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  • January 22-23, 1999.  The BWF Seminar. (#205)
  • January 17-21, 1999.  Writing from a dark place. (#204)
  • January 6, 1999. Low expectations, and hiding in plain sight. (#203)
  • December 11-12, 1998.  The future was almost here. (#202)
  • December 4-7, 1998.  My first conference for teachers. (#201)
  • Late November, 1998.  My eccentric roommate just became more eccentric. (#200)
  • November 14, 1998.  The Settlers of Catan tournament, and a kidnapping. (#199)
  • November 8, 1998.  Watching The X-Files from the red chair. (#198)
  • November 1, 1998. Having an off night at swing dancing. (#197)
  • October 22-23, 1998.  A party at the De Anza house, and a familiar face from the past. (#196)
  • Mid-October 1998.  I knew what I had to do. (#195)
  • October 2, 1998.  Fall quarter this year felt very different from usual. (#194)
  • September 17-20, 1998.  An eccentric new housemate. (#193)
  • September 5, 1998.  Welcome, Faith. (#192)
  • August 29, 1998.  The shopping trip with Bethany. (#191)
  • August 24-25, 1998.  My first days at my student teaching assignment. (#190)
  • August 16, 1998.  Josh and Abby’s wedding, and two birthdays. (#189)
  • August 7-9, 1998.  I made a third and final movie. (#188)
  • July 24-26, 1998.  The baseball weekend, and a silly claim to fame. (#187)
  • July 23, 1998. Cosine. (#186)
  • June 8 – July 14, 1998.  Emailing Casey. (#185)
  • July 7-12, 1998.  An answer to one of the questions in the debate between science and religion, and more dancing. (#184)
  • July 1, 1998.  Late nights playing games. (#183)
  • June 27-28, 1998. Scott and Amelia’s wedding, and trying something I thought I’d never do. (#182)
  • June 22-23, 1998.  The Mystery Trip. (#181)
  • (February 2024. Year 4 recap.)
  • (December 2023. Interlude and blogiversary.)
  • June 20, 1998. Life was beginning to take shape. (#180)
  • June 19, 1998.  Fight the future. (#179)
  • June 13-16, 1998.  My best creative ideas always happen when I have a lot of work to do. (#178)
  • June 6, 1998.  Passing the torch. (#177)
  • June 5, 1998.  Sharing my story while wearing a funny shirt. (#176)
  • May 23, 1998.  The events of this day made the approaching end of my studies feel more real. (#175)
  • May 12, 1998. What I learned the most from sharing my story was not about writing. (#174)
  • May 6, 1998. “August Fog”: a short story to share with the class. (#173)
  • May 3, 1998.  The strategy that works one time might not work another time. (#172)
  • April 24-26, 1998. My lasting friendships had been captured in that group photo. (#171)
  • April 18-22, 1998. Another disappointing Spring Picnic, and upcoming changes. (#170)
  • April 14-17, 1998. Proud of myself for speaking up. (#169)
  • Early April, 1998. Trash. (#168)
  • March 30, 1998.  My last first day of class as an undergraduate. (#167)
  • March 6-21, 1998.  The end of a memorable basketball season. (#166)
  • March 5, 1998.  My heart will not go on. (#165)
  • February 26, 1998.  Learning things about my roommate and the Apostle Paul’s friends, and a hot redhead. (#164)
  • February 14-16, 1998. Where are you going? (#163)
  • February 8, 1998. A new weekly tradition. (#162)
  • January 23, 1998.  An almost perfect Friday. (#161)
  • January 16, 1998.  A fresh cheeseburger, and a fresh take on relationships. (#160)
  • January 7-8, 1998.  A silly new word for a new quarter. (#159)
  • December 31, 1997. Brian was known for throwing amazing New Year parties. (#158)
  • December 26-29, 1997. I made another movie. (#157)
  • (February 2023. Interlude:”Why Must I Take The Time”)
  • December 9-12, 1997.  Not everything follows consistent rules the way math does. (#156)
  • November 30 – December 8, 1997. But he won’t admit he has a problem. (#155)
  • November 19-23, 1997. The road trip to the National Youth Workers Convention. (#154)
  • November 14, 1997.  Kind of brilliant, but really weird. (#153)
  • November 5, 1997.  Another epic prank. (#152)
  • October 31-November 2, 1997.  Wrestling with God at Fall Conference. (#151)
  • Late October-early November, 1997. I made a movie. (#150)
  • October 15-19, 1997.  Trying to figure out if I can graduate in June. (#149)
  • October 10, 1997.  A silly party game at Scott and Joe’s apartment. (#148)
  • September 25-October 9, 1997. An unexpected performance at the start of the school year. (#147)
  • Late September, 1997.  The retreat with the youth group leaders and a step outside my comfort zone. (#146)
  • September 15-19, 1997. Seeing my friends again at Outreach Camp. (#145)
  • September 12, 1997. My return to the baseball stadium. (#144)
  • August 31-September 2, 1997. Back to Jeromeville, with a new home and a new plan. (#143)
  • (Another unplanned break)
  • August 12-15, 1997. My final week in Oregon. (#142)
  • August 9, 1997.  The day that Mom, Mark, and Grandpa visited me in Oregon. (#141)
  • August 1, 1997. Oh, how I wish that I might be the one. (#140)
  • (So, this week’s post isn’t happening…)
  • July 22-23, 1997. Hanging out and making the most of things. (#139)
  • July 12-13, 1997. A weekend that felt less lonely. (#138)
  • June 28 – July 4, 1997. Outings with my new classmates. (#137)
  • June 26, 1997. Hearing presentations, a familiar name, and a used bicycle. (#136)
  • June 22, 1997. My arrival in Oregon. (#135)
  • (May 2022. Year 3 recap.)
  • (reblogging from Greg Out Of Character) Thoughts on writing, and assumptions about adult Greg.
  • (Interlude. Assumptions about me, part 2.)
  • (Interlude. Your turn: assumptions about me!)
  • June 13, 1997. Brian’s going away party. (#134)
  • May 30-31, 1997. The silly game show and the 13th annual Man of Steel Competition. (#133)
  • May 23-25, 1997. Canceled plans and a trendy haircut. (#132)
  • May 15-16, 1997. The early demise of Evan’s Bible study. (#131)
  • May 9, 1997. Maybe here’s where the new story begins. (#130)
  • April 27, 1997. A legendary prank for Erica’s 18th birthday. (#129)
  • April 19, 1997. A slightly disappointing Spring Picnic. (#128)
  • April 12-13, 1997. Alaina’s coffee house party, and a plan for next year. (#127)
  • March 29-April 3, 1997.  A montage of the new quarter. (#126)
  • March 22-24, 1997.  Spring Breakthrough, or whatever that retreat with the foosball table was actually called. (#125)
  • March 14, 1997.  The Lord gave you the one he took from me. (#124)
  • March 4, 1997.  Of a different ilk. (#123)
  • February 24-28, 1997.  Cambria’s anthropology paper, and Bible study begins falling apart. (#122)
  • February 21, 1997. A productive day, in more ways than one. (#121)
  • February 14-18, 1997.  Taking my first step into a larger world. (#120)
  • February 13-14, 1997.  Fall away. (#119)
  • February 5, 1997. Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. (#118)
  • February 3, 1997.  Taking inventory. (#117)
  • January 23-28, 1997. Time to start thinking about the future. (#116)
  • January 19, 1997.  Hey, you!  Wanna go to McDonald’s? (#115)
  • January 9-10, 1997.  New year, new classes. (#114)
  • December 27-31, 1996. You are my witnesses. (#113)
  • (December 9, 2021. Three years of DLTDGB!)
  • December 18-26, 1996.  A time of firsts. (#112)
  • (October 2021. Interlude, and a new blog.)
  • Early December, 1996.  We were all just kids. (#111)
  • December 6, 1996.  My first chorus performance. (#110)
  • Mid-November, 1996.  A loss, a birthday, and a poem. (#109)
  • November 5, 1996. My first time voting for President. (#108)
  • November 1-3, 1996. Discovering a dark side to Jeromeville Christian Fellowship. (#107)
  • October 23-25, 1996. A pen pal on another continent. (#106)
  • Late October, 1996. Together with You, I will look for another sea. (#105)
  • October 13, 1996. I might be looking for something new. (#104)
  • October 3-5, 1996. Often, one has no idea that something has just happened for the final time. (#103)
  • End of September, 1996. The time I joined chorus. (#102)
  • Late September, 1996. Outreach Camp and the first JCF meeting of the year. (#101)
  • September 9, 1996. My first great prank. (#100)
  • September 2-3, 1996. Moving in and getting mail. (#99)
  • August 24-25, 1996. The Moport tournament. (#98)
  • August 15-21, 1996. My final week in Apartment 124. (#97)
  • August 10, 1996. One thousand red roses would not be quite enough. (#96)
  • August 1-3, 1996. Another group, one that included people I did not know. (#95)
  • July 27-29, 1996. Questioning my spiritual home. (#94)
  • Summer 1996. The friendly neighbor. (#93)
  • July 18-20, 1996. A new creative project and a new cheeseburger. (#92)
  • July 12, 1996. Thinking about the future. (#91)
  • July 2-5, 1996. I could go to jail for this. (#90)
  • June 25-27, 1996. The first week of summer session. (#89)
  • June 18-21, 1996. The time my brother and I turned a bunch of silly inside jokes into a board game. (#88)
  • (April 2021. Interlude, part 4, and Year 2 recap.)
  • (April 2021. Interlude, part 3, and Year 1 recap.)
  • (Interlude – March 2021, part 2)
  • (Interlude – March 2021.)
  • June 15, 1996. The graduation party at the Valdez Street house. (#87)
  • June 11-12, 1996. The new Walk of Shame. (#86)
  • June 1, 1996. Sarah got baptized, and we saw real sheep. (#85)
  • May 25, 1996. The 12th annual Man of Steel competition. (#84)
  • May 11-16, 1996. A montage of awkward moments. (#83)
  • Early May, 1996. A stressful week. (#82)
  • May 3-5, 1996. Well, aren’t you just the little social butterfly. (#81)
  • May 1996. Looking for a place to live. (#80)
  • April 20, 1996. Working a table at the Spring Picnic. (#79)
  • April 12-13, 1996. The road trip to Bay City and Moonlight Cove. (#78)
  • April 9, 1996. Friends all over campus and a new plan. (#77)
  • April 3-5, 1996. I look like a deranged serial killer. (#76)
  • March 28, 1996. At the bowling alley and coffee shop during spring break. (#75)
  • March 13-15, 1996. I need time to think about big decisions. (#74)
  • February 29 – March 6, 1996. That time I thought it was a good idea to give my home address to some underage girl from the Internet whom I had only known for a couple hours. (#73)
  • February 20-21, 1996. Studying the Bible and disapproving of political correctness. (#72)
  • February 15-16, 1996. And hope does not disappoint us. (#71)
  • Early February, 1996. I was robbed. (#70)
  • January 29 – February 2, 1996. Four midterms in one day. (#69)
  • January 26, 1996. Pieces falling into place. (#68)
  • January 19-20, 1996. A dangerous glance. (#67)
  • January 10-13, 1996. Another hopeless crush and a party. (#66)
  • December 30, 1995 – January 1, 1996. A family vacation that did not involve boring relatives. (#65)
  • December 24-25, 1995. I really wish Mom would ask me first before volunteering me for things. (#64)
  • (October 2020. Another interlude: blog awards.)
  • (September 2020. An interlude and a story about the time I got recognized in public.)
  • December 10-13, 1995. None of this made any sense. (#63)
  • December 4, 1995. A silly new shirt and the best day of bowling class. (#62)
  • November 22-25, 1995. Thanksgiving with the Dennisons. (#61)
  • November 17, 1995. What’s a but stop? (#60)
  • November 10-12, 1995.  Creating a fantasy world. (#59)
  • October 31 – November 9, 1995.  In a funk. (#58)
  • October 21, 1995. The day I went to visit Renee. (#57)
  • October 14-20, 1995.  Come, follow me. (#56)
  • October 11, 1995. A busy day. (#55)
  • October 3-8, 1995.  Trying something new. (#54)
  • September 26, 1995.  My lunch date with Megan. (#53)
  • September 25, 1995.  The week that students were back on campus. (#52)
  • September 18, 1995. New frontiers and new area codes. (#51)
  • September 9, 1995. The night I did something crazy and spontaneous. (#50)
  • September 2-3, 1995.  Moving back to Jeromeville for sophomore year. (#49)
  • (May 2020. Blog awards and other stuff.)
  • August 10-23, 1995.  Voices of Austria and birthday surprises. (#48)
  • July 28, 1995. Taking advantage of a night at home by myself. (#47)
  • July 18, 1995. The day we went to Jeromeville with Rick and Miranda. (#46)
  • Summer 1995. Broken glass and sad news. (#45)
  • June 27, 1995.  The most stereotypically 90s of all sports. (#44)
  • June 22, 1995. The first day on the job. (#43)
  • March 7, 2020. Some thoughts from the author as an adult, about moving back.
  • 2020. A note from the author.
  • Mid-June 1995.  The worst finals schedule ever and the last great adventure of freshman year. (#42)
  • 2020. Hoppy Tales #2 (an interlude from my regular story).
  • June 6, 1995. New music for the difficult week approaching. (#41)
  • May 26-28, 1995. Friends far away. (#40)
  • May 20, 1995. Not my typical Saturday. (#39)
  • May 18, 1995. The Coventry Greenbelt. (#38)
  • May 6, 1995. Sardines in the Death Star. (#37)
  • April 28-May 2, 1995.  The first physics midterm. (#36)
  • 2019. Hoppy Tales (an interlude from my 1995 story).
  • April 20-22, 1995. The Spring Picnic. (#35)
  • Mid-April 1995. Reading the newspaper. (#34)
  • April 4-6, 1995. Two big steps. (#33)
  • Early April, 1995. Tear down the wall. (#32)
  • March 28-29, 1995. Back home, finding a new home, and visiting an old home. (#31)
  • Mid-March 1995. I completely dropped the ball. (#30)
  • March 4, 1995. Friendship is special. (#29)
  • March 3, 1995. Throwing the box. (#28)
  • March 1, 1995. Exploring. (#27)
  • February 23-26, 1995. Shooting the moon and a penalty for talking. (#26)
  • February 19, 1995. Mom and Dad and Mark visit Jeromeville. (#25)
  • February 14, 1995. Girl crazy. (#24)
  • February 2-4, 1995.  News from home and Sarah’s package. (#23)
  • January 28-29, 1995. Captains and Toros and resident advisors. (#22)
  • January 25, 1995.  Writing dirty limericks. (#21)
  • January 14-16, 1995. I completely failed at the Internet. (#20)
  • January 12, 1995. Bricks in the wall. (#19)
  • January 8, 1995. Let her be. (#18)
  • December 31, 1994. Back in Plumdale for the holidays. (#17)
  • Mid-December 1994. My first finals week at UJ. (#16)
  • December 2-4, 1994. Jeromeville Christian Fellowship and the Newman Center. (#15)
  • November 19, 1994. The Help Window. (#14)
  • November 9, 1994. The Freshman Stripe. (#13)
  • November 5, 1994.  The Drawbridge Classic and Tube Sock Madness. (#12)
  • November 1, 1994. The modified bumper sticker. (#11)
  • October 21, 1994.  Good things come in threes. (#10)
  • October 14-15, 1994. The first trip back to Plumdale. (#9)
  • October 13, 1994. The Walk of Shame. (#8)
  • September-October 1994. New friends in Building C. (#7)
  • September 26, 1994. The first thing I learned in college. (#6)
  • September 25, 1994. Moving day. (#5)
  • September 24, 1994. Prologue IV: The day before. (#4)
  • February 26, 1994. Prologue III: High Achieving Scholars’ Day. (#3)
  • December 15, 1993. Prologue II: The first acceptance letter. (#2)
  • July 5, 1993. Prologue: my first visit to Jeromeville. (#1)
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