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12/21/2002 entry: "America is the land of the hypocrite"

Here's my last Saturday working at the library. Ugh.

Still 3 hours left.. that's not bad. Halfway done.

So, I tend to look at a lot of websites since I'm bored. And I actually think I found something really worth all the boredom. It's another online journal, sorry, but it's a really good one. At least I think it is. I mean, the author talks about a lot of relevant, real world, important things. Among personal stuff too, but that's a given. And the design is great. Nothing fruitily artistic like I tend to be, but I love that she used really bright colors... bright colors that work together, too. It's pretty.

She's a journalist, which I suppose contributes to her discussion of important things. You kind of have to know about stuff like that when you're a journalist... I of course, don't know those things because a) I'm not a journalist and b) most of it bores me to tears.

I don't really "get" politics. I don't understand governments. Laws, policies and politicians baffle me because most of the time I don't know what they're talking about. At least with the politicians, I can be relatively sure they don't know what the hell they're saying either.

Now art,.. art I can talk about. I can go on for hours. Not just visual art either, when I say art, I mean all of it. Philosophy I understand. Parapsychology is a beloved topic of conversation. I love ghost stories. Music is broad enough a topic that you can talk about it with anyone, even if your tastes are completely different.

Well, anyhow.

I don't see myself getting much rest over the next few days. Today, my agenda involves a shower, dying my hair, baking brownies, making pudding and starting to clean my room. Tomorrow, I have to finish cleaning my room, finish making those Cherry Trifles (the brownies and pudding are for them), and finish cleaning my room. Sara's family is supposed to be at our house around 3pm. It's rumored that we may break out our new Simpsons trivia game-- however I think my mom overestimates the Aurichs' Simpsons related knowledge. Nonetheless, it could work out.

You know what we should do? Play Rummy. It's a long tradition. We have this special Rummy paper mat and we always play with pennies. Yes.

Anyways, then Monday is the 23rd. I have to finish getting Christmas presents ready, maybe bake something, and then we open our presents on Christmas Eve morning, so we kind of have our Christmas Eve a day ahead of time. Y'dig? Yes, I get my presents earlier than you. Ha ha.

THEN, the 24th is Christmas Eve, and we're going to my Aunt's house this year for that. There, we exchange gifts with the rest of my relatives and have food and all that. Then, we're having Christmas Day. So I have to make a dessert for that and clean the house (cause it will be messy!) and get dressed up, etc. Then the day after... I finally get to somewhat relax. And pay bills. And brace myself for the total of how much I spent this Christmas. Sigh. I'm so pathetic. But I can't help it, I always go nuts for people at Christmas.

Speaking of people, Kari liked the present I sent her :D I made a little stocking for her and filled it with candy. And added a bag of gummi bears, since she said she liked them.. But yes. I'm glad :D

I have no idea what I'm doing this New Year's Eve. Kevin mentioned that Lewis Black is playing somewhere downtown on New Year's Eve. I think Sara and Nia also have discussed doing something on New Year's, in the past. Though we never made any plans. I dunno. It sucks, because I don't want to leave anyone out. And I can't have my cake and eat it too, because I think Kevin still thinks Sara doesn't like him... but you know what, besides that, both of them are the same way when it comes to other people. They get quiet. I'm like that too, sure. But usually the other person isn't, or if they are, I make up for it by somehow balancing things out.

Well, both Kevin and Sara kind of clam up around eachother. Not because they don't like eachother (they don't even know eachother..) but because of the fact that they don't know eachother. And both of them take the other's silence to mean that they don't like them. Kind of frustrating, considering they're two of the most important people in my life. And I would like to be able to be with both of them in the same room without feeling like I'm leaving one of them out of whatever's going on. But maybe it's because they're both so important.. maybe I do really leave one of them out, and maybe it's impossible to strike a balance or a compromise. Hmm.

Well, we'll just see. My mom and dad might go out with friends. And she's like, "You and Kevin can take Jodi to Bobby's party (my cousin)". And I told her, "What makes you think I don't already have plans for New Year's Eve that don't involve Bobby's party?"

Maybe the fact that I haven't gone anywhere on New Year's Eve for the past two years? Yeah, probably. But still.

This entry is getting really long. Hm. I guess I should cut things off...