The Mis-Education of Bobbie: A Timeline

1993: enrolled in Kindergarten at Risco Elementary. There is really nothing to say about this year...we are pretty much equals. We take naps simultaneously on rugs in the floor and have people peel our oranges at lunch. Actually, I still need someone to peel my oranges at lunch.
1996: Third Grade - my best friend Tara H. moved away. We used to sit on the 'spider' on the playground and discuss "Home Improvement." She was the first person my age I had ever heard say "breasts" and once told me a joke about a hairy butt crack. She was so cool. After this I started hanging out with the third grade equivalent of the tough crowd. I got my first paddling for writing a note with cuss words in it. Which I still say is unjust. Anyway, the school administration would use this incident to argue in favor of corporal punishment because I've never been in trouble at school since. I would disagree. But, whatever.
1997: Fourth Grade - I remember we had a school dance that year. We were given the recess to find a date before they were assigned to us. Just when the cute boy in the desk behind me was about to make his move Mrs. W. busts up in the classroom telling me I'm going with Tyler. Talk about unjust. This was the beginning of my relationship problems.
2000: Junior high - I was a truly offensive looking kid. I had buck teeth, bushy eyebrows, a bad haircut and a horrible fashion sense. The fashion thing has changed. Although some may disagree, I happen to think I've got wicked style. I could be in Vogue. If I resorted to a diet of water and Metrecal.
It was during this time that I developed a crush on Jordan from my class. Of course, he wasn't feeling it. I did have buck teeth and bushy eyebrows. Then he moved away.
It was also during this time that I met one of my best friends, Hannah. She was able to save me from fierce persecution from the more elite among Junior High students by being as big of a loser as me. We authored wierd stories and ate lunch alone. For that I will always love her.
2001: we met Anna (another of my best friends who I am actually going to college with) and became the unstoppable trio of dorks. We shared everything together and bonded over a hatred of physical education.
2003: Tenth Grade - I take a creative writing class and fall for the offbeat guy in the back of the class making snide yet witty remarks about high school, the government, Mrs. M.'s voice and just about anything else he could think of. Although everyone already knows, I'll withold names for the protection of the innocent (or possibly easily embarassed). In the end it didn't work out. I suppose neither one of us really felt comfortable in showing the other who we really were. So we're just friends. Great guy though. Wrote a damn good opinion column for that creative writing class too.
2004: I'm still a geek, probably always will be. I'll probably never really fit in with everyone. I'll probably never walk as a homecoming candidate. I'll never be considered one of the token 'hot' girls at school. But it honestly doesn't bother me. And I'm not saying that in a 'screw conformity' kind of way. I am a conformist. There are times when we all try to fit in. But I love my life. I'm happy with who I am. I have a great group of friends that crack me up ( especially Mare...our freshie and one of my favorite people in the world). Its like for the first time we all understand who we are. Plus, we'll never have to eat lunch alone.

"You see us as you want to see us: in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal... Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club."