The Boys of Fall

I'm Ian. I play sports. I probably don't like you. Sucks to be you. On the arm of the most beautiful girl in the world. 9 months and counting.

[aria-davis-blog]

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So glad finals are over..

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[ian--strauss]

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So glad finals are over..

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[ian--strauss]

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So glad finals are over..

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Well.. she’s about my height, really pretty, blonde hair… might be standing in front of you…

[ian--strauss]

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So glad finals are over..

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I know one person who would love to volunteer…

[ian--strauss]

Can I get a hint?

[bajabenton-bnu-archive]

So glad finals are over..

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I really think you should, it’s too pretty to be kept to yourself.

[ian--strauss]

Any ideas as to who I should share it with?

[luciana-everett-deactivated2020]

Listen to us. We’re brainwashed by the cold.

[ian--strauss]

Or we're just big babies.

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So glad finals are over..

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You’re a lucky man.

[ian--strauss]

Maybe I should share this face with other people.

[luciana-everett-deactivated2020]

I’ve been getting tired at 8 p.m. too. I feel so out of place.

[ian--strauss]

It's hot here compared to the east. And not snowing. I think I saw sunlight earlier.

[bajabenton-bnu-archive]

So glad finals are over..

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I’m sure you do, I mean, look at that face.

[ian--strauss]

I see it every day I wake up.

[luciana-everett-deactivated2020]

I’m not fond of timezones or messed up sleep schedules.

[ian--strauss]

I start practice in the mornings at 7. So I've woken up at 3am the last two days. It's torture.

[bajabenton-bnu-archive]

So glad finals are over..

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Yeah, of course..

I guess that’s true. You’re cute when you smile, by the way.

[ian--strauss]

I know. I get that a lot.

[isaac-harte]

Good. No way. There has to be more in it than that? That’s probably really good for marketing because they sell it for so much more than Mountain Dew. I don’t think it is, that would suck. Yeah, he came back for a little bit, but left again. I don’t think this is a good place for him anymore. I know we are. I know we’re all kind of like one big family, it’s just weird to actually say it.

[ian--strauss]

There's probably just enough sugar to make it different from being a soda.

There's no such thing as a perfect family. What's that thing the little blue alien from that one Disney movie says? This is my family. It's small, and broken. But still good.

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So glad finals are over..

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Oh shit, uh, wow.. I’m so sorry for your loss.

Now I feel like a complete ass for trying to hit on you. 

[ian--strauss]

Thanks.

It's cool. Nothing harmful in a little flirting.

[bajabenton-bnu-archive]

So glad finals are over..

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What does that even mean?

Well, maybe when nothing else is on I’ll try watching it again. Now that I know the basics. (laughs)

[ian--strauss]

I was uh, sort of engaged to his sister. But....she passed away. So...yeah...

[ian--strauss]

It's a little chillier than I remember

[brooke-windsor]

It never gets what I would consider cold in San Diego, thankfully.

[ian--strauss]

I used to live here, and now I live in New Hampshire. It feels like summer compared to the hell of almost zero degree weather.

[bajabenton-bnu-archive]

So glad finals are over..

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I’ve got time.. Can I get a hint, then? 

I was so confused trying to watch. Maybe it’s because I was watching it on TV or something.

[ian--strauss]

He's like my pseudo-brother-in-law. A mouthful, isn't it.

It's the same live. But really, you just follow the ball. And the guys that look like American Gladiators are the ones that have the ball.