Tenefix

I got a 3DS, wow, yay, fab! BUT it was quite an ordeal to obtain it.

FIRST: Gamestop is such a ripoff, what the heck. My DSi was in practically perfect condition and it had everything it needed. I got 50 dollars for it. I also traded in 4 games (all of which cost at least 20 dollars each) and got 5 dollars for all of them. WHY. I really wish Gamestop didn't have a monopoly on the entire trading in games thing, because this is getting ridiculous.

SECOND: This is a story, ...

First of all, I really dislike referring to the attacks as '9/11' but it's the easiest way to refer to then, so I will.

I find it strange that nobody ever tries to look on the bright side of it. That sounds really bad right now, but wait. The United States have now gone 10 years without a major terrorist attack. There have been attempts (most of which weren't even by organizations like Al-Qaeda), but literally nothing remotely comparable to 9/11 has happened. I think this is great. ...

okay, technically I started yesterday, but that was just orientation, so.
High school is weird!!!!!! (the exclamation points are so necessary) especially when my school is so different from my middle school....
I go to a technical high school, so we have academic weeks and shop weeks (which, since i'm a freshman, is just doing a different shop each week so we can try em all out before we choose). shop weeks have some MCAS prep classes (MCAS being MA's state test...thing...according ...