Personal Social Security Balance = $185.00

Today is my sister's 18th birthday...woohoo?

Yesterday I was walking around TargAY with Elysia and Christina and realized, Toto, that I am not in childhood any longer. Its funny remembering things about high school--like how cool I thought I was--and now realizing the little twiglet walking around the local "Made in China Emporium" thinks the same about herself...haha WRONG.

Ah youth.

Literally though, there must have been a million high school girls out-and-about yesterday; and all the while, I felt like this sideshow freak that everyone was walking past because they didn't want to waste a ticket to stop and take a look. What an esteem SHATTERER.

My imaginary ex-friend, God, only knows how the 30+ walking around must have felt. Not that these people are old, quite the contrary, but they are less likely to put on heavy eyeliner, black eyeshadow, and multicolored press-on nails just to go to the store--and lets face it--highschoolers judge SOLELY on these criteria. Us in our late teens and 20s still opt for mascara and manicures, so we are less harshly criticized.

Press ons make the girl? What a shame.

Perhaps if highschool girls understood that:

WetSeal clothing only looks good at WetSeal
Fake diamonds look like fake diamonds
&
Their "Frada" purses aren't fooling anyone

--maybe these girls would start appreciating education and opaque bras.

Personally, my kids will be taking advantage of Martha Stewart's K-Mart line. Its affordable, beige, and brand name. Hopefully the line will soon be including clothing with the towels and handmade pinecone-turkeys.

In any case, I used to wish I was older--since college and friends turning 21 I've decided as long as everyone else gets me alcohol, I really don't need to age.
Ever since yesterday, I've never wished to be further from my teens, pleather, and braces...Yuck.
I guess the only thing that makes sense is death at 20...
Damn highschoolers.

What I learned (yesterday?) in life, love, and politics:
Life: "The last little paragraph, ex-friend God...I was knocking on wood."
Love: wtf, bff Rose...don't make me LOL!!
Politics: Barack Obama chose to commercialize his campaign between takes of this weeks American Idol; Hillary Clinton appeared briefly on Saturday Night Live; and Ron Paul flew a blimp over Columbia, SC. Obviously John McCain believes his facebook group says it all.

--all done in good humor