Springwheel_PD
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- Feb 23, 2009
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It began with a web-cam... (for hereiam_1971 & SW_PD)
Nate Herriot awoke and opened his eyes. It wasn’t often that he got to wake up without the aide of an alarm. He looked straight ahead... a different colored ceiling greeted him. He stared at the unfamiliar color and texture; in that morning haze he couldn’t remember where he was. He turned over in bed, propped himself up on his elbows and and looked out the window, he saw familiar things from an unfamiliar angles... the local post office, Phil’s Barber Shop. He was still groggy and waking up as he thought to himself, 'How did I get here?'
He slowly started to piece things together. He remembered last night, collapsing onto his bed after lugging his 5th carload of boxes from his Mom’s house to his new apartment. He remembered a week ago making the decision to move out of his Mom’ house and get back on his own two feet. He remembered six months of stagnation, apathy and depression, following the departure of his Sophomore year of college. He remembered Amanda....
“No.” Nate said out loud. He felt that fire in his gut; the fire he’d been missing for the last 6 months. He wasn’t going to dwell on the past anymore, brood over what could have been with Amand- -
Nate snapped his fingers and again said out loud: “Nope, don’t even think about her. You’re moving on.” He kicked the comforter off and lept from his bed. He stood naked in-front of these new windows, this new vantage point on the world. Now is the time to advance, to move forward! He felt the fire in his gut.
He turned around and a lot of that newfound enthusiasm diminished when he saw the mountains of boxes, still needing to be unpacked. He may have finally rediscovered the desire to make progress, but that fire in his gut was still just a small flame. The pilot light didn’t always remain lit for extended periods of time. ‘This will not always be like this’ he reminded himself.
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Nate had not always had difficulty with motivation and drive. In college he had been getting good grades; and was in, he thought, a strong relationship with a very special lady: she was a professor of “New Media” at the school... they had met discreetly over the course of his Freshman year. When his Sophomore year started, they discovered they didn’t only share a bed as lovers, but a classroom as teacher and student. Suddenly things became awkward between the couple... she never had a problem going out with A student... but felt that things would get very complicated, and dangerous for her career, if she were in a relationship with one of HER students...
Nate wanted to keep this relationship going... it was the first one he’d ever been in that he felt such a strong connection. He thought he’d finally found love after a string of bad dates, mis-communications and “friend zone” traps with girls his own age... he finally found love and it was with an older woman. He asked her if it would make a difference if he weren’t her student anymore. She told him that would make the ONLY difference. He dropped out, hoping to ignite a new fiery chapter of their relationship. What happened drove Nate back to his hometown, starting 6 months of depression and sulking around.
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After a shower and a fresh donut (seeking out vacancies in the apartments above the local grocery & bakery was a stroke of genius, and getting one was a stoke of luck) Nate felt much more prepared to start the day. He pulled his rusty yet reliable ’99 Accord out of the building’s parking lot and drove down Summerfield’s main avenue and headed toward the ‘burbs, to his Mom’s house.
After his tumultuous break-up, he drove from college all the way back to his Mom’s house. He told her enough of the story to get the picture... but didn’t tell her that he was in love with a professor. Staying at home was just the thing that Nate needed to regroup.
Nate was miserable.. he missed Amanda's her long tangled blonde hair... the gleam of her eyes behind her hot nerdy glasses... Even though he was miserable, staying at his Mom’s comfy little house did him worlds of good. She always was good at cheering him up and keeping him going. (her hot homemade meals were a marked improvement over his cold low-budget college cuisine, as well).
Although his Mom never pressured him to leave, Nate did eventually realize that his continual presence at home was starting to take it’s toll on her. The year before when he came home for holiday breaks during his Freshman year, he saw that she was FULL of energy and zip. Mom had been divorced for for 9 years, and Nate was the last of his siblings to leave for college, so with an empty house, no doubt Mom started to live again. He didn’t know what she was up to, but he didn’t pry. He was glad to see her so lively and happy.
Over the 6 months Nate was home, he noticed that Mom wasn’t exactly in the full-fledged depression that he was, but she was definitely... he wasn’t sure how to describe it. Subdued? Toned down? He decided that if he can’t get out of his slump, he was going to do something to at least get his Mom back to her energized self. That day he started looking for an apartment.
And today would mark the final day of the move! Him, out on his own (but still close to home) and his Mom finally able to breathe again. He smiled as he turned onto Blossom Ct. and pulled up to his Mom’s cozy brick house. Her car was in the driveway, which meant she hadn’t yet left for work! He was glad he’d be able to see her this morning, and hoped she had a pot of coffee brewing. She always got the good gourmet stuff...
OOC: physical traits/appearance of character
Name: Nate Herriot
Age: 19
Hair: Dark Brown
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Description: He used to be in quite good shape, worked out & lifted weights 3-4 times a week and weighed in at 170 lbs. But months of post-breakup blues, lounging around without motivation can add some extra pounds to a young man. He still appears reasonably muscular for his size, his chest, arms & back are visibly muscular, though he's developed a bit of a belly w/ love handles. He's been told by past girlfriends that he has a cute butt... though he doesn't exactly know what they're talking about. If he got back into the swing of things, he could shed those extra pounds. He's a bit hairy in places. Not as bad as, say, Robin Williams, but when he was in shape he'd be able to pull off a convincing "Wolverine" at Halloween.
Nate Herriot awoke and opened his eyes. It wasn’t often that he got to wake up without the aide of an alarm. He looked straight ahead... a different colored ceiling greeted him. He stared at the unfamiliar color and texture; in that morning haze he couldn’t remember where he was. He turned over in bed, propped himself up on his elbows and and looked out the window, he saw familiar things from an unfamiliar angles... the local post office, Phil’s Barber Shop. He was still groggy and waking up as he thought to himself, 'How did I get here?'
He slowly started to piece things together. He remembered last night, collapsing onto his bed after lugging his 5th carload of boxes from his Mom’s house to his new apartment. He remembered a week ago making the decision to move out of his Mom’ house and get back on his own two feet. He remembered six months of stagnation, apathy and depression, following the departure of his Sophomore year of college. He remembered Amanda....
“No.” Nate said out loud. He felt that fire in his gut; the fire he’d been missing for the last 6 months. He wasn’t going to dwell on the past anymore, brood over what could have been with Amand- -
Nate snapped his fingers and again said out loud: “Nope, don’t even think about her. You’re moving on.” He kicked the comforter off and lept from his bed. He stood naked in-front of these new windows, this new vantage point on the world. Now is the time to advance, to move forward! He felt the fire in his gut.
He turned around and a lot of that newfound enthusiasm diminished when he saw the mountains of boxes, still needing to be unpacked. He may have finally rediscovered the desire to make progress, but that fire in his gut was still just a small flame. The pilot light didn’t always remain lit for extended periods of time. ‘This will not always be like this’ he reminded himself.
----
Nate had not always had difficulty with motivation and drive. In college he had been getting good grades; and was in, he thought, a strong relationship with a very special lady: she was a professor of “New Media” at the school... they had met discreetly over the course of his Freshman year. When his Sophomore year started, they discovered they didn’t only share a bed as lovers, but a classroom as teacher and student. Suddenly things became awkward between the couple... she never had a problem going out with A student... but felt that things would get very complicated, and dangerous for her career, if she were in a relationship with one of HER students...
Nate wanted to keep this relationship going... it was the first one he’d ever been in that he felt such a strong connection. He thought he’d finally found love after a string of bad dates, mis-communications and “friend zone” traps with girls his own age... he finally found love and it was with an older woman. He asked her if it would make a difference if he weren’t her student anymore. She told him that would make the ONLY difference. He dropped out, hoping to ignite a new fiery chapter of their relationship. What happened drove Nate back to his hometown, starting 6 months of depression and sulking around.
----
After a shower and a fresh donut (seeking out vacancies in the apartments above the local grocery & bakery was a stroke of genius, and getting one was a stoke of luck) Nate felt much more prepared to start the day. He pulled his rusty yet reliable ’99 Accord out of the building’s parking lot and drove down Summerfield’s main avenue and headed toward the ‘burbs, to his Mom’s house.
After his tumultuous break-up, he drove from college all the way back to his Mom’s house. He told her enough of the story to get the picture... but didn’t tell her that he was in love with a professor. Staying at home was just the thing that Nate needed to regroup.
Nate was miserable.. he missed Amanda's her long tangled blonde hair... the gleam of her eyes behind her hot nerdy glasses... Even though he was miserable, staying at his Mom’s comfy little house did him worlds of good. She always was good at cheering him up and keeping him going. (her hot homemade meals were a marked improvement over his cold low-budget college cuisine, as well).
Although his Mom never pressured him to leave, Nate did eventually realize that his continual presence at home was starting to take it’s toll on her. The year before when he came home for holiday breaks during his Freshman year, he saw that she was FULL of energy and zip. Mom had been divorced for for 9 years, and Nate was the last of his siblings to leave for college, so with an empty house, no doubt Mom started to live again. He didn’t know what she was up to, but he didn’t pry. He was glad to see her so lively and happy.
Over the 6 months Nate was home, he noticed that Mom wasn’t exactly in the full-fledged depression that he was, but she was definitely... he wasn’t sure how to describe it. Subdued? Toned down? He decided that if he can’t get out of his slump, he was going to do something to at least get his Mom back to her energized self. That day he started looking for an apartment.
And today would mark the final day of the move! Him, out on his own (but still close to home) and his Mom finally able to breathe again. He smiled as he turned onto Blossom Ct. and pulled up to his Mom’s cozy brick house. Her car was in the driveway, which meant she hadn’t yet left for work! He was glad he’d be able to see her this morning, and hoped she had a pot of coffee brewing. She always got the good gourmet stuff...
OOC: physical traits/appearance of character
Name: Nate Herriot
Age: 19
Hair: Dark Brown
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Description: He used to be in quite good shape, worked out & lifted weights 3-4 times a week and weighed in at 170 lbs. But months of post-breakup blues, lounging around without motivation can add some extra pounds to a young man. He still appears reasonably muscular for his size, his chest, arms & back are visibly muscular, though he's developed a bit of a belly w/ love handles. He's been told by past girlfriends that he has a cute butt... though he doesn't exactly know what they're talking about. If he got back into the swing of things, he could shed those extra pounds. He's a bit hairy in places. Not as bad as, say, Robin Williams, but when he was in shape he'd be able to pull off a convincing "Wolverine" at Halloween.
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