Comments on: Bend My Mind in Half

By: tori

tori — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:13:17 +0000

I keep all kinds of mental notes of what I want to remember to do or not do when I am old. Sadly I imagine that by the time I am actually old, I’ll either have forgotten all these rules I made for myself or won’t give a crap because I’ll be so happy I made it to whatever age that I feel like I can do whatever I want.

By: lizgwiz

lizgwiz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:28:16 +0000

It’s my parents that are the worrywarts. My mother is always calling me to say she just heard about (random violent incident in my general part of town) on the news, and to be careful driving home!

Ironically, I now live in the “bad” part of town, and nothing has ever happened to me. I lived in a “fashionable” neighborhood for 10 years and my car was broken into ALL the time.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:30:49 +0000

I found out the last time I was home that my dad is a member of the NRA. When I asked why, he went into this weird, misguided rant about how everybody’s got a gun, but they’re not going to hurt you if YOU’VE got a gun, so we all need guns. Or something like that. Frankly, I was too busy wondering how I was related to that man to absorb the finer points of his argument. My parents live in a rural area outside a town of 3,000. They often leave their door unlocked all day and all night. Yet they probably worry about “gang bangers,” too. Sigh.

By: meggypoo

meggypoo — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:33:46 +0000

My Grandma (who was the last of my grandparents to “go”) used to be convinced that I was going to drown in my parents swimming pool, and would sit outside for hours guarding me against myself. It’s noteworthy that I was 16 AND a competitive at the time, and had been since age 5. Ironically, she weighted all of 90 lbs., so I’m sure she could have dragged my wet ass of a pool… NOT.

If we end up old and single, you can worry about the cold cuts and if they were left out too long, and I can smoke huge cigars on the porch and yell at the passing children.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:53:13 +0000

I am an enormous scaredy cat. Conor blames my obsessive Law & Order consumption.

By: lostinutah

lostinutah — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:39:12 +0000

It does seem a bit violent here compared to what I’m used to. But it’s bigger and I’m sure nothing compared to L.A.

I walked through part of Oakland at midnight once (after a Paul McCartney concert at UC Berkley, getting to the BART station). I freaked a little when I saw the city limits sign, but it was beautiful and very safe. You do hear things that make you think you’ll get shot if you so much as step into Oakland.

Went to Jack London Square in March and had lunch – it was awesome. I like Oakland.

By: The Grunt

The Grunt — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:11:00 +0000

Those “gang bangers” are called the bishop’s, high council men’s, and stake president’s sons, and for everything that they get into their dads get them out of.

I think I will worry when I get older. What else is there to do, piss my pants?

By: citystreams

citystreams — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:14:50 +0000

Bwah ha haha! I love that she made you call him on the way to the party because she saw a fire and he might be worried while watching the news and then SURE ENOUGH he was worried and watching the news! Too funny. Great post.

The fact that you’re worried about becoming old and worried does not bode well. Does it? Kidding. Haha!

By: Gwen

Gwen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:54:12 +0000

Sadly it’s my parents (already!) who call every time they hear on the news that something bad happened in St. Louis. One time they called to warn me about a rapist who was scaling houses and getting in 2nd story windows. I wasn’t home when they called and their level of fear was so high that it got to me and I was afraid to go home.

By: ubermilf

ubermilf — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:51:24 +0000

I have heard people say the most ridiculous things imaginable about what a “dangerous” neighborhood or school or person is.