pondering

"matilda and miss honey both got what they always wanted; a loving family"

i watched matilda today. it's so funny. i only watched it once when i was little, or at least, my dad only let me watch it once. but i loved that movie. i used to watch it at other people's houses. my dad didn't like it because it had some magic in it. he never let us watch aladdin either. (which is strange because caleigh's allowed to watch whatever she wants... ugh) but for some reason, i had the book -go figure- i read it so much, it was all weathered and i'm pretty sure i dropped it in some water somewhere, the front cover was all warped. i read it all the time. i really enjoyed charlie and the chocolate factory too! and james and the giant peach. roald dahl was one of my hero's.
i think i'm going to see if i can find his books at the library or something.

i went to the flea market today. i bought this really cute pair of elephant earrings. i've been thinking about getting my ears pierced for a while now. i think i started really considering around the end of april. i've been really intrigued with the whole thing ever since i was little. i used to put those little stickers on my ears... over class trip, i was going to go ahead and do it, but i wasn't yet 18, and i decided that since i was going to be camping like crazy over the summer, i should just hold off for a while. but i've been researching it. i don't think i want to attach myself with something that might have some interesting or negative connotations... so far, i've found out that people have been piercing their ears for a really long time. some tribes used to think that demons could enter your soul through your ears, so they would wear the metal in their ears, as a way of prevention. back in the day slaves would get their ears pierced showing that they belonged to their owners. and it seems like it was mostly used as a right of passage for both men and women.
i'm not sure that i would be able to subscribe to any of these, i kind of just really want to do it. i've been thinking about it a lot. i don't exactly want to rush into something. so far the only bad thing that i can see, is that it's permanent. BUT the only mark, is a tiny hole, that most people probably won't be able to notice unless they're looking for it. and if i ever get tired of wearing earrings... (here's the kicker, which is why i don't find the permanent thing very daunting) i don't have to put them in my ear. and after time, the hole will close up -depending on how long i've been wearing them- it's not as serious as getting a tattoo or something. (i don't have any interest in getting a tattoo... i know that if i ever got one, i'd probably regret it the second they finished... besides, i don't think i've ever seen a tattoo that wasn't in an awkward place. there really isn't anywhere to put them that doesn't look weird...
so really... what do i have to lose? not much... what do i have to gain? not really very much either. but i havent't found a reason that screams "no" yet... i guess we'll just have to see.