2002: The Year in Review
What follows is 2002 in Review, blog-style. Yes, there are too many links — I can see that for myself. Each one takes you to the relevant entry. Anyway, enjoy…
2002 was decent. I’d give it a “7.” I met Anna Marie, and we dated for about six months. The summer was okay, and I spent some time in BA. I became even more of a nerd and laughed at things like .conf files. School was fine.
On March 9, 2002, my last living grandparent, Annette Sherman, died. R.I.P.
Ah yes, college. I guess I’m supposed to be concentrating on that these days. Winter Quarter was decent. Spring Quarter with Anna Marie was enjoyable. I did some work over the summer but probably not enough. My senior year arrived and moving into the apartment was a damn Sisyphusean ordeal. Ben and I have lived together pretty amiably, although we did almost get in fight. I got the RovCon (tech support) job and endured some Mac cheerleadering, but overall, it’s been a pretty good gig. Fall Quarter was fine, but I kinda had to kill myself at the end. Egh, it turned out fine. Luckily, I didn’t have too many moments like this. Whew, that was bad.
I hung out with the Capitalist Mafia (CM) a bit, but things kinda fizzled for everyone. Tony had a 47 day “fast” from AIM. A get-together at my apartment was perhaps the high point of the year for the CM (a.k.a The Posse), but minor controversy ensued as Adele’s parents were aghast at seeing their dear college daughter drinking (gasp!) a beer. I also proved that I’m a huge asshole. Did you know that our group fits Varsity Blues perfectly? It’s true.
I took a test on the toilet, but unfortunately I didn’t do as well on it as I had hoped I would. Hey, speaking of toilets… I got very sick on Dillo Day, spending, oh, 3 hours or so in front of one.
I met Anna Marie, and things took off from there with her. We spent the summer apart, which was difficult, I’ll admit. During Fall Quarter, she came back to Champaign with me, and it was good times. We broke up in November in a fairly unsatisfying way, but I guess some things just aren’t meant to be.
Ben and I rented an apartment that’s too expensive from a company that’s too bitchy, but the location is primo. A few days later in June, I spent one the best days I’ve had at NU. Over the summer, I was in Bryn Athyn for about a month, during which I laughed one night probably as hard as I ever have. The NJ Shore was good times, and no, I was NOT hitting on a 14 year old — that was B-town. My 21st was very low-key, but hey, I’m a low-key-kinda guy. This, the next day, was a proud moment.
In sports, the year began on a sour note as Illinois got walloped by LSU in the Sugar Bowl. The Illinois b-ball team played well, but lost to Kansas in the Elite Eight. I took my frustrations out by lambasting CBS for their shitty coverage of March Madness. Luckily, though, the Yankees lost, and I rejoiced. NU should have beaten OSU, but they didn’t, and I was angry. The 2002-2003 basketball season began nicely as Illinois stomped Mizzou. I have high hopes for Illini hoops this season.
I probably didn’t wash my towels often enough. I shat on Dashboard Confessional in a decent rant. Then there was the saga of the ICRF — and that’s definitely worth reading. And I sold out and got a cell phone. I was introduced to MC Chris by Peter, and Ben and I quickly became obsessed.
I started going to SPAC, and I haven’t stopped. Ben and I saw the most un-Northwestern thing we’d ever witnessed. Soon after, Ben lost the election for EVP, but it turned out fine, because his ASG-addicted ass became “External Relations Chair” (there’s a jackoff title if I’ve ever read one). Of course, again and again, I proved I’ve got e-game (especially with the older ladies!). Also, unlike some other bloggers, I made a distinct effort to limit the amount of lyrics quoted on my site.
Hey, here’s a list of 29 (why 29? I don’t know) good, solid rock songs. And do you hate spyware? I do. So get rid of it. You like rants? I got ‘em a-plenty. Here’s to fuckup lefties and people who can’t parallel park. I know things got kinda spotty toward the end of the year, but I had some good entries, like this one. And gossip? There’s something for you too! I serve all comers!
Welllllll kids, that’s it. That’s 2002 in a big, honkin’ blog entry.