March 1999
 1  I kept having conversations with myself.
 4  ...And that's when I hit him in the stomach.
 5  We both looked at each other with this sort of "I wish I could do that" thought shining behind our eyes.
 8  That was a fun session. Almost all of us died.
 10  When Matt's alarm went off, I cursed, muttered, grumbled, and dragged myself up to let the cat in and feed him. Then I went back to bed.
 11  If I could've mapped the water temperatures, I could've done an impressive study of fluid dynamics.
 12  Now that we've signed and given them faith money, it sortof feels like we're getting kicked into the corner.
 12(a)  My initial reaction to this was, oh, Dave's oversimplifying again; taking a spark of truth and pulling it out of context to make it seem brighter than it is.
 13  So I carefully counted out fifty-five beans (eleven of each color - you have to be either anal or obsessive-compulsive to really appreciate the Weight Watcher's plan) into a little baggie...
 14  We still tell our friends that we don't watch a lot of TV. And in a way, that's true.
 15  But today's pretty much a wash, as far as the diet is concerned. And ya know what? I don't care!
 16  Every now and then I look around at the good things in my life and am able to say, "I deserve this."
 17  Yeah, I know. It doesn't sound very romantic to you. But Matt knows what I like, and something just a little bit strange, like a bug-eating plant, is right up my alley!
 18  This year, I found, to my surprise, that I actually want to do new things.
 19  I found myself looking at the VCR timer and mentally whining about how much time was left.
 22  We felt kindof bad about not being able to leave a tip but really, you'd think they'd make it a little easier!
 23  I feel like I should really examine my reasons, even if I never post them.
 24  But all these pregnant people and children around me have me wondering if we really mean it when we say we don't want any.
 25  ...and he shook his head and sortof stretched out his arms like a shy toddler asking for a hug, and how can you ignore something like that?
 26  But you know what I'd probably really do, if I never had to worry about money? Buy lots of presents.
 29  We weren't just dying the eggs, we were decorating them, and John was an art major...
 30  It was a little strange, because I'd never really thought about it much myself, and I had to suddenly figure out my reasons and explain them.
 31  I'll catch myself referring to things that happened in college as "a couple of years ago" when it was more like five or six years.
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