May 16, 1994 - Monday - Fall into a blue mine!!!

I don't know, maybe it's a certain time of the month that my
eyes are really blue. Or perhaps I just have to be in a pretty good
mood to be able to look sensuously at a girl with enough glisten in
my eyes to make them beautiful. Either way they pierced the attention
of yet another adoring female fan today at work. I was riding on the
Skyride to get lunch when a group of four girls traveling the other
way said hi. One then called back as they were passing and told me I
have really pretty eyes. I said thank you and my ego boosted. I
laughed as I realized it has happened twice in twenty-four hours and
want to ask the guys what a good way to continue the conversation
would be, and maybe turn it into a pick up. Nilsa told me to just say
thank you and immediately ask for her number. Coming from a girl who
would have no reason to lie to me, perhaps it would work.

I then walked up the Crown Colony stairs and a woman with a
bunch of older girls asked me where another restaurant is for they
had gotten pissed off about something in the pizza line. One girl
then added that it should be cheap. I joked that they should go get
their hands stamped and cross the street to Burger King and they
laughed. I then told them about the Zagora Cafe and they thanked me
repeatedly and we parted. Suddenly one of the girls called back and
told me that, by the way, I have beautiful eyes and I said thank you
and laughed in utter disbelief. I'm going to have to start flirting
all of the time. What was even better is that it is a Monday when
hardly any girls are in the park anyway, but I did notice a
tremendous improvement over last week. That was just so awesome for
it to happen twice so quickly and so independently.

Kristen was being a good girl today and grabbed me a few times,
once from behind and I took hold of her hands and could have easily
pulled them forwards to wrap them around me but suddenly realized
that I probably shouldn't. I was in booth later joking around with
Jimmy when she came in with Chris and she started giving me a back
massage that felt awesome by vibrating her clenched fists on my back.
When she stopped, I told her not to and then called her a tease and
she leant forward and laughed that of course she is. She then
massaged me some more which was great.

Somebody lost a wallet a little while later and I headed out to
help look for it. I jumped down an eight or nine foot wall for the
second time but was wearing my glasses and judged the distance wrong.
All I remember was the fraction of a second when the ground didn't
hit my feet when it was supposed to, and then the eternity of not
knowing when it would. There wasn't enough time to look and see but I
felt it and it hit much harder than I was expecting but I fortunately
knew instantly to collapse my knees and hips and saved perhaps a
serious injury. My ankle is a little sore now but I'll live since I'm
doing booth tomorrow where I'll be sitting all day and I'm off on
Wednesday as of now.

At the end of this track run, Kristen and I ran through the cave
together and then back up to the platform. When we got to panel she
was breathing really heavy and then started getting a slight asthma
attack and didn't have her inhaler. Jimmy let her stay with me in the
panel for a few minutes until she felt better. I told her that I was
just curious, and asked if people with asthma have this problem in
bed. A slick way to find out if she has sex or not. Had she said no,
I would have told her that she hasn't been with the right partner
yet, if he didn't excite her enough. She laughed and said that she
wouldn't know and then I saved my ass by saying that I just thought
she might have heard since she has asthma and I was implying anything
about personal experience. She liked that and I realized I am getting
all of my flirtatious confidence and talents back.

When Jimmy came back, she ran down to get water and I told him
what I asked her. He laughed and said I should be careful with all
these new harassment rules and I said that we are friends enough and
then I told him about my disclaimer and he thought that was smart.
Besides we harass her all of the time anyway! She then came back in
and he was talking to her about her asthma and she said she'd start
bringing her smaller inhaler to work and Jimmy suggested that she
could put it in her pants, and then corrected it to her pockets while
trying to seem like he meant to say that. As soon as she left I
busted out laughing and he joked that he was telling ME to be careful
with what I say. That was funny. I also found out that he is married
to Lori from personnel and has been for over a month. They had been
dating for over two years and I never knew.

Shannon and I chatted for a few minutes today about all of the
work she and Dick had done on their house over the weekend. They are
painting, doing wallpaper and borders, and tiling the floor. She
seemed pretty worn out. She and I then were talking about her baby in
front of Jimmy. She wants to take her to Sea World this weekend and
was talking like she is very proud of her. I was asking her questions
such as what her first word was because she was saying about how good
it will be when she can really talk. She can say Heidi, her
boyfriend's mother's dog's name, and da-da. She said that she calls
her da-da since she is essentially the father anyway. I brought up
how I remembered that the father left her pregnant and she was
calling him an asshole and said that she can't wait for the blood
results so she can get money from him including back child support.
She really seemed intent on busting his ass and it was cute.

Nilsa really needed someone to work booth tomorrow and was quite
happy when I immediately volunteered. It added a few hours plus I'll
get to sit down all day and just talk like I love to do. She and I
left after two to go and get trained by Jenni Wooster up front and we
ended up staying and all three talking a lot for quite a long time.
We were gone for over an hour and a half but since she is an
assistant supervisor, it mattered not, and Jimmy wasn't a bit
concerned when we returned.

January 5, 1994 - Wednesday - Shar¡ calls too late...

Shar¡ finally called me on Sunday night at ten to fulfill her promise that we'd get to see each other again before I left. I had been the one who said that if things didn't work out over the weekend, then Sunday would be OK. When she called she was waiting for Christina to get to her house to pick her up. She said she had one of her roommates drive her up to a payphone so she could call me but told him she was calling her mother. She called me back a few minutes later and said they were going to Fatsos first to play a few games of pool and then were going out to Talley Hos. As she was explaining how to get to Fatsos, Christina heard and got pissed that she always has to take Shar¡ around so she can see me. Shar¡ had failed to tell Christina beforehand that I was coming so she said she'd talk Christina out of it and then call me back. Stupid me jumped the gun and then got dressed, and then finished packing my car.

When Shar¡ had first called she asked me what I was doing and I said packing. She suddenly sounded upset and asked if that meant I couldn't go out. I said no that I really wanted to go and she quickly perked up and told me what was up. I then told her that I'm not promising anything and might back out. She laughed and said sarcastically that I will go and I laughed and told her that I know! It was funny how much she knows she has me wrapped around her finger. Cool thing is, it seems like she's still kind of wrapped as well.

She and Christina ended up taking off and playing pool first and then called me from Mulligans at midnight. I had essentially given up and had just undressed and had my mother start cooking me some dinner. She said that she stayed up to make sure I didn't run off really late because we both knew I would in a heartbeat. I called Talley Hos once before she got there and also had the idea of just going out there and waiting for her to show up. That would have actually been the smartest thing. I also, since I was already dressed, had very strong urges to go and burn Christina's apartment to the ground!!!, but I decided to eat dinner instead.

When she called she seemed happy and said that she talked to Christina on the way over and she just wanted some time for the two of them to hang out alone to begin with and then she would be more than happy to see me. Shar¡ also said that she really wanted to call me back so that I wouldn't get pissed off at her and that showed to me that she cares a little and impressed me. It was very smart of her, too, because I was definitely starting to get pissed. She asked me if I was ready to come out. I remembered from before how bad the weekend ended that time when I went out with them late and even though the circumstances are completely different, they haunted me.

I told her that since she called back so late, and since I'm leaving early in the morning, I decided against going all the way over there. My ears couldn't believe my mouth!!! I did tell her that I was really looking forward to seeing her that night but it just couldn't happen. She said that she really wanted to see me again, too, but she understands. She then said that she'll write me soon and we'll have to make sure we get together the next time to come down. We then said goodbye and I was very happy at the way things worked out.

Laura and Ashley stopped by to see me Monday night when the got home but I was at the grocery store with Ed and Roswitha. I later talked to Laura on the phone before I went to study with Chris. As we returned home and were walking up to Beaty there appeared Ashley returning from her sorority. I backed up for a second like I was avoiding her and she said, "Fine!," and then I reached out my arm and put it around her. She quickly wrapped her arm around me, which surprised me a little, and we walked like that all the way to the doors which I pulled away form her and opened for her. She had claimed that she was cold, which is why we walked holding on to each other. We talked quite a bit in the elevator and I then called her for a few minutes when I got upstairs.

We said how much we are going to miss our mornings and she agreed, saying that she's going to miss me, but we will have to study and go to Taco Hell every once in a while.

Leigh Anne's been a silly little bitch lately as well. I almost didn't include her in my journal but I guess she was apart of my life and I can't hide hr forever. When she knocked at the door Monday night I was instantly wonderful and asked her all about her break despite the fact that we hated each other when we last spoke on the phone. She was nice back and we all talked for quite a while. We ended up being wonderful to each other for quite a while and ended up kissing which progressed to our taking a shower together. We didn't have sex though because she is sick and on her period and didn't feel very well at all.

I then started avoiding her. She was manic depressive again a little while ago and was all ready to go home and I made it clear that I wanted her to but didn't believe a word she was saying. She then called her mom who talked her out of it and we chatted before I told her we will just have to end up being friends and nothing more. I'm completely in the mood for something new and have sen all of the amazing possibilities walking around campus lately.

I went to my history of Western medicine class yesterday morning and was joined by Ashley and Laura's roommate, Jessica. We never seem to talk much but did at least for a few minutes. There were a hell of a lot of attractive girls in there and I loved it. The class seems really interesting as well and I'm glad to have finally gotten it after trying and failing to last semester. Both LAura and Ashley later told me that Jessica had already told them we have a class together. Laura joked that I'm making my rounds through all of her roommates, but what about her. Actually, we did have chemistry together but didn't know so.

My art experience class also seems pretty cool in the way it is taught plus the abundance of women. I was kind of afraid of having to be in there with Leigh Anne alone until I saw Jana from high school. I was busy flirting with all of the really hot girls outside before approaching her. She seemed surprised to see me and quickly said that she was going to come and sit with me. That was cool. I made sure to be really nice and listen to everything she said and to be concerned with her since I did use to be way too egotistical when I used to know her in high school. I introduced Leigh Anne to her as my next door neighbor which kind of pissed Leigh Anne off but I had pre warned her that I was going to do so. She and I were talking about her (ex)boyfriend (me!) as if he were some other guy in front of JAna and that conversation was really funny. I told her she should just dump him and go out with me and so forth. I liked it.

By the way, Happy New Year!!!!!

December 9, 1992 - Wednesday - Cheating!, Tama, Melissa

I learned a very valuable and scary lesson this week. It scared the shit out of me for a while. When Tama and I looked at the scores file, we saw that we had zeros on assignment four, and so did Bryan. I knew that we sent it correctly. Tama set up for us to go talk to Girish on Tuesday and take in our printouts of both assignments two and four. We had never turned in number two after we sent it incorrectly. I had a strange fear that maybe Girish pulled our programs and was going to accuse us of cheating, and I joked about that. Tama said that it probably isn't. We worked on assignment six which counts as ten percent of our final grade. She had to take her cat to the vet at five thirty, and I figured on maybe meeting Melissa if she came down to work on her thesis, so I stayed and told Tama that we'd come back later that night to work on the programs. When she left, we were both finished except for some small typing errors that still had to be worked out. This time around, I had a really fun idea on how to write this program, which made it completely different than the way that I would help Tama write hers. Bryan finished this program earlier, and gave me the printout that someone had given him. There was a really simple version of a sort, that Girish had written on the board in class. Instead of fixing Tama's, I just stuck in Girish's little sort which ended up making all three of our final programs entirely different. This ended up saving my life!

When we went up to his office, and asked about the zeros, he pulled out our three assignments and said that Jeff, the grader found them to be too similar to each other. He wouldn't let me look at the programs, which ended up being a fairly straightforward one that didn't have many ways to write it differently. Since I have basically taught Tama and Bryan any of the special conventions that they know, it would only stand to reason that their style would be similar to mine. That would have been my argument if I needed one. He then said something about how Bryan's and my answers were also similar on the tests (perhaps he meant quizzes). This really pissed me off because we have never really been anywhere near each other, and right then I knew he was full of bullshit! Bryan is a good programmer and could definitely come up with the same stuff I do. I could only imagine if there were any more smart people in the class. Girish would freak.

I have never been more pissed off before in my life. At the end of our little meeting, Girish said that he would speak with his superiors on the matter of a grade. The realization that I should have taken the paper, and the zero soon set in, because this, even so small, could be a serious problem even to the extreme of being kicked out of college. I was in a very violent mood, and would have killed the bastard if that would have happened. Jeff too. I later figured that I wouldn't kill him because I wanted to leave him in incredible pain for the rest of his life! I was VERY PISSED!!! If my German dialogue would have been today, I'm sure I would have fucked up, just because of the stress and worry.

We went to class today, and stayed the entire two hours. We reviewed sample tests from before, and I took a very active part. To speed things along, I would pop out with answers and solutions to the problems right away, that would have normally taken the class forever to figure out. I was laughing and being very 'friendly.' I also was having fun with Tama. We were writing notes on her paper. I kept writing little sentences in German. She was writing all kinds of cutdowns about Girish. She wrote that she was bored and then wrote, 'I need something fun to do!.' She was writing everything in bubble letters so it took her a while. I was making jokes about what she needs, and then said if she isn't shy, we could go out right now and I'd give her something fun to do. We laughed.

The other day, when we were talking about her having sex with her theater TA for a grade, I told her that she can go ahead and sleep with Girish as well and leave me out of it. We laughed and she said that there's no way in hell, that she definitely has her limits. She then said that she'd sleep with me if I'd take her final. I pondered it for a second, and then asked if that would really be a reward. My usual sarcastic self. I was pissed off later for not saying anything beneficial. This was Monday. When we decided to go back at nine, I had actually already sent her program and mine as well, but I wanted to spend more time with her. I told her that I was thinking about our little deal in the shower, and figured out a foolproof way to take her exam for her. She laughed and was a bit interested in the fact that I was thinking about her in the shower. My idea was for me to take two exams as Girish passes them out, and her take one, and then just take the both of them. It would have worked, if we hadn't of gotten busted now. I'M VERY SERIOUSLY GLAD THAT WE DID, BECAUSE IF WE HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE FINAL: IMMEDIATE EXPULSION!!!!! I won't do anything like this again, or at least I will be much more careful.

Anyway, on the way to the lab Monday night, I said something about how I wouldn't even have to think twice about taking a chance like that if I got to sleep with her. It wasn't quite like that, much more fluent. She actually thought it was sweet, and I thought it was funny. I complained today that I'm losing out the most on the whole deal, and she said not to worry, it's not over yet! I'd enjoy fucking her! We talked about Basic Instinct after seeing it Sunday night. The sex was a very interesting conversation piece.

After class today, we had to fill out more evaluations on the class, and he was leaving so that we could. Tama and I got up and chased him to the back door. Two other people came to ask him questions as well. I told them to go ahead, as did Girish. Tama was intent on getting credit, but I realized that whatever he says now will be what stands, else we could be in serious shit. I was ready to grab her shoulder and pull her away if she even objected the slightest bit. Girish told us that if he did what his supervisor suggested, we would be in a very bad situation, but he wasn't going to. Right then we were interrupted by this fat bitch and he told her to hurry up and ask what she needed to ask. He then told us again how bad off we'd be, but that he is only going to take twenty points off and give us eighty out of a hundred on the assignment. I immediately thanked him very gratefully as the whole world was removed from my shoulders and I realized the extent of what he had done. I was ready to deck tama if she said anything, but this was too good to believe. We both thanked him again and he left. I filled out an evaluation, rating Girish with straight perfects! I almost could have kissed him! He was my favorite teacher for the moment!

Tama and I were talking later about how I'd bet money that Girish reviewed our latest assignment for similarities, and when he found none, he mad his decision. I'm so glad something told me to make them completely different. We almost danced in each others arms, I was so relieved, because I was scared shitless. She said that she knew that I was and put her arm around my shoulder as we walking down the hall, rubbing my back, telling me that she knew it'd be OK. I had my arm around her as well for a moment. I thought about last night as I got on the elevator, and two of Tama's roommates were in there. They asked me if I got screwed as well in the class, and when I said yes, they told me to make sure that I got the credit no matter what the cost is to Tama, since I did the work. I thought it was funny. But I fully agreed.

Monday night on the way home from class, the night we had been talking about sex, we were walking along the sidewalk back to Beaty. Many of Beaty's windows have Christmas lights in them and it looks pretty. We were commenting about how it doesn't feel like Christmas at all though. I mean, it's warm enough for shorts and a T-shirt. Anyway, it was already past ten and was pretty dark. There were these two girls in the field with four bull terriers. The two big ones came running at us growling and snapping. Tama let out a slight shriek and grabbed on to my shoulder. I stopped and the dogs barked at us but didn't mess with us. We started walking again, and the others were on the sidewalk ahead of us fighting. I put my hands on Tama and slowly glided her off of the sidewalk around the dogs. I believe my right hand was accidentally on her tit, but oh well. She sort of jokingly yelled at me for trying to make her walk where the dogs just took a crap. It was funny.

Well, enough about Tama, how about the greatest love of my life! Melissa! We've been hitting it off very well this week. She mailed me a graduation announcement form all of the way across the street. It looks really nice. I thought it was funny that she mailed it, but I liked it a lot. In the paper, there was a little advertisement for a get together for Eta Sigma Phi, her classical honor society. It said, 'Socializing Greek style is the key to eternal happiness...' Chris found it first and asked me if I had seen Melissa's name in the paper. Today in class I asked her if she is eternally happy yet and we joked around about it. She wore a white and red blouse today that was very revealing in the front. She seemed to be showing off to me and I liked what I saw very very much! We were also talking about going to Busch Gardens again. She's so fun.

As we walked out of class today, I said something in response to her that ended up not sounding to funny. She didn't hear me so she said, 'What?' I just shrugged, said, 'nothing,' and sort of smiled. She made a pouting noise and I laughed and said, 'What?' sort of complaining that she was whining. She actually mocked me and shrugged saying, 'Nothing,' in a really cutesie voice. It was really funny! I like her so much!!! Elaine asked me again today if I wanted to dress up as Santa Claus, because the language department has an outfit. I said that I'd take the hat if she can find it.

I had a lot of fun as class started today. Nicole came early and we actually started talking a lot. I was happy that she and I were actually talking for a change. I was really hyper and was pacing around. Cynthia noticed it, and made fun of me. I was also talking to her before class, and then to Fran‡oise for a while. I then even talked to Nicole some more. I was happy. Stud me! I can't wait until the new semester. I'm going to study hard, and make as many new girlfriends as possible. As soon as Melissa came in, I went straight for her and we talked. Yesterday, she received the proofs from her graduation pictures. She didn't really like the that much. I asked to see them, and she didn't want me to, so I practically raped her until she let me see them. Class had already started, and Elaine was walking around asking questions, but she left us alone as I coaxed Melissa into giving me the pictures, and as I looked at them. There were some pretty good ones, but some were made pretty airheaded like with a big fake smile and her hair all poofed out. She was in the newspaper today with a really good picture of her. I bragged to everyone I that I could. It congratulated her for being an outstanding four year scholar, one of three, and listed her many societies and activities. I was extremely impressed. Go Melissa. I'm really going to miss her.

I actually went to Calculus today, only to find out that class is canceled for today and friday. He did write that he would talk to anybody during class hours in his office. I have never talked to anyone in there before, until today. I asked him when the exam is, and then we started talking and ended up going to Robinson's office to double check the place and time. There was one other person there so we got a private little tutorial. It was neat. It was the first time I've really talked to him. I'd like to get to know my professors much earlier next semester. Anyway, it turns out that my exams are evenly spaced as to make them very easy. I have one a day until Thursday, when the second and last one is computer which will be a breeze. I also found out that the Physics is not cumulative, thank God! Neither is the Calculus! Actually there is a cumulative part, but it is optional, and would take the place of your lowest test grade. That's really cool. Robinson actually remembered that it would be my first test that I'd replace. I was impressed. I found out that he is teaching Calculus III Honors next semester, so now I really want to take it!

I also received a new pen pal today! Her name is Natalie Frank and she lives in Breman, Germany. That's awesome! Bremen is a city in northwest Germany, on the Weser River, southwest of Hamburg. It's twice as big as Tampa by population.

I recieved a letter from my family the other day. Chrissy's part was hilarious. I was cracking up as I read it:


Dear Dan,
We decorated the tree yesterday with out you. But it still looks nice anyway. I was also student of the month yesterday.
Love Cathy
Dear Dan 12-3-92
Did you find your social security card? Have you been to McDonalds? It's cold here,too.
Love, Mother
P.S. Be Sure To Study!

December 7, 1992 - Monday - Melissa, Her bad dream

How that girl invigorates me so! Even the thought of her late at night fills me with so much energy. This excess causes me not to need lots of extra sleep like I use to. She's better than a caffeine high! I laughed as I wrote that! What a parallel to love!

It's almost three o'clock and I was taking a nap before going with Tama to computer. Earlier today in German, Elaine gave back our dialogue that we turned in to her last Thursday. She made plenty of corrections and I have already typed them in and will make print outs later today on computer lab. Before I took my nap, I turned the telephone ring to high to make sure it would wake me up if I got a call. I was thinking about how if I get a phone call, that it will definitely be from tama, because nobody calls me in the middle of the day like now. I woke up once at two-thirty figuring maybe Tama was calling early. It was Chris' sister though so I took a message. About ten before three, the phone rang once, bit then it stopped. I said 'shit' to myself just thinking about another phone call that I'm not getting. Then I realized that perhaps Jon answered it, and he had, and it was for me!!! I figured it to be Tama telling me to meet her at class, because she's going somewhere else first. I was wrong. I am rambling...

It was MELISSA!!! My most favourite, most beautiful female friend ever!!! She just had a dream that we all three knew our dialogues cold, but we kept screwing up really badly, and ended up failing. It was funny. She just called me to tell me about her dream. We talked about our German a bit longer and some about her thesis. I know that she usually works on it at nights down at CSE. Since I will be down there forever working on my homework assignment with Tama tonight, I asked her if she'd be there, too. She wasn't sure at first if she'd be there, but I think she sort of changed her mind and decided that she would be there. I told her that I'd take the extra effort to look on all of the computers to see if she's there. She said that is good, and then said that she'd sit me down and let me work on her thesis. I had mentioned earlier about missing writing. We were joking about me helping her do it.

I told her that I definitely want it to be good so that I can be proud of my little Melissa as she graduates with highest honors. She said today that she will give me a graduation announcement soon. I told her that if I get to go, I will cheer and clap the loudest for her, and she said that she hopes somebody will, because her parents probably won't. I found out that it's her father who is the worst of the two. I said that I'd carry one of those screamers with me and set it off as she graduates, and she laughed and told me that they'd haul me out on my butt before I'd have any say in the matter. She then said that if she has any more dreams, then I'll be the first to know, and we said goodbye.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course I didn't run into her in the computer center. Nothing ever happens if I write it in my journal first. Hopefully that will soon change. Tama called me at three-thirty and asked if I'd be ready to go to class at four. We met downstairs and walked to class. We took the sidewalk in front of Yulee just for the slight chance that Melissa might be there and see me. On the way, she was telling me about her weekend, and she told me about a lingerie party at one of the fraternities this weekend. She said that she ended up running into her theater TA at the party and would do anything with him to get a bit of help on the final. It was funny.

November 23, 1992 - Monday - Tama, Quincy's, Jen

Well, tomorrow is my eighteenth birthday. I'll finally be legal, whatever the hell that means. I've already received birthday cards from Granny and Mema. They both put five dollars inside. For the past few years I have saved all of the money that I have received in my birthday cards, I guess the sentimental value is far greater than the monetary. There have been plenty of opportunities for me to spend Granny's five dollars this weekend, but I opted to stay home instead. Actually I let Chris pay for my weekend.

Tama left early Saturday morning to spend the entire week up in St. Louis with her family. We walked to class on Wednesday to see what was up. We were already late so we walked really slow and talked a lot on the way over. We only stayed for five minutes before taking off. Melissa had mentioned earlier that she would be in CSE typing her term paper so we looked for her before we left, but it was still to early. We sort of shuffled the entire way home and talked. As we neared Beaty, Tama joked that this is the first time it's ever taken her twenty-five minutes to walk home from CSE. I told her that it was that much longer that I got to talk to her, so I was enjoying it.

We have a quiz in computer today so she ended up having to take it on Friday. So on Thursday, after I had finished all of my exams, I went upstairs to her room for a while at about eight thirty to help her out. We didn't study for more than half an hour. I had taken a couple of my L”wenbr„u beers up with me and drank one. It was actually a lot better than I had expected, and I actually could stand it enough to half way chug the last half. We started talking and I didn't get out of there until eleven. It's amazing how well we can talk to each other. I can talk about anything with her, it's almost like we never run out of things to say. She does talk a lot, which is good because I'm a good listener, but I actually can get into deep conversation with her.

We were talking about past `lovers' and she kept implying that she is not going out with anyone now. She did tell me how she dicked this one guy over, and I asked her if I really know what I'm getting myself into. We laughed. She also showed me all around in her bedroom. That's funny, it almost sounds like she was hinting at something, but that's not quite the way it happened. there were some pictures of her on the wall from her junior year in high school. She was wearing a red prom dress, and had an awesome tan. She looked really good. She was going to cook me some food when I came up, figuring that I would be hungry after all of the hard work I had to do for my exams, but she never got to go grocery shopping. She said that she'd going to definitely take me out somewhere expensive for dinner soon on her father's credit card. She did feed me junk food though. I let her open a bag of Sun Chips and I then just looked at them so she asked if she had to feed them to me, too. I said yes so she fed me one of them but then said that I had to do the rest by myself. It was cute, though.

Tama and her two other roommates finally got rid of Kara, the one they hate. They say that she has a serious attitude problem and is very self centered. She is moving out to a room in the other Beaty Tower so Tama has to interview new roommates. I asked her if I could come up and live with her for a while. I told her that Eric probably wouldn't mind. She agreed that he probably wouldn't mind because he likes me. I was sort of curious when she talked to him about me. I mentioned something about it again a little later, and she told me that I really seemed intent on moving in with her and I agreed. We also talked about some of our plans for the future. She told me that she really thinks that she will be dating somebody seriously by the time she graduates here. She then said that she would then drag him to St. Louis with her where she would definitely have to live with him for a while before marrying him. I agreed with her about it being smart to make sure the two of you could live together before getting married. In fact, I agreed with everything she said. She was telling me earlier that I should really visit St. Louis someday, and I said that I'd like to, and we were talking about it for a while. I also just realized that she was saying something about possibly having to live apart for a year while this boyfriend finished school and how the relationship should stand the long distance. I just realized how perfectly I matched what she was saying. Since she is a sophomore, I would theoretically be here a year longer than she would. When she mentioned dragging him to St. Louis, I was going to say that I wouldn't want to live there, but I wisely held back. I also just realized that Anheuser Busch is headquartered in St. Louis. Hmmmm...

Towards the end, her two roommates came home from their sorority functions and sat down. Karen, the one with blonde hair looked pretty good. The four of us actually all started talking and were joking around. That was really good. It will possibly help me out to be accepted by Tama's friends. Just by the way we were carrying I really like the outlook. It would be nice if Tama and I got together. I was talking to Jon later about how much we talk to each other, and how it makes more sense for me to pursue Tama a bit now instead of solely focusing on Melissa. I won't have class with Tama any more after this semester so I definitely need to become good friends with her now for she will be still be here for a long time when Melissa is gone and I want to be able to spend time with her.

Jon and I were also talking about what we say about each other to our parents. I had been thinking the same thing earlier. He talks to his parents a lot, too, just like I do. He admitted wondering what I tell my parents about all of them after he thought about what he was telling his parents. It is pretty interesting to think about. I also told him about wondering what Melissa has told her good friends about me. I mean we went to dinner and stuff, she has to have told somebody something. i'm really curious. Jon quoted the Murphy's Law on the poster on the wall that you should never worry about what other people are thinking about you, because they are too busy worrying about what you think of them. I agree.

Friday night Chris, Jon, Cecil, and I went over to Salem's apartment to rent some movies. A guy from Jacksonville named Russ also was there. We ended up renting a Cheech and Chong movie called Nice Dreams. It was pretty funny. We also stopped by Hungry Howie's and ordered two four dollar pizzas. They were really good! We didn't end up getting home until about three or four in the morning so we slept until around noon. Ed, Jon, and I went grocery shopping after we all woke up and had eaten. The Florida Vanderbilt game was on the store radio and we listened to it the entire two hours we were in there. We won 41-21 and clinched the SEC Eastern Division championship! There were also some pretty good looking females in the store that I was flirting with.

Later that night, Chris, Cecil, and I went to a play in the Constans Theater called The Rainmaker. It started around eight and Cecil hadn't shown up at the room in time so Chris and I left without him. We left his ticket with Jon and he did show up a little while later. Chris and I saw some really hot chicks in the theater before the play started. We were both getting really frustrated. It's fun because we both will get to the same chauvinistic level when we are lusting over women and we get quite vulgar. There was a pretty cute girl next to me and we kept leaning towards each other. I came so damn close to saying something to her as we left, but what I might have said could have gotten me slapped, so I guess I was better off not. I was really tired when we went to the play, and it lasted about two and a half hours, so I figured that I'd probably fall asleep. The play ended up being very good, so good that it grabbed my attention and we were all laughing and even clapping at some of the witty lines. I was surprised at how good it turned out.

Afterwards, I was really tired so I went back to the dorm. Jon and karen were there so I grabbed the phone and went into my room. I talked to Valerie for a little while, and then called home. I knew that she'd think I was weird calling Saturday night, or drunk, but once she realized that I wasn't, we had our usual hour talk. Chrissy was up watching Saturday Night Live which is why they were still awake. I didn't want to have to worry about calling on Sunday because I planned on sleeping in, and besides it's cheaper later.

I was right in my assumption, because Chris and I left before seven on Sunday night to go out to eat at Quincy's. We walked to Red D and took my car and then drove to Salem's apartment. He's starting to talk to me a bit now, Chris says that he's always that way around new people. We took Salem's truck to the restaurant. Chris paid for my dinner because of my birthday. Quincy's is similar to Ponderosa, so we got to pig out at the buffet. I had two big plates full of hot stuff, and two huge salads. I also had a bowl of split pea soup and we ate two baskets of their delicious bread. I love buffets because you get to eat a large variety of things, and you don't really have to worry about not finishing something you don't like because there is always more of the stuff you do. I definitely ate more than the two of them, and they're both big Arabs. After they had finished, I was still going to the dessert bar eating bowls of ice cream, and even some good banana pudding. We spent well over two hours eating. By that time, Salem was talking a lot to me, which means I'm in to their little clique. Afterwards, we went back to Salem's and played Nintendo until after twelve. I have never even touched a Nintendo before, but creamed both Chris and Salem at Dr. Mario. I figured at least Salem would beat me since it's his. It takes a lot of good quick logical thinking which is why I'm so good at it.

Melissa asked me again today as we parted if I am going to be here on Wednesday, and I told her yes. She also asked me that last Thursday. I think it has something to do with my birthday tomorrow but I'm not sure what she has up her sleeve. I'm definitely going to stick around if Melissa is doing something for me. Jon said that he hopes that she means Wednesday morning because he wants a ride to Tampa with me for the holiday. We talked quite a bit today.

I met up with Jen again in the computer lab today before my class. Bryan then showed up and we went and took our quiz. I breezed through it in less than ten minutes. Jen was very surprised to see me back so soon. I helped her out on her program a little bit and she asked me to stay and go home with her. We talked a lot. She told me how she is staying here for the weekend all by herself.

November 18, 1992 - Wednesday - Melissa again!, Tama

November 18, 1992 - Wednesday
It's amazing how you can think that you're upset with someone, but as soon as you see them again, you instantly fall back under her spell. I was right about there being nothing for me to worry about with Melissa. She just already had stuff she was going to do. I should be thankful that she squeezed me in to her weekend at all. When she asked me how my weekend was in class on Monday I told her that it was pretty bad. Her's sucked too, which made me feel better. Maybe she should have spent it with me. Ha ha. Fran‡oise came back over and sat by me again as well. I really want to do something that will cheer Melissa up immensely. But I can't think of anything. I can think of something that I could do to Melissa that would cheer me up, though.

I went to Computer Monday with Tama because we had an assignment due that night. She went to South Carolina to visit a friend of hers for the weekend. I told her about my crappy weekend. She told me that if she was here, she would have gone out with me. The teacher has threatened to start making attendance part of the grading if we keep missing classes. While we were sitting there, bored out of our minds, she picked up my keychain and was looking at it. She told me that I sure have a lot of fuck tabs. I asked her if she wanted one and we laughed. It's supposed to be good luck sexually if you can pull an aluminum can tab off of the rivet without breaking the ring. I have a whole keychain full of them. When you give one to someone it's supposed to me that you want to fuck them, hence the name 'fuck tabs.'

As we walked into Beaty, we saw a sign that said, 'You're condom or mine?' that was advertising some little talk session about STD's. I said mine, and she said something about hers. I then told her that if she wants to buy the condoms, that I have no objections whatsoever! She told me that she does keep a stash of her own.As we parted in the elevator afterwards, she told me to give her a call the next time I am bored. Interesting.

October 22, 1992 - Thursday - Melissa, Tama

It's been a pretty cool week, but really busy. Oh yea, I got laid this weekend. Ha ha. I just finished up the last of my three tests this week just a few hors ago. It was for Physics. I'm not going to even assume how I did, because I'll probably jinx it.

Melissa and I decided to be partners for our oral portion of the mid-term. I was glad that we are finally going to get to do something together again. I went over to her room for about an hour at six and we wrote our dialogue. On the phone she told me that it didn't matter when I wanted to come over, that she was wide open all night. I liked that one and would have joked with anyone else. She was sitting on top of a picnic table near the entrance waiting for me. She looked really sexy, and I got a really big smile when I walked up. I want so much to make an impression on her, but I feel like I look stupid to her. I keep making the awful mistake of saying no to her. She asked me on the phone if I had eaten yet, and I said yes. I could have gone out to dinner with her dammit!!! And she would have driven. She was drinking Cappio outside of German today and when I asked her how it was, she asked me if I wanted some, but I said no. She looked really sexy sucking on the bottle neck like she did. I don't now what it is about her that causes me to act that way when I'm around her. I really wish it'd stop.

I called Tama before computer class and we walked down there together. We ended up staying the entire period because his review was supposed to help her on her make-up exam. We went and copied our new homework assignments off of the computers and then walked home. After I came back from Melissa's, I called Tama. She was typing a report, but at about eleven, I went up to her room and stayed for a while.

October 5, 1992 - Monday - Tama's hints, Francoise

You feel like you're taking on your weight in wildcats. It's a fine time for pouncing upon spontaneous opportunities. Life takes on a more exciting hue - soul mate may be just around the corner! Focus on universal appeal. Lively Aquarian says, 'We can do almost anything we decide to do!'

What a month this is turning out to be. Those are excerpts from my horoscopes today. I really love them because they can be sort of an inspiration and self confidence booster. If it seems like my day will be good because of what my horoscope says, I will be much more inclined to take the risks that almost always roll in my favor. After the Bucs and the Gators lost this weekend, along with a few other minor tragedies, I feared that this might be an uneventful week, but I encouraged myself this morning to take full advantage of the opportunities around me, mainly the girls. I've done my best to enjoy every single one of them all day long. Wow!

I'm really excited about Tama. She's perfect, well almost. I found out that she smokes, Malboro no less, but I also found that I could quickly learn to accept that. I was going to call her before I left so that we could walk to class together but I lost my nerve. I'm so fucking afraid of seeming 'out of line,' whatever the fuck that means! I hate it when I do that. The only real reason we went to class was to turn in an assignment that was due today. While we were in there, before class, we talked to a few new people near us. There was a cute blonde who sat right behind me who I talked with. I asked her what Girish taught last Wednesday but she didn't know because she left, too! Tama and I turned our papers in and were gone before class even started. We went to the computer lab to send our programs to the grader and to get the new assignment. There was another guy in there from class who came in with us to do his entire program.

I then figured out a way to send messages from computer terminal to terminal. I sent stuff like 'Hello' and 'Kiss my ass!!!' to begin with and she thought it was funny and wanted to know how to do it. She then sent this to me -

Tama: This class is boring.
Me: so
Tama: Why don't you do something about it?

I was overcome. Definitely overcome. We then were talking and sending stuff at the same time. She laughed and said that she feels like she's in the movies. I asked her why and she said that this whole scene, a guy and a girl typing messages to each other like this, seemed like something that would happen in a movie. I really liked her comparison. We then were messing around so that she typed in:

Tama: Fuck you!
Me: when (she laughs)
Tama: Not now, I have a headache. (I laugh)
Me: Can I get you a Nuprin (she laughs again)

I was worried for a second that she was typing in that she has a boyfriend, but I really don't think she does, or I think she would have brought it up after what we were saying. We also were talking about our weekends. I'm glad now that I went to the parties so I had stuff to tell her. She was away in Jacksonville for some Sorority thing and it poured the entire time. Actually it has rained so much there recently that there are huge floods that are up to the cars' taillights in residential areas.

Anyway, she was telling me how she couldn't sleep last night and thus was up early this morning at six and made her roommate breakfast. I told her that the next time she was up, she could come down about six floors and make us breakfast. She laughed like I didn't have a chance. She also was saying how she and her roommates were going through a cleaning stage yesterday and were cleaning up everything in sight. So I told her that the next time she was in the mood to clean, she could come down about six floors and clean our room. It was funny this time because I said it the same way that I did the first time. A few minutes later she mentioned that on Friday night she was totally wasted. I couldn't resist so I told her that the next time she was wasted, she could come down about six floors and..... We both started laughing. Actually it's seven floors, but it would have been less funny if I had corrected myself.

On our walk home, I had to get my bike so she tells me that she really hates it when she has to walk with someone while they are riding a bike. Smartass! I then told her that I was about to call her before class but decided against it. She said, 'Oh, I see, so I'm the one that has to always call you, huh?' and I agreed that she was right. I told her that I was only kidding though. She said that she was still in a daze on the way to class after waking up and said that she probably wouldn't have talked much. But still! Just thinking about what we said to each other today is very stimulating. i wonder if Tama is an Aquarian. Get it?

The weather is still cool. It's a dry cold today so it is much more bearable. I wore jean shorts, a tank top, and flip flops. My roommates are Jon, Ed, and Chris. Jon and Ed just asked me what I am doing. Jon said that I am writing my award winning journal. Jon then asked if he could have my autograph now, because I'll probably never talk to them again when I'm successful. Thus I put in that sentence just for them. Anyway, I got plenty of attention for my lack of clothes. It did warm up like I figured and I got to tell lots of people that I became conditioned for the cold while working at Busch Gardens last winter.

On the way to Physics, this girl in tiny, tight, white shorts was riding her bicycle up to the racks. If that wasn't enough, when she got off, she stretched her leg back very slowly, and really high, as she got off. That was a view if I've ever seen one. YUM!!! It was a very good way to start off the morning. I then met up with Farnaz as I was walking into class and we went down and sat together near the front. This girl that I flirt with, and flirted with today, was just to our right, and there were two really cute girls in front of us. The better looking one kept turning sideways to talk to her friend, and sometimes all of the way around, and I always made a point to make sure that we made eye contact. Fun, fun. I told Farnaz how I tried to call her Friday afternoon, but she had already gone by then. We were joking around quite a bit and I walked a little ways with her after class, until I finally turned back to go get my bike.

I then had an even better time in German. I walked with Jon towards class because he has history class in Little Hall during fourth period. We were a little early which was good. There was this really cute girl standing outside who must have been late for class and was waiting to talk to the professor because she is usually in there during third. I sort of flirted with her while we were out there. She has gorgeous legs and after the rest of this mornings events, I was really horny. Maybe it has something to do with the cool weather.

I made sure that Fran‡oise and Melissa's seats were open when they came in so that we'd all be sitting together. Before Melissa came, Fran‡oise and I talked all about the weekend. She said that they went surfing because Clearwater had the highest waves she's ever seen because of the storm. She also knew a guy who's expensive house on Indian Rocks Beach had its roof torn off by that big tornado. She said that she had a really good time. She also was happy that the big bruise on her leg is looking better. She got it one night when she was drunk and ran into a fence. I told her that I would still be hiding it if I had something that ugly on me. She always kicks me in the leg while we're sitting there in class, so after she came in I went and pulled a chair in front of her for her to keep her feet on. She then said that she was bored so she was going to draw on my leg instead. I thanked her for wanting to give me bruises and ink poisoning. It was funny.

When Melissa came in I turned to her and found out what was up. When I did, Fran‡oise immediately turned and started talking to some people on her other side. She normally wouldn't talk with them, maybe it was because she knew that I was going to turn my attention to Melissa when she came in. They don't really ever talk to each other, or even listen to each other when one is talking to me. Fran‡oise said goodbye to both of us at the end of class and Melissa seemed a little surprised. We asked each other about our tests back on Thursday and then she contradicted something that I said. I then pretended to bitch at her for always contradicting me. She said that she doesn't so I told her that there she goes again! It was funny. I then asked her why I always have to pry stuff about her personal life out of her. I don't really, I was just being difficult in a sarcastic way. We laughed and were on really good terms for the rest of the class. I even had to share my book with her. She looked really cute today. Her hair was waving up and over her face, and every once in a while she'll give me one of these quite little wry smiles that are really sexy.

What a day!!! I even saw that girl today that I met and talked to at orientation. She has class right next to my German class. What a coincidence. I wonder if I'll get the chance to talk to her again. I'll have to go back and reread my journals and find out her name.

Luck to me.

September 30, 1992 - Wednesday - Luck with Tama!!!, Kim

September 30, 1992 - Wednesday
Things are going too good for me this week. It's fabulous, I can't remember a time when things that I plan work out so wonderfully.

I started studying on Monday. I realized that I had better after getting back my test and quiz scores. I have thus gotten my ass in gear and have been studying, almost too much, all week. My real reason is to impress the girls. I found out that the kinds of girls that I want to impress are done so much more easily by brains. Combined with my good looks and interesting personality, I can really kick ass in the social world. And I have done so this week. If I can keep up the good luck, charm, and determination that I have shown this week, I will excel academically, be swarmed by women, and be happy the entire time. I'm loving life.

My success started yesterday morning in Physics Lab, of all places. There is really attractive girl in there that I have been waiting to be lab partners with for weeks. We are supposed to have a different partner each week. Two weeks ago, my partner was this fat chick named Debbie. She was nice but not that smart. She asked me for my phone number at the end of class, and gave me hers. She said that we should in case we needed somebody to study Physics with. She said that she'd definitely be calling me. I can't wait. Last week when I went to lab, the girl didn't have a partner yet, but I was completely unprepared and did not want to look stupid, so I worked with this guy. Monday night I read the lab and prepared notes for my report. I actually studied! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I was really confident as I went to class yesterday.

When I got there, the door was still closed, and some of the people were sitting outside in the hall. Debbie was talking to the girl so I walked up. Debbie said hi to me and the three of us started talking. As we went into class, I asked her to be my partner. Her name is Kim. Of course, isn't everybody's? She's older, I think she graduated from high school in '83. I looked for both a wedding band and an engagement ring and she had neither. She only goes to school part time, and she works in a medical lab in the hospital down by the Oaks Mall. We clicked right from the start, and we have quite a bit in common. She is a Florida native and lived over on the West Coast in either Ft. Meyers or Key West, I don't remember which.

We did really well on the lab, too. She told me that she already has her A.S. degree so I started joking. I asked her if she was happy with her A.S.S. or was she working towards something better. She said that her A.S.S. would make her enough money, but she wants more. We played around like that for a few minutes and kept talking as we walked out together. My little 'plan' to meet her worked out perfectly. I was in a great mood for the rest of the day. She told me about a lab help session that they do on Thursdays. It would be a cool way to see her more and I want to start going every once in a while, maybe.

In Physics Monday morning, Farnaz and I exchanged numbers so that we could study last night. I had mentioned the idea last week but she brought it up this time. I called her yesterday when I got home from Calculus at three. She was just sitting around watching TV. We decided to study in her dorm in the New Residence Facility. You have to be a Junior to live there. It's really nice but there's seemed somewhat prison-like because they didn't have much stuff on the white walls which were made of cinder blocks. At least our dorms have drywall walls that make it like home. They also don't have an oven, just a range and a microwave. Otherwise it's pretty much worth it. Each of the four people has his own room and there are two bathrooms with a huge vanity between the two. They even have a living room with bay windows. I rode my bicycle over and found her room pretty easily.

We studied for about two hours, working on the sample test from last semester. I finally was remembering the Physics I learned back at Leto, because I kept solving the really hard problems all by myself and then got to explain them to her. It was cool since I never listen to his lecture, I only go now to get important dates and to see Farnaz and the other girls. I was sort of beaming because I kept figuring them out. We got tired after a while and talked for a long time and watched TV. I eventually met all of her roommates as they wandered in every once in a while. I ended up telling her that I am only seventeen and had to practically beg her to find out how old she is. She kept saying that she feels old, and pretends that she is older than she is. I found out that she is only eighteen (and a Junior!) and is only my senior by seven months.

We ended up talking about sexism and had a typical male-female argument over how females and males are exploited by each other. I used my male chauvinism to argue my points. We also threw sex into our conversation every once in a while. There were a few intense moments where she was on the couch, fiddling with her hair (and curling her toes!), while we just looked at each other with puppy-dog eyes. We had fun. I wonder if she likes me. We joked around a lot though and luckily the exploitation conversation came at about seven when I needed to leave. After she chased me around trying to hit me with a pillow, I was up, so it posed a good time for me to leave.

Ed and Mia had arranges an ice cream party for our floor at 7:30 and I made it just in time. I ate almost two full bowls of ice cream. The second was all Ben and Jerry's and was really good. I got to remeet the girls on the floor so it proved worthwhile. Later on we watched Wild Orchids which turned out to be a pretty good movie, especially the ending. The girl in there was perfect, I dare say she was a ten. She was gorgeous and we were all lusting over her. It made me hungry so I made dinner at midnight.

My other 'plan' that worked perfectly occurred just a little while ago. This one was more of a plan and worked much better than I would have ever dared imagine that it would. There is this cute girl in Computer class that I often found myself staring at when I was bored. Actually I wasn't bored when I was staring at her, but... anyway, I saw her walk into Beaty East once and finally made the connection that she lives here. That intrigued me, attractive and close, very close. We had a quiz last Wednesday. It took me no more that five minutes. This other guy whom I had talked to finished at the same time I did and we joked afterwards. I told him how easy it was and he thought that he did good, too. I asked the teacher, Girish, what time he was starting the second hour lecture, pretending to be interested. The guy laughed at me once we were outside and asked me if I had any intention on going back. Of course i didn't I was just being polite. I think Girish, who is a fat little Indian grad student, is going to get pissed off someday if we keep walking out like that. The class will start out with thirty to forty kids and will end up with fifteen if he's lucky after the two hours. It's really funny watching it happen.

Anyway, I went and got my car because I was going grocery shopping and then drove back to Beaty to pick up my checkbook. As I walked in, the girl walked in at the exact same time and we got in the elevator. I asked her if she didn't just come from computer class, pretending I didn't know. She said yes and we started talking about the quiz. She thought it was pretty hard. We talked at each other until the door shut behind me on my floor. I was floating. I was very, very happy. The timing could not have been more perfect. It's mind boggling.

I planned on showing up to class early and going and sitting up front where she sits on Monday. I was then going to ask her how she did on her quiz, and then impress her with mine. If she really did bad I was going to offer to help her, since we live so close together. Otherwise I was going to ask her to 'study' with me. She didn't come to class on Monday though. We also got an assignment which is due next Monday, so after he explained it, I left class and went to hurry and type it in so that it would be ready on Wednesday. I hoped that she wouldn't be done with it so then I could help her. It was placing a lot on chance and hopes, which all paid off.

I went in early again today. As I was combing my hair in the bathroom in CSE, Tirtha Roy from Leto comes in and recognizes me. We talked for a few minutes and caught up on each other. He asked me where I was staying and was surprised that I got Beaty. He sid that he is going home this weekend, but the next time something is going on, he'd give me a call. That was cool. When I walked into class only one other person was there. I went and sat up towards the front. The guy that walked out when I did last week came in and sat next to me. His name is Bryan. We started talking and he is probably the most interesting guy in there. He is a Senior and will graduate this December. Neither one of us have bought the book for this class either.

We talked until the girl came in. She sat two seats in front of me. I got her attention after a few minutes and told her that it was good that she showed up for a change. She laughed and then we started talking about the quiz. I bragged that I got a 39/40. When Girish came in, they got theirs. Bryan got a 35 and she got a 33 which was better than she had expected. She told me that I would have to help her since we live together and I agreed. I asked her who she is, anyway. Her name is Tama. I asked them if they have done their programs for Monday. They hadn't so I asked them if they wanted to leave and do it after he went over it again. We laughed at the thought of three people going out at once. I told them how his feelings are probably hurt when people leave but he just doesn't want to show it. Tama thanked me, telling me that made her feel so much better about leaving. She never has left from a class until this one, it's just so fucking boring. Girish told the class that today was a very important day because he was teaching Chapter 2. I asked her if she bought the book, and then told her that I'd teach her later in much less time.

After he gave his little review of the assignment, he turned around to prepare for the lecture. I asked them if they were ready, in a loud whisper so that others in the class would hear. She said yes so I said, 'let's go,' and the three of us got up and walked up. It was hilarious how the people snickered as we left. It was really a bold move on our part and took balls. We went over to the computer lab and grabbed three computers. I printed up two copies of my program to use as I helped them. We talked and played around while they were writing the programs. We were talking about dorms and they were pretty surprised that I got a dorm in Beaty. I said how i think it is a great place for a Freshman but they thought otherwise saying that you don't meet enough people. I disagree, I've probably met so many more people and have done so much more in Beaty than otherwise. I also brought up how I think it's better rooming with three other people instead of one because there is a much better chance of having at least one person you really like and can hang out with. I'm really lucky that I have such good roommates. Afterwards, she asked me if I were going back to Beaty and I said yes. She waited as I got my bike and we walked back together.

A cold front came through last night and you can really feel the difference. It was cloudy and cool all day, YUK!!! I want my hot steaming sun!!! She's from St. Louis and likes it. She was thinking about going out to TJ's tonight. She hasn't been out this year at all but went a lot last year. When we got to my floor she said bye and said that she'd see me Monday. I asked her if she wanted my phone number and she said definitely, and that she was just going to ask me, I then asked for hers, 334-9302. Perfect! How could it have worked out better.

Valerie called me a little while ago and wanted to know if I wanted to go grocery shopping with her. I told her that I couldn't. I didn't want to think about Valerie after such an amazing stroke of fortune. I went out with her, ernesto, and Noelle Sunday night to get ice cream at Baskin Robbins. We had fun. Ernesto and I were staring at the cute girls. We then ended up at Noelle's dorm. Ernesto and I were making fun of the girls and what they were saying. It was funny. We then decided to stop by my dorm. Ernesto had never been there before and he liked the posters in my room. Everyone got in a big argument about people talking behind other peoples' backs and now Valerie hates everybody's guts except mine. I played the neutral party and she still talks to me. She doesn't even want to call here anymore just to avoid having to talk to any of them, she wants me to call her instead. It's pretty messy. I'm not really having a problem with her absence, I'm finding plenty of comfort in all of the other girls. Girls, girls, everywhere, even in my underwear! I wish. I hope. I 'PLAN' on having a girl in my underwear soon. Ha ha.

I've even been having a really good time in German lately. Now that I've been studying my book every night, and doing all of the exercises, I understand almost everything we are doing and was even able to spit out responses to her questions today without even pausing. It was awesome, especially since there was another teacher in there observing her. I'm having fun now that I know what's going on. I've been talking to Fran‡oise a lot lately and have made friends with a bunch of the guys in there, too. A fun little pastime that we do now, is to look over the second floor railing before class at all of the gorgeous girl's. Of course it was my idea in the beginning. I also walked home with Melissa today after class. Fun. Fun. Fun.

I wrote a big journal entry on Saturday that sort of was a part two for last Monday's entry about Busch Gardens. Right as I was finishing, the entire thing erased and I was heartbroken. It sort of deterred me from writing for a while but obviously I'm back in full swing.

As I finished up my phone call with Kim that Sunday down in Tampa, it got rather interesting. She was going with a girl from the Flume named Laura to see Single Whit Female. I told her that it sucked. She was going to take a shower soon so I asked her if I could join her. She said, 'Sure, but unfortunately you called me just as you're getting ready to go back so I guess you won't be able to make it.' UHHHHGGGG!!! She also figured that she'd be done by the time I made it over anyway. She's thinking about buying a car as soon as possible. She said that she'll have to try and come and visit me sometime since she didn't realize that I as only going to be two hours away. That would be awesome! I hope she comes through on that one. It'd definitely be a blast hanging out with her up here. All these ideas she puts in my head, at least I had plenty to think about on the drive back. I've been thinking about her a lot again lately. I finally had calmed myself down about her, and then I have to go and see her again. Darn. I love and miss you, Kim!

I called mother on Sunday at about four and talked for an hour. She told me that Stacy's mom had called and asked for my address. She said that they talked for a pretty long time and had a good conversation. That's neat. Well, I got Stacy's letter (computer printout, of course) today:


Sept 26th, 1992
Dan,
What's going on? I had my mother call your house to get your address. I just wanted to write you and see what's going in Gator Country! Things are going well here in Tiger Town. I have some pretty easy classes here. Well, I'll go through my schedule I guess...