The Simpppssssoooonnnnnss..... doo du du dudoo du du doo dudududu!

Hey everyone! Well, needless to say I am very relieved that class is cancelled tomorrow since Rachel's friend is having a BABY!! Yay! I'm pretty sure I day-dreamed about what I would name my children throughout the entire 50 minutes of my fine arts class today. Ever since Monday, all I have running through my mind is the Simpsons - every time I open my laptop (which happens way too often) I am editing something on my bibliography or essay, analyzing something further. And because I am still running on about 3 hours of sleep from scrambling to finish 5 pages last night, I think the constantly surrounding absurdity of The Simpson family is starting to make me go crazy myself. It would be kind of nice to have a break and NOT think about Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie for a little bit... But, oh well. Here I go. My primary source for my research paper is the TV series, The Simpsons - created by Matt Groening and first airing December of 1989. I am arguing about family, its characteristics and how society comes to define it. What I think the source says about my family is that well- love them or hate them, they are still family. One of the ideas the Simpsons celebrates, according to Groening, is this idea of "how do you live with people who you also want to kill!?" and I think the ways in which the Simpsons work together from day to day and survive as a unified family, despite their vast differences, is really quite remarkable and inspiring for society. Through my paper I am addressing a couple different characteristics which set the Simpsons family apart from other sitcoms at the time and using them to prove how they are a more realistic family for America. As college students separated from our parents, I know that it is sometimes tedious and time-consuming to listen to your mom drone on and on about my black lab pooped 3 different times in the house today. But because I have invested some much time and energy into discovering the deeper relations and forces behind the love of a family, I have come to (maybe not enjoy), but appreciate even those small little things. I learned to not criticize my family for their flaws, but rather to embrace them and have discovered that it truly is the imperfections in life that make it perfect. Each one of you students has a family back home, wherever it may be, and I think that by caring about this research paper, you have not only accepted the Simpson family, but will be able to gain insight into what it is that makes your family unique and why you appreciate those things. Now go call your mom and tell her you love her!!! ....Sorry I think I'm delirious at this point. On that note - I'm going to sleep. Goodnight! :)