Saturday, May 8, 2010

Mermaid Off the Port Bow!

As a kid, I wanted to be a Singing Mermaid Princess when I grew up - a spectacular plan in theory with only a few minor holdups:
  1. Presently (as well as at age 5), I lack the appropriate anatomy to be a successful mermaid;
  2. I am definitely not royalty, nor am I in any position to acquire the title of "Princess" at any point in the foreseeable future, and
  3. As my mother so lovingly pointed out when I revealed my career plan to her, I cannot sing...
No longer do I aspire to be like Ariel, aside from the affinity for collecting and holding on to trash and old trinkets.

I think I would want to be a slightly more butt-kicking Disney Princess instead, not a mermaid that signed away her ability to vocalize in pursuit of a guy...

Or maybe I'd rather be the villian...

"Now I am the ruler of all the ocean! The waves obey my every whim!"
- Ursula

4 comments:

  1. The asians always get the best heroines - Mulan kicked ass.

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  2. To quote Kim, "I think I would want to be a slightly more butt-kicking Disney Princess".

    I'm just letting you know, that is impossible. Ariel. Is. The. Best.

    No room for discussion.

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  3. I'd have to agree with Janana B. on this one: Mulan kicks serious butt.

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  4. You also forgot that you HATED getting water in your eyes, up your nose... Major difficulty for a mermaid. Not to mention very unattractive for a mermaid princess.

    Unless you were going for the look of the kid from the Christmas Story. You know. The one with the goggles at the Santa Claus line up!

    However, the role of the seagull - knowing your love of flying - probably is still open.

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