Hello everyone! I am currently typing on a Hampton guest computer, on the third floor. If you did n’t already know (or you’ve not being following me on Twitter, which I’ve used to document all the whimsical thoughts during the trip) I am on a family road trip to West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

So far, we’ve only been to New Mexico, but it’s still incredibly exciting! We saw the Carlsbad Caverns, and don’t worry, I’ll post all the pictures.

Speaking of pictures! I bought this super cute camera, a Samsung L200, and it’s shiny black and very tiny. It’s been a powerhouse because on the first and second day it had to take several pictures in the dark with barely any light. So far, so good.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Oh goodness! Isn’t it hot?!

Still working around some kinks, but I think for the most part it looks decent. Record amount of time: a full, straight day. No breaks at all. Not very healthy…

So recently, I’ve been watching much more Direct TV (we’ve had it for a while, but I rarely watch television) and I came across this show, Jon and Kate Plus 8. My mother loves shows with babies, so I always happen to come across these shows. After a while, you start getting to know each little child respectively, mostly for their personalities and looks. My mother does NOT like Maddie, for obvious reasons. She’s a little brat, and when she gets older she’ll realize how stupid she acted on television. I could name several instances of her being spoiled. Boo!

So, recently, I got back on Twitter. I also joined Plurk, Jaiku (currently waiting on invitation), Pownce, and Tumblr. That’s quite a bit, but I love to try out these things. Consider it taste testing. Feel free to follow me at http://twitter.com/susiee.

In regards to cuisine, I recently bought some Top Ramen, masala flavored, and absolutely adored it! I’ve eaten regular ramen for a while, but this is a new high. Being Indian and all, there is no such thing as ‘too spicy.’

Well, that’s all for today. I hope all of you are enjoying your summer!

Now, I am not one to give very blatant opinions, but I saw this article by Alex and I suddenly had a passion to blog about it. In the town I live in, there is only one mall and this mall has a nice variety of teenage clothing stores. Since everyone is hating on Hollister, I’ll talk about it.

I’ll be honest, I’m intimated by these stores. I see all the other girls wearing Hollister, American Eagle, etc. so I’m compelled to buy it too (yeah, yeah, teen peer pressure). The atmosphere is usually loud upbeat music and clothes, clothes, clothes. You don’t even know where to begin. I’m always confused.

Now, I have a regular body type. I’m not too fat and I’m not too skinny. I’m average. But when I go into Hollister, I have to look for shirts that are large or extra large. The medium sizes are for teeny tiny girls with absolutely nothing on them. Nothing can fit around the chest area or the waist. It’s meant for tiny girls.

If I am an average girl’s size, the normal, healthy size for any teenager girl, why do I have to make myself wear large or extra large? And to make matters worse, it is hard to find a large or extra large in these stores. I’m at a loss and I feel horrible when I have to try them on. Something inside my head tells me, “Are you really an extra large?”

This isn’t a problem in other stores. I go into Target or something and voila, I’m a small to a medium. Why did I have to go through that then? Shouldn’t stores tailor to the average, healthy sized girls?

I thought the anorexic skinny chick trend was over. When will the healthy normal chick trend begin?!