Saturday, January 2,
Royal Genovian Parliament
You know, I am supposed tobe on vacation. Seriously. I mean, this is my Winter Break. I amsupposed to be having
fun, mentally recharging for the coming semester, which is not going tobe easy, as I will be moving on to Algebra II,
not to mention Health and Safety class. Every other kid I know isspending his or her Winter Break in Aspen, skiing,
or in Miami, getting tanned.
But me? What am I doing for my Winter Break?
Oh, well, right now I amjust sitting in on a session of the Royal Genovian Parliament,pretending to be paying attention
while these really old guys in wigs go on about whether or not to givefree parking to the patrons of Genovia's many casinos.
Oh, yeah. That's a goodway to spend the precious few weeks I have off from school. At thisrate I will absolutely return to New York well-rested and ready forwhatever awaits me in my second semester of my freshman year at AlbertEinstein
High School. Thanks, Dad. Thanks, Grandmere. Thanks so much.
No one even wants to hearmy opinion about the whole parking thing, of course. That if we don'tcharge for parking it will encourage more people to drive over theFrench and Italian borders instead of taking the train, clogging upGenovia's
already very busy streets and causing yet more strain on ourinfrastructure.