Mood: Quite amused.
Music: Into the Night - Santana
Talking to: Cilla, Craven, Ben?
Quote of the Day: "Would you like to volunteer yourself or a family member [for a human pie trial at Brumby's]?" - Lily and Merry

School was okay. Got there at about twenty to eight and scribbled our my English homework: Write a three hundred word comparison and analysis on two advertisements that use the gender discourse. Nearly had it finished when Merry arrived, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to leave it until we went to Coles and back. Had to pick up lollies for when we were going round to her place after school. So we went down (carefully breaking the "No leaving the school grounds after you've entered them in the morning" rule), picked up a couple of packs of lollies (Natural Confectionary jellybeans and Coles brand jersey caramels.. <33) and got back. Threw together a lame conclusion to the report thing and sat around talking.

The English teacher seemed to like my analysis, considering that she read it out to the class. Meepsh. Although I guess it's a good thing that I've gotten into her good books for a ten-minute slap job. So our formal analysis should be a breeeeze. Which is always good. I sort of surprised myself when she was reading it out though. It sounded so formal and beyond what I estimated of myself. Perhaps I do have self-esteem issues after all.. Haha.

Merry's was fun. Mooched around for ages, looked up crap on YouTube and mooched some more. Talked about Liss's ex-boyfriend, Matt. Yeah, she broke up with him yesterday. Hate the word as I do, "dumped" is probably a more appropriate term, considering she wrote him a note explaining her reasons. Sad, really. Not that they broke up - I never really thought they looked right as a couple in the first place, and Liss had been uncomfortable with their relationship for a while. But how they did was a little sad. Liss has been in a few relationships over the last few years, but she never really seems to get what most people seek in a relationship from them. They "go out" for a few weeks or months, but they never really go anywhere. They don't really talk in school. They don't really do anything. It's like emailing George Bush a spam-oriented forward and saying he's your best friend. It just doesn't work.
Horrible as it is to say it, she just seems so immature. I feel bad saying that about one of my best friends, but it's true. And I do wonder if maybe we've grown apart over the years. She's a lovely person, but I don't know.. Blegh.

Though on the other hand, last year I was envious of Callum and Laura's relationship, but now when I look at them I realise that I wouldn't want to be like that for anything in the world.
I think I realised that when they got out of the same car at school today. I just can't help thinking that for a highschool relationship, they're a little too serious. I know we'd like to think that we're emotionally and mentally mature, but in reality we're nowhere close. To be practically living at each other's houses is just... sad. Not that they're committed to each other or whatever. I'm sure they are. What I'm not sure of is how well that commitment will translate as they mature more. It seems to me that they've just cut themselves off from everyone else they had. Sam was Laura's best friend for years - these holidays, they didn't see each other once to my knowledge. Not once. And these are two people who did everything together. That's just pathetic. How can you sacrifice your friends for one person, no matter how dear they are to you? Ugh. All I can say is God forbid that they break up, for I don't know what they'll do.
And to clarify, we're not thirteen or fourteen years old. We're in the better half of our teens. But even so, we are not fully mature. And I commend and admire those who have the freaking brains to recognize and admit. Good bloody on you. Thanks be to the Almighty that we have some people with a brain cell or two in our society.

I shan't bore you with more ranting [tonight], so I'll be off to watch House.

Til later,
Lily