since awhile ago
Family- Mom, Dad and sister Beverly. Without Mom I'd be eating Doritos for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Without Dad I wouldn't have learned HTML in the first place. Without Ate (AH-teh!)... er... I would probably have become much more spoiled. And clueless.
Christian B.- the only possible phone-a-friend I could keep in touch with! Shoutouts to his sibs too-
Marc B.- the only person I know who knows about old-school anime. Maybe it's because he takes Japanese classes.
Michael B.- the brain of their familia. We're talking about a guy that studies over the summer.
Christine B.- my favorite four-year-old. Nowadays I subconsciously connect her with Pikachu. Can we adopt her? ^_^
Jeremy- co-founder of More Dumb Kombat. Wasn't a bad Duke Nukem player either. But now that he's got a DreamCast...
2000 AC1
Just for a bit of bittersweet nostalgia, I'm including this as a last tribute to my late great junior high school.
Melvyn- he and Germ were partners in crime (Crackhead!). He became my classmate. Most likely to impersonate Santa Claus. Laughs a lot. Still haven't found out who he likes. CP
Elizabeth- she used to be my classmate too but now she's off to a different high school. Reminded me to make this page in the first place, so mad props to her! HTH
Vicarose- my good Flip friend. Sometimes a bit, eh, unnerving and/or crazy, but she's taught me loads. She's the founder of the Gay Friends. CP
Tran- can't mention Vicky without her. Blew up her hand. She draws up some good anime. And I thought I was the only one that heard marching ants when I put my head against the pillow. MA
Reema- another good friend. She's told me a whole bunch of times that I'm 'special!', and that often cheered me up.
Asima- narcissistic? nahhh. She's just way too cool for school. Nowadays she wears a scarf around her head. I think she should make it rainbow-colored so we can spot her easily. MA
Janki- said stuff right off the top of her head. I still dunno whether that was good or bad. Usually hilarious. CP
Madelynne- infamous anime artist. Gone bad. lol DHS
Manisha- love the girl now or forever hold your sanity. (CHOKE!) MA
Aliana- nice enough to do a review on Doritos when I wasn't capable anymore. CP
Amina- the first reader of Project Orion. Abandoned *N SYNC for either Harry Potter or wrestling. Is that good or bad? CP
Hifza- who will always live for the Yankees and Smackdown (The Rock). Don't forget the binder. Oh, and Eminem. MA
Le'Chricia- will always cherish the unforgettable bathroom conversation during the school dance. Helped me escape eternal boredom. Moved to Pennsylvania. :(
Tyneshecia- sat next to her in SS. Encouraging. MA
Sabina- gifted in designing. And in just about everything else. One of the Gay Friends. MA
Christine- cheery and smile-inducing. Another of the Gay Friends. And Auntie Em. CP
Aditi- daffodil drawer. She's pretty, er, normal. And that's saying something. MA
Melanie- can breakdance really well. I'd break my limbs. DHS
Nidhi K.- the only one who dared to bring out her Inner Duck! CP
Nidhi D.- I had the pleasure of working with this TinMaid. Can talk. I think I was one of the only ones not bothered by this. Now she's into anime. Don't even. MA
Reena- quiet? Usually. But when she talks, she can talk! CP
AnnMarie- really into academics. Interesting to speak with. E
Peter- math whiz and valedictorian. Most likely to be featured in a 'Got Rice?' commerical. Don't ask. MA
Shareif- wanted a shoutout. I'm giving him one. It was this or punch him. Did the second already. HTH
Jeffrey- cowardly Lion with bleached-blond hair. Not bad at art, either. HTH
Jonathan- thanks for the Articunos. I'm posting them all over my site.
Diego- supposed to be the Wizard. Shareif filled in. Either that or Mr. Russ would've been furious. Something about his stomach. DHS
Ankit- knows a lot about US presidents, with a v/w mixup. MA
Ravi- MVP of SB2K. If he looked in the Mirror of Erised I think he'd see James Baldwin. DHS
Steven- tech guy. Makes good burned CDs too.
Undergrads:
Eboni- my little sister. Gone to Australia as a Student Ambassador. So proud... ::sniff, sniff::
Shirley- people used to say she's my look-alike. I know better.
Eleanor- hope *N SYNC will be replaced by something else in this new time of change.
Belinda, Jaqueline, Jessica, Henna, and everyone else that wrote to me- I'm really sorry!
Nur-E- costume designer. Brilliant mind but never seems to have any trouble with it.
Joella- sorry about the Toto incident. (Mr. Russ won him for his wife.)
Jairy- always causing mayhem. Not to mention driving me nuts. But then again, he drives everyone nuts.
Omar- the kid Reema and everyone else blacklisted in the first few months of his sixth grade year.
Erin- with Vicky, another cool co-manager.
Lauren- broke her hip when she was hit by a bus. Yes, a bus.
Wiz of Oz Cast- much thanks. That play really made me feel better while all hell was breaking loose. And yes, I really sweat when I get nervous- especially under hot stage lights.
Teachers: uh-oh, this may be kind of biased!
Mr. Russ- organizer of play. Hope his son/daughter turns out to be cool, because he left AC1 for him/her. Remind me to drop by his house so he can throw promised after-play party. Unexpectedly became one of the coolest teachers.
Update! Mr. Russ's wife has had a son! His name is Kit... and I've heard that Mr. Russ himself is now teaching in a nearby county.
Mr Kelly- doesn't go by the rules. He makes them.
Mr. Cafarelli- torturer of poor 8th grade souls. Remind me to mail him some money to invest in the stock market so he can get rich and pass his job on to the next generation of algebra teachers.
Mr. Ernst- Phys Ed teacher. It wasn't his fault I have never been coordinated.
Mr. Wizniewski- much thanks to him for all the stuff I put him through because of that COSAC site.
Ms. Dunham- nicest teacher almost hands-down.
Senora Orr- travels all around the school. Like Mr. Russ, expecting a child. Unlike Mr. Russ, will be the one giving birth.
Update! Senora Orr has a baby girl, and her name's Deynira!
Ms. Buchala- English teacher. Reviews were cool- most of the time. Pretty nice and understanding.
Ms. Arcaro- let me scrape by history class near end of term. (Still kind of mad at her for the short time limit on the final, though...)
Ms. Spitaletta- kind of intimidating, but my homeroom teacher- and she did get us through a whole bunch of trouble.
Now!
Here are more people I'm currently in touch with now...
... um... this may take awhile... but...
People I Know (though they might not know that I know them):
Robert- Peter's bro. Being intelligent must run in the family. He's a senior. Going to Renssalaer. If I spelled it right, then it's a good day.
Jack- the AU monk. He rarely speaks, and when he does... it's enlightenment.
Tommy- the AU comic book artist. Brothers w/ Jack.
Joanna- A former AEPer too. An artist- draws and writes. And a commandeer. (2003)
Chin- not to be mixed up with Christian B., so he's Chin instead of Chris Chin (pun- get it?). The prez of Asian Unity. (2001)
Barbara- been in my homeroom the entire year. How can she live with everyone? (2004)
Molly- intellectual and laid-back- at least until it comes to schoolwork. We're a bit afraid that she'll unleash the full dragon within herself. ^^; (2004)
More Grownups:
Coach Phil- my track coach. I'll never forget these days of running (and Prinze Spaghetti Wednesdays).
Mr. Kenny- my history teacher. Coincidence? Nah. Just a really nice guy.
Mr. Andrian- my French teacher. He has aspirations to take over the world. Hopefully he won't.
Mr. Wasmuth- he's Asian Unity's advisor. Not to mention Liz Wasmuth's dad. and Mrs. Wasmuth's husband.
Mr. Namery- music. Oi.
Ms. Balleras- my chemistry teacher. For future reference: P.O.C. means Piece of Cake.
Mr. Cipriano- I have a lot of guy teachers. He teaches Phys Ed. Just like his wife, who taught me in fourth grade. Weird, right?
Mr. Mustillo- my English teacher. I got so mad in his classes that I actually started doing well.
Mrs. Finn- my geometry teacher. Has an entire database of corny jokes.
Ms. McDermott- our student teacher in geometry. I miss her already.
If I've missed anyone, tell me and not only will I add you, but I'll take more gingko biloba too!