From: megazone@obsidian.WPI.EDU (MegaZone23)
Newsgroups: alt.suicide.holiday
Subject: Re: I have nothing left.
Date: 4 Jan 1993 03:27:04 GMT
Organization: WPI USAF -- United Society of Animation Fans
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In article <C09CLs.821@news.udel.edu> zaphodb@brahms.udel.edu (Angela Marie Watson) writes:
>	I say go for Guiness... but then I drink for taste, not getting
>wasted (although 4 Guiness are enough to relax my body whether my mind

Getting trashed on Guiness is a crime... I spent a nice realaxing weekend
with my good friends Guiness, Bass, and Sam Adams. Just a couple a night,
nothing important to do for the entire weekend. Sleep when i felt like it,
experiment with my new stereo, do some reading, letter writing, etc...

Guiness stout is fantastic to relax with, great taste. Black and Tans are 
good too, 1/2 Bass Pale Ale and 1/2 Guiness. I had some Sam Adams Winter 
Lager too, Sam Adams is the best US Lager and Ale I've been able to find.

Oh, if you get the chance, pick up some Belhaven Scottish Ale. I did on
impulse, I have a Scottish roommate, the stuff is fantastic. Light, but with
a good flavor and body. A bit expensive, but the taste is well worth it.

And yes, if you can't tell, I'm in one of my 'up' periods for now. 

I made it through Xmas, I'm just going to be working for 3 more days. Work
has been easy, boring and tedious, but easy. I'll be spending an extra week
in Worcester. My relationship has grown, who knows where the future shall
lead, but the present is fine.

My old high schol 'best friend' who stopped talking to me last May called
and he wants to get together again. My insurance company payed off and I used
the money to pay off almost all my debts. I made some returns and used some
xmas/birthday money to buy some stuff....

I now have a Pioneer stereo system: CLD-M301 LD/5-CD player, CT-W501R double 
tape deck, and a VSX-511S receiver... Then my roomies and I went to the
Bayside Expo yesterday and spent too much money on a home theatre speaker 
system. (Actually a good deal, but we really shouldn't have spent it) and
they had a bunch of CDs on sale....

I've wanted a CD/LD player for almost 4 years, now that I finally have one
it is hard to believe it. But it's cool...

My parents got me the Pink Floyd Box Set for my b'day, sounds incredible.
Floyd is terrific... So I spent the weekend listening to the new CDs and
just relaxing...

So now I owe Visa and Silo (electronics store) but I can make the payments
no problem, and my roomies are helping with the stereo since we all use it.
At least I got the phone company, lawyer, Columbia House, etc etc off my
back. And I finally had the power steering and water pumps in my car replaced
after months of leaking...

I confirmed that I have a way to get to California for a week in July for
Anime Expo, plus my SO is in Cal...

I started another poem and wrote the first draft of a short play. We'll see
how long this lasts... Post holiday relief...

>loosely in everyday conversation, I make clear distinctions in my mind about
>who is a real friend, a casual friend, an assosicate, a cohort, an
>aquantance, and just a convenience.  Real friends are hard to come by...

I think everyone does, whether they realize it or not. But I have done 
things without calling my 'best friend', since doing everything with the
same person all the time can kill a friendship. Too much of a good thing...
I have friends that I only see from time to time, people who aren't enemies
basically. People I see regularly, say fellow students, etc. People I hang
out with. A tighter circle I see more often. Roomies and people who drop in
a lot. And a few people I talk to about most anything... Nothing I really
planned, life just seems to work that way.

>I usually have to know a person for several years before considering them
>a true friend.  Of course, I've made exceptions before (time-wise)... but
>currently I have no 'best friend' or anyone close to it. [Maybe if they

Same here... I was betrayed too heavily for trust to come easily for me.
So it can take years for me to totally open up to someone... Although I
have a 6th sense and sometimes I just click with someone... My old high
school 'best friend' was like that, and my current SO... But it was never as
strong as with Jenna... The long time ashers may remember my talking about
her. In short I fell in love with her, and helped her out with her 
relationship. She's now engaged to him, a friend of mine. I told her how I
felt and we stayed close friends. She became my confidant. She helped me and
I helped her. It was scary, the first time I met her my 6th sense clicked 
and I totally trusted her. 1st meeting though, that's the only time that has
ever happened to me. It spooked me a lot, but I've learned to trust my 6th
sense.

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