I met Nick at FLES in 2008 when I made the move from BCPS to HCPS. As we were both special area teachers and two of only four men teaching in the building, we connected immediately. While it started as a connection to survive in a world of crazy-ass women, I quickly figured out that we were basically the same person. The same ridiculous, special person. Being equally inappropriate, quoting obscure movies, eating all food left in the building, and an appreciation of films including Jean Claude Van Damme and Arnold Schwarzanegger, and of course our love for Orioles baseball.
There were so many memories of Nick that made me laugh, inspired me, and simply helped me get through the day. We had so many laughs together, sometimes at the expense of others but, mostly at each other. Here are some of my favorites:
-All of the early dismissal lunches and their converations (CR Wings, Red Pump, Il Forno)
-Field day sundaes
-Any time Nick would see cookies in the faculty room he would say "Cookies?" like Schwarzanegger from Twins. Always cracked me up.
-That really strange dance Nick would do when the jazz band really started rolling. Still makes me smile when I think of that slightly disturbing vision.
-The Nick Selvi/Joe Peters experience
-Chucking dodgeballs at each other when he walked through the gym
-Texting movie quotes back and forth to each other during faculty meetings that had absolutely nothing to do with us.
-The ridiculously high quality of music that he got out of 4th and 5th graders. Seriously, I was always astonished at the product.
-The Jabba the Hut laugh (Nick knows what I'm talking about).
I know there are 5,000 more memories but, know that Nick is truly one of the most amazing people I've ever met. Seriously special. While we didn't spend a ton of time with each other outside of school, I still see Nick as one of my very best friends that I've ever had and kind of like a brother. We just got each other and I love him for that. No bullshit, just a really good friend.
