Word: futons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...house had been tattooed in other ways as well. As we moved a wooden futon from the first floor to the second, we noticed the words "STEVE IS A HOMO" carved into its side. Someone had been a little thoughtless with the dry-erase board in the kitchen too--the marker sitting next to it was a permanent one, so a few names, phone numbers and scribbles, including a half scratched-out face, had been indelibly inscribed. On one of the mattresses upstairs, we even found a small and strategically placed bloodstain. We could only wonder...
...plush 9" teddy bear, a one-pound heart shaped box of chocolates, a half dozen cupcakes and chocolate cookies (gourmet, nonetheless) and seven balloons. Harvard catering promises the ensemble will "show your love is forever,"--not false advertising considering remnants of the chocolates will probably linger somewhere under your futon for all eternity...
...final journal entry: Today, after I got back from work I sat on my futon for a long while, remembering how much I dreaded coming to Japan, and how lonely I thought I would be. I never imagined I would have such a fantastic experience. The people here--Isome-san, Yamashita-san, Konishi-san, Yamamoto-san--they have made these past 10 weeks so enjoyable and so rewarding. I can honestly say that I am sad to be leaving...
...would urge the University to be relatively lax in disciplining groups or individuals who put up posters illegally, regardless of whether the party is liberal, conservative or simply interested in selling futon. Illegal postering does make for more crowded kiosks. But in a university setting, one in which we want to maximize the amount of intellectual discussion and political debate, it is better to risk having too much free expression than too little...
...Nevertheless, he managed to drag me out of bed and into the common room. As I stood there, asleep on my feet, he asked me if I noticed whether there was anything strange about the room; immediately, my eyes honed in on the figure lying fast asleep on the futon, wearing what looked like one of my roommate's numerous plaid J. Crew shirts. Very quickly, I circled around her to see if I knew who she was; unfortunately, this proved to be quite futile--I had never seen that girl before in my life, and I never forget...