election reaction in one sentence!

So you've probably all guessed that my election reactions aren't coming, cause I'm too lazy to write one. Oh well. I just want to say that though I would have preferred McCain as president, I do not think Obama will be bad. So far, he has done the right thing.
Next thing I promise (and might actually write!): Opinion on Road Trips xox, rachel

this'll be an interesting weekend to visit d.c.

So this weekend I'm going to D.C. for The Gathering of Tents. What's that, you may ask? Last year my grade got a tent and painted it for refugees from Darfur. This weekend all of the tents are going to be on exhibit in Washington D.C., so some of my friends, a couple teachers, and I are going down to see them. Of course it happens to be the weekend after the election (my thoughts about it will be in a different post), so it'll be an interesting visit. I'll take pictures! xox, rachel
p.s. Go to http://www.tentsofhope.org/ for more information

that's right. i went to a sarah palin rally.

Yes, I went to see Sarah Palin talk.
And guess what? She's not the idiot everyone makes her out to be.
I've always believed in the same ideas Republicans have believed in, so I really wanted to go to the rally. Three words: It was awesome. The whole thing was exhilarating, the idea that all of us gathered there shared one common goal. Sarah Palin was a fabulous speaker, for she connected with everyone very well. She even introduced her husband as 'the first dude of Alaska'. I left the rally full of ideas and excited for the upcoming election. xox, rachel

light as a feather

away it sailed
downward,
drifting from one side to the other
as if it had lost its way.
in a way, it had.
no longer was it connected,
beside all the others.
it had been abandoned,
free to slowly descend through the empty sky.
all alone.
no one to stop the brown and the blues from fading into the night.
for it kept falling,
falling,
falling.

watch this. now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH--o

i don't get it. at all.

I've found that whenever I get back from a trip away from civilization I suffer from stomachaches and exhaustion. I feel like it's summer again and I'm wasting my life away doing nothing. I seriously do think they're side effects from my recent trip to Vermont. I came back to school excited to re-enter the fast-paced world I love, but after arriving home yesterday I feel like it's all been ruined. Everyone says that they love escaping to the country, but for me it's more like I'm being imprisoned in the country. Escape for me is going into the city with friends. Some may think it strange, but I honestly don't get how people can live slow lives. People I've met will know that I talk, walk, and pretty much do everything quickly. I suppose the point of going to Vermont was to be able to slow down, but I'm not like that. It just made me want to speed up even more. Perhaps it's because I've had a lot of leftover energy since I broke my finger and haven't been able to play soccer (long story), but maybe not. I feel like I'm rambling while I'm typing this, but oh well. I needed to get it out. xox, rachel

what are we, five?

I'm so sick of this it's not even funny.
Lately I've been finding some articles online critiquing certain books that girls have grown to love. One particular one is The Clique Series. Though I have no problem with people saying that they're poorly written or whatever, I do care when people say that girls shouldn't read them because the books have shallow characters and apparently girls copy everything they read about. Honestly, I find this insulting to girls' intelligence. Sure, they may be in middle school, but that does not mean they're simply cells stuck together that need adults to make all of their decisions. Girls realize that Lisi Harrison, the author of the Clique books is really making fun of the snobs like those she writes about. It's not like they suddenly start saying stuff like, "Ehmagawd!" and pile on makeup just because they read those books. Adults don't do the things that they see on TV or read about. Teenagers are much closer to the intelligence and maturity level of adults than kids. Some teenagers have even surpassed their parents knowledge-wise. It does not make sense that these books are deemed bad for people because it's thought that others will emulate that characters' behavior. Seriously, we're not that stupid. xox, rachel