I live in a bad neighborhood. My school is really bad. I am not artistic. I like music. I like sprite.
I also live in a bad neighborhood. I draw pictures of what I see outside my window. I have fat fingers. I went to art school. I like sprite. My jeans are a bit tight.
I took your advice and told my mom a joke. I think it helped make her feel better.  Oh that's good. Yeah, I think a good laugh always helps. Helps you look at the world differently, even if your environment is not perfect, you know? "If I weren't laughing, then I'd be crying", isn't that the expression?  Our new neigbors are just so terrible, she needs someone to cheer her up. It's the same with me. I swear, everyone on my street is a criminal, a drug dealer or an addict. I have to dodge them whenever I go out to get a Sprite or a snack. Yeah, the neighborhood wasn't always this way. Ever since they closed that factory, everything has gone downhill.  The corner store near our house was robbed, so I could even get my Sprite last night! Please be careful! It's so stressful living like this. I wish I could move but I spent so much money on my art school education and it's hard to recover. I can't even afford to buy new pants, which I need desperately! At least you're artistic, unlike me.  I swear all my art looks like a Kindergartener drew it!  Maybe I can see if my older brother has some pants that are too tight for him that he can give you, would that be cool? That's super nice of you, thanks! What I really need to do, though, is drop some weight. Even my fingers are overweight, I swear! Haha, too much of that Sprite man!  Well save the diet for Monday, because I found a cool band I really want to see on Saturday, you can come with me if you want? That sounds great! I sure they are a cool band, because you are the number one source for good music, as far as I'm concerned! Music really makes me forget about the bad neighborhood and the crime around us.  I think that's why I'm so drawn towards it. Yup, it's so important to have some way to escape, even if it's only for a little while. You have your music, I have my artwork -- it helps a lot, you're right!