As I sit at my recently-fixed computer, staring out at the sunny day I'm missing, I'm thinking about graduation. In two short days, my baby brother will leave the halls of high school behind forever. . I recently read this on his facebook page: "Ben McClure hates when people talk about going from high school into the "real world." So the problems and struggles of the past 4 years weren't real? And everything from here on out is downhill? How can you possibly go through life thinking that the good part is over? High school was great, but it's time to move on to bigger and better things." What was I, the artist formerly known as Lauren McClure, up to in May of 2005? I had really great friends; I had some perfect rounds as the captain of the Spell Bowl team; I nabbed a senior favorite spot for "Most School Spirit;" I was elected Class Secretary (which meant a white robe at ...
Adventures of a Cockeyed Optimist