Sunday, May 19th

          I leave today. I'm getting that sinking feeling that comes when you aren't looking forward to tomorrow, like a Sunday when you know you didn't do the homework that is due tomorrow. I left Ramzi's house early because he had to go pick up his brother from college in Maine and he and his dad needed to get an early start. He took me to Dana's, which was just across town, where Noah had spent the night after his gig. I showed up there at almost ten but none of my friends were awake, so I was showed in and went to hang out on the couch for about an hour with Dana's dogs, until everyone woke up and Noah and I had to rush home for lunch because my mom  had shown up. We got back, had a little lunch and said goodbye and everything and took off to pick Dakota back up in Greenfield.
          We met him in a coffee shop and loaded his stuff into the car just as it was about to rain. we drove for awhile before we hit some heavy traffic, which ended up slowing us down by almost three hours. It was about 5 hours in, on a drive that usually takes around 3 hours, that we got a flat tire near Trumbull, CT. it was raining lightly, and was pretty cold, but I had to go out and change the tires because my mom couldn't get the bolts that held the wheel on undone. That meant I had to change the tire pretty much by myself. It was miserable. We drove through the traffic for another hour or two, but i was just finally glad to get out of the car when we got back
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Saturday, May 18th

         We all slept in until around eleven, and then made breakfast. My plans had gotten cancelled because Renna was sick, but Noah had a gig that night with his friends, so he left to go practice at around one. When he left, we wondered what to do. I decided to call up Ramzi and meet him by his house in Amherst. Liz took Ada, Sophie, and I into Amherst, where Ada and I met our friend, Zell (short for Hazel) and Ramzi. We went to a movie called 'Sapphires', which turned out to be a really good movie about an Aboriginal Australian girl band fighting to make it big.
          We went to dinner at a Thai place when the movie was over, and then we split up. Ramzi and I went to a yogurt place and threw a frisbee around while Ada and Zell went and did something, and Liz took Sophie around.
          When we got back, we arranged for me to stay at Ramzi's for the night, so we drove back to his place and hung out until we fell asleep watching 'The Campaign'

Friday, May 17th

          Friday was a regular day at school, English, physics, Spanish, with a free period in between each. We continued watching 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' in English, and learned more about WWI and president Wilson. In Spanish class, we we t over the format for the oral exam, which I won't be there for, so it wasn't much use to me, but after that, we talked about Profe's (that's what we called the Spanish teacher) trip to Costa Rica, and her work trying to get books and better schools for the children. When we were finished with school, I said a lot of goodbyes to a lot of people, and made plans for that night with Hannah, Begoña, Noah, and Alex.
           Later, after Noah and I got home, showered, and got ready, we picked Hannah, Begoña, and Alex up to go see 'The Great Gatsby' which was awesome. The movie was really long, and we got home at almost midnight after dropping everyone off at their houses. We were really tired, and just went to sleep.

Thursday, May 16th

         Today was really great. We had the concert today, so we just had A,D, and E blocks. It meant that we skipped metalshop, but we had English, a free, and then Spanish, which was a good schedule. We left at lunch to go to the concert hall in Shelburne falls to rehearse. There were some great acts, like Noah's  band playing 'The Boys are Back in Town' and 'My Best Friend's Girl', which were amazing. Most of my friends either sang or played an instrument. While people were going up and rehearsing, I helped Indra write her paper on Romeo and Juliet.
         After their parts rehearsal were over, Indra, Ramzi and I went to the coffee shop down the street, and hung out until the whole thing was over, when I met up with Noah, Paul, Dana, Siena, Mollie, and Alex. We went to Mollie's for awhile and hung out on the porch until it was almost time to go back to the concert. We walked to the Potholes, which are giant rocks with smooth, round holes in them made by glaciers. Now a river runs through them and people used to go swimming there until some teenagers died.
          We hung out at the potholes for a little while, and then got hungry, so we went to the diner and got some food before we had to be back at the concert hall. When we got back, it was packed and we had to get seats before they were all taken. I sat with my friends and we had a good time in general, ever though one or two performances weren't that good. Over all it was a great concert though, and Noah's grandparents came to watch it, so I got to meet them. They came back with us after the concert was over for a bit, but everyone was tired, and they left shortly while we went to sleep.

Wednesday, May 15th

          We had English today, and watched 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. Then we went to physics for a double block. Physics was really interesting because we're talking about the differences between time and space, and how it gets distorted in space based on how fast you go. It's really pretty fascinating. Then I had the rest of the afternoon free, so I picked up 'The Catcher in the Rye' from the library and read it for awhile. I hung out with some close friends, Indra and Renna, for a little while before Tenzin brought ice cream for the baseball team. I talked with my friends for awhile, while watching the girls lacrosse game that was going on. After it was over I caught the bus home and relaxed for the rest of the night.

Tuesday, May 14th

          We had studio blocks again today, so I went to creative writing and Mr. Merrell told us to describe a murderer's bedroom, so I wrote an awesome story about a crime scene. That and English were my only classes, so I read 'The Catcher In The Rye' in the library. When school was over, we traveled to The Eagle Brook School, Which was just as rich a school as Delbarton, if not more so. We killed their baseball team 22-8 though, and I got 2 triples, scored 3 times and drove in 5 runs, and we got to home runs as a team. My friend Tenzin drove me home again, and Ada and I were the only ones home so we made some awesome food and watched 'Psych' (its becoming a favorite of mine) until we got tired, and went to bed.

Monday, May 13th

          We went back to school today, and watched part of 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' in first period English. And then we talked about WWI & WWII in history again, which are some of my favorite topics. Then we had physics, and got assigned a take home quiz, which I finished quickly. My afternoon was pretty free since the Spanish teacher wasn't in, so it was turned into a free period. I spent it talking and messing around with Karina, Mike, and Jared. After school, I played in the baseball game, and started as the third baseman. I played well, so they asked me to play tomorrow. We lost, but it was cool to play. Tenzin drove me back to the house, because the school bus had already left, and I got some dinner and a hot shower.