idk i feel out of place with the fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, etc year olds

hey there. i’m 13 & in grade eight as well. open to making some friends.

Well, hiya, @emma. I’ll check out that group page too. I might not participate, but it’s definitely a pretty jokes project, and it’s worth checking out.

Hi guys, I’m 13/8th grade. But yeah, I do feel like 15-18 year olds are more considered ‘teens’ than 13-14 year olds. Nice to see a thread for us though!

I’ll be the rebel because I’m 12 and in 7th.

Question: Are you guys looking forward to high school or not? I have spent nine years at my current school and to be honest, I’m counting the days until I can get a taste of something new.

Huh. I’m fourteen like the rest of you and I consider myself a teen, so… yeah.
Also, I’m kind of afraid of going to high school. The district I’m in is splitting into North and South, and so there’s WAY more changes to the high school than prior years. I’ll be one of the first in my town to spend all three years in the North school, so I don’t have a lot to expect. UGH.

• This reply was modified 128 days ago by  Emily Ramsey.

I’m not scared of, or eagerly awaiting high school. First of all, I’ll probably be going to the same private school I’ve gone to for the majority of my life (unless something really, really big comes up, which I doubt). Second, it seems like I’ll be doing less of experiencing new things that are supposed to come with going to high school, and more of just going through the ritual. Most of the teachers are the same, it’s the same hall (small school), same rooms, mostly same people. It’s changed a lot over the past couple years, but the changes seem normal now. It all seems like school to me, but every year, you go up a level in ‘status’.

It’s really interesting reading all of your answers! As for me, I’m going to a public school which, despite being very big, offers really great science-y classes, which I’m into. And yes, I read all of TFiOS the day it came out, and LOVED IT. John’s best book by far, I think, though the others were great as well. Who else enjoyed it?

• This reply was modified 127 days ago by  Leo Shannon.

I am currently re-reading TFIOS, because I felt like I needed more time to process it. Though I do love it, I rank it just under Paper Towns when it comes to John’s books.

My presonal ranking:

1.LFA
2.Paper Towns
3. TFIOS
4. WGWG
5. AAOK

(What is with the initialization of John’s book titles?)

Okay, an important question: Who is going to Tour De Nerdfighteria 2012? I feel like no one our age goes to these events, and I’m going to be so out of place in the crowd.

Yeah, I think I might feel a little out of place as well, but I recently converted my best friend into a nerdfighter, so we will be going together. There are going to 600+ people attending most events, though, so I’m guessing at least some of them will be our age. Oh, and my ranking of TFiOS:
1. TFiOS
2. WGWG
3. Paper Towns
4. LFA
5. AAOK

Not yet, but I’ve heard some great things about her writing, so I plan to.

I want to read Maureen Johnson but I haven’t yet.

I’m not a big Maureen Johnson fan. I tried to read 13 Little Blue Envelopes, but I got bored a few chapters in. I’m definitely going to give some of her other books a try. Also, I went to a Tour de Nerdfighting event! I went with my friend to the one in New York! There were like, only a few other kids who were middle school-ish aged, and they were probably like 6th or 7th graders. But John and Hank were really nice, they didn’t treat us like we were kids when they greeted us and everything. That’s what I like about John and Hank: They don’t treat kids and teens like everyone else does. Also, I’m gonna jump on the bandwagon of rating John’s books. TFiOS is definitely first, and WGWG is definitely last. I can’t place the other three. I’ve read AAOK twice, and I appreciated it more the second time. I’ve only read LFA once, although I did read a couple parts twice. And for PT, I’ve read the whole book once, and parts 1 and 3 twice lol. And in WGWG, I liked David’s/gay/lowercase Will more than John’s/straight/uppercase Will.

It’s okay. I liked the idea of it and everything: Two people who share a name, crossing paths… But I just didn’t find anything inherently interesting about the story.

Where has everyone gone?

What are your favorites of Hank’s songs?

You might like I Know or Fathers of the Founding Fathers. Those are kind of similar to the ones you like.
And I forgot to say that my favorite of his songs is probably My Phone or It All Makes Sense at the End.

Oh yeah, are there things for sale at the tour?

Yeah, there are things for sale. Albums, all of John’s books in paperback and hardcover (and they had some of Maureen Johnson’s in NYC, IDK about other places), t-shirts (but they sell out really quickly), and posters. Some stuff is exclusive to the tour. And no, I don’t listen to the Mountain Goats. Anything good I should check out? Leftover Christmas iTunes cards

The first one’s video… Wow. I realize it wasn’t actually all shot in one take, but it’s still fantastic. It reminded me of that OK Go one, and even though I’m not really a fan of their music, the one video was awesome. It was a giant Rube Goldberg (which is always cool). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w. But, anyway, back on the Mountain Goats, I liked it. I didn’t like, love, it, but, I liked it. I’d just have to get used to it more. Like, how we all listened to Forever Yours 80 million times before we actually like it?

As of Hank’s music, I like Strange Charm (waiting for when quarks finally come up in science), I Know, and A Song About an Anglerfish. No, I do not listen to The Mountain Goats. :S

• This reply was modified 119 days ago by  Jordan.

Jordan, I was reading your post, and then after I read “(waiting for when quarks finally come up in science)” I said “I know!!!” And then immediately laughed because those were the next words in your post… Haha. BTW, You rap too well. I can’t keep up with it -_- lol.

Hi, Leila! Yeah, you’re definitely welcome here. And also, 12 older siblings? Wow, as an only child I can’t begin to imagine what that’s like! And @Lauren, I found that I didn’t quite fall in love with the Mountain Goats until I had gotten used to listening to their songs. If you do end up liking them enough to go to a concert, I would strongly recommend it. Even when it’s just John Darnielle solo, there’s so much energy and passion he puts into every show. So, anyone else have any good music recommendations?