Checking the blogs, I see that lately, most of my friends are depressed. Sure, we all have bright spots in our lives, like marching band, flying, dates, ect.. However, I see the general trend as bad. I think, on a whole, college is to blame for this. We are all busting our chops to get AP credit and be in a million different extracurriculars, as well as have some semblance of a life. Add on to that the pains of teenagedom (heartbreak, dating, growing [or lack thereof]), and other things, and I see a formula that explains why many of us (me, for sure) are sad lately. I wish that we didn't have to be so perfect to get into college.......I wish that we could just do one or two things that we enjoy and that would be all. :::sigh:::