In relatively chronological order.

• Writing my name on the VHS label will make me appear in the movie. Think "Beauty and the Beast" or "Little Mermaid." I don't know how my logic applied to minor characters.
• Pennsylvania is in the Midwest.
• Concerning friends: quantity is greater than quality.
• Grades reflect intelligence.
• The dead go to heaven. / There is an afterlife.
• Christianity
• There is/are no god(s).
  • I've come to the conclusion that you can't be sure, but I do not affiliate myself with any religion.
• I will not have sex before marriage.
• My father is an air traffic controller.
  • He runs a homecare service with his nurse wife and invests in property.
• My father likes to skydive.
  • He was always too afraid to try, but he does scuba dive.
• My parents should get back together. / I would rather live with my father.
• High school is the worst time of your life.
• Everything gets better when you're older.
• You can always count on your family.
  • I strive for self-reliance because you can't always depend on others, but I thought my parents at least had my best interests in mind.
  • After being away from home for some time, I've had a chance to reevaluate my views on family. My mother loves me and she tries harder than any mother I know to ensure my happiness and well-being, though there are occasional misunderstandings.
• At Beloit, everything will magically change. I will change.
  • I can't deny that I am changing, albeit slowly and not in ways I anticipated. Running away from my problems solves nothing. I am not entitled to anything and must work hard for my desires.
• I will be with Michael forever. He is everything.
  • Nothing is guaranteed. No one can promise eternal love.
• Beloit is my dream school.
• I will never smoke pot.
• Trimming your own bangs can't possibly be that hard.
• Once a cheater, always a cheater.
  • Eh... This largely still applies, but I believe it all depends on awareness and self-control.
• I will never drink alcohol.
  • I still can't decide if I am disappointed in myself. It was my life's goal to never even try alcohol.
  • Okay. I've reached a verdict: it's rather immature and ignorant to condemn something you've never tried. There are exceptions, of course, but life is short! So why not experience as much as you can?
• I want to be a writer.
  • Call me boring, but I would really enjoy being a technical writer.
• Love triumphs over everything.
  • I would still like to believe this... I'm starting to lose faith in love altogether which is especially unsettling for me because I used to believe so strongly in it. And I've become increasingly cynical. I think people are ultimately selfish and will use others for their own gain.