My friends are the greatest. I'm part of a group of maybe eight or nine people. A lot of us are nerds, kind of, and we're proud of it. I always thought that popularity in high school is overrated and never matters for the rest of one's life. I like that I can always be myself around my friends without worrying that I have the "right" clothes or that I'm talking the "right" way. On Friday nights, we might go ice skating, to the movies, or to a school play. We've had so many fun, interesting times together like getting locked in my garage during a game of Man Hunt, dinner at the Melting Pot, and hair styles that turned out...well, disastrous. We share lots of common interests, like singing, acting, flute, reading, or writing. We spend long hours laughing our heads off about the stupidest inside jokes, too many to count on both hands. They have made my life amazing, and I wouldn't give them up for anything in the world.