Blogpost #2: Flashbacks From a Recent Past

   Setting: This is my last full day being a senior in high school in May, 2012. I am pictured sitting next to my AP (Advanced Placement) Statistics teacher Mr. Lyons, who I had the pleasure of seeing every day Monday-Friday from ~12:45-1:30 PM.

My senior year of high school, I opted to take an extra class instead of having a lunch period. With that said, I still needed to find time to eat in the day. The time during my statistics class is when I generally grew the hungriest, and it happened to be the most convenient class to eat in, still within the normal lunch time. So at least 4 out of the 5 school days, I brought some sort of lunch ranging from pb and j sandwiches to spaghetti. It became a bit of a running joke as to what I would bring and how subtle I tried to be about eating. School "policy" dictated no food in class, but as I was trying to be discrete and not disrupt class, and my teacher was great, it wasn't ever an issue. On the last day though, I had the idea to have a formal candle light dinner, pulling out all the stops. In my go big or go home mentality, I brought a table cloth and electronic candles to set the mood, an actual dinner plate with silverware, and a full entre consisting of spaghetti squash, broccoli, and french bread.

My quirky and victorious smile is a result of about 1/3 rebellion, 1/3 reactions from everyone else in my class, and 1/2 because of how happy I was to be eating tasty and healthy food in school. In case this wasn't clear, in Mark World, 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/2 = 1, I like to do my own math, which may be why I didn't get college credit from taking the class.

This will always be one of my many favorite memories of high school. I personally loved high school, it was to me like the golden age was to Ancient Greece- good. I don't think it would be outlandish to say this picture mirrors my high school experience, bright and positive, but shadowy around the teacher. Most of my teachers were great, but even the best of the best gave homework.