I got my job at the Holiday Inn yesterday. I had to. My best friend's mother is in charge of hiring receptionists. I was hired before I turned the application in. Well, that was easy and I know it won't be that easy any other time. I think I wouldn't like looking for jobs, the interviews I mean. It just seems like I would be selling myself, acting nicer than I really am and trying to be someone I'm really not. Interviews make me uncomfortable. And I have yet to go to the library. It's so silly--the library's about six miles away, but I always forget when I'm in town. I went to school yesterday after I got home from Victoria. I spent the afternoon with Aaron because he's not doing anything in his classes now because next week is finals and he's exempt from them all. We walked through the hallways, and I suddenly felt...I don't even really know. All of a sudden I realized that I'm doing well in college because of my own intelligence and study skills and not because of what high school taught me. I realized that I'm better than most people in that school because most people won't make anything of themselves, and that is the fault of the school system. High school didn't prepare me for college at all. High school's not preparing Aaron for college. High school is just somewhere to put the kids so that they won't make trouble and, oh, if they're learning something then that's just a great bonus. The aim here isn't teaching over and above state-mandated or AP tests. The aim is to keep peace and order in the town. And that doesn't even work too well. I guess I have no hope for the public school system here in my small town. Edna High School graduates who make something of themselves, who go to college or the armed forces and do something great, are self-made people. Good for us.