Me: So what's big among 17-year-olds nowadays? Do you like Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, all that stuff?

17-year-old: Not really. I mean if you put a steak in front of me and my friends, we'd eat it. We don't really like that kind of thing.

Me: What TV shows do you like?

17yo: Teen soaps are pretty big. We like those. The WB has good shows.

Me: Like "One Tree Hill"?

17yo: You know "One Tree Hill"! I just saw Gavin DeGraw in concert. I love him. I'm really into acoustic guitar.

Me: What about "7th Heaven"? Do you like that show?

17yo: That show sucks. I'm really into Hollywood, though. I want to be an actress. I say I'm like Rachel Bilson on "The OC." I used to say Katie Holmes on "Dawson's Creek," but I don't like her now. My friends don't like her anymore either.

Me: Why not?

17yo: Because of the Tom Cruise thing.

Me: I'm sorry. The Tom Cruise thing?

17yo: They're engaged! They're getting married!

Me: Really? I hadn't heard.

17yo: Oh my god.

Me: So what's wrong with Tom Cruise?

17yo: Um, nothing. Except he's totally gross.