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I was staring through my wine cooler's door, musing about the daily struggles of refrigerator mold as I popped my blisters with a cum laude pin when I realized I may have senioritis. Of course I immediately went to the nurse, procured a prescription, and noticed that senior statements were due tomorrow.
So how do I feel about high schools looming finale? Trepidation. It's easy to be a big fish in a small pond I suppose, and soon I will be released into the ocean far, far away from suzaku's sushi crepes, the Liberty anthem, and OP tower defense.
And away from home.
I once saw a Twilight Zone episode where they mused that people were alike all over. Then the Martians put them in a zoo. Point being,
there are some bizarre people here, who I've kind of grown accustomed to. One may even use the word "friends" whom I worry I won't be a able to replace no matter how far I look.
And then there's the people who I know will be irreplaceable. And they will be the ones who fill me with regret in the coming decades that are path diverged now, and that nothing between us will ever be quite the same as it was: the inside jokes, the comradery, and the love in your soul for other human beings that doubtlessly evaporates in time.
The agents of change sure are a b-word. (How dare they censor me) We are the sum of our experiences: an amorphous discontinuous un-integrable volume of the joys, fears, and tears of our lives. Certainly then, Eric Antley will always be a little bit of the quagmire that is VES: Confusing marzipan with nazi-pan, contemplating the morality of shepherding with future VES expellees, or late night Ainslie Akira Kurosawa club. How could I ever forget.
Marjorie Baker
The past 4 years have been one hell of a journey, seems like just yesterday I was that freshman who had fallen on her face going to sign the honor pledge. Thanks to my crazy parents for pu«ing up with me I know I'm a brat 50% of the time, but I owe everything to y'all. Love you bunches Felipe and Jules. To the best, most obnoxious brother I could ask for, Marsh thanks for keeping me sane and being my role model. Ms. Jones, I could use my entire senior statement just to thank you for all you've done for me but instead I'll just tell you that you've made me survive here in the toughest of times. I love you sincerely. To my other hero, Mrs. Lowe thank you for seeing the good and intelligence in me, saving my grades in history/math classes, and being the first place I run to when I have hysteric mental breakdowns. Bonner and Leake, as much as I would love to just bash you both, I want to thank you for pu«ing up with me the past few years. I will deeply miss Leake's horrible sense of humor and Bonner's forever need to single me out. Now I must address the most important people in my life. This goes out to my second family who are unseen on this campus but truly made my high school experience the best four years of my life: KG,CM, AJ, LW, PR, ST, HG, AR, MM (y'all know who you are and I'd be lifeless without you girls). Parks, where the hell would I be if I hadn't met you with my British accent years ago? You have been the best thing around this campus and my main man (sexy bedhead). You don't change for anyone and I admire that. Love you always Parksy. MeHegan Fenner; my rock, my heggy, no sentence will explain our friendship. We're the same person and that's why we work. I can't imagine next year without you. And for some throwbacks (dance parties at 10, rm jan. trip, ants, bathrobe). Oh Logey we've probably spent too much time together this year. But I genuinely love you like a second brother. All the laughter and good times have made up for all the bad. Thanks for being my li«le Florida boy. Court, you know you've been my girl since day one. We have annoyed this campus since we were babies and I'm lost trying to figure out who I can be like that with next year (FELEEEEPEEE, YEAH I SEE YOU). Caroline, my sing-king, without you this year would have sucked the state of Alabama needs to brace itself for the fall, we're coming in hot. And Andrew, it's been a long run, thanks for forever pissing me off. And to all my favorite seniors; Merrill (SS), Spencer, Joe, Lee, Wood, Brendan, Arap, Smoothie, Mk, Kevin, Nic, Sarah, The Ma«s, Gray, Aly, John, Wya«, Ashley, and Maggie
(SS) hope I didn't leave anyone out. And lastly Ella and Holt, Ella you are such an incredible person and I want nothing more to see you kill it as head counselor. You'll always be my fave, can't wait for visits next year! Holt, I know I have given you a lot of shit over the years, but it was all out of love I swear (to this day I'm sorry about throwing the Africa necklace). I honestly care about you more than you'll ever realize. You're one of the best people I've come across here and I am going to miss seeing you and your ratchet outfits Holtie. And to all my other underclassmen DB, MAR, KE, CJ, RS, AH, JR, AS, GO, BAK, FC, MA, MH, RT, JJ, LS I know I'm leaving people out and I apologize. Thanks for the laughs, and finish out your time here strong the end does come...eventually.·
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