It's raining

...And i'm listening to Jason Mraz. He's telling me to live high, live mighty, live righteously takin' it easy. He's telling me to take it easy and celebrate the malleable reality. I think I can do that. No oppositions, really.

The acoustic guitar makes me really, really ready for summer. Which reminds me-- since when am I an almost-senior? I'm pretty sure yesterday I was at the 7th grade dance, "saving room for jesus" on the dancefloor (to Ms. Hampton's liking). I could have sworn I entered Upper School just this morning. And this afternoon I was driving for the first time. Just five minutes ago I left for CITYterm- and already I'm going back to Dallas? To watch my friends graduate? To become a senior? And to paint the water tower and write my senior page? I honestly thought the whole "those 4 years will pass by before you know it" was total B.S., but really, it isn't. I have no idea how I got from Mrs. Woolley's freshman year english class to the present. I swear sometimes I can still feel the pain of my braces circa 2007.

I always thought I'd be this wiser, incredibly mature, debonair person when I became a senior. Sure, I'm smart enough now to not walk by a teacher with a Starbucks in hand when you're not supposed to leave campus, or to not say "come buy my sugary goods for $1" when promoting a bake sale in front of the entire student body. But I'm hardly a sage. I'm just not foolish the way I was in 9th grade. It's interesting how you think completely differently as a freshman. Sometimes things seem just so important, or reality seems one way when really it's the exact opposite. Instead of being embarrassed by it, I'm pretty damn thrilled I learned it at 14/15 instead of 17 when people take me more seriously.

9th grade wall of famous mistakes:

-Unknowingly presenting spanish sexual content in an english literature presentation

-Taking a friend with me on a date (hello, third wheel)

-Being the third wheel on a date

-Obsession with Skinny jeans

-Mouthing off to the seniors during the spring 2008 musical

Long live 9th grade Zoe. ...or not. It's fine with me either way- I'm about to be a senior.

SENIORS 2011 WHAT WHAT!

-ZMar