  I have discovered the joy of the ‘Random’ button on my stereo. I’ve had my simple, small, stereo for over a year and never used it.
Oh, it’s glory. It’s like it has a mind of its own! It knows to follow ‘Better Son/Daughter’ with something light, like ‘So Long’. The music just feels different when it’s out of order. Last night several pals and I went to Adrienne’s for one of her now famous dinner parties.
She’s a really great cook, plus she makes Vegetarian and Vegan versions for everyone to enjoy. After we had all gorged ourselves on Mexican food, we drank and listened to the white alum. It felt a lot like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and I said so. This is when I was called a nerd and people threw things at me. But it was nice. -------------------------------------- On the Washington state Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) the writing prompts were actually very good. The first asked us to write a letter to people planning on moving to our community, to advice them to come here or stay away. Oh the horrible things I wrote about Spokane. We’re downwind of Hanford! High concentration of genetic disease!
Lack of culture! We’ve voted Republican for the last 30 years! Neo-nazis bombing Planned Parenthood! Child molesters! The second prompt asked us to explain what we would put into a time capsule to represent our high school lives. Because I was bored and no one I knew would ever read my essay, I said condoms and rolling papers. I entertained myself for two hours writing about teenage sex and drug use. One of my Never Ever Cheerlead friends, Rachel, thought this was the funniest thing she had ever heard and proceeded to tell everyone she knew.
I felt clever for a total of one day. Now, I think people need to please give it a rest. Affectionately… Anna 
