I read The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri the other day. It was good, about how inescapable the influence of family is; your family is your first impression of the world, and everything else just builds on or edits that, but it's like the initial block of stone of a sculpture; no matter how much is chiseled away or added on, it's still made out of that same block. We're no more than our life experience.

I also found out what classes I'm taking this year. They're not mailing them out until next week, but I stopped by Magnet the other day to pick up a textbook, and I ran into Stefankiewicz and he told me what classes I got into. They are:

AP Euro; Sanservino
AP Lit; Lamey
AP Bio; Green
AP Calc; Marcello
Linguistics; new English teacher
Research Methods; Seigal

I didn't get Comm. Media II. That's kind of a shame, because it's the only real reason I took Comm. Media last year instead of an AP. But whatever.

I intially got put in Gov, but Stefankiewicz said I could switch into Euro if I wanted to. I decided to choose Euro over Gov. Mainly because there's no summer project for Euro, but also people who took both classes last year said Euro was better.

I'm not so sure I want to stay in Research Methods, though. I can switch to Economics & Global Issues, which will be taught by Ms. Roy, but that's about it. And I don't know if I want to take Econ. Part of me kind of does, but on the other hand, it will probably just suck and I'd be better off taking it in college.

Also starting this year, seniors aren't going to have to take finals; instead, we're going to have senior exit projects. This year it will just be tested on twelve to fifteen lucky kids, but starting next year, it'll be for everyone.

Also! I got a free ticket to see Stars/The Decemberists/Death Cab in Central Park this Thursday. Thanks Myspace.

I want to get a job as a waitress somewhere. It's pretty pointless to work in food service and not to get tips. For instance, Starbucks. Fuck Starbucks. I need cash. I need to find a place that doesn't have a liquor license so that they'll hire me while I'm still 17.