Lord_Savaunt wrote:
" I won't get into the story of why I didn't go into the navy (it'd take waaaaay too long to tell for the mood I'm in right now. perhaps a bit later) but suffice to say that if there is such a thing as predestiny then mine was for anything but military service.
I wanna take things in a slightly offhand route now. Trust me this will get back to one of the topics at hand.
Sometime back in January I went to Daves Place (the unofficial name for Hall Of Heroes which is the comic shop here in town) to ask whether or not I should have him cut off ordering anymore stuff for me until I got a new job. He told me that he trusted me to know when that time was right, and that he had no9 problem getting stuff for me cause he knows I'll get it when I can even if it takes me a whole year to get certain items (story for another day).
As I was walking through the shop I was in the back by his computer that he uses as a radio (streaming music is so much fun isn't it). A song had just started playing called The Freshmen by a band called The Verve Pipe.
There a few certain songs that will always or almost always make me cry. Two of them are from Creed (What's This Life For, and My Own Prison) for example. They are songs that either take me back to a certain memory, or hit me in the right part of the soul.
The Freshmen is one of those songs now. It brought the days of High School when I thought the magic and fun could truly last forever. Back when the idea of consequences for living life for the now didn't seem too plausible. I'd almost give anything to go back to those days. At the same time I'd give damn near anything to from ever having to live those days over.
In particular that song reminded me of the 1998 International Thespian Society conference for the State of Oregon (An international group having its' conference for the State of Oregon still sounds kind of paradoxical doesn't it?). Among things like the creepiest school dance I ever attended and playing some rounds of kissing rugby there was one moment that sticks out my mind forever.
I met a kid named John Berry. If you don't recognize the name I think you might someday. He has one of the most beautiful singing voices I've ever heard. He sang The Freshmen while someone played an electric guitar accoustic style (a.k.a. no power outlet for his amp).
My senior year in 98 was one of the worst years of my entire life. That weekend at the ThesCon was one of the few redeeming moments of the year. With all these memories and emotions flooding in I started to cry. Not a whole lot mind you, I didn't want to make a scene in the store. Not because I thought it'd offend Dave or weird him out. I think he'd have been cool with somethin like that. Some of his customers however serve as constant reminders that the fanboy stereotype is not entirely undeserved.
So I listened to the rest of the song and talke with Dave then left the store.
As I got into my car something wonderful happened. I had left the radio on, so when I turned the key the radio came on at good volume. I was just in time to hear the opening notes of The Freshmen. With no one else in the car I was able to let those tears out now. Crying is so good for the soul sometimes.
Well on Friday I got my first paycheck from the donut shop. I went by Daves Place to get some of my mammoth stash of comics and say hi. I even cut a side deal with him. Seems that he likes donuts. So I'm gonna be buying donuts by the couple dozen for him and he'll be applying store credit to my stash of comics.
The next day (yesterday that is) I went to a pawn shop with my dad. They had a great deal going on CD's 3 for 10.00 dollars. I bought Liz Phair- Whip Smart, Republica (self titled album), and The Verve Pipe- Villains.
Aside from having the song The Freshmen it also has a song that I like quite a bit and hadn't ever heard before. The song is called: My Cup Of Tea."
