It was about 4 A.M. at my friend's house, and him, myself, and about 6 other guys were all hyped on caffeine. We had 4 Xbox's set up, in different rooms of the house, and were all playing Halo 2 together, while listening to the Halo 2 soundtrack on repeat. The trash talk was flying, and the F-bomb was being dropped at a rate of about 50 per minute. After playing for about 16 hours straight, we made waffles at about 6 in the morning, then continued to play for another 8 hours. To this day, that night is probably my favorite memory from high school, and a memory that my friends and I cherish. Halo was the conduit that allowed us to connect and interact in ways that our socially-awkward selves never could.