Diary of Dan Frank

I am so disappointed with my college experience thus far at the U of M. I have been going here for three years now and one would think that I would have a great new set of cool and interesting friends to hang out with, but I don’t. I still hang around people I went to High School with. Why is that??

I would like to think that I am a fun person to hang out with, the people that I currently hang out with must think so otherwise they would not give me the time of day.

A lot of students that go to this school commute, so perhaps an argument could be that I have no close friends here because I do not live anywhere near campus… Well if that were true then there would be hundreds of people going to this school in the same situation, and I am sure there are. However, everywhere I look there seems to be people hanging out together, and there I am sitting in Coffman Union trying to get some sleep.

I decided this year to join a club in the hopes that I would get to know some people and become better friends with them. Well so far the club has met twice, today will be the third meeting and I really don’t see any long lasting friendships being created there.

By writing this I am not trying to get people to feel sorry with me and thus invite me to hang out. Trust me I would rather spend the rest of time at the U alone then accept a pity invite.

I hate my parents for limiting my college experience simply because my sister was born first and went to the University of North Dakota, a by far cheaper college. When I went off to college the deal was that they would pay for three years of college at the same cost of my sisters school. Well thank god they gave me bit of leeway on that rule because that would not have even covered my tuition the first three years. Because the limited me I was not able to experience life in the dorms. Yes I know I have heard it sucks, but that would have been a great experience, and from that I would have met friends that, who knows I could be sharing a house or apartment with as we speak.

My classes this semester are certainly not helping matters, I would have withdrawn from these classes but they are required for my major, so if I didn’t take them now I would have to later.

I am not happy at this school anymore, and that makes it extremely difficult to get up in the morning and drag my ass in here. However I only have a year and a half left so I might as well just put up with it. Maybe next year I will take out more student loans and get a one bedroom apartment somewhere around the area.

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Ok I need to take this oppertunity to clarify something. Many months ago some of you may remember me bringing up the daytime soaps "Days Of Our Lives" and "Passions". I was bringing them up to talk about how ridiculous the shows are and then I gave an update on what had happened of both. Apparently people took this as a sign that this was some kind of Passions message board or something, because they have been continously commenting of Alister Crane.

If you are reading this and you are one of those people....This is a weblog or an online journal about me, not what recently happened to Tabitha on freaking passions. If you want to comment on Passions or any other day time soap I suggest you go here.

If you are reading this and you think I am sexy and you love reading all about me and my crazy wild anticts....read on my love, read on.

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This weekend:

Friday:
Went to work, made shit, got off at 11:00 and then went to the bowling alley for Ananda's 22 birthday. When I got there she was already pretty drunk, and then she saw me. She came running over so fast and gave me a huge around the neck and would not let me go until I almost passed out from oxygen deprevasion. During that time she started to bawl her eyes out and I did not understand why, she would not talk to me, but my sholder got a nice soaking. I found out later on she thought I was not comming because I was about a half hour later then I told her I was going to be. HELLO I WORK AT A RESTAURANT... EVERY TIME YOU FORCE ME TO SAY WHAT TIME I AM GOING TO GET OFF IT IS AN ESTIMATE.

Anyway I went and bought her a Strawberry Kamakakzie and perhaps that was a mistake because the next thing I know she has her head down on a counter top and we are being kicked out of the bar. So her boyfriend ended up carring her out of the bar because she could not walk and then she layed in the parking lot for 15 minuets crying "I want my Dave" (her brother). When Dave finally came outside he was attacked and her shirt was soaked for about 20 minuets. "This is my brother". Until Ananda saw a Doge Ram and asked, "Is that an F150?" No Ananda its a ram. "That better not have a fucking hemi" The same few sentences were repeated about four times.

We finally got her to her boyfriends house were she had sobered up a bit more and we sat around playing Monopoly until she spilled her wine all over the board. Excuse me I thought she had, had too much to drink and that is why we were being kicked out of a freaking bowling alley. At that point I had reached my weekend breakdown quota so I left.

Saturday:
Jenny and I went out to Williams which is in uptown by uncommon grounds. It was a pretty cool place, they have awesome french fries.

Sunday:
Went to my grandmas house which was pretty good, then afterward went to uncommon grounds with Katie and Tony. After that they both wanted to go out to the 90's so we went there. I had a few drinks did some dancing blah blah blah. Nothing to exciting happened while we were there, but it was still a good time.

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Last night the movie premier. The movie was not very good, there were some funny parts but overall it was exactly what I expected. I could have even told you what the plot was going to be before seeing the movie. Folks if for some reason you were thinking about seeing First Daughter...DON'T. Or at least do not waste your money.

After the movie Katie and I went out to have a few drinks and Tony joined us later on cause he was bored. It was weird hanging out with him yesterday because as I had said it would have been our 2-year anniversary, if one of hadn't killed the other by now. So of course we kind of brought up things that happened while we were dating. Blah blah blah

Tony was also talking about a date he just recently went on. He didn't know if it was a date or not so I kind of put my spin on it.

Many times when you think you may be interested in going out with some one you go on what is called a "Get To Know You" (GTKY) The GTKY is confusing because it appears as if it is a date, but it is not. A GTKY is basically a test run to see how much you have in common with someone and see if there could possibly be some chemistry between you. Some GTKY's last all day, some just an hour. Here is a brief example of a GTKY.

This is the first time you hang out with person, you decided to go out to get some coffee or another activity, you usually just plan the one, but you end up doing a few more things. Some people get coffee, some go out to eat; some go shopping so you have an excuse to check out the other person. In Tony's cause he and Seth went out to get coffee (AT MY COFFEE HOUSE!) and then they decided they were hungry so they went to Green Mill.

Usually by the end of the GTKY you have a general idea of what this person is like, and whether or not you would like to see them again as friends or as more. Sometimes you can leave a GTKY unsure, in which case you are probably better off being friends.

The end of a GTKY is always pretty awkward because you never really know how to end it. Do you hug the person? (You just met), Do you simply say good-bye (seems like you might not have had a good time), or do you simply shake the persons hand? (This is not a business merger) The appropriate ending is always a bit harder to determine, but look back within the GTKY and you will get your answer. Whatever method you use it is important to remember the follow up call. ("Hey, I just wanted to say again that I had a really good time tonight. Would you like to do it again sometime")

Me, I normally just say good-bye and then wait till either the next day or the day after to make a follow up call. Tony decided that the best way to end his GTKY was by shaking hands.

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You know I really need something exciting to happen to me so that I can document it on my blog for everyone to read. I have realized that all of my entries are getting so boring I have to resort to a question of the day...Well no more my friends.

Today is this guy Joe's birthday, he is turning 21...Happy Birthday Joe!!

Today I am going to the premier of Katie Holme's new movie "First Daughter" I am going with Katie Moreno, a good friend of mine and Tony's.

Maybe something can happen at one of these events that would give me something to talk about...how about love, love, love... People are talking...talking bout people...I hear them whisper, you wont believe it, they think were lovers, kept under cover... Good of Bonnie :-)

HOWIE DAY IS FINALLY GOING TO COME BACK TO MN!!!
he will be here on Nov 8th and will be playing at the Quest. It has seriously been almost a year since he has been in MN....it's about damn time.

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Can you still say "Put it where the sun don't shine " on a nude beach?

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This weekend was spent working and hanging out. It was great weekend, I did not do any homework, which I may regret at some point in the current week.

On Saturday I did a few erands and then I went to work where I made some pretty good money. One of my tables tipped me 50 dollars so they pretty much made my night.

After work on Saturday I had a Long Island Tea and listend to the entertainment provided for the night. It was guy playing the guitar so when he wanted a break I asked if I could play. Here is my set list:
Come The Dawn (A Dan Frank Original)
She Says (Howie Day)
Let It Be (If you don't know you need help)

Sunday I had the day off so I went to pick up my grandmother and we went to my aunts house for BLT's yum yum. We also played a few games and then I took my grandma home and met up with Josh.

Josh and I then proceeded to the 90's where we did not plan on staying for too long but ended up there until 2:00 anyways. He was having fun dancing and prying himself away from the many men who would check him out, and I was too busy getting drunk to care about anything besides my next beer.

Last night, I know not technically the weekend, but I am including it anyways so blah!! Last night I worked my very first bar close at Bonfire. It was great I was pretty much ready for anything because the Vikings were playing Monday Night Football. We were not busy, but I still made over 100 dollars because one of our "big time corporate" managers came in and sat in my section. He and his friends racked up a 315 dollar tab and left me 95 as my tip!!!

After work I sat down and had a beer. One turned to two and two turned to three. The best thing, forgive me for rhyming, but all were free

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Today's Question of the Day:

If you made biscuits with chocolate milk instead of regular milk, would they taste chocolaty?

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Hmmm... Lets see. I never did end up hanging out with that guy on Wednesday, which is a little frustrating, but whatever. Its not skin off my back, he may have had an excellent excuse and I may never get to hear it.

PRSSA 1st meeting was fun, there were a lot of people who showed up and I am hoping that not all of them are going to join. With all those people around it makes it much harder for me to stick out. I know that sounds bad but PR is something I am thinking about for a career, so it would be very beneficial for me to not only be in this club, but also be a visible member of the club.

I am still without my high speed Internet at my dad's house, which sucks. We were going to get it yesterday so that I would be able to do my homework and what not, but my dad decided to check his qwest bill before purchasing anything else from them.

Of course his bill if screwed up, not necessarily because the people at qwest are morons, but because my parents are going through a divorce. As I have said before my mother just moved down to Arizona and in order for her to get a phone line down there, everything needed to be current on my dad's bill. Well what ended up happening is that my moms phone and her MSN went on my dad's bill.

He called and complained and they couldn't really do anything for him because of whatever reason. So my dad decides he is going to have to discuss the phone with my mom and that I will not be getting high speed through qwest.

Excuse me but it seems to me that whatever happens you (my Dad) will be getting high speed Internet for free cause I am paying for it. What say do you have in whom I go through to get it? NONE!!!

Then he proceeds to try and figure out what went wrong and to be fair he came up with two different scenarios. 1. Qwest is a bunch of morons and they are fucking this up. 2. My mother is fucking everything up.

MY MOTHER LIVES IN ARIZONA, YES SHE COULD FUCK UP YOUR PHONE BILL, BUT SHE WONT BECAUSE SHE IS MATURE ABOUT THE DIVORSE!!!!!

SHE DOESN'T WALK AROUND THE HOUSE BAD MOUTHING HIM EVERYTIME SOMETHING GOES WRONG. MY DAD CERTAINLY DOES THAT THOUGH.

I really just don't understand why he can't be as mature about this divorce as my mother has been. He consistently thinks that my mother is out to screw him over when he could not be farther from the truth. He even has his family thinking the same thing. My mom is not going to screw over my dad because on some level she still cares for him, and she never even talks about him. I think that if she were to try and screw him over, she would have told me about it. My dad is 49 years old, its time he start acting like it. GROW THE FUCK UP!!

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I am really excited about today for a couple reasons.

1. Later on today I am supposed to meet this guy Matt, who I have been talking to online. Usually I don't meet guys from the internet, but I thought what the heck?

2. Today is the first meeting of the PRSSA at 4:30 and I fully intend on being there.

HEHE!

Today's Question of the Day:
Do bald people get dandruff?

Discuss!

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Here is a new segement I am thinking about including in my blog. It is a crazy thought or question that I find on websites. This will only work if everyone gives me an answer.

Do the actors on Unsolved Mysteries ever get arrested because they look just like the criminal they are playing?

Discuss.

Posted by Daniel Frank at 01:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Ha Ha

Wierd

Go Here and watch booger traffic. It is something very similiar to what I saw driving into school on the bus today. Also Watch Boyz In Da Hood. Here Kitty. They also have the famous Trunk Monkey Commercials.

Like I said I am BORED

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I am just writing on here because I am bored at the moment. I have nothing real to say, I have already gone through all the websites I frequently check, so now I do not know what to do.

If anyone knows of any interesting web sites post a comment, I'de love to check it out.

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Ok so I think its time I update this motherfucker.

This weekend was pretty boring. I worked a bit and my father came home from San Fran way early on Sunday morning. I am so happy he did not call to have me pick him up I was way to tired.

Also on Saturday I decided, what the hell what have I got to loose, and I went to Brookdale Mall and auditioned for the WB’s casting call. They only pick one winner from each area, and so I am sure that I probably did not do well enough, but you never know.

Sunday I went out to my Grandma’s house with my dad for dinner, which was fun. On the way home I got a call from my ex boyfriend Tony. I have a theory about why he is calling me again. No I do not think it is to get back together, however, what do I know.

I think that every time he breaks up with Jesse, yes they did break up again, he replaces the time he spent with Jesse, trying to spend time with me. I think our friend Katie kind of does the same thing, because now that Tony and Jesse are done, they are both calling me a bit more frequently. Once again I feel like person number three or second best. “Hey since we can’t hang out with Jesse, lets call Dan”

Anyway I went out to coffee with him at Caribou in Woodbury, and we sat and talked for, I don’t know an hour, just about random things.

Even though I don’t believe Tony wants to get back together, the timing of him calling me seems slightly suspicious. If he did want to get back together, I would like to think I would say no, but who knows that situation has never come up with any of my ex’s.

Most of the people I see get back together with their ex’s it never works out, Tony and Jesse are perfect examples of this. Every time they got back together the same problems were waiting for them. At this point in my life I would like to move forward, not take two steps back.

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Today is the day I attempt to put a little more order into my new living conditions. I will hopefully be completley finished unpacking and everything will have its place.

I need to see if I can exchange a video I bought at SBS for my ASL course because they unknowinlgy sold me the teachers edition. I do not have my reciept with me today so this may not even be possible to do today.

Quick question, does every gay guy who goes to the U work at the Daily? Cause I overheard someone who is obviously gay in one of my classes today say that he got a new job at the Daily and that his ex boyfriend ended up getting pretty much the same job starting the same day.

Is this how all the gays meet?

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Again I am sitting at a computer lab on campus. This time in Coffman Union. Today is the second day of school, and so far everything has gone great. I still have one class to attend and I believe that the only bad thing about Wednesdays will be the waiting. You see I have a class from 10-11 and then a break until 6pm!!! That’s a long time; maybe I can find a friend to go work out with or something.

That brings me to my next point. I think it strange that I go to a school with hundreds of millions of people...so many that you are never really alone here, yet I feel so totally and completely alone. Do I feel this way because I don't really know many people who go to school here? Or is it because there are so many people that go to the U of M? Is everyone who goes to school here lonely simply because of the size of our school?

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Yeah I am not sure how Joe found this, but this is my acronym

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Have you ever wondered if you were doomed to go to hell? I need not wonder, not only do I know I am going there, cause I now live there, I know that I have my own private room...Two actually.

I decided to write this one of the computers in the Walter library because I feel that using the Devil's personal computer is just inviting bad things to happen.

We officially moved all of my things into the house on Sunday, and I spent most of yesterday trying to get some things organized, but I was mostly just cleaning a bit. As I have said before my Dad is not the cleanest person in the world, and apparently neither is my sister.

Not only did she not clean her old bedroom, but she also conveniently forgot to clean the bathroom. From the looks of bathroom I would almost bet that she forgot for four consecutive months. The tub was so disgusting I had to sit and scrub it down about five times in order to make a dent in the gross scummy stain that was left by my sister.

The kitchen was actually pretty clean looking, for my Dad anyway. The only major problem I have with the kitchen is the state that the fridge is in...For god's sake clean it once in awhile.

The laundry room is no laughing matter, clothes and other items are scattered around as though a tornado came through and strategically placed every item in disarray. My Mom's friend Karen was moving a Tupperware that was filled with some mysterious material into the laundry room, only to be attacked by its contents. Was this mysterious liquid paint or some toxic biological weapon?? No need to contact President Bush about those WMD's...it was just paint.

When I get home from school today Karen is coming over to help me hang some decorations and hopefully that will give me a better sense of organization.

Say a prayer or something for me, in the hopes that I may someday escape from hell and live in some form of paradise or heaven.

School started today, my first class went great. It was American Sign Language 1702. I knew like four people in the class, some from the pervious semester and one from a class I had last year. This class maybe a bit more difficult than I bargained for because I have to learn a new teacher's style of sign. There are some signs that my old teacher used that work, but the new teacher prefers other signs.

Another weird thing, Ryan (Dallas’s boyfriend)...his ex is in my sign class. Small world, I hope he is a nice guy because chances are I am going to have to talk, or sign as the case may be, to him in the near future.

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Tonight I had the night off of work, so I called my friend Will to see what he was up to. He said that he was going to go out with Dallas, but he would call me back when he found out what their plans were going to be. This to me assumes that it is fine I go along with them, so I was expecting his call. However, the night did not play itself out how I would have hoped.

Will did not call me by the time the clock struck 9:00, I had talked to him at 6:30 so I thought I would give him a call to see where the plans were for tonight. I got his voice mail, and with Will that is never a good sign.

Because I have been “rejected” by Will before I decided to go out and have a drink before he would call me back. It is a good thing I did, because if I had waited at the apartment for him to call I would have waited all night.

On the way to Bonfire to drink with my fellow employees, I realized something. I had become person number three…the tag along. Person number three is the one who you originally had not made plans with, but they called you and you decided that it was ok that they tag along.

This realization caused me to reexamine all the relationships I had with my gay friends. What I found was that not only was I person number three with Will and Dallas, but I was person number three across the board.

Some of my friends are dating other people at the moment, and to me that is fine, I should expect to be person number three. Will and Dallas, however, are not dating each other… Why am I person number three?

In every relationship we have, every group of friends, is there always a person number three? Is there always one person in your group of friends who you originally had not planned to hang out with, but when they call you, you simply cannot say no to hanging out with them? Do people realize that this person number three may be waiting by the phone for them to call so they know where to meet?

What is wrong with me, what is wrong with every person number three? Do we not deserve to have friends that want to hang out with us? Did we do something wrong recently and there is some kind of karmic energy at work dooming us to be person number three?

I do not have the answers to these questions. Perhaps you do…please post any comments you may have. What I do know is that this is one person number three who has had enough and fully intends to keep the DVD’s person number one and two left at his apartment.

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School is about to start so I went to pick up my books today. 260 dollars, I think I did pretty well on saving cost...That is why I love SBS

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