Buh-bye decade

So it has come to the end of the year and more importantly the end of a decade. Wow. In 2008 I was much more prolific with my blog writing. Of course, in 2008 boys had not quite come to terms with the fact that they are the new girls. Maybe 2009 was the year of acceptance for boys=girls. Maybe the last ten years lead up to the 2009 climax of boys becoming girls? I'd like to think my blog created a real-world discussion about the subject, but anyway...
I've been reading lots of top 10 lists for the year. None have been particularly memorable to me. I was considering putting one together of my own, but I can only think of random things to put on my list. In fact, here is my list of 10 random things from the past year:
1. "Where the Wild Things Are" was turned into a movie that I didn't see.
2. Everyone was talking about Balloon Boy for like a week.
3. Some idiot tried to blow up a plane but only succeeded in making flying more of a pain in the ass for everyone else.
4. Lady Gaga was EVERYWHERE.
5. Tiger Woods was outed as an adulterous man-whore.
6. I bought a house.
7. Some guy came up with a horrific way to combine pie and cake and called it a Cherpumple.
8. Lots and lots of places went out of business including the Pita Pit across from my office. I loved that place!
9. Obama gave people money for buying cars and houses, which was awesome! I think it will come back to bite us though...
10. People pretty much stopped using the term "bromance".
There you have it. My completely random (and useless) list for the past year. I hope your year was better and more memorable than my list. As for the next 10 years, I'm hoping for more money, more peace, more fun and more men (as opposed to boys=girls)! Happy New Year Everyone!

Boys and Hello Kitty

I found an article the other day that discussed the existance of a Hello Kitty airplane (which is awesome) and sent the article to a girlfriend of mine. She, in turn, sent it to her boyfriend who was “creeped out” by it. His comment got me thinking: does it matter what a boy thinks about Hello Kitty since she is so obviously a girl thing? I bet you can guess what the answer to that question is: HELL YES it matters!
I like Hello Kitty. I'm not a fanatic or anything, but I do own a Hello Kitty t-shirt and a sundry of knickknacks that were gifts from loved ones. So being as I’m not a Hello Kitty nut, and I can appreciate the hilarity that is the Hello Kitty Hell blog, why would I care what a boy thinks of said Kitty? The answer is simple: a boy’s feelings about Hello Kitty reflect on his overall view of the world. Allow me to illustrate in broad generalizations (as I am known to do):
1. If you are a boy who likes Hello Kitty: awesome! This means you appreciate frivolity, and girls, and things that exist for the sake of happiness and entertainment.
2. If you are a boy who has no feelings about her: This means you are not interested in girly things because you are too busy watching football and/or scratching your boy parts. I’m fine with this stance on the Kitty. I have complained ad nauseum about boys acting like girls. Not caring about Hello Kitty means you are at least being a boy about it.
3. If you are a boy who does not like/are creeped out by Hello Kitty: This can mean several things:
a. You do not think there should be joy in the world.
b. You have noticed that Hello Kitty makes girls happy and since you have not made any girls happy, you are slightly jealous of her.
c. You hate all things cute. You probably also hate girls, puppies, chocolate, presents, everything listed in the song “My Favorite Things” sung by Julie Andrews.
What's not to like about a Japanese cat whose whole purpose in life is to look cute? Nothing, that’s what. I am suspicious of any boy who spends any time actively disliking or being scared of a super cute girly icon. Being scared of the Kitty may ultimately mean you’re scared of girls. I have no sympathy for boys who are scared of girls. Grow a pair, seriously.