Some hope, I suppose

So, yesterday I received a new magazine in the mail. "PB Teen" Ya, know that lovely, hip designer home goods place...The one with the pictures of perfect rooms that no one has, but everyone certainly wants. (I admit, I always have wanted one of the pretty rooms..)

Ok, but anyway. The cover has all of the now-ever-so-trendy question "What's important to you?" Including a peace sign and the smiling teenagers. Then when you flip open to the inside cover all of the teens are in a different pose with little bubbles surrounding their head answering that very question.

One girl replies(she gets to hold the peace sign here): " I care about the environment - it's essential to our future."
And all I say to this is 'gag me'
Another girl replies: " Recycling - I resuse bags and totes every time I shop."
Gag me, again please.
To mix it up a little I will add a reply from one of the boys: "I surf all the time, so the health of our oceans matters to me."

Yea, like anyone is really going to believe any of this. Talk about fake things. Ugh. giving me a terrible headache. I must say. All trendy and ridiculous ... no one really cares about any of this stuff. And when they say they do, they rarely actually do anything about it. But, I suppose I am one of the people that is holding everyone back, right?

But, Besides all of this (what happened to only posting short things?!) My favorite reply is: "My room because it's where I do everything."

Ah, yes. One girl does not care about some nonsense. She cares about herself and what she does...not trying to save anyone...just bein' herself. Well, sort of.

Maybe there is some hope for normalcy...even if it is just one almost hidden quote in some decorating magazine.