10. fall clothes are displayed in stores
9. the cousins start a mad reading dash in order to finish their summer reading
8. you start to see commercials for the beginnings of new seasons for your favorite shows
7. the fog starts to roll in earlier and leave later (in daly city, of course)
6. there are less good movies being shown in theatres
5. your principal starts emailing like crazy
4. you start to train yourself to sleep by a normal hour, instead of 3 or 4 in the morning
3. the family just now starts talking about taking a summer trip. this summer
2. no more friends are planning to visit the bay area
1. you start having nightmares about the next school year
last night i had a bad dream. it was the first day of school, and when i walked into my classroom i saw the same students from last year sitting in shiny desks. there was one new addition to the class, a boy that i knew from high school who used to be so mean and sarcastic to the students and teachers back then. i ran downstairs with my "resignation" paper in hand, desperately searching for the principal. when i finally find him and hand him the paper, he refuses to accept it and i am forced to go back upstairs and face my new "old" class. instead, i try to run out of the school, but can't escape.
i seriously woke up sweating.
***
once again, i had a great, adventurous weekend. more to come later!
