Thursday, August 4, 2016 "Student Debt: Senior Year Edition."

Thursday, August 4, 2016
Week: 51
Songs to Remember: Emptiness - MadTown

        Finally some quality content. By the way, didn't come up with the post title, that was named by Dn and uh, it really does fit.

        I wake up at 9:45 AM, the bare minimum time that I can eat breakfast, get ready, relax for a bit, before I go and get my picture taken. Multiple times. So I walk through the front of the library about 10 minutes after my scheduled time (I realized it doesn't matter if you come during your time or not, they don't really when or if you come at all). I see that there are were chairs out, people standing, some sitting, I expected that it was going to take a while.

        Heeey, I have crippling anxiety. I decide to stand and wait like everybody else was. I'm waiting, waiting, I see that there were these uhh, photo ticket slips that were on the table, so, I guess they were going to hand us them when there was space or some shit. The fact was, there were 2 openings (didn't think there was 'till afterwards) to the library (for this specific event), I came through the front, I expected that the front was where the start of the whole process was. Yeah, no. Apparently you gotta sign in at the table located to the side door, not the front. At all.

        So after I was informed of that, the staff said "The total will be $80." "Yeah, I only have $15 on me right now, can I pay later?" "Sure." Sweet, just saved myself a fortune, heh. Yeah, no. They got receipts and everything, umm, if I tried to bribe it would've been a bit iffy 'cause I was in the vicinity of like, 3 others who were waiting to get their pictures taken, and, 2 photographers. So, unfortunately, I think I'll have to pay the shit.

        And by the way, it's $80 'cause it's $30 for the basic (standard) package of 8 pictures, 2 select-able backgrounds, all in a tuxedo/drape attire, and $50, for the "deposit," in which they mail you the "proofs", the pictures so you can see them for yourself, and if you want to keep 'em, well, they keep your $50. If you want your $50 back, you send your pictures back (which is more hassle than necessary. Like, some didn't even get their senior portraits scheduling in the mail, and the school processing itself is just chaotic).

        Anyways, I got suited up in the bootleg tuxedo, dress shirt, tie attire. You know, where only the front looks legit. And, waited about 5 minutes for my turn for my photo session. I honestly just wanted to get the fuck outta there. I was tired, I couldn't handle staying at "school" any longer, and, the whole session was like "Hey, if you want a spot for your senior quote in the yearbook, let us reap your money." My turn finally came, and, the photo process was like, you hold your hand over the middle of your tux to make it look buttoned, other hand on your knee, look at the camera, head slightly tilted, boom, one picture.

        My photographer was actually cool about everything, the whole process was pretty smooth (the photo session at least), and, took only about 10 minutes. Photo session only, heh. I then got undressed, and booked it outta there. Called my mom to pick me up, I'm home, I do the usual, it's 10:44 PM, DrewN's planning to go see "Suicide Squad" tomorrow at 3:30 PM showing with his brother, I thought "Hey, what the hey?" and decided I'd go as well. But holy shit, will it be packed.

        The senior portrait session left a bad taste in my mouth, let's hope it tomorrow and, the other days won't. See ya.