Another Episode

If someone were to say “Hey Cait! What’s been going on with you lately?’, my answer would be short. “Nothing”. Because that ‘nothing’ is what is expected. ‘Nothing’ covers all kinds of things in one word than many words tend to cover just as efficiently. Unfortunately in my case, though, if I were to answer ‘nothing’ it would be a bald faced lie and I might be, in fact, smited from the Heavens above for saying it.
So now you ask “Oh? So what HAS been going on?” which is what kids my age dread hearing because that involves talking much more than we’re accustomed to to an adult audience. That and most of the things we have to say we’re quite sure will be followed by either “Aww, it’ll be alright” to our faces or “They’re worrying too much about the little things” to another adult behind our backs. But I’ve finally gotten to the point where I realize that no matter what is said by anyone in the world, there will always be someone to either dispute it or agree with it, often times having no evidence to back either of these options in any way therefore belonging, automatically, to the other side of the argument.
But all of this is beside the point.
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My point is that , in fact, a lot of things have been going on. It’s my last week of going to South Laurel High and yet it feels like I’ve already quit. My days are spent more often then not helping out teachers I don’t even have with their work rather than going to the classes I DO have and watching movies all day because their lesson plans didn’t count on their students being lazy. Half the time I feel as though I could walk out and no one would know and the other half of the time I am being asked if I would ‘sign myself out’ so that I can go with friends somewhere for lunch [which is impossible considering I turn 18 on May 19th and that dates not come yet].
Ahhh, May 19th. One of the most important days of the year, this year especially. Let’s consider this day. What is the most important thing happening on May 19th this year? Oh, I think it’s quite obvious. I think that the answer stands out like a Jedi at a Sith convention. Star Wars Episode III, Revenge of the Sith comes out to theaters. The last in a [to some] disappointing trilogy that is a prequel to the films our parents grew up with. I’m really not sure what to think, though. Usually I’ll stay with the impressed side of things and say ‘Yes, I think they blend nicely’ but then sometimes I tend to fall into the ‘You know the originals? The ORIGINAL originals? The ones that came out before Lucas got edit-happy and ruined them? Yeah, those are my favorites by a long shot…’. It was said in the paper that the new movies relied on spectacular visual effects as well as flowing situations in order to capture the viewer’s attention. That the older films used the corny dialogue and memorable characters to hold the audience captivated. I think this is true. I can see that the older movies were deeper with the new ones being eye-candy, but then again, Ewan McGregor IS in the new episodes….. “Perhaps I’m a bit biased” as Corey would say. I can’t help but like a movie with a Hot Jedi. [Hayden Christiansen is ugly, bleh]
Oh yeah, and May 19th is my Birthday. Big deal. It’s funny because I keep forgetting. I keep getting
“Can you wait till May 19th?”
“NO! I’m FREAKING OUT about Star Wars!”
“No, I mean, about turning 18?”
“Hehehe, oh yeah…woops….”
And that’s not an exaggeration. Yes, I’m a sad sad person….
School’s almost over too. There’s only 6 days left and I don’t have to go but half of one of those days because of graduation practice. This weekend is Baccalaureate and I’m yet to hear back form Father Charles on whether I have to write a prayer or do a reading at it. I’m sure I’ll find out….last minute…..
And last minute seems to be a running theme now. I’m the head editor of South’s yearbook and it’s not even close to done. Only yesterday there were still 8 pages not begun. Considering the fact that each page must be done, go through me, Mrs. Bush, and then be fixed, back to me and Mrs. Bush, then fixed again until completion, I’m a little freaked out for the welfare of those in charge of those pages as well as my own completion grade. Hopefully they’ll be done in the crunch. That would be nice.
Mom and Dad are moving away which is stressful too. I don’t like to think about it much because it’s sad and that adds to the sadness of leaving high school along with the uncertainties of college and that puts me in a state of disrepair. I’ll have plenty of time to be sad later.
Let’s see, what else…what else…I ran for class president and lost. Big deal. Considering we had the election and results in one week that was three weeks from the end of school, it seems a bit of a false position. The only thing I know that they’re responsibility for are class reunions and the prayer at graduation. I’m not all that distraught over it because I knew it was a popularity contest and Brett Martin is much more well known then I am. Besides, I know he’ll do a good job.
Dance is coming to a close as well. Mrs. Diane is stressed as ever already. Kelly is freaking out. All the girls are working hard to try to remember the dances. Yep, it’s the end of the year alright. We’re doing Sway, The Phantom of the Opera, and an 80’s Mixed dance for our performances and they all seem like they’ll be pretty cool.
My friends are driving me nuts. ‘Yeah? What’s new?’
Corey and I are still going out.
UK still hasn’t sent me anything on housing.
I got to see Megs after a really long time today.
And my feet hurt.
Ok, I think those are all the updates. If that doesn’t cover it, then I don’t know what will.
I’m going to go back to watching Star Wars now, and if you ask me what’s going on while I’m watching, I’ll either ignore you or say ‘Nothing’ to cover.