Not All Its Cracked Up To Be

Umm, i'm not completley sure what to write since i'm so new to this blogging business, how about...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I can't believe it's the 3rd of January already, actually i guess i can. The scary thing about it is that my birthday is in two months- i'll be 17, and although logically its just a number, i think psycologically it feels like a big leap, as if with a greater age comes greater responsibility and expectation. I suppose i'll find out for sure in two months... As for now, i plan to make the most of being 16. It's funny but true: when i was a little girl i used to think that being 16 was such and enormous thing, i would play games pretending to be 16, thinking that meant i was very mature and privelaged, but 8 years later, i've come to find that being 16 isn't automatically glamorous!
One of the most amusing series i've ever watched is "My Super Sweet 16" on MTV. It's absolutley amazing how emotional these teenagers and families get about the big "16th Birthday Bash" and coming of age "ceremonies". The families showcased on the show spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on their teenager's birthday parties, that its sickening to watch. One of the most pathetic things i remember from the show was one 16 year-old complaining that the car her father was about to buy for her "wasn't expensive enough" and that when her sister was trying on a dress to buy for the party, that she couldn't buy it because, "she's not allowed to look hotter than me!" Gah! What spoilt brats! Definatley not giving "16" a good name! And to think that all the build up is for a party only lasts for one night! Now that's what i call misguided...