Courtesy of Cosmo’s leading lady Kate White and some unknown marketing company that have polled 1,001 women on the meaning of their lives, we now have classifications about what type of 20-something we are!

Because thank God, I was wondering where I fit in to the world.

Are you a “Go for it Girl” that knows what she wants and won’t settle for less? Are you a “Restless Explorer”, someone who is just “indecisive” aka reformed slacker?

Are you a “Pleasure Seeker” that thinks girls just want to have fun? Or are you a “Housewife Hopeful” that just wants to pop out well-mannered babies?

Oh, the choices! The decisions! I just can’t decide! Read More »

There is a video of me as a little girl where I am pretending to be She-Ra.

Of course, my sister had already done her She-Ra skit but I wanted to be just like her, so I put on the plastic dress and the plastic mask, ran out onto my grandparents porch and said “For the honor of Grayskull, I am She-Ra.”

Then I made some flying noises, ran in a circle and quickly exited our makeshift stage.

I always wanted to be She-Ra.

She had (according to Wikiepdia) “the archetypical female traits of kindness, compassion, and a soft-spoken manner” but she also had “bravery and perseverance in the face of danger. As well as the super-human strength and stamina shared by He-Man after his transformation, She-Ra had additional skills in her changed form. These include a healing touch and telepathic communication with animals.”

Of course I wanted to be like She-ra. She kicked ass.

But when I was in kindergarten my best friend was always She-Ra and made me be her sidekick, Perfuma. Since I had the Perfuma action figure, that made perfect sense to her stuck up ass. Even as a five year old, she was a total bitch.

Maybe that’s how I always felt, the sidekick to everyone: my best friend, my big sister. Which is why I developed such a perfectionist complex at such a young age. Read More »