08 October 2003 - 2:39 p.m.

I think I'm about two inches shorter today, thanks to all the stress that is scrunching my back and neck muscles up into half their normal sizes.

This shit really hurts. I actually feel justified in skipping class this morning. I look like a fucking hunchback. I look like Fritz from Frankenstein, and I feel like Colin Clive just kicked my ass. (A feeling which includes shame because Colin Clive was a total candy ass.)

I also played hooky today because I didn't do all my schoolwork last night because I was too busy applying to Brown and Yale and NYU.

I am in desparate need of several Motrin and a safety school.

No, really. I liked being healthy and dumb.

What I'm wearing: Pink shirt, navy pants

What I'm reading: Construction outside

What I'm doing after this: Finishing my paper dude in 3 hours