10 Things You Should Do Before You Graduate

Kacie posing with her s'mores. 6.8.17

In the fall I will be entering my senior year of high school and over the past few years I have learned that I have never hated and loved a single place before ever in my life. They say that love and hate are such strong feelings that sometimes the brain confuses them, er, I think that's what they say. Who is they. I don't know. But that's how my high school experience has been going so far: a love-hate relationship. Mostly hate, but you get the idea.

The times which put the "love" in the love-hate relationship I have with high school are memorable and something truly valuable and yeah. Ok here's some things you and your friend and that guy you sit by in algebra who wears the Nirvana shirt should do. 

#1 Cartwheel down the hallway. Just once. "Just do it" -Nike

#2 Loan someone a dollar. This way, when you need a dollar, they are required to give you a dollar because of the IOU.

#3 Sit at a table with people you don't know. This leads the the most interesting conversations, including "that's not your seat" and "who are you".

#4 Make t-shirts and spell out something. I suggest the words "cRunK" and "LIT" and "xD"

#5 Join a club. I was in a ton of clubs. Also, run for an office so you can embarrass yourself in front of the school like I did a gazillion trillion times. It makes for good memories in the long run. 

#6 Wake up early to get breakfast before school. Or wake up late and get it anyway and just be tardy. Everyone has done it at least once.

#7 Play cards in class. Bring your deck and play in study hall, it's not lame. You will end up with 15 people wanting to be your friend afterwards. Or enemy. It's according to if you play your cards right. Hahahah. Get it. 

#8 Have a big sleepover. Invite all your friends!!! Order pizza and sweet and sour chicken and make brownies and watch The Lizzie McGuire Movie and play Just Dance and video your friend and make fun of her.

#9 Go to Waffle House after football games. Every school has that place. That one restaurant everyone you see for 8 hours a day goes to after a football game. Go with them, even if they beg you not to. Hop in someone's car. 

#10 Wear the band shirt to school. You know you want to. I did it. You might find more fellow fans. Or you might get beat up. Depends.

After I post this when I got to bed I will wake up suddenly at 4 AM enlightened with ideas in which would be absolutely swag and lit and cRunK and xD but by that time this post will be archived and I will not change it so there may be a volume two one day. Also: I have done everything to the greatest extent listed. It's important to embarrass yourself in high school. It builds character and teaches you how to deal with situations and people. Like that guy in 10th grade who stole your pickles off your tray in the lunch line NOT TO MENTION ANY NAMES.

Life is strange