Amanda Hoffer | Staff Writer

2/22/02

This article is going to be horrible. It is going to be one of the worst things I've ever written. But I want you to know it's not my fault. My anger has died. Being the angry Whim person that I am, I've become the go-to person when a Vent article is needed. And usually I can pull out an article at the last minute but it's just not happening lately.

It's getting harder and harder for me to find things to get outraged about. I mean, usually it takes no effort whatsoever to get me mad. A person could do something just mildly thoughtless and I'm usually typing away in rage, but it's just not happening. And I'm really scared at what the answer might be. Just maybe, and this is awful, I'm happy with my life. I know you're thinking, "What's so wrong with being happy?"

Well for me being angry is the same as having hope for a better world. If I'm happy with my life, it means I've settled, even worse maybe given up. I need my anger. I need to think my rage will make the world a better place. Without my anger how am I going to have hope for a better tomorrow? Someone please tick me off. Give me something to fight against, something to change, something just to gripe about for even a minute.

I don't want happiness. I want a challenge. I want change. I want to be angry again!!!!