Commeting

I just commented on Paris Hilton's blog about Halloween Hoes. I believe that Halloween is not a time when girl can get away with being slutty. Girls should still be aware of what they are wearing and the impression they are giving to other people. Also would you want your little sister, cousin, or even one day your daughter walking around dressed like a stripper. I know that I don't.

Going to the Pump

My dad is a vice-president for an oil company and people think that when gas prices go up that means he gets a bonus or a raise.  I want those people know that he doesn’t. Sometimes, he even gets a deduction because the company wants to keep the price of gas down. We also have to pay the same price everyone else does to fill up our cars; we don’t get our gas for free. Here are some real reasons why gas prices have been so high.

The reason that the gas prices were going up was because of the sellers raising the prices, and hurricane Ike. My dad’s company buys from Saudi Arabia, and OPEC like most companies. The oil business’s currency is American dollars, so when our exchange rate with the Euro and other currencies gets worse for us, these buyers want to keep selling the same amount they did before the dollar depreciated, so they charge us more to keep making a profit.  If you don’t believe me check here, and read about what OPEC wants to do now, not the oil companies. Then there is hurricane Ike; while in Houston, he knocked out 14 out of 17 refineries, the place where they make the gas. They are currently working to keep up capacity. As of now 16 out of the 17 are up, and the gas prices are dropping.

 So next time when you think that mean oil companies are jacking up the price because they want more money. They’re not, and just remember they are paying the same as you!

Commenting on Self Defense

I just posted on Littlecoe4’s blog about self-defense. I really wish I had taken that class. Littlecoe4 made it sound really informative and it helped give her confidence that very few women have. I know that I would feel much better if I knew really how to defend myself rather than just delude myself into thinking that I do. 

Going Home

Last week, as I was getting my things all together, I realized for the first time that I was packing to go home. This thought really hit me, I would be an outsider to my family, and it was a weird feeling knowing that.  I was excited that I was going home, it was just that Houston wasn’t my current home any more, SMU was.

As I pulled up my driveway, it was nice to see that nothing had changed. It was when I walked into the house, I noticed a change: not the house itself, but the relationship between my family and myself. My parents just seemed awkward around me like they didn’t know how to treat me and my brother just sat there playing a video game. The thought raced across my mind that if my family was like this what would my friends be like.

When I saw my best friend at the homecoming game, I realized that yes we had changed, but we were better friends because of it. We shared all of our experiences that you really couldn’t talk about over a text message or email, and it was just like old times. I was immediately saddened that my family and I hadn’t been like that. I was also worried that my weekend away wouldn’t be relaxing but stressful.

I was actually surprised that as the weekend went on, my family started to act like how we used to be. My mom and I went shopping. My dad and I went and worked out. My brother and I watched movies. By the time I had to leave, I didn’t want to anymore. Now that I am back at school, I have two questions:

Did anyone else feel awkward with their family when they first got home? And will it be like that again when I go home for Thanksgiving?