Getting back to 4th grade, on the last day of school, the teacher handed out these sticker photos. It was kind of weird then and kind of weird now, but they were these tiny class photos of each of the kids with this peel off piece covering the sticky part. I get a photo of a boy I had literally never spoken to in the 5 days I was in the class. I stuck it in this little autograph book I had and wrote his name next to it. Ok people, brace yourselves. I just located said book and..... this is priceless. First I know you're dying to hear the name of the boy. Ramis B. And he signed a page, too, in fancy script! There you go. Diana's crack me up: "You're a great person. Even if you're new at school you're great." But the kicker.... the autograph from the popular girl: "I'm glad you came to our school." Proof that I possibly read too many books because I was clearly living in my head!
Going back to the pictures, Robin ended up trading all of her (something? I can't remember if it was something else we got or something they had earned throughout the year) for the picture of the boy she liked. Aw. At some point in the end of year party, Jesse pulls out a boom box (I remember a boom box. I may be making this up) and starts playing First for your Right. Yes folks, you heard it. Back in the day we were allowed to play the Beastie Boys, at school, in the 4th grade! We all kind of formed this conga line. It was the coolest thing I had ever done to date.
