"Neets," Carmela said, "I hate to tell you this, but there's another dragon down there."

DEAD LAUGHING.

Day 17 - Your highs and lows of this past year

I would have to say my highs of 2011 have been the past two Saturdays: seeing the Mountain Goats in concert and having a fantastically successful date with Shane. My lows of 2011 mostly have involved me losing my temper or my patience.

Day 18 - Your beliefs

I believe that everyone has the right to be who they are without being bullied, harrassed, or assaulted because of it. I believe that if everyone just made the effort to live up to "treat others as you'd like to be treated" we'd have a lot fewer problems in the world. I believe Fred Phelps is going to burn in hell, even though I'm not sure if I believe in hell or not. I believe LOLcats are hilarious. I believe that I'm worthy of love. I believe that if every teenager was given a sex toy, teen pregnancy rates would plummet. I believe that it's not too late for humanity to reverse the course of the destruction we've wreaked on the earth, but I also believe it's not going to be easy and I don't know if I believe it will actually happen. I'd like to believe it. I believe that dragons are FUCKING AWESOME.

Day 19 - Disrespecting your parents

I decline. I love my parents and as much as I disagree with them on some very important things, I'm not going to talk shit about them just because some fucking meme tells me to.

Day 20 - How important you think education is

I think education is more important than the military and the amount of funding they get should be reversed. I'm disgusted by the mass layoffs of teachers in multiple states, and I'm terrified that my Pell Grant is going to be reduced and I'm going to have to take out even more loans to finish my BA. I'm not even sure I'll be able to afford grad school, so my aspirations to be a social worker might be out of my reach. I think the Regents exam system is a crying shame, and I don't think children are getting even remotely close to the education they need in public schools in this country.

Day 21 - One of your favorite shows