I got my Sundowner mousepad in the mail today! It’s so cool, it’s almost a shame to have to cover it with a mouse. ::stares at mousepad some more::

Anyway, today completely rocked. I got to have lunch with John Glen, the first American in space, who later became a U.S. senator, then returned to NASA several years ago to become the oldest man in space. First, he spoke to the Upper School during our Conference Period (a time of day where we’re supposed to meet with teachers, but is almost always taken up by assemblies); then he talked to the middle school during our lunch. He’s such a fabulous speaker. Plus, to wrap up, he gave us this talk on why people should be more involved in the government. It was so awesome. During lunch, somehow it slipped out to the school that Mackenzie and I were going to have lunch with John Glenn, so all these people started pestering us about it. We barely escaped with our lives.

He was still talking to the middle schoolers at 1, but we got out of class anyway. Mr Bradley, one of the teachers, said that he’d finish at 1:30, but it was actually 1:50 when he finally escaped from the huge crowds of insane middle schoolers, pleading for autographs. He actually had to sign a girl’s shoe. Anyway, we started lunch at about 1:55, with chicken caesar salad as opposed to the spaghetti that the rest of the school got. I was actually slightly jealous. I think that spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread is the best meal they serve at Hockayay (it’s fabulous!), and I really dislike salad. I managed to eat the whole thing, though. I would have felt really akward not eating anything just because I didn’t like salad. Of course, Senator Glenn barely ate anything at all because he was so busy talking about the space program, the government, etc. It rocked. We got out at about 3, meaning that I missed half my Bio class. When Rachel M. and I walked in, everyone was grilling us for details. They all thought that Senator Glenn was a fabulous speaker, and they all wished they could have been there. ::snickers::

Because we had to wear our dress uniform today, I actually wore a skirt for the first time this year. I only own one. Usually, I wear the shorts, which are part of the uniform, yet I’m the only one not in fourth grade that actually wears them. Anyway, about 20 people suggested that the world was going to end because I was wearing a skirt. Is it really that peculiar? I wore a dress in H2$. ::sighs::