So Much for the Afterglow

November 2006
On the way back
From Chippewa Falls
One of the best nights of my life

I felt like a real person
I loved how I was not a jock
Not a Republican
Not from Wisconsin
Not like them at all
And yet it didn't matter

It was four of us in the car
And then down to two
He is driving me home
Ben Folds is playing

I am in the back seat
Like a child
Story of my life

He always made me smile
And it wasn't a crush thing
Like I may have loved him
But if I did it was as a person
Y'know

"Jakey where are you living next year"
"I'm not quite sure"
"Are you even gonna go here next year"
"I'm not quite sure"

"You're not sure about a lot of stuff, are you, Jakey?"

Ooh I remember we could talk about anything
I remember when we used to want to hang out
I remember when we could talk about anything
I remember when we used to want to hang out
I remember when we could talk about anything
I remember when we used to want to hang out

Windy City

It is very windy this morning
In Brooklyn
I have no sweatshirts
Shivering like a Chihuahua
Life goes on

I will get employed this week
As if my life depends on it

My partner in music class hates me
And rightfully so
I believe it is proof
That this college thing
It's just not for me

I just don't have it in me
To work work work for two or three more years
And for what
A BFA does not get you work right away
Not in the same way that a business degree does

I told Loretta that I don't want to come home for Christmas
That I feel it's as if I am coming back pregnant
She told me it is like the equivalent

They are convinced I will somehow change my mind
But the damage is done
I made the decision a month ago
By not showing up
It's okay

"I don't want to get into it right now"
"We'll talk later"
My mother has hated my guts since I was 14
That comment is so completely unfair
But it is what it is

My girls from The UW
Are feuding profusely
In the movie in my mind
I decided to stay
As roommate #7
And I fix everything
Continue to be the glue

Bill O'Reilly sent his 12-year-old cameramen
To Rosie O'Donnell's book signing
Just to give her shit
I am more upset about it than she is
Not sure if that's logical

Grandma Shirley's opinion
Is the only one that hurts me

Viral Vendredi

Both the best and worst soap storyline ever!



And don't forget to watch the special marathon Sunday night on SoapNet!

Page Six

Apparently I made Page Six today:

CW STAR CONTINUALLY 'ADRIFT'

Rumors have it that Jakey, who famously spun off from The UW to star in Adrift in New York, will not be returning to his new college after one semester. "He hasn't been showing up to class," our source spills. "He's constantly been skipping." Our source claims that while Jakey doesn't have an alcohol problem has been speculated, the star has been battling with depression and a sleep disorder. But our source also shares some juicy background: "I don't think Jakey ever really cared about school, anyway. He just transferred because he knew it was his only way out." Jakey's publicist, E.E. McCloskey, would only cryptically offer, "Jakey's life continues to be in a transitional phase."

jeans

I bought my first pair of jeans today. Well, three, because I am NOT going to use a KMart fitting room. I don't think KMart even has fitting rooms.

It's all for a potential job, because I need to pay my own rent.

There's a first time for everything.

Just Treat Me For Who and What I Am

Eight years ago yesterday, Joanie Laurer became the first (and to date, only) female WWE Intercontinental Champion.

It's funny when I think about her. Not ha-ha funny, but a very sad funny. I idolized her at a time in my life in which I was very lost and confused as to who I was and when I was very easily defeated. Chyna influenced me because she overcame adversity, both real and fictional, and was celebrated for being different among her peers. I even did my eighth grade History Day project on her because the theme was Pioneers in History. Other kids did their projects on Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, and Susan B. Anthony. I did mine on the Ninth Wonder of the World.

Of course, Chyna later became a caricature of herself, and left the WWE in 2001. It is debatable whether or not she is better known for her accomplishments in wrestling or for the deformed genitalia she put on display in an ill-advised sex tape. She may not have been able to conquer her demons, but she became a very unlikely inspiration for a gawky, misguided gay 14-year-old to conquer his.

Viral Vendredi

The most soaptastic clip ever!