RIP THEIR FUCKING HEADS OFF

I hate when talk-to-parents-about-certain-colleges come up. I mean, we're all cool with the family issues, but I get really hot-teary eyed when it comes to the colleges and stuff. I'm actually really passionate about where I want my life to go. I just don't want my choices to be limited when I'm thinking about my future. But what happens to those choices? KAPUT.

I tried to appease my parents by trying to encourage my interest in some UCs (such as UCLA) and some in California. Not so bad, right? But then, they get on my case about one specific college/university that could be future potential : Pepperdine University. My mom decides to inquire about the specific location about the place, and when I show her it's in Malibu, she freaks. She says that Malibu's too FAR AWAY and "What could there possibly be to offer?"

And there's another problem. The problem of MONEY. My parents and I have conflicting views on how money should be spent. Me, I think others actually need the money more than we (mostly Americans) do. But my mother is a moneywhore and she wants it all for herself. I mean, Asians ARE stingy and they want huge retirement funds so they can fly back and forth from America to their native country. Great.

I have abso-fucking-lutely NO idea what I want to do right now. I mean, I have my art skills. I admit that I'm pretty good at web design, and design in general, and my creativity knows no bounds, but what can I get with that? An art career. But how is that going to help the fact that I want to donate money to needy people? I seriously doubt I am talented ENOUGH to pursue the art path and become amazingly incredible at it. Really.

Oh, and I'm thinking of applying to Stanford. Doesn't hurt to try, does it?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPH. :)