me and Rowley. The reason I didn't ask her sooner is because Mom's car is covered in all these embarrassing bumper stickers, and kids at my school are brutal when it comes to that sort of thing.
47
I've tried scraping the bumper stickers off, but whatever kind of glue they put on those things is meant to last until the end of time.
[Image: A board of a school.] The caption reads: "My child is a graduate of
Tender Cuddles Preschool
"
Today me and Rowley got a ride from Mom, but I told her to let us out BEHIND the school.
[Image: Two boys thank the lady in the car.] The caption reads: "ARE YOU SURE THIS IS WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO DROP YOU OFF?
YEP, THANKS FOR THE RIDE!"
48
Well, I made the dumb mistake of leaving my backpack in the car, so Mom brought it to me in fourth period. And of course she picked TODAY to finally start going to the gym.
[Image: A lady gives a bag to a boy in his class.] The caption reads: "YOU FORGOT THIS, SWEETIE!"
It was just my luck, too. Fourth period is the only time I have a class with Holly Hills, and I've been trying to make a good impression on her this year. I figure this incident probably set me back about three weeks.
I'm not the only one who's trying to impress Holly Hills, either. I think just about every boy in my class has a crush on her.
49
Holly is the fourth-prettiest girl in the class, but the top three all have boyfriends. So a lot of guys like me are doing everything they can to get in good with her.
I've been trying to come up with an angle to separate myself from the rest of the goobers who like Holly. And I think I finally figured it out: humor.
See, the kids in my class are like Neanderthals when it comes to jokes. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, here's the kind of thing that passes for comedy at my school-
[Image: A man kicking the boy.] The caption reads: "HAR HAR HAR!
TRIP"
Anytime Holly's in the area, I make sure I use my best material.
50
I've been using Rowley as my comedy partner, and I've actually trained him on a couple of pretty decent jokes.
[Image: Five boys in conversation.] The caption reads: "WHATCHYA DOIN'?
WHERE'D YA GET IT?
EATIN' CHOCOLATE.
A DOGGIE DROPPED IT!
HEH HEH HEH."
The only problem is, Rowley's starting to get a little greedy about who gets to say what, so I don't know if this partnership is gonna work out long-term.
[Image: Two boys talking.] The caption reads: "CAN I DO THE "DOGGIE DROPPED IT" PART?
UM...I DON'T THINK SO."
51
Friday
Well, I learned my lesson about getting a ride from Mom, so I'm back to walking to school. But when I was heading home with Rowley this afternoon, I seriously didn't think I had the energy to make it up the hill to my house. So I asked Rowley if he'd give me a piggyback ride.
Rowley didn't exactly jump at the idea, so I had to remind him that we're best friends and this is the kind of thing best friends do for each other. He finally caved when I offered to carry his backpack for him.
[Image: A boy carrying the other on his shoulder.] The caption reads: "GASP WHEEZE"
52
I have a feeling this was a one-time thing, though, because Rowley was completely wiped out by the time he dropped me off at my house. You know, if the school is going to take away our bus ride home, the least they can do is install a ski lift on our hill.
[Image: Two boys sitting and waiting at a stop.]
I've e-mailed the principal about five times with my suggestion, but I haven't heard anything back yet.
When I got to my house, I was pretty tired, too. My new thing is that I take a nap every day after school.
53
In fact, I LIVE for my naps. Sleeping after school is the only way I can really recharge my batteries, and on most days the second I get home, I'm in bed.
[Image: A boy jumps into his bed.] The caption reads: "AAAAAAAHHH!"
I'm actually kind of becoming an expert at sleeping. Once I'm out, I can sleep through just about anything.
The only person I know who's better at sleeping than me is
47
I've tried scraping the bumper stickers off, but whatever kind of glue they put on those things is meant to last until the end of time.
[Image: A board of a school.] The caption reads: "My child is a graduate of
Tender Cuddles Preschool
"
Today me and Rowley got a ride from Mom, but I told her to let us out BEHIND the school.
[Image: Two boys thank the lady in the car.] The caption reads: "ARE YOU SURE THIS IS WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO DROP YOU OFF?
YEP, THANKS FOR THE RIDE!"
48
Well, I made the dumb mistake of leaving my backpack in the car, so Mom brought it to me in fourth period. And of course she picked TODAY to finally start going to the gym.
[Image: A lady gives a bag to a boy in his class.] The caption reads: "YOU FORGOT THIS, SWEETIE!"
It was just my luck, too. Fourth period is the only time I have a class with Holly Hills, and I've been trying to make a good impression on her this year. I figure this incident probably set me back about three weeks.
I'm not the only one who's trying to impress Holly Hills, either. I think just about every boy in my class has a crush on her.
49
Holly is the fourth-prettiest girl in the class, but the top three all have boyfriends. So a lot of guys like me are doing everything they can to get in good with her.
I've been trying to come up with an angle to separate myself from the rest of the goobers who like Holly. And I think I finally figured it out: humor.
See, the kids in my class are like Neanderthals when it comes to jokes. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, here's the kind of thing that passes for comedy at my school-
[Image: A man kicking the boy.] The caption reads: "HAR HAR HAR!
TRIP"
Anytime Holly's in the area, I make sure I use my best material.
50
I've been using Rowley as my comedy partner, and I've actually trained him on a couple of pretty decent jokes.
[Image: Five boys in conversation.] The caption reads: "WHATCHYA DOIN'?
WHERE'D YA GET IT?
EATIN' CHOCOLATE.
A DOGGIE DROPPED IT!
HEH HEH HEH."
The only problem is, Rowley's starting to get a little greedy about who gets to say what, so I don't know if this partnership is gonna work out long-term.
[Image: Two boys talking.] The caption reads: "CAN I DO THE "DOGGIE DROPPED IT" PART?
UM...I DON'T THINK SO."
51
Friday
Well, I learned my lesson about getting a ride from Mom, so I'm back to walking to school. But when I was heading home with Rowley this afternoon, I seriously didn't think I had the energy to make it up the hill to my house. So I asked Rowley if he'd give me a piggyback ride.
Rowley didn't exactly jump at the idea, so I had to remind him that we're best friends and this is the kind of thing best friends do for each other. He finally caved when I offered to carry his backpack for him.
[Image: A boy carrying the other on his shoulder.] The caption reads: "GASP WHEEZE"
52
I have a feeling this was a one-time thing, though, because Rowley was completely wiped out by the time he dropped me off at my house. You know, if the school is going to take away our bus ride home, the least they can do is install a ski lift on our hill.
[Image: Two boys sitting and waiting at a stop.]
I've e-mailed the principal about five times with my suggestion, but I haven't heard anything back yet.
When I got to my house, I was pretty tired, too. My new thing is that I take a nap every day after school.
53
In fact, I LIVE for my naps. Sleeping after school is the only way I can really recharge my batteries, and on most days the second I get home, I'm in bed.
[Image: A boy jumps into his bed.] The caption reads: "AAAAAAAHHH!"
I'm actually kind of becoming an expert at sleeping. Once I'm out, I can sleep through just about anything.
The only person I know who's better at sleeping than me is
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