Aaron Gillespie

Column is…. GO:

 

So I’m writing this column at 4:12 in the morning (otherwise known as middle of the night). I have my first class in literally 28 hours. I have to be at class at 8 AM every day this semester, which means I have to get up probably closer to 6:30. I’ve spent the past two nights up until ludicrous hours in order to better bond with the people on my floor. Seventh floor, McCollum hall. Already getting around, even to other residence halls, that 7^th McCollum is a good place to be. I don’t have a lot to say in this column… but I do have a few inspirations for a wicked awesome “numbers” category, so we’ll screw over the Top 5: for this update in exchange for a much more prevalent The Numbers section.

 

Before I get to that, I’d just like to say thank you to everybody. All my friends and family who have been there for me in the past. Especially in the past month and a half… Although nothing can replace her, you guys have really helped keep me afloat. Besides, this whole thing was never about replacing her. She never needed replaced. It was about Aaron finding out what Aaron likes to do and becoming who Aaron wants to become. So that I will be able to be the man that I want to be. I don’t want to replace her. I want her back, still, yes- but I realize that (as of right now) that isn’t possible. Maybe down the road a ways we could be together and I could still be the man that I want to be, maybe not. Either way, I’m going to live a happy life and I’m going to keep my friends and family close to my heart where they deserve to be.

 

The Numbers (College Edition):

 

25- Gallons of Apple Juice that the 7^th floor went through tonight (Playing Apple Juice-Pong and challenging the manliest of the men to chugging contests)

 

61- Dollars the Apple Juice cost

 

2 – Guys I’ve gotten to know that are as tall as me

 

5 – Guys I’ve seen that are as tall (or taller) than me

 

Around 30 – New people I could match face-to-name with and now consider my friends

 

47 – Number of people in the 7^th floor lobby last night (we all stood up and introduced ourselves… in a non-gay fun sort of way. Spontaneously.)

 

4 – Number of places off-campus houses that I know of that are inhabited by my friends.

 

6 – Number of residence halls I’ve spent time in over the past week

 

3 – Number of residence halls I was in all of last year.

 

2 - Number of times I’ve played volleyball until I’ve sweat through my clothes in the last week

 

6’7”- Average height of my sand-beach volleyball team’s frontline today

 

4 - Number of Free T-Shirts I’ve gotten so far

 

 

Quotes:

“ Dude, do you play basketball? Cause you should really look into that. "
         - Boomie (I think that’s how it’s spelled) which is only quote-worthy because Boomie is 6’ 9” -

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