August 31, 2010
Dear Diary,
Um, I've never really done this before. The only reason I'm doing this now is because I don't want to hurt my mom's feelings for not trying. My mom thought it would be a good idea for me to write in a diary so I can "share my memories and wisdom with future generations". Uh-huh, yeah. She needs to lay off the parenting books.
I should probably introduce myself. My name is Samantha (you can call me Sam) Leeds, as in the festival in Great Britain. I'm 18 years old and I'm about to embark on my senior year in high school, thank goodness! I love my family and all, but I am going as far away as possible as soon as I graduate! Living in Charlesburg, Pennsylvania is not exactly a ton of fun. Unless you go hunting or race four-wheelers through the forest, you will be very bored here. We even have a day off school for the first day of deer hunting season, no lie. I just love waking up to the sounds of shotgun blasts echoing from the forest.
I am the middle child of three children. My older sister, Joanie, is in some internship at this fancy-pants law firm in New York City. She always boasts about the big time clients that come to the office every time she visits, which was cool at first but is now getting really annoying. My younger brother, Kevin, is the more tolerable sibling in the family. He's going to be starting his freshman year and he's starting to learn how to skateboard and mountain bike. As long as he doesn't start sagging his pants and listen to Eminem, he can do whatever he wants. My parents…well, they're just my parents. I've already mentioned my mom and her parenting books. My dad is the more relaxed one in the family. He and my mom own a construction company called Leeds Construction (creative huh?) and they've done a bunch of projects around Charlesburg, including renovating the broken down high school.
Probably the most important thing you should know about me is that I am addicted to music. It's the air I breathe, the blood that pumps through my veins. Okay, that might have been a little dramatic but I really do love music. My headphones are constantly in my ears blasting some sort of song. I listen to mostly alternative and punk rock, unlike the majority of kids in my school who like Justin Beaver or Nickelback. My two favorite bands are Muse and Green Day. It's so hard to choose one over the other. I can't possibly decide between Billie Joe's snarky lyrics or Matt Bellamy's absolutely amazing voice. Both bands cover every inch of my bedroom walls. I even have pictures of them on the sides of my dresser! Talk about being a fangirl. Despite being crazy about them, I've never seen them, or any band, live. I'm a concert virgin! That's going to change though. Muse is on tour right now and I'm determined to get a ticket! I just need to convince one of my parents to drive me to the venue. I really need to get my license.
Well, I guess I should leave it at this then. Tomorrow is the first day of school and I have to debate on which Muse t-shirt I should wear.
P.S- I've decided to call you Jimmy. "Dear Diary" sounds too girly and the name Jimmy is used in both a Muse and Green Day song.
