Well, I just spent the past hour outside in my backyard, armed with mini oreos and my ipod, reading Dreamland by Sarah Dessen.I've read quite a few Sarah Dessen novels (Truth About Forever, Just Listen, and This Lullaby) but this was pretty different, I think. Usually, her books are the typical "girl meets guy" type story (but with her writing style, her stories are unique and never get old or...

....to write a story or a poem and not get comments on it. I hate how you put all this time and effort into perfecting your story/poem/entry, and then you log into mibba the next day and see nobody has posted a comment on your new story/poem.I know how mibba is a very busy site with lots of people, always posting new stories and poems, but still, it is a little dissapointing. Hey even if you hate...

There are many ways to express yourself. Whether it be through painting and drawing, music, dancing, sports, writing, etc.So why are these forms of self-expressions mentioned above (as well as many others) being laughed at by peers around you? Just because you play the trombone in the school's marching band, why does that have to be so dorky? What if, instead of pumping iron in the gym or being on...

Seriously, the majority of the kids in my class love rap (I'm not part of the majority). But whenever they hear the word "poetry" they're all like "ewww!! poetry sucks!" I don't understand this because aren't poetry and rap basically the same thing? They're both all about rhyming.Also, they're always like "Maddie...you don't like rap? WHAT? HOW CAN IT NOT BE CONSIDERED MUSIC?" I don't find rap...