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bookgazing) wrote2010-01-15 11:32 am
bookgazing) wrote2010-01-15 11:32 am
Birthday Wishes
Wednesday was my birthday (wuhu 25 I did not like 24 at all, it felt unbalanced and wrong) and my birthday wish was for world peace, which makes me sound like a Miss World contestant but I figure it never hurts anyone to believe in the possibility of magic birthday candles.
Anyhoo making my wish got me thinking about all the great things I'd have done throughout the years if everybody really did get one very magical wish every year on their birthday, but then I got angry about various things in the world and the list rapidly deteriorated into what I would do if I was a magical dictator with no morals. Yes, it seems that if I had magical powers my first instinct would be to go evil in that unfortunate 'set out to make the world a better place, ended up depriving people of their free will' way so many comic book villians seem to stray into. So my planned post about birthday wishes did not turn up on my birthday, but after a little step back I think I've come up with a really nice list of things I might have done if I got one world changing wish each year...and then I've thrown some of the eviler, mind control for the sake of humanity items in at the end just for fun:
The nice list
Bring back the dodo - Yes I know that the dodo was really not so clever, or well equipped by nature, but as I understand it kakapo are not much better or brighter and sceintists are working hard to keep them alive. Also maybe the dodo and kakapo would be friends which would be almost unbearably cute. How much nicer would our world be if you could say dodo regularly? It is a very pleasing word.
Get myself a unicorn - I probably wouldn't do this before bringing about world peace...I don't know, I'd have been able to make my wishes come true when I was ten and my ten year old self was really into 'The Saddle Club', a series that could only have been better if the girls had found a unicorn with rainbow hair one day.
Create world peace - Sorry did you not get from my resolutions that I would be unbearably worthy this year? I would like world peace, guns are probably the worst surviving application of advanced technology I can think of.
Stop anyone having that dream where you miss public transportation ever again - Last night I dreamt I was in Africa and I missed a crucial train because I had to climb a concrete hill made slippery by sun tan lotion and at the bottom of the hill children were being eaten by crocodiles! I hate these dreams because it always seems like life or death hangs on you catching a very specific bus or train. If that were true we would all be in very great trouble in the UK.
Breeding books - In a library your favourite books would meet and make the most beautiful babies ever.
The evil list:
Make David Cameron disappear - I should probably explain myself, but ugh explaining about Cameron just drains me and makes me want to type all in capitals. Tax breaks for married couples only? Britain is broken? Poverty does not affect children's development (I know yes very simplistic summation that last one, but it really requires it's own post)?
Make everyone a fan of gay rights - I know brainwashing is low and awful, but this really just made me want to do it (PS If you want to sign the UK petition against people being killed because of who they love follow this link that Lee Wind provided for me).
Make people who argue loudly in public on their mobile phones lose their voices for a day - There was this girl and she shouted a lot at this bloke on her phone and then ten minutes later I saw her hanging out with said bloke quite happily. However I couldn't hear what they were saying because my ear drums had imploded!
Stop American comedy forcing it's life lesson message on me, especially when it's message is stupid - I'm not really sure how I planned to do this, but I assume there would be evil restraining magic involved. This one was prompted by watching the first two episodes of 'Glee' and I know I'll be returning to talk about it more at a later date.
Now for the penny = thoughts moment. What would you do if you got a real birthday wish this year? Would you use it for good, for satisfying results try evil?
Anyhoo making my wish got me thinking about all the great things I'd have done throughout the years if everybody really did get one very magical wish every year on their birthday, but then I got angry about various things in the world and the list rapidly deteriorated into what I would do if I was a magical dictator with no morals. Yes, it seems that if I had magical powers my first instinct would be to go evil in that unfortunate 'set out to make the world a better place, ended up depriving people of their free will' way so many comic book villians seem to stray into. So my planned post about birthday wishes did not turn up on my birthday, but after a little step back I think I've come up with a really nice list of things I might have done if I got one world changing wish each year...and then I've thrown some of the eviler, mind control for the sake of humanity items in at the end just for fun:
The nice list
Bring back the dodo - Yes I know that the dodo was really not so clever, or well equipped by nature, but as I understand it kakapo are not much better or brighter and sceintists are working hard to keep them alive. Also maybe the dodo and kakapo would be friends which would be almost unbearably cute. How much nicer would our world be if you could say dodo regularly? It is a very pleasing word.
Get myself a unicorn - I probably wouldn't do this before bringing about world peace...I don't know, I'd have been able to make my wishes come true when I was ten and my ten year old self was really into 'The Saddle Club', a series that could only have been better if the girls had found a unicorn with rainbow hair one day.
Create world peace - Sorry did you not get from my resolutions that I would be unbearably worthy this year? I would like world peace, guns are probably the worst surviving application of advanced technology I can think of.
Stop anyone having that dream where you miss public transportation ever again - Last night I dreamt I was in Africa and I missed a crucial train because I had to climb a concrete hill made slippery by sun tan lotion and at the bottom of the hill children were being eaten by crocodiles! I hate these dreams because it always seems like life or death hangs on you catching a very specific bus or train. If that were true we would all be in very great trouble in the UK.
Breeding books - In a library your favourite books would meet and make the most beautiful babies ever.
The evil list:
Make David Cameron disappear - I should probably explain myself, but ugh explaining about Cameron just drains me and makes me want to type all in capitals. Tax breaks for married couples only? Britain is broken? Poverty does not affect children's development (I know yes very simplistic summation that last one, but it really requires it's own post)?
Make everyone a fan of gay rights - I know brainwashing is low and awful, but this really just made me want to do it (PS If you want to sign the UK petition against people being killed because of who they love follow this link that Lee Wind provided for me).
Make people who argue loudly in public on their mobile phones lose their voices for a day - There was this girl and she shouted a lot at this bloke on her phone and then ten minutes later I saw her hanging out with said bloke quite happily. However I couldn't hear what they were saying because my ear drums had imploded!
Stop American comedy forcing it's life lesson message on me, especially when it's message is stupid - I'm not really sure how I planned to do this, but I assume there would be evil restraining magic involved. This one was prompted by watching the first two episodes of 'Glee' and I know I'll be returning to talk about it more at a later date.
Now for the penny = thoughts moment. What would you do if you got a real birthday wish this year? Would you use it for good, for satisfying results try evil?