A Brief History of Time

Let me take this opportunity to give everyone a quick overview of the last few years.

Let me start off by saying that Highschool in Audubon was great. I had a lot of great friends there and tons of memories. From playing basketball, to cards at Mike's, to Ray's sister, to story time with Joe, the Snow Bowl. . . so much I can't even go on. My core of friends remained the same ( mostly Mike, Ray, Brian and myself) even when the supporting cast would change.

I really, truly believe that while all those years shaped me as a person, these last few at Drexel have seen me come into my own and establish how I want to live. When talking about Highschool, people tend to forget that in a small town everyone has roles and that it's hard to act outside of that role. In a way, you are forced to live and act and talk a certain way because if you don't you can kiss your social life goodbye. At college, everyone has a clean slate, so to speak. While I had no problem with things went for 18 years of my life, college gave me the first opportunity to act, talk and be what I really wanted to all those years.

The biggest impact was on expressing my thoughts and ideas, which in a way is linked to this current undertaking of mine. Meeting tons of new people, I wanted to make sure I fell in with people who related to what I really was, not to what the mask we all put on was. Jacob and Jay really made it easy for me to do this. For those who don't know Jacob (currently a resident of Florida), he is truly a man who speaks his mind. It was almost a shock at first to hear someone be so open and frank, without fear or regard for whose feathers he ruffled.

Jay was similar in this regard. They were also fiercely loyal, like me, enabling us to really come together as true friends. Events beyond control of anyone save the retards in charge took one of the trio away, and I really do miss having him around, but the impact time spent with him had on my comfort level with myself and my opinions will hopefully last forever.

Freshman year at Calhoun was great. I met so many people and had such a good time, all the while staying true to my beliefs and principles. Pool and poker became big parts of my life, occupying much of my free time, and I really became passionate about them. I also had a great chance to explore the city of Philadelphia. The city was a huge factor in me wanting to go to Drexel, and living there gave me the first real chance I had to check out the ins and outs of the town. South St., the scientific Cheesesteak evaluation, countless trips on the subway, even the simple act of walking around became infinitely more entertaining then it used to back home.

sophomore year brought my first co-op, and my next good friend. The King of Men is a strange character, I never got to really meet him because of the group he ran with, but with the loss of friends on both counts, Kent joined "Team Discovery Channel" and the good times got even better. My skills in poker increased a lot from watching him and Jay roll, and I returned the favor by taking Kent under my wing and molding him into a formidable pool shark.

So now I find myself in my pre-Junior year. I've developed some incredibly strong friendships here, while still trying to keep the ties alive with my back-home-buddies as best I can. I feel good about myself and the direction my life is heading in, and hope that things continue to get better.