My Little Slice of Heaven

Okay, I need to seriously compensate for that very livejournal-esque post a few days ago. As per usual Andrew style, I'm gonna aim to over compensate, and bring this blog back onto more of its intended plane of existence (that's right I said it).

Okay, so, visiting my blog today you are probably asking yourself the same question that plagues so many individuals today: "How was Andrew's day?" Well, since you want to know so badly, I'll tell you.

My day was GOOD. On a scale of goodness (1-10) my day would easily rate an 8. Maybe even an 8 1/2! I know what you're thinking. Andrew, how can one person's day possibly be so good, when such problems as global warming, human trafficking, terrorism, and political and corporate corruption plague our world? The answer is quite simple. I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. That's right boys and girls. I completely ignored the problems and instead focused on the good stuff. Now, before any of my psychiatrist-readers out there brim over with un restrained merriment, it should be noted that the "good things" I was focusing on may have been a bit more shallower than what would normally be expected from a teenager (wait, what?!).

For example:

My super soakers didn't break because of the cold.
I didn't lose my cellphone......again.
I woke up earlier than 6:20 today, which is good considering my alarm is set for 5:45.
I got to school nice and early.
I got to plan out my scheduling for next year.
I didn't get in trouble for making assertive comments about the intellectual prowess of my teachers.
I was able to talk to my friends without getting harassed by THE MAN.
I almost didn't get yelled at, at all in History AP.
I sat at a different table at lunch, and I didn't have too. It was of my own volition, and I am quite proud of that fact.
Gay innuendo was kept to a minimum.
For the first time all year, I didn't miss my bus when I decided I would rather get a ride home than walk my customary 2 miles home in the 10 degree weather.

As you can see, my day was absolutely golden. In addition to that, my after school activities don't include, for the first time in a while, taking a car ride to somewhere a couple hemispheres away (I've been in Norwalk for the past couple of days for some inexplicable reason).

Of course, as always, it is looking forward to the future that often puts a nice glossy shine on my day, and in this case, it was the anticipation of my February trip to Mississippi that put a subtle smile on my face, and a hope to my step (.....).

Seriously though, I AM looking forward to my February trip to Mississippi which comes in a few weeks. I am traveling down with the New York State United Methodist Church Chapter First Response Disaster Relief Program of National Help and Services from New York State (the NYSUMCCFRDRPNHSNYS), of which I am the only non-methodist member, which I think is fantastic. We are traveling down to help with the reconstruction after Katrina (And from what I've heard, even after a year, there's still A LOT that needs to be done). So yeah, that's my life in a nutshell. Like a walnut, or something. Maybe a pistachio. I think that's a nut. I'm not sure if they have shells though. Maybe just husks.



And that's my post for today.