It has been an awful year.
Now, some things have been good--if you look at the numbers, it looks like, overall, I've been doing pretty well. I scored very well on the PSAT; I stayed in the top-level choir, which as a whole did well at those adjudications we attended; my Knowledge Bowl team took 2nd at state; I've done kind of well-ish in my classes, and soon, with any luck, I'll do kind of well-ish on my AP tests, too.
Socially and at home, though, things have been pretty unpleasant. My best friend in the world and I grew apart (far apart. Very far) over issues of romance and respect (his people skills and relationship ethics need work, is