Annoying, sad, frustrating, disgusting.

I really don't know whats going on with the people in our world lately. From the war in Iraq, innocent children being shot in their own school, and a senator involved in a sex scandal with a 16-yr old boy it's just terrible.

Now, I'm not one to go around saying that the world is aterrible place, or that this country is. We are fortunate to have the freedoms and opportunities that we have here. But do have too many freedoms?? Do we take them for granted too much?? Who knows. Am I just a negative or niave person because I sometimes don't understand why annoying/sad/frustrating/disgusting things happen??

I came up with a list of things that I think are annoying. sad, frustrating and distgusting. Some are personal, and some aren't. But I've been thinking about them lately, and had to let them out.

1. Sad-- The shooting in the Amish school, we can all agree thats sad. I read in the Chicago Tribune this morning about a little girl who escaped by climbing out the window. But it made me think about what might've been going through her mind. Like what about her friends that were now dead?? What about what she actually saw? How is she supposed to live the rest of her life without being afraid?

2. Frustrating-- This whole thing with predators on the internet. Where are the parents?? Also, you would think that the average 16 year-old would be smart enough to know that you don't to talk weirdos on the internet. Not to mention approve them to be your friend on MySpace. I'm on MySpace, and I would never approve someone that I didn't know, or accept a message from someone that I didn't know. Or that I thought sounded like a pervert. Maybe some of these teenagers just need to be educated more about these things.

3. Distgusting--Mark Foley, the republican senator from Florida who was sending sexual emails and IM's to a 16 yr-old male page. On the Daily Show last night they showed a clip from an inteview that he did about internet predators and teens, and he was sitting there saying how disgusting these people are. Then he himself gets caught in a scandal!! What a total idiot that guy is.

4. Annoying--This one is just random and me sharing with you all one of my many pet peeves. Sorry, I had to throw this in. Maybe make this post alittle more uplifting too. Evite. I think that its great, and makes sending invitations easier b/c its via email an way faster than the Post Office. But what I want to know is, why do some people take so long to respond?? I understand that life can be hectic, but seriously, how much time does it take to just click yes or no. Am I the only one who finds this annoying???


Well, thats all I have for you all today. Lets all hope that the world can eventually become a less annoying, sad, frustrating, and disgusting place.