So, I have officially graduated school, got my QCE and passed maths. For a while there, I never thought I'd be able to get it, but thanks to Ariel's encouragement of "Believe it!" and Kelly's dedication to helping me study, and maybe even Liam's "Good Luck Hug", I made it.
Some of us emerged a little worse for wear, no one was totally unscathed, and boy, do I feel like the Cheshire cat, grinning like some sort of dork.
On grad night, there is no way anyone can say I looked the worst dressed. I mean, I do admit I was a little slack with the planning of the back of my dress as so many women pointed out, but I was just too damn lazy to care how the back of me looked. Oh, and then there was before the after-grad, I had the whole back of my dress undone and I didn't realise everyone could see my undies as I walked to the toilets to get changed. I don't care, I got a good laugh out of myself. And they were one of my best pair, so at least they weren't old granny nickers or something.
The grad itself was pretty boring. I think we left around eleven, but I do recall Liam's joke about seaweed...well, it wasn't his joke, but you know when you keep repeating a joke and it just gets funnier every time you say it or get a reminder of it? God, I've got the hugest smirk on my face. ANYWAY, at grad, Ariel and I had a good chat, and I just want to remind her that I will always love her, even if she stole my boyfriend and ran over my dog. And that he never said anything bad about you, I think I'd KNOW, out of all people, right? ^w^
Oh yeah, and if anyone thinks that I don't deserve to be your friend, don't listen to them Ariel. Make up your own mind. Even if you are good friends with them and trust them, do realise that they can still be totally wrong. I will quote an age old song: "Listen to your heart...when it's do do do dah do...Listen to your heart...Dum de dum dum doo doo..."
I can't really remember the words, but you get the point.
I'm so glad I've left school. So I don't have to see certain people ever again. I mean, it's barely a handful that I won't miss. And I'll miss people I never even realised I would miss. At the after-grad party, I talked with a lot of random people, and I never realised how...I don't know, but I made even closer friends with people in a matter of a few hours. I'll miss so many people...Hayley, AJ, Sammie, Boardie...
It's so funny, I have people's phone numbers all over my shirt and I don't know who they all belong to. Oh, and you know what else I learned? That people I thought that disliked me actually find me quite attractive and 'like liked' me. That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. You know how some boys, to get the attention of a girl they like, tease them, chuck paper at them, stuff like that? I'm such a blind ding bat, I thought they just didn't like me, thought I was a nerd or something, but actually, they just didn't know any other way of getting my attention! Isn't that the cutest thing ever? Not that I'd really date those individuals, but it was a bit of a mind-blower. I don't know, but I think my 17th year is the best. My most attractive year. *eyes light up* Or maybe next year I'll be even MORE prettier! AHAH! Bring on the New Year!! My love-life has been so...interesting this year. Especially recently. But anyway....
You know what I could never do? Settle down with the first person I have ever been with. Like, I was talking to someone about it, and I just can't grasp it. I mean, I know I don't believe in love and stuff like that much, and I know I will probably never marry because I can't stand being stuck to one person for the rest of my life whether or not I love them, but honestly, where is the logic? How can you say "They're the best partner ever" if you've never had any others to compare them to? It sounds crude, but I'd rather "play the field" before I could ever decide to dedicate my life to someone.
Oh yeah, you know who you are...WHO is the girl? I thought it was Amelia, because you said it was someone whom I'd never guess and it would prove why she got on your nerves so much...but then again, she gets on my nerves too, sometimes, so that's understandable...Kate? But anyway, yeah.
On a different and darker note, it's great to know that people do get their just desserts sometimes....