(June 13, 2005) — I’m a senior, there remains ten more days until graduation and I’ve long ago received shouts of joy from parents opening college acceptance letters before letting me do the honors. What is there to do? I sit here somberly, more of an ornament rather than a user of this green chair, and there is a slight whirring in my head. Just winds of nothingness flowing in through one ear and speeding out the other. It just took me five minutes to say that this took me five minutes to say. This year went by with such extreme haste, a bit too surreal. So many goodbyes to say, yet so many seconds lost to the torrent that is time. So many apologies to make and so many personal tears to mend, yet too many quick sunsets with plenty of Z’s to catch. What is left for me to say on this final column of mine? I guess my mind has not yet fled for good, but instead, fails to be productive as it once was. I can’t seem to procure my usual lengthy sentences full of colorful languages and odd imagery except that maybe I can tell you that just a few seconds ago, a rainbow-colored Energizer bunny just raved on through my mind. Now, I’m struggling to create images from the dirt engraved in the keys on the keyboard, I think Johnny Depp is on my “U” key. Well, I’d prefer if this column was not a total waste of your time and energy, so I shall move on to share with you a piece of my mind. You can take it or leave it; it’s your choice, and I’m just going to throw it out now. Don’t do drugs. Just kidding. The piece that I was going to share with you was on… it slipped my mind. But I’ll think of something else, be right back. Back…ok, just stay in school and appreciate what you get. Never mind not seeing enough new faces, not having sports teams, not having this and not having that, and wah-wah! Stop being blind and look around at the teachers who care and the family your class will come to be for you. Shut up, smile, and get workin’!