Gym Walls Part I
We didn't used to walk. We used to shoot hoops. Of course that was when the basketballs were out. They are no longer available. But something did happen when we did shoot hoops, and it was in the gym, so I have to tell it. It actually started in the lunch room. Remember Boy With Big Eyes? The guy we stalk? Well this also happens to be the day that we find out his name and it sets off a chain reaction of good things.
It was a strange day. The lunch room was being was used for something or other so at lunch we had to sit in the hall on the tables from the lunchroom. After we had finished our lunch we looked for Boy With Big Eyes. We always had to do this because he us in our lunch, and one time we were following him and he simply disappeared. It must be easy getting away being all short and all, but he did every time we followed him and we were just burning with curiosity of where he went (we are natural detectives).
We began walking down the cramped hall, trying to nonchalantly search for him, when we spotted him sitting next to his friend Noci. We know his name because Shawn’s sister knows his older sister. So we’re leaning back on the wall watching him, when I see that I guy I know, John, is talking to Noci, like he knows him. I tell Shawn I’m going to ask John if he can find out his name.
As soon as John agreed and went to ask Shawn and I started FREAKING out. We were turned away from them and we both started HYPERVENTILATING. Finally, John cane back with a name. Josh (good thing # 1). We were excited. We jumped with joy. And when the bell rang for 6th period we couldn’t help skipping to class. We got dressed quickly so we can go shoot hoops.
While we were doing this I should also point out we were screaming his name over and over to each other. Exposure didn’t matter right now. We knew HIS name. After a while when we had calmed down we start talking about Merlin which is another happy subject (Merlin is a T.V. show off of BBC. Go watch it, it’s great! )
Then I asked Shawn if she ever noticed that the British always have huge smiles on their faces. She said no, but now that I mentioned it yes. I told her about a British teacher I used to have in 5th Grade that smiled just like that. We now call all BIG smiles, European smiles (Good thing # 2).
After that, Shawn drops THE question, a question that will indirectly force us out of our comfort zones.
“Camii,” Shawn said,”Who do you think is cuter, Merlin or Arthur?” I sat there in silence. Who was cuter (yes, we did think of that. I know you’re thinking that that is so typically girl, and nerds wouldn’t do that, but we are still girls even if the stereotype is a guy)?
“I know,” Shawn said, “I can’t decide either.” Well this led to that and eventually we decided to do a survey (good thing # 3). We would ask everybody we could see who they thought was cuter, tally up the votes, and see who wins (by the way my English teacher might recognize this, because we asked her and I’m pretty sure she chose Arthur because her husband is blond).
There problem was half way through the survey: we decided that Merlin was cuter even though he wasn’t winning. We kept doing the survey until we had asked everyone. We got some pretty weird responses. Our Favorites being: “Funky teeth” (Arthur), “Big ears” (Merlin), “Is that Michael Jackson?” (Unfortunately Merlin), and quote “I can not answer this question because they are both of my gender.” end quote. That one was given by our good friend Chris, who happens to be a boy, and the only boy we asked.
Even though the survey was pretty much useless, it probably was good for us nerds that are anti-social. (Let’s add here that we didn’t ask many people we didn’t know so that doesn’t change our anti-social status) :)