Walter the Crazy Venetian says:

And you better believe it.

So I think it's appropriate, since this is an end of an era, to talk about what I've accomplished and what I haven't.

During my four years of high school, I have:

• sharpened and refined my writing.
• realized I want to keep writing with me forever.
• ruled out what I do not want in a friend.
• made peace with an old friend that I didn't have peace with.
• tried to make peace with an old friend, unsuccessful though.
• made alot of money.
• seen Italy, Austria, Germany, Greece, Mexico, St. John's, St. Martin's, Grand Caymon, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica.
• made my mind up to always keep traveling.
• read some of the greatest books.
• felt infinite.
• found a friend that I truly connect with.
• had three significant crushes.
• written countless poems.
• had three significant teachers who influenced me.
• laughed.
• been anorexic.
• recovered.
• started a good relationship with my mother.
• started thinking globally and not just personally.
• gotten very angry about politics.
• questioned my religion and faith.
• accepted myself more and more.
• realized my strong points.
• dreamt of being famous.
• drank and smoked.
• met a kindred spirit, in Lindsey.
• written things I'm proud of.
• wasted time with people who do not matter.
• spent time with people who do matter.
• had good conversations over ice cream, over candlelight, under the stars.

During my four years of high school, I have not:

• applied myself in my school work.
• had a boyfriend (Grant does not count.)
• quenched my thirst for life.
• taken a road trip.
• figured out why Rachael is so set on destroying people.
• always let myself have fun.
• fully opened myself to anyone, with the exception of Lindsey.
• accepted myself fully.
• expressed myself verbally adequately.
• had 'a blessed moment' with anyone but myself.
• lost weight.
• connected with all the people I wanted to.

We'll see what else I think of.