“I was nice this year like I was a good kid this year. I had to lock in, you know, to get them presents because last year, I was a hella naughty kid and like, I didn’t believe in getting coal, but I actually got coal. I’m not even kidding. I actually got coal in my stocking. I didn’t get a single gift so this year I gotta lock in, be all nice and not be naughty.” 

“I went for an Xbox last year and money and I didn’t get anything so I just got coal yeah. I was a really naughty kid I was always like, disrespectful, so this year I was very nice. I was always giving out my lunch, my packed lunch, to the people who had school lunch.” 

“This year I’m hoping for like, I’m just hoping for money and helping those in need… Bro, I don’t know. Imma put good karma out. That’s what I’m wishing for, good karma… I’m wishing for a positive 2025. That’s my Christmas wish and my New Year’s resolution.” 

“I literally wrote [santa] the letter and I had to go to the mall. I was literally trying to find him for like, maybe 2 weeks straight. And then I found him, found him in the mall. Sat on his lap, I was like uhhh, yep. I was like, ‘I wish for an Xbox and good karma.’”

“I would probably spend more time with my little brother and definitely spend more time in the gym. Also try and join band or get involved somehow with the music at Garfield. I’ve been looking on the sideline the whole time and I realized I really missed out, I mean it looks like a lot of fun. 

But I think most importantly, I would just focus on being a kinder person to my friends. I lost a lot of good people and I made a lot of bad connections because I was a bad person and I was content with that, so I’d probably go back in time and just try and be better to the people around me.”

“[One of my] most proud achievements is probably getting a job at Shake Shack.”
“What’s a day at Shake Shack like? very busy. There’s some crazy people who come in every once in a while. Yeah. Crowded since it’s like, in the middle of downtown. And some people from Garfield come there too. Even people from Garfield [who] work there.”