MAH MAIN MAN JACK TOTTAYYY

Where do I even begin to describe Jack Totty... Besides the fact that we are now bess frandddds after reading that wonderful post he wrote about me! Anywho, Jack is probably one of the funniest people I have ever met. An english class never goes by without him talking in his deep southern accent, making random but funny comments, giving me the inspiration to draw my masterpiece on the desks, and joining me in watching Logan and Virginia complete disrupt class with their hysterical but for the most part silent laughter. Needless to say, Jack is an overall carefree and honest person, and he never fails to brighten up the english class. If Jack were an animal, there is no doubt he would be a giraffe, or possibly a sloth because of his laid back persona.
I have also come to learn many interesting things about Jack over the year. The first being that we both want to get into UVA for college. Jack, if you get in and I don't, I know where you live... Also, his father went to the same highschool that I previously attended. Overall, Jack is a pretty cool fellow. If you don't know him already, get to know him before he's too busy with his sports commentating/writing job.

Assignment 16: Speech

Post your speeches!!

Last blog of the year! Huzzah!

Full text due on Sunday, December 11 at 11:59 p.m.

Braxton and Olivia (Why Choose Just One?)

I was having trouble choosing who I'd rather write about, so I just threw my hands up and decided to both.

Well, if I had to describe Olivia Cottrell in two words, it would be "trailer buddy" because that's exactly what she is for me. Rain, sleet, hail or snow, we both trudge through the mud-covered walkway to Trailer D for "advanced" geometry at 8:20. We've pretty much concluded our teacher doesn't leave the trailer at night, and we call the spare room we somehow never see the inside of her "bedroom". It's pretty fun, and several arts-and-crafts-filled chapters later we're still mathin' it up in K-K's class, and making all sorts of mundane math-based cut-outs and glue-togethers. Due to awkward seating angles and her sitting next to someone as talkative as Christopher Chow, I don't chat with her a lot in 5th hour, but when I do chat with her she's always pleasant and usually at least one of us ends up laughing a little.

If I had to pair Olivia with a color it'd probably be green, because she seems to be into the whole "go-green" initiative, which I admire a lot. No, I didn't use the visual literacy standards of what colors mean, but green means go-green and that's what came to mind so sue me.

Braxton DeCamp and I usually communicate in a series of amused/bewildered facial expressions every time Abi says something (no offense Abi, you're a well of entertainment and I wouldn't shut you up if I could), but we also chat sometimes, too. Overall, he's a pretty chill seat buddy, which is good because unlike most seats mine doesn't have a back-up table partner in case the one to the left is unpleasant. Most of our conversations are usually no more than frantically studying off of each other's vocab list's before a quiz, but he's still fun to be around. I also like Braxton because he's about as good at english as me. That means he's smart enough to ask for insight and help, but not so smart he makes me look dumb by contrast (as opposed to Olivia, who seems to always have the most well-thought out and productive responses in discussion.)

The funniest memory I had with Braxton was probably when we zip-tied Logan's belt loop to the back of his chair and he started freaking out because he wasn't entirely sure what a zip-tie was. I like to imagine that in his fear he thought it was some form of industrial grade clip, because that's sure how he seemed to react. Even after the era of zip-ties ended, Braxton and I have talked from time to time and he never has anything unpleasant to say, which I also admire.

Connor Lakofka -- he's about the chillest man on the planet

If a contest existed, and I'm not saying it's gonna happen, but if a contest existed to determine who was the chillest and most stoic individual on the surface of the earth, my neighbor Connor would come in third behind Bill Murray and Jeffrey "the dude" Lebowski. The kid could not be more calm, cool, and collected if he tried. Over the course of my two and a half year journey with him, I have heard him say about a dozen sentences total -- and I've sat next to him about a dozen times. However, probably as a side effect of him being such a first-rate tycoon, I've learned quite a bit about him.

He plays soccer like a champ
Every time he speaks, the room goes silent in awe
If Charlie Sheen is winning, it's only because Connor Lakofka isn't playing
I'm pretty sure my sister knows his sister
In five years, Connor will be saying goodbye to him alma mater and saying hello to his professional soccer career.

Connor has a golden aura to him; he communicates prestige and wisdom. He's basically a golden retriever in that he's as calm and respectable as he can possibly be, but clearly has some fight to him. I'm glad to have such a class-A neighbor in English class.

I Believe You All Know...

...Dylan Sarkisian, right?

If not. he's a pretty cool dude. Technically we sit adjacent to one another in English class, but whatever.

We used to sit next to each other in Mrs. Minor's class as well (woo!), but we switch seats randomly a lot in there.

Anyway, here's some stuff about Dylan that I've picked up along the way.

1) He's very, very modest, even though he's really, really smart.

2) Dylan + Abi = Mayhem

3) He cares a lot about the environment, and he is the President of the Go-Green Club. He makes "those darn hippies" look great! Sometimes, but only SOMETIMES, I'm tempted to join it.

4) He can imitate certain voices really well, especially Mr. Pope's. Ask him to do it sometime, because it's hilarious!

And finally,

5) He's very chill most of the time. Unless #2 were to take place...

Now, if Dylan were to be an animal, I would envision him as a dolphin. This has nothing to do with his personality, the animal has just come up a lot in our conversations.

But yeah, if he were to be an animal, it would probably be something bold like a dragon or a racehorse...

And in five years, I would see Dylan still in college, finishing up a degree in something that will help him change the world!

And that's about it on DYLAN SARKISIAN.

The Truth

Sure, Olivia may seem like a role model of humanity, but throughout the year, I’ve realized something.

She’s actually secretly an evil megalomaniac.

Now, take all of your knowledge of Olivia and throw it in the trash. IT’S ALL LIES.

Here’s the TRUTH.

o What about the hundreds of community service hours and letting people know about opportunities?

· All this “community service”? It’s just a front. The fundraising and manual labor that you do is all part of her plan to rule the world. Trust me.

o What about that great personality? She’s nice to everyone and wouldn’t hurt a fly.

· She actually is telling you what you want to hear, so you’ll feel obligated to participate in the various events that she advocates.

· Additionally, she regularly holds cat-fights in her basement. I managed to snag an interview with Gus Cat, her pet cat.

CHOW: So, Gus Cat. Is it true then? Does Olivia force you to fight other cats?
GUS CAT: I have no idea what you’re talking about.
CHOW: I see. How does she treat you?
GUS CAT: Just fine. I especially like the food.
CHOW: Uh-huh. So by treats, you mean breaks from cat-fighting?
GUS CAT: What are these cat-fights you keep talking about? I’m a cat. She feeds me. That’s it.

· As you can see, Gus Cat was in no state of mind to properly answer my questions.

I even have some first-hand experience at the evil. She regularly pretends to ask me what we did in Spanish each day, but I know that she’s actually an evil genius. She is secretly judging my mental abilities, to see if I’m worthy of a high position in her future empire.

You might see her as yellow or green - freshness, joy, intellect, but also harmony and safety. However, her color is actually black - mysterious and authoritative. She also instills fear in those who know the truth.

Oh, she’ll probably be graduating from somewhere like Stanford with a 4.0 GPA as valedictorian, you say. That’s not going to happen, because there won’t be a Stanford. The world will be in the clutches of High Queen Olivia, and you will all be working in the “Fun (Labor) Camps”.

The animal that embodies Olivia is the Hippopotamus. Hey, they look cuddly and pink at first glance, but are actually vicious creatures, and have been known to cannibalize their fellow hippopotami.

There you go - the truth about Olivia Cottrell.

If I’m not at school tomorrow, you’ll know what happened, but I go to my grave knowing that I’ve helped stop, if not delay, the rise of a horrible new era.

Justin Hui

Well now, we come to the TV seat, Justin Hui. Hui's been a good man to me for as long as I've known him. He might not want to let you know it, but the man's got quite a good knowledge on the stuff i'm into. I started building gundam kits, he's been building them for years. I get the latest FF game, he got the collector's edition. He doesn't really show this, which exemplifies how well he can interact with others. He can pretty much get along with everyone, and everyone likes him. He's trustworthy, funny, and really fun to be around. Everyone should try to be like Hui.

Alex Atwood

Alex Atwood is the honey badger of fifth hour english. "He don't care" Alex Atwood who is my table partner is what some might call a disturbance in the classroom. If alex is capable of taking a train off the tracks and destroying fifteen minutes of a class. His color is bright purple because it looks innocent, but at the same time is distracting.

One thing that I've come to learn about Alex Atwood is that he's secretly a genius. He won't study for one vocab quiz and if he gets below a 16 something is seriously wrong. He also always manages a decent grade on those impossible reading quizzes we have. It is safe to say the Multiple Choice Gods have smiled upon Sir Atwood.

A typical day in Mr. Logsdon's Class is getting there Alex reading a funny racist tweet to me and Haddon and then him messing with Marry. Then he amazingly wizzes some multiple choice thing while I be average.

I love sitting next Alex Atwood. He brings a refreshing quality to English which isn't my thing. Although many think he's distracting I think he keeps me striving to one day match his multiple choice feats.

LadiesManHui

Justin Freaking Hui. Where do I begin? Well first, Justin is absolutely infuriating in Words With Friends; just needed to put that on the table. He is a wizard when it comes to school work and quite entertaining when it comes to random and miscellaneous conversation in Calculus and English. I don’t know what he does, but I don’t think anyone does. He is a mystery, like taco bell meat or magnets (seriously, how do they work?). Justin is very amusing and I have learned that he has a good taste in music, AKA close to my taste, of course. He is Asian and therefore much smarter/better than me at everything, but that doesn’t discourage me too much, I just hope to at one point beat him at something…

I would say that Justin is the color red. I see red as an ambitious and confident color, which very closely resembles his approach to schoolwork. In five years, Justin will most likely be out in the world kicking ass and not fearing anything. He will probably be a CEO of some major corporation or a tyrannical ruler of some country. If Justin was an animal, he would be a human.

Abigail Roney and myself: A Dynamic Duo

Here's a tip on locating Abi Roney and I in the one and only class in which I sit next to her:
Enter Mr. Logsdon's class on any typical day in 5th hour with your eyes closed. You won't need vision to locate us; that's not how we stand out. Instead, focus on your hearing and turn yourself towards the loudest, most argumentative and obnoxious part of the classroom.

The nasally male voice and the drawling but loud female voice should lead you straight to the BEST corner Academy Junior English has ever known.

Ah, yes, a dynamic duo it is. The dynamics vary not in intensity, though (we are just about always intense), but in direction. We always want to yell at someone, but who that person is changes--sometimes we ally and double-heckle one other person, sometimes we deride two different people, and sometimes we just curse each other.

Many of you may wonder how I ever get along with Abi. Sometimes, especially when she blurts some asinine comment in AP US History, I wonder it myself.
After all, I've dug myself into the niche of the condescending, do-gooder (...usually) liberal Commie, while she's occupying a space about as far away as possible as the self-righteous, often socially backward GOP-style conservative. I go to community service clubs; Abi... well I don't know what she does after school and I'll keep it that way. I struggle to watch anything but MSNBC (super liberal news); Abi sometimes seems like she wants the South to rise again.

Be that as it may, I respect Abi--especially because she seems to respect me.
I respect Abi because she is confident, hardworking, and has none of the traits of teenage girls that irritate the snot out of me. Abi has powerful opinions, and she will fight for them. I don't know why she wants to graduate early, but she's probably working harder than most people in the school and yet never complains to me about any of it. On that note, Abi never complains about anything, really. And that's a miracle because I abhor complaining.

(Prepare for some lameness) I see Abi as a red lioness. Yeah. She's intense, characterized by red, and she's aggressive and responsible like a lioness. I hope she doesn't get stuck with a male lion of a guy, who sleeps all day and only wakes up to eat her food.

In five years Abi will already have graduated college. From there I have utterly no idea what she will do, because I've never asked her what interests her, but I think she'll kick its butt. Abi just rolls that way.

The Hair Says It All

Chris Chow is JACKIE CHAN.

And honestly, I could stop right there. But there is more to Chris Chow than we ever see at school.

THINGS I KNOW ABOUT CHRIS CHOW:

• He speaks three languages better than I do.
• In five years, he will be graduating from MIT and kicking butt.
• Every morning he eats nails for breakfast… Without any milk.
• He can explain Advanced Physics to a numbskull.
• Any time he speaks an eagle falls out of the sky.
• He killed his sensei in a duel and he never said why.
• He is the lovechild of a Bengal Tiger and a Great White Shark

Chris Chow is the color red. It is the color of fire and blood, power and passion, war and danger.

But even though he could probably beat the crap out of me both in body and wit, I enjoy having Chris Chow as my seat partner. Without any better way of saying it: This guy is just badass.

I hope this did him justice.

The Quiet Guy Finally Speaks

For the last two years I have seen rather than heard of this Connor Lakofka kid. Because of how close Lain and Lakofka are when it comes to an aphibetical order I sit by him in three classes. As many of you may know I like to talk. Maybe not as much as some of my other classmates but I still like to talk. Connor (or Joey as he is in Spanish class) used to never talk. Then one day he just talked. It kind of freaked me out at first but I'm know used to it. I have come to find out that Connor is actually funny. He can make pretty funny witty comments. He's also decently smart. Seriously whenever I don't understand something, all I do is turn around or turn next to me and go "Connor?" And then BOOM my question is answered. I've also learned he likes some sport, soccer. I guess he's okay at it. He doesn't have a state championship ring or anything. No big deal. He's honest but very kind, funny, hardworking, and responsible. If he was a n animal I would say some sort of a jungle cat. Ya know like super quiet but like interesting at the same time? Well yeah that's Connor. I the quiet guy that finally speaks.

Gus Logsdon

Gus and I have sat together a couple of times in our high school career considering our last names are close together. One thing that I didn't realize until this year was that Gus has a sister that is friends with my sister because they dance together. Before this year my mom used to ask if I knew someone by the name of Logsdon because he was my age and went to Henry Clay. However until this year I didn't realize it was him.

In 5 years I see Gus graduating from a prestigious university with a strong math and science programs. I'm assuming this because he's a year ahead of me in math and people are always asking him how to do the AP Chemistry homework. Although I've graded all of his vocab quizzes and he's missed a combined 5-at the most-so maybe an english specialty as well. Also I think he plays an instrument; although I'm not positive which one exactly. My guess is a guitar or drums, as he doesn't seem like he would play a classical instrument.

Allen

As you all know, I was fortunate enough to be seated on the island table in the middle of the room for all to see (and all because my last name begins with Y. Stop the discrimination!) Luckily, I did not have to brave this alone. Over the last few months. I have been fortunate to meet and get to know. Allen is both honest and carefree. He is very knowledgeable. He plays the violin and I assume his is very proficient considering that he was accepted to The Governor's School for the Arts (I was rejected) though I have never heard him play. I have had the opportunity to drill him on the many aspects of learning, listening, playing, sight reading, notes of the strings, and the construction of violins and composers. Needless to say, his insight has been profound. I would characterize Allen as green because (Warning: BS) he characterizes the very nature of life itself: evergrowing and silently powerful. Allen is like a Hawk because, though he is usually quiet in class, you know when he strikes.

Mary and Cameron

My seat in Ap english is interesting because of the juxtiposition (hope I spelled that correctly) of Mary and Cameron. On my right, I have mary, and my goal every day is essentially to offend her as much as possible, along with my aid from my far right seat partner, Haddon Alford. A day is not successful if I am not glared at, slapped, or otherwise shown she is fed up with my admittidly immature humor.

Cameron, on the other hand, is more of a relaxed seat partner. We don't disrupt the class much and pretty much just chill. This reflects their personalties as well. Mary is very quick to be offended and can be extremely hyper and unpredictable at times. Cameron, on the other hand is a more relaxed guy and, unlike Mary, is not offended by things he shouldn't be.

Charlie "The Floman" Flomenhoft

I have had the pleasure of sitting next to Charlie this year in English class. Though I do not know much about Charlie before high school, we are still very good friends. Charlie and I also have Latin class directly after English, so fifth and sixth hours are a Charlie fest. He is a very sociable, smart, and fun guy; he makes English class much more fun than if I did not sit next to him. Charlie loves long walks on the beach, riding pretty ponies, and his favorite color is pink, which he has told me that is room is all pink and his dream car is a bright pink mini cooper. Contrary to popular belief the idea "E=MC^2" was actually made my Charlie and when he was five years old he proved how "2+2=5" through a series of logarithms. His parents both went to Harvard and I am expecting that he also plans to attend there as well, that is unless he skips college and becomes a professional curler right out of college. Hopefully, I will continue to learn more about Charlie this year and have classes with him next year.

Dylan Sarkisian - MY lover

Dylan Sarkisian is the most sociable and funny mother trucker. Everyday, we have a good ol' time in Mr. Logsdon's class. I will tickle his arm and giggle like a hyena; he finds it strange, yet, amusing. I whisper secrets to him about my fellow students and he responds, "I did not need to know that, but okay." It is quite an intimate relationship, just kidding. Dylan makes very good grades and I respect him as a person. I usually do not take too warmly to liberals, but Dylan respects opinions, so I respect him. He is involved in the Henry Clay High School community and is very devoted to Go Green Club.
In five years, I see Dyan graduating froma prestigious university with honors. Dylan has that versatile and driven personality that will take him far; so wherever he ends up,I have no doubt he will be successful. I have known Dylan for at the least five years. We went to Morton Middle School together, but we did not know each other as well as we do now. It is a blessing to sit by Dyl pickle because he lightens the mood of English. I can see Dylan as the Cheshire cat on "Alice in Wonderland." He is sly and laid back. The purple color signifies his cool mellow mood. Dylan is a nice guy, guys.

Mary Allen

Mary has always seemed to be in the majority of my classes every year. With that said, I still don't know as much as I would expect myself to know about her despite all of the class experiences. I will attempt to unveil what I do know about this Mary Allen person that sits next to me.

To get off on the right foot here, I will say that Mary is very kind. She has been put in what may be called an "unfortunate situation" with this seating chart being "stuck" between Alex and myself. While I am assumed guilty by seating arrangement, I really am not..well most of the time. Mary sits there and takes it like a champ. Whether it be a joke, a comment, an action, or whatever, Mary doesn't acknowledge what she doesn't want to acknowledge and that shows a level of self control and maturity...so props for that Mary.

Mary plays tennis and has a good sense of humor for the most part. We tend to disagree on many political topics but we also have our areas of agreement. Alex and I are there to make her Junior AP English class as interesting as possible, "in a completely professional and school appropriate way."*

*Mr. Pope quote

Aaron Meek

When I first met Aaron Meek in Mrs. Logsdon’s biology class freshman year, I really didn’t know him at all. Now that we’re in Mr. Logsdon’s class, I know a little more than before. I know he enjoys having detailed conversations about some book series with Mr. Logsdon and he is always happy. I have never seen him upset or in a bad mood. He also has something positive to say or a joke to tell. In grading our vocabulary quizzes, we also pick out the “lucky” colored pencil color to grade in, which I believe is orange. I would also use this color to describe him because it’s bright, happy, but unique from other colors. I can’t compare Aaron to anyone else. He is his own person. While Aaron has the nickname “210” for me, I do not have a nickname for him. I should work on that. Aaron is a very chill and relaxed person and he makes English very interesting. I also admire him for his ability to sit between me and Abi without going crazy. It has been a pleasure to sit next to him this semester because he always has something interesting to say.

Palmer Thomas

This week, write about the person you sit next to in English class. What do they do? What are they like? What color would you characterize them as and why? Where do you see them in five years? What type of animal are they like?

I sit next to Palmer. Palmer likes to have fun, whether that is drawing hilarious pictures of people riding on walruses in the sky or making funny comments based on what people say in class. She is always hyper and talking to Logan at the beginning of class. It does seem like Logan is always talking to everyone based on past posts. Palmer always comes up with great, creative ideas, such as our class's dance for Arts and Humanities. I love how social Palmer is and the fact that she is always in a good mood. Literally. She is never angry or in a slightly bad mood. She will also help me with something if I need it in class. This mix of helpfulness and good attitude do make english class more enjoyable for me. I think everyone likes talking to Palmer because of her funny, social and helpful personality.

Haddon Alford

In English class, I sit next to Haddon Alford. I don't much about Haddon other than he plays basketball, went to TLS, his father was an admiral in the Navy, and he lived in Hawaii for a few years.

But Haddon has somewhat of a split personality. On one hand, he can be mature. He tries to deny any association with the immature behavior of my other neighbor, Alex Atwood. This is true at times. Haddon actually participates in class on occasion, and, as far as I know, he does well in school. Haddon is fairly discrete with his immaturity, so he doesn't anger teachers or interrupt the class...like other people...

Then again, there is Haddon's other side. This is the side that tells equivocal jokes with Alex and burps in my face. I have to admit, this is side is more entertaining...and grosser. Sitting between Haddon and Alex has been, not good or bad, but a very interesting experience so far. Although they never fail to offend me at some point each day in class, I have to admit that class would be more boring without them.

Meet Virginia

Through the many activities, qualities, and areas of our lives that Virginia and I share I have come to know my seat buddy well enough to call her one of my closest friends. Yet, because of this I can tell you all about the REAL Virginia Grimes. Witty, kind, classy (haha), and put-together, Virginia often comes across as approachable and social. She knows herself impeccably well and always has an adequate balance in her life that enables her never to get too overwhelmed but also never to become lazy (I'm shhoo jealous of this). Additionally, she can always find the good in situations and people and will never hesitate to put people in their place when need be. Furthermore, she's one of the few people that I know I can act completely stupid with and know that she won't be judging me as I do. The story about the "I Believe in Cake Speech," various moments in French class (Mrs. Perry's story about taking her cat to France, etc.), and our drives to swim practice have come to characterize our friendship and exemplify the funnier aspects of it. In five years Virginia will be graduating Wake Forest or where ever else she wants to go because I have no doubt she'll be capable of getting into what ever school she wants to go to. Finally, so that all of you can really get to know Virginie (her French name), here's a short list of the things she likes most:

TV Show: Gossip Girl

Place: New York City

After School Snack: Something savory, usually Cane's chicken fingers

FroYo: Natti Creme

Activity: NOT swimming, most likely travelling or watching things on Netflix

Stroke in Swim: Breaststroke

Song: I forget what it's called but it's the one that comes after Mac Miller on that CD you made me (track 16)

Cousin: Berry

French Teacher: Madame Chandelier

Dream Car: Volvo XC90

Drink: Probably something watermelon

Obsession: Pinterest

Dream Job (now): Employee of J. Crew

Dream Job (eventually): Editor of major magazine like Elle or something

College: Wake Forest

LUCAS

Ah, Lucas, what can I say? He is a carefree person with a warm smile. I reminisce to the days back where I did not know him. There were only a few spot moments where I'd see him which was walking down the halls, tennis, or during world history before he switched out. I had not known much about him then. I still have to say another half of him remains a mystery to me, but that's good because it makes Luke unexpected. What I have learned is that Luke is a fine connoisseur of music of all types. He is also one to not stress and appears prepared for curve balls.

If Luke were a color he'd be blue no explanation needed. In five years he'd be a made person surfing on the shores of California with a beach house. He likes the laid back lifestyle of the west (I believe) and knows how to chill with class. Now if Luke was an animal he'd be a predator. I can't specify but he'd be selective of his prey and attack in favorable conditions. He could wait an hour or a week like a sniper and would be patient. I know if he was a beast of that sort I'd kill myself before his baw$ self could get to me.

My Neighbor Annie

Although our last names are so close to each other, sun and summer, AP English is what I believe the first class where we are seated next to each other. Even so, we don't talk much, to each other or during classroom discussions. English is more of a relaxed class where we just sit back and let go of the stresses of the day while watching the class attack Abi, a pretty enjoyable time if I may say so.

From the limited classes I've had with her, I know that she is into Japanese culture. Annie brought a Japanese exchange student, who was living at her house, to school for a couple of days. I still vividly remember an enthusiastic Silvia trying to communicate with the exchange student by using a pocket Japanese-English dictionary that Annie had brought, though to no avail. I assume Annie can speak some Japanese, and I could see her pursuing a career there in the future.

Logan "talker" Gardner

The first statement here has to be that Logan and Virginia are an inseparable pair. During class they do everything together, including interrupt it with their laughter and talking.
Logan has to be one of the most chatty and meticulous people that I have ever met. he is almost always the last one finished on his vocal quizzes and AP practice tests, because he checks an rechecks everything. This is a characteristic of Logan that I greatly admire. One that doesn't behoove me as much as the other trait is the fact that he is so chatty. He loves talking, almost a much as his favorite food (whatever that might be). And I sincerely believe that he talks mostly because Virginia sits next to him and they are best friends.
There are many hidden qualities about Logan that I do not know... Yet. But hopefully over time I will cone to learn them, and we will become closer.

the REAL logan gardner

This prompt really cracks me up. MESSAGE TO LOGAN: Do not worry this is not some frightening exposé on your life, though I honestly could ruin yours with everything I know about you mwuahaha. Anyways, I sit next to this pretty weird kid named Logan Gardner. Everyday in English class, without fail, he will undoubtedly yell at me because my backpack and purse are "in his personal space." He will have to deal with this for the rest of the year (sorry dude, get get over it). We literally laugh at the dumbest things, like last week we completely interrupted class because we were howling with laughter at some stupid story I told him about my friend who wrote a speech all about cake. It genuinely brought tears to my eyes I was laughing so hard for absolutely no reason at all. Though he has a tendency to get me in trouble with these various little distractions, he is one of the only people I can act like a complete fool around. We experience many LOL moments (I hate that acronym more than anything) in French class especially because we have to deal with our crazy random teacher and our funny little class. We also both swim for Henry Clay so we have to put up with the many hassles and inconveniences it brings to our lives together! In five years I see him happy at the college of his choice, probably University of Texas or UPenn. I'm sure that he will get into either or both because he has a very strong work ethic despite his "poor quality of life" sometimes. All in all, we have some very good times and I'm glad to be able to give you all a closer look at my neighbor Lo-gon (his French name).

Meredith "210" Mcinturff

I am really obnoxious. I know this blog is about Meredith, but that sets this story up. Anyways, the first time I remember having any real interaction with Meredith was in freshman year Geometry with Mrs. Eastham. This particular day our class was getting scores back from a really large test, maybe our final. So, I didn't do particularly well in the class and the teacher didn't like me, so I was kind of trying to be ass. So I was that guy that stupidly commented on everything. But then Meredith's score was announced, the test was out of like a hundred and eighty five or ninety points. Two hundred and ten. That was her score. I actually remained silent because that was absurd. Whenever I saw her next, I started calling her 210, not " two hundred and ten", but "two" "ten". I just thought it was really cool that she " insert appropriate past tense verb here" on the test that hard. Now 210 is not the most flattering nickname, especially because I said it every time I saw her. Yeah, it was obnoxious. But Meredith was really chill about, always indulging my obnoxiousness very nicely.

Jump forward almost three years later and not much has changed. We sit next to each other in Mr. Logsdon's 5th hour English class, and she still laughs at my obnoxious jokes. Admittedly, I am a little better than freshman year, but not really. She really just is a very nice, down to earth person. So, I don't really know what type of animal Meredith would be or what color best represents her, or all of her life dreams and ambitions. But what I can say is that it has been a pleasure getting to know her a little bit over these years of high school and I am proud to have met her.