What? No School?

Recently I remembered that I don't have to go back to school this September. For the first time in 20 years I'm not going back to school. I feel like a nerd when I say that but it's true. I always enjoyed going back to school, so it's wierd that September will come and will have no significance really.

Reasons I'm happy not to go back to school
I don't have to buy overpriced textbooks I'll never use
No 'get to know your classmates' games
No having to tell profs how to pronounce my last name, and where I'm from
No getting lost on campus

Reasons it's wierd not to go back to school
No back to school shopping
No new pens (stop laughing, I love new pens)
No Salad King or street meat
No 'we're back at school parties' even though we saw each other the weekend before

Things that don't change
I'll still have to pretend to be nice to some of the people I don't like
I'll still have to tell people, 'yes, I'm from Alberta. No I'm not a red-necked religious conservative.' and 'Yes, I'm still single'
Realistically I'll still have to tell people how to pronounce my last name and not to call me Nikki.