  I didn’t write yesterday for fear I would write a post about the implosion of my social infrastructure.
If I had a dollar for every blog, live journal, xanga site, etc. that dealt with the oh-so-melancholy drama of being a teen in the world today, well, I’d have a lot of figurative money. ----------------------------------- Pedro the Lion is a very good band and I thank those who share their music with me.
----------------------------------- Today I was asked to by a Freshman Class t-shirt at lunch. This is totally insignificant, but the boy selling was a member of urlLink For Years Blue , and everyone needs to go check out their web site in my links section. I find this group of freshman totally fascinating, and it’s not only because they hang out with G-Dogg. Despite living in Spokane, going to LC, and having the average age of 14, they are really great. ----------------------------------- I saw a sign at the park today tagged with tons of graffiti.
There were things like, “Jen and Ryan 4eva!” and some self- proclaimed “gang” symbols (anyone else see how silly that is? ) But this was written in big blue letters, “LIVING IN SPOKANE IS LIKE DANCING TO NO MUSIC” I want to find the writer of such a thing and have long conversations about music and art over coffee. So Mystery Prophet, keep me in mind. ----------------------------------- Things have gotten really bad in the last few days.
It isn’t until right now, this day, that I realize how good I have had it the last two years. Oh god. Maybe if I think about the millions of homeless people worldwide Lauren leaving our lunch spot won’t hurt so much. Maybe if I consider the little starving African children orphaned by AIDS Anna’s stinging words will stop ringing in my head. Maybe if I read my science book, the supergiant-novas and 9 parallel universes will make my “problems” seem totally insignificant.
Or maybe I will just go running so I can stop lowering myself to these insane concepts of high school life. Affectionately… Anna 
