redemption

or, ways i'm different from when i was in high school

• generally smarter & more confident
• have a boyfriend (who conveniently doubles as a husband when necessary)
• actually enjoy talking in front of the class
• better fashion sense (um, leg warmers anyone?)
• bigger ...tracts of land
• altered hair color
• do not cry when i hear particular songs by chicago or journey
• understand popularity is not the key to happiness
• willing to go places by myself (e.g. mall, movies, bathroom)
• smudged mascara around my eyes does not equal eyeliner
• like coffee & tea
• not interested in knowing a psychologist, much less being one
• way better writer (doesn't it show?)
• am not swoony at the thought of guys in loafers without socks
• love foreign films
• can do naughty things without guilt