It's been a while since I posted anything, and I want to write about so many things, but now's not a good time. I'm crazy busy! But before I continue being crazy busy, let me say a few things about what's going on. The big news at the moment is that I'm stage manager for my school's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (which is huge for me, since I want to follow a career in theatre someday). I'm loving it, and I don't want it to end. Throughout the past few months of preparing for the show, which is less than a week away now, I've been gaining experience and becoming more confident to be a leader and to express my thoughts. I really needed that. Thank you, God! But along with that, I've been spending lots of time around the seniors. Some of the seniors in the show, as well as some of the seniors not in the show, are my friends. I haven't grown extremely close to them, but I am still very fond of them and I'm dreading the day they graduate. They have been at the school ever since I started there in 9th grade. I'm not the only one who will miss them, though. The seniors of Twin Peaks are pretty much the leaders of the high school. A lot of them have grown up at the school, and some are very involved in school activities, clubs, etc. Lots of people will miss them. I'm not really familiar with most of them, but I have interacted with each of them in one way or another. As for the ones I am familiar with, it's hard to believe that they won't be at the school next year, and my class will be the new leaders of the school (though I'm afraid we probably don't deserve that title nearly as much as this year's seniors do). There's one senior in particular who I've been thinking a lot about this weekend. Here, let me start from the beginning.
I didn't officially meet him until last year and that's because our friend groups didn't have any ties before then. Anyway, the few memories I have of him from when I was a freshmen contain my thoughts of him being one of those careless and immature high schoolers. I had no idea who he was, I just saw him around the school every once in a while. My first impression of him was that I needed to stay away from him because he wasn't the kind of person I would want to be friends with. Well, it turns out I was completely wrong. When our friend groups collided, I got to know and observe him a little better. In the time that I've known him, I've been thinking that he is a nice, cool guy with a sense of adolescent and dirty humor. I've always had mixed feelings about him. He has a unique and complicated personality. But lately, since I've been able to be around him more because of the musical, I just can't stop thinking about him. It's not that I have a crush on him (though I might have a small one), it's just that I really admire him and the type of guy he is. Let me give it to you in detail. This guy cares about everyone, and he gives everyone the attention they need; he never seems to leave anyone out of the picture. For example, a while ago, we had oral presentations in Spanish that we had to do in pairs. One of my friends was partnered with this guy. My friend HATES speaking in front of any audience because she's afraid she'll do badly. So when their presentation came, she started sobbing in the middle of it. Our (used-to-be) teacher didn't do or say anything to comfort her, like, usually a teacher would ask if she would like to go out into the hall or go to the bathroom or something, but this teacher just sat there while [the guy I've been talking about] tells her to do different things to calm her down. "Stand up straight on your toes"... "take deep breaths"... etc. And as he's doing this, he's holding her stable and watching her to make sure she's okay. I think it was after that that I began to realize what a great guy he was. I mean, of course I could see how cool he was prior to that, but I think I've been taking in his good deeds more often this year because I know he'll be gone soon. Another thing about him that stands out to me is how gentle he can be. While he can be obnoxious and immature, he can also be very affectionate and considerate. I often see him giving people hugs, like, REAL hugs... actual, sincere front hugs. And when he talks to people, such as myself, he always rests his hand on their back in a very friendly and gentlemanly way. All weekend, I've been boasting to one of my friends about how great he is, and he truly is. Despite some of the things about him that I don't especially like in a person (cussing, dirty mindedness, firm believer of no God), I am very glad to have him in my life, and I wish he wouldn't leave it.
