purple.

39.   I don’t think I’ll ever get a tattoo.

40.   I can draw cartoons very well.

41.   I wish I could see ghosts sometimes.

42.   My grandmother was a psychic, and she hoped I would be one as well.

43.   I always sleep in the fetal position in the winter, but in summer I sprawl out more.

44.   I want like, 10 dogs.

45.   I procrastinate a lot.

46.   I talk a lot, at some point I’m not even talking with someone, it’s just me talking to myself because the other person has tuned me out.

47.   Considering marrying a billionaire.

48.   I always wished I went to Hogwarts.

49.   I’ve been to Hawaii.

50.   My favorite type of tree is Willow.

51.   My favorite flower is Lily.

52.   I want a pet dragon.

53.   I enjoy the Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing games.

54.   I don’t like icing on cakes unless it’s cream cheese icing.

55.   I like making flan, but don’t like eating it.

56.   When I was in 2^nd grade, I wanted to change how my name was spelled, so I spelled it as “Lindzey” for about a month.

57.   I binge play The Sims.  I’ll play for a week straight, then never pick it up until 8 months later.

58.   Proud member of the “I’ve never titled my blog as ‘Welcome to my Twisted Mind >:D’ club.”

59.   I accidentally bought a gay anime porn magazine in Japan.

60.   I was on Japanese national television, but I was on an adrenaline rush and embarrassed myself.

61.   I used to be able to waddle exactly like a penguin when I was little, but now, not so much.

62.   I didn’t have my first crush until I was a sophomore in high school.

63.   I’m not allowed on roller coasters, but I go on anyway.

64.   I haven’t been sick since freshmen year.

65.   I used to really like Escape the Fate, but now I think they’re kinda silly…

66.   I get to listen to my brother’s stories of puberty, and how he’s ‘growing’.

67.   Animal Crossing calms me.

68.   I need like, 20 blankets to be warm when I try to sleep.

69.   When I first played Kingdom Hearts, I binged played it and logged about 72 hours on it before I finished it, all the extra hours spent on it was to unlock the extra ending.  Totally worth it.

70.   My favorite online MMORPG game is Fiesta Online.

71.   My least favorite cartoon is Family Guy.

72.   I am a feminist.

73.   I enjoy large hoodies, jackets, and sweaters.

74.   I like to read books in large trees in the summer.

75.   I really like the musk melon ice cream sold at oriental stores only.

76.   I think it would be cool, but terrifying, to sky dive.

77.   I was once grounded from scissors for cutting a hole in the screen of my window.

78.   I’ve been stung by a bee only once, on the knee.

79.   I’ve written embarrassing Naruto fanfiction.

80.   I hate having to read books for class.

81.   I wish there was an Eastern History class at Kickapoo.

82.   I drink a cup of tea every morning, with too much sugar and with too much milk that makes the tea too cold.

83.   I once spent $20 at one time on Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards.

84.   I always wanted to start collecting something, but I never got around to finding something cool enough to collect.

85.   I can eat so much ham in one night.

86.   After years of training, I can crack open crab legs perfectly and get all the meat out without leaving any inside the shell.

87.   I’ve eaten cow tongue and intestines before.

88.   I’ve eaten tomato flavored candy.

89.   I love apples with cinnamon.

90.   I’ve always wanted to make caramel apples, but never get around to doing it.

91.   I used to have a large collection of Pokémon cards, but I gave them away because I thought I was too old for them.  How wrong I was.

92.   I once tried to get into a car that I thought was mine.  With someone else in the car.

93.   When I was in middle school, I wanted my hair so long it could reach my hips.  Just like in the animes.

94.   I got my first cell phone when I was in 6^th grade, I started riding the bus to and from school, and we didn’t have a home phone.

95.   I think shrimp is overpriced.

96.   I wish I was more unique.

97.   I came out when I was a sophomore.

98.   I don’t like turkey stuffing.

99.   When I’m in the shower or going to bed, I think up a story in my head and continue it until I fall asleep.

100.                        I once forgot to put on sunscreen when volueentering, and was sunburned so badly the skin around my eye swelled up, but it was only on the right side of my face.

101.                        I want to teach English as a second language in Isesaki, Japan.