Childhood Questions
4. I had a friend who did end up moving into a different level of popularity than me. Two actually. It was less of a problem though because she wasn't in my grade, so we already had complications there. Overtime, we slowly drifted apart mostly because of our distance between classes and the fact that we went to different schools. When middle school rolled around she ended up being way more popular or well-known than I ever was. She was getting involved in dating, and it seemed as though every single time we hung out she would vent to me about relationship problems. I had another friend who transferred in middle school to my school, and, while we were happy to be together again, she ended up becoming way more popular than me. I didn't hold any grudges about either though. The first one just makes me sad thinking about it because we are distant to this day. I doubt we'll ever be as close as we once were.
14. I had a lot of favorite books growing up. These consisted of The Velveteen Rabbit, Where The Wild Things Are, a book about a pumpkin rolling down a hill. I loved the Harry Potter series immensely. I loved the scholastic books about the pigeon as well as the story about a cat who got into a lot of trouble. I can't remember the names of either. I also loved the Box Cart Children, something my third grade teacher read to us in reading time. She also read the Chronicles of Narnia to us, which resulted in my love of C.S. Lewis.
15. My favorite game growing up was probably capture the flag, mostly because I had a small elementary school class and we took our P.E. games way too seriously for 4th graders. No, really. In our minds, we were soldiers protecting valuable data that could result in the world's destruction, which meant that desperate times called for desperate measures. Things got pretty brutal. Don't even get me started on dodge ball.
16. I had a nemesis. (In my mind at least). However, I know this girl a little to this day and I can tell you, however bad the things she did may sound, she is a different person now and we both get along great to this day. Back in the day I would get excluded a lot from the groups. Looking back on things now, I'd call myself a bit of a crybaby. Nonetheless, I still got some pretty harsh treatment - I'd sit with the girls in my grade at a table and they'd all get up and move. The girl (who I won't name but let's just call her Sarah) was kind of like the ringleader, but not really: the other girls in the group were just as guilty of exclusion as Sarah was. Sarah seemed like the ringleader, but I don't want to call her that because it was an action that involved everyone in that group. However, they weren't deliberately mean all the time. After a while, it stopped and we got along great. I still know the girls from that class and I have no doubt they've changed for the better. From having talked with them and knowing them now, I can tell you they are very very nice and what I just described was definitely the actions in the minds of elementary school girls.
32. When I was young I wanted to write. I always knew - the seed of writing and loving books has always existed in me. My passion for reading and writing existed from a young age, and as I grew so did the seed.
33. When I was kid, I imagined High School was going to be the golden years. I feel like everyone must have thought of High School this way - you look up to High Schoolers and College students a lot as a child. It's kind of funny, really - you see them as Gods. I thought I would get to High School, and everything would change for the better. I imagined I'd get superpowers (I was very imaginative), or suddenly become super cool. Alas, I am just me. But I am okay with that - I wouldn't have it any other way.
37. One of my favorite childhood movies was a movie about a horse in the old wild west during the civil war. It was narrated by Matt Damon (I'm convinced this is why he's one of my favorite actors to this day) and the soundtrack was by none other than, the movie soundtrack master, Hans Zimmer. It's name was Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Herd, and it was produced by Dreamworks. I loved that movie then and I love it now, and after rewatching it I can tell you it is How To Train Your Dragon level good. That is another of my favorite films as a kid. But Spirit was one of my favorites for good reason. I think all the things I liked about it translated to my love of film in the present day.
39. "If you carry your childhood with you, you never become old." - Tom Stoppard.
14. I had a lot of favorite books growing up. These consisted of The Velveteen Rabbit, Where The Wild Things Are, a book about a pumpkin rolling down a hill. I loved the Harry Potter series immensely. I loved the scholastic books about the pigeon as well as the story about a cat who got into a lot of trouble. I can't remember the names of either. I also loved the Box Cart Children, something my third grade teacher read to us in reading time. She also read the Chronicles of Narnia to us, which resulted in my love of C.S. Lewis.
15. My favorite game growing up was probably capture the flag, mostly because I had a small elementary school class and we took our P.E. games way too seriously for 4th graders. No, really. In our minds, we were soldiers protecting valuable data that could result in the world's destruction, which meant that desperate times called for desperate measures. Things got pretty brutal. Don't even get me started on dodge ball.
16. I had a nemesis. (In my mind at least). However, I know this girl a little to this day and I can tell you, however bad the things she did may sound, she is a different person now and we both get along great to this day. Back in the day I would get excluded a lot from the groups. Looking back on things now, I'd call myself a bit of a crybaby. Nonetheless, I still got some pretty harsh treatment - I'd sit with the girls in my grade at a table and they'd all get up and move. The girl (who I won't name but let's just call her Sarah) was kind of like the ringleader, but not really: the other girls in the group were just as guilty of exclusion as Sarah was. Sarah seemed like the ringleader, but I don't want to call her that because it was an action that involved everyone in that group. However, they weren't deliberately mean all the time. After a while, it stopped and we got along great. I still know the girls from that class and I have no doubt they've changed for the better. From having talked with them and knowing them now, I can tell you they are very very nice and what I just described was definitely the actions in the minds of elementary school girls.
32. When I was young I wanted to write. I always knew - the seed of writing and loving books has always existed in me. My passion for reading and writing existed from a young age, and as I grew so did the seed.
33. When I was kid, I imagined High School was going to be the golden years. I feel like everyone must have thought of High School this way - you look up to High Schoolers and College students a lot as a child. It's kind of funny, really - you see them as Gods. I thought I would get to High School, and everything would change for the better. I imagined I'd get superpowers (I was very imaginative), or suddenly become super cool. Alas, I am just me. But I am okay with that - I wouldn't have it any other way.
37. One of my favorite childhood movies was a movie about a horse in the old wild west during the civil war. It was narrated by Matt Damon (I'm convinced this is why he's one of my favorite actors to this day) and the soundtrack was by none other than, the movie soundtrack master, Hans Zimmer. It's name was Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Herd, and it was produced by Dreamworks. I loved that movie then and I love it now, and after rewatching it I can tell you it is How To Train Your Dragon level good. That is another of my favorite films as a kid. But Spirit was one of my favorites for good reason. I think all the things I liked about it translated to my love of film in the present day.
39. "If you carry your childhood with you, you never become old." - Tom Stoppard.
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