Basics: My name's Sarah, though most people on the internet call me Carts. I'm alright with either c: I'm an 18-year-old female (if you...couldn't already tell xD), a freshman in college, and an Accounting major. I'm black...although people on and offline tell me I don't act it. I'm the creator of this site and I made it so I could have a place to organize and keep all the info about my original stories and characters. I have a terrible memory....I'm one of those people that's guaranteed to forget anything I don't write down, hence a big part of why I made this site.
Personality: As far as my personality goes....I'm really...extremely shy...a textbook introvert; I've been that way all my life, and all through my school years I've never stopped hearing things like "oh you're so quiet" and "come on Sarah, loosen up a little" and "Sarah doesn't seem to participate a lot in class discussions" and things like that. Honestly it got annoying after awhile...people feeling like they have to inform me of my personality year after year after year, like somehow I might not already be aware of it myself. I just...never really have had much to say, and when I do, I usually keep it to myself. I have a really hard time just..opening up and even talking to someone let alone trying to make a friend out of them....for the most part, I tend to keep my mouth shut and keep to myself...and I avoid other people as much as I can. Social situations really get to me....I always get fidgety and nervous around lots of people and it makes me feel stupid because I never know what to say in a conversation and I always seem to end up saying the wrong thing or just...feeling like a complete idiot. I'm sure I have some kind of social anxiety. I don't trust people and it takes...a lot...for me to even start to open up to someone let alone think of them as a friend (as opposed to an acquaintance)....and I don't have very many people that I consider as friends...hell..I could probably count them all on one hand. I hate getting up in front of people or having people pay much attention to me...I always feel like they're looking down on me and judging me...although...I do my best not to care about what anyone thinks of me.
I try and avoid arguing with people..I don't like it..I'd honestly rather just get along. Agree to disagree...I have my opinions, you have yours, if they're different, that's just fine with me. I try to respect other people's opinions...as long as those opinions aren't being shoved down my throat. I hate when people try and force their views on you...there's nothing wrong with people thinking differently from each other; have your viewpoints and let other people have theirs.
I'm not really like most girls my age; I hate going shopping, I'll make any excuse in the book not to attend a party, and I don't have, or want, a boyfriend or a BFF. I guess I don't really believe in true love or true friendship....as sweet as both of those ideas sound...I wish I did. I'm a total little kid at heart, I LOVE Disney movies and Tinkerbell and I want to do up my room in a Pixie Hollow theme. I love stuffed animals, and I am hopelessly addicted to playing my Nintendo DS. xD I'm aware that I'm an 18-year-old college student, but I don't care...I don't think age should set requirements for what a person can like.
As far as religion goes, yes I am a Christian, but no I don't make it a point of matter to ram my beliefs down people's throat and go around damning everyone to hell...I hate people who do that. Maybe I don't fit the Christian stereotype anymore than I fit the teenage girl stereotype...but I don't have a problem with a lot of the things most Christians seem to take up issues against. I respect and accept other people's beliefs, religious or otherwise, as long as those beliefs aren't dangerous or harmful in any way. I fully support gay rights and I don't think that love should be defined by something as shallow as gender...love is love and if two people genuinely, truly care about one another, than neither gender...nor race or age, should have anything to do with it.
Interests: I love to create stories; I guess you could say I've got an over-active imagination, (interpret that however you want) I'm always coming up with new story ideas and new characters and working with my existing ones to make them (I hope) better, I think it's a lot of fun. My stories and characters are extremely close and personal to me and like my own...feelings and such, I'm usually hesitant to share them.
As I mentioned before, I'm a big kid inside and I adore Disney movies, especially the animated ones. The Lion King is my absolute favorite, followed closely by Tinkerbell, Enchanted and some of the other 2-D "older" Disney films like The Fox and the Hound (I weep every time I watch it), Oliver & Company, Beauty and the Beast, and Hercules. I love how so many Disney films have these fun songs and such a sweet way of portraying romance; I always feel happy after watching them. c: My favorite vacation spot on Earth is Disneyworld....I love it and I think it really is the happiest place on Earth, whether you're 8 or 18.
I also love the idea of learning a new language. I took Spanish in high school and I hope someday I can continue on with that and become fluent. It's such a beautiful language and I think it would be such an incredible thing to be able to speak and understand it. If I ever master Spanish, I'd love to learn also either French or Italian, two other languages that I think are just beautiful. It'd be nice to learn some about their cultures too, as well as those of other countries. I went to Europe once for two weeks in the summer, and I really hope that someday, I'll have the chance to go again. I'd love to be able to go back with a more open mind this time and really learn and experience the cultures. Going the first time was amazing....for me, it was right up there with Disneyworld. c: (I also like listening to Disney songs in other languages)
All that aside, I have something of an inner nature-freak. xD Whenever we go on long road trips, ESPECIALLY if its over the mountains and forests, its just an amazing experience for me (even if I've been that way countless times)....I think its so beautiful to see all the nature scenery whether its in summer or winter, its all just incredible and I love it. It probably sounds silly but to me, there's a kind of magic about it, and every time we go driving up through the mountains, I'll always be plastered to the car window, looking out and just...taking it all in. I'm a little bit weird, I know. xD
I'm a huge animal lover...especially of kitties and puppies...its hard for me to pick a favorite between them. I don't understand how people can NOT like animals...I think they're absolutely sweet and I wish more than anything that I could have one of my own. :c My dad hates animals though and my mom's allergic...so I've never been able to have a pet and I always felt deprived as a kid because of that.
In My Opinion...
There are a lot of things in my opinion that are just flat out retarded, to put it bluntly. I guess you could say I have strong opinions about them...who knows..maybe you do too.
Number one: Political Correctness.
I'm just going to be right honest here...political correctness is a load of horse shit. Why? Because it's nothing more than a lame attempt at sugarcoating the truth so that people's feelings don't get hurt. It's like everyone in the world is five years old and that means society needs to tailor its vocabulary and speech so all the POOR LITTLE KIDDIES don't get upset...it's ridiculous. People need to grow a thicker skin, accept the truth, and start acting more like adults instead of over-sensitive babies who cry about the smallest things.
So here's my opinion: do away with the PC bullshit, and just call something like it is.
Like the whole thing with people now calling it a "holiday tree". It's a classic example of PC stupidity. It's not a fucking holiday tree. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but people don't put up trees for Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. They put them up for CHRISTMAS. So why do people have such an issue with calling it a CHRISTMAS TREE? That's what it IS...a CHRISTMAS TREE. What I think people are really failing to realize is that calling it a "holiday tree" DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT IT IS A CHRISTMAS TREE. It's like people seem to think that by changing what something is called, they can change what something is. It's like...you can sit around and call your dog a kitty cat all you want...and you can make other people call it a kitty cat too....but at the end of the day, no matter what anyone calls it, it's still what it is..a DOG. Same thing with the Christmas tree...you can call it whatever the hell you damn well please, but at the end of the day, it's still a Christmas tree. So why not just call it what it is?
Another thing that bothers me is when people are all PC about race and ethnicity. Now I can understand how people would want to be sensitive to other races or whatnot...which is a good thing...but sometimes...it just goes way over the top. I havn't seen this one as much as the "holiday tree" thing...but it's still worth mentioning here.
I've seen people get upset at the use of the words "black" and "white" to describe racial ethnicity...and I honestly can't see why. People make a big deal about being called "African-American" or "Caucasian"...but once again..at the end of the day, what do those two words mean? Black and white. So why cover them up with the annoying euphemisms? Why not just come out and say that you're black or you're white? It's not like it's some kind of crime to admit your ethnicity. I can understand taking offense to words like "nigger" or "white trash"...those are outright insults....but words like "black" and "white" are not. I'M black..and that's what I tell people whenever someone inquires about my ethnicity..I don't take offense to the word "black". There's times when I use "African-American", but for the most part, I just say black....it's simple and easy.
And it's not just with general terms like 'black' and 'white' either...people come up with all sorts of new terms and euphemisms to describe a particular culture that half the time, I don't know what the hell a cultural term is even referring to anymore. If only people could see how annoying that is. It would be like....if I suddenly decided I didn't like the word "black", and I found the term "African-American" to be racially offensive....and so from there on out I decided to refer to myself of being of "Unique Ethnic Culture". What's wrong with that? I'll tell you....first off, no one would know what the hell that means...it's just a stupid, confusing, euphemistic sugar coat that I'd have made up because I'm too sensitive about my race to just say what it is. Second, once again...calling myself one thing does not change the truth of what I am. I could go around yakking about my "Unique Ethnic Culture" 'til kingdom come..but at the end of the day, behind the euphemism, I'm still as I am, was, and always will be: black.
And yet a third example that really annoys me and possibly the most sensitive: the "R-word". Yes...I'm talking about the word 'retarded'.
Now maybe this will sound mean, callous, NOT NICE, or whatever, but I'm going to say it anyways. If someone is retarded, they're retarded. Doesn't matter whether you call it "special needs" or "mentally handicapped" or one of the many other euphemisms I've heard for it...at the end of the day...all those euphemisms mean the same thing: retarded. It's just like the whole black thing...if I'm black, I'm black...and nothing I say or call myself is ever going to change that fact.
I realize that the word 'retarded' can be used as an insult...but the point is, that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about using the word in the correct sense to describe a mental and psychological impairment. Why should there be anything wrong with that? If you're just reasonably stating that someone happens to be mildly retarded, that's not an insult...you're just saying what the person happens to be. I have a cousin who's one of the nicest and most thoughtful people I know...and she happens to be mildly retarded. I like my cousin and I'm not making an insult to her in any way by saying that...I'm just STATING A FACT. Now if I were to go up to her face and insultingly call her a retard, that would be an outright and uncalled-for insult, and THAT would be wrong.
In my opinion...using the term "retarded" to deliberately and degradingly put down someone who suffers from the condition is not an okay thing to do. But using the term in its correct sense to describe a psychological condition should not be seen as rude, insulting, or unacceptable.
I have heard so many euphemisms and "nice ways" of saying retarded that it's just ridiculous....especially because there seems to be a new one every few years. First it was idiot...then imbecile...then moron..then retard...then "mentally handicapped"...then "special needs". It's like some kind of never-ending cycle...every time a word can be used as an 'insult'...it has to be done away with and a new one needs to take it's place. It just goes on and on...and truthfully...I doubt it's ever going to stop. So what's the point? Well...let me answer my own question for the second or third time...because people are too pathetically sensitive to just call something like it is...and use of the word 'retarded' could HURT PEOPLE'S FEELINGS BAWWWW.
You know....what the hell is it with this big issue about hurting people's feelings? People act like if someone's feelings get hurt or if someone takes offense to something, it's going to be the end of the fucking world. It's like society is one great big kindergarten class and so we all need to do everything we can to make sure no one cries or gets sad because God-forbid that might just bring the apocalypse.
I sure wish the world could just learn some truth and honesty and just start calling things what they are. Whether its something I've mentioned here or one of the many PC topics I havn't touched on. If people could stop focusing so much on trivial things like how to say something in the nicest possible way...and turn their efforts to something a little more important...who knows what could be accomplished?
Well that's enough for one day...maybe I'll drop another badly written rant here next time I feel like it
Likes!: Working on and developing stories, creating characters, Tinkerbell, Disney movies, Disneyworld, animated movies, Spongebob, the Internet, watching those science/technology programs on the Science/Discovery channels, listening to music, techno & trance, animals, nature, the outdoors, eating (lol), FRIED CHICKEN, cookies, KFC, fast food, cake, ice cream, soda, anything fattening or sugary or otherwise unhealthy, Starbucks (noticing a trend here?), traveling, the colors blue green and pink, sleeping, and more...
Dislikes!: Doing presentations, being in front of people, parties, social events, being made to go to church, sports, ESPN, being shy and unsocial, headaches, having too much on my mind, getting sick, mayonnaise/ranch/sour cream/tartar sauce/Miracle Whip/cream sauce, fettucine alfredo, lasagna, cereal with milk, salad, salad dressing, most anything healthy, being hugged or touched or patted on the back (I..like my personal space sddsfds), and more....
Random Facts!:
*I was a vegetarian for three years (8th grade-10th grade)
*I get headaches...a lot...I always seem to have a lot on my mind.
*I've never had a brainfreeze.
*Or a sugar high.
*Or a caffeine high. (I can drink an entire bottle of Coca-Cola and then go straight to bed and sleep like a log.)
*I always feel like people are talking about me and judging me
*I absolutely hate pesto.
*And mayonnaise/miracle whip/ranch dressing/anything of that nature.
*I secretly LOVE Pokemon...and the original season of Power Rangers
*I always feel tired after taking a nap or waking up from sleep.
*I think cigarettes and underage drinking are disgusting.
*My FAVORITE!11 kind of ice cream in the world is cookie dough...I ALWAYS order it when going for ice cream.
*I love creating stories; my mind is always teeming with ideas and characters, but I have a hard time focusing enough to write my stories out in chapters.
*I'm extremely nosy...especially when it comes to other people's characters.
*I get upset...really upset...by the smallest, stupidest things.
*Sometimes I think I might be crazy. Seriouslylol.
