It's All In How You Look At It

A field trip, as seen through the eyes of an eighth-grader:

We're going on a field trip! A field trip! A field trip!  We're going on a field trip!  YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!  Omigod!  A field trip!  Dude, we're going on a field trip!  Do I need my backpack?  Can I bring my backpack?  Can I put my backpack in my locker?  Who's going to be on my bus?  Are you on my bus?  How about you?  Are you on my bus?  Let's get the back seat!  Dude, I want the back seat!  Omigod!  Lookit that kid!  HAHAHAHAHA!  Bang on the window!  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  What?  Dude, sit down, the bus driver's looking right at you!  Can I use your iPod?  Huh?  Can I?  Dude, can I use your iPod?  Gimme your iPod!  Because I can't find mine, that's why!  Omigod, look at that car!  He's, like, totally backwards off the road!  Let's point at him!  HEEEEEEEEEEEYYY!  What?  Hey!  Hey!  Siddown!  The chaperone's looking at us!  What?  No I didn't.  No I didn't.  HE had his hand out the window, not me!  God, you don't have to be all mad about it.  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  Lookit that kid!  Take a picture of this! Take a picture of this!  Lookit this!  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  Hey, what do you have for lunch?  I'm hungry.  I'm eating my lunch now.  Take a picture of me eating my lunch!

OMIGOD THE FLEET CENTER!  Lookit the Fleet Center!  Look!  My dad totally said he's gonna take me to a game this year!  Hey!  Lookit that guy on the bike!  HEY.  HEY.  HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!  Dude, he totally waved to me!  What?  OMIGOD LOOKIT THAT CAR!  Dude, check out that car!  It's a Ferrari!  Wave at him!  Lookit!  We're here!  Check out that weird-lookin' guy!  Shuddup, I am not!  No, YOU shuddup!  

DUDE, LOOKIT ALL THE SQUIRRELS!!  THAT'S THE BIGGEST SQUIRREL I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!  CHECK OUT THE SQUIRRELS!! THAT SQUIRREL'S STANDING UP!!!  TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS!  TAKE A PICTURE OF ME AND THE SQUIRREL!  DUDE, I'M GONNA EMAIL THIS TO MY MOM!

Listen to a bunch of boring stuff about dead people

Is this over yet?  When is this going to be over?  Is it lunchtime?  Are we going to eat lunch with, like, everyone, or do I have to stay with my group? 

PIIIIIIGEOOOOOOOOONS!!!!

Omigod, I've never seen so many pigeons!  Check this out!  That pigeon totally flew over my head and missed me by thismuch! HAHAHAHAHA!

I'm gonna go buy some food.  Whaddya mean, I have to wait for the group??  Jeez, it's not like I'm gonna get lost or something - wait.  Where is everyone? 

Omigod, FOOOOOOOOD!  How much money do you have?  I only have ten dollars.  I want pizza.  Where's the pizza place?   No, I want a hot dog!  Do you want a hot dog?  Where are the hot dogs?  Omigod lookit THAT!  THAT'S what I want!  C'mon, let's go over here!  No, over here!  I want one of those!  Hey, get me a Monster energy drink.  Cuz you owe me, that's why!  Yeah you do.  Yeah you do.  I totally gave you four bucks the other day is why!  Lemme have a bite of that, then.  C'mon!  Argh!  You're such a - NICE PERSON.  THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY, MRS. S!  HE'S A NIIIIICE PERSON WHO'S GONNA GIVE ME A BITE OF HIS LUNCH! Because I said -

CANDY!  OMIGOD LOOKIT THE CANDY PLACE!!  I'M TOTALLY GETTING GUMMI WORMS!  Dude, Pixy Stix!  Let's all get jumbo Pixy Stix for the ride back!!  And Fun Dip!  HAHAHAHAHA!!  Lookit us, Mrs. S.!  We're gonna eat all this on the ride home!  Lookit her face!  HAHAHAHAHAHA!  What?  Get me one of them too!  Hey, there's the bus!  Tell 'em I'll be right there!  Wait, I just need to get this one thing!  C'mon, it's almost my turn!  Just this one thing!  Awwwww!  You never let me get anything!  HEY.  THAT'S MY SEAT.  BECAUSE I SAT HERE ALL THE WAY DOWN, THAT'S WHY.  GET OUT OF MY SEAT.  You move!  No, YOU move!  Well, I ain't moving - what?  Yeah, good job making both of us move!  Yeah it IS your fault!  Is too!  Is too!  He wouldnta said anything if you hadn't been yelling!  Yeah, whatever.  No, YOU shut up!  What?  No, I don't want a lunch detention.  God, what's wrong with her today?  Hey, check it out!  That kid's totally fast asleep!  HAHAHAHAHA!  Hey! Hey! Let me use your camera!  I'm totally taking a picture of this kid!  Wait, take a picture of me eating this candy!  No, me!  Take a picture of me!  HAHAHAHAHA!  I can't wait to show everyone what we did today!!

Comments

[LadyHAHA]

This post made me feel like I was there. hahahaha! I hope you got lots of rest after that.