Remember the Jack’s Mannequin listening party I mentioned in my previous entry? I went, and I came back with a ton of free stuff. I now have a new Jack’s Mannequin t-shirt, poster, and a piano key signed by Andrew McMahon. (No, he wasn’t there, but they had about ten signed piano keys, and I got one!). A DJ from a local radio station was hosting the event, and he told us about the time that Andrew got arrested for setting his piano on fire at an Atlanta show. I love hearing interesting stories like that. All in all, the listening party was well worth it. Click here for a picture of my stuff.

I’m headed to Missouri this weekend to visit my friend. I will have internet access but probably not much time or desire to get online. See you all soon.

I have a really unsettling feeling right now. The one I get when I realize that I’ve taken on too many responsibilities at once. In the next 48 hours, I must accomplish the following:

— Finish reading Brave New World before the test.

— Memorize the rest of my Spanish vocabulary and finish my essay about where I’m going to be in 10 years. By the way, I hate writing essays like this. I’m always so embarassed when I read them a few years later.

— Interview the drama kids and write a newspaper article about the school play. I suppose I could turn it in a few days late and abuse my editor powers, but I don’t feel like causing trouble.

— Talk to every single club president at my school and find out their plans. I’m in charge of the “Club Watch” column for the newspaper.

— Senior picture retakes. My first ones were terrible!

— Burn some mix CDs for my friend in Missouri. I promised to do this months ago but never got around to it.

— Jack’s Mannequin listening party in downtown Atlanta. I really want to go, but I don’t know if I will have time. Plus, I’ll have to miss The OC.

I don’t know where all of this school work came from. A few weeks ago, I had the luxury of being able to sit at home and do nothing all night. I desperately want that feeling back. Hopefully things will settle after the weekend.

I’m proud to announce that I was accepted to the University of Missouri for the 2006-2007 school year! Right now, this is my top choice for a college. They have an excellent journalism program, and that’s what I plan on studying. But now I’m faced with another challenge: should I settle for this or continue applying to other places?

My friend is attending Missouri right now as a freshman. Next weekend, I’m going to Columbia to visit her and to try to figure out what college is really like. She also has tickets to the Coldplay concert in St. Louis, so we’ll be going to that together, too.

I’m an OC junkie, so it’s only fitting that I make an entry about the season premiere. Here are some thoughts that ran through my head while watching (and they probably won’t make sense unless you saw the episode). Caution: spoilers!

Ryan’s hair: what happened? How did he have time to stop for a haircut on the way to the hospital after his brother was shot? (Yes, I realize that the episode took place a few months after the shooting. However, Ryan’s hair was short in his dream that took place in the hospital, which doesn’t make sense. I notice continuity mistakes like this all the time.)

Oh, and Marissa’s weave was insane, too.

I loved Seth’s comments about baseball. (I really need to rewind the tape so I can get the quotes exactly, but here’s the jist of the conversation between Seth and Ryan.)
Seth: I just don’t understand that thing they call, uh, baseball.
Ryan: You mean our national pasttime?
Seth: I see it as more of a fad, really.

I was really hoping for an Oliver comeback. With Kirstin in rehab, it would be a perfect time to reintroduce him to the show. They could be buddies, or something. Instead, Kirstin is hanging out with some lesbian-esque sketchy woman who I’m hoping will not become a regular on the show. I just know she’s going to ruin Kirstin and Sandy’s relationship. If they can’t make it, no one can.

I usually love Julie Cooper, but she seemed too evil in this episode. Bribing Trey to blame the whole shooting on Ryan? How could she do that to her daughter’s boyfriend? Oh right, she’s Julie Cooper; there really are no morals for her.

Where’s Jess? I miss her, even though she’s an evil little coke whore who ruined everyone’s lives. Oh well.

Reunion was surprisingly good. Did anyone else notice that Hayley from The OC is one of the six characters? She sure gets around on all of these Fox shows: first The OC, then North Shore, and now Reunion. All within a year or two. Damn.

Thanks for reading. Hit up my comments with your thoughts on the episode. I’m interested to hear what everyone else thought!

I feel horribly insensitive for saying this, but the media frenzy over Hurricane Katrina needs to stop right now. Yes, it was arguably one of the biggest natural disasters in the history of the United States, but I’d like to know what else is going on in the world. Did anyone happen to catch that the chief justice of the Supreme Court died recently? I was lucky I saw it during the brief time it was actually covered on the news. That kind of story would normally draw a large amount of media attention, but instead all I hear is how gross the water is in New Orleans. Or how the mayor wants everyone to evacuate. Yes, we know already. I’m not saying that the media should ignore this story completely, but give some of the other news a chance to be heard. I honestly feel so uninformed about what’s going on now in all other aspects of the world, but I could tell you a book’s worth of information about the Katrina aftermath.

Edit I’m editting this just for clarification purposes, after receiving several sour comments about this entry. Yes, I know my opinion is unpopular; however, many of you who commented completely misunderstood what I wrote. Either that, or you just chose to ignore it. Anyway, all I’m saying is that I believe the media isn’t doing a very good job of delivering the rest of the news. Yes, Katrina is a very big story right now, and rightfully so, but I’d like to hear about what else is going on in the world and in my country. I’m not saying Katrina isn’t important or that I don’t feel sorry for any of the victims. Please do not put words in my mouth and make me out to be this evil, heartless person. I’m not, I promise! /Edit

And on a related note, I’m hoping that Kanye West’s 15 minutes of fame will expire soon. I’m definitely not a Bush supporter, but what he said at the NBC telethon was completely out of line and stupid. People will do anything to attack Bush, even for stuff that’s not his fault. If only people would think a little longer before they speak. They’d have such strong arguments against Bush if they just collected their thoughts before throwing around unfounded accusations.

Edit Again, to clarify for people who haven’t heard about this… Kanye West said on live television that “Bush doesn’t care about black people.” /Edit

There’s been so much happening in my life lately, most of which I can’t even condense enough to blog about. I took a trip to New York over the weekend to attend what will probably be my last US It’s been somewhat of a tradition over the years, and I’m sad to see it end now that I’ll be going off to college next year.

If I have time this weekend and decide to go through with it, I’m going to start work on my new domain. I’ve had this one for over two years now, and I think it’s time for a change. I haven’t fully decided yet, though, so we’ll see.