Impressionable

Life has been crazy. Hence, the lateness of a new post.

David, quit secretly reading my blog. It's not ready for you yet.



Every once and a while, people meet other people who leave huge impressions on your life. This post is dedicated to some of the greatest people I've ever met. People who I hope will stay in touch with me after we all leave this town and this college.

Easy DZ: Dan
I met this man my freshman year of college in a chemistry class, yep that would be almost five years ago. I think of everyone he's left the biggest mark on me. I guess you could say that I fell in love instantly. He's insanely fucked up mentally and physically. Dan will probably die before he reaches thirty. But those things aren't really noticed. Almost everyone who has met him has felt like he's flirting with them, it's just his personality. All that aside, this guy helped me lose sixty-five pounds. I was pushing obese when I came to college and now I'm normal, average, and much happier. He got me on a workout plan, eating better, being active, and reintroduced me to sports. We have had plenty of classes together while we've been in college and there once was a time when everything I did revolved around this man. You could basically say I was obsessed. I think he knew it too and that drove him away. Or, I could just keep blaming that on one of his ex-girlfriends, who I disliked a great deal. That obsession was one of the reasons I rushed a fraternity. I had to get something that wasn't about Dan, something that was mine. It was the best decision I ever made. I don't really know what to say about this guy other than that he is amazing. He knows me better than anyone at Truman, strange enough. And he's not even one of the people I party with. We've seen each other change and go through things in these few years that most people never see. He was one of the first people I came out to and although at first I thought he was weirded out by it, he has come to be one of the ones who has taken it the best and will even joke around about it with me. Some people just never want to even bring that subject up. I honestly hope that we will stay in touch after we leave here, but I could see that not happening. We both hate to talk on the phone. And I suck at keeping in touch with people.

Sarah
I met Sarah shortly after I met Dan. She and I were really good friends when we both lived in the dorms. She was one of my first outlets to the night life at Truman and a girl that is incredibly intelligent. She's going to be something big someday. After I left the dorms, I kept in touch with her, but not very well. Now, she's got her own thing and I have mine and we don't really do anything together anymore. I see her occasionally but not as often as I should. I do keep secret tabs on her though just to make sure she's doing okay.

Asia
She's crazy. That's basically it. She's extremely outgoing, which is something I'm definitely not. She's short, opinionated, and vulgar. A lot of who I am today is from hanging out with her. She's got really huge boobs, fyi. They always seem to want to pop out of whatever she is wearing. She's got this weird quality of really liking you and wanting to do absolutely everything with you until she gets bored and then finds someone else. But she will be back to being your best friend in like a week. Strange strange girl. However, she's a great person and is practically friends with everyone. Sometimes, I wonder how the hell did I end up being one of her good friends when she has so many other people out there that are so much more cool than I am?

Ames
Amy is one of the girls that I met when I joined an organization. I don't really know how it happened, but she and I became really good friends. While we were still new to this organization, she, along with Abbie, David, and Jennifer would come with me to most of the events and parties we had. She seems to really like to talk about my sex life and the gay side of me, which is a little strange but fun. The one thing about Amy that is a little hard to deal with is how clean everything has to be. She's going to be one of those moms who will carry around a disinfectant everywhere she goes. Her poor poor kids. The greatest thing about Amy is that I can always count on her. She's one of the most responsible and considerate people I have ever met. She calls me if she sees something that reminds her of me, none of my friends have ever done that for me before and that one small thing gets her huge huge brownie points.

Abs
Abbie is another person I met and is in fact one of Amy's best friends. She's a little eccentric but that only makes her more fun. She will psyche you up with a story she really wants to tell you and then when she finally does, it normally turns out to be a "you had to be there" kind of scene. If this helps you get any more information on what kind of person she is: her majors at college are classics and english... that's what I thought too. But, she's going to law school after undergrad and has been working for a law firm for awhile now, so she has some major credibility going with her. Recently, she got engaged to my roommate. I feel really sorry for her.

David
David is my roommate. Although I live in a house for four people, David and I are the only two that live on the same floor. Therefore, I pretty much only refer to him as my roommate. We met when we both rushed the same fraternity. This kid is a nerd, to the max. But I think that's what first got me liking him, was finding out that he is as big a nerd as I am yet still likes to be social and have lives. I've rescued him from a bat, a crazy woman with road rage, and saved his life outside of a party. What more can you ask of roommates and friends? As of now though, he has become Abbie's shadow. What is it with guys when they find who they want to marry? I swear, they become more girly than most gay guys I know.

Jennifer
Jennifer was one of the original group of friends from a way back. Since then, people have sort of moved in different directions and she was one of them who moved away from the rest of us. I think out of everyone, only Amy and I really attempt to keep in touch and keep the friendship ties strong between her and us. Even if all we do is go out to eat chinese and rag on our relationships and/or body problems. Jennifer is amazingly artistic. She represents a lot of what I miss about being able to do while I was in high school. I was pretty big into ceramics pre-undergrad and now I just don't have the time. She doesn't do ceramics, but she does paint and draw, two talents that I greatly admire.

Heathers
Real name, Heath. Heath is simply great. He's one of the smartest guys I know and has a great personality along with that. Whenever he gets a girl though, he disappears off the face of the earth. He is the first of three little brothers that David and I have in our fraternity. We knew him before he rushed, however. I met Heath through Abbie when she and I stayed a summer here where we go to college instead of going home. I remember I went to his birthday dinner and was like "who is this kid? why should I be at his dinner? I don't know him". Later that night, he and I tag team wrestled three girls and completely dominated. From then on out, we've been pretty good friends. Someday, I know I'm going to read some huge scientific research find that revolutionizes something and I will see Heath's name attached to it. Then I will be able to say, "I knew that man. I drank with that man. I got my ass kicked in pool every single time by that man."

Scottie B
Scott is the second of three little brothers David and I have in our fraternity. Neither of us knew Scott before he rushed and since I was the Initiate Advisor when he joined it was sort of random that I stuck David and I with Scott. However, it has been one of the best decisions I've ever made. He's one of the jockiest/flightiest people I've met, but that only makes him an even more amazing guy. He absolutely cares about other people more than himself. I am constantly thankful that he came into our lives, not only because he and Amy are now an item, but because Scott truly is one of those people that you wish you could more like. This dude's got it all, end.

Bagina
Vanity is pretty awesome as well. She's focused, directed, and a ton of fun. She's got a way different perspective on life than I do. A lot of the time I wish I had more of selflessness. I've only known her for about a year, but she already knows me and my moods way too well. Vanity is going to go pretty far in life. I hope that I will still be friends with her when she finally gets there. She and I could make some pretty hot mocha babies.



This post, although it actually took me a long time to finish, is basically just me rambling about my friends and some of the greatest people I've met during my time in college. Hey, I'm getting old (23 now) so I am allowed to reminisce and rant about those who mean the world to me.