::Unexpected Liberation::
"drinking coffee; making plans to change the world."

"i'm a marine, i don't need a pillow"

July 26, 2003
ah, it's good to be back. it's only been one day...but i was panicky there for awhile.

today was a very good day to say the least. i made the long and grueling (sp?) trip up to nashville once again, but this time with a much different agenda and attitude. ryan had a Starcraft tournament and he and his dad decided to swing by at 7am to pick me up and bring me. sound like my thing? not so much. but i must say, i had a really good time and i learned a lot about ryan by watching him do his thing.

his dad was another story altogether.

what a character! i've never been good at meeting people for the first time..it makes me nervous and i usually say something stupid and horribly offensive within the first 10 minutes. i don't think i did this time though. ryan's dad (although i never caught his real name...uh, shhhh) was so nice and fun to be around that i almost couldn't believe it. most parents are somewhat stuffy and well...parent-like. ryan's dad was neither. he was totally cool. ryan, you told me so.

the day ended (or almost ended) with some nice "alone time" with my hero (haha...did you all catch that last update?? yeah...i think i'm clever) and yeah. it WAS nice. we got to swing and play on a slide. a good way to end our day right?

and so here i am. proudly and all on my own (with minor help) i installed a new internet service and can now LOG ON TO DIARYLAND! wah-hoooo!! i bet you guys would miss all my updates. you know it. come on, admit it.

just a last minute note here: i will frequently post a new picture for you all to see...but you HAVE TO LOOK AT IT! come on now, i'm not doing this for me! wow...that sounded bad.

ryan, you're awesome. good job today.

8:30 p.m. ::
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