University's like this little world, a bubble of time separate from everything before and everything after.

Do nothing, and nothing happens. Life is about decisions. You either make them or they're made for you, but you can't avoid them.

It's pathetic, I knew I did from that first moment we met. It was...not love at first sight exactly, but - familiarity. Like: oh, hello, it's you. It's going to be you. Game over."
-Ben

Being single means getting used to your own company and not inventing excuses to keep people around you, None of which makes me feel any less bereft. The latest revelation: you have to relearn being your own again!

The first time I saw him, I had gone to scout a real good linebacker that University had. I asked the coach if they had any other prospects, and he just said they had a little running back who was fast.

Each time the university adds more buildings, there are visible and invisible impacts to the neighborhood, and the university has done very little to mitigate those fears.