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History
- Catch Up on Past Daily Logs
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2001 : May.
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2001 : Jan. 2002]
12-31-01
I got up early this morning because I had to open at work. I
showered and got breakfast before heading in. I actually got there
before anyone else, so I had to wait for a manager to show up
and let me in. I was assigned to go out and do some "marketing"
so I took off. My hands were dry and cracked, so I stopped by
my house to grab some lotion, and then went to see Angie Jennings
for just a couple minutes before I had to go back to work. I got
off close to when I was scheduled off, and ran back to Angie's.
We decided to go out to dinner and a movie, but we both had to
change, so I went home to do that. My dad took the car in to the
guy we had replace the transmission so he could look at the funny
thing the gear-shift has been doing. He got back just as I was
ready to leave again, so I went to get Angie, and we stopped by
Picwood to see what was showing. Monsters Inc. was on its last
day, so we decided to see it. We had a good 45 minutes to kill
before the show started, though, so we drove out towards Papa
John's so I could see how busy things were on new year's eve.
They were busier than I had ever seen, so we ran away before I
got dragged in to work. We started to go back to the movies, but
canceled our plans when we saw how busy it was. Not wanting to
face the huge line of people, we just went on to dinner at an
overpriced truck stop. After that, we went shopping for some sparkling
grape juice, but everywhere we tried was sold out. I did get some
cheap candy, however, so I came home happy. We just spent the
night at my house because she wasn't feeling well. We tried to
go to sleep early because I'm scheduled to go into work again
tomorrow at 9:00.
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12-30-01
Today's been nothing but work. I got up early, showered, and
went to work at 11:30, and then got home around 8:45. I sat around
the house until Angie Jennings got home from work, when I went
to see her for a little while. After that, I came back home and
went to sleep.
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12-29-01
I got up early this morning and went to Angie Jennings's house
for a little while before taking her to work. I came back home
and went to sleep until it was time to go pick her up again. I
was taking a shower when I got called into work, so I went in
for just over half an hour, and then left again to pick Angie
up. We stopped by her house and then by mine so I could change
out of my work clothes. We went out to run a couple errands, and
then went to Perkin's to eat before we both had to go back to
work. We came back home and waited for my sister to return with
the car, and then I took Angie home on my way to work. We seemed
busy for a while, but I didn't make a whole lot of money. I got
out at a reasonable time, came home, and sat at the computer until
it was time to go back and pick Angie up from work again. We stopped
by her house for a little while, and while we were there, my sister
came by and stole the car from me. Then Angie and I went to Wendy's
to get her some food and came back to my house for a while. I
had to get her home by her curfew, so we went back to her house
for just a little longer, and then I came back home and went to
bed.
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12-28-01
Due to my lack of concentration and keeping up with my daily
logs, today has been forever completely lost from my mind. Although
I'm sure I spent some amount of time at work, another bit of time
with Angie, or perhaps even a bit of time running around town,
I can't be for sure exactly what I did. It's even quite possible
that today has been confused with yesterday's log. Either way,
I assure you, my faithful readers, that nothing of any great importance
happened.
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12-27-01
I got up this morning and got a call from work asking if I could
cover for someone's morning shift. I got up and around, and then
got a call saying I probably wouldn't be needed. After I got into
the shower, I got another call asking me to come in anyway, so
after my shower, I stopped by Angie Jennings's house, and then
continued on to work. I stayed for about an hour, and then I wasn't
needed, so I went back to Angie's house. She called into work,
so we sat there and watched Mulan. After a little while,
we came back to my house so I could change, and then we took my
dad to the Wal-Mart parking lot so he could pick up the van. Angie
and I stopped by Kroger so she could get some eggs, we stopped
by her house to drop them off, and then we came back to my house.
I don't recall much of what happened after that, but it's very
possible that we ran around town for a bit, hung out at my house,
or hung out at her house. Afterwards, she was returned to her
house, and I came home to go to bed.
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12-26-01
I woke up this morning when Angie Jennings called me. I sat on
the phone with her until she went to take a shower. I did the
same, and then went over to see her. I at with her for a couple
minutes before going to work for an hour or so. I just needed
to check what time I had to go in, but stayed to help them make
some pizzas for a big delivery they had. After that and making
some bread sticks for myself, I went back to Angie's for a while.
When she had to go to work, I went to swap my bike for the car
and took her to work. I came home and sat around the house for
a while before heading back out for some more riding. I went by
Price Chopper to see Angie again, and to get some little drinks
for work. On the way back, I stopped by work and was asked to
come in a bit early. I had to head straight home to change, and
then returned to work. I was there until closing, which I wasn't
in the mood for at first, but I ended the night $60 richer than
before, so I wasn't complaining much. I came back home and sat
at the computer for a little while before going to bed.
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12-25-01
Merry Christmas, everyone! I got up fairly early this morning
after a pretty good night's sleep. I showered as soon as I got
a chance, and waited until everyone woke up so we could open up
presents. I got a bunch of neat little stuff and a new computer
chair that was unfortunately pretty painful to sit in. After all
of that, I went to deliver my present to Angie Jennings. I got
her a feather pillow and some soft pillow cases, which she seemed
to like pretty well. She got me a multi-purpose pen/pencil/stylus
for my Handspring Visor. I stayed there with her for a little
while before heading back home and then starting our trip up to
my grandparents' house for Christmas. I slept most of the way
there because I had a headache, and then we got ready for dinner.
After we all finished eating, we went out to open presents. I
got some money, and I swiped a cow bell from the present my grandparents
got for my parents. We sat around to visit for a while longer,
and then we started our trip back home. After I got home, I went
back to Angie's house for a few hours. I had to leave by midnight,
so I came back home and ate a bit before getting ready for bed.
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12-24-01
I slept in until the early afternoon today. I got up a couple
times before that, but then went right back to sleep. When I finally
got up, I had some breakfast and went outside with my dad to watch
him work on my motorcycle. Eventually I went out to JC Penney
to get Angie Jennings's Christmas present. I had to stop by Wal-Mart
for a little while and fight through the croud, but I finally
got it all done. I stopped by to see her at work, and then went
home to get ready for work myself. We were fairly slow when we
got there, but then my dad pulled up with my sister on the bike.
He got it running again, but it was still running a little off
like he said it was the day before. I went outside and gunned
it a few times, and then on his way home he said it sounded normal
again. At work, Misti Cook seemed like she wasn't having such
a great day, and she didn't have her truck with her, so I was
going to give her a ride home. We closed the store at 8:00 since
it was Christmas Eve, so we headed towards her house after we
got off. Just after passing a gas station, my car decided it was
thirsty, and started begging for gas. It died on me, so we walked
back to the station to call my dad and ask him to bring me some
gas. He picked us up there, and then we went back to the car.
After a bit of gas, it purred away as usual, and we went back
to another gas station to fill up the tank since the one we were
at just before had closed in the time it took for us to get the
car started again. Then I took Misti home so she could change,
and we came back to my house. I got a hold of Angie, and we went
to pick her up too. We went around town trying to find something
to do, and unsuccessfully came back to my house. We played some
music and Super Nintendo and sat around talking until I had to
take Misti back home again. Then Angie and I drove around for
a little while before I took her back home. We went inside for
a few more minutes, and then I came back home. After wandering
around the house for a little while, I went to bed and fell right
into a deep sleep.
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12-23-01
I had to open at work again this morning, so I got up, showered,
and started to head out. Then I got a call from my dad saying
he had a problem with my bike. He got called into work and decided
to take my motorcycle, but while he was on his way, it didn't
sound like it was running just right, so he tried to turna round
and bring it back home. In doing so, he lost balance and dropped
it, and then it wouldn't start again. I went to pick him up, and
then ran to work. I wound up spending most of the day there, and
got a few hours of overtime for the week. After work, I came home
and got ready to go out and get my bike. Angie Jennings called
me and insisted that my dad and I not try to tow the thing home.
Instead, she got her brothers James and Michael to come with us,
and the five of us hefted the bike right up into the bed of their
truck. We tied it down and brought it back home, and then we all
sat outside for a while. James went off to the side to talk on
his phone while the rest of us stood around and talked and played
with our puppy. Then they all went back home, and I went back
in and sat at the computer for a little while before falling asleep.
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12-22-01
I had to get up insanely early this morning to shower and be
at work by 9:00. After I got there and found out I was supposed
to visit business, I went around for a little while and then stopped
at a donut shop for some breakfast. It was pretty slow most of
the morning, and I got off around 1:45 in the afternoon. I went
home and sat around the house for a while, playing computer games
and watching TV. Around 4:30, I got a call from work saying I
was supposed to be there at 4:00 to cover someone else, so I went
back in around 4:45. Later in the night, the girl that was closing
claimed some urgent family problems, so I offered to close for
her. Overall, I worked over 14 hours today, and I'm exhausted.
We got out around 2:30 and then I came home, showered, and went
to bed.
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12-21-01
Today's been a pretty slow day. I got up a bit early so I could
pick Angie Jennings up from school. We came back to my house until
around Noon when she had to be back home. I dropped her off, and
then went to work for a while. I stayed until later in the afternoon
when I went to get my dad and went to JC Penney for a bit. When
we finally made our way back home, I got dressed for work and
went back in, this time as a driver. I got off later in the evening
and went home for a while. My dad and I went shopping again late
at night. We stopped by Wal-Mart, and then K-Mart. After that,
we returned home for the night. I played Worms: Armageddon for
a while, and then went to bed.
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12-20-01
I slept in for a while today because I didn't have to go to work
until later in the afternoon. I still got up in the early afternoon
to go with my dad to take the car in to have its tire patched.
We went and got the car from the high school, took it in, and
walked to a hobby shop down the street while we waited. As we
were waiting for the car, my mom pulled up and took my dad with
her, so I just waited for the mechanics to finish with the car.
After that, I stopped by Papa John's to check on things. Then
I went back home for a while and ate a bit before I had to get
ready for work. I wound up staying over a few hours, much to my
dismay. I got out late and just headed straight back home. I played
some Worms: Armageddon on my computer, relaxed to some new music,
and eventually went to bed.
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12-19-01
Today was pretty slow. I got up a little early to get the car
from the high school so I could go to work. We were extremely
slow, so we spent most of the time just cleaning up around the
place. I took off for a little while in the afternoon to go back
and pick my sister up from school. I raced along with her back
home, and then went back to the store until I got off. I came
back home and sat around the house for the rest of the evening.
I eventually went to sleep while my sister sat at my computer
working on a school project.
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12-18-01
I slept in forever today. I didn't have work or school to worry
about, so I just laid back and relaxed all day. I finally got
up in the early afternoon and sat around for a while. I got bored,
so I went over to Travis Simpson's to hang out for a little while.
We played some Grand Theft Auto 3 until he had to go to work.
I went back home to get my jacket because it was so cold outside,
and then decided to ride over to Sarah Morrison's to see how she
was doing. I just happened to get there right as they pulled up,
so she jumped out of the van and sat outside to talk to me for
a little while. Then we went inside for a little while. Matt Farrar
called her to let her know he was coming to pick her up, so I
headed back out and managed to pass him just as he was pulling
up. I wanted to have a little fun, so I hid myself and did the
"stalker" thing for a while. I felt all cool on my dark
motorcycle with my black leather trench coat on, riding around
in the darkness of the night. I followed them around for a few
miles until traffic had me in just the wrong position. I had to
pass them, so I just drove on to Wal-Mart as if I knew what I
was doing, and then turned around towards home again. I stopped
by Papa John's for a little while and had some cheese sticks.
Then I went home to get my stuff ready to pick Angie Jennings
up from work. I managed to forget the other helmet, so I went
back home to get it, got her, and took her back to her house until
she was done with homework. After that, I took her out to eat
at Long John Silver's because I had a coupon for a free meal.
After we ate, we came back to my house for a while, and then I
took her back home. I sat with her for a while as she organized
all of her work for school. I decided to go to Arkansas Tech's
web site to see if my final grades were posted, and now it's official.
I've lost my scholarship. From now on, I'll be just another poor
sucker paying for college. Then I came back home, played on the
computer for a little while, and then went to bed.
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12-17-01
I woke up again this morning to a call from Papa John's. I was
asked to come in just a little early, so I had no problem with
it. I went back to sleep for a little while, and got up later
to shower before heading to work. I realized my sister had taken
the car to school, so I rode my bike over to get the car, and
then went to work. I spent all afternoon there. It was a really
slow day, so it was really relaxing. I realized I had lost a hubcap
sometime within the past couple days, and one of my wheels was
a bit low on air, so I'll have to go check that out. Later in
the afternoon, I went back to give my sister a ride home, and
then went back to work. I stayed there for a few more hours in
the evening, and then went to Angie Jennings's house. I helped
string some lights up on their Christmas tree, and just sat around
with Angie for the evening. I headed home around 11:00, ate a
couple slices of pizza, and then went to bed.
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12-16-01
I got up this morning when someone from Papa John's called and
asked if I could come in for a little while in the morning. Still
exhausted from the dance and everything the previous night, I
refused and went back to sleep. I got up later in the afternoon,
showered, and got ready for work. It was nothing but rain, rain,
rain all night. I stepped in countless puddles, sunk into the
ground and muddied my shoes, and soaked myself walking through
the rain. Driving was fun, splashing through the huge puddles
of water flooding the road. Driving conditions were treaturous,
but proved to be quite fun. Throughout the evening, two drivers
had car problems. One got stuck for a while, and then poor Jared
Fitzgibbon grounded his car out so it wouldn't start. The night
went on, and I wound up being the only closer. My boss fell asleep
for a while, and I wasn't tiring much, so I just cleaned up really
well and left the place spotless. We got out around 3:30. The
rain had finally stopped after continuing on for a couple days,
and I headed home. I sat at the computer for a while before heading
to the shower and getting ready for bed.
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12-15-01
Today dragged on forever, but most of it was really enjoyable.
I had to get up early in the morning to go to my defensive driving
class. It was scheduled to last from 9:00 in the morning until
4:00 in the afternoon. When I got there, the class had been moved
up into a room in the fire station. We had a few interruptions
as we looked down to the firetrucks being dispatched on calls,
but nothing too disturbing. It was mainly just interesting to
see it all happen. The guy teaching the class seemed really cool,
and he made it all really relaxed for us. He gave us a 20 minute
break, and then we all decided to sit through the rest of it and
wound up getting out around 1:30. I headed back home for a little
while, and then headed towards work to make sure there was a guy
to cover for the first hour of my scheduled shift. He was there,
so I just headed on to Long John Silver's for something to eat,
and went back to Angie Jennings's house until it was time for
me to go on to work. I went in a little early, worked for a while,
and got out reasonably close to the time I wanted out. We were
still busy, but my boss promised to let me out as close to 7:00
as he could. I headed home to get ready for the dance, and headed
to Rachel Trusty's house to meet Angie, Rachel, and Jared Fitzgibbon.
Angie and Rachel had prepared a wonderful dinner of spaghetti,
alfredo, and salad for Jared and me. They had everything set up
to be quite fancy. Then we finished our meals with some little
cherry tarts Angie had made. Everything was quite good, and then
it was time for us to head to the dance. I turned on all three
of my Papa John's car toppers just for fun, and we splashed through
puddles all the way to the school. The four of us made our entrance
and made the rounds to see who all had come to the gathering.
I soon tired of my hot leather trench coat and took it off despite
the dashing, flowing feeling it gave me. We danced around and
had quite a good time meeting with friends there. Around 11:00,
Angie and I decided to head on home. We just happened to catch
Jared and Rachel as they were getting ready to leave as well,
which was a good thing because Angie had left her things at Rachel's
house. We headed back to get her bag, and then came back to my
house for the rest of the evening. We just layed back to rest,
exhausted from the evening. I wound up dozing off for a while,
and Angie woke me up around 2:00 when she decided it was time
to go home. I took her home, came back, and went straight to sleep
again.
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12-14-01
Today was a pretty average day. I got up, showered, and got ready
to go out and pick Angie Jennings up from school. We stopped by
Price Chopper so she could check some things from work, and then
came back to my house. We lied around my house for a while and
just rested, and then ran around a bit more. Eventually I took
her home and came home to shower and go to bed.
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12-13-01
I woke up and went back to sleep several times this morning.
I finally got up when Angie Jennings came by after school. Cassie
Hilgerson gave her a ride here, and then took us both back to
the school so I could get the car. Angie and I came back to my
house and lied around for a while before heading out on our shopping
trip to Little Rock. We ran some errands for my mom, stopped by
SubWay for lunch, and then headed on to Little Rock. We made it
through the slow traffic, and stopped by a couple different stores.
We finally settled at McCain Mall, where we wandered around through
several stores. I got a leather trench coat - something I had
wanted for quite a while, but was put out of style by all the
school shootings. We went around to a few more stores, mainly
looking for some shoes for her dress. We couldn't find anything,
so with that, we headed back to town. We stopped by Wal-Mart on
the way back to my house so she could get some nail polish. We
didn't get to stay at my house for long before she needed to get
home. We stopped by Arby's for some food first, and then I took
her home. I sat with her there for a bit while she looked over
what homework she had to finish up, and then I came back home
and relaxed for the rest of the evening.
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12-12-01
I got up a bit late today when Patrick Bayne called to see if
I wanted to go study for calculus with him. I headed to the library
to meet him, went to lunch, and then went to take my test. I didn't
do quite as well as I had wanted, but I think I did fairly well.
After the test was over, I went by Price Chopper to see Angie
Jennings. I got some Certs mints through her line, and then headed
back home. I relaxed for a while until I had to get ready and
head to work. I wound up being the only closer there, but we did
really well and got out around 2:00 in the morning. I made a good
amount of money, came home, and sat around on the computer a while
before showering and getting ready for bed. I'm glad school's
finally over for a month until next semester.
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12-11-01
After a bit of sleep, I got up and headed to breakfast before
my finals started. I didn't do too well on my psychology test,
but I think I did alright in physical science. After that, I went
to lunch with Ben Nordin, and then headed home. I started to doze
off a bit when Angie Jennings called, so I went over to her house
for the rest of the afternoon until I had to go back home and
get ready for work. I was scheduled to close, and the girl that
was going to close for me was still having car problems, so I
didn't get out until around 1:30. After that, I came back home
and sat at the computer for a while before taking a shower and
getting ready for bed. I'm glad my calculus final is in the afternoon
tomorrow, so I have some time to sleep and still get up with some
time to study before the test.
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12-10-01
I had a pretty good day today. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep,
but it was just a really relaxed day anyway. I got up early and
ate breakfast with Charlotte Zimmer before my first and only test
for the day. Finals were scheduled to last two hours, but I finished
the test in less than 20 minutes and headed back home again. I
just sat around the house half asleep until around lunch time
when I went back to the cafeteria for lunch before going to pick
Angie Jennings up from school. I got to the school a few minutes
early and just waited around until she got out of class, and then
we came back to my house and hung out for a few hours. Eventually
I took her home to get ready for work, and I finished up what
work I had to do for an English paper. I changed, dropped my paper
off, and then went to work. Already hours later than I was scheduled
to stay, things went downhill fast. A short series of events just
angered me incredibly. First I was told I had to close because
one of the closers' car broke down and wouldn't start. Then a
couple of ghetto druggie kids were walking through the parking
lot, taking their sweet time as I was getting ready for my delivery.
I backed out slowly after they got out of my way, but the kid
had to give me this smart alleckish comment to watch out for his
dog. I couldn't help but to think, "Look, kid. If you and
your dog are too stupid to get out of my way, of course I'm gonna
run over the damn thing." It would have been different if
he had simply asked me to watch out for his dog as I was backing
out, but no. This little twelve-year-old kid demanded that I watch
out for his dog as if he was threatening to beat me up or something.
Eventually things worked out, I didn't have to close, and as luck
would have it, I didn't get beat up by the ghetto child. I still
came home pretty late, though, so I took a short break before
starting to get ready for bed and doing the whole study-for-finals
thing.
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12-9-01
I got up late today and waited for my sister to finish in the
bathroom before I could go shower. After I cleaned myself up all
nice and neatly, I went to get Angie Jennings, and we went to
Tran's for lunch. Afterwards, we went to Wal-Mart to look for
some shoes to match her dress for the Snowflake dance at the high
school. Unable to find anything there, we went on down the shopping
center in search of anything to match the dress. Apparently black
is in style this year, the year she chose to go with white. After
wandering through there for a while, we stopped by K-Mart, and
then headed back to her house. She got her brother, Michael, to
take us to Atkin's to look at a car she saw advertised. After
quite a bit of searching and a bit of disappointment when we found
the place, we headed back home. I left her there and went back
home for a while to do some work and studying. After a little
while, I went out with my dad to give my bike a rather thorough
bath compared to the usual. We took a look at my rear brake, filled
up my brake fluid, and I cleaned off a bunch of the dust that
had collected on the "inside" and "outside"
of the bike. After that, I came back inside to do some more work.
Later in the evening, I went back to get Angie, and we went to
the Lake Dardanelle State Park for a little while. We sat out
in the cold and talked for a little while, and then I took her
back home before going home and then going out to eat with my
dad. We went to Burger King for some great, flame-broiled Whoppers.
After that, I had to get home and run to the library to meet Gray
Roach about a paper we're doing together for English. I got what
I needed to compile together, and headed back home to warm up.
After a bit of studying and a lot of arguiing with Travis Simpson
online, I showered and got ready for bed, with visions of sugarplums
and calculus equations dancing in my head.
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12-8-01
I woke up fairly early this morning, showered, and went back
to sleep for a while. I woke up again later after dreaming it
was the Monday of finals, and I didn't know it was finals until
someone told me during lunch, so I missed all of my morning tests.
I don't remember exactly what I did throughout the rest of the
day, but I'm sure it involved Angie Jennings in some way. At the
end of the day, I just came home and went to sleep.
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12-7-01
I got up late in the morning today. It was the last week day
before finals, so we didn't have class. I sat around all day and
picked Angie Jennings up from school. We ran around for a while,
but I don't remember exactly what all we did. After I took her
home, I came home and fell into bed as usual.
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12-6-01
Today is the last day before finals, and then I'm out of school
for a month. I slept in as long as I could, went to breakfast,
and then went to class. We just went over stuff that was going
to be on the final, and then I went with Ben Nordin back to his
room. I fell asleep there for a while, tired from my lack of sleep
last night. Eventually I got up and headed to the room where we
were supposed to have a pizza party. My calculus teacher ordered
pizza and brought a bunch of drinks and snacks for us, and only
3 out of about 10 people showed up. We had a good time and sat
back to relax, though. Afterwards, I headed home to do some work
before I had to go to my lab later in the afternoon. The lab was
just our final in the class, so we finished early. After that,
I went home and got ready for work. I always hated the Christmas
parade and the people that went to it before, but I had never
actually tried to deliver pizza through it. Fighting my way through
traffic - both cars and people - wasn't fun to say the least.
I've never had such a desire to mow over fields of people before.
The parade was over after a while, and then the rush started all
over again as people tried to get home. I got out of work close
to the time I was scheduled off, and went straight to Angie Jennings's
house. I was starting to feel a bit more sick, so after a while
I headed towards home. I took the long way home, stopping for
gas, and driving around a while to let off some steam before I
actually got home. There, I sat at the computer for a little while
and then went to sleep.
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12-5-01
Today seemed like a really long day at first, but it wasn't so
bad. I got up around 6:00 to finish up my computer science work
and head to school. I had to skip breakfast, but I managed everything
else alright. My morning classes went by fairly quickly, and then,
Ben Nordin and I went to lunch. After that, I went to the library
with David Benefield and Mary Kincey for a little while before
going to calculus. At the end of class, I figured out that I can
still raise my grade up to a B for semester, so my hope to keep
my scholarship doesn't look quite as grim as it did before. After
that, I went home and got ready for work. I went in at 3:00, went
door-hanging for a couple hours, and then acted as a driver and
a closer from 5:00 until around 2:00 in the morning. I came home
with a couple pizzas, a decent amount in tips, and a bit of a
cold. I showered and got ready for bed, and now I'm ready for
a nice night of sleeping in. I don't feel well, but at least I'm
in a decent mood.
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12-4-01
I didn't get to sleep in very much today, but even the little
bit was appreciated. I got up and took my sister to school, came
home to shower, and then headed to class myself, first stopping
for breakfast. When I got to my class, I remembered we were having
a test that day. Luckily, I think I did really well on the test,
despite sleeping through class and not cracking my book since
the beginning of the semester. It all seemed to be review from
things we learned back in the days of upper public education.
After that, I went back to Ben Nordin's room and wound up dozing
off a few times. When it came time for lunch, I asked Jared Magee
if he wanted to go with me, but he wasn't too anxious to get out
of bed. I headed on to lunch myself, and was quite surprised to
find a holiday dinner laid out instead of the regular meals. After
lunch, I went to a short session of calculus, and then headed
towards home. I stopped by Papa John's for a quick second, and
then went to Angie Jennings's house. I stayed there until it was
time to pick up my sister. We both went to get her, dropped her
off at home, and then I took Angie back home. I came home and
played around a bit before going out with my dad to replace the
spark plugs on my motorcycle again. We got it to run well again,
so I finally have my own mode of transportation back. I went to
get Angie, and we went to visit Mallory McKinney. When we got
there, I gave Mallory a ride down the road, and then we stood
outside for a while to talk. Eventually, Mallory got hungry, so
Angie and I headed back to my house. She had a really bad headache,
so I just let her lie back and relax until it was time to take
her home. After that, I went to the Tech library to meet Patrick
Bayne. We were going to work on some computer science homework
together. We wound up coming back to my house to work on it. I
finished it all up after he left, and showered before heading
to bed.
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12-3-01
I woke up this morning and reluctantly dragged myself out of
bed. I was up a little late, but I was still ready in time. I
had to drop my sister off at school before heading to class myself.
She, as usual, didn't get ready in time, and I, being a nice brother,
stayed behind to take her rather than leaving her behind and going
to my own class. Needless to say, I didn't have time for breakfast,
nor did I even make it to class on time. After a few hours of
classtime and fighting sleep, I went back to Ben Nordin's room
with him and played some Nintendo while he worked on his calculus
homework. After a little while, I went on to lunch, still hungry
from my lack of morning nourishment. When I finished my meal,
I finished what was left of my calculus homework and headed to
class. Things didn't drag on too long before we let out. I headed
home for a little while before going to pick up my sister again.
She finally came out, I took her home, and then I stopped by Angie
Jennings's house for a little while. She had homework to do, so
I took the car back to my sister and waited for her to finish
with it so I could go back later in the evening to get Angie.
We went to Ryan's to eat because I hadn't been there in forever,
and I quickly remembered why. The waitress seemed like she wanted
to bite my head off, my "well-done" steak was dripping
with blood, and the meals seemed a bit pricy for what portions
we were served. After we finished there, we went by Angie's house
again so she could finish up her homework, and then we came back
to my house to watch a movie. When it was finally over, I had
to take her back home. Exhausted, I dropped her off, came home,
and pretty much went straight to sleep.
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12-2-01
I rolled off of the couch this morning, a bit puzzled over my
surroundings. After I came to my senses, I showered and got ready
to go to my dad's magic club meeting in Fort Smith. It was our
annual potluck/christmas meeting, so we were prepared for a lot
of fun. Angie Jennings called me, and we talked until it was time
for us to go. At first, my whole family was going to go, but when
it came time to get ready, my mom and sister decided they wanted
to sleep. My dad and I went to pick up Angie, and then headed
to Fort Smith. I was tired most of the way there, and my ankle
was pretty sore. When we finally got there, the meeting was a
blast. The food was great, and we got to have the whole thing
in a newer place than we had been in the past. It was right by
the river, and it was fairly warm outside. After eating, watching
a bit of magic, and then cleaning up after ourselves a bit, the
three of us went to Best Buy on the way home. I got some CDs I
had been needing desperately, and then we headed home. I dozed
off a couple times on the interstate, but my dad was driving,
so I was allowed to sleep. When we got back to town, we dropped
Angie off and then headed back home. Later in the evening, I went
back to Angie's. I tried riding my bike, but it wouldn't start.
My sister was out in the car, so I just took the van over. We
came back to my house, where I tried to start the bike again.
I gave up on it, and then we headed over to get the car from my
sister. She wasn't where she was supposed to be, so we came back
home and called her to find out where she was. She was at Wal-Mart
doing her Christmas shopping. I ordered her home, she hung up,
and then she called back and said she was going to come straight
home. Several hours later, she came in and explained the fact
that she lied so I couldn't go to Wal-Mart to try and take the
car from her. Eventually it came time to take Angie home, so we
drove around for a little while, and then I dropped her off. I
came back home and got ready for bed. I hate going back to school
on Mondays.
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12-1-01
I got up this morning and showered so I could go over to Angie
Jennings's house for a while. We sat there for a little while,
and then came back to my house for a while before going out to
eat at Long John Silver's. After we finished eating, we had to
get back to her house so she could get ready for work. I sat there
with her for a little while, and then took her to work. When I
went back home, my dad and I went to leave a car for my sister
at the high school, and then went shopping for some connectors
to hook up my new car stereo, among other things. When we got
back, we hooked the sucker up, and boy was it beautiful. I finally
have music again, AND I can watch a formula 1 race on the tiny,
high-resolution LCD display. After that, I went in to get ready
for work. I was scheduled to close, which I wasn't looking forward
to, but I didn't mind too much. I got to deliver a pizza to Sarah
Wade and Beth Post. After a long night of work, I headed home
with an unbaked pizza and $55 in tips. I sat on the computer for
a little while, and then went out to bake my pizza. It came out
alright, but I kept dozing off. I ate one slice, and then passed
out on the couch again.
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