Why I Still Want to Be Wonder Woman When I Grow Up

Why I Still Want to Be Wonder Woman When I Grow Up

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Adults always ask little kids what they want to be when they grow up. When you're small, this question is exciting because it immediately propels you into imagining yourself in fantastic scenarios. I used to tell the grown ups I wanted to be a stewardess. (Don't start. It was the 70s, so we weren't saying "flight attendant.") I hadn't yet been on an airplane and imagined nothing could be more exciting than flying. Sure, traveling the world seemed okay, but the sky was the domain of super humans. People who could fly. Like Superman or Wonder Woman.And what I really wanted to be when I grew up was Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman had an invisible jet. Much cooler than handing out tiny pouches of nuts on an airplane. I only needed to twirl around like Lynda Carter, then look up at the sky. I could see myself up there, far above the Earth and all the nonsense below.Wonder Woman was...
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The Birthday Mud Jump

The Birthday Mud Jump

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"I think I can make it," I said, taking a few steps back.Olivier was looking down at the small stream. "Are you sure?" He laughed, just a little. "It's kind of far. It might be too far to jump. We can find another way around it.""No way," I said, taking a few more steps back. "I just need a running start.""Okay," he said, shrugging. I watched him as he stepped across the water and mud. "You're sure, now? I can help you across, you know.""Nah... fuck that," I said. "It's no more than 3 feet. I can do it."I stood there in my pajamas, in the middle of the forest. It was Olivier's birthday and we decided to take a detour through the forest before going to the bakery to pick up his cake.I took a look around, too see if there were any possible eyewitnesses in the forest before I made my daring leap.There was no one besides Olivier...
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13 Warrior Women

13 Warrior Women

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I'm really not the kind of girl that likes watching kissing movies, or chick flicks with best friends or sisters dancing around, crying and having deep, long conversations about the boring events in their lives. I'd rather have someone hammer kabob skewers up my nostrils. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for TV shows and movies with chicks. I'd just prefer to see them beating the shit out of someone or something.1. Aeryn Sun - Farscape Okay, so she's not exactly the nicest person. Technically, she's not even human. But, she's really not so bad once you get to know her.2. Sara Pezzini - Witchblade Not quite as scantily clad as her comic book counterpart, but still just as cool.3. Aeon Flux Well, the flesh and blood persona of Aeon Flux isn't quite the same as watching the animated version, but it's still fun.4. Lara Croft - Tomb Raider Yeah, yeah...I know she's not Indy. So what?5. Lt. Kara Thrace, a.k.a. "Starbuck" - Battlestar Galactica Cigar...
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