31 Days, 31 Memories - Day 22

[bironic]

Filled to the brim with a busy day topped off with post-food shopping/new-recipe meals, House reruns and a Firefly ep, I retire to bed with the hefty Cartographer's Craft PDF. Happy weekend, everyone!

22. Elementary School

One afternoon in third or fourth grade, K. managed to hang himself from a coat hook by his ear.

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[catilinarian.livejournal.com]

Not only were the pretty girls able to make the uniforms look pretty (mainly by rolling the skirts at the waist or getting the shortest walking shorts imaginable), while the rest of us looked awkward in the horribly boxy things, but we even managed to preserve distinctions of socio-economic class in the damned things. Shoes, bags, the few delicate items of religious jewellry permitted, and of course, the newness of your uniform all marked you out. The students whose maroon sweaters were still dark and fit perfectly were indisputably of higher rank than those of us whose second-hand sweaters had turned coppery-brown and lost their elasticity. Uniforms can come in handy - they're cheaper and more durable than most kids' clothes - but in my experience they do nothing to mitigate the sharp distinctions children make among themselves.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Alas. Another idealistic hope dashed. :)