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From: MisterNiceGuy@juno.com
To: LuKas Update
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:45:42 -0400
Subject: Lukas Update: 09-??-2K

Begin Transcript: 08-28-2K:

L: Snootch to the World, all you little Nootchies out there! I We're
gonna start this one of with a message from our special guest. Sign in,
dude!

K: Wazzahhhhh! This is Kevin Lin, for those of you who remember me from
Harvard or somewhere else for some reason...
Yup, well, I'm in Princeton and I must say the weather is mighty nice
compared to New Orleans...
Okay, well, I'm out of things to say for now so we'll just uh... say more
stuff.

L: ...Spoken like a true scholar, my Drunken Brother. So anyway, you're
on your way to Yale. Whatchu got going on in your mind about that?

K: Don't feel like studying... at all. I guess it will be very much like
Harvard Summer Schoo... except not in Cambridge and with more crime. Yup.

L: Ah, it'll all be good. I know some people who are going there [Toni!],
So I'll hook you up with some connections. Besides, how bad can a school
be that has rock climbing in the basement of its dorms and that put
"Clerks" on as a play?

K: Wow, rock climbing.... I should probably sleep some before I try that.
Yeah, well, I had this incident with this guy who was bleeding chunks of
brain goo from his forehead ask me for a light for his half smoking
cigarette and then he fell and then I had to help him up and he wouldn't
let go of my fingers... first day at Yale. I kinda took it as a bad omen
but... I'm still going there so oh well...

L: So as you can tell, we're totally pulling this out of our ass. Except
for the guy with the brain goo. I don't know where that came from at all.
So, um, yeah... we should go do something cool while you're here.

K: Yes, that'd be nice. Followed by a nice long nap... perhaps we can go
see Godzilla 2000... or that new Keanu Reeves movie... wait I saw that...
doh...
Uhh... wait I also saw another movie the other day... I forgot what it
was now... let me think for a minute..... wait "The Cell." That was one
painful movie to watch... yup... if any of you have seen it... how about
those nipple rings huh?

L: ...I guess we'll just leave it at that.

Feature Article: The Final Reunion
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     Sorry that this is hella late, peeps, but I had to pack up the
computer to bring to college. That's right. In a surprise move, mother
dearest decided to let me bring the Pentium III Flat screen beast to
Hopkins. And before that? Well, There was about two really cool things
going on with me, and they took up just about all my time. First off was
the drunken Reunion.
     So, Kevin AIM's me like a week and a half before I have to leave,
and he's like "Dude, I'm coming up to Jersey!" This put me in quite
conundrum, seeing as how I had to pack, and considering that I was
slacking off tremendously, time was more valuable than ever. But still,
the smart part of me said, "Dumb-Part-of-Lukas, You are dumb. You are so
dumb, it takes all my energy to compensate for your dumbness." So of
course this ended up with me just saying, "SWEET!" So Kevin came to
visit, starting at Eleven PM on 08-28-2K. That's right. We _started_ at
11 at night. All cause Kevin's dad decided to take a "shortcut" through
Washington DC. But ah well, at least we got some time together, ne? So we
spent like an hour trying to convince Toni to come down and visit, but
her mom was playing the strict parent role, thus negating any chance of
Kevin and Toni meeting Pre-Yale. Then we played video games for a while.
While I stood my own at Super Smash Brothers, Kevin tore it up in Super
Bomberman. Then we talked until like five in the morning about anything
and everything that came to mind.
     And that was the last anybody was of Pre-college Lukas. Well, Toni
came by to return my comic books, but that was like a no time visit.

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     - Yeah, so I'm in college now. My floor sucks. Granted, I'm in
Wolman, where we (luckily) have air conditioning in our rooms, but
because it's a suite-system, it's not as social or community bonding as,
say, the AMR dorms, which have no air conditioning. SO I've been spending
more and more time in the dorms that are not mine. Gee, it's kinda like
what happened at Harvard...
     - Don't get me wrong, the guys are nice and all. They're just not my
kinda guys. They're all into football and sports and stuff, which means I
watch a lot more sports on TV than I would choose to. So I've been using
my AMR 2 connections. My friend, Farah, (she's a cute little petite East
Indian) lives in said AMR, and from there I've gotten to know a lot of
people and get a lot of benefits thus from. They have all the N64 multi
player games you'd want, another kid as a DVD player, and he has movie
nights every Thursday night.
     - My roommate, Mark, is from Maryland. He's pretty cool, but I can't
get him to try the dancing game. He's also really tall, and a major in EE
(Electrical Engineering). As it usually turns out, I hung around him most
of the time for the first four or five days. Then like, Wednesday, Sept.
6, one of his friends from Notre Dame came down (the college, folks, it's
pretty close to here). I should have gotten along with her, her being
into anime and all, but something about her personality just rubbed me
the wrong way. Maybe it was the fact that she was adamant about the fact
that Bust-A-Groove was better than Dance Dance Revolution. I'm sorry
people, I'm usually very open-minded. But a game where you simulate
dancing can't beat a game in which you _actually_ dance. Anyhow, since
then, I've just been hanging out more and more at the Freshman Quad. But
he's pretty cool. I just have to get him to hang out upquad...
     - Speaking of dancing, I got "Crazy Dancing" working on my computer
it seems yours truly forgot that I already had a 3D card already
installed in my computer. So I've been playing it, and I'm totally hooked
and psyched for when DDR comes out in the U.S.
     - Saw "American Pie" finally. Quite funny, although I do admit that
it was majorly perverted. Kinda like the South Park of sex. Yeah.
     - Sept. 7, 2K: My first class of the year was Physics for
Non-Physics majors. And it was at 10:30 AM. Which means I didn't even
have to wake up until nine. And truthfully, the class wasn't all that
bad. But there was a _lot_ of people. Like, I got there maybe ten minutes
before class, plenty of time before it started. I mean, I never would
have gotten to class even five minutes early in high school. Hell, last
semester of Senior year I averaged five minutes late to every class.
Wait, what was I talking about? oh yeah. So, ten minutes before Physics,
I'm still trying to swallow the donuts I got on a rush to get to the
lecture hall, and nearly every seat was taken. It was crazy. But thus is
college life...
     - I think I'm "doing work." I'm not sure, but when I take a step
back and look at my actions, I suppose I'm pseudo-courting two girls. But
I dunno, when I look at my feelings, they don't run as deep as... well...
the other two times I've been in love. Well, actually, I did dream about
one of them. But still, I woke up thinking "Why was I dreaming about
here?" not "Maybe my dream means something..." It'd probably be like "L"
deep, not "K" deep. Yeah, I'm pretty sure of it, especially since I'm
still "C" deep in the second time. Wait, what was I talking about?
     - Time at college is really weird for me. Me, I'm pretty good with
schedules. If I'm friend's with someone, I know I'll see someone almost
every day. What about weekends, you ask? Well, it's only a weekend, so I
know they'll be there on Monday. Not so at college. There are people I
don't see for like five days. Which is bad. since at this point, I don't
really have anybody that I consider a really good friend I can trust to
be there to talk. So there are times when I'm all alone in my dorm, just
doing nothing, and feeling lonely. But it might also be because I still
can't get my internet connection working in my room...
     - Speaking of friends, who's cool here at JHU? Well, there's Will,
this kid I keep thinking I've seen before, eve though we haven't. He
lives in Building B, so I have to make a walk to see him. And there's
Farah, and she's cool cause I can joke with her. There's also Jennie,
this girl from my church from back home. It's cool to talk with her,
because she's always so open and willing to express her feelings. Or
maybe I just pry too much. How would I forget IO, kid from my high
school? He's cool, and we hang out. Joe's this sophomore who lives in our
suite. He just started Diablo II, but took the time out to reintroduce us
to Unreal Tournament. So yes, we frag each other quite often. Seth is
this guy from Texas on my floor, and he actually has really high taste.
He won't watch "American Pie" on principle, doesn't have a hick accent,
and is pretty laid back. Amit is also from my floor. He a nice guy, so we
get along. And Grace, this really cute Hong Kong girl, but every time I
think about it, I keep coming to the conclusion that either A) She's out
of my league, B) She's already got her eye on someone else, or C)
Somebody else is doing work on her right now (she's not one of the two
Pseudo-Doing-Work girls). Which, as you all know, means I will not
approach the subject until he is well out of the picture. I'd hate it if
somebody screwed my relationship, so I won't do the same to someone else.
Lead by example. Wait, what was I talking about?
     - Started my Hong Kong Crime Cinema class. Hardcore. This class is
going to be the gem in my schedule. And thanks to the tutelage of
Sulli-man, the three papers an two presentations don't seem like they'll
be quite so daunting. First day of class, we screened "A Better
Tomorrow," costarring Chow Yung Fat. And I was the only one taking notes
during the movie. I've got this class down cold. And I'm going to enjoy
it, too! Our textbook, "Planet Hong Kong," is the first textbook I can
safely say I can't put down. It's filled with really insightful
information, but still holds a unbiased view, all presented in an
interesting manner.
     - Watched the MTV Video Music Awards. Here are my thoughts in the
order that I recall them in:
          1) Damn, but Tim (from Rage Against the Machine) is a crazy
man. Did you see him up on that display tower thing?
          2) It is now official. Britney Spears has given up any right to
be considered a respectable music performer. You thought she was using
her body to sell her music before? Man, the "Crazy" music video was
1950's Do-Whop compared to the shit she pulled. Her dress (excuse me, her
bra and hip-huggers) was like, only see-through mesh covered in sequins.
"From the Mickey Mouse Club to the Strip Club." The Wayans brother said
it best.
          3) That Eminem is a man of the people, and I mean a _man_.
First, he starts his performance outside the theaters, where the people
who aren't rich weasels are standing. Then he stops his walk-in and
recites the infamous "Carson Daily and Fred Durst" line right in front of
Christina Agulera. That takes balls.
          4) Hehe. I never noticed how short Sisqo really was.
          8) Blink 182 singing "Small Things" with midgets dancing. Heh.
     - Why is my life so complicated?

THIS IS COOL
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- Chrono Cross

Are you tired of disappointing sequels to video games? Are your
recent RPGs lacking in luster in comparison to your old ones? Has it been
a long time since you were blown away by a story's plot? Well brothers
and sisters, do I have a game for you. This game is very much the reason
that I had to, if you'll pardon the expression, pack all my packing
functions into the day before I left. I kept trying to beat it (still
haven't). And yes, this game will blow you away. The plot is richer than
the Final Fantasies, The battle mechanics are second to none, and there
were several times that I just dropped the controller and sputtered
explicatives in shock. This game is so good, that I really want to play
it again. Even Final Fantasy 6, my previous most favorite of the Square
Games, had a little "honeymoon" time of about a month during which I felt
satisfied after finishing the game and never considered replaying it
again. Chrono Cross has a honeymoon period of 0.05 seconds.
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     "Why can't I suck my own penis?"
     "I would assume because it's too small."
     - A Hopkins orientation instructor answers a student's question
concerning sexual behavior and rape(?).

SPECIAL SECTION! SPECIAL SECTION! SPECIAL SECTION! SPECIAL SECTION!

All of y'all have meant so much to me, especially when I look back over
the past two summers, when I revelled about our camaraderie or reminisced
over it. And I realized where I was headed, by entering the hallowed
halls of higher education. So I give you a special tribute. As Mary
Catherine Galliger might say, "My feels can be best expressed by a
monologue of the song 'I'll get there,' written and performed by the band
All...

Whatever happened to all my plans
All the fun I was supposed to have
Where did I go wrong

It passed me by I let it slip away
By working all the time
Burning out my mind
Wasting precious time

It's still summer somewhere

and I think I better go there (Anywhere but here)

This could be the last time for me to change my life
It's still summer somewhere and I really need to go there
It's still summer somewhere and I'll get there

I let love walk out the door
Cause I don't know how to have any fun
I pushed love out the door
Cause I'm never at ease with anyone
No screen no phone no fax
Work will wait till I get back

I'm gone so long
I'm never coming back never going back

It's still summer somewhere

It's gone for good not only till next year
There will be no next year if I don't get out of here

It's still summer somewhere

and I think I better go there (Anywhere but here)
This could be the last time for me to change my life
It's still summer somewhere and I really need to go there
It's still summer somewhere (Anywhere but here)
Still summer somewhere (Anywhere but here)
It's still summer somewhere (Anywhere but here)
And I'll get there

I miss you all terribly, and though I cannot be with you in body, know
that my thoughts and wishes and prayers are with you always.

SPECIAL SECTION! SPECIAL SECTION! SPECIAL SECTION! SPECIAL SECTION!

- LuKas
"Be seeing you"