As I'm getting schooled on internet lingo on FB, Jess introduces a new one (MLIA [my life is average]) with a link to the website that it's based on. Those made my day! After reading depressing FML entries on the sister site and reading about the horrible death and murders and corrupt politics and snarky comments from jaded readers...i was beginning to feel a little desolate. But, a few entries on
http://mylifeisaverage.com/ made me laugh out loud and restored some warm fuzzy feelings. Sometimes you need that.
"Two days ago on Halloween, a little boy dressed as a spork came trick-or-treating at my house. After giving him candy, I saw him run to his parents, who were dressed as a fork and a spoon. MLIA"
"Today, I got distracted while walking across campus and walked into a pole. Embarrassed at first, I noticed a note on the pole that read "Don't worry, I still think you are a beautiful individual." Thank you understanding pole, thank you. MLIA"
"Today, I got back a test I had taken in history. I hadn't known the answer to one of the questions so, remembering an MLIA I read, I drew a ninja that protected the problem from the evil red pen. My teacher left me a note saying that he had spent 15 minutes looking for a non-red pen to defeat my ninja with. MLIA"
"Today, my brother came home complaining about some jerk that drove past him and threw pink glitter in his hair through the car window. As he left the room, I turned to see my dad hiding large pots of pink glitter, stopped when he spotted me, smiled and put a finger to his lips. I love my dad. MLIA"
"Today, I was talking with my grandma. She said she liked the song "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and that I should request it for my cousin's wedding. She then says, "It's by the band 'Blind Tiger', right?" My uncle replies, "You mean Def Leppard?" She then replies, "Oh, well I knew it was a disabled cat." I love my grandma. MLIA."
It's just like politics...it's easy to pay attention to whoever is screaming the loudest and most often -- extremists and headline grabbers. It's easy to miss the majority of the life that exists in the middle -- the little things that happen everyday that most take for granted. It's nice to read about the average person for once.
