"Remember
always that you not only
have the right to be an individual,
you have an obligation to be one."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
have the right to be an individual,
you have an obligation to be one."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Well, another school year has begun which means some of our members have had to forfeit precious Andrew-appreciating time to do things like Algebra and Five Paragraph Essays. Because I well remember those days, I decided to write yet another start-of-school themed JABB. I hope you enjoy and best of luck to all our students!
God bless,
Jenni
Things
JABBers should *NOT* do as they enter the school year...
1. Ponder the fact that you probably could have purchased John Dye's complete filmography on DVD two or three times over for the price you paid for your text books...
2. Ponder how many TBAA DVDs you could have watched in the time it took to do that dratted Trig homework.
3. Compare your teachers or professors to Andrew in "Stealing Hope" or "A House Divided." Really, what's that gonna get you but disappointment?
4. Attend the school football games thinking Andrew will be there. Again, it's just gonna be a disappointment. Besides, do you really wanna see Andrew with that black goop under his eyes. What the heck is that, anyway!?!?
5. Shoot angry, irritated looks at your classmate, Monica. It's not her fault she shares a name with the angel who neglected Andrew in "The Journalist." And countless other episodes...
6. If your school/college has a daycare and you spend some time there, do not attempt to teach the youngins the alphabet in the following manner:
A is for Andrew.
B is for baseball bat used to bash...
C is for computer which Andrew bashed in "Pandora's Box."
D is for death, as in angel of death.
E is for Eben who I want to beat up for hurting Andrew's heart.
F is for facial hair, which Andrew sometimes has.
G is for Gloria. Let's move on...
H is for Halo Boy, one of Andrew's many, many nicknames.
I is for immortal, which Andrew is. Thank God. Nevermind what those scary fanfic writers say, kiddo...
J is for John Dye. Where is he?
K is for kindness which Andrew has tons and tons of.
L is for "love the lovely angel" which you should say at least once a day.
M is for Monica. Sigh...
N is for never, which is when I intend to get over Andrew.
O is for Our Father, who loves us very much.
P is for playful which we wish Andrew was more often...
Q is for quixotic, a good word to describe the quest to find the reason why Monica isn't more supportive of the Lovely One.
R is for rock and roll band like Adam's, Andrew's, and Henry's AOD Band!
S is for shipper fiction which we avoid at all costs. ::shudder::
T is for Tess, who loves Andrew very much, even if he does get treated like a firstborn. ::sob::
U is for umbrella, Andrew's dance partner.
V is for vampires. Cause Andrew knows some, apparently!
W is for waltz which I wanna do with Andrew... Sigh...
X is for xylophone which has to do with Andrew cause, umm, I say so.
Y is for yearning. Ahem.
Z is for zugunruhe which is a good word to describe the behavior of your average Andrew fan as they attempt to watch "Two Sides to Every Angel," "Children of the Night," and other angsty Andrew episodes.
Yeah... Maybe not the best mode of teaching 4 year olds?
But let's not just focus on the negative! Here are...
Things
JABBers *should* do as they
enter the school year...
1. Carry a photo of Andrew
somewhere on your person, in your book bag or purse. I did this
for much of high school and college and still have a photo hidden in my
wallet. It may sound goofy but there were times that just
stealing a glance shook me outta the class time doldrums.
2. Did any body's mom or dad or special someone put notes in their lunch bag? Well, what if you could get notes from Andrew in your lunch bag?!? Something tells me you could get some of those notes if ya hunted around this page a little... ;-) And if you like them then maybe we can hit him up for more.
3. If you don't have to wear a uniform, keep a flannel shirt handy. Whenever you get distressed and overwhelmed, either put it on or just look at it and think of Andrew. If you decide you just want to hold it to your cheek and pretending you're hugging him... it'll be our lil secret.
2. Did any body's mom or dad or special someone put notes in their lunch bag? Well, what if you could get notes from Andrew in your lunch bag?!? Something tells me you could get some of those notes if ya hunted around this page a little... ;-) And if you like them then maybe we can hit him up for more.
3. If you don't have to wear a uniform, keep a flannel shirt handy. Whenever you get distressed and overwhelmed, either put it on or just look at it and think of Andrew. If you decide you just want to hold it to your cheek and pretending you're hugging him... it'll be our lil secret.
4. Have fun! And if you're not definitely remember that bit Andrew said in "Last Dance." High school is NOT the best time of your life. It will get better! Angels don't lie!
5. Keep us posted! Let your fellow JABBers know how you're doing. Who knows, we may even be able to help ya out with papers and projects and stuff!
6. Finally, remember that no matter what grade you get or what some thoughtless fellow student or teacher might say, God loves you very, very much!
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