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Mostly, it’ll be a lonely day. Daniel will be at work all day, and probably only Lauren will call. I think my birthday present to myself will be a job. I guess my plan is to be up by nine and out and about by ten.
Daniel says after work he’s taking me to the book store and I can have two new books or the equivalent of $120, plus dinner out wherever I want to go. He’s a great boyfriend, eh? And I’m sure he’ll be relieved when I only spend $30.
I warned him about what’s going on there now, with the administration killing itself off, and the good teachers leaving and the good students staying at home. The place is turning into an academic joke, and a budgetary drain. I love the Academy, but it ruined too many lives. Not that the fault lies with the school itself. Students go for various reasons, leaving their homes at the tender age of 16-ish, and that’s all fine and dandy. For some kids, it’s the break of a lifetime. It’s how they make it to the majors. But in all honesty, it’s how a lot of kids go from the majors to pee wee.
The school is no longer equipped for intelligent kids who want nothing more but to soak up knowledge. It’s equipped for kids who need babysitters and timeouts. It’s a sad place. I had the last good year there. I’m going to miss the classes that nearly made you cry because you couldn’t imagine anything more beautiful, but they don’t exist anymore. The good teachers have left the place as a lost cause, and the chain of graduates coming back to visit their “juniors” has ended because even the students there no longer bond over all the work.
It makes me cry that the most wonderful thing in my life has turned into something that can only be the worst in most people’s. Farewell, dear IASMH. I loved thee deeply.
The only other couple Daniel and I know joined us for dinner last night, and then came over for video games afterwards. We played various Wii games. I lost at nearly everything, but I finally figured out how to make Kirby eat people in Brawl, so I’m still satisfied.
We ate a Mexican place downtown, and I gotta tell you, it wasn’t half bad. By that, I mean it certainly rivaled other ‘Best Mexican’ places I know. The atmosphere itself was rather amazing. There was an entire wall made of stained glass, everything was bright and happy. The chairs were all hand painted with flowers and birds, and the booths were especially comfortable. The hostesses were also rather charming.
The food was even better. Daniel’s fajitas came out sizzling, with gorgeous peppers and onions and a really good sauce. I hate onions and yet I was jealous. El Norteño stays on my good side.
After dinner, we came back to play games, and as I said, I sucked, but it was fun.
Overall, it was a great few hours, and Daniel and I had fun looking good with friends.
I just found out that I can potentially be reinstated as soon as this fall semester. I’m almost afraid to even try to make this happen.
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