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Meme Because I Don't Got Nothing Else

January 10, 2008 1:54 AM

lright, I'm going to do this meme, mostly because the most interesting thing I can think of to write about tonight is the hammer that's sitting in the middle of my floor. Right where I walk all the time. Why is it there? I don't know. How long has it been there? For as long as I can remember? When am I going to move it? Probably when I move out. And those, despite my best efforts into turn the hammer into an interesting post that reveals something about myself, are the most interesting things I can say about the hammer. So here's the meme. It's supposed to be about how privileged (read:spoiled) you are. The things that are true about me are in bold.

1. Father went to college.
2. Father finished college.
3. Mother went to college.
4. Mother finished college.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children's books by a parent.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18. I guess taekwondo. I also took violin and saxophone classes when I was in elementary school, but they were at school, so I don't think they matter.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18.
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs.
16. Went to a private high school.
17. Went to summer camp.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them. When I originally filled this out, I read an implied "before you were 18" thing into it, which would have made my originally leaving it nonhighlighted correct. However, as NT is All In pointed out, there is no such restriction, so I've amended it to be correct: my mom is solely responsible for me driving around in a car as awesome as the seXterra.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house. My mom actually managed to buy two houses on adjoining lots, one for her and me and one for my grandma. But it was Nogales, and property values there suck. And my family also lived in trailers when I was really young.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
25. You had your own room as a child. The house I grew up in had four bedrooms but only two people lived in it, so it worked out really well.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18. There was a phone jack in my room. I don't really think this is a big deal.
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16. I flew to California to see family several times and once to Boston for a school trip. However, I also went from Nogales to LA on a Greyhound once, and that was definitely not a mark of privilege.
31. Went on a cruise with your family.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. I had no idea how much anything cost when I was a kid. Subsequently, I do not understand the value of the dollar.

So, there you go.

Oh, and I got this one from Lily Graypure.



6 Comments


TheExpat said:

Well, I'm spoiled. This meme-thing has maybe five things on it I can't put in bold. Is there any rating system? If so, I guess I'll settle down in whichever is the "Little Lord Fuckpants" category.

January 10, 2008 10:47 AM



NT Is All In said:

Cuz, I'm going to have to out you a bit. If my facts are right, your mom bought you the "seXterra", right? You should at least highlight 98% of No. 21. I gotta admit that the trailer park was cool though. Not really. I remember going there as a youngster and my friend clogging grandma's toilet. Shit and piss-water filled grandma's bathroom floor. Apparently my friend ruined a quilt that grandma made. It was hilarious for everyone..well maybe just me. I doubt that my friend, your mom, my dad or grandma were too happy, but I thought it was the best thing since Howard the Duck. Don't ask me why, but I thought Howard the Duck was hilarious when I saw it at the theatre. I know now that it sucks, but I thought it was dope back in the day. Anyway, don't front like your mom didn't buy you that car. Her feeling might get hurt if she is reading your blog.

January 11, 2008 2:24 PM



Ismael Tapia II said:

NT,
You're completely correct about the car. I didn't mean to pretend like anything else was the case. It's just that, when I was going through the list originally, for some reason I thought that it asked whether they had bought me a non hand-me-down car during high school. As you know, I drove the Mustang in high school which, while completely bad-ass, had been owned by mom for over twenty years at that point. So, I've gone back and highlighted that entry because, well, it was a mistake not to highlight it in the first place.

Also, I think I've heard that story about your friend. Or maybe there was another story involving you and your friend. I don't remember. What would be interesting, however, would be to see you fill out the list for yourself. You game?

January 11, 2008 3:52 PM



NT Is All In said:

Glad that I could help the accuracy of your list. Below is mine. I will spell the numbers that apply to me.

1. Father went to college.
2. Father finished college.
3. Mother went to college.
4. Mother finished college.
Five. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
Thanks to you.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children's books by a parent.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18.
Twelve. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively.
We rule!!
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18.
Fourteen. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs.
I thank my brother everyday for dropping out of high school and not having college costs.
Fifteen. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs.
16. Went to a private high school.
17. Went to summer camp.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18.
Nineteen. Family vacations involved staying at hotels.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18.
Twenty-one. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
Twenty-three. You and your family lived in a single-family house.
Twenty-four. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
Twenty-five. You had your own room as a child. The house I grew up in had four bedrooms but only two people lived in it, so it worked out really well.
I got my own room when I was 14.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18.
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college.
Thirty. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16.
To visit my awesome cousin in Arizona.
31. Went on a cruise with your family.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.

That was relatively painless.

January 11, 2008 7:04 PM



(Not so) Starving Student said:

I answered yes to almost all of them. Lot of good that did me. Dad is in jail now and mom OD'd.

January 11, 2008 7:35 PM



Lily said:

I am pretty spoiled compared to you. Seems my plan of showing how I'm not that spoiled has kind of backfired.

January 12, 2008 5:06 PM



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