<p>My dad learned Latin as a kid (he was an altar boy and all :p) and was pushing for me to take it, but my school doesn't offer it. The only Latin-related story I know is one my sophomore English teacher told us. Long story short, it's about a cafeteria that put as the message on its doorway something along the lines of "fidelity (??) he knows" -- it translated to fidem scit (pronounced 'feed 'em ****' ^_^)</p>
<p>Haha, that reminds me. My AP lit teacher taught us what "carpe diem, carpe florem" meant in context to its time period and its connotation. Seize the day, seize the flower. Hah.</p>
<p>Hi, I'm theoneo. I don't want to give my real name on here because I've seen so many people from my school on here before (like 15+) or others that I know some other way (another 10+) and it freaks me out.</p>
<p>I am a male.</p>
<p>I live in central suburban New Jersey. I love this state, save for our record of crappy governors (except for Tom Kean! I loved that guy!). I live in an affluent bubble that's way too proud of its ignorance and living up to stereotypes.</p>
<p>I'm South Asian - aka Indian. In particular, Punjabi. I typically deny my heritage and say that I can't associate with it because of how Americanized I am. But for some reason half my friends are Indian and I always seem to fall for Indian girls. It's kind of frustrating, actually. I do love Indian food and music and dance and Taco Bell, so I guess I really am Indian on both the outside and in.</p>
<p>I love diversity, and appreciate affirmative action, even if it screws me over in the next few months.</p>
<p>I used to think I was a math/science guy back in middle school. It was probably innocently pushed onto me by my parents, who both worked in IT. Now I really want to get involved in policy or law and work in DC, my favorite city in the world. Right now I want to major in environmental studies and go to law school.</p>
<p>I say 'dude' and 'like' a lot and am a sucker for comedies and chick flicks. I especially love movies that are a cross between the two (Mean Girls, She's the Man, etc). Currently my favorite artist is Michael Buble, and I absolutely love Christmas music. I take things for more than what they mean sometimes - I find allegory in the most trivial things (TV show finales, a single song, etc) - and at other times I take things too lightly and just don't care.</p>
<p>I know myself ridiculously well. It all started out when I talked to my best friend and I could go on for hours talking about what was on my mind and eventually whatever I really thought and the reason behind it spilled out. That's why I definitely definitely prefer 2-3 really really good friends over a lot of OK friends, though I like having lots of OK friends also. But if you lock me in a room with someone I just met they'll know my life story within an hour or two. I'm also a really good listener when I need to be, and I love helping other people achieve their dreams and goals, no matter how large or small.</p>
<p>My new favorite pastime is bowling. Plus downloading TV shows and watching every series of it.</p>
<p>My happiness varies directly with laughter. I need friends who are funny and light-hearted. I'm bitterly sarcastic and it makes me just click with some people when we first meet, though it's pretty rare haha. I can laugh at anything, and I can make anything sound dirty. Some of my closest friends tell me I've corrupted them, and I tell the others they've corrupted me. It's a pretty good balance, I'd say.</p>
<p>My sisters are my favorite people in the world. It's just amazing how much I've been through with them, and it makes me treasure them that much more. After all, I haven't had any other friends since the day I was born (they're both otlder than me). We get along really well these days, and I can never understand how my friends can live without being super-tight with their siblings. It just doesn't make sense to me. Also, I get really defensive when people talk about them, so don't mess.</p>
<p>I believe in pride. For example, I'm not particularly proud of my school's class of 07, but I'll cheer for them at the top of my lungs anyway, just because it's fun.</p>
<p>I have quasi-emo moods, and I'm in one right now. But they're short-lived and inconsequential.</p>
<p>After contemplating my life (hah!), I've realized that I've spent the last three years convincing myself that I'll enjoy myself AFTER high school, when my grades, etc, don't count. I totally messed all of that up. But there's no way to change the past, and so now I'm just focusing on the moment and doing what I enjoy and having a good time. I've also began to care less about which college I go to because I really really want to live a fun life, not a career-focused one.</p>
<p>The mantra I (wish to) live by is 'no regrets.'</p>
<p>I firmly embrace shower time as singing time.</p>
<p>I miss playing sports - I used to play soccer, though not very well at all. I want to play non-competitively in college.</p>
<p>I was born in Australia, but moved to New Jersey when I was 9 months old and have lived here ever since, in three different towns. People who haven't been out of the country (or continent) scare me. I've been to England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Grand Cayman, Mexico, Belize, Canada, India, and, of course, Australia. I really want to visit further down South America and Russia and southeastern Europe and all parts of Africa - especially Senegal for no other reason than the fact that I watched a video on it in French class three years ago and thought it looked cool. And Nigeria because I have a lot of friends from there. I also want to go back to Australia for the first time since I moved there before I was 1 year old.</p>
<p>I admit that when my alumni interviewer asked me if I've traveled, I followed "I've been to many different countries as well" with a description of how different California is from New Jersey. They really are nothing alike!</p>
<p>In eighth grade I really was emo and thought I was punk, though I didn't get into trouble or anything bad. I had C's and D's in half my classes and had a pretty pessimistic outlook of life. In retrospect, I don't regret any of that because it was a year of just being really really relaxed and just being myself. I didn't do half my assignments, but the other half I did ridiculously well on. It was just a year of fun before three years of focusing on school and pursuing things meant to get me somewhere (not referring to a college application, btw).</p>
<p>I have fancied Natalie Portman for more than 4 years. My friend's mom saw her in a dentist's office in Princeton (it's closeby) a couple years ago and called to tell him while we were in school. I would have driven there if I'd had a car. I'm obsessed with her in an unhealthy fashion.</p>
<p>George Clooney and Stephen Colbert are my heroes.</p>
<p>Final thing - my favorite number for a long time was 7 because, one day in the first grade, we had to write our favorite number on a worksheet during class. I had no idea what my favorite number should be. This girl across from me said hers was 7, so I just used the same thing. It stuck until eighth grade because I had nothing to change it to. Haha. But then in eighth grade I thought I was really enjoying my life and 13 must be the best age to be, so my favorite number was 13. Then freshman year I thought my life was so much better at the age of 14, so that became my favorite number. Same thing happened sophomore year when I was 15. In my junior year I just got sick of changing my email address and screenname every year so I stopped changing it. But, really, life just keeps on getting better and better, and there's so much to look forward to, so while I may say for the next few months that my favorite number is 17, it's always subject to change. :p</p>
<p>Crap I love the number SEVEN! That used to be my favorite number in all of elementary school, and also my birth month, but then it changed to 27, my birth day.</p>
<p>haha...I'm Punjabi too theoneo, although I don't feel like typing anything else up at the moment</p>
<p>yeah i know right
natalie portman
she looks good even w/o any hair
at least, thats what i think
lol</p>
<p>Salve! Quid agis?</p>
<p>Okay, I think the Honey Burt's Bee is making me high, as I suddenly feel the need to converse in Latin, but I don't have the full capabilities to do so. FIELD TRIP TO THE VATICAN!</p>
<p>I should be doing work right now, but I haven't started on my five page research paper due on Wednesday. Gross.</p>
<p>Alright, random facts seem to be the trend here, so I'll introduce myself, even tho i have already posted a few times on this website..</p>
<p>I'm an Asian female from the Midwest. I live in the suburbs which I find very boring. I go to a ridiculously large, and extremely competitive public high school of over 5000 kids. I am a perfectionist, but have recently been hit by a serious senioritis-procrastination bug. My favorite colors are pink and turquoise. I love singing in my car, (tho never in front of other people). My favorite book of all time is "Everything is Illuminated" by Jonathon Safron Foer. I am a very dedicated athlete and consider the gym my second home. I tend to by shy, but there are random times when i get really slap-happy and find anything funny and start saying really stupid things. I respect passion, humility, and perseverance, but I despise narcissism (especially unwarrented narcissism). I feel like i've achieved a lot so far, but I hate bragging, and I feel awkward responding to compliments. Superficiality, ignorance, and prejudice really bug me, so i try to stay away from those people. I tend to set really high goals for myself, and sometimes get so focused that I lose track of anything else. I can be stubborn sometimes, but I also find myself being pushed around by other people too (gotta work on that!). I get really insecure sometimes, but I guess we all do every once in a while. I love love love to dance!!! I really want to start a hip-hop club no matter what college i get into.
ok i think i've said enough, plus I still have to work on my Shakespeare paper due tomorrow!</p>
<p>Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>i am so in love with jonathan safran foer
did you know he is married to nicole krauss!! (if you haven't read History of Love yet, you are missing out)</p>
<p>Hi everyone! My name is Nicole and I live in Washington...</p>
<p>AND right now I'm really excited because I just bought the first two seasons of The Office and I'm planning on watching them during winter break. And Scrubs, if I can get a hold of those DVDs too.</p>
<p>jegan3- i don't care who he's married to. he's mine :)</p>
<p>anyway.</p>
<p>I am:
a girl with a boy's name
left handed, diabetic, and vegan (underrepresented minority? I certainly think so)
a resident of the giant chunk of land-locked republican values known as Colorado
very messy
very exciteable
kind of funny
kind of nerdy
pretty much obsessed with Chipotle burritoes</p>
<p>that is all.</p>
<p>I LOVE Chipotle. BEST FOOD EVER. I could go for a chicken burrito bowl right now... and Vegans are cool, I tried going vegan for lent last year... it was tough but it felt pretty good.</p>
<p>I used to be vegan too. And I eat at Chipotle about four times a week, but all I get is a bowl of rice and guac (only $2 when they even bother to charge me for it at all!). Soooo good.</p>
<p>hmm... jegan, i've never heard of Nicole Krauss, but I will definitely add History of Love to my Winter Break reading list!</p>
<p>i like authentic mexican food</p>
<p>and i like finding authentic places that serve authentic food</p>
<p>Wow, I TOTALLY forgot that I posted that last night at... 4:33 AM. I thought I just typed it all up, realized it was stupid, and closed it! Haha.</p>
<p>Oh and add Nat King Cole to my list of favorite artists, as of today.</p>
<p>i totally love all food- especially sushi</p>
<p>I'm obsessed with sushi. </p>
<p>And I just got back from my friend's 18th birthday party at the melting pot...I think I'm in love with fondue...I never even knew what it was. That was an experience.</p>
<p>sushi is awesome.</p>
<p>birthday parties? ooh yay. that reminds me of chocolate fountains... I wish I had one, haha,</p>
<p>ahh there's an awesome chocolate fountain at dylan's candy bar in manhattan. i went there once, and i made smores with my friend using the chocolate, marshmallow, and graham there.. yum .</p>