A Bigger Cage

Something interesting Sumi said to me the other day before competing in Ecology at nationals: "I feel like in 3 days, I will be free... like a little bird that's been released from it's cage. Except this time, I'll be leaving the small high school cage into a bigger college/life cage.. it's still a cage, but there's more room to fly." That's pretty depressing, deep, and optimistic at the same time. She's definitely right about the being free part. I feel completely relaxed and free now that high school is over and we are just waiting to graduate. I'll worry about that other cage later... =P

I just have to rant about a few itty-bitty teensy-weensy things. More like whine. So bear with me or ignore. And what follows may be super offensive, but I don't care.

1. Senior Laniards. So, apparently when Anqi and I went to school today and dropped by the graduation teacher's room, she told us that the sophomores are in charge of the senior breakfast and the senior stuff (aka laniards) and getting the funds to get those things for us. And this year (unsurprisingly due to the recession) there was a lack of funds from the sophomore class. So. They chose to buy us donuts at the senior breakfast as opposed to laniards for our keys. Hm... I just have one question. Why in the world would they choose donuts over laniards?!??! Do they think that we can't just walk out and get donuts at Krispy Kreme some day?! I mean, the senior laniards last forever and each class before us has gotten one! Someday a few years later, I'll be like no I do not have memorabilia from my senior year because we got donuts instead? That we ate and digested 7 years ago?!?! What crap. I am sad. Heck, I didn't even eat a donut at the senior breakfast.

2. Honor Grads. Another reason why I feel ripped off this year. The honor grads don't get to walk together at the front of the line this year. I guess it isn't a big deal, but I really would have liked to walk with Timmy at graduation. That would be so amazing. But no. Some graduate from last year was sad that walking behind the honor grads made them feel "degraded." And so the school took this to heart and bumped everyone in alphabetical order. So just because you chose to be a slacker for 4 years means you want everyone else to be the same. Thank you capital society for honoring that wish. Whatever, those chords spread out around the non-chords will just make the honor grads look more honored and the non-honor grads more naked.... =( I still don't get to walk with Timmy.

Now that all of that is out of my system....

I can't wait for graduation! It's only 2 more days before we get to march and throw up our hats! I am so excited. I can't believe this is it!