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It seems like society can't enjoy anything without the government getting a piece of the action. Not that I'm an avid iTunes user. But it does seem unfair that the government has rights to money in the entertainment industry. It started with Napster: omg, musicians aren't getting enough money and, sure, let's say they're rights are being violated too.

Whatever happened to music being for the people? I thought music was supposed to be this universal thing that everyone could enjoy. I thought people made music because they liked making music and they thought it was fun.

Apparently not. Apparently music is like everything else. It's like drugs-> 'it's where the money's at.' Actually, that's from a movie I just watched called 'City of God.' It's fairly brutal as far as violence goes, but if you can withstand brutal, I'd recommend it. It's about a slum in Brazil and how it becomes swept up in the world of drug trade and such. It's ironic, how it ends, but I think it's good.



I'm just ranting because I don't feel like studying. I'm in too good a mood to let something like studying ruin it. But I guess I must. :/



P.S. There's a bee frantically attacking the window behind me. I hope it doesn't freak out and decide to sting me because he seems really distressed.

nm. The girl next to me just killed it with her geometry notebook. Math kills!

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I've got no juice left. I took my first exam and was totally done. I'm too tired. Can I quit please? The hard tests are next week. I am not looking forward to them.

My car started overheating yesterday. I freaked out because I wasn't sure what to do. My boyfriend turned on the heat full blast and that seemed to alleviate it a bit. But not for too long. So I checked under my hood today and discovered that my coolant was empty. I mean 'running on plastic' empty. I figured the guys at the shop must have been out of it because I asked them to check under the hood to see if everything was okay and to top off my fluids.

I filled up my coolant and began to drive around on errands. But after 15 mins, more or less, it started overheating again. My guess is that something else is wrong and the car is either leaking or madly consuming coolant. I don't have money for car repairs. Bah.

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I got sidekicked down the most active list.

Here we go.....home stretch. Finals, and hopefully graduation. Wish me luck!

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Karaoke!

For some reason, everyone's first question (other than "Karaoke?!") is 'Which songs do you sing?' Um, songs? I just like singing. Usually, the obvious choice is something I know well. And, well, I only know so many. But isn't the point of karaoke to sing songs you like that you only sorta know the words to?

Well, it is now. ;oP

Plus, votes please: what kind of nickname is "medium dark roast"?

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I want to say so much, but I'll do it this way. I'll tell the story, give my reaction, and then probably comment on why my reaction is unfair. (Be warned...this is mostly a vent entry.) And so it begins:

I have an 18 yr old sister. She just left home. That's the short version.

When she was 16, she left home for a month...hijacked down to Florida and survived by bumming off of random people. On her way back, she was arrested for withholding (sp?) information and then lying about who she was. My parents picked her up, brought her back, and she said she was different. So she got deeper into drugs, ditched school, and would dissappear for days at a time. Then finally, she turned around about 6-8 months ago...decided she wanted to go to college, wanted to get a job, wanted to 'do things right,' so to speak. She kinda changed her look. Got a job as an assistant. Started getting good grades and worked hard at school.

Then she turned 18. At first, things were fine. She just enjoyed her newfound 'adulthood' by buying her own cigarettes and going at in the evenings. Then my mom bought her a car under the agreement that my sister would work at paying off the car and pay insurance. Two weeks later my mom finds pot and confronts my sister. My mom says, more or less, "This isn't right, you're grounded...you can't see your friends for a while." My sister says "You can't do that-I'm 18." and leaves. She's been gone a week+.


When she left originally, it bugged me. A lot. It bugged me in the sense that I was so worried for her safety and stuff that my grades started dropping. I care for her lot. Now, that she's left again, I'm upset. But I feel....different. It's like I've come to terms with her childish approach to dealing with things. But I'm also a little bit livid. I mean, she's milking my mom for all she's worth. It'd be okay if she was using me. But not my mom. My mom was the one person who gave her the benefit of the doubt just about every time. My mom was the one who worked constantly to make her happy, to give her solutions to what she wanted. My mom has bent over backward putting up with my sisters crap. My mom helped get her her job. My mom bought the car in the first place. My mom feeds her, puts up with her inconsiderate friends, gives her a haven from my dad's crap, helped her with all her college crap, and she still thinks her life is hard. She thinks she's jaded, that she know's things. Things other people don't know about life people.

If she's so knowing, why doesn't she know to treat my mom better? I think my sister is intimidated by the real world. I think she's afraid of following in her sisters' footsteps and falling short of whatever she thinks is expected. I think she doesn't want to grow up. I think she wants what every kid wants- freedom without the responsibility. Only she can't man up.


I know I'm overreacting and it's not entirely my business. The interesting thing is that I'm...well...I accept that she is who she is. I understand that at this point she's going to be whatever she chooses and no one can change that. I won't try to. I just want to protect my mom and give her what she deserves. And she doesn't deserve my sister's crap.

P.S. It was hard writing with 'she' as the most common pronoun.

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