Yukon Ho!

I totally adore Calvin. Man, that small guy is a genius. 6 years on the face of the earth, blonde spiky hair and an attitude the size of Mt. Everest. He's Mr. Know-all, Omnipotent and he's got Hobbes as his faithful, but smartass sidekick!!! Together, they take on the problems of the world, sometimes contemplate on life itself, and get into the occasional mischief. Calvin does what he wants to do. He lives a normal life, goes to school, has the bossy baby sitter, the parents, oh, did I mention he has an overactive imagination that has the tendency to run amok!!! Not to miss his superlarge alterego, Stupendous Man.

Sometimes, I wish we could be like that! Carefree, without having to think about the future, living life on our terms without having to care for rules set by the society, doing whatever we wanted whenever and however we felt like. Once upon a time, we were like that!!! That time is gone.

My tiger friend has got the sled,
And I have packed a snack.
We're all set for the trip ahead.
We're never coming back!

We're abandoing this life we've led!
So long, Mom and Pop!
We're sick of doing what you've said,
And now it's going to stop!

We're going where it snows all year,
Where life can have real meaning.
A place where we won't have to hear,
"Your room could stand some cleaning."

The Yukon is the place for us!
That's where we want to live.
Up there we'll get to yell
and cuss And act real primitive.

We'll never have to go to school,
Forced into submission,
By monst, crabby teachers who'll
make us learn addition.

We'll never have to clean a plate,
Of veggie glops and goos.
Messily we'll masticate,
using any fork we choose!

The timber wolves will be our friends.
Well stay up late and howl,
At the moon, till nightmare ends,
Before going on the prowl.

Oh, what a life!
We cannot wait, To be in that arctic land,
Where we'll be masters of our fate,
And lead a life that's grand!

No more of parental rules!
We're heading for some snow!
Good riddance to those grown-up-ghouls!
We're leaving! Yukon Ho!

--- From Calvin and Hobbes, Yukon Ho!

Wish I could escape this adult world to Yukon Ho too!!

PS: I found this fairly sizable list of Calvin quotes. Another cool site with 25 best of Calvin series. Check it out!