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	This week's ReEntry editor is desperately trying to live down dubious fame gained from "urban camping" (sleeping on the sidewalk at 41st and 7th). Favorite sports? McDonalds drive through, speedy websurfing, and placing blame. Meet... rebekah jude allen rebekah.org

i chose to feature first a friend with a webjournal, then a friend who's daily writings i read on the web, and finally a stranger. so i can't even pretend there is a theme here. i guess the theme then is, stuff that entertains me (near-)daily. enjoy.

Letter From Crackville #118
Letters From Crackville

"you remember tex, right? he's the random guy that rja and jessbrinn met on a train, hung out with, and then took to my home. yes, it was a very bad idea on their part. while tex was here he made a few calls to try to locate a ride and in the process he requested some information... such as where he was located and what the telephone number was. of course, i gave it to him, anything to get him out of my house. now, he's calling. he called the other day. we were not here. this morning, my mother comes into my room and says 'some guy is on the phone... says his name is benny...' i'm like 'i don't know any benny...' but, i took the call anyway. benny says 'hey... is this melli?' Me: 'um... yes, it is' benny: 'well... you don't know me... but, you know my man... tex.'"

it isn't a crime to neglect to read melli's ramblings, but i believe it should be. each of her entries is signed with love from her to you, and reading them conjures images of sitting across the table from her at carmine’s and listening to her unravel her life before you and then knit it back up with exasperation.

the amherst plans

"...as i learned last night, I will die someday. somehow, that really isn't all that comforting to me. I mean, something slightly more comforting would be that i'm going to succeed someday. or i'm going to be very happy someday. or i'm going to be very rich someday. or i'm going to sleep 9 hours every night for the rest of my life. You know things like that. happy things."

i'm fascinated by the amherst plans. i always start with ahbauer and then go on to finger whoever she mentions and whoever they mention and on and on. these are the plans of a group of students at amherst college (in amherst mass.) i got into reading their plans by following the plan of my old friend annie bauer. the excerpt above is from some random plan (not ahbauer, though.) the great thing about these plans is that they're all written by very smart college students (they do, after all, go to amherst) and none of them are hit sluts. they cant be. they have no idea how many people read their plans. they are witty and intelligent. they often update several times in one day. what more do you want, huh?

real plansufing should be done through telnet -- just fire up your vax and off you go -- finger ahbauer@amherst.edu (or starting plan of your choice). but the web interface is also convenient and easily bookmarked.

the following is a list of them to get you started: kychau, cyjohnson, ejfeder, jctsang, jpchu, amgittinger, dchang, cgpfaffenrot, psprocaccini, pemorales -- they usually mention at least one or two others, though, so your planwatching can go on indefinitely. it's like one big innteractive, collaborative journal. enjoy!

please excuse me if i sound unbearably sad
bjornporn

"[michael moore] came into the mcdonald's while we were eating there and i went over and asked if i could sit with him. he said sure and we talked about what an asshole bill maher was to him the other night on politically incorrect and how funny ben stiller is. anyway, the movie showing was entirely sold out and we couldn't get in even when michael moore told the owner of the establishment we were his close, personal friends."

i have no idea who this person is, and bjornporn.com isn't as daily as has been previously promised, but the stories always amuse. what more do we need in life? oh, and the amusing description of the book the fermata was enough to convince me to buy it for my roommate for christmas. (but, shh! don't tell her!)

Original "ReEntry" concept by Gus () and other DIARY-L participants.