Back then

Last night, Brian and I were talking about old times, things past.

Coincidentally, someone left a comment on a post from almost exactly 2 years ago. August 2001. I had to think back as to my situation, what I was doing and my state of mind back then.

Whoo. Tough Times. But Good Times.

Most of the people around me then are gone, scattered, some forgotten, some not. The Cappy, my closest physical friend back then, has gone through numerous changes too. The egyptian girl I had started going with, I wonder if she finally came out of the closet, and dumped the psychotic stalker boyfriend who she dumped me to go back to. Heh, Egyptians are crazy as she would say. The pedophile who owned the Internet Cafe (hey, I fixed his machines, his wife didnt know about the Lolita porn he accumulated and had me cleaning the virii they came with), I wonder if theyve caught on.
The Sicilian ladies at the Pride Bakery, bless their old school souls. I miss them. They took care of me.
The mobster who owned the little barbershop downstairs from my apartment. The Not-Yet-Faded Puerto Rican Beauty from across the hall. The little Italian man who gave me much life wisdom in a short period of time. The accountant to the mob, who uttered the defining words in my life - "If not now.. when?" - and is one of the most honest people Ive ever met. They gave me love.

And when I got the feeling that nothing would ever be the same again.

Bayonne, New Jersey. August 2001.

Seems like a lifetime ago.
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Brian: getting responses to effing quote? ;-)
JPennant: wassat?
Brian: you started with "Fuck."
JPennant: Oh that. That was me realizing #39 is fast approaching
JPennant: wasnt therapy :-)
JPennant: plus Poo spilled the beanz.
Brian: hehe, i remember ;-)
Brian: Its EZ. 2 days after my sons birthday
Brian: same as Cyn
JPennant: yup
JPennant: I play this game every year
Brian: yep
JPennant: "Who shall remember my birthday??? If you dont, thou shalt dwelleth on my shytte list"
JPennant: and the other one "DONT do anything special for my birthday. No parties, no celebrations, nuthin"
JPennant: I think to this day, tisha and kate remember what happened when they conspired to foist a surprise birthday dinner on me
JPennant: people tried to warn them
JPennant: heh
Brian: doh
JPennant: Man, I was cranky and ungrateful
JPennant: http://63.249.162.244/nydiary/083000.htm
JPennant: heh, I mentioned you and gracie, thanking you guys for remembering my birthday
Brian: hehe, see! :-)
JPennant: heheheh
Brian: hmm, been a while, huh?
JPennant: its been awhile
JPennant: long journey
Brian: if you're living life, then yeah it's a journey
JPennant: heh
JPennant: nice way to look at it :-)
JPennant: thanks
Brian: it's just amazing the paths that life gives you sometimes
JPennant: ironically, I sorta knew I was in for a ride.. I just didnt appreciate it was gonna take so long :-)
JPennant: ce la guerre, eh :-)
JPennant: but yeah, life is interesting.
JPennant: we cant make this stuff up.
Brian: Que Sera Sera
Brian: hehe

JPennant: sometimes I reread the old journal
JPennant: sometimes its delightful, sometimes I cringe
Brian: i know
JPennant: gotten me to realize I dont WANNA know whats upcoming
Brian: same here
JPennant: yup
JPennant: this past year, I was trying to anticipate my life
Brian: if only ppl knew what REALLY has been going on in my life ;-)
JPennant: LoL
JPennant: ditto
JPennant: its been innaresting tho, eh
Brian: that's an understatement
JPennant: heheh
JPennant: if someone had given us the minutes of our lives beforehand, I think we would freak out of our everlovin minds.
JPennant: WHAT???
JPennant: hehehe
Brian: hoo hoo

JPennant: Heh. Imagine if it were you reading your current entry back in August of 2000
JPennant: man :-)
JPennant: you'd be like "what the hell??"
Brian: yeah, me going to see my g/f from Hawaii?????
JPennant: heheheh

JPennant: looking back on my archives, Im damned glad Im chronicling all this
Brian: me too.... my son will be amazed
JPennant: heh :-)
Brian: ..some day ....after the embarrassment passes ;-)
JPennant: heehee