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• 2003-08-02
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• James
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• Visiting eight different myO friends in person thus far
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• Winter 2001
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• Neon Genesis Evangelion, .hack//SIGN, Naruto, Bleach, Beck, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ranma 1/2 (the guilty pleasure)
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• Visit the myO friends I've missed thus far; complete a cosplay from 300
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• Can recognise most quotes from almost any movie/show on first listen; Can recite the entire 12 days of Christmas by memory
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Friday, December 19, 2003
There and Back Again: Book II . . .
On the left of me, sitting in the theater, was "Gimli" and "Boromir". On the right of me, farthest coming in, was "Legolas", "Sam", and "Gandalf". Directly to the right of me was "The Girl". I think "Sam" took pity on my situation or something, I think (damn and bless that girl all at once, is all I can say . . .).
During the actual film, most of my interaction between my friends was my constant mutterings of "ack!" or "geez!" when things got messy and stuff, and of "yeah!" and "Aha!" when things were brilliant.
To "The Girl" next to me, the majority of my direct interactions laid in my poking of her head when that elf showed his "gorgeous" self onscreen . . . it was kinda funny! I got to see a "group Legolas-swoon" up close! Some instances were also spent with quick "reassurance touches" whenever she sorta squirmed or cringed . . . which she did a lot of (she's not desensitized to these things yet, you see . . .). Other than that, there were slight moments throughout the film where her right foot, being crossed over her left knee, would just barely graze my right knee. It was barely a touch, but it was still enough to notice if either person tensed a muscle or anything . . . very slight touch . . .
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields was in full swing . . . the mumakils/oliphaunts were just about to make contact with people . . . I heard another whimper to my right . . . "The Girl" had actually covered her eyes . . . . .
Almost instantly, I grabbed her left hand with my right and pulled it away from her face, down towards the armrest between us . . . I kept my hand there, holding hers, nestled between her side of the armrest and her lap . . . . . once holding on to somebody, I suddenly realised how much I myself was jumping (I was probably squeezing her hand more often than she was mine) . . . though it was only a brief moment . . . probably not even a minute or two . . . it seemed like a long, long time . . .
After the heavy fighting wore down a bit, she slid her arm away, looked at me, and told me, "I'll be alright now." I just smiled, sort of . . .
As already stated in Book I, we then all went for dinner and everyone went their respective ways . . . . . and then I shaved . . . . .
It was about 7:00pm that evening, and I was on the computer, getting into my evening routine . . . "Legolas" called me.
It seems that when I dropped him and "The Girl" off at the train station, they went shopping instead of home! The next thing I know is that I am being asked to come downtown to meet them and go out for ice cream!
I was swift to get a ride from my brother to a train station, and half an hour later met up with the two of them, putting an arm around each of their necks, muttering "the things I do for you people . . ."
Including the ice cream bit, the three of us spent a couple hours just walking around, talking about days long past, where we all are now, how we used to be . . . "Legolas" continued to talk about how his romantic life has gotten much better (apparently dating people on a regular basis). "The Girl" and I could only sit/stand/walk, somewhat baffled at how open he was about these things . . . cause seriously, he told us some things we simply did NOT want to hear!
In any case, at around 9:00-9:30, "Legolas" headed for a bus stop and "The Girl" and I got on the train back towards home. Once there, we chatted some more about whatever seemed appropriate. The general feeling was that the day - the entire day - had been an excellent one.
About half an hour after we first got on the train, we both got off; it was where I would catch my bus, and it was where she chose to wait for the train that would take her home. We stood, leaning over a banister of sorts, just completely exhausted from the entire day.
I eventually steered conversation towards my semester with Computer Science. While sort of looking up at the ceiling of the train station, I told her that I felt really bad about that third assignment that I never did, and that I really wanted to do well in that course - I didn't add "for her", but I'm sure I can add that another time . . . in the end, just as the train came, she told me that she hoped I had passed.
Just before she got on the train, I quickly jumped forward and hugged her from the side around the shoulders, thanking her for coming to see the movie . . . for being able to finish off work that had begun over a year ago . . . . .
(Incidentally, my final mark for CS111 was 50%, a D, and 4.0 credits earned. I think that means I passed - probably by the pity of the professor, but a pass nonetheless.)
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