Today I received the second package with some items from high school. I haven’t even gotten past the first stack of papers and I can’t believe some of the stuff that’s in here. On top of the stack is some English assignments. Knowing the person I am now, it’s hard to believe this stuff came out of my head. Here’s a sample of a poem I wrote with a partner in Senior AP English:

There once was a knight, a most distinguished ladies’ man,
When it came to the ladies, he always had a plan.
But it wasn’t always this way,
He used to be shy, back in the day.
He had once lived in Seattle,
And fought in many a ghetto battle.
His legend of victory spread far and wide,
Mention his name, grown men run and hide.

It goes on for a page and a half! This one is supposed to be cheesy and funny, but I can’t imagine writing four lines like this now let alone a page and a half. I particularly enjoyed these tidbits of truth about a fellow classmate we snuck into the paper under the guise of a squire who followed the knight around:

His phrases of “Sega” and “MACK-10″ rang through the hall,
If it were up to the knight he wouldn’t say it at all.
….
At the age of thirteen, he proposed to his teacher,
He told her he set it all up, even the preacher.
She laughed at his proposal and gave him an A,
You see it was April Fools’ Day.*

Then there’s the “Polonius Parody” for which I received 15/15 points.

I wish you good fortune on your journey.
Remember this advice:
Be all that you can be (in the Army).
Keep your mouth shut if you’re about to say something dumb.
Have fun with your friends but don’t overdo the partying.
Try to avoid pissing people off, but if it can’t be helped, make sure you kick their tail.
Be a good listener, but there’s no doubt–don’t speak.
Listen to advice, but make your own decisions.
Don’t go overboard on your wardrobe, but it’s ok to show off that sterling silver Ruff Ryders pendant every once in a while.
Be a tightwad with money. If you let people borrow they’ll make you regret it. And if you borrow money, they’ll make you regret it.
Most importantly: Eat Wheaties for breakfast every day. Oh, and sleep a lot.
Good luck. Peace.

After a few more pages – my senior AP Calculus Final. In big bold letters on the front page:

Think.
Ask yourself questions.
Listen to what you’re saying.

That is still excellent advice. I looked over the test where I filled the pages with line after line of my work on each problem and noticed a distinct lack of red marks. I have to say that I have never felt smarter in my entire life than the two years I spent in Mr. Boast’s classroom learning pre-Calc and Calculus. I seriously considered majoring in math for a while because I enjoyed it so much. The final was curved to a max score of 105 and I got a 100.

If I could change one thing about the path I took through college it would have been to take more math classes. I was so good at this stuff in high school, but I practically threw that knowledge away. The business degrees all required calculus, but since I got full AP credit based on my AP Calc test score from high school, I never needed more math. The closest I came to it at K-State was a few statistics classes that were more about data than math. Along with the test was a full page of notes covered with hyperbolic identities, derivatives, integrals, and inverse trig functions. It makes me sad that I can’t decipher more than a few lines anymore, but I’m still proud of what I was able to do with it in high school.

Well, I’ve barely scratched the surface of this box. If I find any other interesting goodies, maybe I will also share them here. One other thing – I had really tiny handwriting in high school.

*Note today’s date. This is what you call irony.

Ok I know its been ages since I last posted here. So I thought I would make a brief appearance.

Went to my best friends wedding this past weekend. Never been in the main wedding party before. Got to take care of the groom and his brother (also a groomsman) the night before because we all went out to the bar. It was weird to see him make that commitment. Its weird to think that my two best friends from HS are now married with children.

In other news…

I finally got out of the dorms (yeah I still call them dorms even after all the pressure to call them residence halls *sticks toungue out* ) Now living in a house on Pierre. 6 of us all together and a definate step up from the house I was in over the summer (no waterfalls from the walls when it rains etc…) and I have a big desk now to help house my 3 computers… yeah my laptop, dell desktop and a G3 Macintosh I got from leftovers at work (yeah and I dont actually mind OS X that much now *shrug*…. even though I still prefer Windows… well for most things not involving graphics )

work in progress….

I am now putting together my own webspace that will eventually be available at dylman.com right now it is password locked until I get things secured so that someone doesnt destroy my SQL database I am using. But eventually there should be my own blog engine running (no more blogger or Xanga!) It will be a continuing work as I try to figure out CSS. But for now you can view a few pictures I have taken with a digital camera I borrow from work at dylman.com/gallery Till next time…
Dylan “the green dart” Stewart signing off

In other news my coworker is looking at rodent/dogs. Something about some half weenie half chihuahua half red fire ant. that only gets to be at most 2 lbs. But then again it cant chew on shoes because its mouth isnt big enough.. and the fear of getting stepped on and squished like a packing bubble… oh and this is “for her boyfriend” even though he wants an actual dog (even though its a intelectually inferior lab….. Border Collies RULE).

The teh is fat

Poker is the devil with a green felt dress on…

Currently Playing: Green Day – Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Currently Playing: Tammy – Ramblings

Macadamia Ooooooooo

Currently Playing: Jupiter Sunrise – Arthur Nix

Did your arm heal faster than your heart did?

Great shirt and awesome belt buckle!! This guy is truly the role model for all the residents in the “special dorm“… I don’t really mean that… its a “residence hall” (big quote fingers). Anyways I used to live there and I think he’s awesome. I mean look at all the chicks, he has to be awesome!

Currently Playing: The Vestibules – Bulbous Bouffant

Talking about dealerships and coming to Dick Edwards
“I hate Dick” Jaclyn

Talking to a friend at work about a manager who’s last name is Mabie. Some comment about her and he replies
“Thats a big Maybe (Mabie)” Ian (ok so I now realize you probably had to be there)

“Look at my arm. I burned myself on the Iron this morning. It hurts now!” Sara
Hmmm thought it would make you feel all tingly lol

(10 min poem..)

Music belting from undersized speakers
The wonderful, self defeating lyrics
Grand sagas mixed with heartsick epics
The melody in my thoughts transcend them

Currently Playing: Big Dismal – Too Pretty

One day you’re gonna wish you’d given me a chance
When I’m standing on top of the world
And you’re stuck down there in your fantasy
With all your diamonds and pearls

Was it something I said to you
To make you think that I was just a fool
Or maybe

You’re too pretty
You’re too pretty for me
I don’t want to let you down

Relating past/present relationships to sound of Seth Lofgreen blaring in my ears and a background of water pelting canvas as I made my way to class this morning. As I thought to myself… These are the days to live for. When else in my life am I going to be able to explore who I really am. When else will I be able to go to sonic with a group of friends and play on the playground. (I loved the 25 cent helicopter… barely fit in it though…) When else will I be able to just get up and drive 2 hours for a double date with a friend.

Don’t get me wrong… I am really busy with class and work and the such… but at the same time I feel so free. There will always be things that you dont like to do and people you dont want to deal with. The important thing is to look at the opportunities you do have and take them when they present themselves…

Currently Playing: Seth Lofgreen – Forecast

Theres nothing I can do
to change her mind
My forecast aint changing anytime
And the way I see it
this weather is here to stay
Looking to the west
the skys are kinda gray
But tomorrows just the same
as the cloudy skys today
Theres nothing I can do
to change the outlook anyways
Theres nothing I can do
to change the outlook anyways…

The Princess Bride has to be one of the best movies of all time!! nuff said