I never had to choose my subject- Andrew Collins

Fears- Heights, deadlines
Annoyances- fake people, slackers
Accomplishments- very close to 5.0, one of best sax players in the school
Confusions- why we let money effect politics to the extremes that it does
Sorrows- introvertedness, laziness
Dreams- be a successful mathematician/engineer and keep music as a part of my life
Idiosyncrasies- eating cereal without milk
Risks- waiting for deadlines to pursue me before I pursue them, willingly driving stick
Beloved possessions- my dog, my participation in the band program

I am one of the lucky few that it's able to own a car, and I can't even drive in my own yet. Back in April, my neighbor decided to sell his car and he came to me first since he knew I would be driving soon. He gave me the opportunity to buy his 1996 Nissan maxima, and I gladly accepted. It had always been in the back of my mind that I wanted to learn to drive stick, so when I found out that his car had a five speed manual transmission, I was sold. The car was in great condition, he had replaced or fixed just about everything that needed to be replaced or fixed after that amount of time, save the engine. The only reason he sold it was it needed a new clutch, a fairly inexpensive repair. He told me that he was waiting until it's next major repair before he sold it, and a new clutch was that repair. After having it worked on and a few months of on and off practicing, I can now consider myself a fairly proficient driver of manual transmission vehicles.