Have you ever been alone in a crowded room when I'm here with you?

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room; well I'm here with you...

"Live life, party hard, make jokes, love lots, laugh often, hurt less, all with the friends you'll never forget."

If there was ever a time that I felt that way, it would have been at the prom last night. Didn't matter that I couldn't relate to those sitting at my table, the fact that I my blazer was too small for me or the fact that I didn't dance (Abhijeet! You owe me $5!), last night was it; the circled closed and we celebrated the graduation of some of the best people I've ever known. Rock on!

"You know, you're taller than you look" - Mary-Jane
"I slouch" - Peter Parker
"... don't" - Mary-Jane

Said in context, one of the most impressionable dialogues in the entire movie.

Check, it out! New blog added to the group of affiliates. Blog home to my good friend Aron Quah. It's under the title of "Dance, dance ! Everyone, look at your pants !" Yes, Aron is an amusing fellow. Some of my past readers may recall his name as being the quaint author of the quote:

"The fact that they (ants) build themselves under a monarchy is already quite interesting; like... I screwed over a WHOLE colony that day I crushed the queen (with my foot)."
-- Aron Quah

Anyhow, go look!

"I want to go back to when girls meant 'yuck' and friends were new,
Dreams were unshattered, and worries few.
When recess was too short and life was too long,
And decisions came easy without the need to belong.
When storks delivered babies and passions weren't so strong,
Friendships weren't broken, right was right and wrong was wrong.
When bad things didn't happen and only skinned knees brought tears,
And the night light in its socket quieted all our fears."
-- Anonymous

"I love you all. Class dismissed."
Mr. Feeny, Boy Meets World

Watched the final episode of the entire Boy Meets World series, seasons 1 to 7. It's a rerun of course, but it's the first time I've properly watched the show from beginning to end, starting at the beginning of last August. July 30th of last summer was when I saw the last 10 minutes of the very same episode I saw earlier today and having started watching since then, and having seen the entire series, I hold true to what I said last year. It's THE greatest show I've ever seen, or probably will ever see, in my lifetime.

The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were being released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later, in full view, a killer whale ate them both.

"Do these guys at Radio Shack ever get on your nerves, asking you for a bunch of personal data when you're just there to buy something as simple as a couple AA batteries? I think we should inconvenience these people as much as they do us. A while ago I was in Enid buying a printer cable adaptor and the guy asked me for my name.

"Ghosseindhatsghabyfaird-johnson," I replied.

(blank look of confusion)

"How do you spell that?" he asked, obviously not wanting to know.

"With a hyphen," I clarified

"Once more?" he asked

"Ghosseindhatsghabyfaird-johnson"

"Could you please spell that?" he asked, glancing at the half dozen people waiting behind me.

"Oh... just like it sounds," I said nonchalantly.

Putting down "Johnson," he went on and asked about the address.

"Washburn, Wisconsin, 14701 N.E. Wachatanoobee Parkway, Complex 3, Building O, Appt. 1382b," I replied.

Almost through writing all this down, I said, "Or did you mean current address?"

Stopping, he said, (becoming irritated) "Yes. Current address."

"Diluthian Heights, Mississippi, 1372 S. Tinatonabee Avenue, Building 14C, Suite 2, Box 138201," I replied quite slowly.

Waiting until he finished I said, "No, wait, it's NORTH Tinatonabee Avenue." Annoyed, he backed up and changed it.

"I think," I interjected.

"And is all this correct?" he asked in a standard manner.

"Of course not," I replied, leaving, "If you want my REAL name and address, look at the damned credit card receipt."

A little mean, I must admit, but no jury would convict me... at least, none that had been to Radio Shack."

hahahahahaha

I never thought I'd die alone
I laughed the loudest who'd have known
I traced the cord back to the wall
No wonder it was never plugged in at all
I took my time, I hurried up
The choice was mine, I didn't think enough
I'm too depressed, to go on
You'll be sorry when I'm gone

I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over we'd survived
I couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone

I never thought I'd die alone
Another six months I'll be unknown
Give all my things to all my friends
You'll never set foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault

I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over we'd survived
I couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone

I never conquered, rarely came
Tomorrow holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive
When I can't wait to get outside
The world is wide, the time goes by
The tour is over, I'd survived
I can't wait till I get home
To pass the time in my room alone
-- Adam's Song, Blink 182