~ It’s a hot Friday night in July and your Mom just dropped you off at the mall. You meet some friends at the Food Court and head straight to Hot Topic, ready to sift through the new release CD bin and check out the new shipment of band tees. There’s a buzz in the air. ADTR is playing on the store system. Warped Tour is this weekend. You get a patch and a couple buttons for your backpack.

~ It’s not a fad, you’re not trend-chasing, you’re not trying to fit in, or to get someone to like you. This is who you are.

~ Remember that feeling. Recapture that feeling. It feeds us. Makes us whole. Lets us know it’s going to be alright. It was never a phase. This is who WE are.

~ Class is in session. Today’s lessons include:

• Singing at the top of your lungs

• Dancing until your legs are sore

• Drinking water

• Pythagorean Theorem