Oh. My. God.

[stoney321]

I found my journal from my first year in college. In Mormon Utah. You know that picture that I want to be on the cover of my memoir/book? I just found where those two missionaries had written their names into my journal.

What the ever loving-

Like, they must have seen it on my desk in my dorm room (that's where that picture is from), taken it, and put their names and info in my FREAKING JOURNAL. Wow.

Also, I am completely embarrassed by my self-professed bravado and almost slavish dedication to my faith. I describe the attractive attributes of boys as them having "really strong spirits and testimonies." I was 20! I should have been checking out hot asses! And when guys chastened me with their superior intellect in all things spiritual, I called them "awesome studs" and remarked about "how much I have yet to learn."

GOOD GOD. Wow. I've, uh, come a long way since then. O_O

[ETA] OH HAIL NAW. I referred to this one boy as my JOHNNY LINGO. I could die. Never doubt that I was hard core LDS, haters. :(

Comments

[shank-lander.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've seen Saturday's Warrior before - no Mormon escapes that tragedy. I just wanted Stoney's specific take on how it's about birth control.

[arcana-j.livejournal.com]

I gotcha, sorry about that.

Having never seen it myself, I must assume that its message is buried deeper than a politician's dignity.

[shank-lander.livejournal.com]

It is a very, very special musical. I was terrified the first time I saw it.

[arcana-j.livejournal.com]

I imagine you must have been!

Personally, I'm still trying to figure out what kind of non-euclidean narrative mosey gets us from "Line by Line" to "Daddy's Nose". (Or vice versa.)

[shank-lander.livejournal.com]

I, unfortunately, don't have an answer to that quandary.

I've actually not seen that musical in many years - before I delved into any deep analysis and give my own opinion (beyond stating how much it frightened me the first time) I would have to watch it again ... which is a less than desirable course of action...

[arcana-j.livejournal.com]

Rest easy, soldier. You've seen enough action.