Twice in my life can I remember being called brave. And I have a very clear memory of both occasions.

The first time was about 14 years ago. I was spending the night over at my best friend Jenny's house. Her cat, Squeaker (may he rest in peace), had brought an apparently living mouse in the house.
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A one-second summary of my senior prom:

So I come home just after midnight tonight, after my first real concert of the summer, which was a lease event and a full house, so I'm tired.  I go up to my room and start getting ready for bed, and my mom calls up to me to say hi.  So I say hi.

This is weird, so you know.  I usually just fly under the radar in my house.  I know it seems weird to ( Read more... )

So my mom has this gift card from Barnes and Noble and asks me if I want it.  Of course I said that would be great, so she hands it to me today with this wrapped around it:


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AP Macro this morning, then Micro in the afternoon.  They didn't tell us we were staying at the same place, so nobody brought their lunches, and there were only eight of us, so they treated us to lunch at the bowling alley next door.  Gave us a free lunch, if you will, in the midst of our AP Econ exams ( Read more... )

Today:

1st period:   Sit there, be quiet, look at econ book without really reading
2nd period:   Sit around and talk, go downstairs and hang out with Iris and Spad
3rd period:   Sit there and be quiet and read Confederacy of Dunces, which I look at as studying for New Orleans
4th period:   Gossip about Prom, then take an online quiz about Economics
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Shopping for Mother's Day cards is really difficult ( Read more... )

Going to the pediatrician involves so much lying ( Read more... )

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Don't use it or I'll sue you. 

I just walked out of the shower to find my 14-year-old sister pouring out a bottle of Febreeze and replacing its contents with chilled vodka.