Crayons, Cliches, and Chocolate

You know what I realized today? I miss being a child and the thrills that come along with it. I miss getting excited about almost nothing, like waking up early to watch Arthur or Clifford. I miss being homework free, responsibility free, drama free, etc. But most of all, I miss the fact that even though I stayed home a lot, there was ALWAYS something to do! I remember having a whole drawer full of coloring books that would keep me busy for hours, along with my incredible collection of crayons (all mostly broken in half I might add). My mom would come home with a new box every now and then; I would practically hug her to death as I clenched my new prized possession. I sure miss those days.

You know what else I realized? There are so many expressions/cliches in the English language that make completely NO SENSE…whatsoever. Here are some of them:

“I’ve been working like a dog” –
Maybe back in the days when dogs had to make themselves useful so people wouldn’t eat them, this phrase would actually make some sense. We feed them for not working – and that sounds nothing like our jobs. If I worked like a dog, I would lay around all day, occasionally sniffing this and scratching that, get up once in a while to eat, or otherwise sleep some more. Does this sound laborious to you? Ha, I don’t think so!

“He’s going to eat us out of house and home!” –
Ok, I understand that if someone literally didn’t stop eating, eventually the cost of all the food would cause them to miss mortgage payments and lose their house to the bank. So the “eaten out of house” part I get. But the home too? Can someone really eat so much that it breaks up the bonds of the family? I’m gonna say no.

“It is what it is.”-
This just has such a cop out feel to it! If that’s all you have to say, please just don’t talk.

"And that's the way the cookie crumbles" –
HA! Not if you eat chips ahoy soft cookies! Besides, who would want to eat the regular chips ahoy cookies now that they have soft ones? I say no one.

“It’s like comparing apples and oranges” –
Why is it wrong to compare apples and oranges? They are both practically the same thing...what’s the big deal? Apples come in more varieties and cost less. Oranges are better for juice and taste better. Which one do I like better? Oranges. There, I compared them.
Now if you really want a challenge, try comparing apples to something like, a hole puncher. That’s a tough one.

“It’s raining cats and dogs” –
This just dosnt make any sense. Ever try saying this in front of a child? Their puzzled expressions say it all. If you insist on using animals to compare how hard it’s raining, try to be a bit more creative? Go with something like. “Its raining Aardvarks and Javan Rhinos!” Although, that may be a bit hard to roll off the tongue.

If you come up with any more, I'd love to hear them! :P

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As for the rest of my day, it was simply FABULOUS :)

-Apart from it being Friday, it was 65 degrees outside as of 2:00pm, with no clouds in sight(:
-I found out that one of my art pieces won an award in our districts art show!
-I finally aced a Spanish test.
-I lowered my best mile time of 8:43 down to 6:30…woohoo! :D
-I spent 2 hours after school with some of my favorite people in the world: Chrissy and Marissa.

Let’s just hope for an equally-fabulous weekend :P

Oh, and my latest obsession? --- Andes Chocolate Mints :) Individual, foil-wrapped, bite-size pieces of heaven.