I Had A High Time!

I think many of my friends can describe me as being one of those fun loving, never-grow-up, goofy types of people when I want to be. I have shared on a few occasion that when I was in high school, I was the one that didn't want to move on. I wanted to stay for 13th grade. I cried on graduation night not because I would be missing my friends, that were all going their separate ways, but because my high school experience would not be continuing! I felt robbed and was so disappointed! I felt lifted against my will! I was an emotional wreck for the following three days.

In high school I didn't do to bad. I graduated in the top 20% of the class ranked at number 53 in a class of over 350. Ending senior year, I had a cumulative GPA of 3.325. I was liked by all of MY teachers. I never stirred much conflict with them and did most of what they asked and required of me. I wasn't exactly a teacher's pet, but I was the one that sat behind the teacher's pet, lol! School was nice!

I built a name, which actually could be a spark of me to continue with my entrepreneurial future, that trickled down from the seniors to the freshman starting at my sophomore year. I never had a spotlight on me, so this was new. Out of my book bags (yes I said bags), I sold an array of items. These items included my school wide famous brownies, chips, cakes cookies, pie, a wide assortment of candy, gum, bottled water, juice and soda. I worked my way up to profiting about $150 per week. I came to school, if nothing else, to make money. I managed to do that, under the radar, my last three years of high school. My name was Hustle Man, commonly and better known as Hus!

One thing that I regret about my senior year was I did not participate in many senior activities. I had a date that I didn't wanna be at the prom with, but I already paid for her! I wanted someone else to go! That made the Prom miserable for me. I missed the after-prom activities (the week following the prom down at Seaside Heights, NJ). I missed Project Graduation (the after graduation all night recreational activity planned by the PTO/PTA). Senior cut day, the seniors went to Six Flags and Wildwood, I was too scared to get caught. I will maybe get a chance of making up my prom at the reunion, that I am going to assist in planning. I went to Project Graduation on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, and enjoyed that! When I become a teacher, I'm going to find out when Senior Cut day is and Cut with the students somewhere! I'm Cool wit them that I could roll wit them! I think I'm experiencing what I missed through them, is that wrong?

So right before the Project Graduation, at the actual graduation, the students, staff and the parents were drenched on. In order it came as thunder, then lightning, then the downpour. This was held at Veteran's field in Rahway, NJ. We were relayed back to the high school for shelter. We got there at 7 and only to leave going back to the field at 7:20. I had a bangin parkin spot! I shoulda just stayed there at the park! wasting gas, ridiculous. Then comes the graduation dinner, at Luciano's, for the faculty. It was cool! I had an interview for this place, and always wondered why I never got my call back for my 3rd interview. I sat down and wondered where all the black people were. I saw none! no servers, no bussers, no host-staff! NOBODY! I no longer wish to work there! I was looking forward for my first Project Graduation experience! After the dinner, we drove over to The Club, in Woodbridge, NJ, to start what was going to be a long night!

Let's get back to Project Graduation. I was nervous about going because I didn't think I'd have a great time. I wanted a drink to loosten me up so I could be more free, but it was too late for that! I was as loose as I was going to be! lol But we had a Volleyball Tournament and Basketball Tournament that I participated in. Exhilarating to say the least! There was a hula hoop contest, that I lost :(. In the Dodge ball game, I lasted longer than what I thought I would. Half way through was better than I could of ever expected. We made key chains, I don't like my photo! I got a graphic Tee, I'll take a picture wearing it one day so you may see it. I like it! That's what I walked away from at 5:30 am on Wednesday morning. I high time! I had so much fun, I wish I could of done more! I can't wait for next years to come!

I am going to really miss being around the students for the summer. This is yet another year that I did not want the year to end.

I will be doin ma lil hustle of selling my cakes and pies to people who desire to buy them. This will serve as my spending money. Let me know what kinds of pies and cakes I should sell. I am open to suggestions! Selling the cakes at 12-15 dollars and pies at 10-12 dollars. Is that a reasonable price for scratch cakes and pies?

Well I have said enough! I took my stroll down memory lane, gave you a piece of me and told you what happened recently all in one post. Be Easy!