Never in my life have I felt more happy and free. As some of you may be able to guess from that last statement, today was one of the better days of my life. Let me tell you about my day, because it was most certainly amazing.

Since starting with the beginning is always wise - I walked to the bus stop as usual. When I boarded the bus, I talked to my friend Dornicio in Spanish for a little while, then zoned out. I had all sorts of intriguing day dreams on that interesting little 15 minute journey. They ranged from a vision of a collegiate Judo championship at a school which didn't seem familiar to me, to shoe shopping, and even as far as a Barbie doll walking down the street smoking. All of these have reflective meanings that I really don't feel like tearing into at the moment, but each of which foreshadowed the rest of my day.

Stepping off the bus, in my typical Bob-like fashion, I meandered off to first period while talking with people as I usually do. Jenna's bus driver lets her off at the same time, so we usually end up smiling and waving to each other before class. I hear that when people smile at you a lot that they are attracted to you. She smiles at me a lot . . .

First period was industrious. I feel industrious. I finished the compilation of my milk bottle, milk ladle, and milk crate. I am finished! I am happy! I am required to draw something else.

Second period - good as usual. We saw a theatre production put on by the drama department. I never knew my friend Joey was such a talented actor. Daniel Dry was amazing as usual. I will be able to say, "I knew the famous Daniel Dry from high school, I ran with him on occasion, he was a nice boy." That will be many years from now. We were also handed Julius Caesar to read as our next novel.

Third and fourth period (combining to shorten the tales of simplicity) were both dandy, as usual. Learned some good words again today - mainly pronouns though. Fourth period was watching a movie, nothing all that interesting - except that my group had to give a presentation on chivalry during the time in the Crusades. I'd done all the work so I knew all of the material.

Fifth period - we learned Logarithms. FUN stuff, but wow, it's a bit . . . complicated.

Sixth period was the most interesting period of the day. Someone attacked me. He did it in jest of course, and he (as I learned later) was paid to do so - someone thought it would be funny, but they were too cowardly to do it to me themselves, because they fear me. Anyway, the person who attacked me ran up and started chopping at my arms. It was really strange, and didn't really hurt. I figured that hitting them wouldn't be a consequence due to the fact that it was self-defense (he was attacking me, wasn't he?). So, with one swift move I side-stepped and kicked him hard in the back of the knee where he was exposing himself. The blow unbalanced him, so I gave him a soft one-hand push. He fell fast. He apologized profusely later. It made me feel guilty, yet proud. It reminded me of the Judo vision I had seen in the morning bus ride.

Last period - Honors Chem. - learned about the refractions of light. Also fun stuff. I can prove the frequency of blue light to the 462 wave length it carries. Can you? Does this make me sexy? (Just a joke . . .)

I debated hopping on the bus or going to the weight room. I struggled within my mind for about two minutes - a lot of time after school, because buses leave quickly. I hopped on the bus, then actually got off and went to the weight room. It was way too crowded and noisy, so I made a fateful decision and decided to stay fit. I couldn't lift as much as I usually could, but I'll work back up to it.

My feet have been killing me lately, I need new shoes, and my mom is going to take me shopping for them.

I went swing dancing tonight. I had some of the most fun in my entire life. I danced all but 5 or 6 songs, when I caught my breath and wiped the sweat off my head. Holy gosh, that was SO much fun. People are asking me to dance regularly now. (Guys and girls). The girls say I'm a good dancer and a cool guy to talk to - the guys (who dance as follows) say that I'm an understanding and not too aggressive lead so I'm fun to dance with. I like the ladies a heck of a lot more, but I'll dance with guys too - I'm not homophobic at all anymore. I was at one time, but that was a foolish stage of my life. It was regular though, and good for me. I just know I like women, and I'm comfortable admitting it :).

Dancing has been so good for me. It's practically changed my self-esteem in public dancing. I no longer feel uncomfortable while dancing in public. The only thing I do feel uncomfortable with in public would be perhaps being watched and observed - and most certainly being judged. I will conquer this phobia next. But one thing at a time.

I got home around 12:00, and that just about does it for today. See tomorrow for more information on the happenings in my life!

Take care my friends, I'm a swingin' in life.

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