Hey looky, it's been two months and no blog post. I'm a bad blogger. To make up for it, I am going to post the high school tag even though no one tagged me.
1. Did you date someone from your school? I dated John Young for a while between sophomore and junior years. Then we broke up for no reason at all, but stayed friends until he moved away after college. It was better that way.
2. What kind of car did you drive? 1987 Chevy Cavalier named "The Skunk."
3. It’s Friday night...where are you? Driving around in Doug Minnick's car (or John's), listening to The Best of Queen.
4. Were you a party animal? Absolutely not.
5. Were you considered a flirt? No, too socially awkward.
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir? Never! I was in the jazz band for like a month.
7. Were you a nerd? Have you met me?
8. Were you on any varsity teams? Academic Decathlon team (unofficial) captain. Woo! Only we weren't that smart so our shirts say "Academic Decathalon." No kidding.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?Nope.
10. Can you still sing the fight song? "Through all the seasons of the year / and all the years to come / we sing our praises loud and clear / to Hillcrest High we love so dear / something something / mumble . . . rolling hills!" In senior year we all made a big show of pulling out our student ID cards every time we had to sing the school song, since the words were all on the back of the card. That's the only reason anyone knew them.
11. Who were your favorite teachers? The lovely Ms. Victoria Brinton.
12. Where did you sit during lunch? In the hall, just down from the Coke machines and across from the door to the courtyard.
13. What was your school's full name? Hillcrest High School
14. School mascot? Husky. Though the cheerleaders insist that "h-u-s-k-i-e" is how you spell it.
15. Did you go to Homecoming and who with? Yes, in junior year with a kid named Jason.
16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? . . . No. I had no responsibilities, but the drama . . . ugh. Anyway, all the mistakes I made then are what got me where I am today. And I like that place.
17. What do you remember most about graduation? It was during the NBA finals, Bulls v. Jazz, and everyone had a radio plugged into their ear. Including the choir. The speakers would give score updates. Jazz lost. Zak MacKay wore orange and green striped socks and rolled up his pant legs, so when he walked across the stage you could see his socks from the back row.
18. Where did you go senior skip day? We kidnapped Stephen Reynolds and forced him to miss a day of school. We took him to Arby's then returned him to school again. Then we went . . . somewhere else. Though now that I've typed all that, I'm not sure if that was senior year or some other year. Hm.
19. Were you in any clubs? Dead Poets Society.
20. Have you gained some weight since then? Sigh.
21. Who was your prom date? Tim Price.
22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? Skipped it.
