Q&A: What were you like in high school?

What were you like in high school?

I was quiet and shy and late a lot. I missed a lot of school. Made mediocre grades. I had few friends, many of whom were teachers. I remember not fitting in anywhere. I had a couple of different groups of peripheral friends, and people moved in and out of those groups pretty regularly. I didn’t eat lunch, choosing instead to smoke cigarettes in the bathroom. I made a killing playing poker with my lunch money in the band room when I was supposed to be taking gym. I wasn’t a bad student so much as I was a rotten student. I didn’t actively cause trouble, but I also didn’t apply myself. Most of my teachers felt as though I did not strive to reach my potential. And looking back, they were right. I think this is because I gave absolutely zero fucks about high school.