It follows me around. This is the way I live.

My mother is no fan of television. She's not a fan of movies, either, but television tends to cause much more dislike in here. Growing up, I always kind of went along with her and her dislike of TV, but secretly, I liked it. I enjoyed watching it, even when I knew that I was watching something stupid and mindless. I wouldn't tell HER that, but I thought it just the same.

Recently, that has started to change. I watch movies quite often because my friends want to; I do enjoy movies but only some of them. I'm not one of those people who wants to see most movies that come out, in fact, if I had my choice, I'd see very few of the movies that come out.

Television is even worse. Alison loves both movies and TV, and recently we were sitting in the lobby of the dorm she lives in, watching TV. I got so bored with it that I started reading my book and a newspaper instead. There just aren't many things on TV that I am interested in watching. The stupid, mindless stuff now bothers me, even though I enjoyed it before.

There are some things that I would like to watch, though. The history channel and the discovery channel both come to mind, but I don't think there is a way to subscribe to just those two stations. It's funny, how I've come to be more like my mother, even though I didn't really want to.

I haven't yet heard anything from the college I want to go to this fall. I'm starting to get a little nervous. I submitted my application a month and a half ago, and they said they'd send a letter "shortly after the deadline." Well, it's been a month and twelve days since the deadline, and I haven't yet heard a word. We're supposed to hear from them even if we don't get in, so I probably shouldn't be worried but... what if they sent a letter and it got lost in the mail?! I think other people have gotten letters, it's just me that hasn't.

This is... the way I live.