h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Only 9 more weeks till graduation! It's just not possible. School years have always dragged on and on for me, but this year has gone by in a flash. So much has happened. The football team going from 4-6 last year to 10-0 this year, my first time being drunk (and my first hangover), and countless other memories.

Ever since grade school I've counted the years till "freedom", but now I just don't want it to end. My life is far from perfect; between my family life and the self-torment of my own confused psyche, it can be quite trying some days. But I really don't see my life ever getting better than it is right now.

Sure I'm excited to go on to college and shape my own life, but I don't know how I'm going to be able to bear being forever seperated from my old life. It's not as big of a deal for most of my class because they will still be here in Campbell and hang out with each other. But I feel the call of the larger world, and I just can't stay in Nowhereville USA all my life.

So many wonderful people that I will rarely or never see again. I never felt a strong sense of community before, because I always stayed out of the mainstream group until recently, but everything changed this year. I feel a sense of unity with my graduating class that I never thought was possible. I know in my heart that I will get over this train of thought eventually, but for now I'm going to make the most of every moment I have left with my classmates.