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Good point. Although man- I guess that leaves John Hobart as the only guy in Generation 4 not exhibiting control freak signs. Sheesh. For a laidback stoner surfer family, they sure do get high-strung. If we're going by your M.O., that means something big is going to happen between Will and Tony, since it seems like we're supposed to be rooting for them as soulmates as well that just need to overcome Will's age and Tony's closet-case-ness.

I somehow, through some miracle, got a B in the class I thought I was going to fail. My GPA went down a little bit, from a 3.83 to a 3.77, but I'm pretty happy with it.

I was more of a performing arts drama freak.

I wonder if that's a product of their generation. Gen Y people were brought up to be more open about their feelings, and not keep things so bottled up that things explode. We were also raised to be team players, with communication being key, so that might be another reason. It also helps that neither Matt nor Wade are anal-retentive control freaks like Brad and JP can be.

Alright, what I mean is- Britney Spears music is about being a diva, campy, and over the top. It's about being dramatic and the like. Will isn't a drama queen, he's not flamboyant, and he's not campy. He's more of a wry smart-ass. And I'm going off by what I've seen of her devoted fans to tell you that I really don't see Britney Spears when it comes to Will. Will is more like surfer stoner rock, skater punk rock, some hip-hop and classic rock thrown in. He doesn't feel like a Britney Spears dance tune, the way JJ screams it. ("Circus" by Britney. Sooooo JJ.) Of course, your mileage may vary here. "1985" is interesting. I can see all of it being for them, especially for Jeanine. Her life basically became all about raising children in 1985, and you can kinda see the bitterness there. I like that. "Milkshake" by Kelis for Stefan. Obviously. And I like "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent for Cody.

Day 6- January 25th I continued working on Box 8. Someone came in to donate items that her father had left to her when she had died. I got to see how the museum accepts a gift, and the form that needs to get filmed out. Her collection included family genealogoies of the Buterbaugh family in Pennyslvania, as well as yearbooks from Homer City, P.A. It was neat to compare the 1970 yearbook photo of the senior class, to the class of 1980. In 1970, the teenagers were dressed so much more formally, especially the girls. The girls of 1970 all seemed to be dress in plaid skirts and the like, while the girls of 1980 were all dressed in jeans, many of them with Farrah Fawcett bangs. Interesting how fashions can change so much in ten years. I have a friend who graduated high school in 1980/1981, and it made me think, "Oh wow, that's how he and his contemporaries dressed back in the early 1980's." I really do enjoy looking at old yearbooks from a by-gone era. The other volunteers and I had an interesting discussion about funding. It's a pretty challenging time right now for museums. A visitor brought up how they should put up advertisements for the historical society at the Jimmy Stewart museum, so we can get reverbation off of the visitation from that museum. It reminded me of how much collaboration is stressed at other museums I've worked at to try and survive together.

9/11 is now less than a year away in CAP World Time. God, I can't wait to see how you address it. I'm sure it'll be great.

First of all, I never bitch at you, Mark. I am far too shy, sweet, and humble to ever get into some kind of rampaging bitch mode. Second, be glad you have me on you about this. I'm still trying to coax someone back into reading CAP, which he abandoned when it looked like you were going to replay Brad's teen angst with Will. At 12 stories in, it's easy to start repeating old storylines, and I'm ever viligant to keep that from happening. No one wants to read a re-tread of old CAP storylines with the new generation of kids- things need to be kept fresh, interesting, and different. The homage stuff is great, like the references to Man In Motion during Poor Man's Son, but when you start ripping off your old storylines, that's when you know it's time to call it a day. Kinda like Little House on the Prairie, when they brought Shannen Doherty on during the last few years of the show to try and be the New Melissa Gilbert because Melissa Gilbert could not do cute little girl storylines anymore. It doesn't work. Will cannot be the New Brad. Wade cannot be the New JP. Let these characters have their own dynamics and issues to work through, rather than replay things we've already covered and seen. You HAVE been doing a great job of giving this generation of kids a completely different feel from the Be Rad, and it's been great. JJ especially feels completely fresh, and fun. Which makes sense- Jeremy really is just so special and one in a million, you know? Over in the Reviews, Private Tim wrote: Dude, I wouldn't sound Taps just yet. There's still Wade's mother to deal with, not to mention all the southern Virginian relatives that are going to want to meet Riley for Blueblood Baby's First Christmas. (And no doubt have some hearty opinions about Tiffany.) The 2000 election is going to provide some good fodder. Not to mention the Bush innauguration, signaling the end of the Golden Era of the Clinton administration and the beginning of 8 years of Dubya hell. And on Will's side, we still need to see the Harvard-Westlake 9th grade retreat. Thanks. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were definitely on a hot streak in 1999-2000.

Day 4- January 21st I finished processing Box 6, which was nice. Day 5 - January 24th I was about to go through box 7, but it was crammed full of personal military service records from World War I. I decided that it was a box that needed to have someone process it for the entire semester, rather than just being given a cursory glance through. The military records were held together by rusting metal clips, and will hopefully be preserved much better. It was fascinating to look at a few of the records- one was a William Sharp, who was an 18-year old knitter from Philadelphia that was drafted in 1917. I wonder if he survived and went on to have lots of grandkids, or if he died in the War. The box also included a book about the psychology of returning servicemen from 1945, and talked about combat nerves. The book didn't include a date, and I assumed judging from a photo of a soldier in the back that it was a 1950's book, because the soldier's hair seemed a little long for the 1940's, but I turned out to have been wrong once I looked the book up on the internet. The bit about combat nerves was interesting- they knew that soldiers were getting traumatized by war, but it was way before the term "post-traumatic stress disorder" was formed. My favorite part of this box was seeing a journal that held advertisements for a hotel; that I know now as the Pita Pit that I've gone to a couple of times. That's what I like so much about Indiana- rather than tearing down all of their old buildings like Newark, DE has done, they're still around.

Aww. Matt called Riley his step-son. Even though I'm totally against 20-year olds being made into parents, I gotta admit that made me melt a little.

I'm not sure Days of Our Lives is an apt analogy for CAP. Way too conservative. Their own gay Will character is taking foooorrreeeevvvveeerrr to come out.

Chapter 14 -When Matt realizes that Carl played him. -When Matt and Wade talk out their issues. While having sex.

I actually thought about this, and I gotta say, I disagree. Britney Spears doesn't really fit Will's personality- he's too chill and low-key and not really flamboyant enough for Britney Spears. Britney Spears is more suited to a diva like JJ. When I think of Will, I think poppy skater punk, indie rock, stoner rock, and maybe some hip-hop. I'm thinking "First Date" by Blink 182 for Will. Kinda capture's Will's puppy love deal in "Poor Man's Son." And "Swing Swing" by All-American Rejects makes me think of whenever Will would get all angsty when it didn't work out with his "boyfriend" of the moment. Aww, nothing like teen angst. (God, what the HELL happened to Tyson Ritter???? He used to be so gorgeous.)

R.I.P. Joe Paterno. You accomplished a whole hell of a lot in your 85 years on Earth.My condolences to Joe Paterno's family and the Happy Valley community.

I am so feeling this right now. MGMT is so trippy.

Hey, here's this pretty cool story about a 16-year old girl, Laura Dekker, who sailed around the world, becoming the youngest person to do so. 16-Year Old Girl Sails Around the World Pretty amazing story to tell. There's so much negative news out there, so it's nice to read about someone who did something that very few people can say they did. Could you imagine being able to say that you sailed around the world when you're 16? Kudos to this brave girl who accomplished quite an amazing feat, and to her parents for being so supportive of her dream.

I kinda see this song as "JJ's Life At 23": And this makes me think of Jeff Hayes:

Day 3- January 20th Today I continued working on the Watson Collection. I worked on Box 6. I found a book commeorating the 50th Annivesary of the Battle of Gettysburg. It wasn't in great shape, but it was still pretty nice. I also found this book that was a 1879 report of schools for the orphans of soldiers. It had a doodle of two faces on it in the front, which was pretty cool. I liked those personal touches. There was a couple who were looking up information about a woman from their family who had a gravestone listing her as being dead in 1898, yet she's still present in the 1900 census. Neat mystery- it wasn't solved by the time they left, but it was great seeing how this couple was getting helped by the volunteer archivists.

Why are we getting on JJ for being immature? He's just 14, and he's in a sport that limits meaningful sports interaction with regular people his age. Will can be the mature, precocious one. I'm fine with JJ staying an innocent child for a few more years.

I think that's true of siblings in general. You may be pissed off at them, but damned if you're going to let someone demean them. It's been interesting how protective Darius and Will have been of JJ, because he's short. It'll be interesting for JJ to eventually become independant and protect himself.

apter 13 -When Wade throws the big dinner at the restaurant for everyone. -When JJ gets all defiant. s -When Wade goes into the bathroom, and gets suspicious that Matt is hooking up with Carl. I used to go to Phi Kap parties. They'd play this damn song all the time.

Chris Zylka from the Secret Circle. Hot damn.

Alright, so I have to do a journal for this college internship I'm doing. I figure I might as well post stuff here, and then print out the entries later on. Day 1- January 18th I started my internship at the Indiana County Historical society today. It's a small museum, much smaller than when I did my internships at Hagley and the DMNH. It's a pretty friendly, laid-back place. The staff has been pretty helpful. I'm working on the Watson Collection, which has to do with World War I. I'm going back over the boxes, looking at what they have in there, and assigning a number to each item within the box. This is not intended to be a full-blown finding aid, but will help whoever wants to fully process the collection. I worked on Box 11 and Box 12. It's mainly a lot of books about the military and the like. I found one book that talked about the sons and daughters of Indiana, PA who served in the war. It was pretty cool. I wrapped tissue paper around some of the books that were rotting pretty hard, to prevent the dirt from getting on the other books. Day 2- January 19th I went through box 13 of the collection. It held a lot of maps. One interesting thing that I found was an atlas that showed all the theaters of war during the World War. It was printed by the Johnstown Ledger. The cover had all the kings of the different empires that had gotten involved with the war. The inside included all of these facts and figures about each country in regards to things such as trooop strength and the amount of arms each country had, which was pretty cool. One map in there was in really good shape, for something that had to be about 90 years old. It's amazing how well-preserved some things can be.

Hey, Facebook has this ap that lets people know the number 1 song on the day you were born. I thought it was cool. Here's the link: Number 1 on the Day You Were Born My song was "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBal8eNGBWU What was yours?

Aww. Now back to the speculation.... -Will has a hipster friend who becomes involved in the Occupy! movement. -Claire becomes horrified at the way emo kids and hipsters dress -JJ becomes good friends with Evan Lycasek, while despisng Johnny Weir -Robbie goes on the Atkins diet circa 2003-2004 Please make this happen, Mark. It would be freakin' hilarious, and very, very period.