Because I steal things from people like mzmel
1. Who was your best friend?
Randy Zachmeier. Two years we shared a locker, though he really didn't need it, he just caried this oversized duffle bag, about the size of a small body bag. We drove to Little Ceasars during lunch brek in his AMC Scout II plasting any "out there" music, be it Quiet Riot, Beastie Boys, Dennis Leary, Weird Al. We were in the "other" category.
2.What sports did u play?
I quit my skateboarding sponsorships back in my freshman year. Lost interest in competitive sports, though I was sought after by the wrestling team, which I found amusing.
3. What kind of car did you drive?
I drove truck on a ranch I helped out on in the summer, that's about it. I didn't get a car until after I graduated.
4. It's Friday night, where were you?
Church, out to eat, at a friend's house, or at home. Sometimes I'd ride bike at night.
5. Were you much of a party animal?
Not really. That didn't happen until much later.
6. Were you considered a flirt/player?
I don't think people could agree on what they considered me. I had a football player ask me in a bar years later to explain women to him because he thought I was smart in school.
7. Ever skip school?
I honestly don't remember.
8. Were you a nerd?
I wasn't book-smart enough to be in that crowd.
9. What's a funny memory?
Our phy ed class was pretty rowdy (and I have to include myself in the antics on this one, maybe it was a precursor of future craziness, I dunno) to the point of setting benches on fire, putting the instructor's chair in the showers, and watching TV in his office. One day he didn't show up.
10. Did u get expelled or suspended?
I had detention once, but I don't recall why.
11. Can you sing the fight song?
I don't think I ever heard it.
12. Who were your favorite teachers?
My art teacher. We argued, but it was good. My poetry teacher too. Those two were the only real push I had towards what I'm doing today.
13. Favorite class?
Art class, by far. Poetry a second.
14. Your school's full name?
Mandan Senior High
15. School mascot?
An Indian brave, Sioux-like.
16. Did you go to Prom?
I got asked, but I couldn't go.
17. If you could go back and do it over, would you?
Probably not. While there were a few good moments, once was enough.
18. What do you remember most about graduation?
Standing next to Ryan Pins for the last time, and we joked about how there we were, lined up in alphabetical order, the small guy next to the big guy. Through junior high and high school it always was an interesting juxtaposition.
19. Favorite memory of your Senior Year?
I don't remember much, really, probably the silent respect I had started to earn for someone who kept to themself, but wasn't afraid to put up fists or words. Oh, there was the film my partner and I made for Creative Writing that started out as a Batman send-up, but turned into a documentary about making a movie for Creative Writing class. Due to time restraints and basement flooding ruining previously-shot footage, we wrote and filmed on the fly.
20. Where were you on senior skip day?
Probably at school, if there was one of those things going on. By the time senior year came around, I only was there for maybe four hours, so it wasn't a big deal.
21. Did you have a job your senior year?
Odd jobs mostly, tutored third grade kids in reading, yard work, the occasional janitorial job with my mum, some babysitting.
22. Where did you go most often for lunch?
Little Ceasars and the grocery store next door. Bread sticks and twenty-five cent kool-aid drinks, that was living!
23. What did you do after graduation?
My grandfather's, I think. I remember having two parties, one for family and one for friends, a week apart, because of having a large extended family and for having a number of out-of town friends.
24. When did u graduate?
1994. (Unlike mzmel I'm not afraid to post such things, even if I do have grey hair.)
25. Who were your prom dates?
Alas, if I did go to prom, I know who I would like to have had as my date. No, such romantic things didn't happen for me until later.
26. Are you going to your ten year reunion?
I had considered sending a life-sized marque of me when my ten-year came around, but even that wasn't worth the effort.
27. Who was your homeroom teacher?
I didn't have home room, as I was only in school for four hours a day.
28. Who will repost this after you?
Someone younger than me.
29. Who was President of your class?
Dan Clouston, I think. He was popular, but nice, one of the guys who respected me.
30. What were you voted as your senior year?
This is either a custom before my time, after my time, or in a time located outside of where I went to school.
31. What were your accomplishments your senior year?
One- Despite popularity, it was understood overall that I was the better artist than Chad Olmest, the Math teacher's kid, who could only draw crappy Garfield knock-offs.
Two- Acing Poetry class
Three- Being in journalism class and stumping the Attorney Govorner at a NIPA convention with a simple question about what she has for breakfast.
Four- Finally being done with school.