11.

So this morning I was woken up at 9:00 to go to an appointment I had at ten. We had to leave at about 9:30 and it takes me twenty minutes to get ready, so I was fine with that. I decided to take a pass on breakfast since I was going to eat lunch later on in the day, and just to get ready-- pull my hair back, brush my teeth, etc.

Since my parents and I have been sharing a bathroom because of home renovations, my mom was in there before me-- no big deal. I waited until NINE FORTY FIVE, when she said that we had to leave. At this point, I still had not gotten to use the bathroom.

Mom: 45 minutes
Me: 3, in my own damn bathroom

Here is my rule of thumb for the bathroom: prettiest to ugliest. I'm not full or myself or anything, but in my house, I look best. My parents are wrinkly and gray-haired, so that just takes them down a notch or two from me. The prettiest person in the house probably won't take too much time to get ready, unless they're egotistical and want to check themselves out in the mirror for a half hour. They just want to get in and get out, maybe throwing on some lipstick along the way. The ugliest person in the house should take a little longer to cover up the ugly, but let's face it, you can't make miracles with makeup. Anyways, since the prettiest person is going to take the shortest amount of time, let them do what they have to do and get out, damnit.

10.

Okay, so since I got some positive feedback on my last playlist, I decided I'd make another. Rules are the same: listen to them all, just give them one chance. Again, they're posted as Song / Artist.

1. The Boys of Summer / The Ataris: Since it's summer, I think you should have something perky like this on repeat. Don't even think about getting the Don Henley version, or I'll kill you. This remake is one of the few that's better than the original.
2. You Really Got Me / Van Halen: It's just catchy as hell.
3. Lunacy Fringe / The Used: The Used is rapidly becoming one of my favorite bands. This song gets me though. And I don't know why.
4. Hypnotize / System of a Down: In the first few lines the song mentions Tianamen Square. In 1989, there was a Tianamen Square massacre when students in China protested their government. Look it up if you don't know what I'm talking about. It's really fascinating.
5. Chasing Cars / Snow Patrol: This happens to be one of my favorite songs. The lyrics are so simple but so perfect for any day. So yeah, listen to it. Because it's awesome. And because you know you want to.

9.

This is addressed to friends moving.

Both of you are awfully close to me, and I'll care about the two of you forever, no matter how much time passes before we talk again or how many miles are between us. It's increasingly hard for me to deal with what seems like this loss. Because this has happened before, I do know that we most likely won't ever see each other in person again. And I'm sorry for that. Goodbye, I suppose.

8.

Concrete, sorrowful in a slow moving world,
adjoining stair after stair,
each one following the next
with the dragging brevity silence.