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 By Jack Lepiarz Oct. 12, 2006 The last four months have been a bit of a roller-coaster ride, to say the least. I've gone from extraordinary highs to enormous lows within hours of each other. I've gotten extraordinarily cynical, although I think that that may be just the end of high school wearing off on me. I'm still angry about the last six months of my life I spent wasting away at Madison High School (all the while covering it up with a cheerful smile and a witty remark about a certain school policy I disagreed with). June was extraordinarily long. The extraordinary feeling of frustration of being forced to sit through classes I didn't want to take and knew that I would never take ever again in my life was painful. After that, sitting through the numerous awards ceremonies was sheer torture. Then graduation came, and I didn't even try to cover up my boredom. I was ready to leave. I smiled, shook the principal's hand, got my diploma, shook the superintendent's hand, and never looked back. July. July was probably the high point of the summer. I was seeing one girl pretty regularly, and that made July that much more bearable. I pretty much spent July ignoring Madison, New Jersey, and exploring the world around it, and otherwise being carefree. I think that, for that month, I was perfectly content with my life. There was no reason for me not to be. August. August was painful. There's no way around it. August was long, stressful, and left me in what now seems to be a perpetual bad mood. It started off bad with a lot of very close friends going off to college, and ended awfully, with me traveling to Ohio (though that was family-related, so I enjoyed those two days), Michigan, Chicago, New Jersey (again), and then Nevada over the course of about 12 days. Furthermore, when my plane landed at 5:34 A.M. on August 29th (I hadn't slept for about 20 hours at this point), I had to wait another two hours before I could get home because of misplaced bags and the horrendous traffic on I-78. The next five days were spent in a perpetual state of anger and frustration as I desperately tried to occupy myself before I went to college. September. September was interesting. When I first got to college (not to state the obvious or anything), it was a bit of a new experience. There were all of these people who were bigger, older, and a couple of people who were actually taller than me--and I'm 6' 2". I think I spent the first week in awe of Boston and the people here, slowly getting adjusted to life at college. Unfortunately, I became very, very sick two days before classes started, and spent my first week of classes sniffling, light headed, and making up excuses not to go to the doctor. I eventually broke down and went to see one, only to find out that they weren't in their office that day. I left, thoroughly irritated. Over time, I got used to college, got into a rhythm, and now I'm happy to say that I feel completely at home here now. I've started doing street shows with a partner now--he juggles machetes over my face and I whip spaghetti out of his hand, so we're just about even in terms of danger. I work shifts on-air at the local radio station, 88.9 F.M., and I'm not failing any classes. And now I'm eleven days into October, and I've got no complaints so far, besides a chronically stuffy nose and a lack of tissues here. There are some things I'd like to get from home, but that can wait until Thanksgiving. Otherwise, I'm relishing in my independence--and not going crazy about it, unlike some other freshmen I see around here. The only thing I'm ticked off about is the fact that gas went down to two dollars AFTER I lost my car! ------------ About the author: Jack Lepiarz is an 18-year-old college student at Emerson College in Boston. He also co-hosts the Katherine and Jack Show on UthTV.com and has been performing various circus talents for the past several years. Though often described as stubborn and egotistical, he tries to keep an open mind and treat others the way he would like to be treated. Email: Jackwuzhere42@aol.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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