by John Graybill | Oct 29, 1999 | Journal
10-29-99. The Other Way Journal. 22 Years Old. I find myself at the bars every Friday and Saturday night thinking about where my life is going. As I look around at all the people at the bar, I can’t help but think they are living the average life. These...
by John Graybill | Aug 16, 1999 | Journal
8-16-99. The Other Way Journal. 22 Years Old. I’ve decided to take an additional semester off to get myself together. School became mundane for me and I didn’t enjoy life passing me by. It was as if my life were on repeat with the same old boring song...
by John Graybill | Jul 28, 1999 | Journal
7-28-99. The Other Way Journal. 22 Years old. We were doing exceptionally well and moving very fast together. I was becoming more comfortable with having her around me and began expressing myself more to her. Past disastrous relationships faded away when in her...
by John Graybill | Jul 14, 1999 | Journal
7-14-99. The Other Way Journal. 22 Years Old. There is a part of me which leads me to believe this encounter will not manifest into the relationship I envisioned. The part of me I speak about is in the gut. I really would like to love again and yet sometimes when...
by John Graybill | Jul 7, 1999 | Journal
7-7-99. The Other Way Journal. 21 Years Old. With each conversation on the phone and in person we seem to hit it off. The makings of a possible relationship have, in my mind, been established and now all that remains is time together. Today we both decided to...
by John Graybill | Jul 5, 1999 | Journal
7-5-99. The Other Way Journal. 21 Years old. Every time I am around her I experience that feeling in my stomach. The words escape my lips when I look at her. My heart increases its pace and thoughts race on the possibilities of dating her. I’ve built her up...