The Remember List, 2002-2003

"If you think back, and replay your year, if it doesn’t bring you tears, of either joy or sadness, consider it wasted." --John Cage

The amazing Butch Walker concert at the Roxy
"Our Friend, The Nitrogen Cycle"
The Milton Talent Show
Trips to Mall of GA
Constantly setting dates to drop out of school
Filming "The Mistreatment of Seniors" for Film Class
Getting hair and nails done for Homecoming
Going out to dinner before Homecoming
The Homecoming Dance
Going to Jason’s after Homecoming
The Homecoming Game
Hanging out post-Homecoming game at Steak and Shake, then convincing Alex Silverman that just because his parents were out of town doesn’t mean they wouldn’t want him to have girls over
Eating at Friday’s on Senior Skip Day, then sitting around in the mall
Wandering around Crate And Barrel without enough money to buy anything
Living at Ashleigh’s for a week
Finally getting to meet Isaac
The NHS Kickball tournament that finally happened, us losing to the huge hulking boys, and eating Bruster’s ice cream afterwards
Finally having a good outside reading assignment (i.e. being able to read 2000 pages of whatever we wanted to)
Sarah’s Birthday Party and sleepover afterwards, complete with Twister and breakfast
"Saving our trash" for a week for AP Environmental Science
The scary Lit-Mag dinner at Nantucket Sandwich Shop
Working the Blood Drive and giving blood for the first time, thereby missing half of school
Trivia!!!
Jewish Chuck
Bruster’s after Trivia and trying to make Patrick uncomfortable
Peter the Liar and Honest Eric
Winning 1st place at Speed Trivia!!! because we’re great at cheating
The one day school got cancelled for weather
Never paying attention in AP Government
Butch Walker on CBS!
The MHS Pagaent, Daniel winning the whole damn thing, and eating at Steak and Shake afterwardsThe Lip Sync Contest, and being scarred by Jason, Dan, and Drew’s performance
Watching "There’s Something About Mary" and eating tons of food on Valentine’s Day
Reading People en Espanol and Ebony while working the Debate tournament
Garrett revoking the "Ashleigh" part of his truck’s name, then reinstating it but making it so it’s always "AmyAndAshleigh" instead of switching the names back and forth
Watching "The Simpsons" at Jason’s house
Not being able to get into "One Hour Photo" at Tara
The Great Muffin Fight of 2002
Coming up with service experiences for the UGA Honors application
Going to visit Lindsey at Athens and getting really, really excited about attending UGA
Spring Break!
Going to Chik-Fil-A for lunch
Watching The Oscar’s at Drew’s house
Surviving Economics
Awanita
Seeing "Harry Potter" after Awanita and almost falling asleep
"Bad Habits" and hanging out at Jason’s afterwards
Auditioning for Nick’s movie and going to J. Christopher’s afterwards
The awful Poetry Project
Seeing a real live fox for the first time on Old Milton Parkway
Eating congratulatory ice cream at NOT-Cold Stone for all those who got into UGA
Having a cheering section at the Amy vs. Ashleigh softball game
Horribly boring NHS meetings
"The Elephant Man"
All day "Elephant Man" rehearsal and watching "The Boondock Saints" in the dressing room
The One Act competitions at Milton
"How To Eat Like A Child" aka "How To Eat Your Mother"
Long rehearsals for "The Elephant Man"
Fort Valley, Georgia, the WalMart, the board game, the boredom, the One Act Competition itself, getting angry and driving home
Aubrey’s after the One Act Competition
Taking the awful SAT II’s
Days of singing songs in Friedman’s class
The Thanksgiving Leftovers Feast
Aniele’s Golden Globes party
"The Good Girl" all the way down at Phipps and Steak and Shake afterwards
Tailgating before all the home games
Getting bored at all the home games and leaving early to go to Steak and Shake or Waffle House
Shopping in Little Five Points
Seeing Josh Joplin Group at the Variety Playhouse
Reupholstering the couch for "The Elephant Man"
Quitting all our clubs second semester
Drew’s Halloween party
Cows By The Side Of The Road
Ishmael discussions in the TAG room
Having to miss the Butch Walker concert in Dahlonega because of the only time it would ice in GA all year long
Samm calling me up during the concert to let me listen to the chorus of "If"
Playing Holiday Trivia at Laura’s house
Going to "Rocky Horror Picture Show" in Marietta or wherever, and sleeping at Jason’s afterwards
Seeing "The Lost Soldiers" at Milton
The Columbus trip with Sarah and
The Great Disturbing Drama Group Kissing Web
Hanging out at the mall in Columbus and then at our mall once we got back
The AP Government Mock City Council meeting, followed by Taco Bell
"There are APES all over the place! Look, there goes one now!"
Playing Pictionary at Jason’s, and having every card say "Draw Daniel Glenn"
The Great Sarah Meltdown of 2003
The Great Car Crash of 2003
Going rolling
Playing cards in study hall
"Black Comedy" and watching "Toy Story 2" at Adam’s afterwards
The first trip to visit Lindsey at Athens
Our school being infested with rats
Watching Ethan Hawke’s "Hamlet" and "O" at Beth’s in preparation for the tests
Discovering that Beth's dog is terrified of Bethany
Planning the Drama Club vs. 2AM Softball Game that would never be
Getting rejected from UVA after checking at least fifteen times during the schoolday
The Zilla Killa and related hand symbols
The Year of Kenneth Branagh
Watching "Event Horizon" at Jason’s house
Getting implicated in The Great APES Cheating Scandal of 2003
Playing softball
Gift-wrapping at Zany Brainy for NHS, and eating at Superior Wok beforehand
Planning the Savannah Trip that would never be
Planning to get completely wasted on the Savannah Trip that would never be
Drama group sex talks at Aubrey’s house
Writing rude phrases on the programs at the NHS induction ceremony
Seeing "The Ring"
Sitting in the back and heckling at the Celebration of Excellence
Jason’s Pity-Party at Sara B’s house
Trying out Trivia at Barnacles and getting lost somewhere in Hall County
Going outside during D lunch when Jimmy and Ryan would come get us
Watching "A Muppet Christmas Carol" at Drew’s house
"Twilight Zone"
The Milton Film Festival, and not being willing to sit through "The Lost Soldiers" for a third time, so going to Starbucks in the middle
The dreaded epiphany stories, and inventing epiphanies
Hanging out with Butch Walker, Lindsey, and a couple hundred others at Best Buy
Being scared shitless after watching "The Ring" at Jason’s by someone knocking at the door
The damn APES Personal Energy Audit
Sucking at Championship Trivia
"Moulin Rouge" gathering at Sarah’s
Pizza Hut and the Webb Bridge Park swings on the last night of Spring Break
Daniel Glenn’s Cat Impression
Filling out college apps and baking cookies at Catherine’s
Jason’s New Year’s Eve party
Hamlet soliloquies
Extended lunch
Eating lunch outside on the picnic tables
Our lunch table seceding from the big table
Allusion gatherings at Steak & Shake
Taking Sarah to Friday’s for free dessert on her birthday
APES fieldtrip to the swamps of North Georgia
Drinking and watching Noggin at Michelle’s house on Prom night
Drunken phone calls and email messages on Prom night


Greetings From The Verge Of Daylight
The Remember List, 2001-2002