This one is also based on me… sort of. In second grade, I wore a Batman shirt under my regular shirt to school. For show and tell, I stood in front of the class and revealed it to them. I remember the teacher rolling her eyes (but smiling as she did so).
On the other hand, I never actually claimed to be Batman.
No, I admit that Ryan doesn’t talk like any 8 year old you’ve ever met. But there’s a long tradition of applying adult actions or speech to children. It just sounds funnier having adult-sounding talk come out of a kid’s mouth (although I’ll be testing that theory quite a bit in a couple of weeks).
Ryan is like me in that I wrote a story that I read to my 3rd grade class. All I remember about it is that it involved the family dog, Lindy, and Charlotte of “Charlotte’s Web.” (Yes, I know. Charlotte died at the end of “Charlotte’s Web”. Just take a look at the “Crank” sequel before you judge me.)
And I’ve been to Sarasota. It’s really nice.
