pop politics

i was transcribing our high school class history from the yearbook to our site last week when thoughts of politics and popularity came into view. i used to get excited during elections and slotted tons of time watching news channels. those were in the past. these days, i'm no longer besotted with the electoral process. it's a mere popularity tool used by concerned groups with hidden advocacies and it's mostly the domain of the rich and privileged.

anyway, our class history was very thorough. our historian, gelenn wrote it in vivid detail. too vivid in fact that every little accolade was recorded. it reminded me of the bill clinton autobiography, which was also long but well worth the read if you're an astute student of history. but unlike both the clintons autobiographies, our high school history was written without the help of assiduous assistants. it was gelenn's talent simmering through every word.

skimming through the minute print, one of the ardent failures of my adolescent is there for the present and the next generations to read -- the cancellation of our seniors week. we were sixteen and i know we ran for school office and won but shouldn't we've been guided and rather than treated shabbily by the teachers and the advisers? we, specially me, needed a bit of mentorship that time and got nothing but censure. all cannot be water under the bridge when the bare facts were catalogued and ran through when homecoming talks enter the frame.

anyway, our high school experience no matter how painful shouldn't ruin the rest of our lives. the trick is to study hard. we may not be as naturally smart as some, but studying and reading surely help boost our confidence.