Both my mother and Amanda like to stamp their precious little feet when they're making a point with finality. They really put their foott down. Honestly, maybe neither of them move their feet at all, but from a (w)holistic view of things, when you have a perspectacle that sees their aura, they're clearly stamping their little feets for emphasis. So, I'm now putting my foot down on two big issues.
First off, no more fucking Pepsi. When I go to a restaurant and the waitress says “anything to drink?” I always say “coke.” They sometimes responde “Pepsi ok?” I used to agree, and then spend my meal drinking an overly sugary, under-carbonated glass of bullshit. Not any more. I'm putting my foot down. If they say “Pepsi ok?” then I want a fucking Dr. Pepper. Pepsi is shit. Coke is the only cola. However, Pepsi products aren't all bad, Dr. Pepper, despite tasting like soap, is still quite good, and I enjoy it. I will not drink Pepsi, people. I won't.
Secondly, no more skiing. Let me be frank about this: I hate skiing. It's boring, cold, and stupid. For a while, I enjoyed it. Back when I was in decent shape, and was doing my best skiing, it was ok. Even then I wasn't exactly gung-ho, I just figured I'd go with Dad and do something I was good at. Not any more. I'm not in shape, and Dad's not here, and skiing is cold and stupid. Being in Colorado only makes it worse, since by the time you're on top of a mountain, you're at about 35,000 feet elevation, and there's insufficient oxygen to support human life. That basically means there's two kinds of trails in Colorado:
Trails which are so fucking gay and easy that they bore me, and take no effort so I get cold and miserable.
Trails which might be fun if I could take more than two turns before my vision starts to tunnel out due to oxygen deprivation.
So, again, putting my foot down. I'm not skiing anymore. I hate it, it's boring and cold, I'm not doing it, don't ask.
Lastly, and I'm not sure on this one yet, it's still in the early testing phases: I don't want to go to Boulder anymore. I have always hated Boulder, but there's some nice stuff there, some malls, restaurants, etc. But I don't give a goddamn about malls and restaurants, and I think that since Colorado went Republican again, despite California's best attempts at stealing it through legal trickery, surely Boulder is aware that it's not wanted here, and it can levitate up from the earth like the demon spawned edifice of liberal sorcery that it is, and float back to Berkeley where it belongs. Just plop down next to Alcatraz, and leave me alone, Boulder. I hate you.