Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Standard Human Emotions, According to Liam, Age 7
According to Liam, age 7, the standard human emotions are as follows (presented in order of either frequency or importance):
While "Whatever" and "Loud" aren't usually on lists of emotions, given that he's being raised in Mid-western America, #4 seems pretty obvious; given that Liam is autistic, #5 suddenly makes quite a bit of sense (having me around the house probably doesn't help any).
In celebration of this new definitive emotions list, I'd like to recommend this song. It neatly expresses both #4 and #5, in a way that will make you feel either #1, #2 or #3, depending on your personal background and experiences. Enjoy!
- Happy
- Angry
- Sad
- Whatever
- Loud
While "Whatever" and "Loud" aren't usually on lists of emotions, given that he's being raised in Mid-western America, #4 seems pretty obvious; given that Liam is autistic, #5 suddenly makes quite a bit of sense (having me around the house probably doesn't help any).
In celebration of this new definitive emotions list, I'd like to recommend this song. It neatly expresses both #4 and #5, in a way that will make you feel either #1, #2 or #3, depending on your personal background and experiences. Enjoy!
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
It Worked with Frank
I had such luck with the "Looking for Frank Lombardo" post (yes, I found Frank! He's alive and doing really well in Chicago. Woohoo!), that I thought to try it with some of my other long-lost friends.
So, here's the list (not in order of preference, just in the order that I happen to remember them in at this late hour of the night):
NIU
Wheeling, IL friends:
Wadsworth, OH friend(s):
Marion, OH friends:
OK. That'll do for now... hopefully someone on this list gets ahold of me! Email me at drgroove[at]gmail[dot]com!
So, here's the list (not in order of preference, just in the order that I happen to remember them in at this late hour of the night):
NIU
- Bill Augle. I might be mis-spelling Bill's last name; it might be Bill Ogle, or Bill Oggle, or Bill Auggle... Honestly, even though we were roommates, I can't recall ever seeing his name in print.
Bill was my roommate for most of Freshman & Sophomore year. I miss Bill, he was a really good person... we had a falling out in S.year; hopefully, after all these years he's not still pissed at me! :D Bill, if you're out there, gimme a buzz d00d! - John Janda. John, we're getting the band back together.
- Matt Daoud. Hopefully I'm not on "the list"!
- Shithead. His first name was really Dave; I've forgotten his last name. We all called him Shithead, because, well, he was a bit of one. But, in a good way.
Wheeling, IL friends:
- Laurel Robinson
Wadsworth, OH friend(s):
- Doug Knoop
Marion, OH friends:
- Ricky Rick III (Yes, I really had a childhood friend named Ricky Rick)
- Jenny Schwartz
OK. That'll do for now... hopefully someone on this list gets ahold of me! Email me at drgroove[at]gmail[dot]com!
