every 15 minutes

first things first. here is a little around the world in 60 seconds, or update of my life at least. i got a prom date, finally. i really should have just gone with this option earlier but i'm a pussy. i love my new phone. we have senior privileges at school and i get to wear whatever i want basically, which is wonderful. tomorrow i am leaving for North Carolina until monday evening.

now down to bussiness: the last two days my school has partaken in the Every 15 Minutes program. for those who don't know, E15 is a program used to educate (and probably scare) kids about drunk driving. basically there are 3 major parts. first of all they pull kids out of class every 15 minutes to represent that a person in america is injured due to drunk driving every 15 minutes. the other part is that they have a simulated car crash, which seems very real, with real students from the school, real police, fire, and ambulance, everything. the third part is an assembly/memorial type event on the second day where you honor the person who died, their parents talk, they show a video of the entire thing from start to finish, etc. it is hard to condense and summarize. you really just have to experience it. now i have to say, i am already extremely opposed to drinking and driving. i tell my friends that they can call me no matter what hour, no matter where they are, in any circumstances and i will come pick them up. the events in E15 are not real but they do evoke real feelings. seeing my friend, Elise, and her father who is one of the best people i've ever met, in a situation like that was devastating. during today's memorial i was bawling watching them "die" on the video and hearing their family members speak. what i mostly got out of the entire experience was how much i love christian brothers. E15 at Cb has to be extremely different than at any other school because we are a very faith and community based school. everyone knew the kids who "died" and everyone could at least realize, if not feel the impact themselves. when we pray together, it is strong and we are able to use faith to bring us together even if we are not all catholic. i hope that everyone realizes the sacrifices that people at CB make for one another and see that there are so many wonderful people there. i know our school has so many anal rules but when it comes down to it, all of those stupid little things are so worth it in order to go to a school where i will not only learn so much, but am also in the most caring, loving environment i could ever imagine. i have a hard time fathoming the high concentration of extremely wonderful people that are in such a small place. there are probably about 1300 or so people on the Cb campus on a daily basis and like Mr. Delgado said today, they all have a special place in our community and can never be replaced.

Music: beautiful silence and nature