one of the best days this summer.

i love school. i admit it. i love getting new school supplies, and organizing my binders, and getting new clothes, and having everything start.. fresh again. i enjoy seeing my buddies everyday, sometimes every class, and enjoy people's company. i love being able to do my extracurricular activities again, and in a more active shape than in the lazy summer days. i absolutely cannot WAIT for school to start. and even though i do say i despise it because of lots of work due to crappy procrastination, i still love it. it's sort of like an annoying little sibling. it's always there, even though at times you can't stand it, but you love it in the end.

so, yes. today i went back to school for the IB orientation and it.. really wasn't as awkward as i thought. was with max and ashley, met up with reina, neil, stephanie and judy and we had a blast as "juniors." wow. we really are halfway done. and just finishing up our last few chapters before soon enough, the epilogue! and it will be a golden one, indeed.

today was great. it was good getting to know the new freshmen (even though there are some i would rather not know.. hem) and meeting their parents, etc. i actually had a pretty sparked discussion about the usage of microwaves at lunch with a chinese lady (mrs. li) and really made me think.. we could use a microwave in the cafeteria, eh? but.. we'll see.

the dress code IS being enforced, which sucks. wore a green aE polo today with my hawt AE khakis and i looked like a super bi-lo worker. for real. but meh, i guess it can't be.. that bad.. oh wait, tee shirts. wtf. kay.. moving on to a better topic!

it was great figuring out schedule-ness and meeting people that i didn't know or had heard about. like eric wu, david's cousin. he's an AWESOME kid and i really want to get to know him. same with akshay, though i already knew him. crazy kids, huh? and it was just great. the IB meeting was fun.. i was "Woo-ing" and applauding at moments where no one really would. and i guess it shows a lot about my character.. i'm not afraid to take the risk and jump at it even though it may hurt. or be embarassing. i'll take it. i'm good.

my wisdom tooth-age does NOT hurt so much. it's awesome. it's like 90% back to normal? great. :]

here's a pic. i was so happy that i had like a photoshoot. rofl. [you can see the mutated hamster cheek!]

^ mutated left cheek, ftw!!

so when i got home, neil sent me a HUGE load of music (27 songs) and .. i was so HAPPY. i got chills from some songs (hide and seek!), was dancing like crazy to others (headturner, better in time) and just enjoyed all the SYTYCD music! (they weren't there, the garden, ahhh!) it was great.

paavan asked me how i was doing after the wisdom teeth fiasco (i confided in him about my scaredy-cat ness..) and he was wondering if i was "alive and kicking." i replied: TOO alive and way kicking. cause i really was.

i'm really happy right now, and i don't know why. maybe it's because school is in less than 36 hours. maybe it's because i got a TON of music, and was just revisiting my childhood past with mighty morphin power rangers. (RE RANGERS FTW!) maybe it's because i just watched my mom tear up, cry, smile, laugh, and be amazed at one itty bitty korean drama that she finished today. maybe it's because my mouth feels better and i FINALLY vacuumed my entire room today after procrastinating for so long. or maybe.. it's finally my time.

tomorrow, i will be a junior. a junior at southside high school with 5 AP classes, 2 IB classes, and a tray load of extracurricular activities that is piling up on my chest. and i still want more. and i'm prepared enough to have more. and do well in everything.

because unlike three doors down, it is my time.

- Gary