do you know what i find really annoying about my mother? the fact that she feels the need to inform me about every kidnapping story she hears. especially ones involving young teenage girls. take dinner, just now, for example. she told me about this girl who was bicycling in san francisco when suddenly a car drove by and pulled her in. how the person managed to drive the car and pull the girl off her bicycle and into his car at the same time is beyond me. anyway, some woman saw everything, called the police, police gave chase, kidnapped girl got dropped off, kidnapper still on the loose.

my mother ends another one of her kidnapping retellings with a "be careful. if you see a car drive close by, just run away" which prompted me to imagine myself throwing my hands up in the air and screaming in wild panic whenever a car drives by in the neighborhood, which is like every two seconds. it was a pretty funny scene in my head. too bad i couldn't stop from smiling. my mother asked me what i thought was so funny and i said, "not every car is bad." not a good idea, cherry. she then launches into this whole tirade with a "yes, but you HAVE to be careful blah blah blah remember that time when blah blah blah and then blah blah blah okay?!" gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwd.....

anyway. sufficed to say, this has made my mother even more annoying to me. and i suspect that she suspects this. which is why she's been asking me if i want to go anywhere or need anything in an attempt to appease the spoiled temper of her only child. and let me tell you. i intend to milk this. like i always do. manipulative shmanipulative. *crosses her arms in a huff*