=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= = F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. = =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 3 Become 1 ---------- Here are three stories from different stages in my life too short for individual "F.U.C.K." files so I have combined them into one file. STOLEN It's amazing to me how some memories stick in my mind even after twenty years. This story takes us back in the mid 70's when my parents, sister, and I visited a friend of my dad's in Saint Louis. The people we visited had a nice home though it was a bit close to some train tracks on the outskirts of the big city. They had a back yard big enough for a swing set, a garage separate from the house, three or four bedrooms and a huge basement with bar and additional bedroom their teenage son used. These friends were the typical nuclear family (at the time) with two daughters and one son. I recall playing on the swing set, burning leaves, and playing around in the house. My dad actually took some home movies with a camera that actually used film. So, all our home movies of the time were silent but the quality is surprisingly good. On one occasion all of us children happened to find ourselves in the basement. All except the teenage son whom I believe worked at a nearby restaurant as a bus boy. He had an interesting bedroom down in the basement--dark, lonely, with a nice hi-fi system and a great set of headphones. Being the curious one I happened to look around his room (but not in the drawers). On his dresser or in a jewelry type box I noticed what looked to be small bullets (.22's maybe). There were a few different shapes and sizes. Perhaps a dozen. They were too neat to pass up so I took a couple. I actually gave some of the bullets to the young girls and dared them to throw the bullets against the hardwood or tiled floor of the basement. You know, to see if they would explode. But not before I stood across the room close to the stairs so I could make a quick exit if required. They threw the bullets at the floor and nothing happened. And again with the same result--nothing. Well, I thought, maybe they were duds. So I took a few before leaving our friends place that day. I later regretted the whole incident--what if the bullets had discharged? Why the hell did I take them? I felt so guilty that I wanted to take them back but there was no way I could return the bullets--I lived in Florida and no trips to Saint Louis were being planned by my parents. So, I disposed of the evidence by burial. I ended up burying the bullets (perhaps four to six of them) in front of our garage about a foot below the ground behind a tree. It has been about twenty years now and I still can't believe what I did. The two girls who threw the bullets against the floor are in there twenties now. I have no idea if they remembered that day or if they told their parents. I wonder if the teenage son ever noticed the missing bullets. I wonder if the people we sold our house to ever discovered the bullets and questioned what we might have been up to. However, maybe it is better that I leave the past alone and concentrate on the here and now. SKOOL DAZES Back in college I did a zine called FATHOMS BELOW. I also created some ads to help promote my zine. On the back of one of the ads appeared this next story. As for the zine I only produced five issues. I recently archived them all to Adobe PDF files and will put them online when I get the 15megs of spaces the five issues require. College years are a time to "party" for some, while it's the usual for others. Luckily for me I have a few crazy days to look back on-- the following is one of those days. One cool day when my roommate and I were a bit adventurous we decided to do something unique. At the time we were living in a dorm at the University of Florida and on our way to completing a third year in Electrical Engineering. I'm not sure how it happened--maybe one of my stupid suggestions--but we decided to see (feel) how HOT we could get the kitchen (10 x 12 ft room). We plugged up the air condition vent, closed all the doors, and turned the burners and oven all the way on--of course we were smart enough to leave the oven open. When we started the temperature was somewhere around 72-76F. Our goal was to reach 100F and see what is like because it never gets that hot in Florida. It took 45 minutes to reach 99 degrees and it didn't seem to want to get any hotter. Unfortunately we didn't have an electric heater. After an hour we decided to turn the appliances off and go from a cold room to a hot one and back again. I must admit it was a neat experience but then again people in northern states experience this every day in the winter. Fortunately we didn't have to pay the electric bill. As we say at Fathoms Below--you don't fully appreciate life until you risk it! THE EIGHT VIRTUES OF THE AVATAR It was a little more then ten years ago that I took my first European vacation. Before the vacation a friend acquainted me with the popular (at the time) Ultima IV on my Commodore 64. So, not having much to do that summer I managed to spend much of my time playing Ultima IV. I played Ultima IV, went to Europe for a few weeks, wondered about Ultima IV then eventually returned to complete the Ultima IV game. I didn't have a map but did have limited cheats. Sometimes it was easy to get caught up in the game and lose sight of the intricacies of what it is trying to teach you. To complete Ultima IV you must become what is known as an Avatar. The goal of the Avatar is to seek total understanding of the world around him/her. The eight virtues of the Avatar are: 1) Honesty, 2) Compassion, 3) Valor, 4) Justice, 5) Sacrifice, 6) Honor, 7) Spirituality, and 8) Humility. One can only obtain Avatar status when all eight virtues have been satisfied (i.e. maximized). This is, more or less, accomplished through your characters interactions, missions, and mediation at the various shrines. Towards the end of the game your characters are required to battle a mirror image of themselves. Take away the medieval facade and this game is played every day by all of us. Truth, Justice, and the American way right? One of our most difficult fights is with ourselves--and so it is in Ultima IV. We strive to overcome evil. Everyday is a new mission. Some are mundane, others will require great risk. As we complete our goals (missions) we are rewarded--maybe our self esteem raises or maybe we are paid a bonus at work. Achieving "Avatar" status in real life is no easy task yet it is something all of us should strive for. 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