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Birthday: September 9th, 1984
Age: 17
Sign: Virgo
Nicknames: Ass Hat, Pan, Thong, Thom, Tom, Dong, Bottom, Sweet-cheeks, Nice-Firmly-Assed-Man, Future Emperor
of Canada
Siblings: sister katie!
Interests: Penny Arcade, anime, drawing, drama, Blink 182.Drama, Anime, Punk muzack tune beats, Fantasy (reading
and writing), Literature (Shakespeare is the MAN), RPG's, midget stomping) That means j00, R-man!)
General message to the group about the year/anything you want to say to everyone:
The
message I'd convey to everyone can best be said through a song I totally adore. Some parts may seem depressing or weird,
but if you think about them, they're not. It's really very uplifting. The last three stanzas are especially pertinent
:) .Mere words don't do it justice, so listen to it for yourself. "This is Not An Exit" by the band "Saves the Day"
Tonight
will be
The night that we
Begin to ease
The plugs out of the dam
And we will stand
Knee deep in the flow
The
undertow will
Grab our heels and won't let go
And while we hold
Our legs quivering
The water rises now
To
our teeth when we just let go
And sail, belly up to the clouds
The rocks scraping our backs
To breathe in the
air will be
The only thing that we have
And all the wasted nights
And empty moments in our lives
Flushed away
As
we sway with the rhythm
Of the waves
Bobbing us up
Crests fall to troughs
Feel our gills open up
And
sail, belly up to the clouds
The rocks scraping our backs
To breathe in the air will be
The only thing that we have
And
if the hook sets in
The bottom of our lungs
We'll rip it out and
Lick the blood off with our tongues
Despair
Can
ravage you
If you turn your head around
And look down the path
That's led you here
Cause what can you change?
You're
a vessel now
Floating down the waterways
You can take your rudder
And aim your ship
Just don't bother
With
the things left in your wake
Just sail, belly up to the clouds
The rocks scraping your back
To the breathe in
the air will be
The only thing that you have
And your love will be warm nights
With pockets of moonlight
Spotlighting
you as you drift,
The actor in this play
And you walk across the stage
Take a bow and hear the applause
And
as the curtain falls
Just know you did it all
The best that you knew how
And you can hear them cheerin' now
So
let a smile and show your teeth
Cause you know you lived it well
- Saves the Day
What more can I say?
You guys rock, I love you all, and I'll never forget any of you. Except that one girl.. what's her name? You know,
the hot one. Bron-something-or-other? But seriously, a big w00t to High School and the drama crew! Hot dam!
Your
plans for the future:
I'm off to Grant McEwan next year with Alex, to become a teacher like oh-so-many of us are
wont to do. And damn if we won't rock at it. I'll teach high-school, ideally. I'm majoring in Drama and minoring
in English. I'll be a Rault/Klein/Stelter/Filewych/Gregg/Hoppins combo! After the first year I hope to transfer
to the U of A with the rest of most of you.
Beware: the Tom Man cometh!
In the mean time I'll model and sell my art to support my country
mansion estate, complete with swimming pool and artificial rainmaker. You can all come live there. Except Paul.
God, how I hate Paul :)
Bronwen: My ring-sticking goddess, I shall ne'er
forget the oh-so-many times we've slept together. Was it good for you? And I don't snore. But yeah, you've always
offered to be there for me, and I appreciate that times a great exponent. You're the great dependable support when Alex
makes phUn of me and ruins my self-confidence. Next time your walls start melting and your dirty laundry takes to you,
give me a ring. We'll roller blade along the amazing streets that go downhill both ways! You'll always be my baby.
xoxoxo... o...oo...o?...ooo *closes the blinds*
Alex: Ophelia! Seriously, you need to stop transforming into Super Mario and eating strange mushrooms you find
in parking lots. It's an old, tired routine :) "What would you do if Bananas could talk!?" If you see them
on the carpet in shoes, yell at them! "AHHHHHHH!"
"What would you gain!?"
"ho hoah rhoarr.. Mr. Melnyk... hrmhr... eats the.."
"Can't... close my legs.. tight enough.."
"Eventually we'll
piss each other off so much that we'll..." "get
married." =)
Seriously, you the (wo)man! I'm insanely glad we'll
be at Grant next year. Infinite thanks for being the amazing
insert-funny-comment-to-make-it-1000000-times-funnier
machene. Don't change, you're perfect. Except for your misaligned ears. Fix that. Other than that, though...
Luv
you 4eva, even, deep down, when we argue and stop talking :) Oh and don't worry, I didn't tell anyone about that time
in the cafeteria at the U of A when you "paid me back" heh heh heh..- ABUS!
P.S. - i am only 9 years old. I know
greenalexday in real life and she is my friend and she is very pretty and blink 182 is better than green day...
Paul: Paulina, Link, Mad Hatter, oh man of many names, by any of them you smell as sw33t. My advice may not
always be the best, but understand I give it out of desire to do good. But through me, it would wield a power too terrible...Did
I ever tell you how much I like your yellow shirt with the stripe, and
your grey fleece jacket.. and your scarf, gotta
love the scarf. I
think it's about time we restarted our kidnaping spree. l4m3 jokes aside, j00 the man, Paul.
Thanks for always listening to me,
and giving me the right advice despite my disagreeing with you. A trustworthy
confidante ye have e'er been. Be it driving around after dark outside the city, rolling down Snow Valley at night, or
just ownz0ring you at CS, it's been g00d times, and I look forward to lots more.
P.S. - I am l33t. j00 are a
n00b.
Tom: You are very nice and funny and smart and cool and good lookin'. Will you be my Valentine? I really
like you. Do you like me?
___ yes
___ no.
Run away with
me.
Anne: The force is strong in you. And by force, I mean creative genius. And math skillz. Oh!
And your mad drawing abilities. Your rendition of myself was accurate to the point of amazing! Did you dye your
hair?
Do the drugs really come from London?
Words of wisdom:
"I wish the ring had never come to me...
I wish none of this had
happened..."
"So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to
decide.
All we can do is make the most of the time we're given.."
The most hobbit-like award could not have gone to a more worthy
candidate. You've got some delicious cheese. And the finest weed :) But, for Pete's sake, don't be so eager
to deal out death in judgement.
What's that about?
Thanks always for being a friend and helping me out whenever
I asked, despite my exponentially numbered character flaws. You'll go far, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Will: I can honestly say I've never tasted a better nose. Will, if I could offer you but one criticism, it would
be that you treat time a little too much like you treat myrrh. You really need to cut that out. You make movies
good. It has been a slice partaking in Pseudo and Pariahs in whatever small way I can contribute to the ultimate amazingness
fact0r of quality. As my fellow directing buddy, I know our bond shalln't be broken, for it is covalent. Just
don't ever apply your movie-direction skillz to the stage, for I would be out of a job. Rock on, Sir Will, rock ever
forward. Oh, and lastly, "put the goggles on... pUt ThE gOgGlEs On!"
Leenie: Leenie, you're fantastically super, and there's really nothing more to say. The level of my appreciation
for you knows no boundaries. You've taught me so much, intellectually, spiritually, and swimmically. The effects
you've made on my existence have been like touching a lake...they will ripple, and spread, and become gigantic. You introduced
me to Young Life, encouraged me to come to Malibu (absolutely paradigm-shatteringly grand), accepted me into your home and
church... I feel like part of the family... especially considering our future nuptials and the fact that Evelyn is my
sister. Seriously, though, Kathleenie. Thinking about where I'd be without having
met you makes me shudder.
Luv you a boatload, and a massively huge boat it is.
P.S. - Show your teeth!
Russell: I will tell you on final time, a Borg Cube could totally take the Death Star. We've had our disagreements,
and you're right, they all start with that terrible and wonderful group of humanoids we've dubbed "females," (Trojan War??
seriously..) but all's well now that hindsight has kicked in. You're really a good guy, and how can I have anything but pity
for one whom I
can so thoroughly thrash at Super Smash Bros.? Anyhoo, I wish you all the best in your acting endeavors,
which you shall
undoubtedly succeed at, providing you either pick your nose with a Q-tip in every movie you're in, or
wear a gigantic sombrero.
Kick ass, and remember "Toss the Laura," you crazy goy!
Alexis: Alexei, we made it. Hopefully without me having distracted you too much with the aura of fear I unintentionally
tend to bestow. When the question arises who people know the least the answer, occasionally, was you. I always
felt proud to say that I thought I may have known you a little better than most, and I was all the happier for it. From
learning that I'm not the only one who doesn't do any work in bio, to discovering your insane fetish for tomatoes, high school
as been all the sweeter for your being in it. Thanks always for being there to help me out
of tough situations (IE:
every bio class, music for Glass menagerie..), and for putting up with all the lame jokes I pulled purely to get that one
delightfully condescending facial expression out of you! Wear sun screen. Your skin tone is perfect :)
If I
may be so bold as to impart a bit of wisdom: Someone once told me that inspiration is like giving breath to another individual.
If this is so, perform lots of unnecessary artificial respiration.
Tim: Timothy! ("Tomothy!") Your knowledge & mad skillz with the tech has both educated and further encouraged
me to continue with my future dramatic endeavors. If not for your acceptance of my less-than-formal tech team application,
and a lot of patience, I would never have surpassed you to become the lighting and sound guru I am today. In the future,
you will be sent a bill to repay me for the precious moments I lose in every play I view during which I look at the stage
lights rather than the actors.
You're a great guy, Sir Tim, and I'm glad you joined our merry little band of adventurers.
Keep up the good work, you know, the work of LiFe and you may even be as good a drama teacher as I'm going to be! No,
wait, you can co-teach the drama class Alex and I are going to end up doing. Three teachers for the price of three!
But you can't get in on the marriage deal, sorry :) Okay! Here's the plan. Alex teaches the musical theater
aspect, you get the technical part, I'll do text interpretation, and then we can ALL w0rk t0g3th3r for the fun stuff!
Wicked plan! See you . . . out there!
Conny: Constantinople, I'm still mad at you for not making me an honorary cheerleader. Then again, I suppose
you made up for it when you put out on stage :) Thanks for loving me even when my homespun buddies ran away for fear.
True beauty is on the inside, you knew this, fighting through the effects of the love-juice to love me truly, madly, and deeply.
*sniff* I've got something in ... my eye...
Anyway, what can I say, it's been a great time getting to know you. You've
taught me not to heed rumors, speculation, and reputation, but rather to get to know the person for yourself and make your
own judgements.
Thanks for putting your trust in me. I hope I didn't betray you too terribly. Oh, and for social
justice, that helped set me down the right path. More lessons learned. If we consider that everyone is a sum of
their experiences, and you affect everyone you have contact with, you're definitely a major factor in the person I'll turn
out to be. And, as of
now, I kinda like myself, so... good job! And thanks 4eva, my commie buddy. Hope
I was as good an influence on you, too. And, hey, if not, at least I made you laugh occasionally along the way.
-- Minister o' Keepin' it Real
Laura: Laurali, thank-you for being my conscience. Always with the best of intentions, telling me gently the
right thing to do even when I think I can reason my way out of it.
Not only that, but for always being positive, energetic,
and playful! You're not only a good influence, you're great to hang out with, as well. What more could anyone ask
for. Wait... you could ask for the person to be hot. But oh! You've got that going for you, too! Jeeze,
Laura! Ya
could've left some of the good genes for Colin! :) I hope I still don't freak you out, like I did in grade
10. Okay
seriously! You and Alexei! What was so scary about me? Oh yeah, there was that time where
I aTe A bAbY... wait, no! :) No reason exists. You are crazy! We'd better stay close after highschool, considering
we're AlL gOiNg To
TeAch!? The concept boggles me. But yeah, if not, I'll stalk you. That'll learn you
a lesson!
Danielle: *sigh* Danielle, the long wait of years has come down to a final definitive evening, with the rest of time
stretched out before us like a sea of twinkling stars. Poetic, no? I wish now that I'd gotten to know you better
before this year. Your humour, persistence, and high smartness
output is a high point of my day. Social and
math seem just that much more tolerable! Not to mention, without you, my math mark would be a total of 0.7% Your innate
cuteness and sweetness will instantly endear you to anyone who has the good fortune to know you. Never change.
Emma: Emmeline, there's really nothing I could tell you here that you don't already know. You've been one of
the best friends of my life, and I trust you more than anyone ever. Your wisdom, insight, and encouragement have been
guiding lights, and will echo forever in my thoughts. I hope I've
done for you even a fraction of what you have
for me.
'Cause, y'know, I kindof owe you for all the rides... Oh all right! I admit it! I only keep you around
because you drive me places! There! There I said it! And because, well, you're not TOO bad to look at...(eyeluvyoo!)
R-man: I'm glad you came to Mac, R. Mostly because it gave me someone new to make fun of, obviously, but occasionally
you even say something mildly humourous, yourself...so...But seriously, it's been grand. The candle-lit dinners, the
slow beach-walks at sunset, the picnics... and it's been nice having some around who can almost rival my mastery of the comedic
arts! Boo Puck! *waves hand* These aren't the Shakespearean allusions you're looking for..
Lisa: Lisa-Marie, your morality amazes me. How could you not let George buy you those shoes!? They were
amazing! Talk about resisting temptation! You'll go far, without stepping on anyone's toes. And a good thing
it is, too, because with your heels, it'd be a mortal wound. Anyway, I hope life gives you its best, make the most out of
it. All
of your decisions are half chance. So are everybody else's. And wear sun screen. For the last
time, something ELSE smells like poop. OMG. :)
Shari: Look where weve come. If someone had told you, in
grade 9, what was going to happen in high school, would
you have believed them? I know I wouldnt. Its been a cycle of introspection, change, mistakes... but not necessarily in that
order. Well, it is a graduation, isnt it? No more of that same mistake over and over again. Anyway, its been a memorable time. And very roller-coaster-esque. Thats about all I can currently think
to say. But it matters not. Ill talk to you again. I leave you with these words:
To me you are the light, but a lightbulb breaks Sometimes.
And the tender warmth inside, is released into my life.
And it smothers me in flames, that lick and scorch my face.
As the smoke reaches the sky, know Im burning tonight.
James: I dont know what Paul and Bronny were drinking, but
youre not "that guy!" At any rate, youre the man, James. Your wisdom spans beyond your years. Im quite convinced you were
a monk in a former life. One of those cool monks that saves the mortal plane from Outworld. Youre another person Im sorry I didnt get to know sooner. We shared some wicked times in, oh, where was
that... uhh... Austria? Italy? Then there was Young Life, more amazing fun outside of school. That was followed by Maskepetoon...
Weve done it all, Sir James. And youve been the greatest accomplice I couldve asked for through it. Youll make a fantastic gay Calgarian engineer, if that what floats your boat :)
But I jest. Thanks for being around, James. Youre a great
guy and a great friend.
I got the feeling, while writing all of the personal comments,
that my messages all contained a feeling of finality. Like they were being read from a suicide note. That's really the
wrong impression to have, the wrong mind frame for a
graduation. While this does mark the end of how our lives have
been since we were born, that doesn't mean we have to cast off all the shackles of our former life. That doesn't mean
that everything from that life was a shackle at all.
So while we were all, technically, thrown together in a confined
environment wherein friends are somewhat of a necessity, I'll say now, and I think I speak for everyone, that had we met for
the first time outside school, years from now, we'd end up friends under those circumstances as
well. Thus, as we
may now be put into situations that make it inconvenient to get together, I'm confident that while life goes on, we'll go
on with it together. I mean, we all have phones, don't we? Not only that, but even in our microcosm of a society,
there were other options, other social groups we could have latched on to and perhaps even thrived in. The wonderful
aspect to remember is that we freely chose the company in which we surrounded
ourselves. Some of us might not see
others again altogether very often, making graduation somewhat of a bittersweet concept, we all take what we've experienced
and learned from each other with us. As everyone has
qualities someone else can admire, that is an encouraging thought. But
I've become hypocritical, and this, too, sounds like an epilogue. Happy Graduation, everybody. We've earned it.
The plot advances . . .
| my friend megan has a duck thingy but it's a frog |
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| did that make sense anyone? |
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