I Have Abandoned Badtz--for now
I have been using Badtz Maru as a keychain since I got my Volkswagen Jetta, and I never thought twice about it. It brightened my day to have Mr. Maru there with me just chillin, and I could always plop him on the desk at school when I got bored in class. Unfortunately, I have noticed a lot of strange gestures and facial expressions in response to the ornament that I wear on my keychain, which is connected to a Polo Sport band that I wear around my neck--kinda like a necklace. Anyway, people be straight trippin because of it, so fer now, I have to let him take a seat, actually shotgun in my car, as I go solo; at least fer a little while. It's unfortunate, and it's not right, but the pressures from others to be normal, real or imagined, have made me want to eliminate the stress from my life. Hey, people look at me funny, and I don't feel like being judged right now, or stereotyped. I was at McDonald's and this girl and her mom just burst out laughing when I walked in the door.......and I admit, I know that it's funny to see a 23 year old guy with Badtz Maru hanging around my neck. In fact they thought that it was cute, so the scorn wasn't too bad. It is cute, Badtz is cute--he's cool, that's why I like 'em. There's just something inside of me that will always stay young, and be accepting of the little childish things that people somehow outgrow on their path to be "mature", or cool or whatever it is that makes you feel grown up. I'm just like hey, if it makes me or anybody else smile then it should be cherished and kept; and that's why I have kept somethings from my youth, to encourage and continue those warm fuzzy feelings. Word.