Journal #16

Let's see.  An example of someone who dressed differently than normally, would have to be people's costumes on Halloween.  Most people only dress up for Halloween the night of or for a party because that is when they go trick-or-treating or to their party. I am talking about high school students, not elementary or middle school.  It is normal for younger children to dress up but once you reach a high school age, it becomes less of a big deal to dress up.  This year for Halloween, my friend and I decided to wear our costumes to school.  We were nerds, and if you were wondering, we looked pretty good.  I have to say that I got a lot of weird looks because I dressed differently.  I mean other people dressed up but they were cats or bunnies.  I find it very sad that people feel judged if they wear costumes to school because it is fun! It should not matter what you look like because WHO CARES.  Everyone is different in their own ways.  Plus, just because we are in high school, does not mean we can't still act like kids.  In my opinion, I do not want to grow up, so every chance that I can act like a kid, I take it.  Another example would be when Sperry's started to be worn.  Sperry's are a type of shoes that are worn by people with boats.  They are leather and have netting on the sides with ties.  At school, I remember one person wearing them and they had just came out, so no one knew about them.  The following week, EVERYONE was wearing them!  It was crazy that something no one knew about became so popular.  I think that it is cool when people change their style because it means that they are comfortable with their bodies and do not care what people think.  But then again, there are people who will wear something different and then feel self conscious.  As a result, they change their style so it was back to normal.