Laguna Beach finale...

Well, I must say, I was disappointed by the absence of Trey in the last episode, as he had become one of my favorite Laguna Beach boys by the end of the season. But I guess he was already in New York trying to get used to rude and fast-moving east coasters. Otherwise, it was actually cute/sad to see all our hottie Laguna Beach friends pack up for college and say their goodbyes. It was hard to watch this episode and not reminisce about that time in our life between high school and college. If only for a short time, it kind of made me want to be 18 again. There's nothing like feeling old when you're only 22.

The uplifting part about all this is that there will be a second season! I actually had no idea it was coming; I assumed there was no way they could stalk/pseudo-script these kids' lives for another year. But I guess it is so! And apparently Kristin is now a celebrity, or so it appeared when she walked into the MTV studio. It's so bizarre that these kids are/will be idolized in the same way the actors of, say, "The OC" are. I can't quite wrap my brain around it. It's kind of a strange phenomenon all-around. (Clearly I have partially bought into it...)

One final observation: Why didn't the parents escort their kids to college? Is that the way in Laguna Beach, to just drop them off at the airport or send them off in their pick-up? Why didn't LC have more stuff with her? I'm just guessing that MTV whispered to them, "Parents aren't cool for the show, why don't you just come up to visit in a few weeks?" Silly MTV, if they learned anything from "The OC," they would know that parents are very cool indeed.

Current Music: Nightswimming, by R.E.M.
Current Mood: a bit nostalgic

Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.
The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago,
Turned around backwards so the windshield shows.
Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse.
Still, it’s so much clearer.
I forgot my shirt at the water’s edge.
The moon is low tonight.

Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.
I’m not sure all these people understand.
It’s not like years ago,
The fear of getting caught,
Of recklessness and water.
They cannot see me naked.
These things, they go away,
Replaced by everyday.

Nightswimming, remembering that night.
September’s coming soon,
I’m pining for the moon.
And what if there were two
Side by side in orbit
Around the fairest sun?
That bright, tight forever drum
Could not describe nightswimming.

You, I thought I knew you.
You I cannot judge.
You, I thought you knew me,
This one laughing quietly underneath my breath.
Nightswimming.

The photograph reflects,
Every streetlight a reminder.
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, deserves a quiet night.