| Four Rants, Compliments of Yours Truly (and imported from my MySpace blog)
Rant #1: Old habits die hard, apparently. In fact, I'm really really pissed off, but whatever. My share of high school drama will be over soon enough, as will everyone else's...eventually. I just hate knowing that people are constantly getting hurt over things that aren't going to matter in the least two years from now. =[ But HONESTLY, you would think most people could learn from their mistakes if not the first, at least the second...or third...or fourth...or fifth....time around. Argh. I hate people. I'm too angry to even go on with this one. We've all been victims, and criminals in this case. Don't deny it. The point is, JUST STOOOOOP!!! The moral of the story: All that glitters is NOT gold.
Rant #2: If you tell somebody that you want to do something and that you're going to work hard to fulfill it, please please PLEASE just get off your lazy bum and do it. Chances are, it means a lot more to the other person than your ignorant mind can possibly comprehend. So save your friend the heartache and inner turmoil and just freaking do it. Yeah it might be hard or uncomfortable or whatever, but I guarantee that the other person would be far worse off if you broke that promise. The moral of the story: Promises that seem too good to be true probably are.
Rant #3: OK, this is going to seem hypocritical because I have a boyfriend and am, in fact, very happy with the situation, but this is going to be a general statement. High school relationships are stupid. Period. I don't understand why everyone wants one (I know, I'm guilty too), when you know that it ultimately going to end after graduation or soon after (in most cases). I know a lot of people consider it to be good practice for when you really enter the world of searching for Mr. or Ms. Right, but come on people! Yes, I understand that if you care a lot about a person that you should be with them, but all this freaking out over the sheer concept of a boyfriend/girlfriend is just bologna. Stop wasting your energy on what you don't have and probably aren't going to get in high school...because face it, high school is just a bunch of kids thrown randomly together like a really screwed up bag of trail mix. My advice is this: if you aren't happy now, wait until you go to college, where you'll be at a place of your choosing. Chances are, everyone else will want to be there too, so you automatically have something in common. Instead of trail mix, you've got a bag of M&M's! The moral of the story: If trail mix isn't working for you, wait around for the M&M's. Chocolate's better anyway.
Rant #4: I hate hate HATE it when people act like two completely different people based on the situation they're in. One minute they're all buddy-buddy with you, and the next they're about ready to rip your throat to shreds. Granted, this is probably due to some sort of history between the two people, but come on. Get over it. Move on. Act normal...normal, as in, nice and not an absolute douche. The moral of the story: For the love of everybody's sanity, just be yourself!! |
My new uncle, despite him being 70 years old and a retired army major, is really cool and only looks about 50 or so. Score! His daughter and her husband are REALLY nice, and it's such a breath of fresh air to now have family members who KNOW HOW TO DANCE!!! Soulful African American Southerners vs. Minnesota Scandinavians...who do you think wins? I'd say the Scandinavians lose by a mile...no, SEVERAL miles. Needless to say, the reception was a blast. Yay!