Nice legs (Mr. Rodriguez), Short Shorts, and Pancakes

For about the last three weeks, my choir director had been advertising a volunteering opportunity for us choir kids where we would help out at a charity fun run held at a lake near where I live. In our choir class (one of seven), about 1/2 of the kids agreed to go, and today was go time.

"Good Night, Steve."

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Good night, Steve.

Interesting Lunch Convo. (What I Learned Today... Three)

I was standing in line this afternoon for a chicken sandwich with my friend Elizabeth and behind me stood a few juniors who happen to be talking about same-sex couples. A girl, wearing glasses, said to her two male friends, "I wish there were more openly gay couples."

As she said that, I thought, "Yeah, so they can be harassed and be called 'fags' in the halls." I mean, we do live in Texas, probably the most conservative state in the Union. Anyway...

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"5th Period, Mr. Rodriguez!" (What I Learned Today... Three Two)

After lunch (and before sixth), I was walking to a bathroom when I passed one of the AP classes (where the top 45 students happen to be in) and as I walked by, I saw a brown head.* I kept going, thinking nothing of it, but I looked at my watch (it read 12:54), so I figured, "I'll go back and see where it leads."