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i was harshly reminded the other day of what it was like to be in high school again. i went down to the U to take pictures with a couple [high school] friends, shane and john. i love them both IMMENSELY, and i honestly, i don't know what i'd have done without them the last couple weeks - they've kept me grounded and happy. which is nice.
anyways.
i usually go down to the UW on my own and wander the campus by myself (side note: is that weird? i'm walking around a school that i don't attend. but it's so beautiful.. i can't help it.) and i just walk.. and think. and i've talked to some really incredible people too.. but i digress. :) so, shane and john needed pictures for a photo assignment and we wanted to hang out, so i thought we could go down and (surprise!) wander around the ave and the U and maybe take some awesome pictures in between.
well... high school boys are... high school boys. i felt like i was babysitting!! john was running around and shane thinks he's a gangsta and both are soooo ignorant about - life in general.. and they've been way sheltered. like this guy walks by and shane goes, oh my gosh, he was SO gay. and i just look at him... kind of unsure of what i should say. so what if he's gay?? he's not hurting YOU any. aside from a lot little things like that, there's also an enormous difference in maturity levels... holy cow, the difference was extremely evident and it was so obvious that they weren't in college. don't get me wrong though, we still had fun, they're just .... immature. just a general observation, really.
(i didn't explain my thoughts very well. i don't feel like trying to say it another way, so.. it's being left as is.)
when we were walking around the campus, i randomly saw an old high school .. acquantaince, you'd say. i swear, i see him virtually every time i'm down there. no, not every time... it's been at least six or seven times though. he'll be across the street or on the other side of the walkway or entering some building or another... but it's weird!!! of the thousands of people that go to that school and the millions of places that he or i could be at a moment - and i'm always seeing him. we did cross paths on thursday though and had a semi-awkward conversation. you know the whole, oh hey!! it's so good to see you again! how's school, how's life, it was nice seeing you, but i have to go...
he was one of those guys that i'd have LOVED to get to know better in high school.. super smart and sweet and with a certain charm and charisma to him. the kind of person that i really think i could have gotten along with, you know? it seems exceptionally hard for me to find friends like that sometimes. but i was really embarrassed when he asked me where i was going to school and i kind of looked down at my feet and was like, uhh cascadia.. and here i am at this incredible institution that you are SO fortunate to be able to go to, while i'm here strictly as a guest, almost pretending like i'm a student.. ah, such is life. cascadia's treating me really well; it just doesn't quite measure up to UW. does that all make sense? again, i don't want to retype it.
hypothetical situation: if there were a fire and i wanted to save my cd's, but for whatever reason (let's say there's a burning doorway) i can only grab one cd so that it won't perish... it would have to be travis, "the man who". hooooooly cow, it's so incredible. and i love it. and my hypothetical situation sucks. that doesn't seem to make much sense either.. what is my problem?? my brain is moving really slowly tonight.. it's just absolutely crawling. ugh.
and tegan and sara on the radio?? sweet. they deserve it.
okay, the point i was trying to make with my travis cd is that if you don't own it - you should go buy it. now. i mean, you NEED it. so get up from your computer and drive to the store and buy it. $20 very well spent.
anyways.
i usually go down to the UW on my own and wander the campus by myself (side note: is that weird? i'm walking around a school that i don't attend. but it's so beautiful.. i can't help it.) and i just walk.. and think. and i've talked to some really incredible people too.. but i digress. :) so, shane and john needed pictures for a photo assignment and we wanted to hang out, so i thought we could go down and (surprise!) wander around the ave and the U and maybe take some awesome pictures in between.
well... high school boys are... high school boys. i felt like i was babysitting!! john was running around and shane thinks he's a gangsta and both are soooo ignorant about - life in general.. and they've been way sheltered. like this guy walks by and shane goes, oh my gosh, he was SO gay. and i just look at him... kind of unsure of what i should say. so what if he's gay?? he's not hurting YOU any. aside from a lot little things like that, there's also an enormous difference in maturity levels... holy cow, the difference was extremely evident and it was so obvious that they weren't in college. don't get me wrong though, we still had fun, they're just .... immature. just a general observation, really.
(i didn't explain my thoughts very well. i don't feel like trying to say it another way, so.. it's being left as is.)
when we were walking around the campus, i randomly saw an old high school .. acquantaince, you'd say. i swear, i see him virtually every time i'm down there. no, not every time... it's been at least six or seven times though. he'll be across the street or on the other side of the walkway or entering some building or another... but it's weird!!! of the thousands of people that go to that school and the millions of places that he or i could be at a moment - and i'm always seeing him. we did cross paths on thursday though and had a semi-awkward conversation. you know the whole, oh hey!! it's so good to see you again! how's school, how's life, it was nice seeing you, but i have to go...
he was one of those guys that i'd have LOVED to get to know better in high school.. super smart and sweet and with a certain charm and charisma to him. the kind of person that i really think i could have gotten along with, you know? it seems exceptionally hard for me to find friends like that sometimes. but i was really embarrassed when he asked me where i was going to school and i kind of looked down at my feet and was like, uhh cascadia.. and here i am at this incredible institution that you are SO fortunate to be able to go to, while i'm here strictly as a guest, almost pretending like i'm a student.. ah, such is life. cascadia's treating me really well; it just doesn't quite measure up to UW. does that all make sense? again, i don't want to retype it.
hypothetical situation: if there were a fire and i wanted to save my cd's, but for whatever reason (let's say there's a burning doorway) i can only grab one cd so that it won't perish... it would have to be travis, "the man who". hooooooly cow, it's so incredible. and i love it. and my hypothetical situation sucks. that doesn't seem to make much sense either.. what is my problem?? my brain is moving really slowly tonight.. it's just absolutely crawling. ugh.
and tegan and sara on the radio?? sweet. they deserve it.
okay, the point i was trying to make with my travis cd is that if you don't own it - you should go buy it. now. i mean, you NEED it. so get up from your computer and drive to the store and buy it. $20 very well spent.