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my mother's mother's father immigrated to the u.s. from sweden about 50 billion years ago.
if there is one thing i believe, it's that nothing is more important than undestanding who our ancestor's were and where they came from, because it is their influence and not the touch and feel of cotton that make up the fabric of our lives.
for example, because of my swedish mother's mother's father, i pronounce "ya" as "yaw".
and i'm the poster child for passive aggression.
because if there is one thing i believe, it's that you should never admit to being annoyed or angry with someone. no matter what. in fact, you should probably never admit to being annoyed or angry with anything. whether animate or no.
for example, i keep track of the books i read in my journal and i rate them on a scale from1-4 stars so that in the future i'll know which ones are worth reading again. however, i've yet to give a book less than 3 stars because that would seem harsh.
and even though i vowed to take the black eyed peas off the "favorite music" portion of my profile the next time i heard "my humps", when the time came i couldn't do it.
because if there is one thing i believe, it's that "let's get it started" is one of the best dance party songs in the history of the world. and those who have a love of "the dance" need to show loyalty to good dance songs in the continuing effort to stomp out the lame ones.
for example, we should twist and shout, beat it, and fight for our right to party as often as possible.
otherwise we'll be overrun with oops i did it agains and my milkshake bringing boys to the bar.
and if there is one thing i believe, it's that songs like that make my swedish mother's mother's father roll over in his grave.