Senior Recognition Night = 3 hours

Oh, the joy of long and boring award ceremonies. Senior Recognition Night is always the first week of May and is notorious for being "the longest night" next to graduation. As it is explained in the title of the ceremony, almost every senior is recognized for their achievements and are given scholarships, awards, and medals. The counselors, principals, AD, and some teachers attend to present us these awards. Though it was painfully hot and stuffy, it was actually not that bad.

Looking at the program for the night was a little overwhelming because our high school offers so many awards, scholarships, and opportunities to win medals so all we heard most of the night was clanking of metal. Our parents were so proud watching us walk across stage like 50 times, snapping tons of pictures throughout the night.

The funniest and most unexpected part of the night was that we had to stand on stage for what seemed like a really long time underneath the hot stage lights. It did make it easier, however, to recieve awards because all you had to do was step down the risers and walk across stage as opposed to coming up from the audience. Everyone looked so cute with their dresses and nice shirts and ties, but here's some advice to upcoming seniors. WEAR COMFY SHOES and something cool. Don't wear a sweater, those people were pitting out by the end of the night...hardcore.

So even though Senior Recognition Night was supposed to be 10 hours long, stifling hot, and ridiculously boring...it was not that long, just as hot, and sort of boring. It was fun to see what your classmates have achieved and don't forget, it's a special night for the parentals! :)

First Time Fake-Baking..

Have you ever seen Final Destination 4? I sure hope you remember the scene where the two girls completely fry themselves in tanning beds because they were locked in. Okay, so that couldn't really happen, well maybe it could, but that's besides the point. Even before seeing that movie, I've always been against tanning. I'm an athlete and I'm outside all the time anyways, so I've never really felt the need to indulge in the light bulb experience. But the other day I had a minor meltdown about how I will look at prom.

Playing tennis gives you the worst tan lines in the world. First there is the infamous one, on the feet, because we wear tennis shoes when we play. Then we have a shorts/skirt tan line on the thighs. Then depending on what kind of dress/top you wear, there's always a racerback line or in our case this year, a turtle-neck (not really) line because our dress is conservatively cut on the top. This creates problems especially since the weather hasn't been as nice as it should be. There hasn't been many opportunities to soak up the rays/even out tan lines so I figured what is the easiest and quickest fix? That's right, I'm giving in.

I promised myself that I'm not going to get addicted. I don't want to be some of those people that like to go every other day. Ewwww. I'm looking into going a few-five times just to even out and look my best for prom. I'm pretty scared because I've never gone, but I'm hoping to bring some friends along to make sure that Final Destination 4 will not happen to me.

Facebook Addiction

Yes. I admit I have a problem. With Facebook becoming one of the most popular social networks on the internet, I can't help but say that I've been sucked in as well. I first got a Facebook when I was a freshman or sophomore and I thought it was the sweetest thing ever. It was definitely an upgrade from Xanga (a blog website) where you posted things about your daily life, then had friends comment on the crazy middle school drama you wrote. Facebook started out as a social network only for college students, but later opened up to high school students, and NOW everyone can join and it's free (as it says on the login page). Creepy right? Facebook is nick- named stalkerbook for a reason here, folks.

Though it has some down sides, it's definitely a great past time and way to procrastinate. I often find myself playing Scrabulous or looking through pictures when I really should be doing that AP biology essay due tomorrow. Now there are so many applications such as Bumper Sticker, Jetman, Pieces of Flair, and "What's your stripper name?" that it's hard for most people to get away. They've even opened up a new tab system and have added a chat which is very similar to AOL Instant Messenger. I'm sure Mark Zuckerberg is making the big bucks now, but why shouldn't he? He's created a way for college students, high school students, families, friends, etc. to come together and be able to communicate in endless ways.

One of the most beneficial things that Facebook has done for me is someone made a group from the college I will be attending this fall and it has allowed hundreds of accepted students to be able to chat, have a discussion board about various college topics, find roomies, and make friends. It's been really great to chat with future classmates and will be fun to meet the people at orientation and in the fall. Even though Facebook is a ridiculous addiction, it's a good addiction...maybe.