Do people deserve to die?

When Hurricane Katrina hit, a lot of people said that they ones left behind deserved to die and be stuck on rooftops because they didn't leave. It's not that simple, especially not in the case of Katrina, but we won't get into that. People don't stay during hurricanes because they value their expensive rugs and chandeliers. They stay because it's home. You feel more helpless when you're away and you don't know what you're going to come back to. I live in like hurricane central and I can tell you that I've only evacuated once and that was during a category 5. I don't think anyone deserves to die or not get a way out when they need it just because they thought they'd be safe at home. Maybe they should leave when people are warning them to, but people make stupid decisions all of the time and they shouldn't be thought less of because of that. If everyone's decisions were put out there for the world to see, I'm sure that their choosing to be in the only place that they feel safe wouldn't be at the top of the list. That's my feeling, but it's not Adrianne Curry's belief. She thinks that those people should have to pay to be saved, more than what they do in taxes already. What do you think?

www.dramaforever.com

No, that isn't my facebook, but that's sort of what I'm writing about. Online communities. I'm in college, so everybody has a facebook and they're on it all of the time. I scarcely check mine (I'm lucky if I do it once a day), but some people live for the thrill of MySpace an Facebook. More importantly, they live for the drama. I must say that I did experience some MySpace drama a couple of times in high school, but those same childish people seem to have reverted to facebook to keep the drama alive. I know that I'm not perfect or blameless in certain situations, but I'm an adult. When someone wrongs you, don't go spreading it around to everyone but them. It's stupid and you look dumb. If you have a problem with a friend, tell them. Things will only get worse if she finds out through a status update or a blog. What's between you and someone else should stay that way. Don't let anyone else into your business because then they'll cause more drama for you in the end. You don't have to like move out and start paying bills, but you do need to start acting a little more grown-up in relationships. Life is hard enough without all of the drama.

I'm sitting in my new house with nothing to do. My roommate is sleeping (she does that about 18 hours a day and stays up all night IMing friends) and my housemates are either out or doing some type of schoolwork. I need to do my reporting homework, but I think that some some blogging is in order. I've been watching Gossip Girl all day (the first season) and it makes me wonder about who people are. We all dream of having money and seeing our name in lights, but what will we do for it. If you watch any competitive reality show, there's a lot of scheming and fakeness. Who we become in order to get what we want? I can't say that I'm big at winning anything outside of a monopoly game, but I want to win the right way when I do. When my dreams come true, I want to say that I did it without all of the scheming. A journalist once went to interview the richest man in St. Louis. The journalist had been born wealthy, so the elaborate set up of the rich man's office didn't really impress him. The journalist asked, "What did it cost you?" By that, the journalist meant: "What did you do & who did you betray in order to get to this position in life?" It turns out, he'd done a lot. He regretted every bit of it. When you reach your dreams, you don't want to regret them, you want to cherish them and feel proud that you've made it so far. No regrets. No horrible shows of character. Just hardwork and perserverance.

New Start

I'm in a new town and a new school. It's crazy nerve-wrecking, but it's a new start. The thing with new starts is that you can forget all of the mistakes you've made and people who you've tried to please. You get a chance to be yourself, instead of someone you may have been pretending to be before. I always flock to big populations. Animity is so important to me because I've never had it living in a small town. I'm glad that I didn't let anyone convince me to stay in my hometown because there was nothing for me there. If there had been, I'd be there. At my graduation, our guest speaker encouraged us to come back with our knowledge and help our city with it. I'm encouraging you to go back home if that's where you truly want to be. Don't forget where you grew up and help people there if you can, but your life can't stop because you feel obligated. You'll hate yourself for it and you'll always wonder what could have been. I'm off for the night because class starts tomorrow. More to be said later, even though no one's reading. If you are reading, drop me a line! xoxo Bree

Computer Broken

My computer is broken, so this is not a post and I will have no more until my computer is fixed.

One More Final...

One more final and I'm done with summer classes. College life is something, but it'll be worth it, like my braces. I've gotten zero comments and that makes me insanely sad. I'm always doing things for my site and no one cares about anything but the link to new layouts, so it's not surprising. I know that if I just keep pushing, someone will pay attention. Since no one's really reading, that's all for today. I'm insanely tired from the past weekend and then we started Vacation Bible School today at church and I'm a teacher.

Do you believe in Fairy Tales?

I bought Penelope today and it's like a modern day fairytale. I waited forever to see it in my little home town and it was worth the wait. It's witty, dramatic, romantic and surprising. The fact that she has a pig nose, doesn't seem so absurd on a fairy tale backdrop. I think that we all have fairy tales, romantic or not. It's good to believe that stories like Cinderella's can be true. That someone can save another person just by loving them. That concept is the basis for a lot of charitable organiations, like To Write Love on Her Arms . Just something as basic and easy to give as love can help someone's life change and give them a fairy tale ending. I think that too many people like Shia LaBeouf (who I have loved since Even Stevens!) are receiving enabling love, that could ruin there lives. Shia's had more DUIs than Paris Hilton did before she met Benji Madden. I think that it might take what Paris has, the right kind of person, giving you the right kind of love, to make your fairy tale possible. I like to think that Cinderella and prince lived happily ever after, but if they didn't, it's still a fairy tale to me. Cinderella went from scrubbing floors for people who gave her nothing but hate, to being adored from someone who gave her nothing but love. Her prince barely even knew her when he started giving her that emotion. I think love is the answer to any problem that we have now. War? Love. Genocide? Love. Racism? Love. Like the Beatles said, "Love is all you need."

Good Morning to You!

This one's not too serious. I'm still not sure if anyone's reading and I'm still working on the concept for this blog. I'm trying to get parts of me, but also parts of you into this, so please comment to help me get on the right track. I made an amaing discovery a few years ago and I just made the push into it. It's called StyleDiary. I've been too busy with this reunion thing to upload pictures, but I will soon (click here to see my diary!). It's also how I find Susie Bubble's blog. Her style is pure London with elements of Hong Kong mixed in. My style is Holly Golightly goes to the beach. I that everyone should have their own style to reflect exactly who they are. Going to Amerian Eagle and buying the same outfit as the model is fine, but what does it say about you? What's your style? Pictures would be great!

La Familia

Before my family reunion thing today, I had to shave to wear a dress and it sucks because guys don't have to and it got me thinking about all of those double standards out there, but I'm choosing not to digress into that right now. I want to draw your attention to a link on the left, leading you to a website about the Chanel Mobile Art showcase. It's so interesting how these people have come together in the name of fashion. I think fashion is one of the most unappreciated art forms because no one really things of it as art, but this is. It's almost avant-garde, the way that they are pushing the envelope. I'd write more (who couldn't on Chanel?), but I'm vastly tired and I have more family reunion stuff to do tomorrow and I'm watching Sin City before bed.

That's me with the black hair.

By the way, anyone wanna weigh in on what they think about the Chanel Mobile Art Exhibit. I'm always interested in your thoughts.

I feel excited

Well, I've been trying to help girls with self-esteem for years, despite my young age, but I've not yet let anyone into my life. Today I thought to myself, while reading susie bubble's blog, that I might be able to help people just by showing them who I am. Maybe if more girls see a girl who's got high self-esteem, they'll be able to get something from it. Plus, I just find blog writing pretty cool. I can never keep track of journals, so this will be fun to try and keep up with. I plan to include pictures, news stories, fashion movements, celeb gossip. EVERYTHING! Get ready for it, kids. Later days, Bree