Life of Brian

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It was yet another early morning after yet another long night. Brian slowly wiped the crust from his eyes and stumbled towards the shower, trying to clear the cobwebs from my head. After fully waking up as much as possible under a scalding shower, thought process finally started to begin and cognitive functions slowly returned to the body. Overall it was a good morning, Brian felt fine other than the permanently sore legs that were a product of daily soccer practices and no substitutes during games. After freshening up, the first major dilemma of the day was reached: whether to spend the energy to make breakfast or not. The decision was made and breakfast was not eaten. A quick perusal of the schedule revealed an early free and a sigh of relief was expelled. It seems that last night’s assignments would be completed after all. The fifteen minute drive to school allowed some time to wake up and go through the day’s schedule. The day had just begun and Brian was already looking forward to falling asleep again.
Brian parked and spent a minute collecting himself before opening his trunk and heaving his backpack out of the car and slowly trudged up the walkway leading to school. As he passed the gym, he groaned mentally at the thought of another long soccer practice under the desert sun. As he entered the quad a group of familiar faces greeted him and moved aside to let him into the circle of kids discussing various, meaningless events. The clock hit 7:49 and, almost in unison, the entire student body headed to their lockers or backpacks and made their way to class. First block class proved uneventful and Brian headed out of it feeling slightly more knowledgeable but drastically less energetic. It was going to be a long day.
The second block free period posed one of the most common, but demanding questions a senior Is faced with: homework or coffee? Brian chose the latter and rationalized the twenty minutes remaining when he returned would be sufficient to complete his AP Statistics homework. A quick jaunt to Hava Java resulted in a caffeine induced energy boost and a new outlook on the day. The Statistics assignment was rushed through but completed after taking few creative liberties with various answers. Lunch arrived quickly after another two classes and posed yet another question: where to eat? Taco Bell was decided upon due to the cheap prices and outstanding quality of service and food.
The drive to the restaurant was uncomfortable and enjoyable. Having six teenagers crammed into a sedan usually does not allow for a luxury drive, but Brian and his friends made up for it by blasting music obnoxiously loud and making fun of anything that was slightly out of the ordinary. Taco Bell left Brian feeling satisfied and slightly disgusted, but this was a common phenomenon after consuming lunch. Upon returning to school, Brian returned to classes and was pleasantly surprised after receiving a B+ on his AP Biology test and an A- on his English IV writing assignment. His classes were complete and the day was finally over save one obstacle: the community block. Brian and his classmates quickly dashed for the library in order to secure seats before kids started to get herded inside by the tag team of the Dean and the Heads of Clubs. After successfully avoiding any confrontation or , God forbid, a mandatory meeting with a club, Brian spent the last 50 minutes of the school day accomplishing nothing in the library.
Now came soccer and with it the dread of spending an hour and a half in the heat. Though he enjoyed the sport and playing with his teammates immensely, practice was never looked forward to. The long runs and the even longer drills were never a highpoint of the day, but they left Brian feeling satisfied and productive. After practice, Brian and his teammates trudged up to the parking lot for the drive home. He was greeted at his house by his parents and after some small talk retired to his room to begin work. It had been a good day, not great, but certainly nothing to complain about.