Time for the drill!
to all! 
Baseball season has begun! 
1. How old will you be on your next birthday? My 25th one will be this year. Finally, I could rent a car if I want to. 
2. One of the presents I was given for my birthday was a "George Foreman Grill." I've always joked about them, so it was kind of a joke gift. But it turns out, it is a really neat little grill. Then it hit me, this is a gadget, except it is for the kitchen. Then I thought about it and realized that "gadgets" aren't just techno-toys, gadgets are everywhere. What is your favorite gadget? You're looking at it since you are reading this post.
3. Tell me about someone that you lost touch with several years ago. Would you like to get back in touch with them again? What caused the separation? Has enough time passed? Would you still get along? You know, this is such a hard question. I don't know if I have anything, really, in common with all the people I've lost touch with other the years. Seems like all of them have an education or children or both. I'm still scared to live life, still an emotional wreck. In some ways, would I still be a weirdo to them? 
Would they accept me for who I am? What would we have to talk about? Would rekindling a relationship really be worth it?
The other night, I dreamt of this girl, Nicole Neal, that I went to high school. Nicole was a cheerleader but she was so sweet and nice. She never had that "cheerleader" attitude. Well, most of the cheerleaders at H.V. Jenkins were not the sterotypical cheerleader. She was the only person I ever spilt the bean to about Logan. Last time I saw her was as our waitress at the Outback a few years ago while she was attending Armstrong. I think she's in Atlanta, now. I wonder how she is now.
4. I've not met many online friends in real-life (I.R.L.), but I've always assumed we'd get along great if we met. But then again, if we would since my online personality (brash, outgoing) seems so different from how I see my RL offline version (introverted). Is there a difference between your online personality and your real-life version? Or are you pretty much the same person either way? I don't know. Ask Laura. She could probably best judge me for that answer. Personally, I think I would revert back to my shy self. Well, I will say one thing, I'm not as shy as I once was.
5. Being the quiet type, I have often felt like the online world has given me a greater chance to meet people I'd never meet IRL. In fact, I would bet that I would have never met any of you IRL if we had been in the same bookstore or coffee shop. So in that sense, I think the Internet has helped inter-personal communication for many people. Can you think of any ways that the Internet hinders person-to-person communication? What could we do to change things? Well, last night, I had to call our ISP support line for help. In the message, they kept telling me I could use the Internet for help. Excuse me, but when it comes to customer service, I would LIKE to speak to a human. Humans can process questions and requests in ways computer would never be able to understand.
6. Last night, about 1AM I was overcome with this amazing sense of inner peace. I hadn't prayed, or done anything spiritual, yet, I felt like life was truly good and things could only get better. It seemed like I was given a mental "nudge" as if to
Posted by Shawn at March 31, 2003 12:07 PM in Dreams, Monday Mission, Participation Positives.
You aren't as pitiful as I am. I could've died yesterday. Well, I could die any day, but yesterday I came pretty damn close again. At least you're happy to be alive, that's something you should feel good about.
-L.
Posted by: Laura at March 31, 2003 12:29 PMMonday Mission:
1. How old will you be on your next birthday?
*27, next year. Man, I'm gettin' up there!
2. One of the presents I was given for my birthday was a "George Foreman Grill." I've always joked about them, so it was kind of a joke gift. But it turns out, it is a really neat little grill. Then it hit me, this is a gadget, except it is for the kitchen. Then I thought about it and realized that "gadgets" aren't just techno-toys, gadgets are everywhere. What is your favorite gadget?
*Damn straight, the GF Grill is really neat! I agree with Promo!
3. Tell me about someone that you lost touch with several years ago. Would you like to get back in touch with them again? What caused the separation? Has enough time passed? Would you still get along?
*I've got Garet on the brain. lol. This is what happens when I take a trip down memory lane! Um, I'm not sure. Ideally, hell yes I would love to (mind you, I've got Celine's "Naked" running through my head right now on "Repeat" and that is just nonconducive to productivity...ah yes, much like those emails he used to send me. hoo boy, how I ever graduated with those images running through my head...! ahem, sorry. Now see what you started, Promo?!). He knows he can always find me if he ever needs me. He'll find me if he needs to and I'm very confident that even after 6 years(since the last time we saw each other), that feeling will still be there. All it takes is one look and we're both 
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4. I've not met many online friends in real-life (I.R.L.), but I've always assumed we'd get along great if we met. But then again, if we would since my online personality (brash, outgoing) seems so different from how I see my RL offline version (introverted). Is there a difference between your online personality and your real-life version?
*nope, I'm just as likely to "open mouth insert foot" I.R.L as online. I'm also as likely to make my online friends laugh til their sides hurt.
5. Being the quiet type, I have often felt like the online world has given me a greater chance to meet people I'd never meet IRL. In fact, I would bet that I would have never met any of you IRL if we had been in the same bookstore or coffee shop. So in that sense, I think the Internet has helped inter-personal communication for many people. Can you think of any ways that the Internet hinders person-to-person communication? What could we do to change things?
*I agree with Shawn.
6. Last night, about 1AM I was overcome with this amazing sense of inner peace. I hadn't prayed, or done anything spiritual, yet, I felt like life was truly good and things could only get better. It seemed like I was given a mental "nudge" as if to say, "You're doing great kid, stay with it and everything will keep getting better." When was the last time you felt truly happy, or had that sense of perfect inner-peace? What does it take to get that feeling back when you need it?
* 1995-Dec 1998. I just read my story again, listen to the soundtrack I'll have finished making and look at photographs. I feel warm, fuzzy, loved and happy all over again.
7. There are times when I just want to tell someone off. I don't usually, since I have to work with them. Sometimes it is a family member and that would be even worse on down the road if I cut loose. If you could just verbally let loose on someone and be able to say anything you want, without repercussions, who would you say it to and what would you say?
*I'm very honest, sometimes to a fault and the people I care about don't always know what to do with that. I don't hold anything back though sometimes I should! And there are ALWAYS repercussions and consequences.
BONUS: Are we alive or just a dying planet?
*Well, if everyone let loose verbally with no repercussions, we'd be a dying planet cuz there'd be no .
