Current mood:	more coffee will fix that
Current music:	cars rolling by outside my window

>tap, tap, tap< Is this thing on?
Ah yes, first post. Nothing like being able to say I had the very most first post in something. Since this is *my* journal, though, I should expect nothing less. Still, find enjoyment where you can find it, I always say.

My cousin has a graduation party today. She's getting out of high school and will be attending Marquette University in the fall (home of the nicknameless Somebodies). I feel particularly proud of some of the advice I gave her. Her mother assumed that since I'm sort of grown up and kind of responsible, etc., that I would be the perfect voice of reason regarding a spring break trip this year. She asked me, "So, Scott, tell your cousin that she should not go on a service trip to the Dominican Republic over spring break, and should instead stay home and work so she has college money."

Sometimes, I feel like young people are punks. Sometimes, though, I feel like parents are sticks in the mud.

I replied, "Of *course* she should go. How many chances will she ever get to go to the Dominican once she starts working. Besides, the bank's got all kinds of money to loan her for school. And if she needs money for the trip, I can loan her some."

Because really, how much cash do you make in a week at $7/hr? That's like 2 weeks of tuition, maybe. Big deal.

My aunt was not amused. But my cousin did end up going to the Dominican for her spring break trip and loved every minute of it. And I felt like the Coolest Cousin Ever.