Tanning in your driveway

Hello friends! I'm way down South-er than I should be... You guessed it – I'm in Cape Cod. Here on the Cape I've been doing tons of fun activities to fly (or slow down?) time. One of those things is tanning in your driveway. It's one of the things I love to do. I just grab my bikini and a nice chair and I make myself comfortable. I used to be really self conscious of showing off my bikini bod to every sketchy person within walking distance of my beach house. Not anymore!

Some things I keep in mind are that it's not like I always live with these people. Sooner or later, your neighbors are going to leave and new ones come. Besides, my real neighbor tans in her driveway, so why can't you tan at your very own beach house? Is it a rental? Even better, you'll be out in a week or so. It's not like the passerby's actually are judging you and your body. Why on earth would you even care, anyways?

Okay, so are you still looking at your body negatively? Is my blog not any help to you? Well fine then. Here's another solution. Just tan in your driveway, but in a tank top and shorts! That way, you won't have to show off your flabby stomach. Ha-ha, just kidding, girlies. :)

Oh, and boys – do us all a favor and tan in your own driveway in your swimming trunks. We girls will really appreciate it. Seriously, though. I'm not joking. And it's so not gay. Please do. Please. Please. :)

SOMETHING FUN TO DO OVER THE SUMMER:

Um, I think I just said it all. Boys and girls. Tan in your driveways. Feel obliged to wear as little clothing as desired to. It's not like I'm some sick prude with issues on teenagers expressing themselves.

What kind of suitcase should I use?

It's actually quite debatable. You want the perfect thing to carry around all your stuff in when you go away on vacation. It's something I've been pondering as I'm about to go away to Cape Cod this month. Here are the kinds I'm familiar with:

• The duffel bag
• The traditional suitcase
• The wheelie
• The backpack (Yay! A reminder of school...)
• A giant handbag

Alright, so I'm going to talk about the luggage that should go in each, and my personal opinion. The duffel bag is my personal favorite, for it can be as cheap as $20 and quite convenient. You just carry them in your hand all day, because the bag itself is very lightweight. The thing that annoys me is all your things get jostled. Ugh.

The traditional suitcase... ew. I'm sorry to you people who happen to love your suitcases but I just hate them. Once mine opened in the middle of when I was carrying it, and, well, I just hate 'em. Sorry!

The wheelie. These are fun – if I was still three years old. I mean seriously. (I had a Scooby Doo one, though)! I mean, yes, I do use them sometimes, but they're just too heavy for me (the wheels add a lot of weight). They don't even have enough space for me! Then again, knowing me, I pack much more than I need too.

A giant backpack... yayyy, I can be like Dora the Explorer. Ah, bringing back those childhood memories. I hated my childhood. :( But these are actually quite nice, it's just that my back hurts after a while.

Finally, the giant handbag! I love these, however I would also probably use a wheelie/duffel bag along with this, as being a pack rat I need all my things with me, and just the big handbag wont cut the deal. Just saying. :)

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading this pointless entry I wrote, and maybe you found some humor in reading about my cherished Scooby Doo wheelie. Thanks!

SOMETHING FUN TO DO OVER THE SUMMER:

Have a sleepover – outside! Grab one of your BFF's, and lay your sleeping bag on the grass or rooftop. Watch out for mosquito's, though. Those pesky demons attacked my legs today. Count the stars and breathe in that summer air!

Create a list of things you did over the summer

Hey. You all can call me Sassy.

I know that most of you are here because you most likely don't like school, dread waking up to that screeching alarm every morning, and absolutely despise your Picture Day photo, am I not right?

Well so do I. If I have to hear my alarm ring one more time at 6:25 am, I am going to rip my hair out. My picture day photos are always butt-ugly, and you can usually see my bra. Whoops.

For my next four years of high school, and even my college years, I'm going to be going through my quest of making school rule, starting with the summer of '09. I'll give you guys tips and pointers along the way to help make your experience rule, too. Aren't I so caring? :)

One thing I'd like to start off with – something I learned in my middle school years – is that you should write a list of all the cool things you did over the summer that you wouldn't mind sharing in a classroom. Like going to California, or taking a Boston trip with your friends, like I did yesterday. Or maybe your dance recital or talking about your cool camp you went to for a month. Those kind of things! Then when your teachers ask you what you did over the summer in front of your entire English class you wont stand there like an idiot being like "oh, uh, I uh, like stayed home. I... watched TV and went on Facebook." No, no, no! That simply wont do. Make a list! (Towards the end of August, I'll share my list with you guys).

Anyways, this post is getting a bit meaty. Get to list making! I know I will be.