Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them.

[marty-travers]

Yeah, I don’t mind kids because they make you feel like you worry too much about life or something- it’s kind of refreshing. Well, I came home with blue hair and I thought for a second it was gonna stay that way for good, so that’s enough to freak you out. I think I scared one of the little girl’s leaving school that day when I left to. I didn’t mean to!

[drewsevani]

Yeah... I can see where you're coming from. They're carefree. I wish I could be that way again, honestly. Blue hair? I wouldn't call that a disaster exactly, I think you'd look great with blue hair. You should color it. I do feel bad for that little girl though, she probably thought you were a monster or something.

[blaise-whitaker-blog]

Maybe some people are just better at handling them than others..

[drewsevani]

Maybe. We're all different. I, personally, can't handle too much either. With school and work and... everything else, there's only so much extra I can carry, you know? I'm guessing things are getting to you?

[marty-travers]

Well I’m glad I could get some laughs in for you buddy! It’s not always that bad. I just had a bad experience with some paint the last year, so I’m not looking to relive that.

[drewsevani]

I'm glad you could too, we could all use a good laugh sometimes. Kids are pretty cool when they're not breaking everything they touch. See, now I'm curious... what happened with the paint exactly?

[amy--harrison]

I could be better. I recently found out my best friend is moving. It’s good for him. It’s simply a big change.

[drewsevani]

Oh... I'm really sorry to hear that. Things like that are always complicated, you're happy for him but at the same time... you're upset because you don't want to lose him. It's tough, but you're not really losing him. The benefits of the technology we have is that you're able to keep in touch with someone who's moving. Where's he moving to?

[steph-mendoza]

I’ll try not to but I make no promises. I really do appreciate the support though, Drew. My classes are pretty good, I’m taking this history class with a really boring professor but I’m taking a class called foundations of 3D form and I’m really enjoying it so it balances out.

[drewsevani]

Your health should come before everything, just remember that. I'm glad I can support you then. History has always been my least favorite subject as well, but the foundations of 3D form class does sound pretty interesting. Most of my courses are relatively enjoyable, being that most of them are computer based, so at least I have that. That doesn't seem to make it any less tiring though.

[astridferreira-blog]

Fair enough; I don’t even know you and I can already tell that. Don’t worry about it, we all do it. So do you like, work here at the library or something? Because I was going to ask where something was buuut

[drewsevani]

Yeah, I do work here. I word here as a tech assistance, so all I'm really paid to do is fix the computers when someone breaks them and things like that. But, I can help you find something. I don't have anything to do for now anyway.

[ella-renthorpe]

Uhm.. [She lifts a hand to the back of her neck, shrugging her shoulders] Not so much a puppy.. hope that doesn’t mean it’s too late for him to be trained.. do you know anything about dogs? Is it too late?

[drewsevani]

I wouldn't say so. I mean... I know people say you can't teach an old dog new tricks or whatever, but I don't think it's true. I think as long as you're patient enough to teach the dog, he or she has the ability to learn.

[drewsevani]

Talk about your family.

Drew: Family is extremely important to me. Without them, things would be a lot more difficult for me, especially when it comes to my glomerulonephritis.Heather: Why don’t you talk about one family member at a time? Start with your dad.Drew: Alright. My dad sort of sparked my love for sciences, being that he’s a chemist. Through that love, I was able to find my ultimate passion which is computers and computer science. I know a lot of people don’t have positive relationships with their father, but I was lucky enough to have one and I’m beyond thankful for that.Heather:  And what about your mom?Drew: My mom’s a pretty incredible woman. Along with my dad, my mom has supported me through everything. All those silly hobbies I wanted to pick up as a kid, then dropped a few days later, she supported me through them all. Both my parents helped me to become the person that I am. I owe my mom a lot, every time I’ve had to go to dialysis she’s always gone along with me. I couldn’t imagine going through all that alone, and thankfully I’ll never have to.Heather: And finally, what about your brother?Drew: Salvatore is a great guy. Like many siblings, we argued a lot as a child. We argue less now that we’re older, but no matter how often we argued, Salvatore is still my little brother and I wouldn’t trade him for the world. Salvatore isn’t just my brother, he’s my best friend in a lot of respects as well.

[drewsevani]

Talk about your illness.

Drew: My illness isn’t really something I like to talk about, which is why I haven’t told anyone about it yet.Heather: But deep down, you know you have to talk about it eventually, Drew. You can’t keep bottling it up.Drew: Eventually, I should talk about it. But, for now I’d rather not.Heather: Waiting until it’s too late seems to be a habit of yours.Drew: Fine. Well, to put it simply, being sick terrifies me. Almost everyday, I wish I had just gone to the doctor before things got too bad. Strep throat is easy to deal with. This… this isn’t. I hate the way people look at me when they know that I’m sick, I hate having to go to dialysis. It all wears me out, I’m exhausted. One idiotic mistake I made has changed my life in so many ways, but at the same time, I think it’s changed me as a person for the better.

[daphneblackvvood]

Yeah, we’re definitely getting closer to flu season. But, hopefully we’ll be able to wipe out colds in the future. We’ve already gotten rid of two other diseases - the common cold can’t be far behind! Well, maybe. It is a virus, not a disease. 

[drewsevani]

Someday I'm sure we could figure out how to wipe it out, even if it's a virus. Colds are more annoying than they are dangerous, so I think there's very little focus on trying to wipe them out as compared to the focus on getting rid of more life-threatening diseases. But, someday I would hope we could wipe them all out.

[amy--harrison]

It’s odd how things can change so suddenly.

[drewsevani]

Yeah... that can happen unfortunately. Are you alright?

[marty-travers]

It was a good decision to work with Mom this week I think. So far she hasn’t thrown in any arts and crafts surprises that I can mess up trying to teach them, so we’re all good with that.

[drewsevani]

I'm happy to hear it's going well for you. I actually just imagined you trying to teach a bunch of kids arts and crafts and it's a pretty funny picture, honestly.

[astridferreira-blog]

If I get one more notice for jury duty I’m going to scream. How many times do I have to say I have pneumonia before you people get it?

[drewsevani]

If you have pneumonia you should probably go to see a doctor or something.

[blaise-whitaker-blog]

Is it possible to wind up holding too many secrets?

[drewsevani]

Yeah. I mean... I think so. There's only so much one person can handle.

[daphneblackvvood]

It’s school group season, which means it’s time to buy all of the hand sanitizer and immune system boosters I can get my hands on. Vitamin C megadose, here I come. 

[drewsevani]

That's probably not a bad idea. Everyone seems to get sick around this time of the year, I'd like to avoid all that if I could.

[ella-renthorpe]

Hn, looks different than what I last remember.. but, anyway, right, yeah. I was uh, looking for something on how to train a dog. Dummies edition, if you have it.

[drewsevani]

It is a bit different, I had the same thought when I came in for the first time after I came back to Bennington. I guess they changed some things while I was away. Alright, I'm sure I could find that for you. I'm guessing you recently got a puppy then?

[steph-mendoza]

Aw, Drew, thank you! I appreciate that. How is class going? 

[drewsevani]

You're welcome, Steph. I seemed like you could use a bit of a pick-me-up. I do mean it though, I believe in you. Just... don't push yourself too hard. It's going alright, I guess. It's proving difficult for me to balance all my classes, work and... other things, as well. But, my classes themselves aren't too bad. What about yours?