I'm sitting @ school in our writing center with abosolutely nothing to do. I could be doing homework, or reading, or some other thing having to do with academia but that really doesn't seem that interesting. So, I'm writing here because as you've noticed writing is my cure for boredom.

So I was sitting here singing random songs in my head and decided to check my school email for anything important, because everyone likes those school events (woo!) and my friends B.S. and A.C. sent out an email about tomorrow, the 13th of Feb. It is the national day of awareness for self injury, suicide, and depression sponsored by To Write Love On Her Arms, an organization that you might not have heard of dealing with suiced but with the death of Casey Calvert, the bassist for the band Hawethorne Heights (Out of Ohio, woot!). This organization is supported by a lot bands and artists andthey sel tshirts to make revenue and support the cause. It was started by Jamie Tworkowski and you can find anything you'd want ot know about it here --> http://twloha.com/the_story.php

The organization is faith based but isnt affiliated with any church or anything, just people that happen to be christian trying to bring a little more happiness into the world.

I found out about this organization last year and then again when Case Calvert died. They were selling tshirts in memorial of his death to help out his wife and kids with their expenses. I thought that was a pretty generous and considerate thing to do but of course there will be critics.

But what I really thought was interesting was the fact that he felt compelled to brign attention to the growing number of people in the world that feel its necessary to cut or burn themselves or to kill themselves. Accoreding to the site untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide, and suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers. IF thats so, why arent people more worried about kids being depressed than kids making straight A's?

I think alot of parents are in denial about their kidsmental states or just dont want ot deal with it. The old "When I was your age..." ditty is getting a little old, but parents still think its a legitimate answer to their kids' problems. I know my mom has used that one on me several times. I tell her im stressed out and overwhelmed from school and she says "When I was in highschool I took all honors classes and I made better grades than yours and I wasnt this stressed out or overwhelmed. You just need to get over it." and as surprizing as parents find this, that is NOT an effective way of talking to your kids. but back to the point, kids now a days need an outlet, and adults need to realize that nothing has changed kids now are just more vocal about their feelings. The point of this LOVE movement is to let people know that we care and to show that there are alternate ways to deal with depression than self mutilating and suicide.
I think that this is a really important subject and that we really need to stop hiding away peoples mental problems and personal issues and just deal with them.

SOOOOOO, for all you people out there that think that this is just as important as health care and babies in China there is a way you can be apart of the LOVE movement. Tomorrow write love where ever you want on either one of your arms, you can comepletely cover your arms write it really little on your wrist or go crazy with colorful markers and make a whole mural the point is just ot have LOVE written on your arms. Its symbolic of self mutilation and replacing those scars and bad memories with LOVE. CAUTION!! do not use permanent marker because it has toxins in it and its probably kinda hard ot spread the love when you are sick from toxins in your bloodstream. And for those of you who want ot go the extra mile and/or frequent Warped Tour go free-hugging, you never know who might need a hug!!

Thanks <3