Disarray

"...we went outside where, by chance, I spoke to one of my neighbors.  .... What stands between her and the perfect backyard?  Our overgrown, tree-like border hedge."

A “C” is better than an “E”

"I don’t know that I will ever get an “A”.  A’s show complex use of the language, and can jump into any conversation.  .... How am I going to get that kind of range when my social situation is so severely limited?"

Accepted into French

"I guess it’s back to square one for me."