Good news, my speech teacher isn't going to fail the class.

Or at least, he's not going to fail ME. He was reluctant to admit it, I could tell, but my new outline written to HIS tastes showed vast improvement, and he had nothing to say about anything wrong with it. I'm gonna think "Sharpay" when I give it tomorrow; be as dramatic as possible and to hell what my classmates think. It's time to put my delivery over the top and get extra credit in exchange for maybe having a few kids whom I'll never see again think I' crazy.

Speaking of Sharpay, I finished reading the new HSM book and I'm annoyed for two reasons: it was well written, but they jacked a character I created. What the hell? My character is named April Nielson, and she starts as a crazy freshman who takes Sharpay's spot in the musical when she gets too sick to perform. As the new freshman, she's just crazy-obsessed with the Evans Twins, and makes it her mission to be friends with them and worship the ground they walk on so she can be with the popular crowd. Sharpay finds it fishy, and Ryan just keeps telling her to be nice to her. She eventually goes from sweet admirer to absolutely batshit insane stalker, crushing on Troy and eventually OVERLY crushing on Ryan, and doing some not-very-good things to Gabby and Sharpay in order to get close to him.

What the hell, the book is about a girl names ASHLEY. New freshman who enters East High in the middle of the semester, who admires and worships the ground the Evans Twins walk on so she can be with the popular crowd. Sharpay finds it fishy and Ryan just keeps telling her to be nice to her. She eventually goes from sweet admirer, to batshit insane stalker, crushing on Troy and doing some not-very-good things to Gabby in order to get close to him.

I hate you, Disney :(

Second reason I'm pissed is because the ending was horrible. Sharpay and Ryan had a huge party at Lava Springs for their birthday, and due to their cramming for exams, they decide to not run down to the club and approve all the details and just hope it all works out. It doesn't. The decorations got mixed up with a couple's 50th anniversary, the food shows up totally spoiled, and to top it all off, the artist their father promised to get to perform at their party doesn't show up.

Gabby talks to Ryan, who's in tears in the hallway. Now, I want you to think VERY hard about Disney formula for a second. Think. And answer this question. Will Gabriella:

A. Give Ryan a big hug and offer for her and Troy to drive him and Sharpay to the mall and pay for snacks and a movie so Ry and Shar can still have a fun birthday with their closest friends

B. Get on the stage and remind everyone that this is about Ry and Shar's big day, and we can still save this party by having a good time and just being with each other

or C. Giggle to herself while people pick on and make fun of Ry and Shar for being such nerds that they studied too much and messed up their party, and proclaim to Troy that the two of them should go to his house and watch a movie (presumably to make out) and leave behind a still-being-laughed-at Ry and Shar.

If you guessed A or B, you're normal. If you guessed C, you wrote the damn book. And should be shot.

Seriously, WTF is up with that?

-Chi <3