Today was my last full day of classes at high school. Which is well...what?
Last full day of classes means tomorrow I still have half my classes. Which means a test in English. But it also means half of my classes today were the last ones. I was really glad to be done with Spanish. That class was torture all year. Plus, it doesn't help when you don't understand what's going on. Last day of psychology meant I should be sad. It was a great class with a great teacher, but I'm not. All I could think of was "how does the movie end?" Band was a different matter. Yesterday, after I got my marching band uniform dry cleaned, I was like, "It's so pretty [it hadn't been cleaned in a while] I'll miss you uniform." As dorky as that thing was, I liked wearing it. I had a friend who was sobbing in band. That Pomp and Circumstance is pretty tear provoking. Especially, when your not the one playing it (when you are playing it, it's more like painfully annoying).
As I was walking home today, I was thinking about everything. Here I was, backpack on my back-filled with crap from the whole school year, U of I t-shirt on my body, and my graduation gown in a bag in my hand. I was getting kind of emotional. Not to mention I really had to pee, which didn't help.
So, yes, even though I can't wait to get out of this place- I'm gonna miss it.
I'm freaking out about college too. Long time ago, I thought, we don't go to college. That's something that happens to other people and to people on tv. It seems unreal to me- going to college. My older brother went to community college this year and my parents never went to college. I have no one to tell me the secrets. I have no clue of what to expect. It's like I'm going swimming, and I'm about to jump in the water. Except, the water is cold and I'm afraid of fish (I always swim in a lake- there's no other way). And when I jump in, what if my bathing suit rises up or snaps or something (this sometimes happens with a two-piece. Another reason for swimming in a lake- it's not as clear).
I'm sorry for the swimming analogy, but it's almost summer so what do you expect? I never said I was a creative genius.
My point is that today was my last full day of classes in high school and I am sad and happy and scared.
The true stories of a girl who became obsessed with them.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Wait, was that the parade? I think I missed it
Saturday my school's marching band went downtown to march in Chicago's memorial day parade. We had to get there early because the streets were being closed down. So we got there around 10 after an hour long bus ride. The parade doesn't start until 12:30. Okay, we'll just sit here in the middle of the street for hours.
Random gross fact: Shortly after leaving the bus my friend dropped her clarinet reed on the sidewalk- in downtown Chicago. I'll leave it up to your imagination to think of all the things that could have happened on that sidewalk. Then she had to put it back in her mouth.
By the time we finally starting marching it was way past 12:30. I don't even remember what time it was, I was just so glad to leave. Plus I had to pee. When we turned the corner to the actual parade route there were so many people. I probably could have frozen right there. Like I don't have a hard enough time marching and playing at the same time already (I'm not even really good at either of those things separately) .
So we played our three songs, then we played the first two again. Then-nothing. It was over. The parade was over. I think it took us longer to walk from the end of the parade route to the bus than it did to march the whole parade. And after all that waiting.
That's ok, our town's memorial day parade is tomorrow and I'm sure it will be plenty long (and boring).
PS: It was actually a lot of fun. You should be sorry you missed it (especially since it was on tv and you could have watched it).
Random gross fact: Shortly after leaving the bus my friend dropped her clarinet reed on the sidewalk- in downtown Chicago. I'll leave it up to your imagination to think of all the things that could have happened on that sidewalk. Then she had to put it back in her mouth.
By the time we finally starting marching it was way past 12:30. I don't even remember what time it was, I was just so glad to leave. Plus I had to pee. When we turned the corner to the actual parade route there were so many people. I probably could have frozen right there. Like I don't have a hard enough time marching and playing at the same time already (I'm not even really good at either of those things separately) .
So we played our three songs, then we played the first two again. Then-nothing. It was over. The parade was over. I think it took us longer to walk from the end of the parade route to the bus than it did to march the whole parade. And after all that waiting.
That's ok, our town's memorial day parade is tomorrow and I'm sure it will be plenty long (and boring).
PS: It was actually a lot of fun. You should be sorry you missed it (especially since it was on tv and you could have watched it).
Monday, May 18, 2009
No, you don't get to see the elephants
Today, I ditched school to go to the doctor. It took a long time, most of which was spent waiting. Well, it just so happened that the doctor I went to is right by the zoo. How convenient. I thought this would be a better way to spend my time than band and Spanish class.
So, after eating a Whopper that left my breath smelling like onions, my parents and I headed over to the zoo. What I really wanted to see were the elephants. It is just my luck that the elephant area was under construction (along with the whole center area requiring multiple detours) and there were no elephants there. Though I suppose I shouldn't complain because I did get to ditch school (again).
Other highlights of the zoo trip include, a little kid crying when the female lion jumped at the glass because everyone was annoying her and my dad getting pooped on by a bird.
It was a lot of fun and I took lots of pictures. Oh, I saw naked mole rat babies too.
So, after eating a Whopper that left my breath smelling like onions, my parents and I headed over to the zoo. What I really wanted to see were the elephants. It is just my luck that the elephant area was under construction (along with the whole center area requiring multiple detours) and there were no elephants there. Though I suppose I shouldn't complain because I did get to ditch school (again).
Other highlights of the zoo trip include, a little kid crying when the female lion jumped at the glass because everyone was annoying her and my dad getting pooped on by a bird.
It was a lot of fun and I took lots of pictures. Oh, I saw naked mole rat babies too.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Chilln'
I have been finding myself unable to blog recently. I blame it on my boring life, but I've always had a boring life and I used to blog a lot.
One of the problems is that I realized I hardly ever update my status on Facebook. Consequently, I have converted all of my thoughts to short, nondescript, trying to be amusing phrases. Not only has this not helped me become more active on FB, but I can't blog because a one-sentence blog, isn't interesting and that's all that's coming to my head.
The other problem is AP tests were going on and I was very busy not studying for them. There was also prom, mother's day, band concert, and my own laziness. You know it's sad when I'm too lazy to go on the computer. Pressing the power button and typing in my one-letter password is just too much effort sometimes!
Anyway, I have been experiencing the strangest feeling all afternoon. I feel happy for no reason. As a matter of fact, it kind of makes me worried. I feel cheery and smiley, and I had fun doing my psych homework (I like psych, but homework is homework and should not be enjoyable to normal, non-nerdy people). The ironic part is, I attribute this to my psych teacher. Today in class, we were talking about cognitive therapy and she brought up (which she has brought up many times before because we are a class of melodramatic teenagers) the fact that things only seem really bad to us because we make them that way. When this came up earlier in the year, it was because everyone hated that we had to wear our IDs and she was like, "Really? What's the big deal?" So, I guess what I'm saying is that the reason I'm happy is because I'm not letting things bother me. I could definitely name many things that are an annoyance to my life right now, but who cares? Whatever.
One of the problems is that I realized I hardly ever update my status on Facebook. Consequently, I have converted all of my thoughts to short, nondescript, trying to be amusing phrases. Not only has this not helped me become more active on FB, but I can't blog because a one-sentence blog, isn't interesting and that's all that's coming to my head.
The other problem is AP tests were going on and I was very busy not studying for them. There was also prom, mother's day, band concert, and my own laziness. You know it's sad when I'm too lazy to go on the computer. Pressing the power button and typing in my one-letter password is just too much effort sometimes!
Anyway, I have been experiencing the strangest feeling all afternoon. I feel happy for no reason. As a matter of fact, it kind of makes me worried. I feel cheery and smiley, and I had fun doing my psych homework (I like psych, but homework is homework and should not be enjoyable to normal, non-nerdy people). The ironic part is, I attribute this to my psych teacher. Today in class, we were talking about cognitive therapy and she brought up (which she has brought up many times before because we are a class of melodramatic teenagers) the fact that things only seem really bad to us because we make them that way. When this came up earlier in the year, it was because everyone hated that we had to wear our IDs and she was like, "Really? What's the big deal?" So, I guess what I'm saying is that the reason I'm happy is because I'm not letting things bother me. I could definitely name many things that are an annoyance to my life right now, but who cares? Whatever.
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