Allow me to explain --
I originally planned to spend the majority of my summer socializing at every opportunity and truly embracing the idea that "Senior Year is the best time of my life!" However -- I have found myself more often than not sporting the red polo and khakis with PDA in tow as I walk the linoleum floors of Target. (How do I still feel broke, then?) Anyhow, when I'm not working my schedule is usually not compatible with most other teenagers since I generally work in the peak socializing hours and when I do have a day off I like to stay home and rest. I would feel guilty about all the lying about I was doing, and I am not validating that because I still think that I wasted a good part of this summer on the couch -- however, I have sort of had a revolution of thinking in sorts. I am very good at worrying about the future, and pitying myself, and being paranoid and stressing out and seeing every potential flaw and failure in myself. HOWEVER. I am using my 17th birthday as a launchpad in which I resolve to begin to be a more pure form of myself. Don't worry so much, live in the present moment, do the things that make me most happy, take care of my body and soul and live my life! I know it sounds lame and cheesy. Ah well. Don't care. Anyway, I thought I'd try and pick up blogging again but this time for the sake of just wanting to do it and keep a virtual scrapbook/journal sort of thing that my friends could look at or read thats not so flashy as facebook or myspace. Does that sound alright with everyone? Good.

I know that I mostly look at the pictures in blogs and skim the writing, so I leave you with a picture of pretty cupcakes that AK and I made last summer as Cuppy Cake Cadets! Yeah, they are spankin' awesome. I'm aware.