Interesting piece of information...talked to MJ last night and he informed me that he ran into DD at a bar near ISU. How completely random is that? DD and MJ at the same random bar on some random night. There was no exchange between the two because they never really knew each other in the first place, so I'm left with no info except that he had girls hanging all over him. Typical. That's what he was becoming a year ago. Maybe I shouldn't be frustrated at the mention of his name, but I am. It just rehashes everything. I saw so much potential in that boy...he had one of the best hearts and was honestly a sweet and gentle soul until our senior year. It probably wouldn't have made a difference, but I can't help but wonder if I could have prevented him from choosing the path that he's on. When I left, yeah, he drank and went out occasionally--nothing worth being upset about. The boy would even ask me if I minded if he had a beer. When I came back he was on the verge of being a full blown alcoholic. He spent most nights out with his new group of 'frat boys' and stopped caring about anything important. During that last semester it was like he sometimes knew he was being destructive and wanted help--he knew that I could help him, but he never really wanted to change when it came down to it. Being what he had become was more important. I just hope he ends up happy in life and has few regrets.