The other day, Simon and I got on the subject of high school days. All four of us, the boy, Simon, Paul and I, had attended the same program at the same high school, an International Baccalaureate school: the best college prep program in one of the worst public schools in the city. The school [...]
One of the perks I’ll miss about living where I am right now is our chatty, chain-smoking, Renaissance costume-designing downstairs neighbor, Andy. He knows everybody in the area, including all the regular drivers on our bus route, the apartment managers, and the various oddball characters who are permanent fixtures in Lawrence. Andy himself is kind [...]
So I’ve been telling myself over and over, hey make hotel reservations for your family NOW before every single hotel room in Lawrence is taken. I’ve been putting it off, because of schoolwork and out of reluctance to deal with the family shuffling that will have to take place. My parents are not merely divorced, [...]
Just got back from Western Civ class. Our lecturer this time (we have a different one for each work) was a man from the biodiversity program, with a mop of gray hair that stood up like a troll doll, and a pleasant quirky science-guy voice – after hearing him talk, I hope someday he gets [...]
