The Journal; Book One |
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[picture] William Bell '98 is helping the C.PP.S. mission house in Dar es Salaam. Dear SJC Community, I remember those days, almost vividly, sitting in class; pondering the knowledge presented to me. Now I find myself in a classroom of a different kind. I am a student of Tanzanian culture. The teachers here all versed in survival and all are experts on culture. Every day a new lecture. I have learned a lot in my six months so far. Just like any subject, life in a foreign country is best absorbed from within. Overcoming the language barrier, trying to listen and truly hear the people. People who assume I always have the answer. People who are victims of disease and famine, yet as you listen, you can here their laughter. You can see their culture, you can hear the drums beating, the fire crackling, the songs of hope hope that fill the moonlit African landscape. Being a student, I admit to not knowing all, but if I pay attention I can learn. RECORD Oct 18 fish tank zero survivors of 8 the black molly was the last to go. That would have been my bet too. I guess no one really wanted to try and make money from by betting on which fish will die first or live the longest. anyway time to get more fish Oct 19 Spades - Alcohol Awareness weak. Free entry. Prizes donated In part by the book the book store: 1st + 2nd have choice of squeeze bottles with a straw, glass ash trays, blue glass coffee mugs, or shot glasses all with SJC ensignia. 3rd - $2 twelve pack of pop. 4th - half dozen ramen noodle pks. six teams played top three split Adam Collins/Don Shuler - squeeze bottles Aubrey Coy/Amanda Schmicker - shot glasses Maurice Brown/Elizabeth Decker - coffee mugs Thanks Coach Balza for excusing male basketball from study table [NO GIVEN DATE] Euchre '98 prizes donated by President's Office Thanks skip Shannon double card set St Joe's emblem and case favorite choice as trophy Kenny Davis/Noah McFatridge 1st of about 28-30 teams at $3/team spades '99 still holding prizes from skip Big sign up without entrance fee up front ($3/team) little show 8- teams 1st + 2nd took home SJC cards. note on those quality of cards needs improvement, they run ragged and become worthless too soon. Also-set time, do or die, it'd be a wonderful thing if you played to appease the people, but they won't tell you what they want. Make a time if they want to and they can, they'll show up, they'll take the time you ask for. 9.28.99 Tues. evening Journal Entry #1 Tonight was not a busy night. There were probably about 7 or 8 students in and out of here. Trivial Pursuit is a popular game here. 90.5 Puma is always on (at least during my shift) "Monsters after hours" with Eric Seidel and Eric Schneider are the DJ's. (EZ) 11 'o' clock is rounding near which is closing time here. In writing this entry I feel some guilt in knowing the time, since Bill is on the cover. He really stressed the importance of not having any clocks or phones down here. I'm out - Randy Wagers Wednesday 9/29/99 Journal Entry #2 Today about 6 or 7 people were playing trivial Pursuit. Between trivial Pursuit and The mind Trap Game it is surprising that people don't leave here knowing more than they learned at school during the day. 10-5-99 6- or 7 people hung at and did work. Amber Stuckey and I taught Pat Shannen how to play spades. After that I made another sign to hang up promoting Cup O' Joe. -Randy [three-leaf clover picture] 11-2-99 Typical Cup O' Joe's night....... Spades, D&D conversation, Monsters after hours and all the regulars who talk aimlessly about nothing at all for hours. It's kind of depressing when I come down here and think. At looking around at all the paintings on the walls I realized tonight that I am the only one left here who is still going here that started this place out. All the others have graduated and moved on or just couldn't afford to come back here. good 'de $JC [key picture with "RANDY WAGERS" on it] 11-09-99 November meeting followed by Fred Berger->Harmonica, Dave Chattin->guitar, Sally Nesselrod->flute 1/25/00 Tonite was boring. I was hear most of the night by myself. One peRson did come in thougH 2/1/2000 Tonight, with little trepidation, we made two batches of instant cappucino. Some thought needs to be put into the "perfect" strategy. I ended up with a somewhat too gooye(sp?) substance. I recomend buying/obtaining a long enough stick to mix the poweder (so as certain room accessories are spared this task). Also, James and I won at cards... twice. 2/3/00 the Boys + Girls club met out in the hallway for the first hour, later in the night 3/29/01 It has been a year since anyone has written in the journal, but Cup O Joe is back. The hours have been changed and we have a regular crowd again. 3/30/01 Sunrise at 5:23AM "free" Company of IceMan "free" Pencils & Books $89 Jamie Pucka learning Calculus... 4/1/01 Ah, April Fools day. The day of pranks and jokes. Well, last night was one big joke. Note to all: truth or dare is a BAD idea. Never again, I say. 4/3/01 Well. It has been an interesting last two nights here at Cup O' Joe --- Dear Journal My Name is Nick Leskiw, and I "work" here. I like the walls the way they are, and I don't want them to paint over. There has been talk of it lately. We have a new item down here: Ramen Noodles. Woo-hoo! They're like gold to a hungry college student. It's pretty busy tonight, we've got ten people here! Talk to you later. 4/10/01 Dear Journal Nick again. Tonight, cup o joe isn't pleasent. Someone is smoking alot, or a few are smoking alot, and I don't like the smell. I got stuck playing a terrible game of Euchre, my partner couldn't get the left and right concept, and people are way too loud. Thank God the music is off cause I hate most music on the Puma Station. Three people brought in their guitars and have been playing the same three chords or tuning. Why are guitars so special? 4/11/01 Hi. This is Jamie Pucka. I'm an upcoming sophomore and pretty much a regular here. I've grown to love this place. It's a comfort to me when I'm stressed out. There are a LOT of people here right now. Many more than usual. But of the regulars - Quast, Leskiw, Wendy, Joe Jon and me. Everyone is social. I'm still in awe from the Service of Shadows. The sky became dark and we began Thy Will be done, and then all the lights were out and you could hear the voices of the soloists resounded against the chapel walls. It was amazing that the faith of the people made everyone feel the same emotions. Anyway I promise I will go home at a reasonable time tonight. Thank goodness everyone down here is tolerant of my antics. They're a great bunch of people. And enter Rhiannon... wow, never seen her this dressed up. And now she's gone. Wonder where Ana is. She adds an element of sarcasm and laughter to this place. 4/16/01 Joe-John is a sick, sick boy! But we have promised to never mention the sheep again. Or the fact that he's cute when he's angry. Tonight, we have also decided that we need a Cup O' Joe song. It is in-progress and will hopefully be finished by the end of the year. It involves ramens, kool-aid, Project Virgina, Petunias, and stupid boys. And we REALLY mean it this time: NO MORE TRUTH OR DARE!! So I guess that we will have to think of another way to amuse ourselves to all hours of the night. I think. We should try basket weaving or knitting. Could you imagine the boys participating in this activity? -> over Well, I am still trying to be amusing, and STILL failing miseably at this attempt at humor. I will finish off this little ditty with one of my favorite quotes of all time: "A real friend is someone you can call at 3 AM, when it's raining, to help you dig a hole in your yard and will never ask you why." ~Freddy 4/16/01 It's pooka. I wish I had the power to make everyone happy. There are some people around here who really need some light in their lives. They know who they are. specifically two of them. I used to think I had the Midas touch, but lately everything I have touched tarnishes. I'm grateful that there are some lives down here, which as far as I can tell, I've made brighter. My friends mean so much to me. I think back to a few years ago. How much has changed - that astounds me. I used to be näive, and now I am wiser, but no less prone to mistakes. I have proven that with my actions this past week. Some things were not mistakes - and if certain people who read this realize who they are - these things were special to me. They were times I will always treasure, Forever stored in my memory as wonderful and perfect. If ever these people need someone to be there for them, they need only to say the words and I will be by their side. I love them dearly, along with all the friends I have made here at Cup O Joe. Jamie I HATE hee hee. 4/18/01 Pooka again. Should have written last night. lots of good conversation. Maura graced us with her presence and her songs. We did a little round where everyone made up a verse. Then an improv poetry thingy. "WHERE's THE BEEF?!" Anyway. Tonight's Ana, Wendy, Joe Jon, Maura, me and Chris Giloson. Glad to have a visit from Chris. he graduated last semester. Sang a few songs for everyone. Rhiannon stopped by for a few. Maura - Pikachu, Squirtle That's about all for this evening. Pooka 8/20/01 Ahh... The first day back in class. This is my senior year, The "best" year of my life. Frankly, I can't find one reason why it should be the best. Soon, I will leave here and my small legacy will be but a memory for the few that I have been able to share it with. I will leave the people who, in the last three years, have been the closest people I have every known. So many people here have come and passed through my life, not to be seen or heard from again. Is that how it will be for these people I have grown so close to? We all come from different places, with different goals, and broader agendas. When I leave, will there be anything left but a small portion of the memories we have stored of the four years I spent here? Anyway, on a lighter note, Kellie suggests that the word of the day should be "ghetto fabulus", but I am convinced that Kellie needs to lay off the cheap crack (although she claims she is NOT a crackhead). It seems that we're picking up where we left off last year. Hopefully, my last year will be memorable. And I'll be able to accomplish all I hope to achieve. Welcome back, everyone, to Cup O' Joe!! -Ana Ostman 8/23 The soap opera here continues. Each day, I worry more and more about the people around. I have a totally perfect life compared to everyone around. Sheesh... Anyhoo, Pooka, Rae, a girl Pooka works with, and I are reliving our insane college and other school experiences, which I will NOT mention, as someone may read this someday that I would not want to know. Okay, so, I guess I don't know what else to say. Pretty boring down here. Ana Ostman 9-4 ASDF is FDSA spelled backwards. Calculus and Alchohol don't mix. Please don't drink and derive. Ass Gas or Grass, no one reides for free. I am my sun shine, my own-ly sunshine, you make me happe when I'm not gray - I'm a little psychotic. I want to clean my head. Thought this would help. Going to clean up and go to sleep. -Nick 9/10/01 I've had a lot of ideas for ceiling tiles as of late. Here's my latest idea: Roses are red Get it? Anyhoo, pretty boring night. I just got suckered into another game of Truth or Dare. This may truly be the last game ever for me. I'm not sure of how many more dirty secrets I can keep. I don't know if I'll have anything left to tell. Almost all the regulars know everything already. Pooka came up with a great saying tonight: "If you're into bondage, I, personally, thought it was hilarious, but I'm a weirdo... Anyhoo, we're waiting for PB to show up so we can get our game on. I'll have to let you know how it goes. -Ana Ostman 1/14 To whom it may concern - Welcome to the new year!! Cup O' Joe is still alive + kickin ass. My name is Kyle. I am a freshman this year, and I have to say I have fun here. We have done so much crazy shit down here, including Quast and his basket (Don't ask) This is a really cool place. Ana + Pooka with their guitars, And me with my objective humor. For future reference if any body pisses you off use my old poem/saying: Roses are Red This is just a little taste of the high school mindstate[arrow]. Oh well, To all who read this, I hope this place continues on and you will use my poem sometime. ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER!! -Kyle Aka Goo 1/15 Wow... I've decided that we need to do daily journal entries again. It has been MIA for a while, but was found last night. Yay! So anyway, nothing too exciting going on here, except Joe-John's miraculous return to our society. We are so glad to see him again, and we need to drag him down more often. And might I mention that he looks VERY CUTE tonight too! But anyhoo, it's been as exciting as usual, but we have no profound quotes this evening. And there has not been any Truth or Dare yet this semester, and I am so proud. Semi-Sincerely, 1-23-02 Hey! It's Kyle again... It's been a wierd week here. Everyone seems to be debating about whether or not to paint down here. I personally don't think we should. It is almost like a state of tribute to the history of Cup O' Joe. We can add to it though. This is my second semester here at St. Joe's and Cup O' Joe has kind of become a place of social happenings for me as well as a place of reflection. Life good, and hopefully will continue to be so. Well, We have to lock up so I'll check in later! ROCK + ROLL as usual. See ya! -Kyle PS Kyle is a wuss 9 - 10 - 02 Tonight has been quite a bore. I called millions of people in chances of luring them down. Ha! No luck. Kyle showed up unexpected. Jen came for half an hour quite amusing if you ask me. Both scared the shit out of me. Janis called and gave me shit for not answering it this way "Cup O Joe where your pain is our pleasure." We miss Ana + Pooka. I at least do. Well billie joe + Chris showed up so I can close down. Cup O' Joes future is uncertain. Tim Hayes 9 - 16 - 02 Sitting here listening to Eminem. Called a few friends to chat. I am thinking of some cool ideas to tye dye for curtain designs. Trying to do some home work. We do need new curtains. another entry 9-23-02 Chris is talking on her cell phone. We're the only two down here. I am have a hard time concentrating, she talks really loud. It's her whole family, I can hear her mom from here. Some people just showed up. Unfortunately, I'm about to leave, Chris is tired and wants to go. I'm not tired. I want to stay. But, not if she's leaving. We need more new people. John the freshman (year 2) 9/23/02 Hey! Wow, this is my first time at Cup o' Joe this year. It's weird because it is the first time I've been down here when it was quiet. I am a sophomore this year and this is the 1st time I've written in this. This year seems like it is going to be different down here. Anyways, I'm going go now. [heart] + hugs, 10-3-02 Dearest Journal Greg Pulido stopped by. I played Yellow Fever by the Bloodhound Gang. No one else called or showed. -Nick Leskiw Dear Journal, I'm rather bored right now. Chris and Wendy are going over cover letters, Chris' cover letter. I've been listening to some new music from a bunch of indie bands. One band in particular, The Rocking Horse Winner, is very good. I e-mailed them with complements, and Jolie, the lead vocals. She said my name sounded very familiar, and wanted to know if there was any way they would know me? I think it's cool that she wrote back. Simple stuff like that really makes my day. I write a lot of stuff down in my online journal (ask me where to find it) lately. it's cool to be able to get my thoughts out. Anywho, I'm going to go. I'll see most of you later. Remember to invite people down here, and to keep comming down yourself. -John Whelan PS: Weddings are expensive 10-8-02 Dearest Journal, Pooka and Peanut Butter in the same night. Delicious. Love 10 - 10 - 02 Opened up Cup O Joe and sat down here a while. The night is quiet as usual. Tried calling some people but like usual no avail. Becca came down out of the blue but late nonetheless. One more person thrown into Cup O Joe in the evening, so it will be fun. Reuben Dear Diary There are some people who really shouldn't be born. Wow, I know its a mean thing to say, but its true. They serve no purpose, annoy other people. We're talking about our drunken escapades down here. there are some people down here for a study session. I'm pretty bored right now, but not to the point of Pure insanity a week from thursday my dad should be comming down here to see what Cup O' Joe is all about. I'm going to go, now. See all of you awesome people later. -JOHN 10-14-02 Hey! My first night "working" Cup o Joe's. And my first journal entry in here! I've had a lot of firsts lately - first *real* lead, first stage kiss... bla bla. It has been dead. It's like 11:45. I've been the only person in here since Wendy got off her shift. But I did write a poem tonight for my poetry class tommorrow! Yea! And I've had a lot of time for my thoughts. Heh - that's not always a smart thing [smiley] Oh yea! And "Heroes" is on Puma Rock. Any I shouted it out to Cup O Joes. Aka me. Love, Lis 10 -15 - 02 Another night drifting away. The radio is playing to keep company down here. I figured I need to do major homework since midterms are quickly approaching. Bugging friends like usual. But of course no visiting of Cup O Joe. Maybe tomorrow? Well today has been quite a good day. Things changed and life is grand. Mid terms are fun. Well I hope more people come visit Cup O' Joe tommorrow. Reuben 10-23-02 Ha ha! I've only been here like a half hour, so I'm sitting playing wheel of Fortune and singing really loud to the radio cuz no one comes in right now! Um...right. The one time I feel it's safe to make an ass of myself (It was Christina Aguilera, too. How embaraessing) I had someone walk in. At least I wasn't dreaming! Melissa 10 - 29 - 02 I am closing tonight and of course its quiet. Right now Eleanor Rigby is playing on Puma Rock on the Guz show. Beatles wow! Anyhow I am about to do some homework. This is a first for me at Cup O' Joe. I hope more people come down to enjoy the artwork. Off to homework! Reuben 11 - 05 - 02 Tonight was night 3 of Trivial Pursuit Tournament. Talk about a crowd. Thursday is the final day! 20th Anniversary is added to the Cup O' Joe connection. Peaches and Nick Schweiss won the game tonight, I had tons of fun + tied for second. Scary thought!! Nick + Sarah + Wendy + Kurtie came down. It has been quite a fun night. Reuben 11-5-02 Burn Baby Burn! 11-6-02 I guess it's my turn to write something in this book. Kinda sad @ the moment; my friend is coming home from Michigan tomorrow, and I'm excited [smiley] and scared [frowney]. I'm excited because I haven't seen him in forever, and scared because I wrote him a letter and I said how much I liked him (yes, in that way) and how I am sorry for all the shit I put him through. There have been a lot of "quinky -dinkys" going on lately. I was in Mich. this past weekend and someone said his name, Kevin, the state Alaska and I was only a couple hours away from where he was (Gaylord, MI...OK everybody can laugh now). Why, you might ask, are these "quinky-dinks"? One, someone said his name... given I thought of him b/c that's the only Kevin I know. Second, we were in Michigan, right near him. Lastly, someone said Alaska, and that's a place that I would like to live ... so does Kevin!!! WOW! I talked to him last night and he told me he is getting a tatoo today. I asked what he was getting and he wouldn't tell me... but he DID tell me that my dad would like it! What do you think that means??? Why would my dad like it? Does it have anything to do with me? I have no idea..... So then I asked him what he is doing after he graduates from cooking school, he says "I don't know...". I then asked "where do you want to go?" And what did he say?!?!?!?! "Where do you want me to go?" Can we say "WOW"? Of course, it took me a minute to understand what he (probably) meant by that; then I finally goit it. (Dumb blonde!) Well, that's my novel... hope you enjoy. Now you know what's going on in Angie's world... thanks for visiting! Be sure to come back! [smiley] 8:30, listening to 97.7 WLQI top 5; waiting for Faith Group people to get here; nothing made, nothing eaten. More to come later! [heart] Angie Q. 4:30 am - Nick Leskiw Well, I dosed off, probably cause it was so boring here after the faith group left. Mellisa G. came down 4 her shift and we talked a bit. She was doing homework, and left sometime around 12:30? Anyway, I decided to stick it out til 1:00, you know, just in case, and well, I fell asleep. Anyway, time to close up + head out. However, I leave you with a bit of advice, please heed this because it has burned me twice: NEVER Do anything that will blacken your soul. Apropriate examples are utterly betraying a trust, breaking a heart by not allowing emotion, or being an actor or actress before anything else, (like, for instance your self.) These tarnish your insides in a way I can't describe on paper. suffice it to say only time itself can buff it clean again, and life is too short to waste time in that manner, because you need not perform the acts that cause it. Be the way you want others to see, don't just at that way. Because when others aren't around, the actor goes silent, and only the screams of your pain will fill your head. Maybe, this all sounds crazy, but it's the only reasoning I can come to. Peace out P.S. I'm not proofreading this entry, so if it's screwed up, sorry. Nov. 20-21 Today/tonight/today/yesterday was GREAT. Mellissa, Tim, Leo, Mike, Greg and the "Communications Ghost" talked about music we liked and didn't like for more than 4 hours. Peace, Love, JACKYL! Leo [musical note] Nov. 20 I got to stop playing Darts against Leo. I'm gonna be taking "Music History Notes" for him for a long time. Damn. It was a good night/Day though. It's about 2:30 right now. Woo! -Lis- Nov. 20 Tons of people came down here. I sewed or stiched a mini-quilt lots of fun. Communications department door was open No one was in there! Mysterious ghost visions. Melissa lied. Leo + her are playing darts again. Is the basement haunted?? Stay tuned for more updates. I danced earlier + had some fun. Hope more people come down soon. Reuben 12-2-02 What happened?! Be for break, this was like "the max" (saved by the bell reference-had to). And tonight, I'm all by myself! BOO! Ah well, I managed to get some homework done. Next week is going to be hell and a half so I'm savoring my sanity while I can. Alright-I really gotta finish my homework now. And practice darts- I will win-eventually. - Lis - 12 - 8 - 02 It's crazy how fast a year goes by. Exactly one year ago, I went with Chris to see LBC in Valpo. The candadians were here visiting me then too. That marked the beginning of a long, wild, roller coaster ride. Things weren't always fun, but in retrospect, I had a blast this past year. Cup O Joe has always been a cool place to hang out. We've had some wild fun down here. I won't go into detail. Soon, though, Chris and Wendy will depart to start real Jobs, and making us lose two incredible people from our ranks. Hopefully Chris won't be too far + will grace us with her presence. Hard to believe I'm the new VP here now... gettin involved is a good thing I s'pose. John Whelan, V.P. [smiley] 12-9-02 Anyway, thanks for finishing that thought John. We were sitting here - reading - and we heard a really loud crash. I called security. 15 minutes later... They checked the mailroom, nothing. Checked the Chapel. nothing. really really wierd. 12 - 12 - 02 It was cool down here tonight. Ana stopped in [smiley]. Yay!! Cranium a new game with weird twists. Talk about excitement. Well see everyone Later. Thanks for the fun Ana. Reuben 12-16-02 Amazing! this semester has simply flown by. It doesn't seem like we've been here that long. The Christmas Season seems so fake sometimes. Chris's party (going away) just broke up a few minutes ago. it was fun and I really enjoyed it. Chris had been having a bad day, but I think this really cheered her up. It really won't be the same anymore. Things do change, but why do the good people have to leave? I feel in some ways like I'm being left behind by some of my best friends. While I still have friends here, Chris is my best friend, and I am sad that I won't have her to hang out with. Now it's complete. All of the people who brought me out of my shell last year, are gone. I will miss them all. -John. december 16, 2002 hi there! this is my first entry and I'd like to start off by saying how hot chris m. is. i mean, my god! if beauty were a flower, and that flower the sea, then waves would be the breath on her lips, and the glassy surface her eyes. here is a poem that i wrote for her: chris m. gaze into thine own heart so it is with a saddened heart and wishful thinkings that will bid chris m. a fond farewell. cup of joe will never be the same, for it has been touched by the richness of her... ...and now turning to other matters, hi there! i am the guy on the cover of this book. no!!!!!!! i wish! that guy is a stud. i give him props. however, he is not the food dude. i, am the food dude. i bear the lineage and heritage of the proud food dude clan. we are a people of mystery, and of food. (of course.) here is a picture: [happy picture] i'm gonna beat angie q's record of 3 pages. here's my deal on vegetarianism. animals are good. they are sentient beings. they can experience pain and suffering just like us. why kill them for food when we don't have to? why put bacon on a vegetarian burger just because you like the taste? there are starving people in the world. when you feed grain to a cow and then butcher the cow for food, you are losing so much food! what a waste! so pick a flower. eat it. you will feel so much prettier inside. and since i am on a roll, here's my deal on politics. republicans are evil. democrats are stupid. let's go back to fundamentalism. take the far moral right and the far fiscal left. now that's a clean looking haircut, i tell you what! reuben is a sexy man. i've been talking dirty to him while he's had his head phones on listening to the smashing pumpkins' "machina: the machines of God". i think he likes it. i've hit on dave delauro, the computer guy, but he is staff & can't date students. i haven't hit on gregorio, he's hit on me. he scares me. john and i never were an item, and i never had the hots for chris dougherty. but boy was wendy amazed! she doesn't know what goth is. "goth is a dark intellectual boy does it blow my gaskets to hear people call themselves goth when they're not. wendy is not goth!!! reuben is more goth than she is. cup of joe needs some hot goth chicks. [picture of goth girl] i mean, how much is it to ask for?! my God, i would be such a happy man. someday i will buy Disney Land & make it goth land. that would be the coolest! man i am full of such good ideas/ reuben is dancing. yes!!! clowns scare me. once i had to do a skit with ronald mcdonald, and he was making numbers with his arms. however, i did not know what he was doing and thought that he was doing some crazy incantation. my God, what an experience! here is a picture of kristi:[picture] [page ripped out] the preceeding page has been removed for your own safety... to protect you from the truth that is. you see, the meaning of life cannot be simply revealed. it must be realized on one's own. to remove it from the individual's mind and transpose it is very dangerous. to learn of the meaning of life from any method other than the one heretofore mentioned would cause life as a living and breathing concept to collapse, thus negating the possibility of our existance. so, in short, if someone were to have read the now nonexistant page then the universe would have collapsed immediately with infinity and zero (which are equal) becoming the value of my student ID... or some other value. i just love being a math minor! karen donnelly is the worst professor ever. seven is a good number. bye now! -food dude www.dreamwater.org/sanctus aim:fooddudedude 1:35 am, 1-15-03 patient is exhibiting signs of paranoia and acute distemper. there are signs of "bsb' syndrome" -- back-stabbing bitches syndrome. it is a self-polluted disease marked by dire strain on the epidermy glands. the mind is its own free agent. nothing is impossible. am i really here? the answer is "maybe". -food dude 8:30pm 01-15-03(Wednesday) Amie + I (Angie) are sitting down here doing our homework and listening to Eminem "Lose Yourself". There is no faith group tonight. Amie is very disappointed, but it will start back up next week. I really enjoyed reading Food Dude's entry. Very enjoyable! I do want to mention that people who aren't avid members of COJ, are not allowed to paint on the walls. If you want to paint a tile, you are more than welcome to. We are trying to keep the originality of COJ in-tacked. 1-20-03 2:33AM dearest journal, it happened again! he came to me by the moon-lit stairwell, the hidden passage by which we would meet. oh night of nights! oh longings and forgottten harbourings of beauty and derived pleasures. he took me by the hand, Mr. Food Dude did, and led me to the wildest secret spot. An exotic place of such stuff that dreams are made of. CUP OF JOES the exhilaration now building to an unbearable and electrifying motion, galvanizing the entirety of my female self. i scream CUP OF JOES just doing a bit of pass-around poetry after some prank phone calls. me, reuben, and dan. that is all. -fD 1-20-03 3:05am Sitting in Cup O Joes thinking of wonders of art. Music keeps being replayed. Landslide has been heard twice tonight Dixie Chick Style. Now Ghetto Superstar is mixing it up. Random thoughts Sitting here wondering about dumb things. The cruelty of humans, The kindness of others. The jealousy, turned hatred, Why do mean words tear apart the discarded thoughts of happiness. Reality seems fake only to caring individuals reamin stale. Why do all the mean things happen? Car crashes to kind people. How morbid is that? I guess. Some things never change. Tonight has been relaxing down here I humorous ideas to help to keep it pleasent. I hope more people come down here to the hidden palace. See you soon! Reuben 1-21-03 12:14 A.M. I am a new person in Cup O Joe. This is my second night coming to this place. I greatly enjoy this meteokre yet comfortable place. Tonight we played an unfinished game of monopoly. Reuben, Food dude and I were the only people who stayed late tonight. A few seconds ago a miracle occured. Reuben threw his Pepsi bottle toward the garbage and instead of missing it, the bottle bounced off the ground and went into the garbage can. Despite the fact I am describing these little things happening here at Cup O Joe, I am enjoying them. I am enjoying this place and its company here, I think I will start to come here regularly. Until next time. Dan 1-27-03 This place needs hot chicks. -fD The demons in the basement are calling us. We must sacrifice a mexican. -Anonomyous Something is coming. -Anonomyous WE NEED HOT CHICKS -Dano This will not be found til long after we're gone, but I felt it necessary to share with someone. You live life making decisions & learning from your choices. When I first came to Cup O Joe, everything was cool. A nice relaxing place to sit and make a new friend or two. I heard all these new names of people that went through a painstaking process to open this place up. I still here those names today & wonder why I should be concerned what the original idea was. They made their choices & came this far. Once they leave, should we really have to listen to what they say. For any future officers or people that run Cup O Joe, remember that your primary goal is to realize your vision of the coffee shop. Do this in any way you choose, and make sure you listen to what has been done before. After all, time is the best teacher, but it cannot tell you what to do in the future. Thus is the same with the decisions you make, listen to opinions & advice, but make your own call. I hope that when I am gone this place changes to meet the vision of the next person. If I come back in 15 years & it is still the same because everybody listened to the person before them, I might as well just burn this place down. Realize your vision & make your own rules. Dedicated BJF **More Entries Will Be Uploaded Soon...** |