The guy can’t even be asked to spell his own stage name correctly, are we really surprised at this sort of sentiment? Also, based on how unnecessarily proud Miss Maria is about this fact, we could even guess that she hasn’t listened to The Weeknd all that much. She was spending too much time thinking about her eyebrows, which are quite nice when you get right down to it.
Still, we’re finding it stranger and stranger that graduating seniors would choose the yearbook to brag about how much attention they didn’t pay in school. Our tax dollars at work, everybody. But who knows, maybe Maria is working toward becoming a doctor. Will she still be listening to such music by the time she’s in the operating room?
Pointed in the Right Direction
Trenton, despite having a name that will get him bullied in most places, chooses to look on the bright side of life. He knows that facing whatever life throws at you with a big smile and a sunny outlook will result in a better chance of things. Even if that means having to have some tests about why he’s so tired all the time, for instance.
Believe it or not, Mr. Sidener is correct – it’s been shown in a variety of ways that people who remained positive and thinking about the future, even in the most dire of circumstances, have a higher chance of moving on to better things. “Look on the Bright Side of Life” indeed. No matter how many positive test results one gets, staying positive will help.
I'm an Adult Now, Mother
Just because mom doesn’t want something to happen, doesn’t mean that’s the result. Once you become a senior in high school, many people would consider you an adult. If you’re graduating, there are very few who would say otherwise. If a grown man wants to use a picture of himself dressed like a fantasy warrior, standing in the distant past and surrounded by dinosaurs and the Death Star, he can.
In fact, it’s a choice that we recommend. There are plenty of students that will pick a picture of them wearing a rumpled suit or sporting a new hairstyle, smiling, but how many get to look like this in their senior yearbook? There is but one who can create this sort of look – and he will be remembered for all time.
Anybody Have Any Excedrin?
Because trying to make sense of this senior yearbook quote gave us all migraines. Let’s even leave aside for a moment that “we’re” isn’t the proper grammar for that sentence and just focus on the meaning of the message...which is...uh...it’s gotta be something, that’s for sure. Maybe Jizelle was just having one of those days where her brain doesn't know exactly what to come up with anything really meaningful, so she put down the first thing that came to mind.
Well, she should have given this one another pass, because it doesn’t really hit us all that hard. There is also, of course, the bad grammar, but it’s not like she just spent four years in school or anything. On the other hand, kids in the yearbook club can’t do much else, so it might have been one of them.
You Can’t Say That Anymore
Reading this nowadays, it’s all too likely that someone will assume the wrong sort of thing from Russel Mickelson. But just look at that goof. The wacky teeth, the big smile, the earnest eyes, the wildly unattractive haircut – that guy doesn’t have a creepy bone in his body. He’s just a farm kid, getting through high school as best he can, asking if people want to meet Bessie.
Did anyone ever take him up on the offer? We don’t know, but back when this picture was taken, maybe it was a little more likely. Also, can we quickly talk about the quote from Pat Olsen, who wishes “Soda” was closer to “Grace”? What on Earth is that supposed to mean? A soda fountain? Are they two towns? Two schools? What are you trying to tell us, Pat Olsen?