God I hate Aunt Cecilia but at least she reformed at the end.
ffs, Jessi, this is NOT YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT, SO BACK OFF. Jackie probably would've gotten something if Jessi didn't do the whole fucking thing for him.
I can't believe I know this, but Mr. Ramsey's name is John, because Squirt is John Phillip Ramsey Jr, but that's too big a name for such a little baby and they call him Squirt.
Oh, god, what actual vital information have I forgotten for my brain to hold onto that.
No, in one book, his name was revealed to be something else, which brings much snark because Squirt is John Jr., which is why there are jokes about Squirt's dad being the mailman or milkman.
LOL! That's a funny commercial. And the boy's delivery of, "It means I lost," is excellent. When I was in elementary school, out science fairs were jokes. Basically we set them up on tables and went back to class. Later in the day, the classes would walk single file past all the tables, not stopping long enough to read anything, and we'd see what we won, if anything. Whoever placed blue would demonstrate at the awards ceremony, which took place in the evening a few days later, and since it wasn't at the school, not many people went. I insisted, though my parents didn't want to go. They said it was rigged. But my dad took me anyway. And I learned they were right. The blue-ribbon winner ended up not knowing anything about the camera he supposedly built. He didn't even know how to use it! It turns out his dad built it, "with Ben's help," and still got to keep the ribbon, and the prize money, because "helping" your dad counted
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We also had two minutes to go to the bathroom in middle school. We had to go with a partner. I guess this was so we couldn’t skip class, but now I think this was in case someone had an upset stomach and would exceed the two minute time limit. The partner could go back to class and inform the teacher of the student’s upset stomach
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One of my best friends in high school conceived a baby in the girls' bathroom in sophomore hall.
Schools can't have a smokers' area for kids as that's enabling smoking by minors. They have to try to prevent it. Sensitive sprinklers in bathrooms would be a better idea.
People were smoking weed at my high school. Having locked bathrooms was a pain in the ass, especially if I was on my period. My college got rid of the smoking areas.
I’d also like to point out that I would be feeling pretty crummy about myself if I was Jackie. I’d be thinking that all my ideas were stupid and that I would never be able to do anything right. Oh my God, this so much. I love that Jessi did all this because she wanted to make Jackie feel better about himself, only to make him feel even worse about himself than he did already.
Aunt Cecelia spouts some rubbish about calling when you’re going to be late. I agree, but then she says that you should call if you’re going to be two minutes late. I would have a lot more sympathy for Jessi if she wasn't totally fine with Kristy doing the exact same thing.
I had the whole other-people-imposing-their-own-emotional-limits-on-me thing too. Thank God for therapists.
Aunt Cecelia comes in to fix Jessi’s hair. It looks horrible, but the hair won’ t get into her eyes. I assume Aunt Cecelia put Jessi’s hair into a bun.Doesn't Jessi wear her hair in a tight bun all the time so that her personality trait can be on display at all times? Also, there
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ffs, Jessi, this is NOT YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT, SO BACK OFF. Jackie probably would've gotten something if Jessi didn't do the whole fucking thing for him.
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Oh, god, what actual vital information have I forgotten for my brain to hold onto that.
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Sorry for linking to a commercial, but Ragu has one that proves the point (it's very short):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bx5lq8vRP4&feature=relmfu
And, for real, Poor Communication Kills is the most annoying.
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Schools can't have a smokers' area for kids as that's enabling smoking by minors. They have to try to prevent it. Sensitive sprinklers in bathrooms would be a better idea.
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Oh my God, this so much. I love that Jessi did all this because she wanted to make Jackie feel better about himself, only to make him feel even worse about himself than he did already.
Aunt Cecelia spouts some rubbish about calling when you’re going to be late. I agree, but then she says that you should call if you’re going to be two minutes late.
I would have a lot more sympathy for Jessi if she wasn't totally fine with Kristy doing the exact same thing.
I had the whole other-people-imposing-their-own-emotional-limits-on-me thing too. Thank God for therapists.
Aunt Cecelia comes in to fix Jessi’s hair. It looks horrible, but the hair won’ t get into her eyes. I assume Aunt Cecelia put Jessi’s hair into a bun.Doesn't Jessi wear her hair in a tight bun all the time so that her personality trait can be on display at all times? Also, there ( ... )
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That never occurred to me before but you are so right.
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