Haha over a month...
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Happy belated 10 Monther Kim...haha that's what happens when you don't update in over a month.
Hmm wow, where to even start. Bye Bye Birdie pit rocked so much, I am so glad I got to meet those people, thanks again Guang-Yi :-)
The day of the MYO concert was amazing. Bus ride chit-chatting with Faith, last rehearsal with MYO, then to Mannes to watch Sho's senior recital (holy christ he's amazing), back to Lincoln Center, went to get f00d with Sho, Faith and a few others, was a lot of fun. Then, finally, after more stalling and messing around in the warm up room...the final concert came. Wow was it freaking amazing. Principal MYO rocked, not only were we almost 2 hours long alone but we just blew them away. After exchanging some heartfelt goodbyes, I left and went to eat with my parents, grandmother and Kim. That night was really weird, it was the first real hint of the end of my life as I know it now. MYO was like a family to me. I really loved that group and everything about it. We worked our asses off together, put on some great concerts together, supported each other, laughed together, just about everything. I made some friendships through MYO that are just incredible. I knew it was coming since each year part of that family would leave for me (Luke's year when they left then Natalie's year). It really hit me and I felt almost empty for a little bit. Then, like all else, it passed since I was sitting in the pit for the final Bye Bye Birdie show. When I left them and came home, the same repeated. It was not quite as strong (for the most part) but it was still something. I formed a bond with these people over the weeks prior and now it was being torn.
Hah making this entry sound very depressing, in a way it is. Goodbyes are never good when it is to something(s) that you love.
Senior honor night was very cool since I played my solo again and got a lot of compliments from my friends there (this is backtracking a few days from the end of the first paragraph).
Ok let's see now, then after the final showing of Bye Bye Birdie (the next day), the senior class when to Hershey Park for the senior trip. Despite some inconveniences (the storm) it was a lot of fun. On the way up, Donnie and I got a kick out of the hick signs all over (ads for sniping equipment paired with sheepskin testicle covers...ok no testicle covers but sheepskin in general). Cola and I were riding partners. Our group was Craig, Donnie, Villano, Lenny, Jose, Charlie Cook and I. We played games, rode a few coasters (mostly Cola and I riding coasters since Donnie and Villano don't like them and Craig wasn't feeling so hot), ate food, raped Donnie in bumper cars, got soaked, took pictures of Jose riding a pink dolphin while getting water poured down on him from the flume ride where it splashes up a wave to a bridge where you watch it, etc. The trip was a lot of fun.
I won the National Orchestra award at Senior Honor Night/the Art Awards and a few other very nice awards for music. That made me happy :-)
Last Friday, we got yearbooks and started the signing ordeal...I call it an ordeal for a reason. It takes forever when you elaborate on EVERYTHING like I do. I enjoyed it though, some people left me some very nice messages. I am so glad that I have the friends that I have who there is a mutual respect and appreciation between. Thanks for the great messages guys :-)
After school, I took Kim, Kathleen and Lauren to Roosevelt Field where we picked up Kyle's new iPod mini for her b-day which 10 of us chipped in for (well supposedly 10, we were short money so some people held out/didn't pay but w/e). Saturday was the party. It was fun, I love Splish Splash, went on every ride in the 4-5 hours I was there; some more than once. Afterward, we all went back to our respective houses, showered then went to Lynbrook to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Michele and Kyle ended up missing it due to ticket confusion and Connor couldn't come. I had a good long talk with Lauren while Kim and Nicolette went into Shake-A-Paw. I am glad I was able to help her out in anyway I could. She really is a great person and I got to see that more from the dilemma she presented me with.
Last night I attended the Thespian banquet. I must say, I am so glad that I was given the honor of being inducted into such a fine group of people. The Junior skit was a blast since they did Win a Date with Marc Beja and had Beja and I run off together in the end (Bobby P. played me haha). Not only was it fun/funny, it was very heartfelt when the seniors (I was just humorous, I mean the other seniors for the most part) gave their closing speeches. I really got a strong feel of how powerful the bond between the Thespians really is. It is something more powerful than I had imagined when on the outside just poking fun at the "Thespian cult." So again, it was a great honor.
After the Banquet, I joined Beja, Carl, Hershel, Jon Lieberman and O'Malley for a little fun at OHS.
Finally...here I am...finished all of my HW (finally, my god, handed Dan an AP test that was review for the Physics AP over a month ago...haha...did 10 or so Eco. homeworks in 3 days :-P), got most of the signatures that I needed to get (getting the rest by appointment AKA Craig's house where we shall gather to finish), said my goodbyes one period at a time and then came the Sider Press Room after school where I went to see everyone. Man that really was weird...it didn't really hit me even as I said goodbye since I always say goodbye in the same fashion, very sincerely to my friends (especially since I will see most of them for sure beyond school so that's why it didn't hit me yet) and then I was saying a final group goodbye and as I was walking out of the room, it hit me...that was it. That was the last time I would walk out of that room full of my friends playing Nintendo 64, joking, eating...anything at all. It really was strange. To quote Beja from my yearbook, "it is surreal." This really doesn't seem real but it's over man. I'm not so sure I'm happy for that either. I really realize now that I loved going in and doing nothing but laugh in Dan, do nothing in Nova, eat lunch/get entertainment in Skinner, go to the Press room 6th period to play games and joke around, then Eco then Orchestra then home. I really cannot believe that even if I were to go back tomorrow, the Nintendo would be gone, no one would be in there...no Beja, no Michael Frank, no Lippy...no one that I'm used to being in there with.
This year has been the best year of my life. I have never been so consistently happy. The bonds I shared this year were unmatched to any I had experienced before. There is thanks due in part (a huge part) to Kim and another big thanks to all of my friends. Guys, the times we shared over the last year were amazing. When I explain them, they seem so little but it is the little good things in life that make life worth living. All of those times were great and even greater in number making them far too many to name and now it's over...crazy...it's really crazy man.
So to all of you underclassmen who are yearning to get out of High School like it's killing you, don't rush it. You will be surprised how much you take what friendships and bonds you have for granted until they are leaving your grasp.
Ok I am now finally up to date and must now sign off.
--Until the next time...--
~Fin~
Happy belated 10 Monther Kim...haha that's what happens when you don't update in over a month.
Hmm wow, where to even start. Bye Bye Birdie pit rocked so much, I am so glad I got to meet those people, thanks again Guang-Yi :-)
The day of the MYO concert was amazing. Bus ride chit-chatting with Faith, last rehearsal with MYO, then to Mannes to watch Sho's senior recital (holy christ he's amazing), back to Lincoln Center, went to get f00d with Sho, Faith and a few others, was a lot of fun. Then, finally, after more stalling and messing around in the warm up room...the final concert came. Wow was it freaking amazing. Principal MYO rocked, not only were we almost 2 hours long alone but we just blew them away. After exchanging some heartfelt goodbyes, I left and went to eat with my parents, grandmother and Kim. That night was really weird, it was the first real hint of the end of my life as I know it now. MYO was like a family to me. I really loved that group and everything about it. We worked our asses off together, put on some great concerts together, supported each other, laughed together, just about everything. I made some friendships through MYO that are just incredible. I knew it was coming since each year part of that family would leave for me (Luke's year when they left then Natalie's year). It really hit me and I felt almost empty for a little bit. Then, like all else, it passed since I was sitting in the pit for the final Bye Bye Birdie show. When I left them and came home, the same repeated. It was not quite as strong (for the most part) but it was still something. I formed a bond with these people over the weeks prior and now it was being torn.
Hah making this entry sound very depressing, in a way it is. Goodbyes are never good when it is to something(s) that you love.
Senior honor night was very cool since I played my solo again and got a lot of compliments from my friends there (this is backtracking a few days from the end of the first paragraph).
Ok let's see now, then after the final showing of Bye Bye Birdie (the next day), the senior class when to Hershey Park for the senior trip. Despite some inconveniences (the storm) it was a lot of fun. On the way up, Donnie and I got a kick out of the hick signs all over (ads for sniping equipment paired with sheepskin testicle covers...ok no testicle covers but sheepskin in general). Cola and I were riding partners. Our group was Craig, Donnie, Villano, Lenny, Jose, Charlie Cook and I. We played games, rode a few coasters (mostly Cola and I riding coasters since Donnie and Villano don't like them and Craig wasn't feeling so hot), ate food, raped Donnie in bumper cars, got soaked, took pictures of Jose riding a pink dolphin while getting water poured down on him from the flume ride where it splashes up a wave to a bridge where you watch it, etc. The trip was a lot of fun.
I won the National Orchestra award at Senior Honor Night/the Art Awards and a few other very nice awards for music. That made me happy :-)
Last Friday, we got yearbooks and started the signing ordeal...I call it an ordeal for a reason. It takes forever when you elaborate on EVERYTHING like I do. I enjoyed it though, some people left me some very nice messages. I am so glad that I have the friends that I have who there is a mutual respect and appreciation between. Thanks for the great messages guys :-)
After school, I took Kim, Kathleen and Lauren to Roosevelt Field where we picked up Kyle's new iPod mini for her b-day which 10 of us chipped in for (well supposedly 10, we were short money so some people held out/didn't pay but w/e). Saturday was the party. It was fun, I love Splish Splash, went on every ride in the 4-5 hours I was there; some more than once. Afterward, we all went back to our respective houses, showered then went to Lynbrook to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Michele and Kyle ended up missing it due to ticket confusion and Connor couldn't come. I had a good long talk with Lauren while Kim and Nicolette went into Shake-A-Paw. I am glad I was able to help her out in anyway I could. She really is a great person and I got to see that more from the dilemma she presented me with.
Last night I attended the Thespian banquet. I must say, I am so glad that I was given the honor of being inducted into such a fine group of people. The Junior skit was a blast since they did Win a Date with Marc Beja and had Beja and I run off together in the end (Bobby P. played me haha). Not only was it fun/funny, it was very heartfelt when the seniors (I was just humorous, I mean the other seniors for the most part) gave their closing speeches. I really got a strong feel of how powerful the bond between the Thespians really is. It is something more powerful than I had imagined when on the outside just poking fun at the "Thespian cult." So again, it was a great honor.
After the Banquet, I joined Beja, Carl, Hershel, Jon Lieberman and O'Malley for a little fun at OHS.
Finally...here I am...finished all of my HW (finally, my god, handed Dan an AP test that was review for the Physics AP over a month ago...haha...did 10 or so Eco. homeworks in 3 days :-P), got most of the signatures that I needed to get (getting the rest by appointment AKA Craig's house where we shall gather to finish), said my goodbyes one period at a time and then came the Sider Press Room after school where I went to see everyone. Man that really was weird...it didn't really hit me even as I said goodbye since I always say goodbye in the same fashion, very sincerely to my friends (especially since I will see most of them for sure beyond school so that's why it didn't hit me yet) and then I was saying a final group goodbye and as I was walking out of the room, it hit me...that was it. That was the last time I would walk out of that room full of my friends playing Nintendo 64, joking, eating...anything at all. It really was strange. To quote Beja from my yearbook, "it is surreal." This really doesn't seem real but it's over man. I'm not so sure I'm happy for that either. I really realize now that I loved going in and doing nothing but laugh in Dan, do nothing in Nova, eat lunch/get entertainment in Skinner, go to the Press room 6th period to play games and joke around, then Eco then Orchestra then home. I really cannot believe that even if I were to go back tomorrow, the Nintendo would be gone, no one would be in there...no Beja, no Michael Frank, no Lippy...no one that I'm used to being in there with.
This year has been the best year of my life. I have never been so consistently happy. The bonds I shared this year were unmatched to any I had experienced before. There is thanks due in part (a huge part) to Kim and another big thanks to all of my friends. Guys, the times we shared over the last year were amazing. When I explain them, they seem so little but it is the little good things in life that make life worth living. All of those times were great and even greater in number making them far too many to name and now it's over...crazy...it's really crazy man.
So to all of you underclassmen who are yearning to get out of High School like it's killing you, don't rush it. You will be surprised how much you take what friendships and bonds you have for granted until they are leaving your grasp.
Ok I am now finally up to date and must now sign off.
--Until the next time...--
~Fin~