Rant Time: TV

I was watching That '70s Show last night when I realized, man, parents in TV shows are really dumb. Eric, the main character, is going skiing with a bunch of his friends, and he takes a huge bag of pot with him. (I mean, who doesn't love skiing while high?) His mom comes out and puts some sandwiches in the back of the car so they have something to eat on the way to the ski house. When she sees the bag of pot just laying out (smart move Eric) she realizes its pot like a normal mom and tries to kill Eric and the ski trip gets canceled, right? No, she thinks they are taking a bag of oregano with them so they can make Italian food at the ski house. What normal person wouldn't suspect that a bunch of teenagers from the '70s would have weed in their car? I understand that no one wants to watch a show that is completely and totally realistic, but come on, why does it have to be so far from reality.

        
Another thing about TV that drives me absolutely insane: reality TV shows. Nothing about reality TV is real. Everything is just fake scenarios, fake emotions, and fake sell outs that want more money. For example, Jon and Kate plus 8 (or whatever its called now that Jon has left). I feel that Jon and Kate were a little low on cash and wanted an easy way to make lots of money by shoving there kids into the cameras and reading teleprompters. What did they get? Money, stress, and a divorce. This isn't the only reality TV show that has led to divorce, in fact, I can't think of one that hasn't led to divorce or the destruction of great relationships. Why should we at home get to laugh and enjoy the fake reality while the actors involved are ripped apart?

I am so sick of TV shows and the stupidity behind them, but sadly, I'm hooked to many shows. TV writers may be idiots, but they are good at what they do. Anyways, that was my rant for today, look forward to another amazing rant on Thursday!! :D
-Rose

Word of the day: Extricate

While browsing through SAT vocab like the nerds we are, we came upon this very, ahem, special word. I like to think of it as the word baby of excrete and defecate, both lovely words in their own right.
          But extricate really doesn't have anything to do with bodily functions. Thank goodness. It actually means (according to Baron's SAT Practice and Dictionary.com) "to free or to disentangle." It struck a chord in our bored teenage souls.
         It seems that as teenagers we are always trying to "extricate" ourselves. We pretty much count down the moments until we get out of school each day, and summer vacation can't ever come soon enough.
          Need I mention moving out? It's basically implied in this post. No matter how great parents are, leaving home and being able to make decisions sounds pretty great right now.
        In summary, it's a funny, fancy word with a legit definition. Go out and extricate yourself.
  
       -On a side note, this blog IS called digression, so to stay true to its very nature, I am going to go on a completely random tangent that doesn't have anything to do with the above story.

        I like pot lucks. I like pot lucks, mostly because I like food. What I don't like is when I can't fit into my skinny jeans. So my question is, why do people always bring the most uber-fattening food to pot lucks???? Could we have a little consideration? Is it too much to ask for a salad potluck? -Jessi

Jessi & Rose

Beginnings and Ends

 As summer comes to a close, the Texas heat starts to lessen (sort of......not really), and the whiff of a new school year caresses our nostrils. We decided to grab hold of the last few glimmering hints of freedom by starting this blog. As "high-schoolees," people often think that we don't have an educated thought in our brain, but we are going to prove the haters wrong.
           Junior year can make you or break you, or so they say. We hope that you follow us through the fun, the stress, the rants that happen because of the stress, and the food binging that makes it all better. Along the way, nature and the fail-fashion of our city will be sprinkled in to add some extra flavor-flave.

          *Raises imaginary cup* Here's to a great year and a Freaking awesome blog.

       Jessi & Rose