"Homecoming"

12/17/01 3:04am Finals are nothing but a memory to us Baylor folks. Commencement ceremonies has just concluded, and its that time of year again... Christmas break has officially started, and all the college kids who think they have their lives figured out go home to be told otherwise. I, for one, am not a big fn of Christmas. All the lights and the jingles are purely artificial; it doesn`t change the fact that I`m cold and lonely. Still, its a festive occasion that I look forward to, because its the one time of the year that I can get together with my immediate family in its entirety.
A special holidays word of advice: do not eat M&M`s while you are driving a car, especially during a long road-trip at night. As I was driving home to Houston earlier today, I decided to munch on some M&M`s. Nobody`s perfect, so inevitably, I 1 or 2 M&Ms slipped out of my hands during the span of the 3 hour drive. When I arrived at my final destination, I noticed spots on my jeans decorated with multiple colors and a chocolate scent. They may not melt in your hands, but it`ll stick to your @ss unless properly disposed of. Ofcourse, looking for pellet sized chocolate candies while driving in the dark is not the safest thing to do either...
I promised myself I would not be alone this Christmas break, but here I am (updating my AA page all by my lonesome at 3 in the morning). Through experience, I`ve learned that its not worth having a girlfriend, just to avoid feeling lonely. However, the futility of the situation hits hard around the holidays. Every year, I spend Chrismasand New Years without the company of a significant other. What is the point of special occasions without anyone special to share it with? That is why I have opted to purchase a Chia Pet this year; in the process, reaching a new low in my already pathetic existence. Speaking of pathetic, the Houston Rockets have become just that. In the past week, our top 3 players have managed to make a fool out of themselves in the public eye. First, Cuttino Mobley gets fined for talking $hit about the referees. Then Maurice Taylor gets caught abusing Marijuana. Then, Steve Francis gets arrested for DWI. These events correlate with the Rockets` franchise worse 13 game losing streak. I`m starting to wish I was a Mavericks fan (gross, I`m only kidding).
As I search through people`s AA pages, I noticed more and more people taking a personality quiz, available at www.thespark.com. Being the jump-on-the-bandwagon type of guy that I am, I chose to take one for myself. Here`s what they had to say about me:
"DREAMER
(Submissive Introvert Abstract Feeler )
Like just 12% of the population you are a DREAMER (SIAF)--reserved and imaginative. You are basically the shy, silent type. You don`t have much interest in facts and figures or most of what`s going on around you, but the internal worlds you build for yourself are rich and complex.
Luckily, your creativity and strong heart mean you have a deep personality evident to anyone who gets to know you. It`s just that not many people do, because most everyone thinks you`re a loser. Talk to yourself less, other people more, little shaver."
For people that know me, this personality result is dead-on.