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booth sitting memories Looking back at the journal I can see that my interaction in class has changed or to put it another way, I talked with people more in past semesters than I do now. The entry from a year ago would be a prime example. Just a few sentences into that small part of my not so distant past, I can remember so many other details that didn't make it into the entry that make me smile. Somehow I failed to mention that there was a small mole on Carrie's face that reminded me of Cindy Crawford. As with Crawford it might have annoyed some people, but for me it added something to her personality and made her more distinctive in my mind and no I do not mean that in a bad way either. She did look cute. I can also remember the way that she sat in the bench with her feet curled under her. Another forgotten detail would be the food that Jennifer had brought with her along with the food that Kevin bought while we were there. She had a sandwich of some kind and a small plastic container filled with olives. Kevin came back with a grilled cheese sandwich and french fries which I think became a communal plate for Stephanie. What I mean is that he didn't get to eat all of them by himself. I also remember Kevin complaining about the price of the sandwich and fries. Oddly enough I can even remember some of the scenes from the episode of Maury that was on the television. If I remember correctly, there was a woman with no legs who was able to cook for herself and her husband. To demonstrate this ability there was footage of her hopping with her arms from a chair to countertop so that she could stir something on the stove. The three women really seemed to find this interesting, while I could barely watch. Kevin seemed to be somewhere in between with his opinion. I suppose that the absence of those things from the entry didn't hurt it or make it less interesting for someone else, but my mind was still able to fill them in even after a year had gone by. For me this is one of the primary reasons for keeping the journal. Yes, this might be stating the obvious, but it does have that strong of an effect on me and I hope that that continues through the years. What did come through strong was the fact that I really was attracted to Stephanie and in fact just asked Jennifer about her today. I clearly remember the way that she stared at my drivers license photo for a long time. She just couldn't believe my age. Maybe I should have done more than I did a year ago. Although I also remember a scene later in the semester of her crying about her boyfriend. It was fairly melodramatic and involved Jennifer and her going out in the hall to discuss it. Sadly even Jennifer has lost contact with Stephanie. Actually she said that I am one of the few people from college that she still talks with on a semi regular basis, which we both found to be a little odd. I only knew her for her final year there and that was just for one class each semester. Somehow we managed to click in just that short amount of time, which happens from time to time with certain people in my life. Then again I did see her off campus while Stephanie became a memory almost as soon as the semester ended. Miss Zealot. Little did I know then that I would see her almost a year later in the bookstore just as animated as I remembered her.
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