Constant Quick Fixes

Watching Degrassi: The Next Generation with a bit of a hangover is not cool. That shit is way too intense for any brain that isn't quite functioning. It deals with the dramas and problems associated with being a teenager all too well. Terrific show. One thing that I am a bit over though is the frequency of storylines involving cancer. Not just in Degrassi, but it seems like every time you turn on the television these days. Perhaps I'm just noticing it a bit more. Anyways, I'm over it.

In today's episode of Degrassi there's this dude and he's got this girlfriend and they've been seeing each other for a while and he's starting to get a bit antsy as he wants to express his feelings for her physically. She's not entirely down with this and is waiting for him to express himself verbally. He doesn't really know this because she doesn't tell because that would make too much sense. So he turns to his mate and his mate knows the score and tells him what he's gotta do. Unfortunately he tried to take the easy way out and just buy her some flowers. He was surprised when the gate remained locked. This upsets the girl, and she decides that it's time for a break. The end of the relationship makes the boy realise how he feels, but he's still angry. His friend calms him down and tells the boy to tell the girl how he feels. The boy is scared to tell her, and fair enough too as it's a pretty big thing. He realises though that unless he tells her, he's lost her. So he writes a song. He plays the song to the girl, and she quickly decides that he's said the magic password and the gate is unlocked. She tells the boy and he gets excited and tells his mate. His mate tells someone else. Eventually a few people know and this is still before the fact. This upsets the girl and she decides that he needs some time out, again. So the boy is on time out and he hooks up with this other girl. It's weird how that stuff happens. But happen it does. Anyways, the othe girl quite likes the boy and lets him through the gate. The next day however the original girl decides that time out is over and that they should pick up where they left off. But where does this leave the new girl? Out in the cold unfortunately.

So that was one of the storylines, and it was great. It actually took me back a bit, sort of made me feel like a bit of a teenager again. It really is a very confusing time in life, there's all these emotions and hormones running through your body, trying to find an equilibrium that will make you sane again. There's also alot of things that you'll be doing for the first time, trying out, and some of them aren't especially pleasant. I know that I certainly did some dumb things. But that hasn't really changed, I just hope that I'm not doing the same dumb things. I know that I am, but I've still got a few kinks in the system.

Oh yeah, my plan to drink until I couldn't stand up any longer was foiled. Damned Red Bull, it gives you the endurance that you don't really need sometimes.