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sing
s
-Samant
haAh
ear
n

9/1
1/09 To
dayIs
awZ ipp
erf
ace!
!?!
i
nNewYor
k..
.

Ag
ain.

Ic
oul
dfinal
l
yr eal
l
yh el
pwit
h
theshowbyc o
ll
ecti
ng
ti
ckets.
..
it
’sbett
ert hannot
hing
!

9/1
2/09

Il
i
veinah ou
sewi
th1
2p eo
ple.
Natu
rall
y,we’
veh
adsome
issu
es.

Ih
adt h
oug
h taboutmovi
ngf
or
afewmo nths.Inever
tho
ughti
two ul
dr eal
l
y
happenthou
gh.

Bu
tth
en.
..
 Wh
enboredatwork,myf r
iendLaurasawmelo
oki
ng
atho
usi
ngpos
t i
ng.Shes ai
dshewastryi
ngt
omove
9/1
2/09 ou
tofherparentsho
use.

Wi
thi
naweeks h
e,herbrot
her
Eric
,andIsi
gnedaleaseandI
fo
undasubl
etter
.

I
thap
peneds
ofas
t..
.

I
tst
il
ldo
esn’
tfeel
real
. Iwantt
ogetac
atwh
enImo
ve!

Ican’
taffor
doneno
w,bu
tmaybenext
semester
.

I
’
vebeens
obu
syl
atel
y;Ih
avet
woj
obs
.
Sanc
tuar
ybyni
ght
!
Ti
l
let
tCo
mpu
terLabsbyday.
..

(
Ido
n’treal
lys
leepmu
ch
thesedays.
..
)
9/1
4/09 Mydadhadtomo
vetoDC f
oraj
ob.
Hej
ustgo
tlai
dof
f.
Ih
adt oaskmygrandparent
sforh
elp
payingmyt
uit
ion.
..Ig
otthei
rch
eck
Myparent
shavetwokidsi
nc o
ll
ege,no
today.
j
obsr
igh
tnow.
..weneedthehel
p.

Iknowmyg r
and’rentscanaffo
rdit.They
workedforyear stosavemoneyt omake
su
ret hei
rg r
andc hi
ldrendi
dn’
th aveto
str
u gg
leli
keth eydi
d.

Ic
oul
dhavegott
ent hemoneyfro
mabank,
butmyg r
andparentsdon’
t
char
geinteres
t.

If
eel
out
rag
eous
lygu
il
tybor
rowi
ngs
o
muchf
romthem.
I
’
llmakeituptoth
emsomeh
ow.
.
..as
idefro
mjustp
ayi
ng
themback!
9/15/09
Iduc
kedo utofBl ackAu to
biog
raphyearl
y
to
day .
Iwantedt ogetintoNY earli
erfort o
nig
ht’
s May beI
’
llgov
isi
tth
emin
Z ipperf
ac e!!
?!shows oIco
uldseeJo nfora F
lor
idaoverWint
erBreak.
fewh o
urs.
Imisslas
ty ear;seei
ngh i
m Th
ey’
dlo
vet
hat
.
everyday,prac
t i
cal
lyli
vi
ngwith
hi
m..
.
Wegotdi
nneratPop’
s.It
’sapret
tyg
oodbu
rger
p
lacei
nBr oo
kly
n,somewher
e. Theydo
n’tJUSThavebu
rger
s,bu
tth
at’
s
al
lI’
veh
adf ro
mth
ere.

Th
eyh av
ebal
l
in’
shakes!

Jo
norderedthef
oodforus
.Heg
otmeav
ani
l
las
hakei
nst
eado
f
acho
c o
lat
eshake.
..

Hefel
treal
lybad,buti
twasn’
ta
Ih
atev
ani
l
la. bi
gdeal.

Ij
ustboughtanotherone.
9/1
8/09 Myfamil
yhasn’
tgo
neonvac
ati
onsinc
e
Gr
andpaAhearndi
edabo
ut4 year
sag o
.

I
twaso u
rfi
rsto
nes
inc
eIwasi
nsec
ond
grade.

Wec an’
taff
ordit
,andmyp
arent
sdo
n’t
hav
et heti
me..
.

Bu
tIt
hinki
t’
sti
mef
orano
ther
.

Imi
ssedmyf ami
ly’
sRo
shHas
hana
di
nnerto
nig
ht..
.

Ihaven’
tmadeittoah ol
i
day
cel
ebrati
onwi
thmyg randpar
ent
s
si
ncelastChanukah
.

Lau
ryn,Kel
lyandIhav
ebeeng
rowi
ngc
los
ert
he
l
astfewyears
.

Thatmakesmehappy.Ih
opewecanmai
ntai
nth
e
rel
ati
ons
hipf
romher
eo nout
..
.Ih
avefai
thth
at
wecan.
I
’
vereal
i
zedlatel
yhowmu
ch
myfamil
yreall
ydo
esmeant
o
me.
I
’v
eals
obeg u
nt ofu
ll
yr eal
izethat
myparent
sar e,l
i
ke..
..realpeo
p l
e.

Th
eyh av
ep ro
blems
,fears,f
laws
...
nomatterho
wmu chth
eyhidei
t
fro
mu s.
.

Iamf airl
ycertai
nth
atthi
s
reali
zati
onmeansI
’mo
ffi
ci
al
ly
grownup.

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in