| Preface: on Valentine�s day 1998, Brad T. Walsh sent me a package in the mail. Among the chocolates (that I shared with my little brothers- the orange cr�me ones were joey�s favourite) and the stuffed lady bug that sat on the ledge guarding my staircase until I moved was a small, empty box. On the outside, the lid said �A dream is a promis you give to yourself- It�s a treasure more precious than gold, And this Dream Keeper box is the perfect safe place for the great shining dreams it can hold.� When you opened the box, the inside of the lid read �So put all your deep, heartfelt wishes inside, Where they�ll never be too far away, Then keep your own promise by giving your dreams Some attention and care every day.� It took almost 2 years until I started actually doing that. I packed away my old dreams in a box somewhere because Brad�s dream box got too full to hold them all. These are my dreams from this year at school: 1-21-01 I hope my brown marker lasts forever 9-26-00 I hope Evan talks to me again someday 9-25-00 I hope people stop smoking pot so very much 11-00 To have me a Philip some day 9-27-00 I wish I don�t get sick again. At least not for a while 9-1-00 I hope I get good at guitar 1-21-01 I wish something would go well sometime 10-28-00 I wish for philip�s dream of being able to perform for his grandfather comes true. 10-22-00 I wish I was not stupid cuz I do a lot of stupid things 10-22-00 I wish I could stop causing Kyle pain 1-21-01 I wish I could go back in time and warn myself about that night 9-23-00 I wish I knew why I fall so hard so fast. 1-21-01 I wish kyle cared about my writing 9-26-00 I wish to stop swearing 9-23-00 I hope I get to see a sign so I know 1-21-01 I wish I got a letter from someone soon like� a Marine. 9-23-00 I wish I could protect people from getting hurt 9-23-00 I wish I could stay here chilling with Johny K and Charlie forever because it feels so good and he feels like he really cares and it�s great 10-4-00 I wish I could quit getting sick 2-12-01 I wish things would not be difficult with kyle 9-23-00 I wish to break in at least one of my cuddle blankets with Johny K 9-25-00 I wish that shep will be happy 9-25-00 That wishes in this box come true for everyone 9-28-00 I wish my bottle had something stronger than milk in it 9-23-00 That I get what I want 9-25-00 I hope that seamus never stops smelling as good as he does now 9-27-00 I hope I am never too far away from a swing set. A good swingset. 9-23-00 I wish my heart didn�t hurt- especially when I feel good. 9-23-00 I wish I could write with this pen 9-23-00 I wish I could do magic 9-23-00 I wish I could sing well 9-27-00 I hope I always have sharpened pencils 9-23-00 I wish I could think of a name for my guitar 1-7-01 I wish I knoew if bad things are going to happen and if I�m doing good 9-23-00 I wish I could make people see things how they really are because it�s easier than telling them. 1-21-01 I wish I didn�t get a sore neck from sitting here at the computer 2-20-01 I wish that Jay finds a girl to make him happy. He really deserves it 9-25-00 I hope Virgil doesn�t get sick and die 10-22-00 I wish I never lose Chris Dinda Everything turns out okay for Rob I hope I get A�s on all my finals so that I can get straight A�s in my classes I wish Cook field wasn�t so muddy I wish pot didn�t kill brain cells or your memory cuz it�s really fun. I wish Spring would fricking come already I hope kacky stops being mad/frustrated and is my girl here again cuz I miss her I wish for donna to be at peace soon There are some really good ones that other people wrote and put in the box that I didn�t read until today. I want to post them but I don�t think I have a right to share other people�s dreams. Johnny K had a lot of good, funny, swell ones. There are dreams from a lot of different people: Charlie, Jason (Klosterman), Julie, John (Kohl), Melanie, Kacky, Jared, Kristina, Victoria and Lisa Zack. It was nice to read them. Some of my dreams came true. I wonder if theirs did. I know some of them did� hehe ;) |