So when I got word that they were tearing down my old school I was told our old art tiles were going to be transferred to the new school. Well I got word off the street that it wasn't true. Found out they planned on toppling it down with all the painted ceiling tiles inside, cause you know, nobody cares about that stuff. So I figured I'd try to get mine the legal way, I talked to the site manager and went to see if I could find a way to get my tile before they knock it down. He said I had to go in with the demolition manager to get it, that he'd be in later that day. Well I got a call from him and I ran over as fast as I could. Apparently I had just missed him and that he'd probably be on site the next day. So I call the next day to see if I should stop by and the manager said he didn't stay long enough to let me in and that I should come by the next day at 8:30-9:00 to run in and grab it. So I went in early, got there at 8:05 with the philosophy that if you're early your on time. As I arrived I saw they started demolition already. And not only had they started demolition, but they didn't even start on the side of the building I was told they would start on. They didn't start on the end, but right smack in the middle, right where the art room is. I'm sure it's just ironic, but man I can't help but feel like there wasn't a little bit of purpose in that one. The site manager said he was sorry and that he'd call me back when they go on break, that maybe I could go in and possibly find it in the rubble or something. And it's all something I shouldn't have even had to worry about, all they needed was to grab some volunteers and take the tiles over to the new art room and problem solved, but the superintendent doesn't care about anything but the football team. That's just how my old school was and still is run.

But here's the sad part. I was trying to do this the legal way. I was very tempted to just open one of the doors one night while the crew was away, just walk in and take my tile. I wouldn't have hurt anything, they're just tearing the site down anyway and I would have gotten my tile back. Now I'm not advocating B&E, but I am writing this as a lesson. All I had to do was walk in and take it back. No harm, no foul, no one gets hurt and all is fair. Learn from my mistake kids.

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Well the site manager held up to his word. I went back to watch some of the carnage take place and took some video. After they went on break I headed over to check with the site manager if it'd be alright for me to go in. He checked with the demo manager, grabbed me a hard hat and we went in. I really wish I had my camera out for the inside, though it was probably too dark, but it was like something out of Silent Hill. Walked in through where the old offices were and back to the art room which was in total darkness due to the power being out. I searched the place, my tile wasn't in there. I checked the tiles still in the ceiling, the ones on the ground, it wasn't there. So I'm hoping someone decided they liked it enough to run off with it. That'd make me much happier than it being chucked into a dumpster somewhere. So I grabbed a friends tile that was still in the ceiling and headed out. I didn't get my tile back, but I did rescue one and I'm feeling much better about the whole situation at least.