It's Miller Time

Each period of the day has a different nickname and 4th period is what I like to call "Miller Time." Here's why...

Stephen Miller is in my 4th period class. He's the only freshmen guy in a room full of sophomores. He's always getting picked on by the 10th graders in class, but I think it's because they really do like him a lot, even though it's nearly impossible to tell. Like, it's climbing-Everest-in-swimming-trunks impossible to tell, but I still think they love the guy.

Regardless of what his classmates think of him, I like the kid...and not just because he bribes me with Star Crunches and Zebra Cakes. He's usually pretty quiet (usually) and he's respectful even when getting dumped on by other students. But, my favorite part about Miller is his ability to recklessly abandon careful thinking before audibly speaking. This quality is usually not at all admirable (especially in teenage dudes), but Miller pulls it off nicely because of the guy that he is.

The best example of his unique skill set is this: One day in class, D.J. Stutler, Miller, and myself were discussing the awesomenss of the movie Transformers, depsite the fact that Megan Fox is a horrible actress and nearly ruined the sequel. Stutler articulated his argument for why he loved it and some others chimed in as well. Miller spends most of each class paying more attention to things other than his fellow class mates (I think it's a defense mechanism). Miller was engaged in the conversation, but not really focused on the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Miller, without hesitation, said: "Transformers. Man...That movie will never get old...Kinda like Sixteen Candles."

Keep in mind that Sixteen Candles is a chick flick from 1984 starring Molly Ringwald. Miller's a 9th grade boy and it's 2011. Are you tracking with that? My first question was: "How does he even know about that movie?" My second question was: "Why has he seen that movie?" And my third question was: "What 9th grade guy thinks that movie is as great as Transformers?!"

I don't know the answer to the first two, but the answer to the third question is: Stephen Miller...the one, the only...Stephen Miller. That's why in my mind, everyday in 4th period is Miller Time. Because only THE Stephen Miller can compare Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall to Optimus Prime v. Megatron in a battle for human survival and the safety of the entire universe.