Monday, March 20, 2000. 12:31.
I guess I had one of those dry spells for awhile where I don't have the time to write. Sorry about that. Life even slowed down a bit with my break from City College classes, which start up again on the 28th. Everything is going so-so. Cuba still sucks, I don't have much satisfaction in my job, but oh wait, I bought a new computer. Hell yeah man! It's so sweet too, got 30GB hard drive, dvd-cd-rw, and a quickcam, so maybe I'll have some camera stuff to add here. In other news, after nine long months, I've finally been taken off hold at Drexel University and I just got my grades from spring term 1999 about 30 minutes ago. I pulled out a 3.0 for the term. Got my applications in to Kean and Rowan, so time will tell where my ass ends up. I been feeling like one of the guys writing home from the front lines of war as I write people back in NJ about my upcoming return. I'd like to present to my readers an excerpt of a letter I wrote home to a friend:

It's getting harder to remember what everyone looked like and what they sounded like. My life here has completely overshadowed my life back in Twp that I wonder where I really was last year and if all the things we did really happened. Isn't that odd? You say can't wait to see me again, I hope that's the case cause your boy is coming home baby! We'll soon get to do some of things we should have done this past year and talk and just see what happens. I hope it's not a let down for you cause if you are looking forward to seeing me as much as you say you do, then we'll be cool, but first we have to make a few stops along the way, like Taco Bell, Denny's the comic book store, John's, Target, etc. Soon as my newness wears off then we can hang normally.

I wonder about that. I wonder if people will just want to see me that one time and then forget about me all over again. Should be interesting to find out.
Didn't mean to bother anyone with this, just had to get that off my chest.

Monday, April 3, 2000. 17:02.
Holy Shit did I have one of the most amazing goddamn weekend of my entire existence!! I have to send a big 10-Q to everyone in Orlando for taking care of me, being good babysitters, and putting up with some of my antics. This weekend has got to be in the top five of greatest weekends for me. I didn't know there were such cool people in Orlando the whole time I was there. Fuck me for leavin in the first place. About eight more weeks though till I get to go back. Should be good. Now I am back in my old stomping grounds, South Jersey. So far it's good, I walked in to my foster family's place and they were pretty surprised to see me. We all watch Wrestlemania as we chowed down on chicken wings and pizza. Today I cameoed at Target, let them all know that I was only there for two weeks. They were mucho disappointed I must say. That place sure did change though. Don't know what else this trip has in store for me. I figure I'll get my license renewed, like I was supposed to today, then I'll check out the schools, go to the Phillies game, watch WWF, party, and relax with my thoughts. And then party some more. And get a haircut. And have a Taco Bell Mexican Pizza....that's about it.
Didn't mean to bother anyone with this, just had to get that off my chest.

Tuesday, April 25, 2000. 23:51
So, I'm 21 now. Whoopty Shit. Don't ask me what it's like or how it feels. Cause it don't feel like anything really. Not much of a birthday. I didn't do shit for it really. I had a real good salad at the restaurant here, maybe that's a present. I rented a video, went to the gym, then went to the outside movie. Not much at all. I had planned to be in NJ, but my mom wanted to be here with her, and she's not even here...she couldn't get a flight back from the states. Enough complaining about my suck-ass birthday. Time to look to the future. Only thing I'm looking forward to is my return to Orlando. Goddamn I'm looking forward to it, that's when I'll be in the mood to celebrate. I feel like writing something about the Elian thing, but I don't feel like writing now. Maybe tomorrow. Happy birthday to me.
Didn't mean to bother anyone with this, just had to get that off my chest.

Wednesday, May 10, 2000. 12:47.
I know, it's been too long and this page spans too much of a time. But the school has been workin me during the day so much that I get sick every time I go there. Not cause I don't like it, but because the elementary school is such a germ farm that I get busted up with sickness. But it's good money, and that's what it's all about. At least right now it is. Soon as I get enough funding I can go back to school and focus on education and life and other important things. Tomorrow I have pre-kindergarden for two days. The teacher for that class makes us wash our hands every time someone breathes. So by Friday I should be either crazy or dead. I still work a whole bunch or nights, which means I rarely get to indulge in one of my favorite pasttimes, going to the movies. I finally saw Scream 3 last night, not bad. Hopefully I can get outta here in three weeks to go to Orlando for the GTMO students reunion. And then I can get outta here for good in mid-July. Time's wrappin up down here, gettin close to the end.
Didn't mean to bother anyone with this, just had to get that off my chest.