High School Tag

1. Did you date someone from your high school? Yes...? For some reason I feel like dating doesn't count until college, but I guess maybe it does.
2. What kind of car did you drive? I didn't drive until my senior year. I started the year off by driving the family minivan until my parents got me a Mazda Protege that I named Fat Dog II: The Search for Curly's Gold. I loved that car.
3. What is your most embarrassing moment in high school? I fell over a lot. Small feet.
4. Were you a party animal? No.
5. Were you considered a flirt? I was and forever will be flirting impaired.
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Orchestra. We made t-shirts that said "dorkestra."
7. Were you a nerd? See #6. I also got good grades and wore funny clothes.
8. Were you on any varsity teams? Varsity diving. I was often captain by virtue of the fact that I was the only one on the team. Swish.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? No.
10. Can you still sing the fight song? I never knew the fight song.
11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs. Langston, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Greear.
12. Where did you sit during lunch? The cafeteria. Are there other options?
13. School Mascot? Huskies.
14. Did you go to homecoming and with who? Homecoming at our school wasn't a formal dance. And no.
15. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Why would anyone go back to high school?
16. What do you remember most about graduation? My friend Alistair came up to me and gave me a hug. For some reason, hugging him made it all sink in, that we really made it and would all be moving on.
17. Where did you go senior skip day? I don't remember. I probably didn't skip because I am a nerd.
18. Have you gained weight since then? Yes, although I still wear a lot of my clothes from high school. They are still unfashionable.
19. Who was your prom date? Junior: Keith Mehner. Senior: Josh Hallman.
20. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? I'd like to, but it depends on if the main people I want to see will be there.
21. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? Mellow out, man.

My Own Tag

So...my life hasn't been particularly interesting as of late. But I don't like having the blog sit unupdated for too long, so I came up with a tag. I think many tags are lame/way too long, so here is my attempt at making an interesting one of reasonable length:
Divulging Tag!
1. Briefly describe something stupid that you've done:
When I was 15 or so, I went to a tri-stake dance hoping some cute guy would notice me. Of course, that didn't happen. However, a mentally challenged boy did follow me around and ask me to dance many times and ask me to be his girlfriend. I didn't know what to do, so I gave him a fake name and phone number. I still feel pretty ashamed of that. Later, my kinder friend Kristen gave him her real number and there were funny things that happened after that, but that story is for another time.
2. Name something brilliant that you've done lately:
I haven't been so great about personal scripture study since Dane was born, for obvious reasons. But I wanted to get better, so I started playing the audio of the scriptures on my computer while I clean/eat breakfast/etc. during Dane's morning nap. I'm feeling pretty good about it. Here's a link if you're interested.
3. Write a paragraph out of your journal from five or ten or fifteen years ago, closest to today's date. Feel free to change names to protect your dignity:
September 13, 1998
"I have this awful premonition about my first date. It'll be a double date with me and Hank, and Steve and Sally. By then, Hank and Sally (who were dating at the time) would've broken up, but whn they see each other on the date, they forget abou tht erest of the world and are totally engrossed in each other. Steven leaves, so I am left alone and I end up having a horrible time, and they don't even notice. I'm scarred for life and it hasn't even happened yet."

Haha, such drama. The funny thing is, something like this really did end up happening.
4. What is something you love about yourself (don't worry, no one will think you're bragging):
I like the fact that I am smart. It gives me confidence in many situations, and it obviously comes in handy. Conversely, if I feel stupid about something, it makes me feel really vulnerable. But yeah. I am glad that I am smart.
5. Name a useless talent that you have:
I have an amazing command of the alphabet. It came from working in a filing job at a doctor's office. I can alphabetize things super fast. Yeehaw. I am The Alphabetizer.
6. Tell a short experience that makes you laugh:
While Joel's mom was in law school, she invited us to go to a law school valentine's dance. We (Joel and I, Stephen & Meghan, Jake and LJ, and Mom) got all dressed up in formal attire and went. It was awkward. People were eyeing us funny. Joel's ex-girlfriend was there and that felt awkward. Finally, I feel someone put their hands on my waist and start dancing with me from behind. Since Joel was in front of me, this was disturbing. It was a guy I vaguely knew through work. I was thinking he was really creepy and a dirtbag when someone tells us that this dance was not a law school dance. It was a singles over 25 dance. I had neither qualification. We sheepishly left.
7. Tag whomever, if you want:
I tag Megan, Meghan, Melanee, Melissa, Mristen (that is Kristen, but I had to follow the pattern)