It was an interesting read. Unfortunately, it kind of made me feel like the author was still overly obsessed with what had happened. I mean, you can't help that, necessarily, and she's trying to mine her experiences for material and it sure is a unique, probably permanently scarring experience. However, I would have liked to see more of the author getting over it, as opposed to still fixating on it to the point where she names and almost-identifies (by way of profession) the woman who, a very long time ago, screwed up her life very badly.

I can relate to some of this, for sure. Putting people on your IM list just to see their away messages? Yup, definitely. I think a lot of this is very true. I think maybe the author is missing some of the point of her experiences though. I looked at her blog. She writes like she is still pretty young. Maybe that is it. She does capture accurately the confusion and irrationality of the age she's describing.

Also, for the record, I think the author had a beautiful, beautiful mugshot. Then again maybe I am weak for them. I have always loved this photo.