story time: presidential edition
adventures-in-theatre:
- so you know how everyone has a story
- you know
- like the story
- like if you’re at a party and someone turns to you and says, tell the story
- and you know exactly what they mean
- the story
- well
- i have a story
- and not unlike most good stories, it involves three key components:
- barack obama
- pre-2008 reebok sneakers
- and the absolute earth-shattering horror you can only feel after making the worst mistake of your life
- so here we go
- it all began eight years ago
- (i was a gangly child then)
- and barack obama came to town
- (when i was a young girl)
- (my father took me out into the city)
- (to see the president of the united states, obama)
- (barack obama)
- except it wasn’t the city but where my parents worked
- and my mother was hired to take pictures of obama shaking the hands of others
- (rich people)
- (ceo’s)
- (people who didn’t wear reeboks to meet the president)
- so i skipped school to see obama
- (naturally)
- (but my teacher was a republican so it still counted as an absence)
- and the adventure begun
- but as i soon learned
- most of the adventure was waiting in a large room with my mother and some secret service men for roughly eight hours
- because there is no timing with obama
- (barack obama)
- no one can know when obama is supposed to be there
- (barack obama)
- there is no, like, obama warning system
- (barack)
- it’s just that one second he’s not there
- and the next second
- he’s there
- (barack obama)
- so it was eight hours
- and i remember nothing from those eight hours except for when one of the secret service men tried to talk to me
- ‘how are your studies,’ he said
- how’s school, he probably meant
- but i didn’t understand at the time
- i was a gangly child
- i was scared
- he was tall
- (i cried)
- and then all of a sudden
- (about eight hours into the eight hours)
- he was there
- (barack obama)
- he was beauty
- he was grace
- he was
- (barack obama)
- he walked into the room
- he wasn’t wearing reeboks
- (i noticed)
- (i began to feel i’d made a mistake)
- my mother took pictures of him shaking the hands of others
- (rich people)
- (ceo’s)
- (none of whom were wearing reeboks)
- and at the very end
- obama began to leave
- (barack obama)
- i was happy enough to have graced his presence
- but my parents
- my parents were not happy
- they needed more
- ‘mr. obama,’ they called
- and they pointed to me
- ‘of course,’ obama said
- (barack obama)
- he’s so nice, i thought
- and then it hit me
- oh no, i thought
- oh yes, my parents thought at some point, probably
- i’m obama, obama thought, most likely
- i was going to meet obama
- up close and personal
- obama
- (barack obama)
- the rest was a blur
- and the next thing i knew i was there
- with obama
- (barack obama)
- his hand was shaking my hand
- his hand was on my hand
- (nothing had ever felt so right)
- ‘so what’s you’re name,’ he asked
- (with obama’s voice)
- (because he was obama)
- (barack obama)
- and i almost forgot but i told him
- and he said it correctly even though it’s weird
- (obama said my name)
- and we were off to a good start
- how was i to know
- how was i to know the horrors to come
- ‘so how old are you,’ he asked then
- and that’s when this dream became a nightmare
- ‘twelve,’ i said
- a seemingly innocent answer
- but here’s the thing
- i was
- thirteen.
- (thirteen)
- (13)
- (12+1)
- (16-3)
- (13.0)
- (Thirteen.)
- what have i done, i thought
- (panic! at the election)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3LGopSVju4
- i still don’t know why i did it
- did i really forget?
- did i do it for the thrill of the chase?
- to see if i could?
- maybe
- but obama didn’t know
- i did it, i thought, i lied
- i lied to the president of the united states
- i pulled it off
- the greatest lie in history
- the greatest heist
- (i didn’t know what a heist was)
- (i was thirteen)
- ‘oh so you’re in 6th grade then,’ obama said
- shit.
- i was so close
- shit what do i say, i thought
- the journey is not over
- the nightmare rages on
- what do i say
- i open my mouth to say, yes
- ‘no,’ i say
- what the fuck, i think
- ‘no i’m in 7th grade”
- (because i was)
- maybe he won’t know, i thought
- but he did.
- (obama’s been around the block)
- (obama knows what’s up)
- ‘so you’re ahead of your class, then’ he said
- (i wasn’t)
- (i failed basic math at least twice by this time)
- ‘yes,’ i said, just wanting this nightmare to be over
- just wanting the lie to end
- for obama to call me out on my shit and arrest me
- to spend the rest of my youth locked away in prison where i couldn’t hurt anyone any more with my lies
- i waited
- i waited for arrest
- but arrest didn’t come
- and that was even worse.
- obama trusted me
- obama thought i was a good kid
- obama thought i was ahead of my class
- (ahead of my class)
- i let him down
- i let obama down
- (barack obama)
- i watched him leave
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYNH1baA_7k
- obama, i mouthed out after him
- obama i’m sorry
- (he trusted me)
- why did i do it, you ask
- i don’t know
- after all these years
- i still don’t know
- it still haunts me
- i still wake up at night, shaking, and i think
- i lied to the president of the united states
- (twice)
- the photographic evidence of my nightmare hangs in my father’s office
- i’m smiling through my pain
- i’m wearing reeboks
- obama is not
- (barack obama)
- i hope that someday, after obama’s retirement
- we can put this all behind us and start anew
- start fresh
- (no more lies)
- (no more deceit)
- but i’m not naive
- i know that we can never really go back
- back to the way things were
- five seconds after i met him but five seconds before i lied
- but i can dream
- i can hope
- obama
- obama i’m sorry
- (barack obama)
I have a problem with not giving myself enough credit as a person I guess, I rely a lot on approval and the people I want it from most always seem to leave, but I'm proud of myself because I was in an awful place last year and I made it through and now I'm learning to open up and be healthy and love people properly and even though I still panic sometimes and slip back into old habits and have plenty of regrets it's exciting to know that I'm still a work in progress & better than I think!!
sent by Anonymous
wow we got a fighter over here!! dang shucks babe i am so proud of you off the bat. you’re willing to admit the fact that you were in a bad place and you’re working to make it better - that takes a lot! for approval from the people you want, if they leave - they’re not worth your want for approval!! screw them!! find people who are worth your time and you’re worth theirs. because that’s how you should be treated. wow thanks so much for opening up to me! you’re on the right track i can see it. don’t worry about slipping back into old habits every once in a while, hey - everybody does. you try, you fall. but the true strong ones get back up, right? i’m talking to a strong one: you. you’re doing great! you’re willing to go forward, and you will get there no matter how long it takes you! go slow with it, take all the time you need. the destination will be worth it. you should be a maxed out visa because you should over-credit yourself. give yourself a big squeeze for me because i’m rooting for you, and give one for you to you also, because you’re gonna get there. also wow to you saying that you’re learning to love people properly too, so in a way you’re not doing this for just yourself but everyone around you! *hi 5s* you go. you are a work in progress, yes! but trust me, you’re more almost-finished than you are just started. even that you’re sharing something with me, it means a lot. thank you for coming forward and admitting this as well, because i’m proud of you, and i bet a lot of people who you don’t think are - completely are!! i hope you talk to me about how you’re doing someday sometime, i’d really love to hear how you’re doing! thanks so much for sharing with me again and i’m so glad you’re going to the positive side - you will get there i promise!! oh and for approval from people again, back to that- you definitely have it from me if that’s worth anything!
say what you love about yourself. let me praise you and kiss your cheeks because you’re awesome.
11, 1, 26, 39 c:
11: Talk about the best dream you’ve ever had.
hm wow! i dont remember dreams a lot— THERE WAS THIS ONE DREAm where my best buddy saki (diplosomia) was around, i woke up and she was at the foot of my bed. i went to go make her tea, and she left. she gave me a hug though. so maybe that was why i loved it and it sticks out as an awesome dream. probably not the best one i ever had, but the best i can remember!
1: Talk about the first time you watched your favorite movie.
someone’s going to give me crap for this but COMPLETELY let’s just forget the fact that memoirs of a geisha’s original storyline was stolen & identified without permission and thats why people say the movie stinks but i read memoirs of a geisha and was amazed, i really liked it. what prompted me to read it was i was told the movie was beautiful so i read the book first! im like that guy who does that so. but the movie just captivated me by the colours & the sequences and the movements. and i started crying so hard when sayuri did her dance i was so moved and amazed and stunned and i couldnt move after. i’m pretty sure that’s my favourite movie because of that, and there were so many other parts that were just so well done. beautiful movie. truly.
26: Talk about things you do when you’re sick.
i draw and sniff and watch movies & lives! if anyone ever wants to join i have movie marathons when i get the sickies.
39: Talk about things you wish you’d known earlier.
i wish i knew good bands earlier maybe i wouldn’t have had a horrible scarring scene phase guys i had pants from austin powers don’t ever go into a scene phase STOP UR SISTERS FROM IT RIGHT NOW ONLY U CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES
but in all seriousness i wish i knew earlier it was okay to not know what to do with my life, to be okay with doing nothing and relaxing and i wish i knew i could slow down and take time with what i need to perfect! i always do stuff rushed even though i know i should slow down and i’m really trying to work to change that! it’s hard.
thank you so so so so much omg i truly appreciate it
*pokes cheek* I'm not too late am I? 29, 30, 3, 27, 21, 8 ~
ofc not!!!! *blush* thank you so much i truly appreciate this dang
29: Talk about what turns you on.
maybe you are too late-
landscapes
30: Talk about what turns you off.
i ain’t a fricken lightswitch-
not. enough. landscapes
3: Talk about the person you’ve had the most intense romantic feelings for.
oh man the last time i had intense romantic feelings for someone— probably a year ago..? yeah- no two! i had a sweet girlfriend! i liked her a lot, she wrote poetry, i drew. she always read to me and it made me fall asleep she had a nice voice. man if you got a cool voice i will neVer make you shut up. we just worked.
27: Talk about your favorite part of someone else’s body.
hands. that cook stuff. wheres the dinner
i do like hands though. i also always go around screaming that my friends have great backs. wow my friends have great backs. and theres my best friend jessie’s teeth. i love her teeth she just got her braces off a couple of weeks ago and she looks great, i always stare at her teeth she’s got an awesome smile. i also wanna steal her hair its so nice and thin and wow u go jess jess’ got jeans. and so does my best buddy courtney wow she’s just got this happy face all the time and when its not happy its full of the awesomest wrath and rage you’ve ever seen but its passionate so its still great i love when shes mad i wanna burn places down with her- whoa tangent- but yeah my friends got awesome features that make me happy.
21: Talk about a time you had to turn someone down.
my friend asked me out and i laughed in his face and he won’t let it go and i won’t let it go and i feel horrible for it and apologize almost everyday i thought he wasn’t serious— I’M SORRY IF YOU’RE READING THIS
8: Talk about the thing you are most proud of.
this tag, this tag, and actually today - i started school. i got accepted to an art trade school recently and i was put down for regular classes, but the teacher saw one glance at my work on a one day basis (and my portfolio from months ago) and said i’m good enough for all the advanced stuff that the seniors do like portfolio preparation & AP art classes and i almost cried everytime i thought about it once she told me. i’m proud i’ve stuck with something so long.
wow thanks so much dang
13, 17, 9, 2
oh god frances can u do them too
13: Talk about the first time you had sex/how you imagine your first time.
it will be with some poor bastard tellin u now i dont care honestly
17: Talk about someone you want to be friends with.
theres this really cool girl from tumblr that like is so awesome well atleast she appears that way and id just like to hear her life story or something bc she’s accomplished a lot, and i appreciate her a lot i hope she knows how cool she is!! and there’s this broski i used to talk to who was like rly close with me & i owe a lot to but we’ve kinda been not so talky bc time’s been rude to both of us so i guess i’d like to be closer with him again ;;
9: Talk about little things on your body that you like the most.
reita- no but i really like my small fingers &i always think about how nice my fingernails are i just like them for some weird reason
2: Talk about your first kiss.
yuCK okay so i was in like what 7th grade or something i rEMEMBER it was on earth day april 22nd on a thursday around 3pm why do i remember this so well but some random girl just ran up to me and kissed me for reasons completely unknown to me
she had black hair thank u frances
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