Wednesday, June 22, 2011

the cost of caring

So basically, the supposedly "best week" of my life has just ended. Senior week at the beach with people I've loved for years and years.

And it's true, the week was amazing. It wasn't without drama. It wasn't without tears. It wasn't without feelings of depression, shit, and etc. But it was still the best week of my life. But I'm sitting back at home now. And I'm incredibly depressed.

Things learned:

1. Things don't go your way when drunk. Really.
2. If you want to do something right, do it sober.
3. Showing you care first means you lose all control. And it goes downhill from there.
4. Give up your money, give up your body, just as long as you don't give out your heart.
5. Physical attachment causes emotional attachment.
6. No matter how long you've prepared for another all-consuming love to come about, you're never really prepared.
7. It gets better with time. Hopefully.
8. Graduating means you don't have any more time or opportunity to fix your mistakes.
9. Having only memories left hurts.
10. High school is over for good.
11. You never notice how little time you have until it's almost gone.
12. Get wasted during beach week if you want to during high school at all - it's the best time because you don't have to face everyone again if you don't want to.
13. Saying too much is better than regretting not saying anything at all...at least you won't be plagued by the "what ifs".
14. Real friends get you out (or will at least try really hard) of anything: emotionally, legally, always.
15. People are nicer drunk. And high.
16. Don't get sloppy, it's not attractive.
17. Be safe, if anything. Your life isn't worth 20 minutes of fun or a few seconds of complete irresponsibility.
18. Your childhood is over.

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