Friday, February 21, 2003
When I was in third grade I didn't like people.That's how I usually sum it up for simplicity, but it isn't entirely true. Mostly I would sit on the curb of the sandbox, somewhere near neptune(there was a solar system on the playground, I'm not insane), and I would read. I wasn't mean and anti-social. Actually I had friends. Mainly it was Allen, Laura, Briana, Bria, Joelle, and Sara. I can't place the grade, but it must've been second or third, when Allen Zelenzki was probably my best friend. We had some funny rituals and he used to talk about the most interesting ideas. Before him I dont think I used my imagination much. I spoke to Laura when I felt like other company. During G.A.T.E. I tried to talk to Justin and Lisa(the Valley View Kids always stuck together) but I have a vivid memory of Lisa looking annoyed and Justin staring down at the table. It's actually one of my more clear memories. It was right before or right after we were doing this project with trash that I remember thinking was an interesting concept and the stupidest thing to do hands-on imaginable. Of course my third-grade mind didn't put it quite that way, but the sentiments were the same nonethless. I used to be very perky and energetic when I talked, though if I didn't want to talk or wasn't interested I just sort of stood there. Rather polar I guess. My mother still brings up my teacher's comment of "She just rolls her eyes at me as if I'm nobody and ignores me..." Not that I was irritating in class or some kind of troublemaker. Quite the opposite I was bright for a third grader and I was very quiet and didn't disturb anyone. Of course one of the reasons I didn't disturb anyone was the fact that I tended to have a book of some kind tucked under the desk for less noticible reading most of the time. But people were too complicated for me to fathom. Frankly Lisa really confounded me. Sometime she would seem cheery and fine, but then other times when I would talk and she would look as if she wanted to hit me or something for being irritating and it made me rather angry at her for a good while. Not that we ever stopped playing 4-square at Royal Oaks. Like I said, Valley View stuck together. In general people just annoyed me with all their moods and unpredictableness. And then the "makeup" and "boys" and such were introduced to me by Sara and Briana who were at least three years my senior as I was in the late 3rd early 4th area. That threw me for a loop. It was the stupidest thing I'd ever heard and I used to mock them both for their captivity. I don't know where I met Bria exactly. I used to spend New Years at her house. She had the first sleepover I'd ever gone to and she had the coolest treehouse I've ever seen in real life to this day. I also used to play handball every once and a while with another Justin and some other guys. I was the only girl, so if I lost, I never had to do any penalties being a girl and all. It was cool.
See, I had friends. I just didn't hang out with them overmuch. Too much of anything can kill you.
ps. Haig was left out on purpose. He was not a friend. He was... weird. And a year older than me.
This needs editing and a good re-direct. I'm so lazy.
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Is it so wrong to like country? I mean really!Oh, it is...
Well you didn't hear anything from me, ok?
I felt very ilch at school yesterday and eventually convinced myself to take a nap at about 4pm. I woke up at about 10pm wishing I hadn't. It's odd how one forgets to eat when sick. I didn't eat anything but two bowls of sherbert for um... about 31 hours. I'm feeling a bit better so I had lunch. Cream of Broccoli soup... a favourite for sick days. Now as people begin getting home I get to find out all those lovely school things I missed. Antiques Roadshow was in Wales to-day! I was so happy. I love it whenever they're in europe, and Wales is the best of all. Well I really have nothing to say, and I'm sort of still icky feeling to just sit here so I think I shall go lay about some more.
