Things are good now. My friends have succeeded in convincing me that my petty teenage angst pales beside AIDS in Africa and other issues that actually, you know, matter. Ben actually called and woke me up today in order to drive me to school, which is not only an awesomely nice thing to do but also the first recorded instance of my dad acknowledging my friends as having positive ramifications for my life. Carl gave me a ride home, and we put down the windows and rocked out to Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Going to sleep now. Will wake up at 10:00PM for West Wing.