Lissa's Journal

Simday 10 (Age 31)


Dear diary, I almost made a HUGE mistake tonight. So I came home from work today and I don't know if I was bored or nostalgic or what, but somehow I had the idea to booty call Leo. Yeah, we haven't been in touch much since that whole thing with Tom at Rock 'N Roll like a million years ago, but anyway, he agreed to come over.

So he came over, and, wow, the years have NOT been kind to him. First of all, he's gained like a ton of weight, and his hair that used to be all Fabio-hot now just looks greasy, and he was wearing (ick!) a tracksuit. He came in and started messing around on the piano, and I immediately flashed to Jed, sitting in his adorable red boxers in my living room doing the same thing. Miraculously, at that very moment my phone rang and it was Jed, asking me out. I didn't have to think twice. I grabbed my coat and headed out the door, barely even bothering to say bye to Leo.


Simday 9 (Age 30)

Is this for real? I went out with Jed again tonight, and he ended up spending the night. After we had sex neither of us could fall asleep, so he wandered out to the living room to play on the piano (that he got me) and as I stood there listening to him, it was all I could do not to jump him right then and there. After all the lotharios I've dated, never in a million years would I think I'd fall for a skinny, gawky geek type. But I can't deny it any more: Jed Reilly makes me HOT.


Simday 6 (Age 27)

I ran into Tom at the bookstore, Hard and Soft, today, and guess what? He and Clarisse broke up! I haven't really seen him since that night we flirted at Rock 'N Roll, because... well, for obvious reasons that no longer apply now. Anyway, we went outside to the bubble blower to catch up, and... it was okay. It's weird, to be honest, I would have been all over him before, but now—buff, newly available bad boy just isn't doing it for me.


Simday 5 (Age 26)

So my "date" with Jed ended up with quite a bit of action. Hopefully it still counts toward good karma, even if I enjoyed myself. What can I say? I've always kind of had a thing for pale, skinny redheads.

Speaking of skinny, Jed is still looking kind of Irish potato famine, so I invited him over today for lunch. While it was getting ready, he wandered over to my piano and started playing. you know what I really have a thing for? Pale, skinny, redheaded tortured musicians. I think I'm in love!


Simday 4 (Age 25)

In an attempt to reverse my karma, I've been trying to look beyond myself and help others. Clearly the biggest cry for help in the neighborhood is Jed Reilly; no one's seen him out for ages, ever since he lost his job.

So I went over to check up on him, and he really is in a pretty alarming state. He answered the door unshaven and in his pajamas, even though it was the middle of the afternoon, and old newspapers were piled up on his front lawn, unread. Clearly he hasn't even been looking for a new job; he said he was too depressed.

I'm taking him to Rock 'N Roll tonight. He's even skinnier and paler than he usually is, and not in a good way. Hopefully a good meal, for once, and a good time will get him out of his slump!


Simday 2 (Age 23)

Okay, enough is enough. Every night I come home to find my garbage can mysteriously tipped over. Roaches are starting to swarm my yard. This morning I waited just inside the front door and ran out when I saw that creep Leonardo walk over.

I don't feel sorry AT ALL anymore that I flirted with Tom (actually, Tom flirted with ME, AND he has a girlfriend, but that's his issue). But we are COLLEGE GRADS now and all this trash-tipping is just a little immature for me. Plus, Leo is getting fat. Gross!


Senior year, second semester


Okay, one good thing about being held back? All your guy friends automatically become "older men." I know, I know, we're actually all the same age, but still -- it's cool to say you're going out with guys who are already out of college.



Senior year, first semester (repeat)

Oh yeah, I flunked last semester. June, always thinking of others, offered to help me with my homework, so I'm going to be fine.






Senior year, first semester

FIGHT! We're rooting for the cow, because sometimes we can get him to do our work, whereas the llama is just mean, but honestly, it's a win-win for us. Either way, one less mascot pest around the dorm!




Junior year, second semester


Boys, boys, boys! Leonardo, Leonardo, Leonardo!







Junior year, first semester

You know, I know I said last semester that after my traumatizing incident with that streaker, I was gonna swear off guys for a while, but at Erica's mixer today I ended up talking to that weird guy Jed for a pretty long time. I guess it doesn't count because we were just talking—I mean, don't get me wrong, he IS a guy, but he's not really my type (not that he isn't kinda attractive!) and we were talking about POLITICS and stuff, if you can believe it. Anyway, I've never quite had that kind of experience at a party before.


Sophomore year, second semester

Oh, oh, EW. I think I may have to swear off guys for a while. Today our dorm was totally VIOLATED by a gross STREAKER who ran RIGHT PAST ME while I was in the downstairs commons room! I am seriously, like, traumatized by this incident.




Sophomore year, first semester

I met the HOTTEST man today. Seriously. Erica threw a party and invited all the guys from the dorm across the street over, and he made them all look like little boys. His name is Leonardo. Le-o-nar-do. Sigh. That is such a romantic name, don't you think? I can't stop thinking about him!



Freshman year, second semester

Today we had a faculty member visit our dorm. His name is Prof. Joel Ng, and he's in the art department. I've always liked art, so I had a pretty long conversation with him and he said I would probably make a good art major, so I think that's what I'm gonna study here.

Plus, Prof. Ng's kinda cute, don't you think?!


Freshman year, first semester

This dorm is HUGE! I live on the first floor, and the bathroom and TV are on the second floor, but the dining hall is on the first floor, so I think it all evens out. There's a pretty cool telescope outside, too. I checked it out last night, and it's really so pretty out here in the middle of nowhere.

I wonder what would happen if I just swung the 'scope around...