  Ok I'll try not to be so much of a downer this time, even though I still feel really depressed because I never get to go anywhere... Here is a random, not-so-depressing/angry thought... I was listening to my Jeff Buckley CD that an old friend from college choir, Nick T. (no, the boy next door who was also in choir was Nick S.) burned for me. At the time, I was just getting exposed to the glory that is indie and wasn't able to fully appreciate it then. (I'm not saying I didn't like it, but I think I listened to it twice then before it got lost in the shuffle of my other CD's. ) After such a long time, listening to it blew my mind, and then I thought about it. College had to have been the best thing that could have ever happened to my taste in music.
If it weren't for college, I'd still be immersing myself in the world of metal and 70s progressive rock. I'm not saying that those particular genres of music suck now (I mean, come on, Zeppelin? ), but there is so much more to music than "Stairway to Heaven". Besides, I was growing up, and growing out of metal. Anyway, it's so unfair that those of us who grew up in the sticks are so far removed from anything cool. I see these young kids who are into great music and it makes me totally jealous. Of course all these kids are suburbanites who couldn't comprehend having no cable and having to drive over an hour to get to a shopping mall. (Yep, been there, done that. ) A lot of these kids had the opportunity to better practice their talents, too.
I mean most of these kids who are into music and grew up in affluent suburbs had the money to buy the necessary equipment and lessons to become proficient musicians. Every kid in the sticks proficient on a non-marching band instrument (or piano) either had a parent who was a musician or didn't come from the sticks initially (or they're just lucky to know someone who knows how to play). Nobody wakes up a proficient musician. I can't imagine what my life would be like if my parents knew of a decent voice teacher and footed out the money for me to take lessons.
I probably wouldn't be a secretary - that's for sure. I know there are others like me out there. Walking talent being wasted because they don't have the necessary tools. A lack of interest because what is there for them to listen to? Ted Nugent? Either that or shitty pop music or country... I wish I could have grown up in an affluent suburb.
It gets me too, because those spoiled brats have no clue what they've got and they take it for granted. It makes me sick. Anyway, what makes a depressed girl like me feel a bit better? QUIZZES!!! urlLink urlLink theOtaku.com: The Anime Friendship Quiz urlLink urlLink theOtaku.com: What is Your Anime Zodiac? urlLink urlLink theOtaku.com: What Magical Girl Are You? urlLink urlLink theOtaku.com: What Cosplay Type Are You? 
