As much as I HATE to admit it, I actually like Avril Lavigne. She's just so mainstream and the 'in thing' to like, but I've heard some of her songs and she's not half bad. She's not half bad as Eminem, anyway. One of my friends is practically in love with the guy. Hey-lo, he's a misogynistic bastard that hates his momma, hates his wife, and will do anything to make an impression on society. Do these teenyboppers even realize how he is the epitome of everything they shouldn't want to be? He sings (if you could call it that) about stupid things like how his fellow celebrities suck and how he's gone through such frickin' hard times. Well suck it up, princess, life is not a cake walk. Shit happens, I don't see why you're so misunderstood. Are the rest of us as easy to see through as plate glass? Don't think so. Stupid Eminem.

Rant aside, I just thought of something kinda funny. Like four years ago, I was with my stepdad (at the time), and we were shopping at Future Shop since it was near Christmas. Now he was addicted to some drug, and he blew all his money on it. And half the time that he was coherent, he had horrible judgement, so ickle 10 year old me decided to use this to my advantage. I got him to buy me a Playstation, a thousand dollar camcorder, and a stereo! All for me! *psychotic laugh* Stupid git, and he didn't realize how much stuff he was wasting. Kind of like when Bart takes advantage of drunk Homer Simpson's wallet. Don't get me wrong, I like him though. He's cleaned up, and has a job somewhere that's not here. He gives me money every few months, even though he has no legal obligation to do so, since he's not related to me at all other than the fact that he's my brother's dad. That sounds off. Anyway.

Actually, that's not very funny, once you think about it. It's really rather sad. Such is life. *shrug*

then + now