It's a Little Bit Funny, This Feeling

Today was, like so many days have been, a very strange day. Quite peculiar, to be honest. I'm not sure if it was just a filter that I viewed it through, or if everyone felt the... sensation, I guess you could call it, that I felt. Like the air was too thick to be real, too unnaturally clouded.

It started out like any other day, with the minor exception of actually getting out of bed when my alarm screamed in my ear. That should have tipped me off to how the rest of the day would go, but for some reason, I didn't think about that.

I was also ready for school at 6:35 [instead of 6:50]. Again, I'm not sure how it happened.

The school day then progressed, each hour making me wonder if perhaps I was still dreaming. I'm telling you, it was the strangest day I've ever had, and that's including all the ones from last summer [the Paul and Ryan days, remember?].

Reality seems to have forgotten me completely. Time is passing in increments I never thought possible, and I'm watching my life fly before my eyes. All I want is for it to stand still and let me live a little.

Maybe I'm in over my head right now. Maybe I'm throwing myself in too deep, testing waters that I should probably hesitate to try. But I don't care. I'm doing what I want from now on, not what I've done before.

Shuffle the cards and pass out the hands. I'll be the dealer for this round.