Blake Cook

And I stayed in my room and played Xbox all the time. That was back when, Call of Duty, when they had the zombies, the zombie game. Man, I was playing that all the time, partying at nighttime. Well, about November, well, October, right before Halloween, I go to my room, and on my door is this letter from the college. I'm like, what is this? Take it off, go in my room, open it up. It's like, ah.

And I stayed in my room and played Xbox all the time. That was back when, Call of Duty, when they had the zombies, the zombie game. Man, I was playing that all the time, partying at nighttime. Well, about November, well, October, right before Halloween, I go to my room, and on my door is this letter from the college. I'm like, what is this? Take it off, go in my room, open it up. It's like, ah.

Dear Mr. Cook, you have zero attendance. Your grade point average is zero. We're informing you that if you don't bring your grades up... Zero? Literally zero? Zero. Holy shit. I didn't go to one class. And if you don't bring your grades up or make an effort, then we're going to have to remove you from the college.

Dear Mr. Cook, you have zero attendance. Your grade point average is zero. We're informing you that if you don't bring your grades up... Zero? Literally zero? Zero. Holy shit. I didn't go to one class. And if you don't bring your grades up or make an effort, then we're going to have to remove you from the college.

Dear Mr. Cook, you have zero attendance. Your grade point average is zero. We're informing you that if you don't bring your grades up... Zero? Literally zero? Zero. Holy shit. I didn't go to one class. And if you don't bring your grades up or make an effort, then we're going to have to remove you from the college.

I was like... I was reading it, I was like, balled it up, Sean, in this most beautiful, rounded, small little tennis ball. Kobe! Threw it away. I said, they're not gonna kick me out of here. No child left behind. I'm like, dude, now I'm like, bro, it's not high school. You know what I'm saying? Dude, month and a half later, we're coming up on Christmas break.

I was like... I was reading it, I was like, balled it up, Sean, in this most beautiful, rounded, small little tennis ball. Kobe! Threw it away. I said, they're not gonna kick me out of here. No child left behind. I'm like, dude, now I'm like, bro, it's not high school. You know what I'm saying? Dude, month and a half later, we're coming up on Christmas break.

I was like... I was reading it, I was like, balled it up, Sean, in this most beautiful, rounded, small little tennis ball. Kobe! Threw it away. I said, they're not gonna kick me out of here. No child left behind. I'm like, dude, now I'm like, bro, it's not high school. You know what I'm saying? Dude, month and a half later, we're coming up on Christmas break.

People were standing by my door, go to my room. They're like, hey, Mr. Cook, how are you? I'm so-and-so, I'm in administrative office. I'm like, yeah, yeah, how are y'all? They're like, yeah, did you get your letter? Yeah. We got our letter and you still didn't go to class? No. They were like, oh, cool. Make sure you leave nothing behind when you leave here for Christmas break.

People were standing by my door, go to my room. They're like, hey, Mr. Cook, how are you? I'm so-and-so, I'm in administrative office. I'm like, yeah, yeah, how are y'all? They're like, yeah, did you get your letter? Yeah. We got our letter and you still didn't go to class? No. They were like, oh, cool. Make sure you leave nothing behind when you leave here for Christmas break.

People were standing by my door, go to my room. They're like, hey, Mr. Cook, how are you? I'm so-and-so, I'm in administrative office. I'm like, yeah, yeah, how are y'all? They're like, yeah, did you get your letter? Yeah. We got our letter and you still didn't go to class? No. They were like, oh, cool. Make sure you leave nothing behind when you leave here for Christmas break.

You're no longer enrolled here. I was like, oh my God. I'm like, nah, let's work something out here, right? I can't go home. I'm embarrassed. My mom's gonna kill me. She's like, nah, man, you got to go home. So I call my mom. I'm embarrassed. She's like, ah. She's like, oh, you idiot, blah, blah, blah. She's like, but you know what? Everything's going to be okay. She's fine. I understand.

You're no longer enrolled here. I was like, oh my God. I'm like, nah, let's work something out here, right? I can't go home. I'm embarrassed. My mom's gonna kill me. She's like, nah, man, you got to go home. So I call my mom. I'm embarrassed. She's like, ah. She's like, oh, you idiot, blah, blah, blah. She's like, but you know what? Everything's going to be okay. She's fine. I understand.

You're no longer enrolled here. I was like, oh my God. I'm like, nah, let's work something out here, right? I can't go home. I'm embarrassed. My mom's gonna kill me. She's like, nah, man, you got to go home. So I call my mom. I'm embarrassed. She's like, ah. She's like, oh, you idiot, blah, blah, blah. She's like, but you know what? Everything's going to be okay. She's fine. I understand.

Maybe you just couldn't handle, you know, a college, a university. I'm like, all right, Mom. Yeah, you're right. Can't. She's like, all right, cool. I'm going to enroll you in a community college. We're going to get your grades back up, and then we're going to go talk to one of them, see if we can get you back in there. I'm like, absolutely, Mom. That sounds like a great plan.

Maybe you just couldn't handle, you know, a college, a university. I'm like, all right, Mom. Yeah, you're right. Can't. She's like, all right, cool. I'm going to enroll you in a community college. We're going to get your grades back up, and then we're going to go talk to one of them, see if we can get you back in there. I'm like, absolutely, Mom. That sounds like a great plan.

Maybe you just couldn't handle, you know, a college, a university. I'm like, all right, Mom. Yeah, you're right. Can't. She's like, all right, cool. I'm going to enroll you in a community college. We're going to get your grades back up, and then we're going to go talk to one of them, see if we can get you back in there. I'm like, absolutely, Mom. That sounds like a great plan.

I attended the first class for 15 minutes. And I was like, this ain't for me. I got up, left my notebook and everything in there, told the teacher I was going to the bathroom, never came back. Well, my mom said that I couldn't find a party where I grew up. By this point, she was living in a little bit bigger city with like 20,000 people.

I attended the first class for 15 minutes. And I was like, this ain't for me. I got up, left my notebook and everything in there, told the teacher I was going to the bathroom, never came back. Well, my mom said that I couldn't find a party where I grew up. By this point, she was living in a little bit bigger city with like 20,000 people.

I attended the first class for 15 minutes. And I was like, this ain't for me. I got up, left my notebook and everything in there, told the teacher I was going to the bathroom, never came back. Well, my mom said that I couldn't find a party where I grew up. By this point, she was living in a little bit bigger city with like 20,000 people.