Here I am on the eve of my departure from my hometown. I thought it would be fit to write a song. I even had Barbra Streisand film it for me. Here it is:
Okay so I didn't really write it, and it doesn't quite sum up my feelings for "the bubble," but it does represent my feelings for certain aspects of this town, and it's Barbra, so it's great. By the way I'm trying to avoid mentioning this town I live in by its actual name, because I can't stand to type it without the tilde and the last time I copied and pasted a tilde into the text of a post, Blogger freaked out and wouldn't allow me to publish the post.
So, you ask, how do I feel on this my last night at home before home becomes a place to visit, not a place to live? Well right now I'm pretty excited. I just spent the day at Six Flags, Magic Mountain, so it's difficult to be anything but. A quick note about Six Flags--Tatsu is an incredible ride. You really feel like you're flying. Deja Vu (there ought to be an accent, but I'm not going to risk losing everything I've written so far) has an awesome vertical drop. Goliath somehow manages to make me afraid for my life every time and still remains one of my favorite rides. And Superman (after years of making an annual, sometime semiannual, and occasionally biannual trip to Six Flags, I had never gone on the Superman ride) lived up to my expectations. Superman's pedestal as my favorite superhero is still his after that ride.
Back to the point. I'm tremendously happy to finally be leaving for college tomorrow! There is the little part of me that is afraid of forgetting something, or having brought too much, or that somehow something will go wrong, but I know it will be great. Even if I did forget something vital, I'll get it up there or make do without. I'll be just fine.
Anway, it's likely that with Late Summer Honors happening for the next week I'll be unable to blog much, but I'll be back online soon.
Wish me luck!
--Christian
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Oh Christian, I'm really, really excited for you. Sounds like you left So Cal with style. I wish I could have been with you on your Six Flags trip! Apropos of absolutely nothing, I suddenly thought of a very funny twist on that theme park--Six Flogs. Surely someone's made that joke before. Anyway, I love you--have a great week at Late SUmmer Honors.
Sounds like a pretty painful day at the amusement park...
Christiano, have fun! Make lots of smart friends and sign up to be part of a club, and give insightful comments in all your classes. I love you!
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