my room for the past few hours, and I plan on continuing to clean until it is all done. I’m done for the day, but tomorrow, I will be cleaning. I will clean and clean and clean until everything is clean. It’s been cleansing so far and tiring. It’s good.

I bought a bed in a bag for $20 dollars, and I think it’s pretty cute. I bought some nice pillows, and I’m just really excited about starting college.

I’ve been meaning to write another entry, but since my life is boring, I’ve had nothing to say really. I got 3 shots today. I got the last HPV shot, and that hurts like a mother. It actually bled, and I’ve never bled from a shot before. I feel pain as I am typing this.

I watched a cute little movie last night. Me and a friend rented Definitely, Maybe. It was just a cute feel good romantic comedy. A couple of weeks ago, we watched Children of Men which was very intense and very sad and depressing. It was a good movie, just so intense.

I few days ago, my mom called me to help make dinner with her, and as I closed the door to my room, I scraped my middle finger on my left hand. It started bleeding, so I went to clean it up in the bathroom I share with my grandmother. I went in, starting washing my hand, my head started aching all of a sudden, next thing I know, I’m on the floor, my butt aching and back against the door. I had apparently slammed it shut when I fell. It was rather disconcerting to be in that position. I think it was because I hadn’t eaten very much that day for some reason. The last time something like that happened was in the 7th grade, again because I hadn’t eaten very much. Let it be a lesson to you all, eat!

I’ve nothing new to report. I’m sorry. My life is boring at the moment. I got my summer reading for college. I’m reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, a graphic autobiographical novel about her life in Iran during the revolution. It’s very good; I truly enjoyed reading it. Only bad thing, I have to write an essay due at the beginning of August.

Peace and Love to you all. Hugs all around.

So here’s some history some of you may or may not know. After WWII and many years following, a veteran was provided the opportunity to go to the college of their choice, usually a state school; the cost of tuition, books, and a monthly stipend was given to them. It’s the least a country can do for people who fought and risked their lives for them. This bill was discontinued. That means, veterans were no longer given the chance to make a better life from themselves after serving in a war.

In 1998, Congress required that service men pay a $1200 tax to be eligible for education benefits. The education benefits covers half the expenses of going to college for 4 years at a public institute in state, 1/3 for out of state public institute, and not even 1/3 for a private institute. About 90% of enlisted personnel enlist right after high school so they don’t have college educations or degrees. 375,000 leave the service every year. How can they be expected to get a satisfactory job after serving in the military if they can’t even pay for college?

There is a campaign going on for a New GI Bill which I believe is necessary. This new bill addresses all of the short comings of the current situation, covering the full cost of college. Isn’t the least we can do to support our troops is to support this bill? The current administration in the White House is very much against this bill, and I don’t understand how they could be.

Please give me thoughts about this.

Life is just really boring. I’m not doing much. i’ve just recently bought a Macbook. I love it; it’s pretty amazing.

I saw a movie called Driving Lessons last week, and it was really good. It stars Rupert Grint, Laura Linney and one other actress whose name I cannot remember at the moment. It was just a classic coming of age movie where Rupert Grint enters into the employment of this crazy actress. He gains more confidence and learns to stand up against his crazy domineering mother. It was just a good movie.

and I’m super excited about everything right now. I don’t think there are many things which could put me in a bad mood today. I’m going to a friend’s graduation party later tonight, and I plan on partying (not like drugs or alcohol, but hanging out with friends type of thing).

We had the event outside, and everything was perfect, even though the grass was a bit wet. They march out by height, so I was like the 2nd person marching. Lots of friends and family were there, and I loved it. One of my dear friends was Valedictorian, and her speech made me cry a little. Getting that diploma in my hands was the perfect moment. We had golf tees in our hands, so when we shook hand with the superintendent, he would get it (we have a state championship winning golf team).Getting the praise from my family and teachers was amazing. I feel amazing right now. I’m a bit sad because I know there are many people I won’t ever see again.

Now, college…months away.

I really just felt like posting something for the sake of posting something. Nothing really interesting is going on with my life, so here it is. I’m definitely going to Agnes Scott. I love it. I’m taking the AP English test this Thursday and the AP World History Test next Thursday. I plan on living out the rest of my life as a beach bum in SoCal. No responsibilities or worries or anything really, just the simple life.

I got a flat tire today, and all I could think is my parents are going to be pissed. We saw the car, pulled the tire off, and saw the rim inside the tire was dented. It is dented because I went over the railroad tracks wrong. I can’t really explain it any other way than that. I told my mom, and I think she’s just glad no one got hurt. My dad’s pissed because it’s almost time for dinner, and this is one more thing he has to take care of. He’s probably also pissed because it’s going to cost him money to fix it. I’m just upset because it’s just another thing for my parents to get upset over. Just another reason for them not to fully trust me.

Last night, I was up late just surfing the net. I heard the police outside, but I did not think anything of it because we do own a motel. A sleazy motel with unsavory characters. My parents were up, and the police came in and talked to my parents. This was like 2:30 or something. That’s unusual. I didn’t think anything of it though.  The next morning, my mom comes into my room to tell me the handle on the door of the passenger side of my car has been torn off. SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL MY CAR!!! WHAT THE F***?!?!?!

 We lost at region mock trial. We got gipped though. We did spectacularly, I thought anyway. I don’t know.

I got third at region literary. I wrote not the greatest essay. I got too confident in my skills, and it messed me up. The comments and critiques I received though were totally off-base. The judges did not know what they were doing.

It has been a year of goods and bads.  Even with the academic team. We got second in a our region, and something like 8th maybe in state. I don’t know.

I’m really disappointed in myself when it comes to stuff like that. I wish I was better at stuff like that. I don’t know. I’m perpetually confused.

Mock trial competition this Saturday, and I’m terrified and so excited. I really feel like this will be my year.

I feel that because my brother does not understand American society, he may experience a lot of trouble. He’s made friends and stuff, but when he’s attempted to participate in sports, it hasn’t worked out well. He doesn’t understand the stigma of violence. I don’t know if I’m saying that correctly, but he doesn’t understand that supporting violent behavior is bad. I understand this to an extent from an experience I had in India. My sister and her husband have a 2-3 year old boy. While we were traveling around India, they bought him a toy gun which I thought was really inappropriate. I, of course, did not say anything, but they way they played with him and gun told me, violence was not that big of a deal to them. They did not really care they were simulating death to this child. I don’t know. Stuff like that really bothers me.

My college decision making process has become more difficult. I don’t know what I want to do. Oglethorpe’s accreditation is iffy now. I don’t want to do what my parents want. I want to do what I want. I’m not totally sure what I want anymore though.