music: "My Stupid Mouth," John Mayer
Welllll.. I once again have a boring life. I slept until 2 o'clock today. I don't really know why I sleep so much; I can't seem to get up no matter how hard I try. It's as though I've been awake for a thousand nights and someone is finally giving me the chance to catch up. I feel sleep-starved.. even though I sleep late every day.
Thus goes life.
Oh, and it's September 11th today. Not really, of course, because my clock has 22 minutes past midnight, but anyway it WAS and I haven't gone to sleep yet. I didn't really feel any differently. Spose that's bad but I just can't feel affected by it. Someone on the news said, "Today is the 2 year anniversary of the day that forever changed America." Sure, it changed America -- after 9/11 everyone went out and bought a "God Bless America" bumper sticker and went on with their meaningless lives. Well, of course, excepting those whose families were affected by the events. But for those of us who don't know anyone in New York, the whole experience was rather sterile.
Another thing that really bothered me about all the 9/11 hype is that it drew attention away from everything else that really matters in our country. It felt like everyone stopped caring about the huge number of drunken drivers, the ever-expansive reach of the incurable HIV virus, the huge rate of illegal drugs, and the high suicide rate of teenagers. Does anyone stop to notice their own children, and how unhappy and unfulfilled they feel?
No. And a few terrorists that rammed into some buildings intend for it to remain that way.
P.S. I'm sorry if this entry offended you in any way, but the truth is, 1. this is the internet, and 2. you didn't have to read it. Thank you.