i want to do something with my life. something new and different. i have all these hopes and plans and dreams and they keep getting squished under homework and parental permission. ah wel, nothing i can do about it except keep trying.

life's a game and you have to play by the rules. i'm almost beginning to believe it. it's what my dad always said and i always used to say maybe i don't like playing by the rules. but maybe apparently playing by thge rules is how my father manages to pull off so many schimandle scams. i still hate playing by other people's rules, but i hate mr. fuller and workcrews much more. besides, the better i am outwardly, the more i can pull off by being sweet and acting nicely. i think it's time to put said new tactic into effect.