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October 25, 2002

"Live and Learn, hanging on edge of tomorrow; Live and Learn, from the words of yesterday." - Sonic Adventure 2

Okay, I lied. I said no more EAPs, but due to overwhelming demand (okay, 4 people asking for a new one) and the need to get some stuff off my chest, figured now would be a good time to revive the old gal. I'm a little rusty, so we're gonna see how this goes. Hell, like it matters. Everyone only looks at the EAP for the shout-outs.

I think I've reached that point in college where you think everything has peaked...but you're not sure. Its either a straight up nosedive or steady climb from here on out. You have to reach that nice happy medium between trying to plan for your future well-being and getting piss-ass drunk. It's a complicated process, but at some point in our lives we all have to do it.

"They just wanna, they just wanna….oh girls, girls just wanna have fun." - Cyndi Lauper

This year, I hit the luck of the draw. I moved out of the shitty on campus apartments and into the glorious stylings of Lightsey Bridge. Okay, they're not that great but compared to Thornhill, they kick ass. And it may not be the greatest place but it rocks for one reason : the best change of scenery ever. There are girls living above me, below me, and beside me. Now this isn't about kicking game or anything, but sometimes its just good to see a girl everyso often. They do little things like follow a "hello" with "good morning." Who says good morning? Then they let you chill at their place when your roommate is being retarded. Girls rock.

New Observation # 4: Girls cannot have fun doing boring things. Why not? I dunno. Guys enjoy just sitting around doing nothing. That's some of the most fun stuff there is at times. Girls like doing things like walking to Bowman…just cause. That's a walk I could do with out. Someone (I volunteer) should give girls a seminar on how to just sit around and embrace boredom as your friend. You can't complain about never having anything to do, then whine never having any free time. You gotta find the happy medium.

There's always that constant struggle between what you have and what you could possibly have. You always check out other options, weighing the benefits against the risks. And if you do get the newer model, what do you do with what you had? You don't want to throw it away, most of the times you still like keeping it around. *sigh* The questions, the questions. (You can apply this to whatever you choose, I have my choice.)

"I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away; Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have no choice, no way. I ain't easy growin' up in World War III " - Pink

Is everyone's family really that bad? I know we all have problems with our family, but so many folks in mass quantities? Somethin' ain't right here. I know we all have our problems, but no need to focus on the negatives. Sometimes they may seem a little too much, but don't focus all the attention on them. There's some love in every problem, every argument; it just might be a little deep rooted.

"I ain't got nothing to lose. Going to throw it away and talk to you. She looks good and its true. The girl is beautiful (She is beautiful)." -Andrew W.K.

Lust. What a dangerous thing. Not too much else will make someone try to toss away a perfectly good relationship. You have a girl who loves you with all her heart, and you decide to go looking elsewhere. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Fellas, if you got a good woman, don't do anything dumb. Well, at least not out of the everyday dumbness. Women may be patient creatures, but they're also vengeful ones. Watch your back.

"So this is what I ask of my fans, If you ever see ________, WHOOP HIS ASS! Hit him with sticks, bricks, rocks, throw shit at him; Kick him, spit on him, treat him like a ho, bitch-slap him." - Me…kinda. (Eminem)

There are just some people I just don't like. Like I can't stand them in anyway, fashion, or form. And they just don't get the fuckin' hint. I'm gonna send half the fault my way, because I'm not an openly mean person unless they've done something to me first…but there's times I just wish they would do something. It'd make life so much easier. Basically, if I don't bother to converse w/ you first or at least smile or give you eye contact when walking by you, that should be clue #1. To make matters worse, I get to spend at least 10hrs a day dealing with one of these people…who just don't get the hint.

Ever notice that college is the only place that when you're in a bad mood you can see through people? I don't mean like X-Ray style, if that were the case the guy to girl ratio would be 3:1. I mean like when walking towards people, you can look dead at them, eye contact and all...and pay them no attention. You either look over their head, something off to the side of their eyes, or depending on the person (girl) you make a quick glance at their personality.

Whatever happened to just walking around looking at the ground?

Now for another weekly (not really) edition of Arianna's Words of Wisdom:

"…we're all so freakin' indecisive and confused we end up confusing everyone else…"

I'm not gonna wax poetic on that. In a nutshell, it's about guys/girls and how confusing the other can be. I thought it was a good quote. J

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Be careful what pray for. Most of the time, you'll get it…but most of the time it won't be in the form you thought it would be. Then you have to decide whether you really wanted it in the first place.

Guy Mode On

Okay, so someone at the Princeton Review decided to name Clemson the #2 party school. Not that I'm complaining (it gives me something to talk trash about now), but it's a tad inaccurate. Why inaccurate? Well lets just say that the second week of Junior year was probably one of the most boring weeks ever. Friday night consisted of sitting outside w/ the fellas and drinking water. Yes, water. And every light in Lightsey Bridge was on. No one went anywhere. Saturday night wasn't too much better. Somehow, Sarah convinced me into going line dancing. Not that there's anything wrong with that...but at one point in time, I used to be black. Then somehow I wound up at a club called Blind Horse. I'm surprised it wasn't called Hung Negro. I enjoyed myself, but to say I wasn't looking over my shoulder every two seconds is an understatement. It maybe 2002, but its still the South.

"Your technique is great, you're awesome, I LOVE your STYLE, SHOW ME HOW TO DO IT!!!" - DDR Announcer

Dance Dance Revolution. I could have easily made the whole EAP about this, but I figured I'd probably have one friend left after doing that, so I thought against it. This is the game of games. You can't call yourself a gamer (or dork) until you try it first hand. Sure, you look foolish at first, but after a while you become a pro at it and you don't look as bad. Not only that, you can lose mad weight w/ it if done with the proper diet. 35lbs and 2 pants sizes later, I can attest to that fact if nothing else. Now if I could just perfect "B4U Glorious Style" or "Dynamite Rave" and get another 4 people to try it, my goals for the year will be complete. Stay cool!

"I never realized I was spread too thin, til it was too late and I was empty within" - Papa Roach

In all seriousness real quick I'm gonna take this space just to apologize. I'm not really sure why, but I feel like I've pushed/am pushing some folks away. And believe me, its not on purpose. I can only swing in so many directions at a time.