our basketball team lost today in the state tournament. we were so swept away and caught in the moment that actual emotions in the audience were cracked, including (perhaps especially) mine. at that point, we didn't care to watch rainier beach play right after our defeat, so we fled. grief is all i could remember on the car ride home, as well as a fear of getting into a car crash because i had to sit in the middle seat (i got bitch) of anthony's car, where there is no seat belt. STILL, i am proud of our team, and i cannot even begin to think what's going through their minds right now. it's got to be some heavy stuff. every time i saw them play at a game, they became more heroic in image and in their accomplishments... in my mind they were way too cool to just be "highschoolers," although half of the actual appeal is that they are group of teenagers with awesome cooperative talents... to say the least, i was heartbroken and devastated by the loss, but it will always remain a landmark memory of the fantastical (YES IT'S A WORD, AND I USE IT WITH FULL FUCKING CONFIDENCE) parts of my highschool experience.

even though this entry was all about today's basketball game, all but one of the proceeding photos weren't taken there.



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