From the day
Perspective: The Teenager · Sound
The street is a total wall of sound, between the screech of city buses and my Walkman blasting Billy Ocean so loud it’s rattling my teeth. I just spent my last few bucks on a ticket to see *Beetlejuice* for the third time, and if I have to hear my mom complain about the "ethical abuses" of some local judge on the news one more time, I’ll seriously lose it. Actually, the thought of sitting through another family dinner makes me want to say, "Gag me with a spoon!" I’m just going to tune out the world, hunt for some new Ninja Turtle figures at the toy store, and keep my head in this awesome neon haze as long as possible.