High School Hilarity

I don’t think I had a normal high school experience – it was perfectly uneventful! I made a core group of friends from middle school, and we all continued to grow and develop and remain friends. Looking back on it now, I can honestly say that I was fairly happy, if awkward looking and acting, and I think I kept a sense of realism about what the school system was preparing me for.  I came to the realization early that it wouldn’t matter in ten years who was elected prom queen, and that any drinking or drugs I may have wanted to experiment with would be perfectly available to me in college. That’s not to say I didn’t have my fair share of drama or jerky (ex)boyfriends. I did, but I was able to get through the occasional sadness and tears to emerge from school a smart, emotionally well developed, and responsible individual.

The Left and Right Express

Up until this year, we were a two car family – both Japanese imports, a Honda and a Subaru, known for their reliability and staying power. So when my husband crashed the Honda, we were left with a tough choice. Who gets the car? Since he works in the computer industry and is always visiting clients, my husband opted to keep the car, and I was left trying to figure out my schedule and day care according to the gods of the local Transit Authority. Surprisingly, it worked! I planned my routes carefully, and now I can walk my daughter to daycare, pick up a local bus and be at work in the space of a half an hour. As a child of the suburbs, I thought I could never live without a car, but I have made the bus work more efficiently (and cheaply) than I thought was possible in my life. I save money, feel slightly better about the environment, and get to use it as my excuse: “My bus was late, so I didn’t do that TPS report…”

Musicology

Whenever people ask me what kind of music I’m into, I always sigh, and think about how to answer that question. Because it really should be the other way around – what kind of music am I NOT into? That is a simple answer – country music.  Seriously, though, I enjoy samples from pretty much every genre of music that exists – rock, rap, world beat, choral, new age, pop, you name it. I actually enjoy music with lyrics more than I do instrumentals, but then again it depends on what I need the music for. I use music as my constant “life soundtrack” – you know, I always have my headphones on, or music playing low while I work or sleep. Electronic and rock help me work out, and orchestral or choir music lets me relax, read, or get some rest.  I am a firm believer that there is a perfect music for every situation – you just have to find it.

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