4.0 for a day

Today I woke up at 5 45 am. I'm halfway into my senior year of high school and you'd think I'd eventually grow fond of lack of sleep but getting up in the morning is still the hardest thing ever and of course high school still sucks. Perhaps even more lately. Senior project is a waste of time and I don't see why I have to write an essay to graduate. I mean is it enough that we excessively write in-class essays, normal essays, analyses for poems and books and why romanticism affected the 1700s. Damn. it.

Good news is my paper passed, so I can't complain. I can't speak for the 70 percent of the seniors though (so I've heard). Most of them were placed on the first safety net for technical errors. There were tears shed and blood spilled today. Well maybe not the blood, but there was definately crying. I felt bad for the people that didn't pass just because some teachers are a little more anal than others. Oh man, life is harsh. Anyway the weather was nice though. I'm breathing. I can walk. I'm healthy and the best thing? My GPA skyrocketed from a 3.7 to a 4.0 today! I asked my teacher if he could log in some extra credits I did last semester to change my grade to a B but instead he accidentally placed an A! The whole day I was bouncing, hopping, and skipping like a queer. I was so so so so so very happy. I couldn't even hide my dumb expression of happiness, a kid in my class asked me if I was high... haha. So like I said It was a good feeling. The feeling that I'm actually one of the smart asians, but this could only last so long.

Eventually when school ended I realized that I have to go tell my teacher about this wonderful mistake. I know I should just shut up and go along with it. Sort of see it like a blessing, right? Believe me if I were a scheming teenager I'd gladly shut my mouth and live my life with my 4.0...but I can't. I have this annoying thing called a conscience nagging at me. I wish I was more of a unscrupulous little bastard. Oh well, it was nice having it for an afternoon. I came home showed my mom my transcript with the 4.0 and said, "Look mother I have a 4.0! "
After she soaks in that good moment, let her glow with pride for a bit. Then I'll tell her that it was a mistake and that I'll have to go send my teacher that e-mail informing him he has made my day, but I don't deserve that beautiful A he's given me...

So that was my day. Nice weather, temporary 4.0, and looking high on crack.
What more can I ask for?


-elle