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Smoking
What’s the big deal about it anyway? Everyone acts like it’s so glamorous or cool, like you’re James Dean or some dumb movie star, but it’s not. It’s just a bunch of dorks standing around, puffing on these little sticks of death, trying to look important.
And the smell my gosh, the smell. It’s like someone set fire to a pile of old socks and then tried to cover it up with cheap perfume. It gets in your clothes, your hair, everywhere. And don’t even get me started on the ashtrays. They’re always full of these disgusting, crumpled-up butts that look like they’ve been through the wringer. It’s like a museum of human misery, right there on the coffee table.
But then you’ve got these other dorks who think they’re so clever because they’ve switched to vaping. “Oh, it’s not as bad for you,” they say, blowing out these big clouds of strawberry-flavored smoke like they’re some kind of human fog machine. Give me a break. It’s still the same dumb habit, just wrapped up in a shiny, futuristic package. And don’t even get me started on the way they act like it’s some kind of lifestyle. “Vape culture,” they call it. What a load of baloney. It’s not a culture; it’s just a bunch of people sucking on overpriced USB sticks. Pause.
And then there’s weed. Everyone acts like it’s so cool and rebellious, like they’re sticking it to the man or something. But really, they’re just sitting around on some raggedy couch, eating chips and laughing at nothing. And the smell.. lord save me. The smell of weed. It’s like someone set fire to a skunk and then tried to cover it up with incense. It’s disgusting. And then people talk about it so positively. “It’s natural,” they say. “It’s medicine.” Yeah, well, so is arsenic, but you don’t see me huffing that, do you? People will do anything but drink water or eat a veggie.
But here’s the thing that really kills me. I’ve got these two friends, right? Let’s call them Jack and Jill, because why not. Both of them used to be these straight-A students, real go-getters, the kind of kids teachers love and parents brag about at dinner parties. But then, I don’t know, something happened. Jack started smoking, then vaping, then weed, and now he’s a complete asshole. I mean, he used to be this great guy, always cracking jokes and helping people out, but now he’s just this lazy jerk who’s always late to everything and acts like the world owes him something. He’s failing all his classes, blowing off his friends, and just generally being a pain in the neck. It’s depressing, really. I mean, what the hell happened to him? And then there’s Jill. She went down the same road for a while, smoking, vaping, all that crap. But then she woke up one day and realized she was turning into a zombie. So now she’s trying to turn things around. She’s quitting all that stuff, going to therapy, and actually trying to get her life back on track. And you know what? It’s hard. Really hard. But she’s doing it, and I respect the hell out of her for that. It’s like she’s fighting this invisible war with herself, and she’s actually winning. It’s pretty damn impressive, if you ask me. But it’s also kind of sad, you know? Because it makes you realize how easy it is to screw up your life, and how hard it is to fix it once you do. Jack’s out there being a jerk and blaming everyone else for his problems, while Jill’s actually trying to do something about hers. And I don’t know, it just makes you wonder why some people can pull themselves together and others can’t. It’s all so confusing and depressing.
The worst part is, it’s all the same thing. Smoking, vaping, weed, it’s all just a bunch of people trying to escape from reality for a while. And I get it, I really do. The world’s full of tragedies, and sometimes you just want to check out for a bit. But you know what? It doesn’t work. You’re still you when you come down, and the world’s still full of crappy people. All you’ve done is waste your money and make yourself smell like a walking garbage fire.
Smoking, vaping, weed, it’s all the same habit, and anyone who says otherwise is part of the weakest links. If you ask me, we’d all be better off without it. But hey, what do I know? I’m just a kid (with a brain).
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Duel with Geometry's stupidity
You know what really kills me? Geometry. I mean, who the hell decided it was a good idea to make kids spend hours drawing circles and triangles and proving why some angle is equal to some other angle? It’s all a big racket if you ask me. A bunch of morons sitting around trying to make you feel stupid because you can’t figure out why two lines that’ll never meet are called “parallel.” I mean, who cares? They don’t meet. End of story. But no, you gotta write a whole proof about it, like it’s some big mystery of the universe. It’s enough to drive you crazy.
And don’t even get me started on proofs. Proofs are the worst. You’ve got to write down every single step like you’re some kind of detective solving a crime. “Oh, look at me, I’m Sherlock Holmes, and I’ve just figured out that this triangle is congruent to that triangle because of some ridiculous rule no one’s ever heard of.” It’s all so idiotic. Like, who even came up with these rules? Some ancient Greek guy who had too much time on his hands and nothing better to do than measure angles all day? I need a cigarette.
And the theorems. Oh my. The theorems. They’re always named after some dead guy who probably didn’t even invent them. Pythagoras, Euclid, whoever. I bet they just stole the ideas from some poor kid who was too busy getting yelled at by his geometry teacher to care. And now we’ve got to memorize their names like they’re some kind of heroes. It’s all so depressing.
The worst part is, you’ll never use this stuff in real life. I mean, when was the last time you walked into a store and thought, “Gee, I really need to calculate the area of this trapezoid before I buy it”? Never, that’s when. It’s all just a big waste of time. But they make you learn it anyway, like it’s some kind of secret code to being a "grown-up". ITS NOT. It’s just a bunch of nonsense that makes you feel like a moron.
Anyway, geometry’s a useless subject, and anyone who says they like it is probably useless too. If you ask me, we should just skip the whole thing and go straight to something useful, like smoking isn't cool and you're genuinely the weakest link if you are a smoker or how to survive a boring conversation. Now that’s something they should teach in school.
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