does everyone know that oprah is on at 11.30 at night? strange. anyway, i just saw a few minutes of it, and the subject of the day was teenagers' irresponsibility with money. the video they showed was disgusting. the parents had given their 16 and 18 year olds credit cards, and the kids just bought whatever they wanted. the expert oprah had on said that parents have two responsibilities to pass down to their kids before they leave the house: know where babies come from and know where a dollar comes from. this got me thinking of my own upbringing as far as money is concerned. i definitely learned where a dollar came from, but i don't think that lesson came from my parents. my parents never encouraged me to detassel or work at subway. i worked when i was young because it gave me my own money, and money brought independence--something i couldn't get enough of. everyone has their own definition of how much money is enough for them. i can't stomach the wealthy and upper-middle classers complaining about how poor they feel. at gammage, we've been holding baskets for donations for katrina victims at the end of the show. tonight, a man saw the basket and said, "enough already!" i really wanted to punch him. he was leaving a $75 ticketed broadway show to probably drive home to suburbia in his bmw, and he's so annoyed with people asking for donations for people who have lost everything. i really wanted to punch him.