These are My Friends.

I think.

  • Andi
    • Andi may appear occasionally throughout this journal. She is in Wales (or someplace like that) right now, so it’s not too likely I will actually “see” her. Emails are pretty much the only correspondence between the two of us. When in Athens, Andi is in the “Inner Circle of Five.”
  • Angie
    • Angie is a fencer with whom I spend most of my time. Usually when anyone makes me food, it’s her. Pretty much always brownies. Note: An Inner Circle member.
  • Ashley von White
    • Ashley and I were on the A-Team back in the day–that’s “Academic Team” for all you non-ATers. She and I both hail from near Dayton and both of us came to OU. We rarely talk anymore because Ashley is too busy and she graduated.
  • Ben
    • Ben Bicknell is worshipped in some foreign countries as a god. I think that’s all I need to say.
  • Beth
    • Beth is officially the “Goddess of the Universe.” It is quite nice to know one of the gods, but kind of disappointing because she has never granted me any wishes or anything like that. (Actually, maybe that’s a genie–not a goddess). Anyway, one of the ICo5ers who pretty much mocks me at every turn. I really am an easy target most of the time, however.
  • Betsy
    • Betsy is one of those rare people who keeps the world turning. If she would ever not be happy, all life on this planet would cease to exist. Period. In other words, she’s extremely nice and puts up with A LOT of my character flaws (I have many, after all). Ask her about the time she went to Australia. An ICo5er.
  • Chris
    • Chris was, quite surprisingly, the first out of the old group of guys to get married. His wife, Barb, is nice and Chris and Barb together seem very content. Sadly, I don’t get to talk to Chris much anymore because we are now about 3 hours apart. Still… good guy.
  • Christina (of Troy) and Amanda (also of Troy)
    • I mention them together only because I rarely seem them apart nowadays. In fact, I rarely seem them at all. This is a very sad thing because some of my most favorite times ever have been with them. It should be noted that they live in Troy.
  • Greg
    • Greg is from fencing. He’s an excellent fighter and a virtuoso on the trombone to boot. I’ve never heard him play.
  • Irene
    • Irene is Ashley von White’s old roommate–that’s how we met. She is definitely always a good person to hang out with and our walks together are unmatched. Both of us devour bread from Toscano’s (an up-scaleish Italian restaurant in Athens) like we will never eat again. It’s good stuff, man. Note: her boyfriend can totally beat me up.
  • Jacki
    • I think Jacki is perpetually confused. She does it with so much style and humor that it doesn’t matter though–you have to laugh. She joined a cult for a while, but is back with us now. She has read more of the largest books than any human being I know. Don’t let the way she acts fool you though—she is quite intelligent. Also, she is the loudest human being I have ever met.
  • Jason
    • If guys had best friends (we don’t, girls), Jason would probably be called that. He is the inventor of the phrases, “Uh…”, “What are you talking about, Shaun?”, and “So, my mom told me a funny story last night…….” Unfortunately because Jason is a firefighter and a police officer, I haven’t been able to watch normal TV with him for a very long time; I am also now an expert at picking out mistakes made when portraying fires in movies.
  • Kate
    • Kate and I have some of the most similiar tastes in movies than any two human beings ever had. Although, she looks quite a lot better than I do. She is my number one Sprint PCS Picture Mail recipient.
  • Laura
    • Laura used to have a strange obsession for Jim Morrison and The Doors, but that has kind of subsided now. Laura’s house is the only place where I’ve partied on the roof.
  • Maria
    • Maria is the long arm of the law for the residents in her building, although she rarely exercises her powers. Her comments are harsh, pointed and usually pretty funny. One of the best things about Maria is around Christmastime she gives me free chocolate. (Luckily, it has become a tradition). ICo5er.
  • Matt Harris
    • All of my near-death experiences involve Matt in some way (e.g., the time we jumped the railroad tracks at 70 MPH, went airborne, and landed back on the pavement with just enough time to lock up our brakes at a stop light—I actually wish I was exaggerating here, but I’m not). Truly, the world’s most dangerous man.
  • Meg
    • Meg is both the fearless leader from fencing and one of the busiest people I have ever met. I took her old job in the Archives when she left, and I used to see her occasionally. When I still worked in the Archives, I made it a point to seek her out and talk for a few minutes when we were there together—it was a welcome break.
  • Pete
    • Pete probably won’t be mentioned too much here because we rarely, if ever, do anything together. He fences with me and is one of the hardest fights a person can fight. Extremely funny too.
  • Todd (a.k.a.Toddly)
    • Wow. Todd has been there since god-only-knows how long. He has some of the best city of Dayton stories a person could ever tell; also, some of the best normal stories a person could ever tell. Example: He was cleaning his apt. one day and joking around with his girlfriend’s bird and the vacuum cleaner–that is, up until he sucked the bird into the vacuum cleaner. Truly one of the funniest human beings ever and anything he says about Tiffany Supan is a lie.
  • Ex-Roommate Ken
    • Ex-Roommate Ken was my roommate my freshman year of college. He was totally a very nice guy, but sometimes a bit too “Gen-X” for me. Some of my best college stories involve him and his cadre of friends.
  • Imaginary Shaun
    • Imaginary Shaun rocks. He is studying to become a pirate, has crowds of beautiful women surrounding him constantly, and sleeps on a pile of money with those many beautiful women. Imaginary Shaun is also probably a case study in a psychological disorder I have, but still very entertaining to write about.



Note: If you do not see your name here and you are a friend of mine do not feel bad! I jotted up this list at 1 in the morning, so there are bound to be omissions. I tried to include everybody, but if you are my friend, you probably know I have a horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE memory. Use the form below to email me if you want to be included in the list. If not, yeah, sorry anyway. Don’t be a hata.

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I. Introducción
II. Biographical Sketch of Shaun M. Lewis
III. Some Characters You May See
IV. Favorite Movies
V. Favorite Music
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