13 Things I Wish I'd Known

So this probably isn't the most original idea I've ever had, but some days it is made incredibly clear just how lucky I am. And just how far I've come from my gawky high school self. But sometimes, I wish my high school self had known a few things ahead of time, because it would have saved me a lot of trouble.

Dear Allison-at-14,

Hey! It's me, Allison. More to the point, yourself at 19. I'm currently watching Batman: Under the Red Hood (It's a fantastic animated movie coming out in 2010. You watch cartoons without hiding them now, by the way), I go to the local community college, I am single, I am a co-captain of the Improv team and a leading member of the theatre program there. Life is...interesting, to say the least. You're beginning high school dear, and I think there are a few things that you should know before you start this endeavor.

@#*$ @$*(@#*! @#&*%!

Dear Xbox Live Members-


Namely, the males.


As you sit alone, in your mother's basement, eating greasy pizza in your underwear and harassing me on your headset, I ask you to take a good long look at yourself. I know. It's painful, isn't it?

Happy Independence Day!

Which is the same, shockingly enough, as the 4th of July. Who woulda thunk it?

I went to see fireworks in town today, and my friend has an apartment right on the waterfront where they're set off. The view from his balcony was perfect. Course, he wasn't actually out there, cause he hates loud noises, and fireworks freak him out badly. So he hid in his house the whole time poor guy. On the bright side, there was cake.