Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

Did you know there is a town in coastal Quebec called Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!? What a shock! There are exclamation points in the name of a city! How could this be? It completely breaks with convention and order. The apocalypse must be nearing!!!!

That's how I felt today. The sudden and sheer fall towards the end of the world. And just because I didn't get the schedule I wanted. But what's the point. I spent all day trying to fix my schedule and worrying about it and freaking out. It's natural for me to be a little (no a lot) neurotic. How much is too much? Today was definitely too much. I don't need to freak out. I need to calmly approach the situation. I did my fight today. I went up to the counseling office and told them straight up that the schedule would not work and I needed to talk immediately. And for once I was brave enough to face authority (adult to be specific)! And unfortunately nothing could be done. But still I cannot allow this to completely change my plans for school. So after fighting for the original plan I must be innovative. I must seek compromise and discover new ideas. I must be creative and clever. This is God's test to me.

I need more faith. But where do I find it? I am a skeptic. I always believe in the worst in people and the world. It is so pitiful. I think I can change through faith. If only I could get an omen or a sign. Perhaps I do every day.

Anyways back to the freaking out. So I'm sure when this city in Quebec registered its name it faced protest and shock. But today it is famous for this name. Although it didn't follow convention it ended up finding a new path. So I am going to clear a new path that no other person hath led. That is true leadership. I will not fear this new challenge. It won't be easy facing this awkward schedule. But it is life.

And when we put it all in perspective we realize how silly we are. A little over 24 hours ago everyone discovered their schedules. Some people were perfectly pleased. Others like me were in shock and utter misery. But it's just a schedule. What's more important is what we do with this system. We can let it destroy us or we can turn it into a benefit. And here we actually have a choice for our classes. If we don't like that AP course we can always switch to the miserably similar other one. It's not the end of the world. I know people who have only one AP class ever in their schools. Or people who take AP courses online! And in the end it's just high school. What really matters is how we lead our lives. And I have goals. If my plans don't work out perfectly I'm just being too rigid.

So when we've fought the system and battered down the hatches until the last straw of energy was used, all we can do is ....
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laugh.



watch this. tell me if it makes you laugh.