Hope I Die Before I Get Old

Grandmother dearest came over today, for Christmas, you know. I don't see her often, because she lives in a nursing home. She's got really bad Alzheimers. Hearing her say the same things over and over again can be funny at times, but today it really made me think.
See, we have a lot of stuff from her old house in ours. She kept asking, "does this look familiar to me?" about all of said stuff. That must suck. Like having permanent deja vu. I know it would drive me crazy. It's strange how when we get old we revert back to being children. My mother had to coax her to take her pills, like she did with me and my vitamins when I was a kid. She literally bribed my grandmother with a cookie.
I don't think it would be fun to have permanent deja vu. I would get tired of never seeing anything new. Not that she would be able to remember anything new.

I think, therefore...

I've noticed that with this generation especially there are far fewer authentically awesome people than there used to be. Everybody nowadays is trying to be cool, or hip, or wanted. I know that everyone at some point is guilty of it, that would explain why I was a cheerleader in elementary school (I was horrible at it). But some people just don't grow out of it. And the sick part of it is that some people are so good at pretending that they convince themselves that they are what they pretend.

People say things for the benefit of others, and you never know where you stand with them. Like, are they your friend or are they pretending to be your friend? But you can't figure it out until they stop talking to you. It's a waste of a life if you ask me.

Things to do Before I die Pt. 1

Seeing the ads for the new MTV show has inspired me to make my own list. So here it goes-in no particular order.

-Go to Burning Man
-Visit the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Moon
-Make out with a stranger (sober)
-Live in a different country
-Go to a legit rave
-See one of my fave band's reunion tours (VU, you reading?)
-Have a friend in every state in America
-Spend $1000 on one thing (not a house, appliance, etc.)
-Keep a plant alive
-Go to as many music festivals as possible (including Coachella, SXSW, Austin City Limits, etc.)
-Road trip through every state in America and all the best parts of Canada- See Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Rocky Mtns, Las Vegas, etc.
-Have a love affair during a summer in Europe
-Take one of those acrobatics classes
-Learn how to swing dance well enough to do so in public
-Go to Castle Dracula
-Fill all 80 gigs on my ipod
-Own at least one Chanel purse
-Win more than $100 in the lottery


That's all I got for now, I'll post the next installment when I have it.