"Youth Culture Killed My Dog"

You know...I really can't stand this whole "gang culture" fad that has hit high schools in recent years. Good students get involved with the wrong people and end up in trouble while the really bad kids sit there day after day with their attitudes...*sigh* I don't know what to do. What drives them to be a part of this subculture? How do they think this is a good idea. It's as if they have no morals anymore, we've subverted back to a society that is based solely on acting on base instincts. I sometimes seriously fear for our future. I wish that there was more that we could do to prevent these kids from taking this path. I try and keep my students engaged. I don't know why they don't see the hope and the opportunities that are out there. *sigh*

Tattoo

I've been mulling the idea over in my head. I know, I'm not one to really get a tattoo...but I don't know. Lately, it's been an idea that's been sitting with me, and I can't shake it. Maybe that's because My Dear Fiancee (DF from now on) would think it would be hot. :)
If I were going to get one though, I'm almost positive that it would have to be words. I guess it's just the English teacher in me. So I was scouring the internet for a little bit, looking for great quotes to maybe wear on my body for the rest of time. Here are some quotes that I really liked...

"Love comforteth like sunshine after rain"-Shakespeare

"Love as thou wilt"- Jacqueline Carey (Kushiel books)

"That which yields is not always weak"- Carey

"All Knowledge Is Worth Knowing"-Carey (again)

"'Tis the mind that makes the body rich"-Shakespeare

I dunno. I'm still looking around. But I think that something about love or knowledge or both would be something I would be proud to wear. Maybe accompany it with a cute flower or something. I don't know. Just a musing. *shrug*