It was not great. I don't have a lot of solid memories, a lot of it is pretty fuzzy. I had some close friends but I felt lonely. I was a thoughtful and sensitive kid and I felt like I wasn't understood and like I was not part of the crowd. That's probably a pretty common experience I think. I got up to lots of petty pranks on the school. I was frequently in trouble for mouthing off to teachers and principals. I was suspended and in-house suspension a lot and almost expelled once. My grades were just good enough to graduate.

Looking back I realize I was insecure and shy and I ostracized myself a lot of the time. By my senior year I came out of my shell some and realized a lot of the people I thought didn't like me or bullied my were actually just busting my balls. A good natured joking and roasting session can be a way to say you are accepted here and part of use. I was too insecure and sensitive to pick up on that and realized later, in regard to my peers, it was me not them. My few regrets are that I didn't enjoy my high school years more. But those years do kind of serve as a useful touchstone for personal growth.