Reflections in a mirror

Preschool
Did you have preschool? One year or two?:	no
Did you enjoy it?:
Could you spell your name by then?:
Could you buckle your cordoroy overalls?:
Were you an emo crybaby?:
Did you have show and tell? What did you bring?:
Kindergarten
Did you hate the schoolbus?:	with a passion (I had afternoon school, so I rode home with rowdy big kids)
Did you ever scream and cry and grab for your mom?:	first day, then I stopped
Did you have a kids tv show themed backpack?:	till about 7th grade, yes
Were you afraid of the bathroom?:	no
Do you remember the field trips?:	we didn't have any (or I've forgotten them)
Do you remember ANYTHING about kindergarten?:	cookies and milk, my teacher (Mrs. Hunt), the playground
Were you the kid who tied the other kid's shoes, or did people tie yours?:	they tied mine
1st Grade
Did you memorize all those stupid clapping songs? 'Miss Suzie had a..':	yeah, I was a drone from day 1
Are you still chummy with your friends from first grade?:	no, they go to different schools
What kind of people did they turn out to be?:	the same, just bigger. Way bigger.
What was your playground ritual?:	underdogs on the swings
Moment of glory?:	reaching the top of "the bubble" first
Ever pee yourself?:	no
Were you an early bloomer or a late bloomer?:	late
2nd Grade
Love or loathe story time?:	love
Have you seen your second grade teacher in awhile?:	yes, at skating parties
Did you sneak some of your snack out of your desk before snacktime?:	sometimes (although we had our snacks in a closet, not our desk)
Who were your best friends?:	Chris (Stobart), Drew (Hinson), Brandon (Osborn)
Girl/Boy Scouts?:	nope
3rd Grade
Was third grade a short year to you?:	it was my best year
Did you feel like a big shot finally being in elementary school?:	I never felt like that (although elementary school started earlier)
Ever pick on anybody?:	no
Were you picked on?:	yes
Were you a bookworm or an anti-reader?:	bookworm to a rediculous degree
4th Grade
What was the worst trouble you got into in 4th grade?:	I never got in trouble
Best friends..same or different?:	one more, Jason (Parnes)
Were the field trips satisfactory?:	yes
How was your first encounter with the nurse about puberty?:	non existant
Did boys still suck?:	still?
5th Grade
Did you pick on the younger kids?:	no
What was your style?:	hanging out with my close group of friends
What was your favorite color?:	blue
Is your haircolor the same as it was in fifth grade?:	yes, same style too
Who was your favorite musican?:	I didn't like music too much
Were you good with book reports?:	give me a challenge, please
What did you do at recess?:	try to catch butterflies, literally (Drew broke open a whiffleball in gym, that's where we kept 'em)
Were you liked/popular?:	reasonably so
Were you a rebel or a conformist?:	conformist
6th Grade
Was being at the bottom of the food chain again totally nerve racking?:	I was never on the top, so no
How were those awkward preteen years?:	awkward, especially with a new school and new outside people (from Willoville, Clough, ect.)
Were you ever picked on?:	yes
Were you afraid to go to the bathroom?:	not really
What did you care about most?:	grades
7th Grade
How were your grades in the 7th, better or worse?:	better
Did anything change for you in 7th?:	band class was awesome, lots of new friends, SPAN class
Pick up any activities?:	Math and Science club, Power of the Pen, Student council
Pick on the 6th graders?:	no
Befriend the 8th graders?:	one or two, but mostly they ignored us like the plague
8th Grade
Top of the food chain once again! How was it?:	it's overrated
Did you hang out with the older kids?:	no, middle and high school were segregated
How were your grades?:	excellent
Were you a popular kid?:	reasonably so
Did you enjoy 8th grade?:	yes, especially my science class
9th Grade
Were you afraid of upperclassmen?:	yes
Were you friends with any older kids?:	a handful were nice to me because of my older sister
Were you stylin?:	no
Did you think you knew it all?:	no (Zucc saw to that)
Did your parents suck?:	not then, no
Do they still?:	they kinda do now
10th Grade.. (Leave blank if you havent reached 10th)
How were those finals?:	I got to exempt most, and I loved leaving early
Did you get your permit?:	yes, but I didn't drive till Junior year
Did you crash at all?:	never
Did you drive kids when you weren't supposed to?:	only after I got my liscence
Did you go to the junior prom?:	not in this year
11th Grade
Did you plan on going to college?:	by this point, I already knew where I wanted to go
Love life?:	just now starting, my first girlfriend
Have trouble with zits?:	just a few rogues
Get in any fights?:	verbal, yes, physical, no
12th Grade
Did senior year rock?:	one of my worst years
You havent reached senior year yet, have you?:	yes, I have
Any regrets?:	a few, perhaps
What are you doing with your life right now (no matter what grade):	recovering, playing catch-up, trying to graduate with some academic grace, preparing for college and work
Rate your educational career.:	good, but at the expense of other things
You know you love it:	it's all I've known

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