I remember when we got the October/November calendars, and I quickly scanned to see what we were doing on October 6: my birthday. Truly, it doesn't really matter what happens in AP English 12 on my birthday, but everyone can agree that it's very sad to have tests/quizzes/due dates on your birthday. Imagine my excitement when I realized that not only would there be no work in English class that day, but I would have a work free day spent down in Cleveland with my fellow AP English-ers watching Othello! Even though I thoroughly enjoyed the play, it's safe to say that the best part of that day was that it was almost entirely all about me. After receiving many compliments for my specially picked "birthday outfit," I felt that "I [had] reached 'absolute perfection,'" and not just because many people were telling me so (Wilde 31). After the play, when everyone had to sing "Happy Birthday" to me, I knew that this would be a very special birthday. We never sing to others on their brthdays, and this felt good. In fact, all of this attention on me felt so good, "I felt like I was flying" (Kesey 324). Not only did I get to spend my birthday with Ms. Serensky, I got to avoid school, everyone paid a lot of attention to me, AND we got cupcakes. Wow. What a day. All in all, I'd say it was "sort of epic" (Currie, Jr. 181)
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