Sunday, Mar. 17, 2002 | 4:46 p.m.

my class has been no different. so many people have fallen victim to this crazy phenomenon. and no one even cares.

my theory is this: i think that everyone starts freaking out about how they only have one year left and they feel guilty about how they've treated certain people like crap so they go and change everything that has ever made them who they are. they compromise values and opinions and faith. and for what? so that they can convince themselves that they are good people or some other craziness.

i don't understand it. i really don't.

today i went out to lunch with my friend gina, and we were talking about this theory. in our english class in particular, we are noticing how certain barriers are disappearing. one of the most popular, snotty girls in the class is working on a project with one of the most annoying girls in the class. last year they might have spoken two words to one another. and now they're spending time together outside of school to get this done? right, that makes sense.

i guess this isn't necessarily a bad thing. i just think some of it is false interest, and i think almost all of it is people being fake in order to come off as "nice." maybe it's just a big ploy to get nominated for prom queen or something.

who knows?

what i do know is, based on statistics from previous senior classes, it will only get worse after spring break. the last month and a half of school will be ahead of us: crunch time.

oh. joy.