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So, today's been the most ridiculous day of my week.

ACT this morning. Wore lucky band shirt and sweatshirt. Hardest part of the test was the essay...coincidentally, the prompt was on band.

Come home, eat the most delicious sub and chips on the planet, and go up to DHS to help with Stompfest concessions.
Instead of being bored the whole time during lulls in traffic, I actually learned a few things about people.

I learned that Katie Fabian likes helping but also easily spaces out and gets in the way. Doubly so when her boyfriend shows up.
Also learned that Ben is a far more awesome person than any of us ever thought.
Unfortunately, it's been a few hours since I heard the details myself so I don't feel comfortable sharing them.

In that context though, I twice heard things that made my brain freak out and die laughing at one.
It made me double-think when on the subject that proved the above point (awesome bedrooms, lmao don't ask) when Mrs. Wilson was like 'Yeah you would LOVE to see Ben's bedroom, it's cool...'
I don't think your crush's parents are meant to uh...say things like that. Not that she knows. Unless I make it too obvious, lol.
And later she was like 'Yeah I don't think he's going to take that to college with him when he finally leaves, I'd like to keep it so my grandkids will have somewhere awesome to sleep."
Once again, just a little awkward for me to hear lol.

Well, hm. To generally describe the conversation and put the above into context, let me attempt to recall what she said.
"Yeah, I let both my kids do whatever they wanted to their rooms. So Ben's grandpa made him this loft bed with a slide-down wall underneath that he carved out to look like a castle...and then we got some rock-looking wallpaper and put that up, and the ceiling is blue with clouds. Then I got some glow-in-the-dark paint and painted stars and stuff so it looks like night when you turn the lights off. The windows have this stick-on stained glass stuff on them to look like, y'know, cathedral windows, and the curtain rod is this big rod with crystals on the ends. The computer desk has these two kinds of lights on it, and there's a Persian rug underneath it. Although he hits his head on the ceiling if he tries to sit up in bed anymore, he still uses it...just cause his grandpa made it for him."

For one, most epic room on the planet. And I'm sure I forgot a few details, it's hard enough to remember everything like I do, lol...

On another note of the topic...the grandfather in question died the day before this past Christmas.
Ben was the only one to talk at the funeral. Not because nobody else wanted to, but because nobody could top his story about the bed and everything.
Even Ben's dad, the grandfather's son (I think), didn't get up to say anything.
-Nobody- could follow that. That's just...amazing.

Swear to god, I'm going to hate myself if I don't ask this kid out by the end of marching band this coming year. Although he's going off to college and graduating, he's not going away. He's going to NOVA for a year and then deciding where he's going to go. So, I have more time to do something than I thought. And I think I'm more likely to do something now that I have a deeper outside glimpse into who he really is.
Maybe the next B-day week.
...nah, shouldn't plan it. That never works. I'm just going to do something about my crush on him at some point before school ends.

It feels odd to suddenly have a person thrown into perspective for a second time...