the ones who think they can

danielle owens; be afraid and brave. be nervous and courageous.

[danixowens]

@scarlettamelia: college and high school are basically the same shit

@presidentowens: @scarlettamelia That's not ENTIRELY true! I'm a lot less apprehensive when my phone buzzes. :D

[miss-alaska]

College fucking sucks.

[danixowens]

Oh, no! Why do you say that?

[graysonhandler]

It's revelation, celebration, graduation || Event

The school year finally draws to a close, and the seniors graduate.

[graysonhandler]

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[ben-greene]

Yeah, they are. It was mostly just Simon…they pushed some buttons. Stuff with my mom and stuff… but it’s all good.

You’re right. Yeah, I’ll think about it. If this thing I have to do doesn’t kill me first. 

[danixowens]

...Simon is pretty good at pushing buttons. At least they're done now, right? 

Oh, gosh. That's a little scary. Whatever you're doing, please be safe? 

[ben-greene]

Yeah, I bunch of shit was going on, actually… but I don’t want to bother you with those issues, because they are in the past now. But yeah, I guess I’ll consider going after I get what I have to done. I’ll only consider though. I’ll think about it.

[danixowens]

It wouldn't be a bother, if you wanted, but I'm not going to push or anything. Besides, they're in the past, so I'm happy for you.

Good, that's a start. Just think about it this way- you lose nothing by trying, but you could potentially lose out on a lot of future if you just blow it off.

[ben-greene]

Please, Dani. I barely passed high school. Besides, I have some other stuff I have to take care of first before I think about going back to school.

[danixowens]

Well...was there anything else going on? I know that uh, my grades can suffer if something else is distracting me. You just have to learn from it, and move forward. And really? I think that when it's done, you should at least consider going to school. Okay? 

[scarlettcolemean-xo]

I don’t know why people say graduation is so bittersweet, it’s not like we’ll never see each other again.

[danixowens]

It's a new chapter in our lives! That means finishing up this one. I can see where people are coming from...you're totally gonna text me and Skype me and stuff though, right?

[ben-greene]

Yeah, but why pay for it when I’m just gonna flunk out?

[danixowens]

How do you know you'd flunk out? You might surprise yourself.

[ben-greene]

Wasn’t planning on it, no.

[danixowens]

Why not? The income gap between high school graduates and college graduates is about seventeen thousand dollars a year. Trying to survive on a high school diploma just doesn't make sense anymore.

[alice-no-mercy]

Someone tell me how I’m suppose to feel knowing we only have a few days left because I honestly don’t know how.

[danixowens]

I think that's normal, to be honest. Don't worry.

[ben-greene]

I had pretty easy classes this semester, so I’m not too worried. It’s not like it’s going to prevent me from going to college or anything. I’m not even going.

[danixowens]

Wait. You're not going to college? At all? Not even community college?

[ben-greene]

Please, Danielle. I’m pretty sure you could slack off the rest of the week and you’d still pass with flying colors.

[danixowens]

That's flattering, but I'm sadly not as infallible as you seem to think. What about you, are you worried about finals?

[ben-greene]

Maybe you should cut yourself off, Dans.

[danixowens]

But we have finals coming up! I need to be on the top of my game. I'm not failing out of high school in the last week.

[danixowens]

I can't tell if I love it or hate it when I accidentally drink too much coffee. On the one hand, I've never felt so alert. On the other hand, I also can't focus on anything for more than about one second.

[scarlettcolemean-xo]

You are the only person I know who could make me feel guilty about watching tv.

[danixowens]

It's not supposed to make you feel guilty! Like...every show has problems, but you're still free to like what you like. It's good to acknowledge those problems, you know? So you're not just blindly consuming media.

[scarlettcolemean-xo]

I never looked at it that way?

[danixowens]

Everything about the way they treat Penny's character is kind of gross, from what I've seen. But I'm also not good at looking at media any other way, so there is that.

[danixowens]

@jlisting: @presidentowens ouch, not a fan of terms of endearment?

@presidentowens: @jlisting In this case, it's not a term of endearment. It's condescending/patronizing/belittling.

@presidentowens: @jlisting Also sexist, since the use of that term is linked to my gender. Just fyi.