Cammy

Last week felt really long even though we had Monday off. Every night was a late night and getting up in the morning was such a drag. The night I had to finish my super stressful English essay holds the record for the least amount of sleep—I had a little under four hours. Plus, it was super hot. Beyond hot.

My most recent late night was on Friday, when I was up until 4 AM watching BuzzFeed videos. Saturday was my half birthday: I’m officially 16 and half now! I celebrated by hanging out with my friends Suze, Tamia, Juliette, and Tasha in the city. Unfortunately, it was really cold—the one day it was cold this week—and we were at the beach. We helped Suze get some shots for her film project, then went to Wholefoods for snacks. We ate in the park, hung out, and decided to rush to Warby Parker to try on glasses.

The following day, I went to Oakland Pride to watch my sister perform. It’s really different from San Francisco Pride, which is spread out and crowded with a lot of white women wearing rainbow tutus. Oakland Pride is cool and smaller and just so obviously OAKLAND Pride. Dio didn’t come so it was just Sienna and Christina, which was cool because I haven’t been to Pride with either of them before.

In English class we finished the Toni Morrison book I mentioned last week, and started a novel called The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It’s really creepy. It kept me up one night because I was scared of the setting (post apocalyptic Midwest) and the premise (a road that a man and his son walk along while avoiding cannibals).

I’m not looking forward to being at my dads this coming week because it’s still kinda rough between us, and I’m not talking to him. I hope things turn around soon. ♦