High School
This class, which starts as a mandatory elective in sophomore year, was the class that inspired me to go into my current field of study.
What is IB Economics?
This card game, whose name is a spin on that of the shedding game it's based on, features a sprawling player-made rules document with over 30 pages.
What is Extra Crazy Eights?
This person is a rodent who I unsuccessfully tried to court my junior year of high school.
Who is Maryssa Brown?
This warm primary color might be referred to by other names like scarlet or crimson.
What is red?
This is the number of girlfriends that I've had in my life up to this point.
What is one?
This girl was the third person I ever had a crush on at WIHI, and I generally consider it one of my weirdest crushes to date.
Who is Kylie Lee?
This quartet with a murderous name had a reign in blood that lasted from 1983 to 2019.
Who are Slayer?
This is a tone of voice that I find highly objectionable when used on me in conversation.
What is a condescending tone?
This astrological star sign is represented by scales, and spans from September 23rd to October 22nd.
What is Libra?
This is the number of installments (not necessarily completed) there are in my Romance Files series.
What is three?
This is the lowest grade that you'll find on my WIHI transcript, which I received in my first semester of World Lit. freshman year.
What is a C+?
This 2003 swashbuckler film based on an iconic Disney theme park attraction gave birth to four sequels which grossed a total of $4.5 billion at the box office.
What is Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl?
This is the science I took at WIHI, which, despite being the lesser of three evils, was the only class I ever slept in because I hated it so much.
What is IB Biology?
This is the number of siblings that I have.
What is two?
This is the French musical duo whose lyrics I quoted at the end of my 2016 tale of unrequited love, The Romance Files.
Who are Daft Punk?
This is the number of times I've been called out of a class to have a meeting with a counselor about a rat-related issue.
What is two?
This niche iOS and Nintendo DS puzzle game, created by Capcom, follows the story of a man who becomes a ghost and has 24 hours to uncover the story of his death.
What is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?
This 2008 Ghibli film was the first exposure I'd ever had to anime, and though my mom and brother loved it, I can't say I had the same reaction.
What is Ponyo?
This. is the number of pets I have.
What is one?
This is the name of the Ohioan girl who I briefly crushed on after meeting her in Puerto Rico in 2019.
Who is Daphne?
This is the name of a Queen song that I inexplicably played in the halls for several weeks in my junior year of high school.
What is "Don't Stop Me Now"?
This album with a godly name by thrash legends Slayer was released in 1994 and peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200.
What is Divine Intervention?
This twisted love song from Slayer's 1998 record Diabolus in Musica features Tom Araya doing sensual whispered vocals and is the most unlistenable original song they've ever put to tape.
What is "Desire"?
This is my birthday.
What is October 17th?
This is the number of WIHI gals that I had a crush on during my tenure at the academy.