Have you ever sat next to the person on the roller coaster who starts screaming before the drop? Part of you thinks, what the heck are they doing while the other part wishes that you could be that excited. I find that if I’m no longer motivated to let loose wild screams, the ride is no longer sufficiently fun. Last weekend I was at a water park with a fat innertube waterslide. Going by myself was fun, but riding with my sister was something else entirely. She launched into the experience screaming all the way–invoking hoots of laughter from me.
It’s all about SPIRIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last year at homecoming I was the biggest loser ever…maybe I dressed up for one of the days-color war- and that only involved wearing a pink shirt. BORING!! So this year there were a few changes. Each day I played up to the fullest- my pink costume for color war was augmented with hot pink shorts, pink socks, running shoes w/ pink on them, pink hair accessories, and somewhat pink sleeves. I attended all the activities (that I was around for) and even went to the homecoming game…even though it’s football, not particularly my favorite sport. AND GUESS WHO HAD FUN AT HOMECOMING THIS YEAR!!!! Me, that’s who.
It may take a little of looking like a complete idiot to get yourself into the spirit of the moment, but it’s ok…especially because even when you DO look like a complete idiot, everyone else wishes that they could be you…wishes that they wouldn’t mind looking like a complete idiot so they can steal a little bit of that excitement you’ve got. So scream down the 2 ft. water slide, wear a grass skirt and coconut bra on hawaiian day, make people laugh and you will too. The task now is to plan something spectacular for Halloween…
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7:18 am on 10/11/2005 1. SuperDave
WOOOOOOO! HOMECOMING! BLAAAAAAAAAA! There are only two ways to do homecoming: not to, and and to go insane! And let me tell you isanity has its merits
3:38 pm on 10/11/2005 2. Andrew
I had a blast as well. Absences always stress me out so much, so it was a relief to have homecoming. Letting yourself go is so gratifying.
Oh, and thanks for breaking the silence!
6:24 pm on 10/13/2005 3. 1337
Psh, homecoming, the stupidest idea ever perpetuated by man. You know it’s just a way to instill nationalism using your school as a medium.hg
1:35 am on 10/21/2005 4. Hermann Klinke
All in pink, that’s sooo pimp!
2:55 am on 2/16/2006 5. Dave
Some sweeping generalisations there about everyone wanting to be the idiot that I don’t fully agree with. Sometimes, the idiot acting the idiot really is an idiot and not the sort of person you’d like to aspire to be.