I got my first assignment back for the semester. We had a quiz on the Constitution in American Gov't (damn the core classes!!!!) that is worth 10% of our final grade. What? No, I didn't say test, I said quiz. A quiz with 70 questions. Whatever. Anyway, I made an 87 after curving. an 82 before... I'm pleased. Curved or not, I made a B. Lets see if I can boost this to an A. How do I expect to make a 3.8 with these damned Bs!!!!
If you were silent, do you think your friends would notice? I'm usually loud, jovial. I like to be seen as happy, whether I am or not. One day at lunch, I sat down. Someone asked me a question, I nodded my head. Tim commented on my mace earrings. I grinned and shook my head from side to side so they would bounce off my cheeks. Andrew asked why I wasn't saying anything. "It's unusual to have a silent Mary." I laughed and said that I hadn't meant to be silent. We moved to talk about the random things that friends will often talk about. Today, I sat with my usual group of "friends;" the friends with whom I fit so well. And today, I was quiet. There is a difference between quiet and silent. Especially when the quiet is you sitting, unsmiling, going through the motions and the silent includes you grinning and playing with your earrings. However, no one noticed. Isn't it odd? I think if one of my friends was bummed, I'd notice. If the were quiet, d...
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