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What I'm Doing Instead of Reading A Catcher in the Rye ***** January, 2001: Go swimming with the manatees in Homosassa Springs with Buzz, La, and their friends. Do not enjoy being on cold water early in AM, study for Farleyexam instead. Sick. Take pointless photo exam, fall asleep in middle, still pass. Much celebration. Had uncommonly good day, God says "oops." February, 2001: Not much rememberance. Feel ill, miss a few days. Notice large lumps in legs, stop taking pill. Freaks doctor out. Still do not take pill. March, 2001: 2 Concerts: Monkees Reunion on 1/3 and They Might Be Giants (with headcold) on 23/3. Much fun and celebration. Flash techies. Realize should have flashed band. Techies want more attention. Jumped on by drunk girl and cohorts. Amigos beat down uprising. April, 2001: Freeze my ass off in Virginia. See Buzz and La's new apartment and stuffed kitten. See grandmother for first time after stroke. Very confusing/depressing. Escape to Baltimore. Cousins still in school--laugh muchly. Have wonderful Easter Brunch at Hotel Roanoke with Buzz and La and family. Make child cry outside at petting zoo ("C'mon, lovey, what's a baby cow called?" "VEAL"). Feel very sorry for horses in captivity. Buy many BNL CD's, cheers self up temporarily. May, 2001: Stop working for the year. Movies and other excursions with droogies. Much fun. June, 2001: More exams. Trek back up east coast to Virginia and Baltimore. Must stay in Virginia, unhappily. Escape to Baltimore on day trip with dad. Escape from Baltimore to Bethany with entire family, thus not making it a real mistake. July, 2001: In Bethany for a week. Still drooling/working off calories over wonderful icecream parlor. Must share room with cousin. Frightening--rumples through things, talks, snores in sleep. Will pay back when she's not taller than me. Return to Baltimore for week, then to Winchester and Williamsburg. Go to Trellis, much fun, do not see Marcel for first time in long time. Make waiter think I'm insane, ashame mother. Wave goodbye to the college I'd like to go to but have no other motivations for it. Visit Buzz in Wilmington, say goodbye to lovely old house. August, 2001: Wallow at home for 21 days until school begins. Go crazy. September, 2001: Begin to feel bad again. Stay home day before "national tradgedy". National tradgedy. Mother gets transfer she's been waiting for five years to recieve. Hospitalized with suspected appendicitis, actually overian cysts the size of nobody's business. V. Painful. Many painkillers. Very fuzzy around edges. Birthday hoo-rah. Many cards and ELBOW SEX! Talking like someone understands me. October, 2001: No rembrance. November, 2001: Back up north to Virginia. Mocked by slack-jawed-yolkels for my middle name. Thanksgiving with extended family. Wondeful Chinese at Buzz and La's new house. Embarrasses self and mother at restaurant in Savannah. I'm a big hit with the 30+ crowd. December, 2001: Much needed vacation from school. Whoooo. Two weeks of freedom, leading me to today, where my freedom will be brutally ripped and torn from me leaving me writing a diary and wishing to do nothing more than turn back the clock. The ever-so-cheerful, -Amy. I wish I could fly from this building From this wall And if I should try, Would you catch me, If I fall? When I fall? *****
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