ARGH (or, why high school bugs me)

I am so incredibly jealous of all you people who are done with high school. Really, you have no idea.

There are a few things I absolutely cannot stand about high school:

1. Teachers who really don't want to be there and do not enjoy teaching.
   
2. Students who really don't want to be there, and insist on making stupid comments that distract everyone else.
3. Having to pack a lunch that's easy to pack and transport.
4. High school relationships. Really? Really?
   
5. Other people judging you on what you're wearing and who you're hanging out with.
6. People constantly assuming that teenagers are wild and crazy and love to party--and insisting that high school is the best time of your life.

And then there are the things that generally make it worthwhile:

1. My friends, people who I would never get to spend all day, five days a week, hanging out with, in any other location.
   
2. Meeting people that you would never meet anywhere else.
3. Learning new things. I know that sounds stupid, but how many people are going to study the history of Canadian fur trading unless they're getting graded on it?
4. Decorating your lockers--it's like the ultimate personal space, even if it's painfully small and sometimes hard to remember the combo to.
5. Band. If I didn't go to high school, I wouldn't be in school band. If I wasn't in school band, I wouldn't get to have those amazing, almost out-of-body experiences when all that matters is this wonderful noise that you're creating.

This year, I've decided to make Valentine's for all the lovely people who make high school enjoyable (to be fair, I actually enjoy it most of the time--tonight I'm just particularly frustrated!). Sooo... this has been my ridiculously long winded way of asking you if you know any dorky jokes/cheesy pick up lines/lame Valentine's sayings. Really, the worse the better.

Have a great weekend,

Erika