I want my two dollars!
The other day, J and I were watching tv and saw a commercial for that show Kid Nation. This adorable, 8-year-old-ish girl was on the ad talking about being a leader and she said something along the lines of "I'm not the kind of girl that backs away from a fight." And it struck me as such a disturbingly precocious thing for a kid that age to say that I said to J, "Wow, did you ever say stuff like that when you were 8?" and he shook his head no, and then I said "I've been backing away from fights for 30 years." And J looked at the tv, paused, looked at me and said "That 8-year-old could kick your butt." Ha! And it's so true. She'd be all "You want a piece of me?!" and I'd be like "Hey, hey, can't we just talk this out?" I would like to say I'm a pacifist, but I think I'm really just a nonconfrontational wuss most of the time. Unless I've got a vodka gimlet in me. Then all bets are off.
Heroes was pretty good last night. I like Nathan much better without the beard. But we really enjoyed watching Chuck. That's definitely my favorite new show this year. Yeah, take that, bionic woman!
Heroes was pretty good last night. I like Nathan much better without the beard. But we really enjoyed watching Chuck. That's definitely my favorite new show this year. Yeah, take that, bionic woman!
posted by Ann at 8:08 AM
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"That's a real shame when folks go throwin' away a perfectly good white boy."
That 8 year old may win in a fight against you but I think you'd put up a good fight.
Franch dressing, Franch fries, and to drink, we have Peru!
Has anyone really watched Kid Nation? I haven't yet, but it does intrigue me. And who would let their kids sign up for this kind of show?
"That's some good snow. Do you realize the street value of this mountain?"
I haven't watched Kid Nation at all. I have this feeling that there's a lot of crying, and I just don't feel like watching that.
I have never seen Kid Nation and can't imagine any parent allowing their child to be a part of it.
Ellen had a couple of the kids with their parents. I still wasn't convinced after the interview that it was a good idea.
It seems like a situation primed for something to go wrong. Do the adults ever intervene if the kids can't handle what comes up? I wonder if it ever got really freaky, Lord-of-the-Flies-ish...?
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