Forms

So, Kirkwood wants me to fill out another form. This time, it's for financial aid stuff. For some reason, they don't believe that I could survive by only earning $105 last year, so I need to fill a form explaining this--two words: savings account.

Anyway, I also recently filled out the Census, and there's one thing that upsets me about it. It's one little word, with no further option: White. I know, it's weird, but I don't feel that I'm simply "white". I'm 3/4 German, 1/8 Dutch, and the rest--mostly Norwegian with a little English, Irish, Scottish, and French--from a line that includes Vikings (including the last Viking to be King of Dublin) and at least one English king (and an illegitimate child of his). Hispanics can be more specific, Asians can be more specific, Native Americans can be more specific, so why can't I? My ancestry is so much more interesting than can be conveyed by the simple word "White". However, I only have to fill out that form every 10 years, so I guess I should calm down about it.